Spanish–English dictionary

retrocargadora

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Ellipsis of backhoe loader: A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader (component) and an excavator/digger (component).

retroceder

(nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

retrocesión

An instance of reversing.

retroceso

The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.

retroexcavadora

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Ellipsis of backhoe loader: A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader (component) and an excavator/digger (component).

retrogradar

To place lower in position.

retrógrado

Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.

retrogusto

The persistence of the taste of something no longer present.

retropedalear

(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.

retrospectiva

(rare) A look back; a look in review; afterlook.

retrospectivo

Of, relating to, or contemplating the past.

retroviral

Of or pertaining to a retrovirus

retrovirus

(virology) Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell.

retruco

A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.

retruécano

A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.

retumbante

Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.

retumbar

(transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.

retumbo

A heavy, reverberatory sound.

reubicación

The act of moving from one place to another.

reubicarse

(intransitive) to change one's domicile or place of business.

reumático

Resembling or relating to rheumatism.

reumatismo

(pathology) Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.

reumatoide

(medicine, dated) Presenting analogies with rheumatism.

reumatóloga

A doctor specializing in the treatment of arthritis and other ailments of the joints.

reumatología

(medicine) The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints.

reumatólogo

A doctor specializing in the treatment of arthritis and other ailments of the joints.

reunificación

The unification of something that was previously divided; used especially of a country.

reunificar

(ambitransitive, reciprocal) To unite again.

reunificarse

(ambitransitive, reciprocal) To unite again.

Reunión

An island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, located in the Indian Ocean to the west of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar.

reunir

(ergative) To gather as a group.

reunirse

(intransitive) To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble.

reusar

(transitive, figurative) To reuse as a whole.

reúso

The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.

reutilizable

Able to be used again; especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing

reutilizar

To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, with or without alteration.

reva

(Internet slang, text messaging) Lots of laughs. (occasionally used)

revancha

(uncountable) An act of revenge.

revanchismo

The political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory.

reveedor

A person employed to inspect something.

Revelación

(biblical) The final book of the New Testament of the Bible.

revelador

A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.

revelar

(transitive) To make overt.

revender

To sell again.

revenido

The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.

revenir

To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.

reventa

Sale of something previously bought.

reventado

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang, sometimes, offensive) Tired or exhausted.

reventar

(transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.

reventazón

A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.

reventón

An act or instance of bursting.

rever

(transitive) To see again or anew.

reverencia

A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence

reverenciar

(transitive) To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.

Reverendo

(Christianity) A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of Christian clergy.

reverente

Showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.

reversa

The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. (Denoted with symbol R on a shifter's labeling.) [from 19th c.]

reversada

The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. (Denoted with symbol R on a shifter's labeling.) [from 19th c.]

reversar

(transitive) To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.

reversible

Able to be reversed.

reversión

An instance of reversing.

reverso

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

revés

The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.

revesa

A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.

revestido

Covered with a thin layer.

revestimiento

(construction) A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.

revestimiento exterior

(North America) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.

revestir

(transitive) To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.

revigorar

(transitive) To give new life, energy or strength to someone or something; to revitalize.

revigorizar

(transitive) To give new life, energy or strength to someone or something; to revitalize.

revisación

A physical examination.

revisar

(most often in phrasal verb "check up on") To verify through brief investigation or revisit for assurance that there are no problems.

revisión

A major repair, renovation, or revision.

revisiones

A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.

revisionista

Of or pertaining to revisionism.

revisitar

(transitive) To reconsider or reexperience something.

revisor

(rail transport) A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.

revista

A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.

revisto

(of a topic, attributive, postpositive) Redone, restored, brought back, or revisited.

revitalización

The process of revitalizing.

revivificación

(religion) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.

reviviscencia

The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.

revocación

An instance of reversing.

revocar

(transitive) To formally revoke the validity of.

revolcón

A period of boisterous play, a frolic; now especially, a bout of sexual activity, especially when illicit. [from 18th c.]

revoletear

To remain stationary or float in the air.

revolotear

To move quickly from one location to another.

revoltijo

A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

revoltoso

Given to troublemaking.

revolú

A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.

revolucionar

(transitive) To radically or significantly change, as in a revolution. [1799]

revolucionaria

A revolutionist; a person who revolts.

revolucionario

Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.

revolver

(transitive) To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.

revolverse

(intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.

revoque

(uncountable) A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings; render, stucco.

revosh

The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. (Denoted with symbol R on a shifter's labeling.) [from 19th c.]

revuelo

A mixture of often unrelated things.

revuelta

(dated or archaicizing, figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.

revuelto

(of eggs) Beaten and cooked.

revulsión

(medicine) The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation.

revulsivo

Causing revulsion.

revulsorio

Causing revulsion.

reyerta

A noisy quarrel or fight.

Reyes

One of the various books called Kings in the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Reyes Magos

(Christianity) Chiefly preceded by the (three): the wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior, but the Bible does not state how many there were or their names).

Reynaldo

A en given name, today more popular in the forms Reginald and Ronald. Modern use is partly transferred from the surname.

rezador

One who prays.

rezaga

(military) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.

rezagado

Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.

rezagar

To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind.

rezar

(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.

rezno

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

rezo

(uncountable) A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.

rezón

(nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

rezongar

complaining excessively.

rezonglar

(intransitive) To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.

rezongón

Dissatisfied and irritable.

rezumadero

An oozing, gentle flowing, or seepage, as of water through sand or earth.

Rhin

A major river in western Europe, which flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands, before emptying into the North Sea.

rho

The seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the nineteenth letter of Old and Ancient.

ría

An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.

riachuelo

(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water, typically a stream of freshwater smaller than a river; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.

riada

An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.

ribera

(hydrology) An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.

ribereño

Of or relating to the bank of a river or stream.

ribete

Meanings relating to something resembling a tube.

ribeteado

Decorated with embroidery; covered in decorative needlework.

ribetear

(dated) To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.

ribetes

Something which gives the appearance of something.

ricachón

Somebody who is wealthy.

Ricardo

(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

ricino

A plant of the species Ricinus communis, used in the production of castor oil and of the poison ricin.

Ricitos Áureos

The protagonist of a traditional fairy tale. She is a golden-haired young girl who inquisitively enters the house of three bears and tries their three bowls of porridge, three chairs, and three beds, in each case finding only one that suits her.

Ricitos Áuricos

The protagonist of a traditional fairy tale. She is a golden-haired young girl who inquisitively enters the house of three bears and tries their three bowls of porridge, three chairs, and three beds, in each case finding only one that suits her.

Ricitos de Oro

The protagonist of a traditional fairy tale. She is a golden-haired young girl who inquisitively enters the house of three bears and tries their three bowls of porridge, three chairs, and three beds, in each case finding only one that suits her.

Ricitos Dorados

The protagonist of a traditional fairy tale. She is a golden-haired young girl who inquisitively enters the house of three bears and tries their three bowls of porridge, three chairs, and three beds, in each case finding only one that suits her.

rickrollear

(originally, Internet slang) To mislead (someone) into following a seemingly innocuous hyperlink, or sometimes a QR code, that leads to a YouTube video of Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up".

rickshaw

A rickshaw, mostly used as taxi, with two wheels in the back for the carriage and one wheel for steering in the front (or sometimes vice versa), propelled by the action of a driver’s feet upon pedals.

rico

(by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.

ricota

A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese.

rictus

(in expressions such as make a face) A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.

ridículamente

In a ridiculous manner. In a way that is funny, embarrassing or extremely implausible.

ridiculización

Derision; mocking or humiliating words or behavior.

ridiculizar

(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.

ridículo

(often, in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.

riego

The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.

riel

The metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad.

rielar

(intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.

rienda

A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child.