Spanish–English dictionary

señuelo

Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.

seor

A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.

sépalo

(botany) One of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a single structure.

separación de poderes

A theoretical model for governance, common in democratic states, which features the division of sovereign power into at least three (but sometimes up to six) organs of state in order to forestall tyranny, by preventing the acquisition of a monopoly of power by a monarch or oligarchy; also, such an arrangement.

separadamente

Excluded from consideration.

separado

Having broken away from a larger unit.

separador

A strip of material used to mark a place in a book.

separar

(intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.

separar el grano de la paja

(transitive, figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.

separarse

(transitive, intransitive, slang) To leave.

separatismo

A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony).

separatista

Having broken away from a larger unit.

sepe

A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

sepelio

The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.

sepia

Any squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened.

sepsis

(pathology) A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection.

septentrional

Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.

septicemia

(medicine, pathology) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterized by chills and fever.

septiembre

The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.

séptimo

The ordinal form of the number seven.

sepulcro

A burial chamber.

sepultar

To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.

sepultura

The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.

sequedad

(uncountable) A lack of moisture.

sequete

A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.

sequía

A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.

séquito

A retinue of attendants, associates or followers.

ser

(auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.

ser aceptado

(transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.

ser atraído por

(British, informal) To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.

ser bendecido

(transitive, usually in the, _, passive) To naturally furnish (with something).

ser camarero

(intransitive, stative, US) To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.

ser catapultado

(intransitive) To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.

ser comprendido por

(intransitive) To make an impression.

ser doble de

To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.

ser dotado

(transitive, usually in the, _, passive) To naturally furnish (with something).

ser el anfitrión de

To perform the role of a host.

ser entrevistado

(intransitive) To be interviewed; to attend an interview.

ser exitoso

To excel, to surpass, to beat, to exceed.

ser humano

(fantasy, scifi, mythology) A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race.

ser indulgente

(transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.

ser la voz de

(television, film) To act as a voice actor to portray a character.

ser maestro de ceremonias

(ambitransitive) To act as the master of ceremonies (for).

ser orgulloso de

(reflexive) To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.

ser pariente de

Being a relative of.

ser precavido

(defective, ambitransitive) To use caution, pay attention to (used both with and without of).

ser puesto en libertad condicional

(intransitive) To be released on parole.

ser registrado por

(intransitive) To make an impression.

ser responsable

(intransitive) To be accountable to or subordinate to (someone) in a hierarchy; to receive orders from (someone); to give official updates to (someone who is above oneself in a hierarchy).

ser sometido a

(transitive) To experience; to pass through a phase.

ser suficiente

(intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.

ser testigo de

(transitive) To see or gain knowledge of through experience.

ser trola

(transitive) To cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise.

ser un asco

(chiefly, North American, intransitive, stative, colloquial, sometimes, vulgar) To be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency. [from 20th c.]

ser un éxito

To excel, to surpass, to beat, to exceed.

ser una certeza

Sure to happen, inevitable; assured.

ser una certidumbre

Sure to happen, inevitable; assured.

ser una certitud

Sure to happen, inevitable; assured.

ser vivo

An entity such as an animal, a plant, a fungus or a microorganism; something that lives, as opposed to being non-living or dead.

serafín

(post-biblical) A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God.

serasquier

(military ranks) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. [from 16th c.]

serbal blanco

Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.

serbal de los cazadores

Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.

serbia

A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

serbio

A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

serena

The weather, such as wind or rain.

serenar

(transitive) To calm or placate someone or some situation.

serenatear

(transitive) To sing or play a serenade for (someone).

serendipia

An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident.

serendípico

by serendipity; by unexpected good fortune

serendipidad

An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident.

serenidad

The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.

Serenísima República de Venecia

A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Venice and the region of Veneto, Italy; former capital of an independent republic.

sereno

Showing composure.

serial

Having to do with or arranged in a series.

seriamente

(manner) In a serious or literal manner.

serie

(countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

serie de televisión

(broadcasting) A television or radio program consisting of several episodes that are broadcast at regular intervals.

seriedad

Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.

serio

Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.

sermón

A tirade, harsh scolding or rant, whether spoken or written.

sermonear

To speak passionately; to preach for or against something.

serotonina

(neurotransmitter) An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc.

serpentario

A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius.

serpenteante

(of a path etc) Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.

serpentear

To follow a winding path or course.

serpenteo

(countable) An unsteady back and forth motion.

serpentín

(historical) An early form of cannon, used in the 16th century.

serpentina

(mineralogy) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure, whose appearance somewhat resembles a snake's skin.

serpentino

(electronics) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.

serpentón

(musical instruments) An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).

serpiente

A hog-nosed snake, of genus Heterodon of harmless colubrid snakes found in North America

serpiente de cascabel

Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.

serrado

Notched or cut like a saw.

serrallo

A palace of a sultan.

serranidae hypoplectrus

Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae.

serranil

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.

serrería

A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.

serrín

The fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.

sérum

(skincare) A skincare product of varying consistencies with a high concentration of one or more active ingredients, for a targeted purpose, such as preventing acne, repairing sun damage, or moisturizing.

servar

(transitive) To obey, follow, comply with (a rule, requirement etc.).

serventía

(law, property law) An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).

Servia

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Serbia. Capital and largest city: Belgrade. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.

servicear

(transitive) To perform maintenance.

servicial

Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.

serviciar

(transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).

servicio

(cartography) A unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library, etc.

servicio al cliente

The act of providing services to customers before, during and after a purchase.

servicio banquetero

(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.

servicio de atención al cliente

The act of providing services to customers before, during and after a purchase.

servicio militar obligatorio

Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.

servicio público

(cartography) A unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library, etc.

servicio religioso

(uncountable, countable, as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service. [from 10th c.]

servicios higiénicos

(US, Philippines, euphemism) A room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory.

servidor

A male servant.

servidriz

One who serves.

servidumbre

(law, property law) An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).

servil

Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.

servilismo

The condition of being servile.

servilleta

A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.

servio

A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

servir

(ambitransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.

servir con una cuchara

To serve using a spoon; to transfer (something) with a spoon.

servir de enlace

To establish a liaison.

servitud

The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.

servofreno

Something that boosts.

servomecanismo

Any system which controls motion automatically using feedback.

sésamo

The seed of this plant.

sesenta

The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.

sesentas

(The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc.)

sesentón

Of or related to sixtysomethings.

sesera

(informal) The figurative substance of a brain: mental ability, intelligence.

sesgado

Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.

sesgo

(countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.

sesgo positivo

(countable, uncountable, figurative) A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.

sesión espiritista

A ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium.

sesión fotográfica

A session in which a photographer takes shots of an individual or group.

sesión informativa

A meeting to share a concise summary of a current situation, especially in close preparation for an operation or undertaking.

seso

(in the plural) Intellect.

sestar

To physically place (something or someone somewhere).

sestear

To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.

sesudez

(in the plural) Intellect.

sesudo

(informal) Very intellectually capable.

set de dirección

(cycling) On a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame.

seta

A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.

seta venenosa

Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita.

setenta

The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70.

setiembre

The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.

sétimo

The ordinal form of the number seven.

seto

(figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.