Spanish–English dictionary

archivero

One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives.

archivista

One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives.

archivo

A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.

arcilla

A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.

arcina

A pile of similar objects, each directly on top of the last.

arco

(geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve. [from 16th c.]

arco iris

A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.

arcoíris

A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.

árctico

(geography) Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape. [from 16th c.]

ardalear

(intransitive) To become thin or thinner.

arder

(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.

arder de furia

Of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state, often in a way that is not obvious to others.

arder sin flama

(intransitive, now, US) To burn with no flame and little smoke.

ardid

The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.

ardiendo

Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire. [18th century.]

ardiente

In a state of glowing excitement, ardent desire, or other strong emotion. [17th century.]

ardilla

A female squirrel.

ardilla listada

Any of the subtribe Tamiina of small, striped rodents; they are found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk which is found primarily in Asia.

ardilla listeada

Any of the subtribe Tamiina of small, striped rodents; they are found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk which is found primarily in Asia.

ardo

Someone who is in a specified condition (“pejorative agent suffix”).

ardor

Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.

ardor estomacal

(pathology) A burning pain in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the gullet.

ardoroso

(chiefly, Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.

arduo

Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.

área

(rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.

área de baja presión

(meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.

areal

Of or pertaining to an area.

areca

Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests.

arena

An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (North America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).

arena movediza

Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.

arena secante

(historical) A type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing or on rough paper to smooth the writing surface.

arenado

The process by which something is sandblasted.

arenas movedizas

Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.

arenero

A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting.

arenga

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

arengar

To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

arenilla

A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.

arenisca

A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.

arenoso

Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.

arenque

Clupea harengus, an abundant species of herring and an important food fish living in the North Atlantic.

arenque ahumado

A herring that is cured in smoke and brine strong enough to turn the flesh red; a typeof kipper.

arequipa

(countable) A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.

arequipe

(countable) A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.

Ares

(Greek god) The Greek god of war, considered equivalent to the Roman Mars and usually described as a son of Zeus and Hera, companion of Eris and Enyo, and by Aphrodite father of Deimos and Phobos.

ares y mares

A large quantity; many. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]

arete

A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.

arfada

(nautical, aviation) The degree to which a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, rotates on such an axis, tilting its bow or nose up or down.

arfar

(ambitransitive, aviation, or, nautical) To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternatively up and down.

arfil

(chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.

argamandel

A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.

argamasa

(uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.

árgano

A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.

argayo

A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.

Argel

The capital and largest city of Algeria.

Argelia

A country in North Africa. Official name: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. Capital and largest city: Algiers. [from 1575]

argelina

A person from Algeria or of Algerian descent.

argelino

Of, from, or pertaining to Algeria or the Algerian people.

argentado

Made from silver.

argénteo

Of silver or silver-coloured.

Argentina

A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.

argentino

Of, from, or pertaining to Argentina or its people.

argento

(collectively) Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.

argilla

A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.

Argo

(with the, Greek mythology) The ship in which Jason and the Argonauts sailed on their quest for the Golden Fleece.

argolla

A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.

argón

The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.

argot

(countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.

argucia

An argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint. [from 17th c.]

argue

A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).

argüendera

(countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

argüendero

(countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

argüiblemente

As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent, but without absolute certainty.

argüidor

Prone to argue or dispute.

argüir

(intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.

argüitivo

Prone to argue or dispute.

argumentación

(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.

argumentar

(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.

argumento

The independent variable of a function.

arguyente

Prone to argue or dispute.

aria

(theosophy, Germanic, _, mysticism, Nazism) A member of a race defined variously as comprising people of Germanic descent, in the narrowest sense, or all non-Jewish Caucasians, in the broadest sense

Ariadna

(Greek mythology) The daughter of King Minos of Crete and his queen, Pasiphae.

Ariana

A en given name.

aridez

A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture.

árido

Very dry.

Ariel

(astronomy) The brightest moon of the planet Uranus.

aries

Someone with an Aries star sign.

arietar

(transitive) To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement.

ariete

(historical) A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes such an object.

arigató

(colloquial) Thank you (used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture).

ario

(theosophy, Germanic, _, mysticism, Nazism) A member of a race defined variously as comprising people of Germanic descent, in the narrowest sense, or all non-Jewish Caucasians, in the broadest sense

arisco

Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.

arismética

The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

arismético

(mathematics) Of, relating to, or using arithmetic; arithmetical.

arista

(biology) One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes.

arista de corte

(graph theory) An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.

aristócrata

One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble (originally in Revolutionary France).

Aristóteles

An ancient Greek philosopher, logician, and scientist (382–322 BCE), student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.

aritmética

The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

aritmético

(mathematics) Of, relating to, or using arithmetic; arithmetical.

arito

A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.

Arkansas

A state in the South Central region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Little Rock.

arlequín

A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes, used as a stock character in commedia dell'arte and other genres.

arma

(usually used in the plural) A weapon.

arma de fuego

A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.

armada

A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.

armadía

A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.

armadillo

Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.

armado

Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.

armadura

(uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.

Armagedón

(Christianity, Islam) Mount Megiddo, the site of a prophesied final battle between the forces of good and evil.

armajal

An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants. (Compare swamp, bog, fen.)

Armando

A en given name.

armar

(tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).

armar tranquilla

(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage. [from 15th c.]

armario

A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.

armas

Military equipment, especially weapons and ammunition.

armatoste

A machine that is complicated and precarious.

armatroste

A machine that is complicated and precarious.

armazón

A frame or framework.

Armenia

(historical) Ancient kingdom in the Armenian Highland southeast of Black Sea and southwest of Caspian Sea; area now divided between Turkey, Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran.

armenio

Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet.

armeno

Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet.

armera

A person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms.

armería

A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.

armero

A manufacturer of weapons, especially of guns.

armígero

An esquire, originally carrying the armour of a knight; (hence, later) a man of the gentry ranking below a knight. [from 16th c.]

armiñar

(transitive, figuratively) To give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to whiten;

armisticio

(countable, military) A formal agreement, especially between nations, to end combat.

armón

(military) A two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece or caisson may be attached for transport.

armónica

A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.

armónico

Pertaining to harmony.

armoniosamente

In a harmonious manner; coordinately.

armonizado

Brought into harmony; harmonized.

Arnaldo

A en given name brought to England by Normans.

arnés

(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.

aro

A flower or plant in the genus Arum

aroma

A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.

aromar

(transitive) To make aromatic, fragrant, or spicy.

aromaterapia

(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.

aromática

Fragrant or spicy.

aromático

Fragrant or spicy.

arpa

(music, colloquial) Any musical instrument.

arpeo

A tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something.

arpía

A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.

arpillera

(US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.

arpista

Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp.

arpón

A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.

arponar

(transitive) To shoot something with a harpoon.

arponear

(transitive) To shoot something with a harpoon.

arquear

(transitive) To form into an arch shape.