Spanish–English dictionary

sin manchas

(zoology) Lacking spots; unspotted.

sin miedo

Without fear.

sin ningún acontecimiento

monotonous; lacking significant or noteworthy events

sin ningún percance

In a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else.

sin ningún valor

Having no worth or use; without value.

sin nombre

Having no name, nameless, unnamed; anonymous.

sin número

(of a number) Too large to be counted to.

sin objetivo

Without aim, purpose, or direction.

sin objeto

Without aim, purpose, or direction.

sin oído musical

Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.

sin palabras

Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.; wordless.

sin par

(frequently, postpositive) Unequalled, unrivalled; unique. [from 15th c.]

sin paralelo

(frequently, postpositive) Unequalled, unrivalled; unique. [from 15th c.]

sin parangón

Having no parallel; without equal; lacking anything similar or worthy of comparison.

sin parar

On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.

sin precedente[s]

Previously unknown; unprecedented.

sin precio

Not having a price set or shown; not priced.

sin preocupaciones

Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.

sin pretensiones

Modest and having no pretensions or ostentation.

sin proponérselo

Not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting.

sin propósito

Without aim, purpose, or direction.

sin querer

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

sin receta

(pharmacology, of medicine and other treatments) Legal for sale or distribution without the requirement of a prescription.

sin reservas

Showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment; having no reservations.

sin rumbo

Without aim, purpose, or direction.

sin rumbo fijo

Without aim, purpose, or direction.

sin seguro

Lacking insurance or security.

sin sentido

Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.

sin son

In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.

sin tacha

Without fault; free from defect or error.

sin talento

Having no talent or natural ability.

sin tapujos

In an open manner; visibly.

sin tasa

Unrestrained, not held back.

sin techo

Lacking a permanent place of residence.

sin ton ni son

(Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.

sin trabazón

(figuratively) Not connected, coherent, or continuous.

sin valor

Having no value; worthless.

sin vida

dead; having lost life

Sinaloa

A state of Mexico.

sináptico

(physiology) Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.

sinceramente

With considerable commitment, determination, or effect; significantly.

sinceridad

(uncountable, countable) The act, quality, or condition of being honest.

sincero

(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.

síncopa

(linguistics, phonology, prosody) The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.

síncope

(linguistics, phonology, prosody) The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.

sincronía

(uncountable) The state of being synchronous or simultaneous.

sincronicidad

(uncountable) The state of being synchronous or simultaneous.

sincrónico

(linguistics) Relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.

sincronización

(figuratively) Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization.

sincronizar

(transitive) To cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way.

síncrono

(linguistics) Relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.

sindí

An Indo-Aryan language spoken in four main dialects in Pakistan and India. There are around 35 million Sindhi speakers in Sindh سنڌ and more than 40 million throughout the world. Sindhi is written with a modified Arabic script that has 52 letters, and in a modified Devanagari script too.

sindicalista

A person who advocates syndicalism.

sindicar

(ambitransitive) To organize workers into a union.

sindicato

(chiefly, historical) An association of students based on the birthplace or ethnicity of its members.

sindicatura

(legal, business) A form trusteeship of bankruptcy administration in which a receiver is appointed to run the company for the benefit of the creditors.

síndico

(Ireland, rare, obsolete) A member of a city council.

síndrome

(pathology) A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.

síndrome de abstinencia

A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.

síndrome de acaparador compulsivo

(psychology) An anxiety disorder characterized by a compulsive need to accumulate goods and feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding such goods.

síndrome de acumulación compulsiva

(psychology) An anxiety disorder characterized by a compulsive need to accumulate goods and feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding such goods.

sinecura

(informal) Making few demands; comfortable, easy.

sinfín

Endlessly; for ever; neverendingly.

sínfisis

(anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.

sinfonía

An extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.

sinfonola

A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections. [from 1939]

Singapur

An island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965). Official name: Republic of Singapore.

singar

To row a boat using a scull or sculls.

singladura

(metaphorical) Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.

singlar

To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.

singleton

(computing) A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.

singular

Singularly superior; the best.

singularidad

The state or quality of being unique or one of a kind.

singulto

A case of the hiccups; the condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.

sinhogarismo

The state of being homeless.

siniestrado

Destroyed, usually in an accident; damaged to the point of unusability.

siniestro

Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malevolent, malign.

sinistrorso

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, of movement) In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.

sinnúmero

(of a number) Too large to be counted to.

sino

However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (introducing a clause contrary to prior belief or in contrast with the preceding clause or sentence).

sínodo

(Christianity) An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.

sinonímico

(semantics) Of, relating to, or being a synonym.

sinople

(tincture) A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.

sinople (verde)

(tincture) In blazon, of the colour green.

sinopsis

A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.

sinrazón

An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).

sinsabor

Lack of taste or flavor.

sinsentido

(informal, figurative) Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.

sinsonte

Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.

sintagma

(grammar) A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, always containing an expressed or implied head (the principal word or subgroup, with core importance) and often consisting of a head plus some other elaborating words.

sintechismo

The state of being homeless.

sintecho

Lacking a permanent place of residence.

sinterizar

To heat a compacted powder mass to form a hardened mass.

síntesis

A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.

sintetizador

(musical instrument) An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.

sintiencia

The state or quality of being sentient; possession of consciousness or sensory awareness.

sintiente

Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.

sintoísmo

Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.

sintomas

(colloquial, plurale tantum) Any minor ailment causing a runny nose; the symptom of a runny nose itself.

sintonía

(broadcasting, advertising, music) A memorable short song, or in some cases a snippet of a popular song with its lyrics modified, used for the purposes of advertising a product or service in a TV or radio commercial.

sintonizado

Having been changed to fit in with a particular context or to be in sync with a phenomenon.

sintonizador

The component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.

sintonizar

(transitive, radio technology) To suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength.

sinuoso

(literal, archaic) Roundabout, circuitous, deviating from the direct or ordinary route.

sinvergüenza

Impudent; open and without shame.

sinvivir

A cause of such discomfort.

Sion

(biblical) A hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events.

sionista

An advocate of Zionism. [1890s]

sip

(informal) Yes.

siquiatra

A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry.

siquiatría

(medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.

siquier

Introduces a disjunctive adverbial clause qualifying the main clause (with correlative or).

siquiera

(focus) At a minimum or lower limit.

sirena

A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.

Siria

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus.

sirimiri

Light rain.

siringa

The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.

sirio

Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language.

siroco

A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions.

sirope

Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavoring.

sirte

A ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore.

sirvienta

A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).

sirviente

One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.

sisar

(ambitransitive) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.

sisear

(intransitive) To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping.

siseo

(onomatopoeia) The hiss of a snake or other reptile.

sisiflís

(anatomy) The orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected.

Sísifo

(Greek mythology) Son of Aeolus and Enarete, and king of Ephyra, as tragic figure doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades.

sísmico

Related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth.

sismo inicial

(seismology) A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence.

sismo premonitor

(seismology) A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence.

sistema operativo

(computing) The software or hardware existing on any particular computer system.

sistemática

The classification system of a branch of science, especially the classification of organisms in biology.

sistemáticamente

In a systematic manner; organizedly or methodically.

sistematizar

To arrange into a systematic order; to make systematic; to organise as a system

sistólico

(maths) Relating to the mathematical concept of a systole

sitar

(musical instruments) A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.

sitiado

Besieged; surrounded by enemy troops.

sitial

A place in which to sit.

sitiar

To besiege; to surround with troops.

sitibundo

Very thirsty.

sitio

A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.

sitio web

(Internet) A website.

situación

The health status of a medical patient.

situación de calle

The state of being homeless.

situación hipotética

An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.

situado

Located in a specific place.

situar

(ergative) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).

siútico

(informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes. [from 20th c.]

sixtino

Of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus.