Spanish–English dictionary

sonata

(music) A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.

sonda

(countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.

sondar

(nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.

sondear

(nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.

sondear buscando

(intransitive, followed by "for") To look thoroughly.

sondeo

(in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.

soneto

A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.

Sonia

A en given name.

sónico

Of or relating to sound.

sonido

A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.

soniquete

A low-pitched hum or buzz.

sonografía

ultrasonography

soñoliento

(pharmaceutical drug) Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.

Sonora

A state of Mexico.

sonoridad

the perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons

sonorización

(phonology) A phonological process that turns a voiceless sound into a voiced one.

sonorizar

(transitive) To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce

sonoro

(of a sound) Of great intensity.

sonreír

(intransitive) To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.

sonreír con suficiencia

To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

sonreírse afectadamente

(intransitive) To smile in a foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, coy, obsequious, or smug manner.

sonriente

Cheerful and happy; smiling.

sonrisa

A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.

sonrisa abierta

A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.

sonrisa afectada

A foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, or affected smile; a smirk.

sonrisa amplia

A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.

sonrisita

An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful.

sonrojante

Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.

sonrojar

(transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.

sonrojarse

(intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.

sonrojo

Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.

sonrosado

Having a colour between red and white; pale red.

sonsacamiento paidófilo

The act of gaining the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.

sonsacar

To extract, to bring out, as concealed information; to elicit; to educe.

sonsacar paidófilamente

(transitive, legal) To gain, or attempt to gain, the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually (if under the age of consent).

sonsaque

The act of gaining the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.

sonso

To the point of stupor.

Sony

(trademark) An international electronics and media company based in Tokyo, Japan.

sopa

A liquid used in a steeping process

sopa inglesa

(cooking) An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.

sopanda

A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.

sopapear

(transitive) To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.

sopapo

A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank.

sopar

(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.

sopear

(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.

sopesar

(intransitive) To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.

sopetear

(transitive) To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.

sopín

(countable, uncountable, informal, by extension, mineral) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.

soplacausas

An unscrupulous or unethical lawyer, especially one of lesser skill.

soplador

A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.

sopladura

A strong wind.

soplamocos

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap,‎ in,‎ the,‎ face. (This sense is a translation hub.)

soplanucas

(colloquial, sometimes, pejorative) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.

soplar

(intransitive) To produce an air current.

soplar con un fuerte rugido

To rush or move swiftly with such a sound.

soplete

A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.

soplido

A strong wind.

soplo

(cardiology, medicine) The sound made by any condition which produces a noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart.

soplón

(slang) An informer, one who betrays their group.

soplona

A bird, the tattler.

soponcio

The act of fainting, syncope.

sopor

A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness. [from 14th c.]

soporífero

(pharmaceutical drug) Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.

soporífico

(pharmaceutical effect) Tending to induce sleep.

soportable

Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable.

soportado

carried, supported.

soportador

Part of an airframe designed to carry an external load such as a missile.

soportal

A roofed structure for automobile storage, usually attached to a house and not fully enclosed like a garage but with at least one side open to the outdoors. [from 1936]

soportar

(transitive) To bear patiently. [from late 15th c.]

soporte

Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.

soporte físico

(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.

soporte lógico

(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).

soporte lógico inalterable

(computing, software) Software that is intended for such embedded computer applications.

soqueador

A device for giving electric shocks.

soquete

(clothing) A knitted or woven covering for the foot.

sorber

(transitive) To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time.

sorbete

A long tube (usually made out of plastic or paper) through which a beverage is drunk via suction.

sorbeto

Frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, eaten as dessert or between courses of a meal.

sorbo

A small mouthful of drink

sordas

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

sordera

The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.

sórdido

(informal) Not trustworthy; disreputable.

sordo

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

sordos

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

sorgo

A cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare).

sorna

(legal, countable) A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.

sororal

Of or characteristic of sisters.

sororidad

(feminism) The idea of universal experience amongst women, regardless of other traits or factors. (Considered obsolete in third-wave feminism.)

sorprendente

Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.

sorprendentemente

In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually.

sorprender

To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise. [from 16th c.]

sorprenderse

(intransitive) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.

sorprendido

Surprised and slightly frightened.

sorpresa

(uncountable) The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; astonishment.

sorpresivamente

In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

sorpresivo

Causing surprise.

sortear

(transitive) to outwit or outsmart

sorteo

An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.

sortija

A ring (often ornamental and/or precious) designed to be worn on a finger.

sortilegio

(rare) A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft).

sortílego

(mythology, folklore, fantasy) A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.

sosa

(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).

sosegar

(transitive) To pacify or soothe (someone).

sosia

A remarkably similar double.

sosias

(idiomatic) Someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.

sosiego

A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.

soslayar

(transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.

soso

Lacking in taste or flavor.

sospecha

The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.

sospechante

Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent

sospechar

To have gained an insight that could lead to future success.

sospechosamente

(manner) In a way suggesting suspicion.

sospechoso

Dishonest.

sostén

An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s]

sostener

To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.

sostenible

(of an argument, etc.) Capable of being justified.

sostenido

(music) Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).

sostenimiento

Something that provides support or nourishment.

sota

Lower in spatial position than.

sota-

Deficient, below what is correct, insufficient

sotana

An item of clerical clothing: a long, sheath-like, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clergy members of some Christian denominations. [from 17th c.]

sotanero

Somebody at a disadvantage.

sótano

(architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.

sotavento

(nautical) The side of the ship away from the wind.

soterramiento

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

soto

Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not.

soto-

Deficient, below what is correct, insufficient

sotobosque

The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).

sotreta

Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.

sotuer

A diagonal cross, the figure of a cross that has a form of two intersecting oblique bars.

soturna

(comparable) Of a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy

soturno

(comparable) Of a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy

soufflé

A baked dish made from beaten egg whites and various other ingredients, usually prepared and served in a small earthenware bowl (ramekin).

soutien

An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s]

souvenir

An item of sentimental value, that is given or kept to remember an event or location.

sóviet

(historical) A workers' council, an institution first formed during the 1905 Russian Revolution and then instituted as the main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union; by extension, a similar organization in early Chinese communism and elsewhere.

soviética

A citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

soviético

A citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

soya

The edible seed of this plant.

Soyuz

Any of a series of Soviet, later Russian spacecraft.

spa

A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring.

spagat

(dance, cheerleading, gymnastics) A maneuver in which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind.

spam

(uncountable, rarely, countable, computing, Internet) Unsolicited bulk electronic messages.

spamear

(transitive, intransitive, computing, Internet) To send messages repeatedly, often with disruptive effect; to flood.

spandex

A synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity.

spaniel bretón

A gun dog of a particular breed.

sparring

The act of one who spars.

spawnear

(ergative, video games) To appear, or cause (something or someone) to appear, spontaneously in a game world at a particular place and time.

split

A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.

spoiler

A document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story, or the internal rules controlling the behaviour of a video game, etc. [from 1970s]