Spanish–English dictionary

subtítulos

(television) Text which can be displayed on a television or other video screen with suitable equipment, usually a transcription or description of audio material.

subtítulos descriptivos

(cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.

subtítulos opcionales

(television) Text which can be displayed on a television or other video screen with suitable equipment, usually a transcription or description of audio material.

subtítulos para sordos

(cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.

subtono

An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, speech or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent.

suburbano

Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city; of or relating to suburbia or the suburbs.

suburbio

A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.

subvalorado

Not given enough recognition for its quality.

subvalorar

(transitive) To underestimate, or assign too low a value to (something or someone); to have too little regard for.

subvaluar

(transitive) To underestimate, or assign too low a value to (something or someone); to have too little regard for.

subvención

The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.

subvencionar

(transitive) To assist (someone or something) by granting a subsidy.

subversión

The act of overthrowing a government or a ruler; dethronement.

subversivo

Intending to subvert, overturn, undermine or debase.

subveste

A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.

subviraje

The condition in which the front wheels of a car fail to follow the desired curve while cornering, instead following more of a straight-line trajectory, losing a degree of traction, and so slipping off the required line.

subvirar

The action of a car when it does not follow the desired curve while cornering. Tyre slip of the front wheels.

subyacente

Lying beneath or at a lower level; underlying.

subyugación

(literary, or, puristic, otherwise, archaic) A state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person.

subyugado

As being the work or responsibility of; attributed to.

subyugante

Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.

subyugar

To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.

succión

The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another.

succionar

To create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces.

suceder

(intransitive) To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist.

sucesión

A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series.

sucesivo

Coming one after the other in a series.

suceso

An occurrence; something that happens.

sucesor

A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor.

sucesora

A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.

suciedad

(chiefly, US) Soil or earth.

sucintamente

In a succinct manner, concisely.

sucinto

Concise; taking few words. [from 15th c.]

sucio

Obscene; filthy; unchaste. [from 15th Century]

Sucre

The constitutional capital of Bolivia.

súcubo

(medieval folklore) A female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death.

suculenta

A succulent plant.

suculento

Sweet and pleasant; delicious.

sucumbir

To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.

sucursal

(countable) A branch office of such an institution.

SUD

Initialism of Latter-day Saint.

sudadera

A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.

sudadera con capucha

A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.

sudado

Covered in sweat.

sudador

A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.

Sudán

Republic of the Sudan, since 1955

sudanés

Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, or the Sudanese people.

sudanesa

A person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent.

sudar

(intransitive) To emit sweat.

sudario

Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.

sudeste

The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.

sudoeste

The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.

sudoku

(games) A type of pencil puzzle played on a square grid, requiring each of the columns, each of the rows, and each of the subregions (called "boxes" or "regions") to contain the lowest whole numbers up to the dimension of the puzzle, usually 1 to 9, once each. The subregions are rectangular or square except in variants.

sudor

The action or process of perspiring.

sudoración

Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.

sudoriental

Of or pertaining to the southeast.

sudoroso

Having a tendency to sweat.

sueca

A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.

Suecia

A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden.

sueco

A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.

suela

A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction.

sueldo

A payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument.

suelo

(uncountable) Soil.

suelo franco

(geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.

suelo superficial

(agriculture, horticulture) The upper layer of soil, typically most fertile and in which it is the easiest to start new plants.

suelta

(mostly, in the plural) One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.

suelto

(idiomatic) On the loose; roaming freely; not confined.

sueñecito

A brief, light sleep, usually during the daytime. [from 1820s]

sueño

(uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.

sueño febril

An intense or confusing dream, often caused by fever.

sueño invernal

(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

suero

(medicine) An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.

suero de manteca

The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.

suero de mantequilla

The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.

suerte

(uncountable) Random occurrence; luck.

suertero

(of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.

suertudo

(of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.

sueste

The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.

suéter

A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.

sufí

A mystic Muslim; a Muslim ascetic; a practitioner of Sufism.

suficer

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

suficiencia

A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.

suficiente

Amply sufficient, satisfactory. [from 17th c.]

suficientemente

Sufficiently.

sufijar

(transitive) To append (something) to the end of something else.

sufijo

(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

suflé

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

sufragar

(transitive) To pay or provide money for.

sufragio

(US) The right of women to vote.

sufragio activo

The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage.

sufragista

(historical) A female supporter, often militant, of women's right to vote in the early 20th century, especially in Great Britain.

sufrible

Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.

sufrido

Experiencing pain; characterized by suffering.

sufridor

One who suffers; one who is afflicted.

sufriente

Experiencing pain; characterized by suffering.

sufrimiento

Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness. [from early 14th c.]

sufrir

(intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.

sugerencia

(countable) Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)

sugerible

Susceptible to influence by suggestion; easily swayed.

sugerir

(transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration.

sugestión

(uncountable) The act of suggesting.

sugestionable

Susceptible to influence by suggestion; easily swayed.

sugestivo

Tending to suggest or imply.

suich

A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.

suiche

(rail transport, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.

suicida

(countable) A person who has intentionally killed themself.

suicidio

(countable) A particular instance of a person intentionally killing oneself, or of multiple people doing so.

suiza

(countable) A person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent.

suizo

Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.

sujeción

(by extension) The state of lacking freedom; constraint.

sujetador

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

sujetadora

Something or someone that fastens.

sujetar

(transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.

sujetar con

(often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.

sujetar con tachuelas

(transitive) To nail (something) with a tack (small nail with a flat head).

sujeto

Subject; susceptible; prone.

sulcar

(transitive) To make a furrow.

sulco

A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road. [from 16th c.]

sulfato

(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of sulfuric acid.

sulfito

(American spelling, inorganic chemistry) Any salt of sulfurous acid.

sulfonamida

(chemistry) Any amide of a sulfonic acid RS(=O)2NR'2

sulfúreo

(American spelling, chemistry) Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state

sulfúrico

(American spelling, chemistry) Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state

sulfuro

(American spelling, chemistry) Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.

sultán

A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1957) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.

sultana

A wife or mistress of a sultan.

sultanina

A type of viol, a cither viol.

sum

An augmentation of a view, by varying the focal length of a lens, or digitally.

suma

(uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding.

suma tocateja

A relatively large single payment of money often paid and received instead of, or in addition to, a sequence of smaller payments.

sumaca

A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack

sumado

Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined; added up.

sumado a ello

Also, additionally, moreover.

sumador

Someone who or something which performs arithmetic addition; a machine for adding numbers.

sumamente

To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely

sumar

(intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.

sumario

Concise, brief, or presented in a condensed form; presenting information in such a form.

Sumatera

The largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island.

sumatoria

(mathematics) summing; summing up; adding (adding up) of a series of items.

sumatorio

Total; the result of adding a set of figures or counting a number of items.

Sumatra

The largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island.

sumergible

Abbreviation of submarine.

sumergido

Under the surface of a liquid; sunk.

sumergir

(intransitive) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.

sumergir(se)

(ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.

sumergirse

(transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.

sumerio

A person of Sumer.

sumidad

The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.

sumidero

(chiefly, UK) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.

sumiller

A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.