Spanish–English dictionary

suspense

The unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation.

suspensión

Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition. [Mid 17th century]

suspenso

(legal) Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. [Late 16th century]

suspensor

(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.

suspensorio

(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.

suspicacia

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

suspicaz

Distrustful or tending to suspect.

suspirar

(intransitive) To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.

suspiro

(informal) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.

sustancia

A noun that normally cannot be counted.

sustancial

Having a substance; actually existing.

sustancialmente

In a strong or substantial manner; considerably.

sustantivo

(grammar, narrowly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.

sustantivo común

A noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class; an ordinary noun such as dog or city; contrasted with a proper noun, which refers to a single named entity, such as Socrates or Tokyo.

sustentáculo

(sometimes, attributive) Something which supports.

sustentado

Held continuously at a certain level.

sustentamiento

Something that provides support or nourishment.

sustentar

(transitive, idiomatic) To manage to execute; to perform successfully, all the way to the end.

sustento

A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income). [from 14th c.]

sustitución

The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.

sustituible

Capable of being replaced.#: The machine uses a replaceable filter.

sustituir

(transitive) To take the place of.

sustituta

(US) A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.

sustituto

(US) A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.

susto

A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.

sustracción

(arithmetic, uncountable) The process of subtracting a number from another.

sustraer

(transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.

susurrar

(intransitive) To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.

susurro

A feeble utterance or complaint.

sutileza

Subtlety or fine detail.

sutilidad

The quality of being done in a clever way that is not obvious or not direct; the quality of being carefully thought out. (of things)

sutilizar

(informal, intransitive) To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner.

sutilmente

With subtleness, in a subtle manner; with cleverness rather than brute force.

sutura

A suture.

suturar

(transitive, also, figurative) To sew up or join by means of a suture.

suya

That or those belonging to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.

suyas

That or those belonging to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.

suyo

That or those belonging to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.

suyos

That or those belonging to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.

swahili

An agglutinative language of the Bantu branch widely spoken in East Africa. Born in its modern form from the hybridization of the Arabic and Bantu cultures, it was the language of the traders in East Africa, and spread along the routes of trade.

swap

(finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of non-normal cashflow against another stream.

swing

(boxing) A type of hook with the arm more extended.

switch

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

Syrah

A variety of black grape used to make wine.

ta

Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.

taba

The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.

tabaquera

A small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco.

tabaquero

A person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, snuff and sundry items.

tabardillo

(medicine) Heat stroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays.

Tabasco

A state of Mexico.

taberna

(mathematics) The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa.

tabique

(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.

tabla

A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.

tabla de snow

A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding.

tabla de surf

A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves.

tabla hawaiana

A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves.

tablas

A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table.

tablazo

A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.

tablear

(transitive) To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.

tablero

A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.

tablero de ajedrez

(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.

tablero de damas

A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.

tablero de instrumentos

(historical) An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.

tablero móvil

(plural leaves or leafs) A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement.

tablero yeso

A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.

tableta

A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.

tablilla

An identifying tag, usually made of metal, bearing a sequence of letters or numbers identifying the vehicle, and placed at the rear and, often, also at the front of a motor vehicle.

tabloide

(newspapers) A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of a broadsheet, especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news. [from early 20th c.]

Tabor

A mountain in Israel, Mount Tabor

tabú

Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.

tabuco

(slang) An undesirable place to live or visit.

tabulación

The act or process of tabulating

tabulador

The act or process of tabulating

tabular

To tabulate; to put into a table or grid. [from 15th c.]

tacañería

(uncountable) The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions)

tacaño

(chiefly, UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.

tacatá

A device in which a baby sits in a harness within a wheeled frame that supports it whilst walking.

tacataca

A device in which a baby sits in a harness within a wheeled frame that supports it whilst walking.

tacha

A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.

tachar

(transitive) To stigmatize, label (someone).

tachonado

Having studs.

tachuela

A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles.

tácito

Suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed.

taciturno

reticent, secretive or uncommunicative

tacleada

(rugby, American football, countable) A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground.

taclear

(sports) To attempt to take away a ball.

taco

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

tactar

To instinctively be aware.

táctica

A tactic, strategy, or scheme.

táctico

Of or relating to tactics.

tacto

An intuitive ability.

tacuche

(card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by colour and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.

taekwondo

A martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.

tafeta

A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.

tafetán

A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.

Tahití

the largest island in French Polynesia.

tahona

A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.

tahúr

(card games) A professional cheater at card games.

taiga

A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.

taikonauta

A person who travels in space for the Chinese space program; a Chinese astronaut. [from 1998.]

tailandés

Of or pertaining to Thailand.

Tailandia

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Capital: Bangkok. Former name: Siam.

tailleur

(card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by colour and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.

taima

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

taimado

(especially) Skilful at using dishonest or unfair means to achieve a purpose; crafty, cunning.

taipeada

The act of typing on a keyboard.

taipear

(transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.

Taipéi

The capital city of and a special municipality of Taiwan, located in the northern part of the island of Taiwan. [from late 19th c.]

taipeo

The act of typing on a keyboard.

taipiar

(transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.

taipista

A person who types, a clerical worker who writes letters, etc., using a typewriter.

Taís

A en given name.

taiwanés

Of or pertaining to Taiwan or its people, culture, language/s, etc.

taiwanesa

(in the plural, chiefly, collective) People from Taiwan.

tajada

A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.

tajador

A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade.

tajamar

A coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.

tajante

Absolute; having no exception.

tajantemente

In a categorical manner.

tajar

(transitive) To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.

tajea

A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.

tajo

A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar implement.

takín

A goat-antelope, of species Budorcas taxicolor.

tal

(demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.

tal vez

(modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly. [from 13th c.]

talador

A person whose work is to fell trees.

taladrador

A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.

taladradora

The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.

taladrar

To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.

taladro

A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.

tálamo

(neuroanatomy) Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.

talante

(figuratively) A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).

talar

(transitive) To bring down by cutting.

talar furtivamente

(ambitransitive) To take game or fish illegally.

talaya

Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.

talco

Powdered and perfumed talc for toilet use.

talego

(countable, uncountable) In certain phrases: money.

talento

An intuitive ability.

talentoso

(business, media, sports) People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person. [from 19th c.]

talentosos

(business, media, sports) People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person. [from 19th c.]

Talibán

A Taliban militia.

talio

A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air.

talismán

A religious article, protective charm, or ornament, usually bearing cultural or magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits.

talla

The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is. [from 15th c.]

tallado

Of an object, made by carving.

tallador

Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.

talladora

The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino.

talladura

The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit.

tallar

To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work, especially with cuts that are curved rather than only straight slices.

tallarín

(usually, in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.