Spanish–English dictionary

arquearse

(intransitive) To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.

arqueóloga

Someone who studies or practises archaeology.

arqueología

The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains.

arqueológico

Relating to the science or research of archaeology.

arqueólogo

Someone who studies or practises archaeology.

arquería

(uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.

arquero

One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.

arquetipo

An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype. [from mid 16th c.]

arquía

form of government or rule

Arquímedes

(astronomy) A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.

arquitectónico

Pertaining to architecture.

arquitectura

The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.

arquitectural

Pertaining to architecture.

arrabal

The area surrounding a city or town; suburb.

arracada

(construction) A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.

arracimarse

(intransitive) To form a bunch.

arraigado

Fixed, established

arraigar

(transitive, figuratively) To make (something) deeply part of something else.

arraigo

(US, Canada, Australia) Property that cannot easily be moved, usually buildings and the ground on which they are built.

arraigo laboral

A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other members, and with an eye towards awarding privileges to those who have been members longer.

arralar

(intransitive) To become thin or thinner.

arramblar

(transitive, business, obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).

arrancada

(weightlifting) A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.

arrancado

Pulled away from forcefully.

arrancar

(computing) To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.

arrancarse

(intransitive, of a married or engaged person) To run away from home with a paramour.

arranchar

(transitive) To steal (something) and flee.

arranque

(computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory.

arrapiezo

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

arras

(legal, finance) A payment representing a fraction of the price of something being purchased, made to secure the right to continue making payments towards that purchase.

arrasadura

A course of violent, frenzied action.

arrasamiento

The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.

arrasar

(transitive) To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.

arrastrado

(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.

arrastrar

(intransitive) To act in a servile manner.

arrastrar las erres

(transitive) To pronounce with a uvular "r".

arrastrar los pies

To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.

arrastrarse

(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

arrastrero

A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.

arratonamiento

A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; (sometimes) a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.

arratonarse

(intransitive) (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.

arrayán

An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.

arrea

An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.

arrear

(transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.

arrebatador

Very beautiful or attractive.

arrebatamiento

(Christianity) In some forms of fundamentalist Protestant eschatology, a prophesied sudden removal of Christian believers from the Earth before the Tribulation or simultaneous with the second coming of Jesus Christ.

arrebatar

(transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.

arrebatiña

A rush or hurry, especially making use of the limbs against a surface.

arrebato

A seizure or convulsion.

arrebatón

The act of one who hijacks (in any sense).

arrebol

The glow seen in the sky after sunset.

arrebolarse

(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.

arrebozar

(transitive) To cover with a coating of some material.

arrechera

(slang, vulgar) The state, quality, or extent of being horny or sexually excited.

arrecho

(slang) Sexually aroused, with or without physical manifestation; experiencing a feeling of sexual desire.

arrechucho

A sudden outburst of emotion.

arrechura

(slang, vulgar) The state, quality, or extent of being horny or sexually excited.

arreciar

(intransitive) To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.

arrecido

(by extension, chiefly, hyperbole) Very cold

arrecife

A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.

arrecirse

(intransitive, informal) To be affected by extreme cold.

arreconchumarse

(intransitive, colloquial) To move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space.

arrecordarse de

To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.

arrectar

(transitive) To cause to become straight.

arredataria

A female landlord.

arredro

Away from the front or from an edge.

arreglada

The act of arranging.

arreglar

(transitive) To modify.

arreglárselas

To help (oneself) without the aid of others.

arreglárselas solo

To help (oneself) without the aid of others.

arreglín

An agreement.

arreglista

One who arranges.

arreglo

Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.

arrellanarse

(intransitive) To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. [from mid-14th c.]

arremedar

(transitive) To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.

arremeter

(transitive, obsolete) To assault, attack.

arremeter contra

(military, transitive, and, intransitive) To attack by moving forward quickly in a group.

arremetida

(archaic) An attack; an assault especially of an army.

arremetimiento

(countable) An act or process of charging (as of a battery).

arrendador

(property law) The owner of property that is leased; the landlord to a lease.

arrendajo

A widespread species of jay, usually crested and with pinkish-brown plumage and a harsh screech (Garrulus glandarius).

arrendamiento

(formal, law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.

arrendar

(transitive, chiefly, British) To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.

arrendatario

The entity to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease.

arrengado

(especially, of an, animal) Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.

arreo

A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.

arrepentido

Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.

arrepentirse

(colloquial) To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.

arrepentirse [de]

To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

arrequives

An indispensable item; a requirement.

arrestar

(transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.]

arresto

(legal) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.

arretranca

A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car. [from 18th c.]

arrezagar

To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind.

arrezuz

Licorice in confectionery form.

arrianismo

(Christianity) A Christological doctrine, condemned as heretical by the First Council of Nicaea, which holds that Jesus was created by God, rather than being God himself.

arriar

(transitive) To make loose.

arriba

Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go. [first attested before 1150.]

arribada

An arrival at the shore by a ship, or sighting of the shore from a ship.

arribaje

An arrival at the shore by a ship, or sighting of the shore from a ship.

arribante

Coming (or about to come) in; arriving.

arribar

(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.

arribista

(pejorative) New money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.

arriendo

A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property.

arriesgado

(of an, act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.

arriesgar

To expose to chance; to take a risk.

arrimadero

(architecture) An area of wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.

arrimar

To press against.

arrimarse

(intransitive, often with over) To move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.).

arrinconado

Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.

arrítmico

Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.

arrobamiento

Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.

arrobar

(transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve.

arrobo

Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.

arrodear

(ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.

arrodillarse

(intransitive) To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.

arrogancia

The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.

arrogante

Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

arrogar

(transitive) To attribute (a cause or characteristic) to someone or something.

arrogarse

(transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right. [from 1530s]

arrojado

Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.

arrojar

(transitive) To throw violently.

arrojarse

(intransitive, now, archaic) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.

arrojo

(British, informal) (originally "bottle and glass" as rhyming slang for "arse") Nerve, courage.

arrollador

That crushes; overwhelming.

arrollamiento

(electronics) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.

arrollar

To cause to surround, to cover.

arropar

(transitive, intransitive) To dress in, or put on, warm clothes.

arrope

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

arrostrar

(transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.

arroyito

A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.

arroyo

A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.

arroyuelo

A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.

arroz caldo

(Asian, _, cuisine) A type of thick rice porridge or soup, sometimes prepared with vegetables and/or meat.

arroz con cáscara

Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested. [from 17th c.]

arroz en cáscara

Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested. [from 17th c.]

arrozal

(countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown. [from 20th c.]

arruga

A deep wrinkle in the skin of the face, especially on the forehead.

arrugado

Full of creases.

arrugar

(transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.

arrugar el zuño

(intransitive) To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.

arrugarse

(intransitive) To undergo creasing; to form wrinkles.

arruinado

(finance, of a person, company, etc.) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent. [from 1565]

arruinar

(figurative) To cause (someone) misery or ruin; to socially or spiritually injure (someone).

arruinar la reputación

To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage. [from 4th c.]

arrullar

(ambitransitive) To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.

arrullo

The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.

arrumante

A dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo, or in supervising such work. [from 18th c.]

arrumar

(transitive) To form a pile, stack, or heap.

arsénico

A toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.