Spanish–English dictionary

abnegado

Making, or willing to make, a self-sacrifice.

abnegar

(transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience). [First attested in the early 17th century.]

Abner

(biblical character) A cousin of Saul mentioned in the Old Testament.

abocar

(intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive

abochornado

(chiefly, of someone in trouble and undergoing punishment for doing something wrong) Feeling shame or guilt.

abochornante

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

abochornar

(transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]

abofetear

(transitive) To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.

abogacía

The profession of an advocate.

abogada

Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.]

abogadillo

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

abogado

Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. [from 14th c.]

abogado de secano

(by extension) A legal layman who argues points of law.

abogador

A person who speaks in support of something, or someone; proponent [from 18th c.]

abogamiento

The act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something.

abogar

(transitive) To encourage support for something.

abogar por

(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).

abolengo

Birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent.

abolición

The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. [First attested from the mid 16th century.]

abolicionista

(chiefly, historical) In favor of the abolition of slavery. [since the late 18th century]

abolir

To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]

abolladura

A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.

abollón

A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.

abominable

Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]

abominablemente

In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abominación

(countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [from ca. 1150–1350]

abominar

(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

abonado

A person who subscribes to a publication or a service.

abonar

(transitive) To exchange (a check/cheque) for money in the form of notes/bills.

abono

A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.

abono orgánico

A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.

abordable

(of a person) Easy to get along with.

abordaje

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

abordar

(transitive) To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.

aborigen

(potentially offensive) An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia or other land. [First attested in the 19th century.]

aboriginal

(potentially offensive) An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia or other land. [First attested in the 19th century.]

aborrecer

(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

aborrecible

Detestable or repugnant. [Early 19th century.]

aborrecimiento

(uncountable, countable) Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing. [Mid 17th century.]

aborrible

Detestable or repugnant. [Early 19th century.]

abortamiento

An induced abortion.

abortar

(transitive, biology) To cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

aborto

An induced abortion.

aborto espontáneo

(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]

aborto inducido

An induced abortion.

aborto involuntario

(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]

aborto natural

(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]

abotonar

(transitive) To fasten with a button. [from late 14th c.]

abotonarse

(intransitive) To be fastened by a button or buttons.

abovedar

(transitive) To build as, or cover with a vault.

aboyar

(transitive) To mark with a buoy.

abracadabra

Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed. [from 19th c.]

abracadabrante

Greatly different from common experience; bizarre, outrageous, strange. [from late 16th c.]

Abram

Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament). [First attested prior to 1150.]

abrasador

Very hot.

abrasar

(transitive) To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it

abrasión

The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

abrasivo

Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface. [First attested in 1805.]

abrazable

Suitable for cuddling; designed to be cuddled.

abrazadera

That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.

abrazar

(intransitive) Of a person: to caress, fondle, or pet another person; of two people: to caress, fondle, or pet each other; also, to have sexual intercourse; to make love.

abrazo

(uncountable) An embrace, a grasp, or handshake.

abreboca

A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.

abrenunciar

(transitive) To give up, resign, surrender.

abrevadero

A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.

abrevar

(ambitransitive) To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.

abreviación

(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16th century.]

abreviado

Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.

abreviar

(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

abreviatura

(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16th century.]

abridor

A device used to remove the cap from a bottle.

abrigadero

A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).

abrigado

Protected, as from wind or weather.

abrigaño

A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).

abrigar

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

abrigo

(countable, clothing) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.

abril

The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.

abrillantador

A substance used to polish.

abrillantar

To polish and make shiny by rubbing.

abrir

(transitive) To let someone or something come in; to admit someone or something in.

abrir apalacando

To use leverage to open, raise, or widen (something); to prise or prize.

abrir brecha

(transitive) To make a breach in.

abrir con llave

(transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.

abrir el riqui

(transitive) To open something using a zipper.

abrir palanqueando

To use leverage to open, raise, or widen (something); to prise or prize.

abrirse

(intransitive) To open wide; to display a gap.

abrochar

(intransitive, idiomatic) To fasten one's seat belt or safety belt.

abrocharse

(intransitive) To be fastened by a button or buttons.

abrogación

The act of abrogating.

abrogar

To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]

abrojo

(weaponry) A metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge).

abrojo terrestre

Any of a number of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae, including several members of the genus Kallstroemia and the species Tribulus terrestris, native to warm temperate and tropical regions.

abroncante

One who heckles; somebody who insults, makes fun of, or teases.

abroncar

(US, slang) To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.

abroquelarse

(said of people and their conviction) Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.

abrumado

Confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.

abrumador

Appearing to be difficult; challenging.

abrumar

(intransitive, obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.

abruptamente

In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

abrupto

Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

absceder

(intransitive) To form a pus-filled cavity, typically from an infection.

absceso

(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

absconder

(transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.

absconderse

(intransitive) To hide, to be in hiding or concealment.

absencia

Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

absenta

The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. [from 1350–1470]

absente

(comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied. [First attested in the early 18th century.]

absentismo

The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

absentista

(specifically) A student who is absent from school without permission; hence (figurative) , a person who shirks or wanders from business or duty.

absintio

A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. [from mid 19th c.]

absolución

(legal) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process. [from 15th c.]

absolutamente

In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.

absolutismo

(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; Synonym of despotism. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

absoluto

Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree. [first attested around 1400]

absolver

(transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.). [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

absorbedero

(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.

absorbencia

The interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.

absorbente

Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. [First attested in the early 18th century.]

absorber

(transitive) To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.

absorbido

Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

absorbimiento

The interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.

absorción

The interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.

absorto

Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

abstemia

(American spelling) A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages.

abstemio

One who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abstención de la violencia

A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.

abstener

(intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.

abstenerse

(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abstenerse de

(intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew [from 15th c.]

absterger

(transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.

abstersión

(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abstinencia

The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]

abstinente

Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abstracción

The characteristic or state of being easily distracted or preoccupied. [First attested in the late 19th century.]

abstracto

(obsolete) Derived; extracted. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 15th century.]

abstraer

(transitive) To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

abstraerse

(intransitive, reflexive, literally, figuratively) To withdraw oneself; to retire. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

abstruso

Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure. [from mid 16th c.]

absurdidad

(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. [First attested in the late 15th century.]

absurdo

Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.]

abucheante

One who heckles; somebody who insults, makes fun of, or teases.

abuchear

(intransitive) To shout extended boos derisively.

abucheo

A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.

abue

(colloquial) A grandmother.

abuela

(informal) Grandmother.

abuelita

(informal) Grandmother.

abuelito

(informal) grandfather

abuelo

(informal) grandfather

abulencia

(countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood.

abulia

(psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. [from 19th c.]