Spanish–English dictionary

caite

(footwear) A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot

caja

(US, Canada, automotive) The platform of a truck, trailer, wagon, railcar, or other vehicle that supports the load to be hauled.

caja acústica

An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.

caja de cambios

That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.

caja de cerillas

A small cardboard box in which matches are kept.

caja de fósforos

A small cardboard box in which matches are kept.

caja de herramientas

A storage case for tools.

caja de instrumento

A storage case for tools.

caja de velocidades

That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.

caja expositora

A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.

caja fuerte

A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.

caja mortuoria

A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.

caja plástica

(logistics) A kind of plastic box used for transporting goods.

cajera

(banking, chiefly, US) A bank clerk who receives and pays out money.

cajero

(banking) Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine.

cajero automático

(banking) Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine.

cajeta

(countable) A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.

cajetilla

A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.

cajista

(historical) A person who sets type; an employee in a printshop who manually selected pieces of movable type and assembled them for printing.

cajón

A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.

cajonear

(intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.

cajú

A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.

cajuela

(North America, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon-style car.

cajuil

A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.

cake

A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.

cal

(chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).

cala

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

calabacín

(British, Ireland, uncountable) A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.

calabacino

The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.

calabacita

(British, Ireland, uncountable) A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.

calabaza

The bottle gourd (calabash vine, Lagenaria siceraria), believed to have originated in Africa, which is grown for its fruit that are used as a vegetable and to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this plant.

calabazera

The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.

calabozo

(US) A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.

Calabria

A peninsula and administrative region of southern Italy.

calada

The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surprise.

calado

(nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.

caladora

A power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal.

calafatear

To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.

Calais

A city in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.

calamares

(cooking) Squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings.

calambre

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

calambur

A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.

calamidad

An event resulting in great loss.

calamitoso

Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.

cálamo

(figurative) A writer, or their style.

calaña

(figuratively) Capacity or compass of mind.

calanca

In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.

calanchín

A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.

calancho

Bare, not covered by clothing.

calandria

Calender machine A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.

calar

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

calarse

(intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.

calatear

(transitive) To remove the clothing of (someone). [from 17th c.]

calatearse

(intransitive) To remove one’s clothing. [from 17th c.]

calato

Destitute of hair.

calavera

A human skull, as symbol of death.

calcañal

(anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.

calcañar

(anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.

calcaño

(anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.

calcar

(arithmetic) In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.

calcáreo

Resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.

calce

Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.

calceta

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

calcetín

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

calcinado

Burnt, carbonized.

calcinar

(physical chemistry) To heat (a substance) without melting in order to drive off water, etc., and to oxidize or reduce it; specifically, to decompose (carbonates) into oxides, and, especially, to heat (limestone) to form quicklime.

calcio

The chemical element (Symbol Ca), with an atomic number 20. It is a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks.

calcita

(mineral) A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found as limestone, chalk and marble.

calco

(linguistics, translation studies) A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.

calcomanía

A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.

calculación

(mathematics, countable) The result of calculating.

calculador

(especially of a person) Serving one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner.

calculadora

A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; sometimes, an electronic one specifically.

calcular

(intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.

calcular mal

(transitive, intransitive) To calculate incorrectly.

cálculo

(archaic) A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning.

cálculo diferencial

(uncountable, often, definite, the calculus) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject.

cálculos

The action of calculating or estimating something.

Calcuta

Former name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India.

caldar

(intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.

caldear

(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").

caldeirada

An amount sufficient to fill a kettle, particularly of a kettle used for cooking.

caldera

A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat.

calderada

A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.

calderilla

(informal, figurative) Especially of a salary: a very insufficient or small amount.

calderín

A closed container for liquids or gases.

caldo

(uncountable) Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.

caldo de cultivo

(figuratively) A place or institution seen as creating large numbers of a stated thing, type of person, etc.

Caleb

(Biblical) Caleb the son of Jephunneh, an Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua.

Caledonia

A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.

calefacción

(US, Canada) A device that provides heat for a building.

calefaccionar

(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").

calefactar

(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").

calefactor

(US, Canada) A device that provides heat for a building.

calefón

A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat.

calendario

A list of planned events.

calendario universitario

(US) A book printed periodically by a college, university, or other institution that gives a definitive description of the institution, its history, courses and degrees offered, etc.

calendarizar

(legal, transitive) To set a date for a proceeding in court, usually done by a judge at a calendar call.

caléndula

Any of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.

calentador

A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat.

calentamiento

A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.

calentar

(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").

calentarse

(transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

calentón

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

calentura

A heat stroke or fever, often suffered in the tropics.

Calés

A city in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.

calesa

(historical) A type of small, light, fast horse-drawn carriage that can be hired for transportation (sometimes pluralised flys).

caleta

(British) A small inlet, often saltwater, leading to the sea or to the main channel of a river, especially a river estuary.

caletre

(UK, Irish) Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness. [from early 18th c.]

Calgary

The largest city in Alberta, Canada.

Cali

A city in western Colombia, southwest of Bogotá.

calibración

(technology) The act of calibrating something.

calibrar

(transitive) To improve or rectify.

calibre

A device used to measure dimensions, especially for small or precise measurements.

caliche

(uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.

calicó

(textiles) A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.

calidad

(occasionally, proscribed) (attributive) Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.

calidad de artesano

The skill of an artisan or craftsman.

calidad de fabricación

The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.

cálido

(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.

calientapollas

(slang, vulgar, chiefly, derogatory) A person, usually a woman, who teases a man but then withdraws an implied promise of sexual intercourse.

caliente

Sexually excited; randy, lustful.

califa

The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad.

califato

Monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph.

calificación

(chiefly, North America, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.

calificado

Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.

calificador

(grammar) A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; one that adds or subtracts attributes to another.

calificar

(Canada, UK) To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).

California

The most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.

californiana

A native or resident of the state of California in the United States of America.

californiano

Of or relating to California.

caliginoso

Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy.

caligrafía

The characteristic writing of a particular person.

calilla

A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.

calillón

(US, slang, smoking) The butt of a marijuana cigarette.

calima

Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)

calimete

Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations.

calimocho

A cocktail consisting of approximately 50% red wine and 50% cola-based soft drink.

calimoso

Thick or obscured with haze.

calina

Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)

calinoso

Thick or obscured with haze.

Calíope

(Greek god) The Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo.

calipigio

Having beautifully shaped buttocks.

Calipso

(Greek god) A sea nymph who entertained Odysseus on her island, Ogygia, for seven years.

calistenia

(in the plural) Physical exercises with the participation of a multitude of muscles and often minimal equipment (thus, usually bodyweight exercises); strength training aspects and cardio aspects are both involved, and stamina is often a focus.

cáliz

(botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.

caliza

An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

calla callando

In a silent manner; making no noise.

callado

reticent, secretive or uncommunicative

callampa

A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.