Spanish–English dictionary

Casablanca

The capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco.

casaca

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

casada

In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.

casadero

Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman). [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

casado

In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.

casal

A house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm; the property comprising these.

casalicio

(dated, or, legal) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. [Attested from (1350 to 1470) to the mid 18th century.]

casalicio colegial

A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.

casamentera

Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.

casamentero

Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.

casamiento

A marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.

casamuro

A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.

Casandra

(Greek mythology) A prophetess who was daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen Hecuba. She captured the eye of Apollo and was granted the ability to see the future; however, she was destined never to be believed.

casanova

A man considered romantic and gallant, especially one who gives amorous attentions to women.

casar

(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. [from 14th c.]

casarse

(intransitive) To become married (to someone).

casarse con

(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. [from 14th c.]

cascabel

A small, hollow, spherical metal bell with a narrow slit opening or small holes, containing a loose ball or rod as a clapper, which is attached to a horse's harness as a signal, or (percussion instrument) used as a musical instrument.

cascada

A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.

cascadear

(intransitive) To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.

cascador

(historical) A person who removes needed or valuable tree bark, as on a cinnamon or cinchona plantation.

cascajo

A person as a container of qualities or feelings. [From 1382]

cascar

(archaic) To hit; to strike.

cáscara

(countable, uncountable) The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.

cáscara de nuez

The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.

cascarillero

(historical) A person who removes needed or valuable tree bark, as on a cinnamon or cinchona plantation.

cascarrabias

Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.

cascarrinar

(impersonal) To have hailstones fall from the sky.

cascarse

(intransitive) To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.

casco

A helmet, usually made from rigid plastic, used on construction sites to protect the head from falling objects.

cascos

A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.

cáser

(Judaism) Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food).

casera

A female landlord.

caserío

A small village or a group of houses.

casero

(idiom) A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol. [from 1976]

caseta

A small stall for the display and sale of goods.

casetón

(architectural element) An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.

cash

Hard cash in the form of banknotes and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks, credit cards, or credit more generally.

cashcamote

Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.

cashé

(figurative) A special characteristic or quality; prestige, especially via association.

cashpeta

(anatomy) The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.

cáshpira

An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.

cashquear

(ambitransitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.

casi

Very nearly; everything short of. Most often precedes a verb or adjective.

casilla

A space to be filled in on a form or template.

casilla de selección

(graphical user interface) An on-screen box that can be optionally filled with a check mark, to enable or disable a setting.

casilla de verificación

(graphical user interface) An on-screen box that can be optionally filled with a check mark, to enable or disable a setting.

casillero

A piece of office furniture composed of drawers or shelves sized to standard file folder widths, traditionally used for storing documents in order.

casimir

(mostly, uncountable) A soft fabric made of this wool.

casimira

(mostly, uncountable) A soft fabric made of this wool.

Casimiro

A en given name.

casino

(chiefly, US, Canada) A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere.

Casiopea

(Greek mythology) Proud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Ethiopia. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon.

caso

(legal) An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.

caso aparte

(statistics) A value in a statistical sample which does not fit a pattern that describes most other data points; specifically, a value that lies 1.5 IQR beyond the upper or lower quartile.

caso fortuito

(legal) An unforeseen occurrence beyond one's control, such as a natural disaster.

caso perdido

(colloquial) An institution or country in a bad condition or difficult situation (economically, financially or otherwise). [from 20th c.]

casoplón

A large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy.

casorio

A marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.

caspa

Hair follicles and dead skin shed from mammals.

caspio

Of or pertaining to the Caspian Sea or the region around it.

cáspita

(minced oath, euphemism) A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.

casquete

(hairstyling) A haircut where the hair is cut short on the sides and back and allowed to grow long on the top, as though only the hair not covered by an inverted bowl had been removed.

casquillo

Spent cartridge casings (usually made of brass): the part of the cartridge left over after bullets or shells have been fired.

Cassiopeia

(constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing Queen Cassiopeia from Greek myth, lying between the constellations Cepheus and Perseus.

casta

A race or lineage; offspring or issue.

castaña

The fruit of this tree.

castañear

To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.

castañetear

(intransitive, of teeth, machinery, etc.) To make a noise by rapid collisions.

castañeteo

An intermittent noise, as from vibration.

castaño

The fruit of this tree.

castañuela

(musical instruments, chiefly, in the plural) A single handheld percussion instrument consisting of a pair of concave shells or shell-shaped parts joined on one edge by string.

castear

(nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round. [from 18th c.]

castellanismo

(linguistics) A Spanish-language item as it appears in another language.

castellano

Of, from, or relating to Castile.

castellanohablante

Spanish-speaking

castellanoparlante

Spanish-speaking

cáster

(automotive) The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.

castidad

The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.

castigado

(electricity, North America) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.

castigador

One who punishes.

castigar

(transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely.

castigo

A punishment to train or maintain control.

castillo

A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.

castin

The casting procedure.

casto

Sexually pure, abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.

castor

(countable) A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet, native to the Northern Hemisphere.

castóreo

The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers, used as a scent mark, and as a tincture in some perfumes.

castración

(surgery) The act of removing the testicles.

castrado

Having had the reproductive organs removed (testicles in males, ovaries in females).

castrar

(transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal.

castrense

(comparable) Characteristic of or befitting a warrior; having a military bearing; soldierly.

Castro

A surname from Spanish.

casual

Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional. [from 16th c.]

casualidad

(uncountable) Random occurrence; luck.

casualmente

Unexpectedly, accidentally; without foreplanning.

casuario

Any large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius that is native to Australia and New Guinea, has a characteristic bony crest on its head, and can be very dangerous.

casucha

(pejorative) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.

casulla

(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.

cata

The taking of a small amount of food or drink into the mouth in order to taste it.

catacumba

(often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

catacumbas

(often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

catafalco

A platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed.

catalán

Of, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain.

catalana

A native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain.

catalejo

A compact high-power monocular telescope optimized for detailed observation of distant objects such as wildlife or the strike of a bullet on a target.

Catalina

A en given name.

catalizador

(chemistry) A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.

catalogar

(ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.

catálogo

A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.

catálogo musical

(computing) A list of tracks or videos to be played in a particular sequence, as from an audio CD or a streaming service.

catán

(weaponry) A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

catana

(weaponry) A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

catanga

Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.

catapeltico

(military, weaponry, archaic) Pertaining to a catapult or catapults.

cataplasma

A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.

catapulta

A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.

catapultar

(transitive) To fire a missile from a catapult.

Catar

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.

catarata

(figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.

catarinita

Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.

catastro

(cartography) A public survey of land, originally for the purpose of taxation and to create an official register of land ownership.

catastrófico

Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.

catatónico

(medicine) Of, relating to, or suffering from catatonia; having a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.

catavinos

One who examines and evaluates wine by tasting it.

Catay

(archaic) China, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China as reached by the maritime routes to Guangzhou.

cate

State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.

cateador

One who engages in a raid; a plunderer.

catear

(ambitransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.

catecismo

A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity.

catecúmena

A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.

catecúmeno

A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.

cátedra

(education) The office of a professor.

catedral

Relating to the office of a bishop or an archbishop.

categoría

(informal) A level or degree.

categóricamente

In a categorical manner.

categórico

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

categorización

The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.

categorizar

(transitive) To assign a category; to divide into classes.

catequesis

Religious instruction given orally to catechumens.

catequismo

A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity.

catequizar

To give oral instruction, especially of religion; (specifically) by the formal question-and-answer method; in the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church, to teach the catechism as preparation for confirmation.

cáterin

(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.

catering

(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.

caterva

(Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.

catéter

(medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.

cateto

An uncultured person; a vulgarian.

catifa

A partial covering for a floor. [1624]

catilinaria

(by extension) A speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism. [from late 18th c.]

catire

(countable) A person with this hair color.