Spanish–English dictionary

cerradura

(programming) An abstraction that represents a function within an environment, a context consisting of the variables that are both bound at a particular time during the execution of the program and that are within the function's scope.

cerrajero

One who practices locksmithing.

cerramiento

The act by which something is closed.

cerrar

(transitive, slang) To shut up.

cerrar con llave

(transitive) To fasten with a lock.

cerrar con llavín

(transitive) To fasten with a lock.

cerrar el riqui

(intransitive, followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.

cerrarse

(computing, hardware, software, intransitive) To terminate or halt execution due to an exception.

cerrazón

The state of being narrow-minded.

cerrero

Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.

cerril

Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.

cerrito

A small hill.

cerro

An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.

cerro testigo

(geology) A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.

cerrojo

A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.

certamen

A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially, religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.

certeneja

An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)

certeramente

In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.

certero

Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty

certeza

The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty; guarantee.

certeza propia

Self-assurance.

certidud

The state of being certain.

certidumbre

Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity, courage, or self-confidence.

certificable

(of a document) That can or must be certified.

certificación

A document containing a certified statement.

certificado

A document containing a certified statement.

certificar

(transitive) To attest to (a fact) as the truth.

certinidad

The state of being certain.

cerúleo

Sky-blue.

cervatilla

The young of various animals, especially elephant, giraffe, reindeer, seal, or whale (also indiscriminately used of other animals).

cervatillo

The young of various animals, especially elephant, giraffe, reindeer, seal, or whale (also indiscriminately used of other animals).

cervato

A young deer.

cervecera

(archaic) A woman who keeps an alehouse.

cervecería

(Canada, Nigeria) A bar, selling beer, that has tables where customers may congregate socially.

cervecero

Someone who brews, or whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.

cerveza

(uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.

cerveza ale

A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized.

cerveza de barril

Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.

cerveza inglesa

A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized.

Cervino

An iconic pyramidal mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy.

cérvix

(now, specifically) The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.

cesación

(formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.

cesamiento

(formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.

cesante

Having no job despite being able and willing to work.

cesantear

(transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.

cesantía

(Ireland) An evening funeral ritual in which the coffin holding the deceased is brought, usually from a funeral home, to the church where the funeral mass will be celebrated the following day. Prayers are said before and after the journey, after which mourners are typically received at the home of the deceased.

César

An ancient Roman family name, notably that of Julius Caesar.

cesar (el contacto)

(ambitransitive) To release or loosen from something that binds, entangles, holds, or interlocks.

cesar de

(formal, intransitive) To stop.

cese

(formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.

cese al fuego

In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).

cesión

(legal) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.

césped

(uncountable) A lawn.

cesta

A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

cesto

A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

cestodo

(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.

cetáceo

An animal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales.

cetrera

One who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.

cetrería

The sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey, especially falcons and hawks.

cetrero

One who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.

cetro

An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.

ceviche

(cooking) Raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium such as citrus, vinegar, or other souring agent, found primarily in Latin America.

cf.

Compare; compare to; compare with.

cfr.

Compare; compare to; compare with.

cha

(uncountable) The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant; (countable) a variety of such leaves.

chabacán

Indecent or lacking class.

chabacano

A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.

chabola

A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.

chacalín

(uncountable) The flesh of such crustaceans.

chacalshúchil

(countable) A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

chácara

A small bag or pouch designed for carrying money, particularly coins.

chacchar

To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

chachá

(archaic) An item of outer clothing or set of such clothes (worn by people of all sexes) which is generally decorative and appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.

chachagua

Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.

chachaguato

Of persons (conjoined twins) or things: joined together physically.

cháchara

Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.

chácharas

(figurative) A thing of little value; a toy, a trifle.

chacharear

(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.

chacharse

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.

chachas

A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge.

chachi

(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic. [from 1848]

chacho

Of persons (conjoined twins) or things: joined together physically.

chacina

Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.

Chaco

A province in northern Argentina.

chacota

A practical joke or mischievous trick.

chacotear

(transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.

chacra

(countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.

chacualear

(intransitive, of a liquid) To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.

chacuatol

(uncountable) A confused disordered jumble of things.

chafa

(colloquial) Uncool, uninteresting, or unfunny.

chafariz

An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure.

chafarrinada

A blemish or smear, especially a dark or sooty one.

chafarrinón

A blemish or smear, especially a dark or sooty one.

chafirete

A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car, truck, bus, train, forklift, etc.

chaflán

An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.

chaflanar

(transitive) To cut off the edge or corner of something.

chagra

(countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.

Chaikovski

A transliteration of the Russian surname Чайко́вский (Čajkóvskij), usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

chaira

A rod of steel, ceramic or diamond-coated steel used to restore keenness to dulled blade edges.

chairo

(pejorative, slang) A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator.

chakra

(Hinduism, Ayurveda) Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.

chal

A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women. [from 1662]

chala

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

chalado

Of unsound mind; insane; demented. [from 17th c.]

chaladura

(informal, by extension) The human object of such infatuation or affection.

chalé

A seasonal home of any size or stature, a recreational home or a home in a remote location.

chaleco

(historical) A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.

chalequillo

(North America) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.

chalet

A seasonal home of any size or stature, a recreational home or a home in a remote location.

chalina

A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.

chalupa

(nautical) A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.

Châm

(biblical character) A son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem.

chamaca

A female non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a female pet, especially a dog.

chamaco

(colloquial) An inexperienced person or one in a junior position.

Chamaeleon

(constellation) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, imagined to resemble a chameleon, which lies south of the constellations Carina and Musca.

chamán

A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.

chamana

A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.

chamar

(transitive) To trade or barter.

chamarada

The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.

chamarilear

(transitive) To trade or barter.

chamarra

A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.

chamba

An economic role for which a person is paid.

chambeador

(by extension) Someone or something that does a lot of work; something or someone who works consistently or regularly.

chambear

(intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.

chambear independientemente

(intransitive) To work as a freelance.

chambear temporariamente

(transitive, informal) To work as a temporary employee.

chambelán

A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.

chambero

(by extension) Someone or something that does a lot of work; something or someone who works consistently or regularly.

chambonear

(transitive) To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.

chamizo

(slang) An undesirable place to live or visit.

chamo

(informal) A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.

chamorro

An Austronesian language spoken by the indigenous native islanders of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam.

champa

A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.

champán

(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.

Champaña

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champi

(Quebec, slang) A magic mushroom.

champión

(US, Atlantic Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer.

champú

An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.

champurrar

(transitive) To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate).

chamullar

To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.

chamullo

Nonsense, foolish talk.

chamuscado

Dried, damaged or burnt by exposure to sunlight or heat.

chamuscar

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

chamuyar

To be engaged in informal conversation.

chamuyo

(countable, uncountable) Informal conversation.

chan

A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.

chancar

(transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.

chance

(countable) An opportunity or possibility.

chancear

To try or risk.

chancero

One who performs pranks.