Spanish–English dictionary

churreta

The watery or very soft excrement that comes from such bowel movements.

churrete

The watery or very soft excrement that comes from such bowel movements.

churretear

The watery or very soft excrement that comes from such bowel movements.

churretera

(symptom) A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very soft or watery bowel movements.

churretón

A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.

churria

(symptom) A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very soft or watery bowel movements.

churrigueresco

(architecture) Relating to a Spanish baroque architectural style that started in the late 17th century to the early 18th century; characterized by flamboyant ornamentation

churro

An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work.

chusma

(obsolete) A dense and disorderly crowd.

chuspa

(chiefly, US, originally, military) In full musette bag: a small bag or knapsack with a shoulder strap, formerly used by soldiers, and now (cycling) chiefly by cyclists to hold food and beverages or other items. [from 20th c.]

chusta

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

chut

(sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.

chuta

A mild expletive, expressing disbelief or disdain

chutar

(sports, etc.) To hit particularly hard.

chute

A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.

chutney

A sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green or dried red chili peppers. [from 1813]

chuza

(cricket) The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.

chuzar

(communication, chiefly, law enforcement) To connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; also, to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication). [from 19th c.]

chuzo

A drooping, tapering shape of ice.

CI

Initialism of intelligence quotient.

cia

(non-productive) Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality.

cian

Of the colour cyan.

cianotipia

A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images by means of a photosensitive ferric compound, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.

cianotipo

A print produced with this process.

cianuro

(inorganic compound, organic compound, countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN− anion.

ciar

(idiomatic, intransitive) To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.

ciática

(pathology, neurology) Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.

ciber-

(Internet) Relating to the Internet or cyberspace, or to computers more generally.

ciberatacar

To launch a cyberattack.

ciberataque

An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying.

ciberbajamiento

A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.

ciberbajar

(transitive, computing) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.

ciberbitácora

(Internet) A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.)

ciberespacio

A world of information accessed through the Internet.

ciberportal

(Internet) A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.

cíbolo americano

A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.

cíbolo europeo

A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.

ciborg

(scifi) A being which is part machine and part organic.

ciborio

A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.

cicatear

(idiomatic) To do a less-than-thorough or incomplete job; to do something poorly; to take inappropriate shortcuts.

cicatero

Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.

cicatriz

A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.

cicatrizar

(transitive) To treat or heal (a wound) by causing a scar or cicatrix to form.

cicatrizarse

(transitive) To mark the skin permanently.

cicero

(typography, Continental, _, printing) The Continental equivalent of the English pica: a measure of 12 Didot points (4.51368 mm or about 0.178 in.) or a body of type in this size.

Cicerón

The Roman statesman and orator Mārcus Tullius Cicerō (106–43 BC).

cicla

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) A pedal bicycle, as distinguished from a motorized bicycle.

cíclico

Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical

ciclismo

(uncountable) The sport of riding and racing cycles, especially bicycles.

ciclista

A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling.

ciclo

(programming) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.

ciclo de vida

(biology) The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.

ciclo vital

(biology) The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.

cicloalcano

(organic compound) Any saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.

cicloalqueno

(organic chemistry) Any unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.

ciclohexano

(organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.

ciclomotor

A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.

ciclón

(meteorology) A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.

cíclope

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.

cicuta

Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera

ciega

(poker) A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.

ciegamente

Without seeing; unseeingly.

ciego

(not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see.

cielo

The sky, specifically:

cielo raso

(architecture) The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.

cielorraso

(architecture) The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.

cielos

(idiomatic, euphemism, minced oath) An exclamation of surprise or astonishment.

ciempiés

Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.

cien

A numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine.

ciénaga

(wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)

ciencia

(uncountable, archaic) Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area. [from 14th c.]

ciencia ficción no convencional

(uncountable, fiction) A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.

ciencióloga

A follower of Scientology, whether belonging to the "official" Church of Scientology or being outside in the so-called Free Zone.

cienciología

A belief system with certain religious aspects, developed in 1952, focused on the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard.

cienciólogo

A follower of Scientology, whether belonging to the "official" Church of Scientology or being outside in the so-called Free Zone.

ciénega

An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants. (Compare swamp, bog, fen.)

cieno

Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.

científica

One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

científico

(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, informal) An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research. [from 1930s]

ciento

A numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine.

cierre

An end or conclusion.

cierre de emergencia

The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.

cierre patronal

(labor) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.

cierta

Having been determined but not specified.

ciertamente

In a way which is certain; with certainty.

cierto

Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.

cierva

A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used).

ciervo

(countable) A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer.

cifosis

(pathology) An abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine.

cifra

(mathematics) A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.

cifra de negocios

The amount of money taken as sales transacted in a given period.

cifrado

Being in code; having been encrypted.

cifrar

To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.

cigala

A small European lobster of the species Nephrops norvegicus.

cigarra

Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.

cigarrillo

A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.

cigarro

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

cigne

A female swan.

cigoma

The small prominent bone of the cheek.

cigomático

(anatomy, relational) Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch.

cigoto

(cytology, also, attributive) A eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes during a fertilization process. [from late 19th c.]

cigüeñuela

A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.

cija

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.

cilampa

Light rain.

cilantro

(US) The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.

cílica

An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body.

cilindrada

A volume; especially the volume of a cylinder head when the piston is at its lower dead centre.

cilíndrico

Having the shape of a column.

cilindro

The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges.

cilio

(cytology) A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.

cima

The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.

cimarrón

Of an animal, wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors; thus, in the wild, although not necessarily of the wild type.

cimbales

(percussion instrument) A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.

címbalo

(percussion instrument) A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.

címbalos

(percussion instrument) A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.

cimbel

A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.

cimborio

(architecture) A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.

cimborrio

(architecture) A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.

cimbra

(countable) A type of formwork which serves as a temporary structure during the construction of arches and bridges.

cimbrarse

(transitive) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; to warp.

cimbrón

(often, in the plural) A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.

cimentación

(uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.

cimentado

Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.

cimentar

(figuratively) To make permanent.

cimera

The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.

cimiento

(figurative) The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.

cimitarra

A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.

cimpa

A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration. [from 16th c.]

cinabrio

A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.

cinc

(countable) A single atom of this element.

cincel

A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.

cincelar

(intransitive) To use a chisel.

cincha

A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.

cincho

(baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.

cinchonear

(transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.

Cincinnati

The third largest city in Ohio, United States and the county seat of Hamilton County.

cinco

A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six.

cincuenta

The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.

cine

(countable) A movie theatre, a movie house

cineasta

A person in the filmmaking industry.

cinegética

The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.

cinegética clandestina

Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.

cinegético

(hunting, rare) Of or relating to hunting (especially with dogs).

cinema

(countable) A movie theatre, a movie house

cinematografía

The art, process, or job of filming movies.

cinematografiar

(ambitransitive) To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film.

cinematográfico

Of or relating to the cinema.

cinematógrafo

(countable) A movie theatre, a movie house

cinética

(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of chemical reactions.

cínico

Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.