Spanish–English dictionary

cinismo

(countable) A scornfully pessimistic comment or act.

cinquera

A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections. [from 1939]

cinta

A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.

cinta de correr

A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.

cinta de vídeo

(dated) VHS.

cinta ergométrica

A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.

cinta infinita

An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.

cinta métrica

A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. [from mid-16th c.]

Cintia

A en given name.

cintilar

(intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light.

cintillo

A strip of fabric worn around the head.

cinto

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

cintura

(graph theory) The length of the shortest cycle in a graph.

cinturilla

A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.

cinturón

A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.

cinturón de seguridad

A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.

cinzolín

A popular garden plant, of the genus Fuchsia, of the Onagraceae family, shrubs with red, pink or purple flowers.

Cipango

A country and archipelago of East Asia. Capital and largest city: Tokyo.

cipo

(automotive, road transport) A numbered milepost or sign along a highway, or some other road, used to determine the location of a motor vehicle.

ciprés

An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.

Cipriano

A surname from Spanish.

circa

Approximately, about, around (typically in relation to time)

circadiano

(biology) Of, relating to, or showing rhythmic behaviour with a period of approximately 24 hours; especially of a biological process.

Circe

(Greek mythology) An enchantress who turned Odysseus's men into pigs.

circo

A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent. [from late 18th c.]

circuir

(transitive) To surround or hem in.

circuitería

(uncountable) Electrical (or, by extension, other) circuits considered as a group.

circuito

A course over which any type of races are run.

circuito cerrado

A complete circuit for an electric current.

circulación

Moving pedestrians or vehicles, or the flux or passage thereof.

circulante

Moving about freely.

circular

(transitive) To place or mark a circle around.

circulatorio

Of or pertaining to a circulation, especially to the circulatory system.

círculo

(mathematics) The set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.

circumvalación

The act of evading or going around (bypassing).

circuncidado

(medicine, urology) Of a man, having had the foreskin of the penis excised.

circuncidar

(military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.

circuncisión

The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.

circunciso

(medicine, urology) Of a man, having had the foreskin of the penis excised.

circundar

(transitive) To surround or hem in.

circunferencia

The distance measured around an object; the circumference.

circunnavegar

(transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.

circunscribirse

(transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.

circunscripción

The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.

circunspecto

Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.

circunstancia

Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.

circunstanciado

Characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment.

circunstancial

Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.

circunstanciar

(transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.

circunvalación

The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.

circunvalar

To avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass.

circunvenir

(transitive) To circumvent or bypass.

circunvolar

(intransitive) To travel in circles.

circunvolución

A twist; a convolution.

Cirilo

A en given name; best known for a ninth century missionary to the Slavs.

cirio

A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

cirro

(meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type, typically composed of thin, delicate, white filaments, wisps, or narrow bands.

cirrosis

(pathology) A chronic disease of the liver caused by damage from toxins (including alcohol), metabolic problems, hepatitis, or nutritional deprivation, characterised by an increase in fibrous tissue and the destruction of liver cells.

ciruela

An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour. [from 8th c.]

ciruela pasa

The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.

ciruelo

The fruit and its tree.

cirugía

(medicine, usually, _, uncountable) A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.

cirujana

One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.

cirujano

One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.

cis

Cisgender (or sometimes cissexual): not trans (transgender or transsexual) nor non-binary.

cisco

(countable, uncountable) impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.

cisexual

A cisgender person.

cisgénero

A cisgender person.

cisionar

(intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.

cisma

A chasm or fissure.

cisne

A female swan.

cisne macho

A male swan.

cisterna

A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.

cístico

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the gall bladder or the urinary bladder.

cita

The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed

cita para jugar

The occasion of a child having a friend come over to play at their house, traditionally scheduled by both children's parents.

citación

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.

citado

Previously mentioned.

citar

(transitive) To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke; to summon.

citar a declarar

(law) To summon (someone) with a subpoena (noun sense 1) to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony or to produce evidence; to serve a subpoena on (someone).

citara

A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.

citatoria

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.

citatorio

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.

citerior

(literary) Chiefly in place names: situated on the nearer side.

cito

Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.

citófono

An electronic communication system, especially one between rooms in a building.

citoplasma

(cytology) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.

cítrico

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit.

citrón

A yellowish citrus fruit.

ciudad

(UK, historical) A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.

ciudad de orígen

An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.

ciudadana

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.]

ciudadanía

The group of all citizens; citizens taken collectively.

ciudadano

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.]

ciudadela

A strong fortress that sits high above a city.

cívica

The study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community.

cívico

Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.

civil

Not related to the military, police or other governmental professions.

civilidad

Speech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy. [from 16th c.]

civilización

An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political, or technical development.

civilizado

Having a highly developed society or culture; belonging to civilization.

civilizar

To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.

civismo

Speech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy. [from 16th c.]

cizalla

A metal tool, resembling a large pair of pliers, used to cut or sheer bolts.

cizallado

The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.

cizalladura

(mathematics) A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point's distance from the line.

cizallar

(physics) To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.

cizallas

A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc.

cizaña

Any of several field weeds, such as the common corncockle (Agrostemma githago) and darnel ryegrass (Lolium temulentum).

cizaña forrajera

Any of genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields.

cizañado

Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.

cizañeado

Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.

clac

(collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.

clamar

(intransitive, transitive) To yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.

clamidia

(uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.

clamor

A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.

clamorear

(transitive) To demand by outcry.

clamoroso

Creating a loud noise. (of people, animals or things)

clampar

(transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.

clan

(type theory) The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.

clandestino

Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.

claque

(collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.

clara

The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

claraboya

(architecture) A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.

claramente

All the way; entirely.

clarecer

(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

clarete

(chiefly, UK) A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.

claridad

The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.

clarificación

The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from impurities via the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.

clarificar

(ergative, of liquids, such as wine or syrup) To make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidity.

clarín

(brass instrument) A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series

clarinete

(woodwind instrument) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).

clarión

(countable) A piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed gypsum (calcium sulfate, CaSO4), that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard (chalkboard).

clarividencia

(parapsychology) The power to see or perceive things objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future.

clarividente

Of, relating to, or having clairvoyance.

claro

Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.

claro de luna

(sometimes, attributive) The light reflected from the Moon.

clase

(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

clases

(Ireland, United Kingdom, ) The training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor.

clásico

Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class/category; typical.

clasificación

The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.

clasificado

Any of a list of newspaper or website advertisements included with others under a heading describing the category of product or service offered or sought.

clasificar

(transitive) To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.

clasificarse

(ergative) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).

clasificatorio

A qualification or added condition.

clasista

Of or pertaining to classism.

clauder

(intransitive) To walk lamely, as if favoring one leg.

Claudia

A en given name.

claudicación

An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.

claudicar

(intransitive) To admit defeat, capitulate.