Spanish–English dictionary

Claudio

(countable) A en given name.

claustro

(chiefly, North American, Philippines) The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff.

claustrofobia

(psychology) A condition of restlessness and irritability caused by being in a confined space.

claustrofóbico

One who suffers from claustrophobia.

claustrófobo

(psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.

cláusula

(legal) A distinct part of a contract, a will or another legal document.

cláusula de exención de responsabilidad

A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.

cláusula de renuncia de responsabilidad

A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.

clausura

The end or conclusion of something.

clausurar

(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

clava

A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.

clavada

A jump or plunge into water.

clavadismo

The sport of jumping into water, often acrobatically.

clavadista

(London, dated) A passenger carrying vehicle using an underground route; specially, a diver tram, one using the former Kingsway tramway subway (1906-1952).

clavado

A jump or plunge into water.

clavar

(often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.

clave

(music) A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

clave de solamente un uso

(computing) Initialism of w:one-time password: a password that is valid for only one login session or transaction.

clavel

A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers. [from 17th c.]

clavelina

A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.

clavero

(countable) A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.

clavicémbalo

(musical instruments) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.

clavicordio

(musical instruments) An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades (called tangents) attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings.

clavícula

(skeleton) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.

clavija

A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.

clavillo

(uncountable, or, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

clavo

(uncountable, or, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

clavo de olor

(uncountable, or, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

claxon

(countable, automotive) A loud alarm, especially one on a motor vehicle.

clazol

(chiefly, North American) Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.

clemencia

The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.

Clemente

A en given name, borne by an early pope and by several saints.

clementina

A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (Citrus × aurantium f. deliciosa) and a sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Scientific name: Citrus × clementina.

Cleopatra

A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 BCE); last of the Ptolemy line.

cleptocracia

A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by theft and greed.

cleptómano

One who steals compulsively.

clerical

Of or relating to clerks or their work.

clériga

A cleric; especially, an ordained (male or female) Christian minister.

clérigo

A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.

clero

Body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.

clic

(GUI) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.

clica

A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.

cliché

(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.]

clienta

A person who makes one or more purchases.

cliente

A person who makes one or more purchases.

clientela

The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits.

clika

A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.

clima

The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.

climático

Of, relating to, or influenced by climate.

clímax

(narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.

clina

(systematics, evolution, biogeography) A gradation in a character or phenotype within a species, deme, or other systematic group.

cline

(systematics, evolution, biogeography) A gradation in a character or phenotype within a species, deme, or other systematic group.

clínex

(North America) A disposable tissue.

clínica

A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.

clínicamente

In the setting of a medical clinic; in a clinical setting; (of a health condition) to a degree high enough to be relevant to clinical practice.

Clio

(Greek god) The goddess of history and heroic poetry, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.

clíper

(nautical) Any of several forms of very fast sailing ships having a long, low hull and a sharply raked stem.

cliqueo

(GUI) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.

clisé

(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.]

clisos

An organ through which animals see.

clistel

To administer an enema.

clister

To administer an enema.

clítoris

(slang) The clitoris.

clo

The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks.

cloaca

(by extension) A filthy place.

Cloé

A en given name.

clon

A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.

clonar

(transitive) To create a clone of.

cloqueo

The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks.

clorato

(chemistry) Any salt of chloric acid.

clorhídrico

(chemistry) Of or relating to hydrochloric acid.

cloro

(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.

clorofila

(biochemistry) Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.

cloroformizar

To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.

cloroformo

(organic compound) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.

clorpromazina

(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.

cloruro

(chemistry) Any salt of hydrochloric acid.

clóset

A movable cupboard or cabinet designed for storing clothes, particularly as a large piece of bedroom furniture.

clóster

A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.

clown

A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.

club

(countable) An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.

club nocturno

A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music or dancing.

clubbing

(uncountable) The practice of frequenting nightclubs.

clueca

A female bird in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.

cluster

A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.

cnidario

(zoology) Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria. [from 19th c.]

co-

Together: the root word is done co-incidently.

coa

(countable, uncountable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.

coacción

Constraint by threat.

coaccionar

(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.

coach

(originally, Oxford University, _, slang) A trainer or instructor.

coadjutor

(ecclesiastical) An assistant to a bishop. [from 1549]

coagular

(transitive) To cause to congeal.

coagularse

(transitive) To cause to clot or form into a mass.

coágulo

(hematology, pathology) A clot formed from platelets and other elements; that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.

coalescer

(of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole.

coalición

A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.

coaligarse

(reflexive) To join or unite (oneself or itself) against, with, etc., someone or something else.

coaparatar

(linguistics, translation studies) (said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea.

coaparecer

(linguistics, translation studies) (said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea.

coaparición

(linguistics, translation studies) A sequence of words or terms that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance (i.e., the statistically significant placement of particular words in a language), often representing an established name for, or idiomatic way of conveying, a particular semantic concept.

coaparir

(linguistics, translation studies) (said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea.

coartada

(legal) The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.

coartar

(transitive, figurative) To prohibit movement or expression of.

Cobain

A surname.

cobalto

A chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal.

cobarde

(countable, slang, sometimes, derogatory) A coward.

cobardemente

(archaic) In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.

cobardía

Lack of courage.

cobertero

(construction) A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.

cobertizo

A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding, especially a smallish one; a hut.

cobertor

(construction) A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.

cobertura

(finance) Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).

cobija

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.

cobijar

(transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.

cobra

Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Naja.

cobramiento

Wages, money earned, income.

cobranza

The amount of money levied for a service.

cobrar

(transitive) To charge; to send a bill to.

cobrar de más

(ambitransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.

cobrar gabelas

(transitive) To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).

cobres

(music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; a band or the section of an orchestra that features such instruments.

cobrizo

Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper.

cobro

The amount of money levied for a service.

coca

(countable, uncountable, informal) Cola-based soft drink; (in particular) Coca-Cola.

Coca-Cola

A particular cola soft drink (type of carbonated drink), produced by the Coca-Cola Company.

cocacho

(slang) An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.

cocada

A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough.

cocaína

(uncountable, organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.

cocatriz

(mythology) A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics.

cocción

(uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.

cocción al vapor

The raising of steam by a steam locomotive etc; the maintenance of a head of steam during operation; (metonymically) operation under load.

cóccix

(medical, formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.

cocedura

Injury or wear caused by friction.

cocer

(ambitransitive) To cook in boiling water.

cocer a fuego lento

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

cocer a fuego manso

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

cocer al vapor

(transitive, cooking) To cook with steam.

cocer demasiado

(transitive) To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).

cocer(se)

(ambitransitive) To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients.

cocerse

(intransitive, figuratively) To be uncomfortably hot.

cocerse a fuego lento

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

cocerse a fuego manso

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

cocha

A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.

cochambre

(uncountable, informal) Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.

cochambroso

Covered with filth; very dirty.

cochar

(intransitive, sports) To train.

coche

(US, Canada, Philippines, AU, NZ) A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load.

coche de niño

(US, Canada, Australia) A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it, typically used for transporting babies and young children.

coche eléctrico

(rare, countable) An electric car, locomotive, train etc.