Spanish–English dictionary

colbac

A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands.

colcha

The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.

colchón

Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact.

colchón de agua

A bed with a tough plastic mattress filled with water.

colchón de hojas

(uncountable) The layer of fallen leaves and other loose organic material on the ground in a forest. [1905]

colchoneta

A bed that is inflated with air; typically used as a portable, temporary bed.

colear

(automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).

colección

A collection of varying but related items.

coleccionar

(transitive) To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.

coleccionismo

A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.

coleccionista

A person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection.

colecta

(Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.

colectar

(transitive) To get; particularly, get from someone.

colectivamente

In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.

colectivismo

An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively

colectivo

(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

colectomía

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the large intestine or colon.

colector

Someone or something that catches.

colega

(slang) Brother (a comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals).

colegial

A young person attending school or of an age to attend school.

colegiala

A young person attending school or of an age to attend school.

colegiatura

(North American, Philippines) A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a private school, boarding school, university, or college).

colegir

(transitive, now, rare) To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)

cólera

A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned.

colérico

Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.

colesterol

(biochemistry) A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease.

coleta

(now, especially) Either of a pair of braids or tails worn on the sides of the head.

coletilla

A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.

coleto

An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.

colgado

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

colgador

A device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc, consisting of a hook with sloping "arms" in the approximate shape of human shoulders.

colgajo

(surgery) A piece of tissue incompletely detached from the body, as an intermediate stage of plastic surgery.

colgandero

Suspended.

colgando

Suspended.

colgante

Suspended.

colgar

(intransitive) To be or remain suspended.

colgar clase

(intransitive) To be absent from school without permission.

colgarse

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

colibrí

Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.

cólico

(pathology) Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).

colicuación

The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point.

colidir

(intransitive) To impact directly, especially if violent.

coligación

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

coligadura

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

coligamiento

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

coligarse

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

colimba

One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.

colimbo

(US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.

colina

(organic compound) A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH3)3N+CH2CH2OHX−. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation.

colinabo

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.

colindante

Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.

colindar

(intransitive) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

colindar con

(intransitive) To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).

colineta

A small hill.

colipavo

Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

Coliseo

The largest stadium in the Roman empire, located near the center of Rome.

colisión

An instance of colliding.

colisionador

(physics) Any of several forms of particle accelerator in which two opposing beams of particles collide.

colisionar

(intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.

colista

(slang, sports) The person or team in last place.

colita

(slang, childish, euphemistic) The buttocks.

colitis

(pathology) inflammation of the colon.

collado

(geography) A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.

collage

A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface or juxtaposing them digitally in analogous manner.

collar

A chain worn around the neck.

collete

A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal.

colmado

Containing a heap.

colmar

To fill beyond capacity or beyond what is appropriate.

colmena

Such a home prepared by the bees themselves, in which some species of honey bees live and raise their young.

colmenar

A place where bees and their hives are kept.

colmenera

A person who maintains hives and keeps bees, especially for the production of honey.

colmenero

A person who maintains hives and keeps bees, especially for the production of honey.

colmenilla

A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.

colmillo

One of the pointed teeth behind the incisors and in front of the premolar teeth.

colmo

A small amount of something.

colocación

(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.

colocado

(slang) Inebriated: drunk, high, or stoned.

colocar

To place hardware within another company’s facilities.

colocar el puntero sobre

(computing) Chiefly followed by over: to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over something on a screen such as a hyperlink or icon without clicking, so as to produce a result (such as the appearance of a tooltip).

colocar micrófonos ocultos

(transitive) To install an electronic listening device or devices in.

colocarse

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get,‎ high.

colocón

(countable) A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.

colodrillo

(anatomy) The back part of the neck.

colofón

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

colofonia

(organic chemistry) A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.

coloide

(physical chemistry) A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.

Colombia

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Colombia. Capital: Bogotá.

colombiana

A native or inhabitant of Colombia.

colombiano

Of, from or relating to Colombia.

colombina

Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.

Colombo

The commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.

colombroño

A person with the same name as another.

Colón

A person who makes a great discovery.

colona

A founder of a colony.

Colonia

The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the Rhine River.

colonialismo

The policy of a country seeking to extend or retain its authority over other people or territories, generally with the aim of economic dominance.

colonialista

Of or pertaining to colonialism.

colonista

One who travels, especially on a journey to visit sites of religious significance.

colonización

The process of establishing a colony.

colonizador

A founder of a colony.

colonizadora

A founder of a colony.

colono

A founder of a colony.

colonoscopia

(medicine) The examination of the colon using a colonoscope.

coloquial

(of behavior, usage, or milieu) Informal; relaxed.

coloquialismo

A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.

coloquio

A conversation or dialogue. [from 15th c.]

color

(poker) A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.

color aleonado

(countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).

color avellana

(countable, and, uncountable) A greenish-brown colour, the colour of a ripe hazelnut.

color canela

(countable) A warm yellowish-brown color, the color of cinnamon.

color ciruela

A dark bluish-red color/colour, the colour of some plums. [from 19th c.]

color del ante

A brownish yellow colour.

color leonado

(countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).

color teja

A reddish-brown color.

coloración

The act or art of coloring.

Colorado

A state in the western United States, the 38th state. Capital and largest city: Denver.

coloramiento

The act or art of coloring.

colorante

A pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue.

colorar

(transitive) To give something color.

coloreado

Slightly colored, having tint.

colorear

(transitive) To give something color.

colorete

(uncountable, countable) A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks.

colorido

(dated) Festive, bright, or colourful.

colorín

(comics) A book or magazine that uses sequences of drawings to narrate a story or a series of stories, primarily in a serialized form, usually fiction.

colorina

A person with red hair.

colorinche

Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste. [from 1540s]

colorir

(transitive) To give something color.

colosal

Extremely large or on a great scale.

coloso

An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.

cólquico

(countable) Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum.

Colton

A city in San Bernardino County, California.

coludir

(intransitive) to act in concert with; to conspire

Columba

(constellation) A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dove.

columbario

A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.

columbino

(figurative) Peaceful, conciliatory.

columbrar

(transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.

columelar

One of the pointed teeth behind the incisors and in front of the premolar teeth.

columna

(architecture) A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.

columna vertebral

(countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.

columnata

A series of columns at regular intervals.

columnista

A regular writer of a column, such as in a magazine or newspaper.

columpiarse

(intransitive) To ride on a swing.

colusión

Chiefly preceded by in: collaboration or collusion, chiefly for a nefarious reason. [from early 19th c.]

colutorio

A liquid used to clean one's mouth.

coma

A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.

comadre

A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.

comadreja

Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia.

comadrona

(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

comal

A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which food is fried or baked.

comanche

The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by these people, sometimes classified as a variety of Shoshone.