Spanish–English dictionary

conseguidor

A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper and/or unlawful means.

conseguir

(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish. [from 14th c.]

conseja

A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.

consejero

A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.

consejo

(uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.

consejo de administración

A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.

consenso

General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each member of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.

consensual

With permission, with consensus, without coercion; allowed without objecting or resisting.

consentido

(of a person, usually a child) Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering.

consentimiento

A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.

consentir

(intransitive) To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way. [from 16th c.]

conserje

Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.

conservacionista

A person who maintains natural areas or protects threatened species.

conservador

A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.

conservadora térmica

An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.

conservadorismo

A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.

conservadurismo

A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.

conservante

Any agent, natural or artificial, that acts to preserve, especially when added to food.

conservar

To have a deep appreciation of; to hold dear.

conservar las fuerzas

To set the speed in a race.

conservatismo

A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.

conservativo

(physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.

conservatorio

A music school or a drama school

conservería

The process of preserving food by heat processing in a sealed vessel (a jar or can).

considerable

(usually) Both detectable#Adjective and at least modestly substantial#Adjective: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance#Noun.

considerablemente

Significantly; to a degree worth considering.

consideración

The state or quality of being attentive.

considerado

Characterised by careful and conscious thought.

considerando

(legal) A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation.

considerar

(intransitive) To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.

considerarle

(transitive) To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.

consigna

A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent.

consigna de equipajes

(British, Irish, India) A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport.

consignación

A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent.

consignatario

The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.

consiguiente

Following as a result.

consistente

Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. [from late 16th c. in the obsolete sense ‘consisting of’]

consistentemente

(manner) In a consistent manner.

consistir

(archaic, intransitive) To exist or be compatible.

consistir de

(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). [from the earlier 15th c.]

consistir en

(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). [from the earlier 15th c.]

consola

A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.

consolación

The act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.

consolador

Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.

consolar

(transitive) To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc.

consolidación

The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated.

consolidar

(figuratively) To make permanent.

consomé

(uncountable) Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.

consonancia

(uncountable) The state of being compliant.

consonante

Consistent, harmonious, compatible, or in agreement.

cónsone

Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.

cónsono

Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.

consorcio

(uncountable) Association or partnership.

consorte

A person in a marriage or marital relationship.

conspicuo

Obvious or easy to notice.

conspiración

A secret plot.

conspirador

One of a group that acts in harmony to do something unlawful and unethical; a person who is part of a conspiracy.

conspiradora

One of a group that acts in harmony to do something unlawful and unethical; a person who is part of a conspiracy.

conspirar

(intransitive) to act in concert with; to conspire

constable

Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc.

constancia

(idiomatic) The past performance of a person, organization, or product, viewed in its entirety and usually for the purpose of making a judgment.

constante

Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. [from late 16th c. in the obsolete sense ‘consisting of’]

constantemente

In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently.

Constantina

A city and province in north-east Algeria.

Constantino

A en given name.

Constantinopla

(historical) The former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that.

constar

To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement.

constar de

(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). [from the earlier 15th c.]

constatable

Obviously true by simple observation.

constatación

A verification of the factuality of specific information.

constatar

(transitive) To verify the factuality of specific information.

constelación

(constellation) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).

consternación

Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.

consternado

Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant.

consternar

(intransitive, obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.

constipación

(countable, pathology) A common, usually harmless, usually viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.

constitución

(countable, uncountable) An item's composition.

constituir

(transitive) To constitute in amount or portion.

constituirse

(intransitive) To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.

constituyencia

(politics) A district represented by one or more elected officials.

constituyente

(politics, or, law) Authorized to make a constitution.

constreñido

Confined or restricted to a certain place.

constreñimiento

Something that constrains; a restriction.

constreñir

(transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.

constribución

The act of participating, of taking part in something.

constricción

The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.

constringir

(ambitransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure.

construcción

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

constructivamente

In a constructive manner.

constructo

A concept or model.

constructor

One who builds or constructs things.

constructor civil

One who builds or constructs things.

constructora

One who builds or constructs things.

constructora civil

One who builds or constructs things.

construir

(transitive) To put together.

consuelo

A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.

consueta

(theater) The person who does the prompting.

consueto

In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.

consuetud

Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.

consuetudinario

In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.

consulta

The act of consulting.

consultación

A conference for the exchange of information and advice.

consultar

(intransitive) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to collogue. [from 16th c.]

consultativo

That gives advice or consultation; advisory.

consultivo

Able to give advice.

consultorio

A room or department where surgery is performed.

consumación

The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion.

consumado

Completed; effected; established.

consumible

That is consumed or depleted upon use.

consumición

The amount consumed.

consumido

Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition

consumidor

(economics) Someone who trades money for goods or services as an individual.

consumir

(ambitransitive) To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.

consumismo

An economic theory that increased consumption is beneficial to a nation's economy in the long run.

consumista

Of or pertaining to consumerism; consumeristic.

consumo

The amount consumed.

conta

The act of counting or tallying a quantity.

contabilidad

(uncountable, British, NZ, often, _, Philippines, accounting) The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design, analysis and interpretation of accounting information.

contable

One who renders account; one accountable.

contactar

(transitive) To establish communication with (something or someone).

contador

A device designed to detect radioactivity and measure its intensity.

contadora

One who renders account; one accountable.

contagiante

(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.

contagiar

(transitive) To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.

contagioso

(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.

container

(transportation) A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.

contaminación

The act or process of contaminating.

contaminado

adulterated; impure

contaminante

That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.

contaminar

To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.

contar

(intransitive) To amount to, to number in total.

contar de nuevo

To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase.

contemplar

To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.

contemplativo

Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.

contemporáneo

Of the same age or era; contemporary.

contención

(uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.

contencioso

Prone to argue or dispute.

contendedor

Someone who competes with one or more other people.

contender

(intransitive) To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.

contendiente

One who arrives.

contenedor

An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.

contener

(transitive) To control, limit, or halt.

contener el hálito

(intransitive) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.

contenido

Subject matter; semantic information (or a portion or body thereof); that which is contained in writing, speech, video, etc.

contenimiento

(uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.

contentadizo

Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.

contentamiento

The state or degree of being contented or satisfied.

contentante

Which causes fulfilment; emotionally or artistically satisfying.

contentar

(transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy.

contenteza

The state or degree of being contented or satisfied.