Spanish–English dictionary

conveniencia

(uncountable) The quality of being advisable or prudent.

conveniente

(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.

convenientemente

In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without difficulty.

convenio

(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.

convenir

(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case

conventículo

A secret, unauthorized or illegal religious meeting.

conventillo

A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.

convento

(chiefly, _, Christianity) The residence of a female religious community, a monastery for nuns.

convergencia

(automotive) An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round.

converger

(intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.

conversa

Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. [from 16th c.]

conversación

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

conversacional

Of, relating to, or in the style of a conversation; informal and chatty.

conversador

(informal) Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.

conversadora

A person who participates in a conversation.

conversar

(formal, intransitive) To talk; to engage in conversation.

conversión

The opposite or reverse.

convertible

An automobile with a retractable top.

convertidor

A person or thing that converts.

convertir

(transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.]

convertir en puré

(transitive) To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure

convertirse en

(copulative) To become, or cause oneself to become.

convexo

Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.

convicción

(countable) A firmly held belief.

convicto

(legal) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.

convidado

A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.

convidar

(intransitive) To make a purchase or purchases, to treat (for a drink, meal or gift)

convincente

Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence.

convincentemente

In a convincing manner.

convite

A large celebratory meal; a feast.

convocar

(intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.

convocatoria

A beckoning or summoning.

convolución

(mathematics, functional analysis) A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.

convoluto

(chiefly, anatomy, zoology) Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.

convoy

(nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.

convoyar

(transitive) To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection.

convulsión

(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.

convulsionar

(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.

convulsionar(se)

(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.

convulsionar[se]

(intransitive) To have a seizure.

conyugal

Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial.

cónyuge

A person in a marriage or marital relationship.

cónyugue

A person in a marriage or marital relationship.

cooperación

(usually, uncountable) The act of cooperating.

cooperar

(intransitive) To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.

cooperativa

A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.

cooperativo

Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.

coordenada

(mathematics, cartography, astronomy, geography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.

coordinador

One who, or that which, coordinates.

coordinadora

One who, or that which, coordinates.

Copa

(informal, sports) A win of a championship that is awarded a cup.

copa de flauta

A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne.

copaneca

A cichlid fish of species Astronotus ocellatus, native to South America, sometimes kept in aquariums.

copartícipe

Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.

copasético

(US, slang) Fine, excellent, OK, in excellent order.

copear

(intransitive) To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.

copelación

(metallurgy) The process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore.

copelación nuclear

Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and potentially in radiation escaping.

copelar

To produce metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves heating and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.

Copenhague

The capital city of Denmark.

Copérnico

Nicolaus Copernicus, a mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe.

copete

(colloquial, uncountable) Any alcoholic beverage (especially beer or hard liquor).

copia

(Internet) A duplicate copy of an email.

copia con papel carbón

(countable, informal) A carbon copy.

copia de plano

(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).

copia de reserva

(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.

copia de respaldo

(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.

copia de seguridad

(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.

copiado

(radio, _, telecommunications, procedure word) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)

copiadora

A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.

copiar

(transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.

copiloto

The navigator in the sport of rally racing, who sits in the front passenger seat and gives directions to the driver.

copiosamente

Plentifully, abundantly.

copioso

Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

copista

A person who makes manual copies of works such as manuscripts or paintings.

coplas

(informal) An outrageous or blatant lie.

copo

A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything

copo de nieve

A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.

copos de maíz

A breakfast cereal made from toasted flakes of maize.

cópula

The act of copulation in animals.

copulación

(countable) The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.

copular

(somewhat, _, formal) To engage in sexual intercourse.

copyleft

A software license that follows this philosophy.

coque

(uncountable) Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.

coqueta

Someone who flirts a lot or enjoys flirting; a flirtatious person.

coquetamente tímido

Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.

coquetear

(intransitive) To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way. [from 18th c.]

coqueteo

Playful flirtation; amorous play. [from 14th c.]

coquetería

(countable) An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man.

coqueto

Of or relating to a young, flirtatious girl.

coquilla

(US, Canada) A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia.

coquina

Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.

cor

(anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.

cora

(North America) A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada. [from 18th c.]

coraje

(uncountable, figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength.

corajina

An often childish display or fit of bad temper.

corajoso

Of an action, that requires courage.

corajudo

(vulgar, colloquial) Tough and courageous; having balls.

coral

Of, relating to, written for, or performed by a choir or a chorus.

coralífero

Made of coral.

coralino

Made of coral.

coraza

(uncountable) A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.

corazón

The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one’s heart or innermost thoughts.

Corazón de León

The nickname of Richard I of England.

corazón destrozado

Overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment.

corazón roto

Overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment.

corazonada

Intuition.

corazones

(card games) One of the four suits of playing cards, in red, marked with the symbol ♥.

corbata

A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front.

Córcega

An island and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia.

corcel

(archaic, poetic) A stallion, especially one used for riding.

corchado

(idiomatic) Having nothing to say; not knowing what to say; stunned to the point of being speechless.

corchea

(music) an eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail.

corchete

(countable) A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder.

corcho

(obsolete, slang) A sharper or pickpocket.

corco

An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.

corcova

A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.

corcovado

(derogatory, now, offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis.

corcovear

(intransitive, of a horse, _, or similar saddle or pack animal) To leap upward arching its back, coming down with head low and forelegs stiff, forcefully kicking its hind legs upward, often in an attempt to dislodge or throw a rider or pack.

corcoveo

(mathematics) A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.

corcovo

(mathematics) A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.

corcusir

(figurative) To add one or more things in order to improve (something, especially wages); to supplement; also, to remedy a shortfall in (something).

cordal

(music, lutherie) An element, often triangular, to which the strings of a violin, guitar, etc. are attached at the lower end of an instrument.

cordel

A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).

cordelero

A friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order, such as (Roman Catholicism) the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (for men), Order of Friars Minor Conventual (men), Order of Saint Clare (women), or the Third Order of Saint Francis (men and women); or (Protestantism) certain orders in some Protestant churches, especially the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church.

corderillo

A young lamb, a very young sheep.

corderito

A young lamb, a very young sheep.

cordero

A young sheep.

corderoy

A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.

cordial

Showing friendliness or goodwill.

cordialidad

(uncountable) The quality of being cordial.

cordialmente

(idiomatic) Used as a polite closing of a letter

cordillera

(geography) A series of adjoining mountains, often in a line.

Cordillera de los Andes

Synonym of Andes Mountains.

cordón

An ornamental braided cord with decorative metal tips worn on uniforms.

cordón elástico

An elastic fabric-bound strap with a hook at each end, used for securing luggage.

cordonera

A lace used for fastening a shoe.

cordura

A healthy mental state.

Corea

A geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country.

coreana

Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.

coreano

Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.

corear

To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group.

coreógrafo

A person who choreographs.

coriandro

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

corindón

(mineral) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al2O3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.

corintio

Of or relating to Corinth.

Corintios

(biblical) Either of the two books in the New Testament of the Bible that are written as epistles to the people of Corinth and which are attributed to Paul the Apostle, Sosthenes and Timothy.

Corinto

A port city in Greece.

corío

An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.

Cork

The principal city of County Cork, Ireland.