Spanish–English dictionary

crédito

A nominal unit of value assigned outside of a currency system.

crédito académico

A nominal unit of value assigned outside of a currency system.

crédito de gasto presupuestario

Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.

credo

An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.

crédulo

Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.

creencia

(uncountable) Religious faith.

creer

(intransitive) To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.

creerle

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

creerse

To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.

creíble

Capable of being believed; credible.

creíblemente

In a believable way.

creído

Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

creisi

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

crema

Cream-coloured; having a yellowish white colour.

crema al cacao

A sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk, generically called chocolate spread.

crema bávara

A pudding similar to pastry cream but thickened with gelatin or isinglass instead of flour or cornstarch, and flavoured with liqueur.

crema de cacao

A sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk, generically called chocolate spread.

crema dental

A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.

crema pastelera

Cream used by confectioners to make pies, etc.

cremación

A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.

cremar

(transitive) To incinerate a dead body (as an alternative to burial).

crematorio

A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.

crème bavaroise

A pudding similar to pastry cream but thickened with gelatin or isinglass instead of flour or cornstarch, and flavoured with liqueur.

cremoso

Of food or drink, having the rich taste or thick, smooth texture of cream, whether or not it actually contains cream.

crencha

(British) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.

crenchar

To cut hair with a parting.

creosota

A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative.

creosotar

(transitive) To apply creosote.

crep

A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.

crepa

A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.

crepe

A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.

crepitante

(medicine, now, chiefly, in plural) An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema.

crepitar

(intransitive) To make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or popping.

crepúsculo

(now, _, rare) Twilight.

crepúsculo matutino

(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.

crepúsculo vespertino

The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.

cresa

A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter. [from 15th c.]

crespo

Having curls.

crespón

A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.

cresta

A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair along the crest of the head kept long, and usually styled so as to stand straight up.

Creta

An island in the Mediterranean, and the largest in Greece.

Cretáceo

(geology) The geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 66 million years ago.

Cretácico

(geology) The geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 66 million years ago.

cretense

Of or relating to Crete or its inhabitants.

cretina

(by extension, pejorative) An idiot.

cretino

(by extension, pejorative) An idiot.

creyente

A person who believes; especially regarding religion.

creyón

A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing.

cría

The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.

criación

(psychology) The provision of physical and emotional care. [from 20th c.]

criada

(now, historical) A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.

criadero

A facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions, especially those of fish or poultry.

criado

Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.

criador

A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally).

criadora

A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally).

crianza

(psychology) The provision of physical and emotional care. [from 20th c.]

criar

To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.

criatura

A living creature.

criba

(mining, quarrying) A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.

cribado

(medicine) Identifying cases of a disease in a population of asymptomatic persons.

cribaje

(medicine) Identifying cases of a disease in a population of asymptomatic persons.

cribar

To put something through a riddle or sieve; to sieve; to sift.

cribo

A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.

cric

A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre. [from 17th c.]

crica

(anatomy) The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.

cricket

A variant of the game of darts. See Cricket (darts).

crimea

Native or inhabitant of the Crimea.

crimen

(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.

crimen incendiario

The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.

crimeo

Denoting, of, or related to Crimea, a peninsula on the north of the Black Sea, separating it from the Sea of Azov.

criminal

A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

criminalidad

(uncountable) Criminal acts collectively.

criminalizar

(transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.

criminalmente

In a criminal manner.

criminología

The study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.

crimpar

(electricity) To fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened.

crin

A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.

criogénico

Of, relating to, or performed at low temperatures.

criollo

(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.

criollo jamaiquino

The Jamaican creole language.

cripta

An underground vault.

criptografía

The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.

criptografiar

(cryptography) To encode.

criptomoneda

A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority.

criptón

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.

criptonita

(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable.

críquet

A variant of the game of darts. See Cricket (darts).

criquetista

A person who plays cricket.

crisálida

The pupa of a butterfly or moth, particularly bare and hanging or girdled, as opposed to enclosed in a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.

crisantemo

Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.

crisis

(figuratively) A difficult position.

Crismes

(originally, Christianity) A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places.

crisol

The lowest part of a metallurgical furnace.

crispar

(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

cristal

(usually, uncountable) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).

cristalino

Visually clear, a sharp image, of high acuity.

cristiana

(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.

cristianar

(transitive) To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.

cristiandad

The Christian world; Christ's Church on Earth. [from 14th c.]

cristianismo

An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.

cristiano

(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.

Cristina

A en given name.

Cristo

(arts) A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus Christ.

Cristóbal Colón

A person who makes a great discovery.

críter

A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.

criterio

A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.

criteriómetro

A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.

criterioso

Having, characterized by, or done with good judgment or sound thinking.

crítica

(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.

criticador

(countable) One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.

críticamente

In a critical manner; with, or in terms of, criticism.

criticar

(intransitive, law, archaic) To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.

criticar duramente

(transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely.

criticar severamente

(transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely.

criticastro

(countable) One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.

criticismo

(uncountable) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed

criticismo adverso

(figuratively, informal) Adverse criticism. [from 1963]

crítico

Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.

criticón

Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky.

croac

The call of a frog or toad.

Croacia

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Croatia. Capital and largest city: Zagreb. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991.

croar

(intransitive, of a frog, toad, raven, or various other birds or animals) To make its vocal sound.

croata

Of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language.

crocante

A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.

croché

(sewing) A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

crochet

(sewing) A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

crochetear

(ambitransitive) To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.

crocitar

The harsh cry of a crow.

croco

A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.

crocodilo

Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.

crocoíta

(mineral) A rare red mineral; lead chromate, PbCrO4.

crol

A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick.

crol frontal

(swimming, by extension) The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.

cromar

(transitive) To plate with chrome.

cromatografía

(analytical chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterized by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) – the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases affect the separation.

cromo

A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.

cromosoma

(cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.

crónica

Historical records; chronicles; history.

crónicamente

In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree.

Crónicas

(book of the bible) A book of the Jewish Tanakh, divided into two Books of Chronicles in the Christian Bible.

cronista

A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles.

cronograma

A sentence or inscription whose letters, when interpreted according to a system (such as Roman numerals) in which letters correspond to numeric values, stand for a particular date (usually the date of inscription) when rearranged.

cronología

A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future).

cronológicamente

(manner) In a chronological manner; with reference to time.

cronológico

(films, shows, books, etc) Relating to the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur within a story, rather than the order in which they are released.

cronometrador

(sports) A person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event.

cronometraje

The measurement of time, or determining what the local time is: the act or process of keeping the time.

cronometrar

(British, slang) To falsify the reading of the odometer of a vehicle.

cronómetro

A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.

croquetas

Any artificial animal feed in pellet form.