Spanish–English dictionary

culturado

Artificially developed.

cultural

Pertaining to culture.

culturalmente

Related to culture.

cultureta

Learned in the ways of civilized society; civilized; refined.

culturizado

Learned in the ways of civilized society; civilized; refined.

culturizar

To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.

culturoso

Learned in the ways of civilized society; civilized; refined.

cumbre

The highest part of a hill.

cumbrera

The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.

cumiche

The youngest child of a family.

cumpleaños

The anniversary of the day on which something is created.

cumplido

Completed; effected; established.

cumplidor

Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.

cumpliente

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

cumplimentar

(ambitransitive) To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone).

cumplimiento

An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.

cumplir

(intransitive, figurative) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.

cumplir con

To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.

cumulación

An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders, unconsumed products or unfinished work.

cumulativo

Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.

cúmulo

A large white, puffy cloud that develops through convection.

cúmulo estelar

(astronomy) A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other.

cuña

A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.

cuñar

To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.

cuncuna

The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.

cuneta

A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

cuñete

(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

cunilinguo

Performance of oral sex upon the vulva or vagina.

cunnilinguo

Performance of oral sex upon the vulva or vagina.

cunnilingus

Performance of oral sex upon the vulva or vagina.

cuño

An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.

cuórum

The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority.

cuota

An additional monetary payment charged for a service or good, especially one that is minor compared to the underlying cost.

cuota de importación

(business, economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.

cuotidiano

That occurs every day, or at least every working day.

cupé

(fencing) An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.

cupo

The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.

cupón

A slip of paper drawn in a lottery, possibly redeemable for a prize.

cúpula

(architecture) A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.

cuquear

To encourage or stimulate.

cuquería

Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.

cura

The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.

cura párroco

An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.

curable

Capable of being cured.

curaca

The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group. [from 13th c.]

curación

A method, device or medication that restores good health.

curado

A process of preservation, as by smoking.

curador

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

curadora

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

curalotodo

A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.

curandera

A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.

curandería

(countable) An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine.

curanderismo

(countable) An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine.

curandero

One who heals, especially through faith.

curar

(transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).

curare

A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.

curarse

(intransitive) To become better or healthy again.

curativo

Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.

cúrcuma

(cooking) The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food.

curcumina

(organic compound, biochemistry) A polyphenol (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione; a major constituent of the spice turmeric.

curcusilla

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

curdo

Of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family.

cureta

A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.

curiosamente

Oddly; in a strange or unexpected way.

curiosear

To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.

curiosidad

A strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity.

curioso

In eager desire, eager, astir.

curita

(Australia, North America, Philippines) An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.

currante por libre

Someone who freelances.

currelar

(intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.

curri

One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce.

curricán

(also, figurative) Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.

currículo

(US) The set of courses, coursework, and content offered at a school or university.

currito

A person who works in a low servile job.

currito por cuenta propia

Someone who freelances.

curro

An economic role for which a person is paid.

curruca

Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Parulidae (New World warblers).

currutaca

(symptom) A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very soft or watery bowel movements.

currutaco

(dated) A vain man; a dandy.

curry

One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce.

cursar

(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place). [from 17th c.]

cursi

(informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.

cursilada

(countable, uncountable, informal) (An instance of) excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material in a film, television programme, theater production, etc.

cursilería

(figuratively) Excessive, showy sentimentality.

cursillo

A brief educational course.

curso

(education) The annual period during which a student attends school, college or university.

curtida

A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).

curtido

Experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby

curtidor

A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.

curtidora

A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.

curtir

(transitive) To prepare or alter, especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.

curtirse

(intransitive) To undergo a chemical or physical process for preservation or use.

curto

Short or concise.

curul

A place in which to sit.

curva

(geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve. [from 16th c.]

curvado

Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.

curvadora

A device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle.

curvar

(transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.

curvas

A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.

curvatura

(countable) A mental or moral distortion, deviation, or aberration.

curvidad

(obsolete) A support beam consisting of a post with a cross-beam resting upon it; a bracket or truss consisting of a vertical piece, a horizontal piece, and a strut.

curvilíneo

Having bends; curved; curvilineal.

curvo

Having a curve or curves; curving.

Cusco

A city in Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire.

cuscús

A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.

cuscuta

Any of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it is now placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.

cusir

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

cúspide

A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. [c. 1610]

custodia

A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

custodiar

(transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.

custodio

A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

customización

The act of customizing something.

customizado

Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.

customizante

Relating to someone who makes custom-made products, especially clothing items.

customizar

To build or alter according to personal preferences or specifications.

cusuco

Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.

cutara

(footwear) A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot

cute

Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.

cúter

(nautical) A single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, sailing vessel with at least two headsails, and a mast set further aft than that of a sloop.

cutre

(slang, somewhat, vulgar) Produced in an incompetent or desultory manner, or of something lacking in quality or substance; of low rank; incompetent.

cutrón

(informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.

cuya

(relative) Of whom, belonging to whom.

cuyas

(relative) Of whom, belonging to whom.

cuyo

As the object of a verb.

cuyos

(relative) Of whom, belonging to whom.

Cuzco

A city in Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire.

Cygnus

(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.

d.C.

(often, punctuated) Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord.

da igual

It is not important; do not worry (used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said).

dable

Able to be done in practice.

dacha

A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.

dachshund

A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.

dactilar

Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.

dáctilo

A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.

dactilógrafa

A person who types, a clerical worker who writes letters, etc., using a typewriter.

dactilografiar

To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.

dactilógrafo

A person who types, a clerical worker who writes letters, etc., using a typewriter.

dactilología

The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf.

dad

A substantive suffix denoting a condition or state of being.

dadá

A cultural movement that began in Zürich, Switzerland during and as a reaction to World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1920, which primarily involved visual arts, literature (mainly poetry), theatre, and graphic design, and was characterized by deliberate irrationality, disillusionment, cynicism, nihilism, randomness, and rejection of the prevailing standards in art.

dadaísmo

A cultural movement that began in Zürich, Switzerland during and as a reaction to World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1920, which primarily involved visual arts, literature (mainly poetry), theatre, and graphic design, and was characterized by deliberate irrationality, disillusionment, cynicism, nihilism, randomness, and rejection of the prevailing standards in art.

dádiva

(countable) Something given liberally; a gift.

dadivosidad

(uncountable) The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time.

dadivoso

Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.]

dado

An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.

dado que

In consideration of the fact that.

Dafne

(Greek god) A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.

daga

A ceremonial pointed knife or dagger, used especially in Wicca and other neopagan traditions and typically having a black handle with magical symbols on it. [from 20th c.]

daimio

(historical) A lord during the Japanese feudal period.

daiquiri

A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added.