Spanish–English dictionary

derramamiento sanguíneo

A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.

derramar

(transitive) To allow to flow or fall.

derramar ponzoña

(transitive, colloquial, originally, US) To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.

derrame

(medicine) The seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself.

derrame cerebral

(by extension) The rower nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rhythm for the other rowers; the position in the boat occupied by this rower.

derrame de sangre

(literally) The shedding or spilling of blood.

derrame hemático

A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.

derrancar

(transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).

derranchado

Disturbed or upset, especially mentally.

derranchar

(transitive, mostly, passive) To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.

derrapada

An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.

derrapaje

(motorsports) A driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner.

derrapar

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

derrape

An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.

derrelicto

(uncountable, specifically, law) Property abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery and no expectation of being returned to its owner; (countable) an item of such property, especially a ship.

derrelinquir

(transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.

derretido

Fluid; readily flowing.

derretimiento

The act of melting or liquefying something by heating it.

derretimiento nuclear

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

derretir

(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.

derretirse

(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.

derretirse por

In love.

derribar

(transitive) To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.

derribarse

(intransitive, informal) To fall over; to collapse or give way; to be crushed.

derribe

(martial arts) A taking down: an act of bringing one's opponent to the ground by grabbing one or both legs and applying a rearward bending moment.

derribo

The process of demolishing or destroying buildings or other structures.

derrocamiento

(now, _, chiefly, _, US) The forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; a coup; an ousting.

derrocar

(transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.

derrochador

(gambling) A gambler who wagers large amounts of money, usually in a casino.

derrochar

(transitive, figurative) To squander or waste.

derroche

(countable) Careless wastefulness.

derrota

The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.

derrotado

(of a, person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.

derrotar

(transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.

derrotero

(nautical) The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.

derrotismo

Acceptance of defeat without struggle.

derrotista

Of or relating to defeatism.

derruido

Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.

derrumbarse

(intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.

derviche

A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.

des-

reversal, undoing

desaborido

Lacking in taste or flavor.

desabotonar

(intransitive, ergative) To come open by having its buttons unfastened.

desabrido

Lacking in taste or flavor.

desabrigado

Unprotected, uncovered.

desabrochar

(transitive) To unfasten, to loosen.

desacatar

(transitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey an order of (somebody).

desacato

(legal) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.

desaceleración

(uncountable) The act or process of decelerating.

desacelerar

(transitive) To reduce the velocity of something.

desacerrojar

(transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.

desacertado

Not adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept. [from 1670s]

desacierto

(countable) A statement, passage etc. that is inaccurate or false.

desacoplamiento

(uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.

desacoplar

(ambitransitive) To unlink; to take apart or come apart.

desacordar

(intransitive) To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.

desacostumbrado

Not accustomed (to), unfamiliar with.

desacreditado

Shabby, run-down, possibly connected with bad, dishonest or illegal activities, somewhat disreputable.

desacreditar

(transitive) To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.

desactivar

(transitive, US, regional, Southern US) To turn off or switch off (an electrical device).

desacuerdo

(uncountable) A condition of not agreeing or concurring.

desafiador

One who challenges; especially, one who plays against the current champion of a game or contest in hopes of winning and becoming the new champion.

desafiamiento

The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.

desafiante

Difficult, hard to do.

desafiar

(transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.

desaficionar

(transitive) To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.

desafijación

(uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.

desafijar

(transitive) To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.

desafilado

Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.

desafilar

To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.

desafilarse

(intransitive) To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.

desafinado

Not in the correct musical pitch.

desafío

A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.

desaforado

Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative. [from 18th c.]

desafortunadamente

Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

desafortunado

Not favored by fortune.

desafuero

(countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.

desagradable

(Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.

desagradar

(transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. [from 16th c.]

desagradecido

Not grateful; not expressing gratitude.

desagrado

Not pleased or happy with something.

desagravio

Compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.

desaguadero

(chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)

desaguador

(chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)

desaguar

(transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.

desagüe

(chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)

desahogado

Spacious, expansive, comfortable.

desahogar

(transitive, intransitive) To express a strong emotion.

desahogarse

(idiomatic) To vent; to talk or take action (especially in a ranting or unrestrained way) so as to relieve stress.

desahogo

Something which allows for the release of one's desires.

desahuciar

To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.

desahuciarse de

(transitive) To lose hope concerning (someone or something)

desahucio

The act of evicting.

desairar

(transitive) To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

desaire

A deliberate affront or slight.

desajustado

Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.

desajuste

The property of not being in balance.

desalar

To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply

desalentado

Sad and dispirited.

desalentador

Intimidatingly impressive; awe-inspiring, overwhelming.

desalentar

(transitive) To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.

desaliento

A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.

desaliñado

(by extension) Disorderly or untidy in appearance.

desalinizar

To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply

desalmado

Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel. [from 16th c.]

desalojado

Lacking a permanent place of residence.

desalojar

(transitive) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.

desalojo

The act of evicting.

desalzarse

(intransitive, originally only in military setting) To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply. [from the end of the 17th c.]

desamarrar

(ambitransitive, nautical) To let go (a cable or rope securing a vessel to a buoy, wharf, etc.) so that the vessel may make way.

desambiguar

To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.

desamistarse

(social media) To defriend; to remove from one's friends list (e.g. on a social networking website).

desamor

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

desamorado

Without love.

desamparado

Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.

desamparar

(transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).

desamparo

The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.]

desangelado

As if without a soul; insensitive, unfeeling.

desangrar

(transitive) To let or draw blood from.

desanimado

Sad and dispirited.

desanimar

(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

desanimarse

To despair; to experience reduced morale.

desánimo

A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.

desanudar

(transitive) To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.

desapacible

Stormy, of rough weather; not clement.

desaparecer

(intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.

desaparecido

(informal, euphemism) Caused to disappear by someone, often for political reasons.

desaparición

Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.

desapercibido

Not prominent nor easily noticeable. [from 1828]

desapestillar

(transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.

desaplomarse

(intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.

desaprensivo

Contemptuous of what is right or honorable.

desaprobación

The act of disapproving; condemnation.

desaprovechar

To be at a disadvantage.

desarmador

A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.

desarme

The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.

desarollamiento

The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care

desarraigar

To force (people) from their homeland to a new or foreign location.

desarraigo

The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.

desarrapado

Wearing tattered clothes.

desarreglo

A continuing act of disorder.

desarrollado

(said of a country) wealthy and industrialized; not third-world.

desarrollador

A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.

desarrolladora

(computing) A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.

desarrollal

Related to development.

desarrollar

To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman).

desarrollista

Related to development.

desarrollo

(countable) Something which has developed.

desarropar

(transitive) To remove the clothing of (someone). [from 17th c.]

desarroparse

(intransitive) To remove one’s clothing. [from 17th c.]