Spanish–English dictionary

desinterés

The quality or state of being selfless.

desinteresado

Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.

desinteresal

Not interested; indifferent, not concerned.

desinteresante

Lacking interest or substance; flat; one-dimensional.

desintoxicación

A detoxification unit.

desintoxicar

(transitive) To remove foreign and harmful substances from something.

desistimiento

(legal) The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.

desistir

To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance

desistir [de]

(ambitransitive, formal) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).

deslastrar

To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.

deslavazadamente

Piece by piece; in small amounts, stages, or degrees.

deslavazado

(figuratively) Not connected, coherent, or continuous.

deslave

A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.

desleal

Not loyal, without loyalty.

deslealtad

(uncountable) The quality of being disloyal.

desleír

(physical chemistry) (transitive) To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or other material.

deslembar

(transitive) To shock or surprise.

deslenguado

(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.

desliar

(brewing) To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.

desligar

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

desliz

A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.

deslizada

(phonology) A transitional sound, especially a semivowel.

deslizadero

An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.

deslizador

A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country.

deslizante

(phonology) A transitional sound, especially a semivowel.

deslizar

(intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.

deslizarle [ideas] a

(transitive, colloquial) To suggest or introduce (an idea, etc.) to (off or by) someone, in order to gain feedback.

deslizarse

(transitive) To cause to glide.

deslocalizado

Located in the sea away from the coast.

deslocalizar

(transitive) To move industrial production from one region to another or from one country to another, in order to seek lower business costs, such as labor.

deslomadura

Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.

deslucido

(of furniture, etc.) Faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique.

deslucir

(transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.

deslumbramiento

(uncountable) An intense, blinding light.

deslumbrante

Shining very brightly.

deslumbrar

(transitive) To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.

deslumbre

(uncountable) An intense, blinding light.

deslustrar

To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.

desmadrado

Not under control.

desmamar

(transitive) To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

desmamarse

(transitive) To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

desmán

Either of two species, Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus, of aquatic or semiaquatic insectivore of the mole family, Talpidae, found in Europe.

desmañado

Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.

desmantelar

To take out of service or to render unusable.

desmarcar

(intransitive) To part; to stop associating.

desmayado

Not awake; having no awareness (usually as the result of a head injury).

desmayarse

(literally) To faint, to lose consciousness.

desmayo

A temporary loss of consciousness.

desmejorado

Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition

desmejorar

To place lower in position.

desmejorarse

(intransitive) To become worse; to get worse.

desmelenado

Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.

desmembrado

With the most important parts destroyed (often by fire), removed or rendered useless.

desmembrar

(transitive) To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces.

desmemoria

The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland.

desmemoriado

Unable to remember things well; liable to forget.

desmemoriarse

(transitive) To lose remembrance of.

desmentir

(transitive) To contradict, to show (something) to be false. [from 17th c.]

desmenuzado

Cut or torn into narrow strips or small pieces.

desmenuzar

(transitive) To break into crumbs.

desmenuzarse

(intransitive, often, figurative) To fall apart; to disintegrate.

desmerecedor

Considered unworthy of reward.

desmerecer

To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance

desmereciente

Considered unworthy of reward.

desmesura

Excessive pride, presumption, or arrogance (originally toward the gods).

desmesurado

Not moderate; excessive.

desmigajar

(transitive) To break into crumbs.

desmigajarse

(intransitive, often, figurative) To fall apart; to disintegrate.

desmilitarizar

(transitive) To remove troops from (an area).

desmitificar

(transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.

desmontaje

The process of disassembling.

desmontar

To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly.

desmonte

An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.

desmoralizante

Appearing to be difficult; challenging.

desmoralizar

To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.

desmoronar

(transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.

desmoronarse

(intransitive, often, figurative) To fall apart; to disintegrate.

desmotadora

A machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds, etc.

desmotadora de algodón

A machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds, etc.

desmotar

(transitive) To remove the seeds from cotton with a cotton gin.

desmovilización

The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.

desnatar

(transitive) To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface

desnecesariamente

In a needless manner.

desniñar

(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.

desnivel

A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage

desnivel positivo

The act of gaining; acquisition.

desnivelado

Not level or smooth

desnudar

To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.

desnudarse

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

desnudez

The state or condition of being naked; nudity; bareness; defenselessness; undisguisedness.

desnudo

Bare, not covered by clothing.

desnutrición

A lack of adequate nourishment.

desnutrido

Suffering from malnutrition.

desobedecer

(transitive) To refuse to obey.

desobediencia

Refusal to obey.

desobediente

Not obedient.

desobstrucción

The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared.

desobstruir

(transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.

desocupado

Not currently in use; not taken; unoccupied.

desodorizar

To mask or eliminate the odor of, or an odor in, (something).

desoír

To disregard or ignore.

desolado

Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.

desolador

Causing distress; upsetting.

desolar

(transitive) To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.

desolladero

A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. [Early 19th century.]

desollador

One who or that which flays.

desollar

To strip the skin off; to skin.

desopilante

Entertaining.

desorden

A lack of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.

desordenadamente

Piece by piece; in small amounts, stages, or degrees.

desordenado

Scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects that occupies space; littered.

desorganización

A continuing act of disorder.

desorganizado

lacking order

desorganizar

To make less organised; to reduce to chaos.

desorientación

(military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.

desorientar

To cause to lose orientation or direction.

desosegar

(transitive) To inspire fear and reverence in.

desosegarse

(ambitransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.

desove

The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.

despabilar

(transitive) To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.

despachar

(transitive) To hustle; to dispatch something or someone quickly.

despacharse

(transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.

despacho

A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.

despachurramiento

A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.

despachurrar

(intransitive) To return to a place.

despachurro

A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.

despacio

In a quiet manner.

despacito

(idiomatic) Relax; do something gently, lightly or carefully; slow down; calm down.

despalillar

(figuratively, transitive) To bring a definite end to; to finish completely.

despalmar

(transitive) To cut off the edge or corner of something.

despalomado

Lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed; oblivious.

despampanante

Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful.

despanchurrar

(intransitive) To return to a place.

desparasitar

To cause an animal to excrete any worms in the digestive tract by the administration of drugs.

desparecer

(transitive) To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.

desparejado

(not comparable) Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.

desparejo

Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements.

desparpajado

(of behavior, usage, or milieu) Informal; relaxed.

desparpajo

Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.

desparramamiento sanguinolento

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

desparramar

(transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.

desparramarse

To spread out in a disorderly fashion; to straggle.

desparramo

A straggling, haphazard growth, especially of housing on the edge of a city.

desparrancarse

To spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.

despatarrarse

To spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.

despatronizado

Varying in quality

despaturrarse

To spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.

despavorido

Causing fear, dread, or terror.

despavoriente

Full of something causing dread, whether

despavorientemente

In a dreadful manner; terribly.