Spanish–English dictionary

despavorir

To anticipate with fear.

despecho

Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice

despechugarse

(transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.

despectivo

Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.

despedazar

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

despedida

A departure; the act of leaving.

despedido

(informal) Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position.

despedir

(US, euphemistic, transitive) To fire or dismiss an employee.

despedirse

To bid farewell or say goodbye.

despegar

(surfing) To stand up on a surfboard and begin to surf a breaking wave.

despego

(uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.

despegue

(aerospace) The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.

despeinado

(of a person) With the hair uncombed.

despejado

Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing; delightful. [from 1860s]

despejar

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

despejarse

(intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.

despeje

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

despejo

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

despellejar

To strip the skin off; to skin.

despelotado

Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.

despeñadero

(Northern England) A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.

despenalizar

(transitive) To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.

despeñar

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

despender

(transitive) To consume, exhaust (some resource).

despensa

A cool room in a domestic house where food is stored, but larger than a pantry.

despepado

(of fruit) Having had the pits removed.

desperado

A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West.

desperdiciado

Not profitably used.

desperdiciar

(transitive) To use too much of (something); to use (it) too often.

desperdicio

(uncountable) Dirt, filth or refuse.

desperdicios

Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.

desperdigado

(idiomatic) Inconsistent; lacking a clear pattern; with a large amount of variation.

desperdigar

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

desperecer

(transitive) To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.

desperecerse

(intransitive, obsolete) To waste away slowly.

desperfecto

A fault or malfunction.

despernancarse

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

despertador

A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.

despertamiento

(figurative) Being roused into action or activity.

despertar

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

despertarse

(transitive) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.

desperteza

The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.

despesar

A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.

despescuezar

To cut a narrow opening.

despiadadamente

In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.

despiadado

Unyielding and obstinate.

despiadamente

In a ruthless manner; with cruelty; without pity or compassion.

despichar

(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.

despierto

Not asleep; conscious.

despilfarrar

(transitive) To give out extremely generously; to squander.

despiojar

To remove lice from.

despistada

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

despistado

Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

despistaje

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

despistar

(transitive) To divert the attention of.

despiste

The characteristic or state of being easily distracted or preoccupied. [First attested in the late 19th century.]

desplacer

(transitive) To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.

desplacido

Not pleased or happy with something.

desplantador

A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.

desplazamiento

(programming) The difference between a target memory address and a base address.

desplazar

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

desplazarse

(ambitransitive, computing, GUI) To change one's view of data on a computer's display by moving in gradual increments, typically using an input device or touch screen.

desplegar

(transitive, intransitive) To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use.

despliegue

A collection laid out to be viewed in full.

desplomarse

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

desplomarse el precio

(intransitive, economy) To perform a rapid fall in price or value.

desplomarse el valor

(intransitive, economy) To perform a rapid fall in price or value.

desplome

The act of collapsing.

desplome de precio

(economics, etc.) A rapid fall, e.g. in price or value.

desplome de valor

(economics, etc.) A rapid fall, e.g. in price or value.

desplomoso

Limp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible.

desplumar

(transitive) To con or trick (someone) out of money.

despojado

Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of.

despojamiento

(slang) Synonym of money.

despojar

(transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.

despojo

(slang) Synonym of money.

despojos

The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food.

desponer

(transitive) To remove (a leader) from (high) office without killing (them).

desportillado

Having one or more chips (small pieces) missing.

desportillar

(transitive) To break small pieces from.

desposado

past of betroth

desposar

(archaic) Often of a parent or guardian: to promise that (two people) be married to each other; specifically and chiefly, to promise that (a woman) be given in marriage to a man; to affiance.

desposeer

(transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.

despostar

(transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.

déspota

A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.

despótico

Using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others.

despotismo

Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

despotricar

(intransitive, pejorative) To talk rapidly without making much sense.

despotrique

A tirade, harsh scolding or rant, whether spoken or written.

despreciable

Deserving contempt.

despreciado

Hated, despised, or avoided.

despreciar

(transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.

despreciativo

(archaic, literary) Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; exhibiting an insolent or disdainful attitude.

desprecio

(uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

desprender

(transitive) To take apart from; to take off.

desprenderse de

(intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.

desprendible

A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.

desprendido

(of a person or group) Very liberal in giving or bestowing.

desprendimiento

(uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.

desprendimiento terreno

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

despreocupadamente

Without care, concern, or consideration.

despreocupado

Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.

desprestigio

Loss or want of reputation; ill character.

despresurizar

(transitive) To reduce the air pressure within a chamber.

desprevención

Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.

desprevenido

(usually, with to or of) Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.

desprolijo

Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.]

desproporción

The state of being out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance.

desproporcionado

Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.

desproveer

(transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.

desproveído

Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of.

desprovisto

Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of.

después

Behind; later in time; following.

después de

Subsequently to; following in time; later than.

después de todo

(idiomatic) anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point.

despuntar

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

desquiciado

Out of control.

desquiciar

(Internet) To produce content that provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or interaction.

desquite

(uncountable) An act of revenge.

desrabar

(transitive) To clip or cut off a section of an animal's tail; to practise a caudectomy.

desrabotar

(transitive) To clip or cut off a section of an animal's tail; to practise a caudectomy.

desraizar

To pull up by the roots; to uproot; to extirpate.

desrielar

(transitive) To cause to come off the tracks.

destacable

Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. [from 14th c.]

destacado

displayed with special treatment

destacamento

(military, law enforcement) A temporary unit or assignment.

destacarse

(intransitive) To be much better than others.

destajar

(transitive) To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.

destanteada

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

destantear

(transitive) To distract.

destapacaños

A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction.

destapado

Not covered or protected from the weather, etc.

destapar

(transitive, now, rare) To expose, uncover.

destape

(legal) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.

destartalado

Weakened or worn out from age or wear.

destazar

(transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.

destellar

To flash on and off at regular intervals.

destellear

(intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.

destello

A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.

destemplado

Stormy, of rough weather; not clement.

desteñir

(intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.

destensar

(intransitive) To extend or expand, as from internal pressure; to swell

desternillante

Exceptionally funny; hilarious.

desterrado

(countable) Someone who is banished from his home or country.

desterrar

(transitive) To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.

destetar

(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.

destetarse

(transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.

destete

The (passive) process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment.

destierro

(uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.

destilación

(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.