Spanish–English dictionary

devaluación

Depreciation.

devanadera

(textiles) A light, collapsible reel used to hold a hank of yarn in order to wind off skeins or balls.

devanado

(electronics) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.

devanear

(intransitive) To speak or write wildly or incoherently.

devaneo

A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship.

devastación

The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.

devastado

Barren and lifeless.

devastador

Causing devastation.

devastar

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

develamiento

The act of revealing or disclosing.

develarse

(intransitive) To remove a veil; to reveal oneself.

devengar

(intransitive, accounting) To be incurred as a result of the passage of time.

devengar intereses

(intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.

devengo

Wages, money earned, income.

devenir

(chiefly, philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.

devenir [en]

(transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.]

devisar

(transitive) To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.

devoción

(uncountable) The act or state of devoting or being devoted.

devocional

(usually, religious) Of or pertaining to devotion or worship.

devodar

(ambitransitive) To make a vow; to promise.

devolución

The return of part of an amount already paid.

devolver

(intransitive, informal, of a cheque/check) To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.

devorar

(transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

devoto

(religion) Following the precepts of a religious practice; respecting and revering God and his authority.

devoto, creyente

(religion) A believer in a particular religion or god.

devuelta

(uncountable) Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.

dextrógiramente

In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.

dextrógiro

Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.

dextrorsamente

In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.

dextrorso

Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.

dextrosa

The naturally occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.

deyección

The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.

dharma

(Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) The natural order of the universe; natural law, cosmic order.

di-

Double, twice the quantity.

día

The period of time between sunrise and sunset.

Día de Acción de Gracias

(Canada, US) The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving weekend.

día de diario

Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:

día de entre semana

Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:

día de entresemana

Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:

día de fiesta

A day declared free from work by the state or government.

Día de los Inocentes

The first day in April, when tricks and practical jokes are traditionally played

Día de los Santos Inocentes

(Christianity) A religious service and holiday commemorating the supposed Massacre of the Innocents in Judea around the time of the birth of Christ, typically observed on 28 December in Western Christianity and 29 December in Eastern Christianity; in Spanish and Latin American contexts, the day is frequently filled with light-hearted pranks similar to April Fools' Day.

día de pago

The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.

día de San Juan

Midsummer Day, the English quarter day.

día del Juicio Final

The day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times.

día feriado

A day declared free from work by the state or government.

día festivo

A day declared free from work by the state or government.

día hábil

A day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day.

dia laborable

Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:

día laboral

(chiefly, US) Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek. The five workdays in many countries are usually Monday to Friday (and are defined as such in official and legal usage even though many people work on weekends).

diabetes

(disease) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]

diabético

Of or pertaining to diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.

diabetis

(disease) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]

diabetológico

Of or pertaining to diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.

diablillo

A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit.

diablito

An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.

diablo

(theology) An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.

diablo(s)

(euphemistic, with an article, as an intensifier) Hell.

diablos

(informal) Expression of annoyance or disgust; damn, darn. [from 1886]

diablura

(uncountable) Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.

diabluras

Activity that is mischievous, stupid, or time-wasting. [from mid 19th c.]

diabólicamente

In a devilish manner.

diabólico

Resembling a devil.

diaclasa

(geology) A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.

diaconal

Of or pertaining to a deacon or the diaconate.

diadema

An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.

diáfano

Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.

diafragmar

(optics, photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.

diagnosis

The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).

diagnosticar

(by extension) To determine the cause of a problem.

diagnóstico

The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).

diagonal

(originally, _, US, typography) The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩.

diagonalmente

In a diagonal manner, not square to any direction.

diagrama

A diagram in a scientific concept.

dialecto

A regional dialect (usually one considered substandard) of a language (especially French).

dialogar

(informal, business) To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.

diamante

A playing field on which the game of baseball is played.

diamantes

(card games) One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦.

diamantino

(said of people and their conviction) Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.

diámetro

(geometry) The length of such a line.

diana

A shot which hits the centre of a target.

diapo

(by extension, computing) A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint.

diapositiva

(photography, graphic arts) An image suitable to overlay (superimpose) over another (as for example a gel for an overhead projector, a slide that complements another slide as a superimposition for it, or a digital virtual equivalent of these); its coloration is adjusted to contrast with the underlying image (for example, text may be white instead of black in areas where the background is dark).

diariamente

quotidianly, every day

diario

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

diarista

Someone who keeps a diary.

diarrea

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

diarrucho

(slang, pejorative) A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.

diáspora

(collective) The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).

diastólico

Pertaining to a diastole.

diátesis

(countable, linguistics) The number of arguments that a verb can have, including its subject, ranging from zero to three or, less commonly, four.

diatónico

(music) Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scales.

diatriba

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

diazepam

(pharmaceutical drug) A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used mainly to relieve anxiety.

dibujante

(comics) One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.

dibujar

(transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.]

dibujitos

(animation) A cartoon series.

dibujo

A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

dibujo técnico

The act or process of producing a technical drawing, or draft.

dibujos animados

(animation) A cartoon series.

dicción

The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice and expression.

diccionario

A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480]

diccionario de sinónimos

A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.

dicha

Perfect happiness.

dicho

An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.

dicho rápido y mal

(idiomatic) In summary; briefly or simply.

dicho sea de paso

(conjunctive, idiomatic) Incidentally; used in referencing a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.

dichosamente

It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.

dichoso

Extremely happy; full of joy; experiencing, indicating, causing, or characterized by bliss.

diciembre

The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year, containing the southern solstice.

dicotomía

A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division.

dictador

A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.

dictadora

A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.

dictadura

A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.

dictamen

(legal) The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.

dictaminar

(intransitive) To decide judicially.

dictar

To order, command, control.

dictatorial

in the manner of a dictator, usually with callous disregard for others.

didáctica

The art and science of teaching.

didáctico

Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.

diecinueve

The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".

diecinueveavo

One of nineteen equal parts of a whole.

dieciocho

The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.

dieciochoavo

One of eighteen equal parts of a whole.

dieciséis

The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

dieciseisavo

One of sixteen equal parts of a whole.

diecisiete

The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17.

diecisieteavo

One of seventeen equal parts of a whole.

Diego

A en given name.

diente

(horticulture, cooking) One of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb.

diente de león

The most common and well-known species of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

diente leonés

(countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).

diente molar

A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.

diésel

A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.

diestra

(geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river.

diestro

Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

dietario

(accounting) A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits.

dietético

Of, or relating to diet.

dietista

A person who studies or practices dietetics.

diez

(countable, cards) A card in a given suit with a value of ten.

diezmo

(historical) The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses; a tax taking ten percent of land or stock profits, used for religious or charitable purposes.

difamación

(idiomatic) A malicious discourse designed to damage the reputation of someone.

difamador

Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue.

difamar

To disgrace; to bring into disrepute. [from 4th c.]

difamatorio

Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue.

diferecer

(intransitive) Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.

diferencia

(countable) A disagreement or argument.

diferenciación

The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.

diferencial

(calculus) A quantity representing an infinitesimal change in a variable, now only used as a heuristic aid except in nonstandard analysis but considered rigorous until the 20th century; a fluxion in Newtonian calculus, now usually written in Leibniz's notation as \operatorname{d}\!x.

diferente

Not the same; exhibiting a difference.