Spanish–English dictionary

diferentemente

(manner) In a different way.

diferentes

Having a broad range (of different elements).

diferimiento

An act or instance of deferring or putting off.

diferir

(intransitive) To delay, to wait.

difícil

Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.

difícilmente

(degree) Hardly: only just; by a small margin.

dificultad

A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc. [from 16th c.]

dificultades

Difficulty in doing something.

dificultar

(obsolete, transitive) To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

dificultoso

Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.

difidencia

Lack of trust or confidence.

difidente

(archaic) Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.

difónico

(physics, music) A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series. [from 1867]

difteria

(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

difumado

Not sharply outlined; hazy.

difumar

To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.

difuminado

Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.

difuminar

To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.

difundir

(derogatory, figuratively) To spread or cause to spread.

difunto

The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass.

difusión

(physics) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation.

difuso

Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.

diga

A greeting used when answering the telephone.

dígame

A greeting used when answering the telephone.

digamos

Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so.

digestión

The assimilation and understanding of ideas.

digestivo

A substance that aids digestion.

digital

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

digitalina

(medicine) A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.

dígito

(mathematics) A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.

dignarse

(transitive) To condescend to give; to do something.

dignatario

An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position.

dignidad

High office, rank, or station.

digno

Meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)

digno de alabanza

Meriting praise; worthy of high praise

digredir

(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.

digresar

(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.

digresión

(generally, _, uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.

digresionar

(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.

digresivo

Marked by digression; rambling

dije

A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.

Dijon

The capital city of Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

dijusto

Having no teeth.

dilapidado

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

dilatación

The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change.

dilatado

Persisting or enduring for a long time.

dilatar

(transitive) To enlarge; to make bigger.

dilatarse

(intransitive) To become wider or larger; to expand.

dilecto

Much loved, dearly loved.

dilema

A difficult choice or decision that must be made.

díler

One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.

diletante

Pertaining to or like a dilettante.

diletantismo

An act of participation in an activity in a casual or superficial way.

diletar

(intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.

dilettante

Pertaining to or like a dilettante.

diligencia

(theater) A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.

diligente

Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.

diligentemente

In a diligent manner, with appropriate effort, carefully.

dilucidación

A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration

dilucidar

(transitive) To clarify, to correct a misconception.

dilución

The process of making something dilute.

dilúculo

(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.

diluir

To dilute.

diluviano

Coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities.

diluviar

(transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.

diluvio

A great flood or rain.

diluvio universal

(Abrahamic, _, religion) The flood taking place in the story of Noah found in the Bible (Genesis) and Qur'an.

diluyente

That which dilutes.

dimanación

The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.

dimanar

(intransitive) To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.

dimear

(transitive) To make something less bright.

dímer

A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light

dimidiar

(transitive) To reduce to half the original amount.

diminuir

(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).

diminuirse

(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).

diminutivo

Very small.

diminuto

Very small.

dimisión

The termination of employment, initiated by the employee.

dimitir

(transitive, or, intransitive) To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status. [from 14th c.]

dimitir de

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

Dinamarca

A country in Northern Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen; the metropole of the sovereign nation of the same name.

dinamarqués

Of or pertaining to Denmark.

dinámica

(physics) The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.

dinámicamente

Of a dynamic nature; variable or constantly changing nature.

dinámico

Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy

diñamiento

The act of retrieving or something retrieved.

dinamita

A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.

dinamitar

To blow up with dynamite or other high explosive.

dínamo

(electromagnetism) An electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine.

diñar

To bring or transport something to its destination.

diñar de mala gana

To be unwilling to give or allow (someone something). [from 16th c.]

diñar fuero a

To give power or authority (to do something).

diñar una propina

To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service. [from early 18th c.]

dinastía

A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.

dineral

(informal) A vast sum of money; (by extension) a large amount of something.

dinero

The ability and means required to accomplish some task.

dingo

A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).

dingui

(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.

dintel

Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.

diocesano

Pertaining to a diocese.

Dione

(astronomy) A moon in Jupiter system, Solar System; The fourth largest moon of Saturn.

Dionisia

A en given name.

Dionisio

A en given name.

Dioniso

(Greek god) The god of wine, ivy and grapes, specifically its intoxication and social influence, but also the patron of agriculture and the theater. Also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication".

diorama

A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.

Dios

A being such as a monotheistic God: a single divine creator and ruler of the universe.

Dios mío

(minced oath, euphemism) A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.

Dios te oiga

(uncomparable) It is hoped that; I hope; we hope. [from 18th c.]

diosa

(religion) A female deity.

dióxido

(chemistry) Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.

diploma

(education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.]

dipsómana

One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.

dipsómano

One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.

diputado

(Ireland, often, capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.

dique

A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.

diquelar

(intransitive, idiomatic) To become popular; to become commonplace; to become the standard.

dirección

A description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number, name of a town, and now also a postal code; such a description as superscribed for direction on an envelope or letter. [from 17th c.]

dirección de correo electrónico

A unique identifier of the form user name@domain name specifying a virtual location to which e-mail can be sent.

dirección IP

(Internet) A number assigned to each computer's or other device's network interface, which are active on a network. supporting the Internet Protocol, in order to distinguish each network interface, and hence each networked device) from every other network interface anywhere on the network.

direccionador

(telecommunications) Any device that directs packets of information using the equivalent of Open Systems Interconnection layer 3 (network layer) information. Most commonly used in reference to Internet Protocol routers.

direccional

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, automotive ) A turn signal; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc.

directamente

In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.

directe

In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.

directiva

That which directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide.

directo

Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting in the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.

director

(musician) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.

director administrativo

(business) The chief accounting officer which audits, and manages the financial affairs of a company or government; a comptroller.

director de funeraria

A funeral director; someone whose business is to manage funerals, burials and cremations.

director de orquesta

(musician) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.

director financiero

(business) The executive who is in charge of financial affairs, notably as head of a financial department, typically directly under the chief executive officer and/or the board who lead the corporation or other organisation as a whole.

directora

One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).

directriz

(geometry) A line used to define a curve or surface; especially a line, the distance from which a point on a conic has a constant ratio to that from the focus.

dirigente

One having authority to direct.

dirigible

(aviation) A type of large dirigible rigid airship of the early 20th century, built by the German Luftschiffbau Zeppelin and designed to carry passengers or bombs.

dirigir

(transitive) To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.

dirigirse

(transitive) To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.

dirigirse a

(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.

dirimir

(transitive) To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).

dis-

Expressing separation or removal.

disatraer

(transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate.

discapacidad

(sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.

discapacitado

Having a disability.

discapacitar

(chiefly, of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.

discar

(transitive) To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone, regardless of whether a physical dial is present.

discente

A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.

discerner

(transitive) To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate or discriminate.

discernible

Possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect.

discernidor

Of keen insight or selective judgement; perceptive.

discerniente

Of keen insight or selective judgement; perceptive.

discernir

(transitive) To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.