Spanish–English dictionary

emoyi

A digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a concept, object, person, animal or place, originally used in Japanese text messaging but since adopted internationally in other contexts such as social media. Or, by extension, any non-standard emoji-like image inserted inline in text, i.e. an image emoticon.

empacar

(transitive) To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner.

empacharse

(ambitransitive) To eat too much of.

empachoso

Unpleasantly excessive.

empalabrar

(transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.

empalagar

(transitive) To fill to loathing; to surfeit.

empalago

(uncountable) An undesirable amount of attention.

empalagoso

(informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.

empalar

(transitive) To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.

empalidecer

(intransitive) To grow or become white.

empalizada

(military) A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.

empalmado

(of a person) Having an erect penis or clitoris.

empalmar

(transitive) To connect or combine into one; to put together.

empalme

(coarse, slang) An erect penis. [from mid-20th c.]

empanada

Any of a variety of stuffed pastries found in Spanish, Filipino, and Latin American cuisine.

empanadilla

(chiefly, US) Specifically, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling.

empanar

(cooking) To coat with batter (the food ingredient).

empanicarse

To cause (someone) to feel panic; also, to frighten (someone) into acting hastily.

empanizar

(transitive) To coat with breadcrumbs.

empantanar

(transitive) To cause to become stuck and unable to progress.

empantanarse

(intransitive) To sink into mud.

empapado

Completely wet; sodden

empapar

To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic) , to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.

empaparse

(intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.

empapelado

(uncountable) Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.

empapelar

(transitive, figurative) To superficially hide or disguise (a problem or a defect) without addressing it; to provide a veneer of normality or success.

empapuzarse

(pronominal) To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.

empaque

A large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods. [from 1680s]

empaquetado

The act of packing something.

empaquetadura

(mechanics) Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression.

empaquetar

(transitive) To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.

emparedado

A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.

emparedado submarino

Clipping of submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.

emparedamiento

Capital punishment, human sacrifice or life imprisonment by entombing for life or sealing behind walls.

emparedar

(transitive) To put or bury within a wall.

emparejado

In a romantic or sexual relationship.

emparejadura

Equivalence; a state of correspondence.

emparejamiento

A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.

emparejar

To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.

emparejar a gente

To do matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.

emparejar humanamente

To do matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.

emparejo

(chiefly, historical) A pair of draught animals, especially oxen, yoked together to pull something.

emparentado

(often, followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.

emparrado

An outdoor garden frame that can be used to grow vines or other climbing plants.

empastar

(transitive) To couple.

empaste

(dentistry) Any material used to fill a cavity in a tooth or the result of using such material.

empatadera

A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.

empatadura

Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.

empatar

(obsolete, transitive) To be equal to; to equal, to rival. [16th–19th c.]

empate

(idiomatic) a close race or contest in which no winner is apparent

empatía

The ability to share the feelings of another.

empático

Susceptible to the feelings of others.

empatizar

(intransitive) to feel empathy for another person

empavonar

(transitive) To plate with bronze.

empavorecer

To anticipate with fear.

empavorecido

Full of something causing dread, whether

empavoreciente

Causing fear, dread, or terror.

empavorecientemente

In a dreadful manner; terribly.

empecatado

unlucky; doomed.

empecer

(transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.

empedernido

(formal) Having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual.

empedrar

(transitive, intransitive) To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc.

empeine

(anatomy) The arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle.

empellar

(transitive) To push, especially roughly or with force.

empellejar

(transitive) To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.

empeller

(transitive) To push, especially roughly or with force.

empellicar

(transitive) To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.

empellón

A rough push.

empeñado

Showing commitment.

empeñamiento

An instance of pawning something.

empeñar

(ambitransitive) To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.

empeñarse

(intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.]

empeño

A monetary deposit on a beverage or other container at the point of sale, refundable when the container is returned for reuse, recycling or proper disposal.

empeñoso

Hard-working and persistent.

empenta

An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.

empentar

(transitive) To push, especially roughly or with force.

empentón

A rough push.

empeoramiento

A worse situation; an aggravation or deterioration

empeorar

To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. [from 16th c.]

empeorarse

(intransitive) To become worse; to get worse.

empequeñecer

(transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]

emperador

Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.

emperatriz

The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.

emperchar

(transitive) To place something on (or as if on) a perch.

empercharse

(intransitive) To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost.

empero

However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (introducing a clause contrary to prior belief or in contrast with the preceding clause or sentence).

empersonar

(transitive) To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive.

empezamiento

(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.

empezar

(ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

empezar a rendir

(intransitive) To become successful, to flourish.

empiece

The beginning of an activity.

empinado

(heraldry, usually of a quadruped) Depicted in a leaping posture. Gules, a reindeer salient or (arms of Vågå).

empinar el codo

(intransitive) To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.

empíreo

Of the sky or the heavens, and particularly relating to the highest celestial sphere in premodern cosmology; celestially refined.

empíricamente

Based on experience as opposed to theoretical knowledge.

empitonar

(transitive, of an animal) To pierce with a horn or tusk.

empizarrar

(transitive) To cover with slate.

emplastar

(transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.

emplaste

(uncountable) A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings; render, stucco.

emplasticar

(transitive) To cover (something flat, usually paper) in adhesive protective plastic.

emplasto

A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.

emplatado

The presentation of food that is ready to be served.

emplazamiento

The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.

emplazar

(ergative) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).

empleada

A maid or household servant.

empleada doméstica

A maid or household servant.

empleado

Used; in use.

empleador

A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.

empleadora

A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.

empleados

(engineering) An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.

emplear

(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case

empleo

The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.

emplomar

(countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.

emplumado

(poetic) Covered or adorned with something, as if with feathers.

empobrecer

(transitive) To make poor.

empobrecido

Reduced to poverty.

empoderamiento

The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).

empoderar

(transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.

empollar

(transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.

empollón

Fond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result.

empollona

(slang, British) One who swots; a boffin, nerd, or smart aleck.

empolvado

which has been covered with powder (typically referring to makeup)

empolvarse

(intransitive) To use powder on the hair or skin.

empolvorado

which has been covered with powder (typically referring to makeup)

empolvorizado

which has been covered with powder (typically referring to makeup)

emporrado

(slang) High on drugs, especially cannabis.

empotrado

Constructed as a nondetachable part of a larger structure.

empotrar

(transitive) To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.

empreñación

The act of making pregnant; fertilization.

emprendedor

A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks. [from 1762]

emprendedor comercial

A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks. [from 1762]

emprendedorismo

The quality of being an entrepreneur.

emprender

To face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down.

empresa

(countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

empresa de transportes

A person or company in the business of shipping freight.

empresa emergente

A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.

empresarialidad

The quality of being an entrepreneur.

empresario

A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.

emprestar

To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.

empréstito

(law, banking, finance) A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).

emprima

Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.

emprimado

The practising of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to allow technical adjustments with respect to staging to be done.

emprimar

To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).

emprimir

(transitive) To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine.

empujador

Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.

empujante

Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.

empujar

(transitive) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.

empujar ligeramente

(transitive) To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.

empuje

A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.

empujo

An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.