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| -s {suffix} /s/ (regular plurals of nouns) | :: -s, -es |
| Saarland {prop} (state) | :: Sarre |
| Saba {prop} (island) | :: Saba |
| Sabbat {n} (religious meeting) | :: sabato |
| Sabbath {n} /ˈsæbəθ/ (Jewish Saturday) | :: sábado {m}, sabbat {m} |
| Sabbath {n} (Christian Sunday) | :: domingo {m} |
| Sabbath {n} (witches' Sabbath) | :: aquelarre {m} |
| Sabbath-day {n} (Sabbath day, Sabbath-day, day of the Sabbath) | :: día sábado {m} |
| sabbatical {adj} (relating to the Sabbath) | :: sabático |
| sabbatical {adj} (relating to an extended period of leave) | :: sabático |
| sabbatical {n} (extended period of leave) | :: sabático {m} |
| sabbatical year {n} (leave with full or half pay) | :: año sabático |
| saber {v} (sabre) SEE: sabre | :: |
| sabermetrics {n} (analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics) | :: sabermetríca {f} |
| saber-toothed tiger {n} (sabre-toothed tiger) SEE: sabre-toothed tiger | :: |
| sable {n} /ˈseɪbəl/ (animal) | :: cebellina {f}, marta cibelina {f} |
| sable {n} (fur) | :: marta {f} |
| sable {n} (heraldic colour) | :: sable |
| sable {adj} (of black colour on a coat of arms) | :: sable |
| sabot {n} /ˈsæboʊ/ (a wooden shoe worn in various European countries) | :: zueco {m}, zuecos {m-p} |
| sabotage {n} /ˈsæbətɑʒ/ (deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction) | :: sabotaje {m} |
| sabotage {n} (act with intent to injure) | :: sabotaje {m} |
| sabotage {v} (deliberate destruction to prevent success) | :: sabotear |
| saboteur {n} /ˌsæbəˈtɜː(ɹ)/ (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) | :: saboteador {m}, saboteadora {f} |
| sabre {n} /ˈseɪ.bɚ/ (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point) | :: sable {m} |
| sabre {n} (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre) | :: sable {m} |
| sabre saw {n} (portable electric jigsaw) | :: sierra de sable {f} |
| sabre-toothed tiger {n} (prehistoric cat) | :: diente de sable {m} |
| saccade {n} /səˈkɑːd/ (rapid jerky movement of the eye) | :: sacada {f}, movimiento sacádico {m} |
| saccharification {n} (hydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides) | :: sacarificación {f} |
| saccharify {v} (convert soluble polysaccharides) | :: sacarificar |
| saccharin {n} /ˈsækəɹɪn/ (white crystalline powder) | :: sacarina {f} |
| saccharine {adj} /ˈsækəɹɪn/ (relating to sugar) | :: sacarino |
| saccharine {adj} (excessively sweet) | :: empalagoso, dulzón |
| saccharine {adj} (ridiculously sentimental) | :: empalagoso, cursi, sensiblero {m}, meloso {m}, pasteloso {m} [(Spain)] |
| saccharometer {n} (hydrometer) | :: sacarímetro {m} |
| sac fungus {n} (fungus of the phylum Ascomycota) SEE: ascomycete | :: |
| Sachertorte {n} /ˈsɑkɚˌtɔɹt/ (type of chocolate torte) | :: tarta Sacher {f} |
| sack {n} /sæk/ (bag for commodities or items) | :: bolsa {f}, saco {m}, costal {m} |
| sack {n} (the plunder and pillaging of a city) | :: saqueo {m} |
| sack {n} (booty obtained by pillage) | :: botín {m} |
| sack {n} (informal: dismissal from employment) | :: despedido {m} |
| sack {v} (to put in a sack or sacks) | :: ensacar |
| sack {v} (to plunder) | :: saquear |
| sack {v} (informal: to remove from a job or position) | :: correr, despedir |
| sack barrow {n} (two-wheeled vehicle used for moving sacks) SEE: hand truck | :: |
| sackbut {n} (brass instrument) | :: sacabuche {m} |
| sackcloth {n} (figuratively: garment worn as act of penance) | :: sambenito {m} |
| sack man {n} (folkloric character) | :: hombre del saco {m}, hombre de la bolsa {m} |
| sack truck {n} (hand truck) SEE: hand truck | :: |
| sacral {adj} /ˈseɪkɹəl/ ((anatomy) of the sacrum) | :: sacro |
| sacral {adj} (sacred) | :: sacral |
| sacralization {n} /seɪkɹəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ (developmental abnormality in which the first sacral vertebra becomes fused with the fifth lumbar veterbra) | :: sacralización {f} |
| sacrament {n} /ˈsækɹəmənt/ (sacred act or ceremony) | :: sacramento {m} |
| sacramental {adj} (used in, or relating to, a sacrament) | :: sacramental |
| sacramental {n} (an object or action which spiritually aids its faithful users) | :: sacramental {m} |
| Sacramento {prop} (Sacramento, the capital city of California) | :: Sacramento {m} |
| sacred {adj} /ˈseɪkɹɪd/ (made holy) | :: sagrado, sacro |
| sacred cow {n} (something which cannot be tampered with) | :: vaca sagrada {f} |
| sacred fig {n} (Ficus religiosa) | :: higuera de las pagodas {f}, higuera sagrada {f} |
| sacred fir {n} (Abies religiosa) | :: oyamel {m} |
| sacred ibis {n} (Threskiornis aethiopicus) | :: ibis sagrado {m} |
| sacred kingfisher {n} (tree kingfisher) | :: martín pescador sagrado {m} |
| sacrificatory {adj} (of or relating to sacrifice) | :: sacrificatorio |
| sacrifice {v} /ˈsækɹɪfaɪs/ (to offer as a gift to a deity) | :: sacrificar |
| sacrifice {v} (to give away something valuable in order to gain something else of value) | :: sacrificar |
| sacrifice {n} (something sacrificed) | :: sacrificio {m} |
| sacrificer {n} (someone who sacrifices) | :: sacrificador {m}, sacrificadora {f} |
| sacrificial {adj} /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl/ (relating to sacrifice) | :: sacrificial |
| sacrilege {n} /ˈsækɹɪlɪd͡ʒ/ (desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something sacred) | :: sacrilegio {m} |
| sacrilegious {adj} /sæk.ɹəˈlɪdʒ.əs/ (committing sacrilege) | :: sacrílego |
| sacrilegiously {adv} (in a sacrilegious manner) | :: sacrílegamente |
| sacristan {n} (person who maintains the sacristy) | :: sacristán {m} |
| sacristy {n} (room in a church) | :: sacristía {f} |
| sacro- {prefix} (of or relating to the sacrum) | :: sacro- |
| sacroiliac {adj} /ˌsækɹoʊˈɪliˌæk/ (relating to the sacrum and ilium) | :: sacroilíaco |
| sacrosanct {adj} /ˈsæk.ɹoʊˌsæŋkt/ (beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable) | :: sacrosanto {m} |
| sacrum {n} (bone at the base of the spine) | :: sacro {m} |
| sad {adj} /sæd/ (feeling sorrow) | :: triste |
| sad {adj} (dialect: soggy) SEE: soggy | :: |
| Saïda {prop} (port city in Lebanon) SEE: Sidon | :: |
| sadden {v} /ˈsædən/ (make sad or unhappy) | :: apenar, entristecer, contristar |
| saddle {n} /ˈsædəl/ (seat on an animal) | :: silla {f}, silla de montar {f} |
| saddle {n} (harness saddle on an animal) | :: silla de montar {f}, sillopín |
| saddle {n} (seat on a bicycle etc) | :: sillín {m} |
| saddle {v} (to put a saddle on) | :: ensillar |
| saddlebag {n} /sædəlˈbæɡ/ (covered pouch) | :: alforja {f} |
| saddlebag {n} (butt sag) | :: culo caído {m} |
| saddle blanket {n} (blanket under saddle) | :: sudadero {m}, faldón {m}, acolchado {m} |
| saddlecloth {n} | :: caparazón {m} |
| saddlemaker {n} (saddler) SEE: saddler | :: |
| saddle point {n} (geometry) | :: punto de silla {m} |
| saddler {n} (someone who makes and repairs saddles) | :: sillero {m}, guarnicionero {m}, guarnicionera {f} |
| sadism {n} /seɪdɪzəm/ (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) | :: sadismo |
| sadism {n} (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) | :: sadomasoquismo |
| sadistic {adj} /səˈdɪstɪk/ (of a person) | :: sádico |
| sadly {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately | :: |
| sadly {adv} /ˈsadli/ (in a sad manner) | :: tristemente, con alma en pena, luctuosamente |
| sadness {n} /ˈsædnəs/ (state/emotion) | :: tristeza {f} |
| sadness {n} (event causing sadness) | :: desgracia {f}, infortunio {m} |
| sadomasochism {n} /seɪdəʊˈmæsəkɪzəm/ (practices of sadism and masochism collectively) | :: sadomasoquismo {m} |
| sad to say {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately | :: |
| safari {n} /səˈfɑːɹ.i/ (a trip into any undeveloped area) | :: safari {m} |
| safe {adj} /seɪf/ (not in danger) | :: seguro, salvo |
| safe {adj} | :: salvo, seguro |
| safe {n} (box in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping) | :: caja fuerte {f}, cofre {m} |
| safe and sound {adj} (having come to no harm) | :: sano y salvo {m}, sana y salva {f} |
| safe-conduct {n} (document) | :: salvoconducto {m} |
| safe-deposit box {n} (box for holding valuables safe) | :: caja de seguridad {f} |
| safeguard {n} (something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense) | :: salvaguardia {f} |
| safeguard {n} (a safe-conduct, especially in time of war) | :: salvaguardia {f} |
| safeguard {v} (to protect, to keep safe) | :: salvaguardar, resguardar |
| safehouse {n} (secure location) | :: refugio {m}, piso franco {m}, casa de seguridad {f} |
| safely {adv} /ˈseɪfli/ (in a safe manner) | :: seguramente |
| safe sex {n} (sexual activity that minize risks) | :: sexo seguro {m} |
| safety {n} /ˈseɪfti/ (condition or feeling of being safe) | :: seguridad {f} |
| safety {n} (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) | :: seguro {m} |
| safety pin {n} (pin in the form of a clasp) | :: imperdible {m}, seguro {m}, alfiler {m}, gancho {m} |
| safety razor {n} (type of razor) | :: rastrillo [Mexico], maquinilla de afeitar {f} [Spain] |
| safflower {n} /ˈsæfˌlaʊə(ɹ)/ (plant) | :: alazor {m} |
| saffron {n} /ˈsæfɹən/ (plant) | :: azafrán {m} |
| saffron {n} (spice) | :: azafrán {m} |
| saffron {n} (colour) | :: azafrán {m} |
| saffron {adj} (having an orange-yellow colour) | :: de azafrán |
| saffron {v} (to add saffron to) | :: azafranar |
| sag {v} /sæɡ/ (to sink) | :: ahondar |
| saga {n} /ˈsɑːɡə/ (Old Norse Icelandic prose) | :: saga {f} |
| saga {n} (long epic story) | :: saga {f} |
| sagacious {adj} /səˈɡeɪʃəs/ (having or showing keen discernment) | :: sagaz |
| sagaciously {adv} (in a sagacious manner) | :: sagazmente |
| sagacity {n} /səˈɡæsəti/ (quality of being sage) | :: sagacidad {f}, sagaz |
| sage {adj} /seɪdʒ/ (wise) | :: sabio |
| sage {n} (wise person) | :: sabio {m} |
| sage {n} (Salvia officinalis) | :: salvia {f} |
| sage grouse {n} (Centrocercus urophasianus) | :: urogallo de las artemisas {m} |
| saggar {n} /ˈsæɡ.əɹ/ (ceramic container) | :: gaceta refractaria {f} |
| Sagitta {prop} (constellation) | :: Sagita |
| sagittal {adj} /səˈdʒɪtəl/ (in the direction from dorsal to ventral) | :: sagital |
| Sagittarius {prop} /sædʒɪˈtɛɹɪəs/ (constellation) | :: Sagitario {m} |
| Sagittarius {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Sagitario |
| Sagittarius {n} (Someone with a Sagittarius star sign) | :: sagitario |
| sago {n} (a powdered starch obtained from certain palms used as a food thickener) | :: sagú {m} |
| sago {n} (any of the palms from which sago is extracted) | :: sagú {m} |
| saguaro {n} /səˈwɑɹoʊ/ (large cactus) | :: saguaro {m} |
| Sagunto {prop} (town in Spain) | :: Sagunto {m} |
| Sahara {prop} /səˈhɛəɹə/ (desert) | :: Sáhara {m}, Sahara {m} |
| Sahrawi {adj} /səˈɹɑːwi/ (related to Western Sahara) | :: saharaui |
| Sahrawi {n} (a person from Western Sahara) | :: saharaui {m} {f} |
| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic {prop} (a partially recognised state in Western Sahara) | :: República Árabe Saharaui Democrática {f} |
| said {adj} (mentioned earlier) | :: dicho |
| said {determiner} (mentioned earlier) | :: dicho |
| said and done {adj} (agreed to and accomplished or finished) | :: dicho y hecho |
| saiga {n} (antelope) | :: saiga {m} |
| Saigon {prop} (Ho Chi Minh City) SEE: Ho Chi Minh City | :: |
| Saigon {prop} /saɪˈɡɒn/ (former name of Ho Chi Minh City) | :: Saigón |
| sail {n} /seɪl/ (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) | :: vela {f} |
| sail {n} (the blade of a windmill) | :: aspa {f} |
| sail {n} | :: vela {f} |
| sail {v} (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) | :: navegar |
| sail {n} (sailfish) SEE: sailfish | :: |
| sailboat {n} /ˈseɪlˌboʊt/ (a boat propelled by a sail) | :: embarcación a vela {f}, velero {m} |
| sailfish {n} (fish) | :: pez vela {m} |
| sailing {n} /ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/ (motion across water) | :: navegación {f} |
| sailing {n} (skill to operate a vessel) | :: náutica {f} |
| sailing ship {n} (type of ship) | :: embarcación a vela {f} |
| sailmaker {n} (occupation) | :: velero {m} |
| sailor {n} /ˈseɪlɚ/ (worker on a ship, seaman, seawoman) | :: marinero {m} |
| sailplane {n} (sailplane) SEE: glider | :: |
| sainfoin {n} /ˈseɪnfɔɪn/ (perennial herbs) | :: pipirigallo {m}, esparceta {f} |
| saint {n} /seɪnt/ (person proclaimed as saint) | :: santo {m}, santa {f} |
| saint {n} ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) | :: santo {m}, santa {f} |
| Saint {n} /seɪnt/ (title given to a saint) | :: San {m}, Santa {f} |
| Saint Andrew's cross {n} (cross that has a form of two intersecting oblique bars) | :: cruz de San Andrés {f}, sotuer {m}, sautor {m}, aspa {f}, cruz aspada {f} |
| Saint Andrew's Day {prop} | :: fiesta de San Andrés, fiesta de San Andrés Apóstol |
| Saint Barbara {prop} (saint) | :: Santa Barbara {f} |
| Saint Bernard {n} /ˈseɪnt bəɹˈnɑɹd/ (Saint Bernard breed of Dog) | :: San Bernardo {m} {f} |
| Saint David's Day {prop} (the feast day of Saint David, patron saint of Wales) | :: Día de San David {m} |
| Saint-Denis {prop} (administrative capital of Réunion) | :: Saint-Denis {m} |
| Saint George {prop} (Patron saint of England and several other places) | :: San Jorge {m} |
| Saint Helena {prop} /seɪnt həˈliːnə/ (island in the Atlantic Ocean) | :: Santa Helena {f} |
| sainthood {n} (state of being a saint) | :: santidad {f} |
| Saint John's bread {n} (carob) SEE: carob | :: |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis {prop} /seɪnt ˌkɪts ən ˈniː.vɪs/ (a country in the Caribbean) | :: San Cristóbal y Nieves |
| Saint Lucia {prop} /seɪnt ˈluː.ʃə/ (country in the Caribbean) | :: Santa Lucía {f} |
| Saint Lucian {adj} (Of, or pertaining to, Saint Lucia or its culture or people) | :: santalucense |
| Saint Lucian {n} (Someone from Saint Lucia or of Saint Lucian descent) | :: santalucense {m} {f} |
| Saint Mary {prop} (the mother of Jesus Christ) | :: Santa María {f} |
| Saint Nicholas {prop} (Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus | :: |
| Saint Nicholas {prop} (4th-century Greek bishop, patron of children and marines) | :: San Nicolás {m} |
| saintpaulia {n} (African violet) SEE: African violet | :: |
| Saint Petersburg {prop} /sənt ˈpiːtə(r)zˌbɜː(r)ɡ/ (city in Russia) | :: San Petersburgo {m} |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon {prop} (overseas territory of France) | :: San Pedro y Miquelón |
| Saint Valentine's Day {prop} (Saint Valentine's Day) | :: día de san Valentín {m} |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines {prop} /seɪnt ˈvɪnt.sənt ən ðə ˈɡɹɛn.əˌdiːnz/ (country in the Caribbean) | :: San Vicente y las Granadinas |
| Sainz {prop} | :: Sainz |
| Saiva {n} (worshiper of Siva or practicer of Shaivism) | :: shivaísta |
| sake {n} /seɪk/ (cause, interest or account) | :: causa {f}, gracia {f} |
| sake {n} (purpose or end; reason) | :: razón {f}, motivo {m} , gracia {f} |
| sake {n} (benefit) | :: bien {m} , gracia {f} |
| sake {n} (contention, strife; guilt) | :: gracia {f} |
| sake {n} /sɑːkeɪ/ (Japanese rice wine) | :: sake |
| saker {n} /ˈseɪkə/ (falcon) | :: halcón sacre {m} |
| Sakha {n} (Turkic language) SEE: Yakut | :: |
| Sakhalin {prop} /ˌsækəˈliːn/ (island in Russia) | :: Sajalín {m} |
| Sakmarian {prop} (subdivision of the Permian period) | :: Sakmariense |
| sakura {n} (cherry) SEE: cherry | :: |
| sakura {n} (cherry blossom) SEE: cherry blossom | :: |
| sakura {n} (cherry tree) SEE: cherry tree | :: |
| salaam alaikum {interj} (peace be upon you [Muslim greeting]) | :: salam |
| salacious {adj} /səˈleɪ.ʃəs/ (promoting sexual desire or lust) | :: salaz |
| salacious {adj} | :: salaz |
| salaciousness {n} (state or characteristic of being salacious) | :: salacidad {f}, lascivia {f} |
| salacity {n} (the state or quality of being salacious) | :: salacidad {f} |
| salad {n} /ˈsæləd/ (food) | :: ensalada {f} |
| salad bowl {n} (bowl for salad) | :: ensaladera {f} |
| salad burnet {n} (Sanguisorba minor) | :: pimpinela minor {f} |
| Saladin {prop} /ˈsælədɪn/ (first sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty) | :: Saladín {m}, Saladino {m} |
| salad spinner {n} (tool) | :: centrifugador {m}, centrifugadora {f}, escurridor {m} |
| Salafism {n} (a Sunni Islamic movement) | :: salafismo {m} |
| Salamanca {prop} /ˌsæləˈmæŋkə/ (city) | :: Salamanca |
| Salamanca {prop} (province) | :: Salamanca |
| Salamancan {adj} (of, pertaining to, or from Salamanca) | :: salamantino |
| Salamancan {n} (a person from Salamanca) | :: salamantino {m}, salamantina {f} |
| salamander {n} /ˈsæləˌmændə/ (amphibian) | :: salamandra {f} |
| salamander {n} (mythical creature) | :: salamandra {f} |
| salamander {n} (small broiler) | :: salamandra {f} |
| salami {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| salami {n} /səˈlɑːmɪ/ (sausage) | :: salami {m} |
| Salamis {prop} (island in the Saronic Gulf) | :: Salamina {f} |
| salary {n} /ˈsælɚi/ (fixed amount of money paid on monthly or annual basis) | :: salario {m}, sueldo {m} |
| salary {v} | :: salariar |
| salat {n} (Islamic prayer) | :: salat {m} |
| salbutamol {n} /sælˈbjuːtəmɒl/ (short-acting bronchodilator) | :: salbutamol {m} |
| sale {n} /seɪl/ (exchange of goods or services for currency or credit) | :: venta {f} |
| sale {n} (sale of goods at reduced prices) | :: liquidación {f}, rebaja {f} |
| saleable {adj} /ˈseɪləbl̩/ (suitable for sale) | :: vendible |
| Salekhard {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Salejard {m} |
| Salerno {prop} (province) | :: Salerno |
| Salerno {prop} (city) | :: Salerno |
| Salesian {adj} (pertaining to the missionary society) | :: salesiano |
| Salesian {n} (A member of this society) | :: salesiano {m} |
| salesman {n} (man whose job it is to sell things) | :: vendedor {m} |
| salesperson {n} (person who sells) | :: vendedor {m} |
| sales pitch {n} (presentation to persuade a customer) | :: rollo publicitario, argumentario |
| saleswoman {n} (woman whose occupation is to sell things) | :: vendedora {f} |
| salicylate {n} (any salt or ester of salicylic acid) | :: salicilato {m} |
| salicylic acid {n} (salicylic acid) | :: ácido salicílico {m} |
| saline {adj} /ˈseɪliːn/ (salty) | :: salino |
| salineness {n} (salineness) SEE: salinity | :: |
| salinity {n} /seɪˈlɪnəti/ (quality of being saline) | :: salinidad {f} |
| salinity {n} (concentration of salt) | :: salinidad {f} |
| salinize {v} /ˈsælɪnaɪz/ (become or render salty) | :: salinizar |
| saliva {n} /səˈlaɪvə/ (liquid secreted into the mouth) | :: saliva {f} |
| salivary {adj} /ˈsælɪˌvɛɹi/ (of or pertaining to saliva) | :: salival |
| salivary gland {n} (Any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically) | :: glándula salival {f} |
| salivate {v} /ˈsælɪveɪt/ (to produce saliva) | :: salivar |
| salivation {n} (process of producint saliva) | :: salivación {f} |
| sallet {n} (type of light spherical helmet) | :: celada {f} |
| sallow {n} /ˈsæ.ləʊ/ (Salix caprea) | :: zargatillo {m} |
| sally {n} (willow) SEE: willow | :: |
| salmon {n} /ˈsæmən/ (fish) | :: salmón {m} |
| salmon {n} (colour) | :: salmón {m} |
| salmon {adj} (colour) | :: asalmonado, salmón |
| salmonberry {n} (fruit) | :: salmonberry {m} |
| salmon trout {n} (rainbow trout) SEE: rainbow trout | :: |
| salo {n} (non-rendered pig fat) | :: salo {m} |
| salon {n} /səˈlɒn/ (large room) | :: salón {m}, sala {f} |
| saloon {n} (sedan) SEE: sedan | :: |
| salpingectomy {n} (operation) | :: salpingectomía {f} |
| salpinx {n} (Fallopian tube) SEE: Fallopian tube | :: |
| salsa {n} /ˈsɑl.sə/ (spicy tomato sauce) | :: salsa mexicana {f}, salsa picante {f} |
| salsatheque {n} (discotheque that only plays salsa music) | :: salsateca {f} |
| salt {adj} /sɔlt/ (salty) | :: salado |
| salt {adj} (saline) | :: salino |
| salt {v} (to add salt to) | :: salar |
| salt {n} (salt marsh) SEE: salt marsh | :: |
| salt {n} (sodium chloride) | :: sal {f} |
| salt {n} (compound of an acid and a base) | :: sal {f} |
| Salta {prop} (province) | :: Salta |
| saltbush {n} /ˈsɔːltˌbʊʃ/ (plant of the genus Atriplex) | :: armuelle {m} |
| salt cellar {n} (container holding salt for use in the kitchen or on a dining table) | :: salero {m} |
| salt cod {n} (Cod that has been dried and salted) | :: bacalao {m} |
| salted {adj} (to which salt has been added) | :: salado {m} |
| salt flat {n} (flat expanse of ground with abundant salt) | :: salinera {f} |
| saltgrass {n} (Distichlis spicata) | :: grama salada {f} |
| saltine {n} (salty cracker) | :: galleta de soda {f}, galleta de agua {f} |
| saltiness {n} (property of being, or tasting, salty) | :: salado {m}, sabor a sal {m} |
| salting {n} (salt marsh) SEE: salt marsh | :: |
| salting {n} (act) | :: salazón {f} |
| salting {n} (act of adding bogus evidence) | :: siembra de evidencia {f} |
| saltire {n} (Saint Andrew's cross) SEE: Saint Andrew's cross | :: |
| salt lick {n} (block of salt) | :: salegar {m} |
| salt marsh {n} (marsh of saline water) | :: saladar {m}, salina {f}, marisma salina {f} |
| salt of the earth {n} (a decent, dependable person) | :: sal de la tierra |
| salt pan {n} (A man-made pond where salty water is evaporated) | :: salinera {f} |
| salt shaker {n} (a small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling) | :: salero {m} |
| salt water {n} (brine) SEE: brine | :: |
| salty {adj} /ˈsɒl.ti/ (tasting of salt) | :: salado |
| salty {adj} (containing salt) | :: salado |
| salty {adj} (of language: coarse, provocative) | :: picante, saleroso, atrevido, escabroso |
| salty dog {n} (seadog) SEE: seadog | :: |
| salubrious {adj} /səˈluː.bɹiː.əs/ (promoting health) | :: salubre |
| salubrity {n} (The quality of being salubrious) | :: salubridad {f} |
| Saluki {n} /səˈɫuki/ (Saluki breed of dog) | :: Saluki {m}, perro real de Egipto {m} |
| salutary {adj} /ˈsæljətɛɹi/ (effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice) | :: saludable, revulsivo |
| salutary {adj} (promoting good health and physical well-being) | :: saludable, bueno, salutífero |
| salute {n} /səˈl(j)uːt/ | :: saludo {m}, venia {f} |
| Salvador {prop} /ˈsælvədɔː(ɹ)/ (male given name) | :: Salvador |
| Salvadoran {n} (a person from El Salvador) | :: salvadoreño {m} |
| Salvadoran {adj} (of or pertaining to El Salvador) | :: salvadoreño |
| Salvadorian {n} (Salvadoran) SEE: Salvadoran | :: |
| Salvadorian {adj} (Salvadoran) SEE: Salvadoran | :: |
| salvage {n} /ˈsælvɪdʒ/ (the rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation) | :: salvamento {m}, rescate {m} |
| salvage {v} (to rescue) | :: rescatar |
| salvation {n} /sælˈveɪʃən/ (the process of being saved (religion)) | :: salvación {f} |
| Salvation Army {prop} (Protestant Christian church and international charitable organization) | :: Ejército de Salvación {m} |
| salve {n} /sælv/ (ointment, cream or balm) | :: ungüento {m}, pomada {f}, bálsamo {m} |
| salvo {n} /ˈsælvoʊ/ (concentrated fire from pieces of artillery) | :: salva {f}, andanada {f} |
| Salzburg {prop} (city) | :: Salzburgo |
| Salzburg {prop} (modern Austrian state) | :: Salzburgo |
| Samantha {prop} /səˈmænθə/ (female given name) | :: Samanta {f} |
| samara {n} /ˈsæmərə/ (winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple) | :: sámara {f} |
| Samara {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Samara |
| Samaria {prop} (Both city and part of ancient Palestine) | :: Samaria {f} |
| Samaritan {n} /səˈmæɹɪtən/ (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) | :: samaritano {m}, samaritana {f} |
| Samaritan {adj} (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) | :: samaritano {m} |
| samarium {n} /səˈmæɹɪəm/ (chemical element) | :: samario {m} |
| Samarkand {prop} /ˈsæmə(ɹ)kænd/ (city in Uzbekistan) | :: Samarcanda {f}, Samarkanda {f} |
| samba {n} /ˈsɑmbə/ (Brazilian ballroom dance) | :: samba {f} |
| sambadrome {n} /ˈsæmbədɹəʊm/ (exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil) | :: sambódromo {m} |
| sambuca {n} /sæmˈbukə/ (Italian liqueur made from elderberries and flavoured with licorice) | :: sambuca {f} |
| sambuca {n} /sæmˈb(j)ukə/ (ancient triangular harp having a sharp, shrill tone) | :: sambuca {f} |
| same {adj} /seɪm/ (not different as regards self; identical) | :: mismo |
| same {adj} (similar, alike) | :: mismo |
| same {pron} (the identical thing) | :: mismo {m} |
| same {pron} (something similar, something of the identical type) | :: mismo {m} |
| same old story {n} (the repetition of an annoying occurrence) | :: cantaleta {f}, sota, caballo y rey |
| same-sex marriage {n} (gay marriage) SEE: gay marriage | :: |
| same to you {phrase} (I wish to you what you have just wished to me) | :: igualmente |
| Samhain {prop} /ˈsaʊ.wɛn/ (holiday) | :: Samonis {m} |
| Sami {prop} /ˈsɑːmi/ (any of the languages of the Sami) | :: sami {m} |
| samlaw {n} (pedicab) SEE: pedicab | :: |
| Sammarinese {adj} (of, or pertaining to, San Marino) | :: sanmarinense {m} {f} |
| Sammarinese {n} (someone from San Marino) | :: sanmarinense {m} {f} |
| Samoa {prop} /səˈmoʊ.ə/ (Independent State of Samoa) | :: Samoa |
| Samoan {n} (person) | :: samoano {m}, samoana {f} |
| Samoan {adj} (of or pertaining to Samoa) | :: samoano {m}, samoana {f} |
| Samogitia {prop} (Samogitia) | :: Samogitia {f} |
| Samogitian {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to the region of Samogitia, or its people) | :: samogitiano |
| Samogitian {prop} (Baltic language spoken in Samogitia) | :: samogitiano |
| samogon {n} (moonshine) SEE: moonshine | :: |
| samosa {n} (Indian snack) | :: samosa {f} |
| Samothrace {prop} (island) | :: Samotracia {f} |
| Samothracian {n} /sæmoʊˈθɹeɪʃən/ (An inhabitant or a resident of Samothrace) | :: samotracio |
| samovar {n} (metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea) | :: samovar {m} |
| Samoyedic {adj} /ˈsamɔɪ̯ˌ(j)ɛdɪk/ (of or pertaining to these languages) | :: samoyedo |
| sampan {n} (Chinese boat) | :: junco {m} |
| samphire {n} /ˈsæm.faɪ.ə(ɹ)/ (marsh samphire) | :: salicornia {f} |
| samphire {n} (rock samphire) SEE: rock samphire | :: |
| sample {n} /ˈsɑːm.pəl/ (part taken for inspection) | :: muestra {f}, ejemplar {m} |
| sample {n} (statistics) | :: muestra {f} |
| sample {n} (cooking) | :: prueba {f} |
| sample {n} (business) | :: muestra {f} |
| sample {n} (music) | :: muestra {f}, sample {m} |
| sample {v} (to take or to test a sample or samples of) | :: samplear, muestrear |
| sample {v} (music: to reuse a portion of an existing recording) | :: samplear, muestrear, mostrear |
| sampling {n} (process or technique of obtaining a representative sample) | :: muestreo |
| Samson {prop} (Israelite judge) | :: Sansón {m} |
| Samuel {prop} /ˈsæmjuəl/ (male given name) | :: Samuel, Samu |
| Samuel {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Samuel {m} |
| Samuel {prop} (biblical person) | :: Samuel |
| samurai {n} /ˈsæm(j)ʊɹaɪ/ (feudal Japanese warrior) | :: samurái {m} |
| san {n} (letter of the Archaic Greek alphabet) | :: san {f} |
| -san {suffix} (Mrs) SEE: Mrs | :: |
| -san {suffix} (Miss) SEE: Miss | :: |
| Sana'a {prop} (capital of Yemen) | :: Saná |
| San Andrés Chicahuaxtla {prop} | :: San Andrés Chichuaxtla |
| San Antonio {prop} /sænənˈtoʊnioʊ/ (Texan city) | :: San Antonio {m} |
| sanation {n} (act of healing or curing) | :: sanación {f}, cura {f} |
| sanatorium {n} (institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence) | :: sanatorio {m} |
| séance {n} /ˈseɪˌɑns/ (a ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits) | :: sesión espiritista {f} |
| San Cristóbal de La Laguna {prop} (city) | :: San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
| sanctify {v} /ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/ (to make holy) | :: santificar |
| sanctify {v} (to purify) | :: santificar |
| sanctify {v} (to endorse) | :: santificar |
| sanctimonious {adj} /ˌsæŋk.tɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/ (making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically) | :: santurrón {m}, [colloquial] santón {m}, gazmoño {m}, mojigato {m}, [Bol.] pechoño {m}, meapilas, tartufo {m}, chupacirios, santulón {m} [Argentina] |
| sanctimonious {adj} (holy, devout) | :: santón {m} |
| sanctimoniousness {n} | :: moralina, beatería {f}, gazmoñería {f}, santurronería {f}, mojigatería {f}, fariseísmo {m} |
| sanction {n} /ˈsæŋkʃən/ (approval, by an authority, that makes something valid) | :: autorización {f}, aprobación {f}, decreto {m} |
| sanction {n} (penalty, coercive measure) | :: sanción {f}, decreto {m} |
| sanction {v} (to give authorization or approval to) | :: ratificar, autorizar, aprobar |
| sanction {v} (to penalize a state, especially for violating international law) | :: sancionar |
| sanction {v} | :: sancionar |
| sanctity {n} (condition) | :: santidad {f} |
| sanctity {n} (holiness) SEE: holiness | :: |
| sanctuary city {n} (sanctuary city) | :: ciudad santuario {f} |
| sanctum sanctorum {n} (Holy of Holies) | :: sanctasanctórum {m} |
| sanctum sanctorum {n} (person's sanctuary) | :: sanctasanctórum {m} |
| sand {n} (finely ground rock) | :: arena {f} |
| sand {n} (beach) | :: playa {f} |
| sand {v} (to abrade with sand or sandpaper) | :: lijar |
| sand {v} | :: lijar |
| sandal {n} /ˈsændəl/ (type of footwear) | :: sandalia {f}, chala {f} [Chile], chinela {f} [Bolivia]; (sandal with flat sole and crossed leather straps) chancleta {f}, caite {m} [Guatemala, Nicaragua], cutara {m} [Eastern Cuba], huarache {m} [Mexico] |
| sandal {n} (sandalwood) SEE: sandalwood | :: |
| sandalwood {n} /ˈsandəlwʊd/ (any of various tropical trees of the genus Santalum) | :: sándalo {m} |
| sandalwood {n} (the aromatic heartwood of the trees of the genus Santalum) | :: sándalo {m} |
| sandbag {n} (a bag filled with sand) | :: saco de arena {m} |
| sandbank {n} (ridge of sand) | :: banco de arena {m} |
| sandboarding {n} (activity resembling snowboarding but performed on sand) | :: sandboard {m}, sandboarding {m} |
| sandbox {n} /ˈsændbɑks/ (box with sand for children) | :: arenero {m}, salvadera |
| sandbox {n} | :: arenero {m} |
| sandcastle {n} (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) | :: castillo de arena {m} |
| sand cat {n} (small wild cat) | :: gato de las arenas {m}, gato del desierto {m} |
| sand crab {n} (crab of the Hippoidea superfamily) | :: chanchito {m}, pulga del mar {f} |
| sand dollar {n} (any echinoderm of the order Clypeasteroida) | :: dólar de arena {m} |
| sand dune {n} (mound of windblown sand) | :: duna de arena {f} |
| sander {n} /ˈsændɚ/ (machine for sanding) | :: lijadora {f} |
| sanderling {n} (Calidris alba) | :: playero {m}, correlimos {m} |
| sandfly {n} (fly of Lutzomyia or Phlebotomus) | :: mosquito simúlido {m}, jején {m} |
| sandgrouse {n} /ˈsændˌɡɹaʊs/ (birds in the family Pteroclididae) | :: ganga {f} |
| sandhi {n} /ˈsʌndi/ (phonological process) | :: sandhi {m} |
| San Diegan {n} (someone from San Diego) | :: sandieguino {m}, sandieguina {f} |
| Sandinista {n} (member of the Sandinista National Liberation Fron) | :: sandinista {m} {f} |
| sand martin {n} (bird) | :: avión zapador {m}, golondrina zapadora {f} |
| sandpaper {n} /ˈsændˌpeɪpɚ/ (paper coated with abrasive material) | :: lija {f}, papel de lija {m} |
| sandpaper {v} (to polish or grind a surface) | :: lijar |
| sandpiper {n} /ˈsænd.paɪpɚ/ (bird of the family Scolopacidae) | :: playero {m}, correlimos {m} |
| sandstone {n} /ˈsændˌstoʊn/ (sand/clay sedimentary rock) | :: arenisca {f} |
| sandstorm {n} (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) | :: tormenta de arena {f} |
| sandwich {n} /ˈsænˌ(d)wɪt͡ʃ/ (snack consisting of two slices of bread) | :: sándwich {m}, [Colombia, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Venezuela] sánduche, [Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela] sánguche, [Caribbean] emparedado {m}, [Mexico] torta {f}, [Spain] bocadillo {m}, bocata {m} |
| sandwich bar {n} | :: bocatería {f} [Spain], bocadillería {f} [Spain], sandwichería {f} |
| sandwich bread {n} (bread that is prepared to make sandwich) | :: pan de molde {m} |
| Sandwich tern {n} (species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis) | :: charrán patinegro {m} |
| sandy {adj} /ˈsændi/ (covered with sand) | :: arenoso |
| sandy {adj} (like sand) | :: arenoso {m} |
| sane {adj} /seɪn/ (mentally healthy) | :: cuerdo |
| Saône {prop} /soʊn/ (French river) | :: Saona {m} |
| San Francisco {prop} /ˌsæn fɹənˈsɪskoʊ/ (San Francisco, California city) | :: San Francisco {m} |
| sangfroid {n} /sɑŋˈfɹɑ/ (composure, self-possession or imperturbability) | :: sangre fría {f} |
| sangria {n} /sæŋˈɡɹiːə/ (Spanish wine drink with fruit, sugar and soda) | :: sangría {f} |
| sanguinary {adj} /ˈsæŋɡwɪneɹi/ (eager for bloodshed) | :: sanguinario |
| sanguine {adj} /ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/ (having the colour of blood; red) | :: rojo {m}, roja {f}, sanguíneo |
| sanguine {adj} (characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood) | :: sanguíneo |
| sanguine {adj} (warm; ardent) | :: sanguíneo |
| sanguine {n} (blood red colour) | :: sanguíneo |
| sanguinolent {adj} /sæŋˈɡwɪnələnt/ (containing or tinged with blood) | :: sangriento, sanguinolento |
| sanitary {adj} (of health) | :: sanitario |
| sanitary napkin {n} (pad of cotton or other absorbent material) | :: compresa {f} [Spain], toalla sanitaria {f} [Latin America], Modess {f} [Venezuela, colloquial], toallita {f} [Argentina, colloquial] |
| sanitary towel {n} (pad of cotton) SEE: sanitary napkin | :: |
| sanitation {n} /ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən/ | :: higiene {f}, saneamiento {m} |
| sanitize {v} /ˈsænətaɪz/ (to free from microorganisms) | :: sanear, desinfectar {m} |
| San José {prop} (the capital of Costa Rica) | :: San José {m} |
| San José {prop} (A city in California, USA) SEE: San Jose | :: |
| San Jose {prop} /ˌsæn hoʊˈzeɪ/ (a city in California, USA) | :: San José |
| San Juan {prop} (province) | :: San Juan |
| San Juan Colorado {prop} (town) | :: San Juan Colorado |
| San Juan Colorado {prop} (municipality) | :: San Juan Colorado |
| San Luis {prop} (province) | :: San Luis |
| San Luis Potosí {prop} (state of Mexico) | :: San Luis Potosí {f} |
| San Marino {prop} /ˌsæn məˈɹi.noʊ/ (Republic of San Marino) | :: San Marino {m} |
| San Martín Itunyoso {prop} (town) | :: San Martín Itunyoso, Itunyoso, San Martín |
| San Martín Itunyoso {prop} (municipality) | :: San Martín Itunyoso |
| San Melchor Betaza {prop} (a municipality of Oaxaca, Mexico) | :: San Melchor Betaza |
| San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula {prop} (town) | :: Teposcolula, San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula |
| San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula {prop} (municipality) | :: Teposcolula, San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula |
| sans {prep} (without) SEE: without | :: |
| San Salvador {prop} /sæn ˈsælvədɔɹ/ (capital of El Salvador) | :: San Salvador {m} |
| San Sebastián {prop} /ˌsæn ˌsɛbəsˈtjɑːn/ (coastal city of Spain) | :: San Sebastián |
| Sanskrit {n} /ˈsænskɹɪt/ (language) | :: sánscrito {m} |
| sans serif {adj} /ˈsæn ˈsɛɹɪf/ (without serifs) | :: palo seco, paloseco |
| Santa {prop} (Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus | :: |
| Santa Claus {prop} /ˈsæn.təˌklɑz/ (fictional figure) | :: Santo Clos [Mexico], Papá Noel [Spain, South America], Viejito Pascuero [Chile], San Nicolas |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife {prop} (city) | :: Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife {prop} (province) | :: Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Santa Fé {prop} (city) | :: Santa Fe |
| Santa Fe {prop} /ˌsæntə ˈfeɪ/ (capital city of New Mexico) | :: Santa Fe |
| Santiago {prop} /sɑntiˈɑɡoʊ/ (city in Chile) | :: Santiago {m}, Santiago de Chile {m} |
| Santiago de Chile {prop} (Santiago) SEE: Santiago | :: |
| Santiago de Compostela {prop} (city) | :: Santiago de Compostela {m} |
| Santiago del Estero {prop} (province) | :: Santiago del Estero |
| Santiam berry {n} (a California blackberry and loganberry hybrid berry plant and its fruit) | :: mora santiam {f} |
| Santo Domingo {prop} (the capital city of the Dominican Republic) | :: Santo Domingo {m}, Santo Domingo de Guzmán {m} |
| santol {n} (fruit) | :: santol {m} |
| Santonian {prop} (subdivision of the Late Cretaceous epoch) | :: Santoniense |
| Santo Tomás Ocotepec {prop} (town) | :: Santo Tomás Ocotepec, Ocotepec |
| Santo Tomás Ocotepec {prop} (municipality) | :: Santo Tomás Ocotepec, Ocotepec |
| San Vicente de Tagua Tagua {prop} (San Vicente de Tagua Tagua) | :: San Vicente de Tagua Tagua {m} |
| saola {n} (ruminant) | :: saola {m}, buey de vu quang |
| sap {n} /sæp/ (juice of plant) | :: savia |
| sap {n} (sapwood of a tree) | :: albura {f} |
| sap {n} (slang: saphead) | :: simplón {m} |
| sap {v} (undermine) | :: zapar, socavar |
| sapiential {adj} (containing or conferring wisdom) | :: sapiencial |
| sapiosexual {adj} (Sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind.) | :: sapiosexual |
| sapling {n} /ˈsæplɪŋ/ (young tree) | :: pimpollo {m}, plantón {m}, virgulto [dated] |
| sapling {n} (youth) | :: pimpollo {m}, jovencito {m}, joven {m}, muchacho {m} |
| sapodilla {n} /ˌsæpəˈdɪlə/ (tree) | :: chicozapote {m} [Mexico, Guatemala], níspero {m} [Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela] |
| sapodilla {n} (fruit) | :: chicozapote {m} [Mexico, Guatemala], níspero {m} [Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela] |
| saponify {v} (to convert into soap) | :: saponificar |
| saponin {n} (steroid glycoside) | :: saponina {f} |
| sapper {n} (one who saps; combat engineer) | :: zapador {m} |
| Sapphic {adj} /ˈsæf.ɪk/ (relating to the Greek poetess Sappho or her poetry) | :: sáfico, lesbio |
| sapphire {n} /ˈsæf.aɪ̯ɚ/ (gem) | :: zafiro {m} |
| sapphire {n} (corundum) | :: zafiro {m} |
| sapphire {n} (type of hummingbird) | :: esmeralda gorgiazul {f} |
| sapphism {n} /ˈsæf.ɪzm̩/ (lesbianism) | :: safismo |
| Sappho {prop} (Greek female name) | :: Safo |
| Sapporo {prop} (a city of Japan) | :: Sapporo {m} |
| sappy {adj} /ˈsæpi/ (excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy) | :: cursi |
| saprolite {n} (a chemically weathered rock) | :: saprolito {m} |
| saprophyte {n} /ˈsæpɹəʊfaɪt/ (organism that lives on dead organic matter) | :: saprofito {m}, saprofita {f} |
| saprophytic {adj} (Relating to saprophytes) | :: saprofito |
| sapsucker {n} /ˈsæpˌsʌkəɹ/ (Sphyrapicus) | :: chupasavia {m} |
| sapwood {n} /ˈsapwʊd/ (wood just under the bark) | :: albura {f}, alburno {m} |
| Sara {prop} (female given name) SEE: Sarah | :: |
| Saracen {n} /ˈsæɹəˌsən/ (member of a nomadic people from the Sinai near the Roman province of Arabia in the early centuries CE) | :: sarraceno {m}, sarracena {f} |
| Saracen {n} (Arab or any Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades) | :: sarraceno {m}, sarracena {f} |
| sarafan {n} (a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.) | :: sarafán {m} |
| Saragossan {adj} (from Saragossa) | :: zaragozano {m}, zaragozana {f} |
| Saragossan {n} (someone from Saragossa) | :: zaragozano {m}, zaragozana {f} |
| Saraguro {n} (person) | :: saraguro {m}, saragura {f} |
| Sarah {prop} /ˈsɛɹə/ (the wife of Abraham) | :: Sara |
| Sarah {prop} (given name from Hebrew) | :: Sara |
| Sarai {prop} (female given name) | :: Sarai |
| Sarajevan {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to, Sarajevo) | :: sarajevita |
| Sarajevan {n} (someone from Sarajevo) | :: sarajevita {m} |
| Saratov {prop} (city) | :: Sarátov {m} |
| sarcasm {n} /ˈsɑːɹˌkæzəm/ (derision, facetiousness) | :: sarcasmo |
| sarcastic {adj} /sɑɹˈkæstik/ (Containing sarcasm) | :: sarcástico |
| sarcastic {adj} (Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm) | :: sarcástico |
| sarcastically {adv} (in a sarcastic manner) | :: sarcásticamente |
| sarcocarp {n} /ˈsɑː(ɹ)kəkɑː(ɹ)p/ (fleshy part of a stone fruit) | :: sarcocarpio {m} |
| sarcocarp {n} (fruit which is fleshy) | :: fruto carnoso {m} |
| sarcoidosis {n} (multisystem disorder) | :: sarcoidosis {f} |
| sarcolemma {n} (a thin cell membrane that surrounds a striated muscle fibre) | :: sarcolema {m} |
| sarcoma {n} /sɑɹˈkoʊmə/ (type of malignant tumor) | :: sarcoma {m} |
| sarcomere {n} /ˈsɑɹ.koʊˌmɪɹ/ (contractile unit in a striated muscle's myofibril) | :: sarcómero {m} |
| sarcophagus {n} /sɑː(ɹ)ˈkɒfəɡəs/ (coffin) | :: sarcófago {m} |
| sardine {n} /sɑːˈdiːn/ (fish) | :: sardina {f} |
| Sardinia {prop} /sɑɹˈdɪniə/ (island of Italy) | :: Cerdeña {f} |
| Sardinian {prop} (language) | :: sardo {m} |
| Sardinian {adj} (relating to Sardinia) | :: sardo |
| Sardinian {n} (person from Sardinia) | :: sardo {m}, sarda {f} |
| sardonic {adj} /sɑɹˈdɑːnɪk/ (scornfully mocking) | :: sardónico {m} |
| sardonic {adj} (ironically humorous) | :: sardónico |
| sardonically {adv} (in a sardonic manner) | :: sardónicamente |
| sardonyx {n} (gemstone banded with red sard) | :: sardónix {m} {f}, sardónice {m} {f}, sardónica {f} |
| sargasso {n} /sɑːˈɡæsəʊ/ (brown alga of the genus Sargassum) | :: sargazo {m} |
| Sargon {prop} (emperor) | :: Sargón {m} |
| sari {n} /ˈsɑː.ɹi/ (cloth) | :: sari {m} |
| sarin {n} (neurotoxin) | :: sarín {m} |
| Sarkozy {prop} /sɑːˈkoʊzi/ (surname) | :: Sarkozy, Sarcosí |
| sarmentose {n} (monosaccharide) | :: sarmentosa {f} |
| sarong {n} /səˈɹɔːŋ/ (garment made of printed cloth wrapped about the waist) | :: sarong {m}, pareo {m} |
| SARS {n} (severe acute respiratory syndrome) | :: SRAS {m} |
| sarsaparilla {n} /ˌsæspəˈɹɪlə/ (vine of the genus Smilax) | :: zarzaparrilla {f} |
| sartorial {adj} /sɑɹˈtɔɹ.i.əl/ (of or relating to tailoring or clothing) | :: sartorial |
| sartorius {n} /sɑː(ɹ)ˈtɔːɹ.i.əs/ (anatomy: a muscle) | :: sartorio {m} |
| sash {n} /sæʃ/ (decorative length of cloth) | :: banda {f}, faja {f} |
| sashimi {n} /saʃɪmɪ/ (dish of slices of raw fish or meat) | :: sashimi |
| Saskatchewan {prop} /sə.ˈskætʃ.əˌwɑːn/ (Province in western Canada) | :: Saskatchewan {m} |
| sasquatch {n} /ˈsæskwɒtʃ/ (a hairy humanoid creature) | :: Sascuache {m} |
| sass {n} /sæs/ (backtalk, cheek, sarcasm) | :: descaro, descoco |
| sassafras {n} /ˈsasəfɹas/ (tree of the species Sassafras) | :: sasafrás {m} |
| sassafras {n} (dried bark of the sassafras tree) | :: sasafrás {m} |
| Sassanian {adj} /səˈseɪnɪən/ (of or pertaining to the Sassanid Dynasty) | :: sasánido |
| Sassanian {adj} (of or pertaining to the empire ruled by that dynasty) | :: sasánido |
| Sassanian {n} (member of the Sassanid Dynasty) | :: sasánido {m} |
| sassy {adj} /ˈsasi/ (bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy) | :: descarado, fresco, insolente |
| sassy {adj} (somewhat sexy and provocative) | :: provocativo {m}, provocativa {f} |
| sassy {adj} (lively, vigorous) | :: animado, vigoroso, vivaz, vivo |
| Satan {prop} /ˈseɪtən/ (the Devil) | :: Satanás {m}, Satán {m} |
| satanic {adj} /seɪˈtænɪk/ (relating to Satan) | :: satánico |
| satanical {adj} (satanic) SEE: satanic | :: |
| Satanism {n} /ˈseɪtənɪzm/ (devil worship) | :: satanismo {m} |
| Satanism {n} (a religion founded by Anton Szandor LaVey) | :: satanismo {m} |
| satay {n} /sæˈteɪ/ (dish) | :: satay {m} |
| satchel {n} /ˈsætʃəl/ (bag or case with one or two shoulder straps) | :: mochila {f} |
| sate {v} /seɪt/ (To satisfy; fill up) | :: saciar |
| sateen {n} /səˈtiːn/ (a type of shiny cotton cloth) | :: satén {m} |
| satellite {n} /ˈsætəlaɪt/ (a body orbiting a larger one) | :: satélite {m} |
| satellite {n} (man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body) | :: satélite {m} |
| satellite dish {n} (parabolic antenna) | :: antena parabólica {f} |
| satiate {v} /ˈseɪʃɪeɪt/ (satisfy) | :: saciar |
| satiate {v} (satisfy to excess) | :: saciar |
| satiation {n} (satiety) SEE: satiety | :: |
| satiety {n} /səˈtaɪ.ə.ti/ (state of being perfectly satiated) | :: saciedad {f} |
| satin {n} /ˈsætɪn/ (cloth with a glossy surface and a dull back) | :: raso {m}, satén {m} |
| satire {n} /ˈsætaɪɹ/ (literary technique) | :: sátira {f} |
| satiric {adj} (satirical) SEE: satirical | :: |
| satirical {adj} /səˈtɪɹɪkəl/ (of or pertaining to satire) | :: satírico |
| satirically {adv} (in a satiric manner) | :: satíricamente |
| satirize {v} (make a satire) | :: ridiculizar, satirizar |
| satisfaction {n} /sætɪsˈfækʃən/ (fulfillment of a need or desire) | :: satisfacción |
| satisfaction {n} | :: satisfacción {f} |
| satisfactorily {adv} (in satisfactory manner) | :: satisfactoriamente |
| satisfactory {adj} /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/ (adequate or sufficient) | :: satisfactorio |
| satisfied {adj} /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/ (in a state of satisfaction) | :: satisfecho |
| satisfy {v} /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ (to meet needs, to fulfill) | :: satisfacer |
| satisfy {v} (to satisfy) SEE: respond | :: |
| satisfying {adj} (that satisfies) | :: satisfactorio |
| sativa {n} /səˈti va/ (Cannabis sativa) | :: sátiva {f} |
| satrap {n} /ˈseɪtɹæp/ (governor of a Persian province) | :: sátrapa {m} |
| satrapy {n} (territory governed by a satrap) | :: satrapía {f} |
| Satu Mare {prop} (city in Romania) | :: Satu Mare |
| saturate {v} /ˈsætʃəˌɹeɪt/ (to become penetrated or soaked) | :: empapar |
| saturate {v} (to cause a substance to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold) | :: saturar |
| saturation {n} (the act of saturating or the process of being saturated) | :: saturación {f} |
| saturation {n} (chemistry: state of a saturated solution) | :: saturación {f} |
| saturation {n} (vividness of color) | :: saturación {f}, pureza {f} |
| Saturday {n} /ˈsæɾɚɾeɪ̯/ (day of the week) | :: sábado {m} |
| Saturn {prop} /ˈsæ.tɝn/ (planet) | :: Saturno {m} |
| Saturn {prop} (god) | :: Saturno {m} |
| saturnal {adj} (Of or pertaining to Saturn) | :: saturnal |
| saturnine {adj} /ˈsætənaɪn/ (of a person: having a tendency to be cold, bitter, gloomy, etc.) | :: saturnino {m}, saturnina {f}, soturno {m}, soturna {f} |
| saturnism {n} (lead poisoning) SEE: plumbism | :: |
| satyr {n} /ˈseɪt.əɹ/ (Greek mythology) | :: sátiro {m} |
| satyr {n} (Lecher) | :: sátiro {m} |
| satyriasis {n} /ˌsatɪˈrʌɪəsɪs/ (uncontrollable sexual desire) | :: satiriasis {f} |
| sauce {n} /sɔːs/ (liquid condiment) | :: salsa {f} |
| sauce {n} (booze) | :: [Mexico] chupe {m} |
| sauce {v} (apply sauce) | :: salsear |
| saucepan {n} /ˈsɔsˌpæn/ (deep cooking vessel) | :: cacerola {f} |
| saucer {n} /ˈsɔ.səɹ/ (small dish) | :: platillo {m} |
| saucy {adj} /ˈsɔː.sɪ/ (impertinent or disrespectful) | :: travieso, pícaro |
| Saudi {prop} (Saudi Arabia) SEE: Saudi Arabia | :: |
| Saudi {n} /ˈsaʊdi/ (person from Saudi Arabia) | :: saudí {m} {f}, saudita {m} {f} |
| Saudi {adj} (pertaining to Saudi Arabia) | :: saudí {m} {f}, saudita {m} {f} |
| Saudi Arabia {prop} /ˌsaʊ.di əˈɹeɪ.bi.ə/ (country in the Middle East) | :: Arabia Saudí {f}, Arabia Saudita {f} |
| Saudi Arabian {n} (person from Saudi Arabia) SEE: Saudi | :: |
| Saudi Arabian {adj} (pertaining to Saudi Arabia) SEE: Saudi | :: |
| sauerkraut {n} /ˈsaʊɚˌkɹaʊt/ (a dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage) | :: chucrut {m} |
| Saul {prop} /sɔːl/ (first king of Israel) | :: Saúl |
| Saul {prop} (original name of Paul) | :: Saulo |
| Saul {prop} (male given name) | :: Saúl |
| sauna {n} /ˈsɔː.nə/ (sauna room or house) | :: sauna {m} {f} |
| sauna {v} (to use a sauna) | :: tomar un sauna, tomar una sauna |
| saunter {v} /ˈsɔntɚ/ (stroll or walk at a leisurely pace) | :: pasear |
| saunter {n} (a leisurely walk or stroll) | :: paseo {m} |
| saurian {n} /ˈsɔɹiən/ (reptile of the suborder Sauria) | :: saurio {m} |
| -saurus {suffix} /ˈsɔːɹəs/ (forms names for dinosaurs) | :: -saurio {m} |
| sausage {n} /ˈsɔsɪd͡ʒ/ (a food made of minced meat packed into a tubular casing) | :: embutido {m}, salchicha {f}, salchichón {m} |
| sausage {n} (small, uncooked) | :: salchicha {f} |
| sausage {n} (sausage-shaped thing) | :: salchicha {f} |
| sausage {n} | :: embutido {m}, chorizo |
| sauté {v} /soʊˈteɪ/ (to cook food) | :: rehogar |
| savage {adj} /ˈsævɪdʒ/ (wild, not cultivated) | :: salvaje |
| savage {adj} (barbaric, not civilized) | :: salvaje |
| savage {adj} (brutal, vicious or merciless) | :: salvaje |
| savagely {adv} (in a savage manner) | :: salvajemente |
| savanna {n} /səˈvænə/ (tropical grassland with scattered trees) | :: sabana {f} |
| save {n} /seɪv/ (block that prevents an opponent from scoring) | :: parada {f} |
| save {v} (to help someone to survive, or rescue someone) | :: salvar, rescatar |
| save {v} (theology: to redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation) | :: redimir |
| save {v} (to store for future use) | :: ahorrar, guardar, reservar |
| save {v} (computing: to write a file to a storage medium) | :: guardar, grabar, salvar, archivar |
| save {v} (to economize) | :: ahorrar |
| save {v} (to accumulate money) | :: ahorrar |
| save {prep} (except, with the exception of) | :: salvo, excepto |
| save up {v} (accumulate money for a specific purpose) | :: ahorrar |
| savin {n} (Juniperus sabina) | :: sabina {f} |
| saving {n} /ˈseɪvɪŋ/ (reduction in cost) | :: ahorro {m} |
| saving {n} (something that is saved) | :: ahorros {m-p}, economías {f} |
| savings account {n} (account that yields a better interest than a current account) | :: cuenta de ahorros {f} |
| savings bank {n} (financial institution) | :: caja de ahorros {f} |
| savior {n} /ˈseɪvjɚ/ (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) | :: salvador {m}, salvadora {f} |
| saviour sibling {n} (child with compatible tissue to treat a sick brother or sister) | :: bebé medicamento {m} |
| Savi's warbler {?} (Locustella luscinioides) | :: buscarla unicolor {f} |
| Savoie {prop} (department of France) | :: Saboya {f} |
| savory {adj} /ˈseɪvəɹi/ (tasty, attractive to the palate) | :: sabroso, apetitoso |
| savory {adj} (salty or non-sweet) | :: salado, de sal |
| savory {n} (herb of genus Satureja) | :: ajedrea {f} |
| savour {v} /ˈseɪvə(ɹ)/ | :: saborear |
| Savoy {prop} /səˈvɔɪ/ (a historical region of western Europe) | :: Saboya {f} |
| savvy {adj} /ˈsæ.vi/ (well-informed and perceptive) | :: sabio |
| saw {n} /sɔ/ (tool) | :: sierra {f} |
| saw {v} (cut with a saw) | :: serrar |
| saw {n} (saying or proverb) | :: proverbio {m}, refrán {m}, dicho {m} |
| sawbones {n} (surgeon) | :: matasanos {m} |
| sawdust {n} /ˈsɔːˌdʌst/ (dust created by sawing) | :: serrín {m}, aserrín {m} |
| sawfish {n} (ray with saw-shaped snout) | :: pez sierra {m}, sierra {f} |
| sawhorse {n} /sɔ.hɔɹs/ (a device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material) | :: burro {m} |
| sawm {n} (Islamic fasting) | :: sawm {m} |
| sawmill {n} (machine, building or company) | :: aserradero {m} |
| saw set {n} (device to adjust the divergence of saw's teeth) | :: trabador {m}, triscador {m} |
| sawshark {n} /ˈsɔːʃɑː(ɹ)k/ (any of the order Pristiophoriformes of sharks) | :: tiburón sierra {m} |
| saxifrage {n} (plant) | :: saxifraga {f} |
| Saxon {n} /ˈsæksən/ (member of Saxon tribe) | :: sajón {m} |
| Saxon {n} (native or inhabitant of Saxony) | :: sajón {m}, sajona {f} |
| Saxon {adj} (of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language) | :: sajón |
| Saxony {prop} /ˈsæksəni/ (state) | :: Sajonia |
| Saxony-Anhalt {prop} (state) | :: Sajonia-Anhalt |
| saxophone {n} /ˈsæksəfoʊn/ (a musical instrument of the woodwind family) | :: saxofón {m}, saxófono {m} |
| saxophonist {n} /ˈsæksəˌfoʊnɪst/ (person who plays or practices with the saxophone) | :: saxofonista {m} {f} |
| say {v} /seɪ/ (to pronounce) | :: decir |
| say {v} (to communicate verbally or in writing) | :: decir |
| say {v} (to indicate in a written form) | :: decir |
| say {v} (to have a common expression) | :: se dice |
| say {v} (imperative: let's say) | :: digamos |
| say {v} (to say) SEE: tell | :: |
| say cheese {v} | :: di patata |
| say goodbye {v} (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) | :: despedirse |
| say grace {v} (say a prayer of thanks) | :: bendecir la mesa, dar gracias |
| saying {n} /ˈseɪɪŋ/ (proverb or maxim) | :: dicho {m}, proverbio {m}, refrán {m} |
| say no more {phrase} | :: no se hable más |
| sayonara {interj} (goodbye, adieu) SEE: farewell | :: |
| scab {n} (mange) SEE: mange | :: |
| scab {n} /skæb/ (incrustation over a wound) | :: costra {f}, carnero {m}, postilla {f}, grano {m} |
| scab {n} (scabies) SEE: scabies | :: |
| scab {n} (strikebreaker) SEE: strikebreaker | :: |
| scabbard {n} /ˈskæb.əd/ (the sheath of a sword) | :: vaina {f} |
| scabies {n} /ˈskei.biz/ (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) | :: sarna {f} |
| scaffold {n} /ˈskæfəld/ (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on) | :: andamio |
| scaffold {n} (platform for executions) | :: horca, patíbulo, cadalso |
| scaffold {v} (set up scaffolding) | :: andamiar |
| scaffolding {n} (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) | :: andamiaje, andamio |
| scalability {n} (property of being scalable) | :: escalabilidad {f} |
| scalable {adj} (capable of being climbed) | :: escalable |
| scalable {adj} (able to be changed in scale; resizeable) | :: escalable |
| scalar {adj} (having magnitude) | :: escalar |
| scalar {n} (quantity with magnitude) | :: escalar {m} |
| scald {v} /skɑld/ (to burn with hot fluid) | :: quemar, escaldar |
| scald {v} (to heat almost to boiling) | :: escaldar |
| scald {n} (burn with hot liquid) | :: quemadura {f}, escaldadura {f} |
| scale {n} /skeɪl/ (sequence for measurement) | :: escala {f} |
| scale {n} (size or scope) | :: escala {f} |
| scale {n} (ratio of distances) | :: escala {f} |
| scale {n} (series of notes) | :: escala {f}, gama {f} |
| scale {v} (to climb) | :: escalar |
| scale {n} (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals) | :: escama {f} |
| scale {v} (remove the scales of) | :: escamar |
| scale {n} (dish of a balance) | :: platillo {m} |
| scale {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder | :: |
| scale {n} (device) SEE: scales | :: |
| scale {n} (limescale) SEE: limescale | :: |
| scale model {n} (three-dimensional copy or representation of something) | :: maqueta |
| scalene {adj} /ˈskeɪ.liːn/ (sides of different lengths) | :: escaleno |
| scales {n} /skeɪlz/ (device for weighing goods for sale) | :: báscula {f}, balanza {f} |
| scalesia {n} (tree found in the Galápagos) | :: escalesia {f}, lechoso {m} |
| scallion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion | :: |
| scallop {n} /ˈskɒləp/ (mollusc) | :: vieira {f}; venera {f}, concha de peregrino {f} |
| scalp {n} (bed of shellfish) SEE: scaup | :: |
| scalp {n} /skælp/ (part of head where the hair grows) | :: cuero cabelludo {m} |
| scalp {v} (to remove part of the head) | :: descabellar |
| scalpel {n} /ˈskælpəl/ (small straight knife) | :: escalpelo {m}, bisturí |
| scalper {n} (one who sells tickets unofficially) | :: revendedor {m}, revendedora {f} |
| scaly {adj} /ˈskeɪli/ (covered or abounding with scales) | :: escamoso |
| scaly {adj} (resembling scales, laminae, or layers) | :: escuamiforme |
| scaly anteater {n} (pangolin) SEE: pangolin | :: |
| scam {n} /skæm/ (fraudulent deal) | :: estafa {f}, timo {m} (colloquial), engaño {m} |
| scam {v} (to defraud or embezzle) | :: estafar, timar |
| scammer {n} /ˈskæmɚ/ (swindler, cheat) | :: defraudador {m}, estafador {m} |
| scamper {v} /ˈskæmpɚ/ (To run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) | :: corretear |
| scan {v} /skæn/ (examine sequentially) | :: escrutar |
| scan {v} (create a digital copy of an image using a scanner) | :: escanear |
| scan {v} (form a poetic metre) | :: escandir |
| scandal {n} /ˈskændəl/ (incident that brings disgrace) | :: escándalo {m} |
| scandalous {adj} /ˈskændələs/ (wrong, immoral, causing a scandal) | :: escandaloso {m} |
| Scandinavia {prop} /skændɪˈneɪvi.ə/ (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) | :: Escandinavia {f} |
| Scandinavia {prop} (Scandinavian Peninsula) SEE: Scandinavian Peninsula | :: |
| Scandinavian {n} /ˌskændɪˈneɪvi.ən/ (someone from Scandinavia) | :: escandinavo {m} |
| Scandinavian {adj} (of Scandinavia) | :: escandinavo |
| Scandinavian Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in Northern Europe, see also: Scandinavia) | :: Escandinavia {f} |
| scandium {n} /ˈskændi.əm/ (chemical element) | :: escandio {m} |
| Scania {prop} /ˈskæni.ə/ (region of Sweden occupying the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula) | :: Escania {f} |
| scanlation {n} (the process of scanlation) | :: scanlation {f} |
| scanner {n} /ˈskænɚ/ (device which scans documents) | :: escáner {m} |
| scanner {n} | :: explorador {m} |
| scant {adj} /skænt/ (very little) | :: exiguo {m} |
| scant {adj} (not plentiful, scarcely sufficient) | :: escaso {m}, magro {m} |
| scanty {adj} /ˈskænti/ (somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent) | :: escaso, exiguo |
| scanty {adj} (sparing, niggardly) SEE: niggardly | :: |
| scapegoat {n} /ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/ (a goat imbued with the sins of the people) | :: chivo expiatorio {m} |
| scapegoat {n} (someone punished for someone else's error(s)) | :: cabeza de turco {f}, chivo expiatorio {m} |
| scapula {n} (large flat bone) SEE: shoulder blade | :: |
| scapular {n} /ˈskapjʊlə/ (a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint) | :: escapulario {m} |
| scapular {adj} (of or pertaining to the scapula) | :: escapular |
| scar {n} (cliff) SEE: cliff | :: |
| scar {n} /skɑɹ/ (permanent mark on the skin) | :: cicatriz {f}, alforza {f} |
| scar {n} (permanent negative mark on the mind) | :: cicatriz {f} |
| scar {v} (to mark the skin permanently) | :: cicatrizarse |
| scarab {n} (symbol) | :: escarabeo {m} |
| scarce {adj} /ˈskɛəs/ | :: escaso |
| scarcely {adv} /ˈskɛɹsli/ (almost not, by a small margin) | :: apenas, difícilmente |
| scarcity {n} (the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | :: escasez |
| scarcity {n} (an inadequate amount of something; a shortage) | :: carestía {f} |
| scare {n} /skɛɚ/ (minor fright) | :: susto {m} |
| scare {v} (to frighten) | :: asustar, atemorizar, espantar |
| scarecrow {n} /ˈskɛə.kɹəʊ/ (an effigy made to scare the birds away) | :: espantapájaros {m} |
| scarecrow {n} (tall, thin, awkward person) | :: espantajo {m} |
| scared {adj} /skɛəɹd/ (afraid, frightened) | :: asustado |
| scare off {v} (to cause something to flee by frightening it) | :: espantar |
| scare off {v} (to deter) | :: espantar, ahuyentar |
| scare quote {n} (quotation mark used to provoke reaction) | :: cita de miedo {f} |
| scarf {n} /skɑːɹf/ (long garment worn around the neck) | :: bufanda {f} |
| scarf {n} (headscarf) SEE: headscarf | :: |
| scarlatina {n} (scarlet fever) SEE: scarlet fever | :: |
| scarlet {n} /ˈskɑɹlɪt/ (colour) | :: escarlata {f} |
| scarlet {n} (cloth) | :: escarlata {f}, escarlatina {f} |
| scarlet {adj} (colour) | :: escarlata {m} {f} |
| scarlet eggplant {n} (species of fruiting plant) | :: berenjena etíope {f}, berenjena africana {f} |
| scarlet fever {n} (streptococcal infection) | :: escarlatina {f} |
| SCART {prop} /skɑːt/ (French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audiovisual equipment) | :: euroconector {m} |
| scary {adj} /ˈskɛəɹi/ (causing, or able to cause, fright) | :: alarmante, feo |
| scathe {n} (harm; damage; injury; hurt; misfortune) | :: daño {m}, herida {f}, infortunio {m} |
| scathe {v} /skeɪð/ (injure) | :: herir |
| scathing {adj} (harshly or bitterly critical) | :: acre, acerbo |
| scatter {v} /ˈskætə/ (to cause to separate) | :: dispersar |
| scatter {v} (to disperse) | :: dispersar |
| scatter {v} (to distribute loosely) | :: esparcir |
| scatter {v} (physics: to deflect) | :: desviar |
| scatter {v} (to scatter) SEE: disperse | :: |
| scatterbrain {n} (flighty, disorganized or forgetful person) | :: chorlito {m}, alocado {m}, atolondrado {m}, pajarón {m} |
| scatterbrained {adj} (absent-minded) SEE: absent-minded | :: |
| scattered {adj} /ˈskætɚd/ (Randomly distributed) | :: desperdigado, disperso, esparsido {m} |
| scaup {n} | :: porrón {m} |
| scavenge {v} /ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/ (to feed on carrion or refuse) | :: carroñear |
| scavenge {v} | :: carroñear {f} |
| scavenger {n} /ˈskæv.ən.dʒə(ɹ)/ (Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things) | :: reciclador {m}, reciclador de base {m}, [Mexico, Central America] pepenador {m}, [Chile, Argentina] cartonero {m}, [Venezuela, Argentina] excavador {m}, [Caribbean, Central America] buzo {m} |
| scavenger {n} (animal feeding on decaying matter) | :: carroñero {m}, carroñera {f} |
| scavenger {n} (street sweeper) | :: barrendero {m}, barrendera {f} |
| scenario {n} /sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/ (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) | :: escenario {m} |
| scenario {n} | :: escenario {m} |
| scene {n} ((theater) the stage) SEE: stage | :: |
| scene {n} /siːn/ (the location of an event that attracts attention) | :: escena {f} |
| scene {n} (subdivision of an act) | :: escena {f} |
| scene {n} (place, time, circumstance, etc., in which anything occurs) | :: escenario {m} |
| scene {n} (exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others) | :: escena {f} |
| scene {n} (landscape, scenery) SEE: scenery | :: |
| scenery {n} /ˈsiːnəɹi/ (view, natural features, landscape) | :: paisaje {m} |
| scenery {n} (stage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene) | :: decorado {m} |
| scenic {adj} /ˈsiːnɪk/ (having beautiful scenery) | :: escénico |
| scent {n} /sɛnt/ (distinctive odour or smell) | :: olor {m}, esencia {f} |
| scent {n} (sense of smell) | :: olfato {m} |
| scent {n} (perfume) | :: fragancia {f} |
| scent {n} | :: olor {m} |
| scent {v} (to detect the scent of) | :: oler |
| scepticist {n} (A skeptic.) | :: escepticista |
| sceptre {n} /ˈsɛptə/ (ornamental staff) | :: cetro {m} |
| schadenfreude {n} /ˈʃɑːdənfɹɔɪdə/ (malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune) | :: alegría maligna {f}, satisfacción malévola {f}, regodeo morboso {m}, alegría de mal ajeno {f}, epicaricacía {f}, schadenfreude |
| schedule {n} /ˈskɛ.dʒʊl/ (a procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur) | :: horario, itinerario {m} |
| schedule {v} (to plan an activity at a specific date or time) | :: programar, adiar |
| scheelite {n} (mineral) | :: scheelita {f} |
| Scheherazade {prop} /ʃəˈhɛɹəzɑd/ (female given name) | :: Scheherezade {f}, Scheherezada {f}, Sherezade {f}, Sherazade {f} |
| Scheldt {prop} /ʃɛlt/ (river) | :: Escalda {m} |
| schematic {adj} /skɪˈmætɪk/ (sketchy, incomplete) | :: esquemático |
| schematic {adj} (relating to a schema) | :: esquemático |
| schematically {adv} (in the manner of a schematic) | :: esquemáticamente |
| schematize {v} /ˈskiːmətaiz/ (organize according to a scheme) | :: esquematizar |
| scheme {n} /skiːm/ (a systematic plan of future action) | :: régimen {m}, proyecto {m} |
| scheme {n} (secret, devious plan) | :: ardid {m}, artimaña {f}, maquinación {f}, estratagema {f}, treta {f}, intriga {f}, urdimbre |
| scheme {n} (orderly combination of related parts) | :: esquema {m} |
| scheme {n} (chart or diagram) | :: esquema {m} |
| scheme {n} | :: esquema {m} |
| scheme {v} (to contrive a plan) | :: maquinar, tramar, urdir |
| schemer {n} /ˈskimɚ/ (he who plots secret, devious plans) | :: maniobrero, maquinador |
| scheming {adj} (tending to scheme) | :: intrigante, trapisondista |
| Schengen Area {prop} (group of European countries) | :: espacio de Schengen {m} |
| schilling {n} (old currency of Austria) | :: chelín {m} |
| schism {n} /ˈskɪzəm/ (split, division, separation, discord) | :: cisma {m} |
| schism {n} (division within a religious body) | :: cisma {m} |
| schism {n} (split within Christianity) | :: cisma {m} |
| schist {n} /ʃɪst/ (crystalline foliated rock) | :: esquisto {m} |
| schistosomiasis {n} (various diseases) | :: esquistosomiasis {f} |
| schizoaffective {adj} (combining symptoms of schizophrenia with those of bipolar disorder) | :: esquizoafectivo {m}, esquizoafectiva {f} |
| schizocarp {n} (dry fruit) | :: esquizocarpo {m} |
| schizoid personality disorder {n} /ˈskɪtsɔɪd ˌpɜɹsəˈnælɪti dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/ (personality disorder) | :: trastorno esquizoide de la personalidad |
| schizophrenia {n} /ˌskɪt.səˈfɹiː.ni.ə/ (mental disorder) | :: esquizofrenia {f} |
| schizophrenic {adj} /ˌskɪtsəˈfɹɛnɪk/ (of or pertaining to schizophrenia) | :: esquizofrénico |
| schizophrenic {adj} (of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia) | :: esquizofrénico |
| schizophrenic {n} (a person suffering from schizophrenia) | :: esquizofrénico {m} |
| Schlemm's canal {n} (channel in the eye) | :: canal de Schlemm {m} |
| Schleswig-Holstein {prop} (state) | :: Schleswig-Holstein |
| schlimazel {n} /ʃləˈmɑːzəl/ (a chronically unlucky person) | :: gafe {m} |
| schnitzel {n} (a meat dish) | :: milanesa {f} |
| schnozzle {n} (slang: human nose, especially large one) | :: hocico {m}, napia, tocha |
| scholar {n} /ˈskɑlɚ/ (specialist in a particular branch of knowledge) | :: erudito {m}, especialista, estudioso {m}, docto {m}, sabio {m} |
| scholar {n} (learned person) | :: erudito {m}, docto {m}, sabio {m} |
| scholarliness {n} (state or condition of being scholarly) | :: estudiosidad |
| scholarly {adj} (relating to scholars or scholarship) | :: erudito, universitario |
| scholarship {n} /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/ (study allowance) | :: beca {f} |
| scholarship {n} (knowledge) | :: erudición {f}, sabiduría {f} |
| scholar's mate {n} (checkmate which occurs after the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Qxf7#) | :: mate del pastor {m}, mate pastor {m}, jaque mate del pastor {m}, jaque mate pastor {m} |
| scholastic {n} /skəˈlæstɪk/ (philosophy: member of scholasticism) | :: escolástico {m} |
| scholastic {adj} (of or relating to school, academic) | :: escolar |
| scholastic {adj} (of or relating to scholasticism) | :: escolástico |
| scholasticism {n} /skəˈlæstɪˌsɪzəm/ (school of philosophy) | :: escolástica, escolasticismo {m} |
| school {n} /skuːl/ (a group of fish) | :: cardumen {m}, banco {m} |
| school {n} (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning) | :: escuela {f}, colegio {m} |
| school {n} (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning before college or university) | :: escuela {f} |
| school {n} (college or university) | :: universidad {f}, facultad {f} |
| school {n} (a department/institute at a college or university) | :: facultad {f} |
| school {n} (an art movement) | :: escuela |
| school {n} ((collectively) the followers of a particular doctrine) | :: escuela {f} |
| school {v} (to educate, teach, or train) | :: educar , escolarizar |
| schoolbag {n} (satchel) | :: mochila {f} |
| school bus {n} /ˈskuːl.bʌs/ (transport for schoolchildren) | :: autobús escolar {m} |
| school bus yellow {adj} (high-visibility yellow for automotive or traffic use) | :: amarillo tráfico {m} |
| schoolchild {n} /ˈsku.əltʃaɪld/ (young person attending school or of an age to attend school) | :: escolar {m} {f}, (boy, or unspecified sex) alumno {m}, (girl) alumna {f}, colegiala {f}, colegial {m} |
| schoolday {n} (the day when school is open) | :: jornada escolar {f} |
| schoolie {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher | :: |
| schooling {n} (institutional education) | :: escolarización {f} |
| schoolitis {n} (aversion to going to school) | :: escuelacitis {f} |
| schoolmate {n} (person who attended school with the subject) | :: condiscípulo {m}, condiscípula {f}, compañero de clase {m} |
| school of hard knocks {n} (source of education by adverse experience) | :: gramática parda {f} [colloquial] |
| school of thought {n} (opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group) | :: escuela de pensamiento {f} |
| school shark {n} (Galeorhinus galeus) | :: cazón {m}, tiburón vitamínico {m} |
| school sores {n} (impetigo) SEE: impetigo | :: |
| schoolteacher {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher | :: |
| school uniform {n} (uniform items to be worn by students in a school) | :: uniforme escolar {m} |
| schooner {n} /skuːnə(ɹ)/ (sailing ship) | :: goleta {f}, escuna {f} |
| Schrödinger's cat {prop} (thought experiment) | :: gato de Schrödinger {m} |
| schwa {n} /ʃwɑ/ (indeterminate central vowel) | :: schwa {m} |
| schwannoma {n} (schwannoma) | :: schwannoma {m}, neurilemoma {m} |
| sciatic {adj} (of, or relating to the ischium) | :: ciático |
| sciatica {n} /saɪˈætɪkə/ (neuralgia of the sciatic nerve) | :: ciática {f} |
| sciatic nerve {n} (large nerve) | :: nervio ciático {m} |
| science {n} /ˈsaɪəns/ (collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method) | :: ciencia {f} |
| science {n} (particular discipline or branch of learning) | :: ciencia {f} |
| science {n} (knowledge gained through study or practice) | :: conocimiento {m} |
| science center {n} (location where science is exhibited) | :: centro de ciencias |
| science fiction {n} /ˈsaɪəns ˌfɪkʃən/ (fiction) | :: ciencia ficción {f} |
| scientia potentia est {proverb} (knowledge is power) SEE: knowledge is power | :: |
| scientific {adj} /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/ (of or having to do with science) | :: científico |
| scientifically {adv} (using science or methods of science) | :: científicamente |
| scientifically {adv} (with regard to science) | :: científicamente |
| scientifically {adv} (from a scientific perspective) | :: científicamente |
| scientifically {adv} (in a scientific manner) | :: científicamente |
| scientifically {adv} (methodically) SEE: methodically | :: |
| scientificity {n} (quality or state of being scientific) | :: cientificidad {f} |
| scientific method {n} (method of discovering knowledge) | :: método científico {m} |
| scientific methodology {n} (systematic way of finding the answer to a question about the observable world) | :: metodología científica {f} |
| scientific name {n} (formal name) | :: nombre científico {m} |
| scientific notation {n} (standard format) | :: notación científica {f}, notación índice estándar {f} |
| scientific notation {n} (alternative format) | :: notación científica {f} |
| scientific research {n} (research performed using the scientific method) | :: investigación científica {f} |
| scientist {n} /ˈsaɪən.tɪst/ (one whose activities make use of the scientific method) | :: científico {m}, científica {f} |
| scientocracy {n} (members of an elite community of scientists) | :: cienciocracia |
| Scientologist {n} (follower of Scientology) | :: cienciólogo {m}, ciencióloga {f} |
| Scientology {prop} (belief system developed by L. Ron Hubbard) | :: cienciología {f} |
| scimitar {n} /ˈsɪmɪtɑːɹ/ (sword with curved blade) | :: cimitarra {f} |
| scintillate {v} /ˈsɪntɪleɪt/ (to twinkle) | :: destellar |
| scion {n} /ˈsaɪ.ən/ (descendant) | :: descendiente |
| scion {n} (heir to a throne) | :: heredero |
| scion {n} ((detached) shoot or twig) | :: vástago, púa, hijuelo {m} |
| scissor {n} /ˈsɪzə/ (one blade on a pair of scissors) | :: tijera {f} |
| scissor {v} (to engage in scissoring, a sexual act) | :: hacer la tijereta, hacer la tijera |
| scissoring {n} (lesbian sex) | :: tijereta {f}, tijera {f}, tribadismo {m} |
| scissors {n} /ˈsɪzɚz/ (tool used for cutting) | :: tijeras {f} |
| sclera {n} (white of the eye) | :: esclera {f}, esclerótica {f} |
| sclerenchyma {n} /sklɪəɹˈɛŋkɪmə/ (a mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants consisting of aggregates of cells having thick, often mineralized walls) | :: esclerénquima {m} |
| scleroderma {n} (disease) | :: esclerodermia {f} |
| sclerosis {n} /sklɪˈɹəʊsɪs/ (abnormal hardening of body tissues) | :: esclerosis {f} |
| scobs {n} ( slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal) | :: escoria {f} |
| scoff {n} /skɔːf/ (object of scorn, mockery, or derision) | :: hazmerreír {m} |
| scoff {v} (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision) | :: burlarse |
| scold {n} /skoʊld/ (person who scolds, particularly a woman) | :: regañar |
| scold {v} (rebuke) | :: regañar, retar, reñir |
| scolding {n} /ˈskoʊldɪŋ/ (succession of critical remarks) | :: regaño {m}, sermón, bronca {f}, rapapolvo {m} [colloquial] |
| scoliosis {n} (condition in which there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine) | :: escoliosis {f} |
| sconce {n} /skɒns/ (light fixture on a wall) | :: aplique {m} |
| scone {n} /skɒn/ (pastry) | :: scone {m} |
| scoop {n} /skuːp/ (any cup- or bowl-shaped object) | :: cucharón {m} |
| scoop {n} (amount held by a scoop) | :: cucharazo {m}, cucharada {f} |
| scoop {n} (news learned and reported before anyone else) | :: primicia {f}, chiva {f} [Colombia], tubazo {m} [Venezuela] |
| scooter {n} (large black duck of the genus Melanitta) SEE: scoter | :: |
| scooter {n} /ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/ (foot-propelled vehicle) | :: patineta {f}, monopatín {m}, patín del diablo {m} |
| scooter {n} (type of small two-wheeled vehicle, see also: motorscooter) | :: scooter {m} |
| scooter {n} (electric scooter for disabled, see also: mobility scooter) | :: escúter, vespa |
| scope {n} /ˈskəʊp/ (breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain) | :: ámbito {m} |
| scope {n} (scope of an identifier) | :: alcance, ámbito {m} |
| -scope {suffix} (suffix to name viewing instruments) | :: -scopio {m} |
| scope {n} (device used in aiming a projectile) SEE: telescopic sight | :: |
| scops owl {n} (Otus scops) | :: autillo {m} |
| -scopy {suffix} /-skəpi/ (observation, viewing) | :: -scopia {f}, -scopía {f} |
| scorch {v} /skɔɹtʃ/ (to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it) | :: chamuscar |
| scorched {adj} (dried, damaged, burnt by exposure to sunlight or heat) | :: quemado |
| score {v} (to score) SEE: strike | :: |
| score {n} /skɔɹ/ (number of points earned) | :: tantos {m-p}, [Latin America] puntaje {m}, puntuación {f} |
| score {n} (number of points accrued) | :: marcador |
| score {n} (twenty, see also: twenty) | :: veintena {f} |
| score {n} (sheet music showing all parts) | :: partitura {f}, partitura general {f} |
| score {v} (to earn points in a game) | :: anotar, puntuar |
| score {v} (to obtain a sexual favor) | :: mojar |
| scoreboard {n} (board that displays the score in a game of contest) | :: marcador, tanteador {m} [Latin America] |
| score off {v} (to gain an advantage on somebody) | :: aplastar, dominar, humillar, mortificar, señorear, poder más que, joder |
| score off {v} (to scratch somebody out of a list or a group) | :: borrar, tachar, rayar, echar fuera, botar, mandar al carajo, mandar a la mierda, cancelar |
| scores {pron} (many) SEE: many | :: |
| scoria {n} (slag or dross) SEE: slag | :: |
| scoria {n} (volcanic rock) SEE: slag | :: |
| scorn {v} /skɔɹn/ (to feel contempt or disdain for something or somebody) | :: despreciar {m}, desdeñar, menospreciar |
| scorn {v} (to reject, turn down) | :: rechazar |
| scorn {v} (to scoff or express contempt) | :: escarnecer |
| scorn {n} (contempt, disdain) | :: desprecio {m}, desdén {m}, escarnio, ludibrio [formal] |
| scorned {adj} (hated, despised, or avoided) | :: despreciado, rechazado |
| scornful {adj} /ˈskɔɹnfəl/ (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous) | :: despreciativo |
| Scorpio {prop} /ˈskɔːɹpɪoʊ/ (astrological sign) | :: Escorpio |
| Scorpio {prop} (constellation) SEE: Scorpius | :: |
| scorpion {n} /ˈskɔɹ.pi.ən/ (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones) | :: escorpión {m}, alacrán {m} |
| scorpionfish {n} (fish) | :: pez escorpión {m} |
| Scorpius {prop} (astrological sign) SEE: Scorpio | :: |
| Scorpius {prop} /ˈskɔːɹpɪəs/ (constellation) | :: Escorpión {m} |
| scorzonera {n} (black salsify) SEE: black salsify | :: |
| Scot {n} /ˈskɑt/ (a person born in or native to Scotland) | :: escocés {m}, escocesa {f} |
| scotch {n} /skɑtʃ/ (a surface cut) | :: corte; rasmillo {m} |
| Scotch crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow | :: |
| Scotch hands {n} (butter beaters) | :: manos escocesas |
| Scotch tape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| scoter {n} /ˈskoʊ.tɚ/ (bird) | :: negrón {m}, negreta {f} |
| scotfree {adv} (scot-free) SEE: scot-free | :: |
| scot-free {adv} /ˌskɑtˈfɹi/ (free of scot; free of tax) | :: desgravado, |
| scot-free {adv} (without consequences or penalties) | :: impune, de rositas |
| Scotland {prop} /ˈskɑt.lənd/ (country in northwest Europe to the north of England) | :: Escocia {f} |
| Scots {n} /skɒts/ (Lowland Scots language) | :: escocés {m} |
| Scots Gaelic {n} (Scottish Gaelic) SEE: Scottish Gaelic | :: |
| Scotsman {n} /ˈskɑts.mən/ (a man from Scotland) | :: escocés {m} |
| Scotswoman {n} (a woman from Scotland) | :: escocesa {f} |
| Scottish {adj} /ˈskɑt.ɪʃ/ (of a person) | :: escocés {m}, escocesa {f} |
| Scottish {adj} (of a thing or concept) | :: escocés |
| Scottish {n} (the people of Scotland) | :: escocés {m}, escocesa {f} |
| Scottish Deerhound {n} (Scottish Deerhound) | :: lebrel escocés {m} |
| Scottish English {n} (dialect of English spoken in Scotland) | :: inglés escocés |
| Scottish Gaelic {n} (The Gaelic language of Scotland) | :: gaélico escocés {m} |
| Scottish terrier {n} (breed of dog) | :: terrier escocés {m} |
| scoundrel {n} /ˈskaʊ̯ndɹəl/ (villain) | :: bribón {m}, canalla {m} {f}, bellaco {m}, villano {m}, malandrín, pillastre |
| scour {v} /ˈskaʊə/ (to clean, polish, or wash something by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously) | :: fregar |
| scour {v} (to clear the digestive tract) | :: purgar |
| scour {v} (to search an area thoroughly) | :: peinar |
| scourer {n} (tool used to scour) SEE: scouring pad | :: |
| scourge {n} /skɔɹdʒ/ (persistent pest, illness, or source of trouble) | :: azote {m}, flagelo {m} |
| scourge {n} (a whip often of leather) | :: flagelo {m} |
| scourge {v} (to strike with a scourge) | :: azotar, flagelar |
| scourging {n} (flogging) SEE: flogging | :: |
| scouring pad {n} (pad with sponge-like and abrasive side) | :: estropajo {m}, salvaúñas {m} |
| scout {n} /skaʊt/ (member of the scout movement) | :: scout {m} {f} |
| scouting {n} /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/ (the Scouting movement) | :: escultismo {m} |
| scowl {n} /skaʊl/ (wrinkling of the brows or face) | :: ceño {m} |
| scowl {v} (to wrinkle the brows) | :: fruncir el ceño {m} |
| scrabble {v} (to scribble) SEE: scribble | :: |
| Scrabble {prop} /ˈskɹæbl̩/ (board game with interlocking words) | :: Scrabble |
| scram {v} /skɹæm/ (go away) | :: largarse, irse, retirarse, marcharse |
| scramble {v} /ˈskɹæmbl̩/ (to move hurriedly to a location using all limbs against a surface) | :: gatear |
| scramble {v} (to mix food ingredients in a mix to be cooked into a loose mass) | :: revolver |
| scramble {n} (a rush or hurry) | :: arrebato {m}, arrebatiña, rebatiña |
| scrambled {adj} (beaten and cooked) | :: revuelto |
| scrambled egg {n} (dish) | :: [Mexico] huevos revueltos {m-p}, [Colombia] huevos pericos {m-p}, [El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica] huevos picados {m-p} |
| scrap {n} /skɹæp/ (small piece, fragment) | :: resto {m} |
| scrap {n} (leftover food) | :: sobras {f-p}, restos {m-p} |
| scrap {n} (discarded objects) | :: chatarra {f} |
| scrap {v} (to dispose at the scrapyard) | :: desguazar, achatarrar |
| scrape {v} /skɹeɪp/ (draw an object along while exerting pressure) | :: raspar |
| scrape {v} (injure by scraping) | :: arañarse, rasparse |
| scrape {n} (injury) | :: abrasión {f} |
| scrape {n} (fight) | :: pelea {f} |
| scrape {n} (awkward set of circumstances) | :: apuro {m} |
| scrapheap {n} (junkyard) SEE: junkyard | :: |
| scrapie {n} /ˈskɹeɪpi/ (A degenerative prion disease) | :: prurito lumbar {m} |
| scraping {n} (material removed when somethings has been scraped) | :: peladura {f}, mondadura {f}, monda {f} |
| scrapyard {n} (a junkyard, a place where scrap is stored, discarded or resold) | :: chatarrería {f} |
| scratch {v} /skɹætʃ/ (to rub a surface with a sharp object) | :: rascar |
| scratch {v} (to rub the skin with rough material) | :: raspar |
| scratch {v} (To mark a surface with a sharp object) | :: arañar, rasguñar, rayar |
| scratch {v} (to dig or scrape with claws or fingernails with the intention to injure) | :: arañar |
| scratch {n} (disruption or mark on a surface) | :: arañazo {m} |
| scratching post {n} (wooden post that a cat scratches) | :: rascador {m} |
| scrawl {v} /skɹɔːl/ (to write hastily or illegibly) | :: garrapatear |
| scrawl {v} (to write in an irregular or illegible manner) | :: garrapatear |
| scrawny {adj} /ˈskrɔni/ (Thin, malnourished and weak) | :: enjuto, magro, escuálido, escuchimizado, esmirriado, tirillas |
| scream {n} /skɹiːm/ (loud exclamation) | :: grito |
| scream {v} (to make the sound of a scream) | :: gritar |
| screamer {n} /ˈskɹimɚ/ (bird of family Anhimidae) | :: aruco {m}, chavarrí {m}, chicagüire {m} |
| screaming hairy armadillo {n} (armadillo) | :: piche llorón {m}, pichi peludo {m}, quirquincho chico |
| scream queen {n} /ˈskɹiːm kwiːn/ (actress who appears in several horror movies) | :: reina del grito {f} |
| scree {n} /skɹiː/ (loose stony debris on a slope) | :: talud {m} |
| screech {v} /skɹitʃ/ (make a screech) | :: rechinar, chirriar, estridular |
| screech owl {n} (Megascops) | :: autillo |
| screech owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl | :: |
| screed {n} /skɹiːd/ (speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism, see also: diatribe; harangue) | :: catilinaria {f}, diatriba {f}, filípica {f} |
| screed {n} (smooth, flat layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material) | :: losa {f}, contrapiso {m} |
| screen {n} /skɹiːn/ (physical divider) | :: mampara {f}, pantalla {f}, biombo {m} |
| screen {n} (material woven from fine wires) | :: tamiz {m}, malla {f} |
| screen {n} (viewing area of electronic output device) | :: pantalla {f} |
| screen {n} (movie viewing area) | :: pantalla {f} |
| screen {n} (basketball: offensive tactic) | :: pantalla {f}, bloqueo {m} |
| screen {n} (mining: stone classification device) | :: criba {f} |
| screen {v} (to filter) | :: filtrar, tamizar |
| screen {v} (to remove information) | :: filtrar |
| screencap {n} (screenshot) SEE: screenshot | :: |
| screencast {n} (digital recording) | :: emisión de pantalla |
| screen door {n} (A light door of mesh) | :: puerta mosquitera {f} |
| screening {n} /ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/ (process of checking or filtering) | :: cribado {m} |
| screening {n} (medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population) | :: cribado {m} |
| screenplay {n} /ˈskɹiːnˌpleɪ/ (script for a movie or a television show) | :: guion, script |
| screen printing {n} (printing method) | :: serigrafía {f} |
| screensaver {n} | :: protector de pantalla {m}, salvapantallas {m} |
| screenshot {n} (image of computer screen output) | :: captura de pantalla {f}, pantallazo |
| screenwriter {n} (one who writes for the screen) | :: guionista {m} {f} |
| screw {n} /skɹuː/ (fastener) | :: tornillo {m}, tirafondos {m}, tirafondo {m} |
| screw {n} (ship’s propeller) | :: hélice {f} |
| screw {v} (to connect or assemble pieces using a screw) | :: atornillar |
| screw {v} (to have sexual intercourse with) | :: follar, joder, coger, culear |
| screwdriver {n} (tool) | :: destornillador {m}, desarmador {m} |
| screwdriver {n} (drink) | :: desarmador {m} [Latin America], vodka con naranja {f} [Spain] |
| screwed {adj} (beset with unfortunate circumstances) | :: jodido, cagado, en el horno [slang informal], apañado |
| screwed {adj} (slang: intoxicated) | :: del orto [vulgar slang] |
| screw this {interj} | :: al diabo esto, a la mierda |
| screw thread {n} (helical ridge or groove) | :: rosca {f}, filete {m} |
| screw up {v} (colloquial: to blunder) | :: meter la pata |
| screw you {n} (a slightly politer version of "fuck you") | :: que te jodan |
| scribble {v} /ˈskɹɪbəl/ (to write or draw carelessly and in a hurry) | :: garabatear, borrajear, borronear, garrapatear, escarabajear |
| scribble {v} (to doodle) | :: garabatear, garrapatear |
| scribble {n} (hastily done writing) | :: garrapato {m}, garabato {m}, garabateo {m} |
| scribe {n} /skɹaɪb/ (one who writes; a draughtsman) | :: escriba, amanuense {m}, escribano {m} |
| scribe {n} (writer and doctor of the law) | :: escriba {m} |
| scribe {n} (steel drawing implement) | :: punta de trazar {f} |
| scribe {v} (to write) | :: escribir |
| scribe {v} (to record) | :: grabar |
| scrimmage {n} (practice game) SEE: exhibition game | :: |
| script {n} /skɹɪpt/ (writing; written document) | :: escrito {m} |
| script {n} (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) | :: libreto {m}, guion {m} |
| script {n} (procedure or program in computing) | :: script {m}, guion {m} |
| script {n} (a system of writing) | :: escritura {f} |
| script {v} (to make or write a script) | :: guionar |
| script supervisor {n} (member of a film crew) | :: continuista {m} {f} |
| scripture {n} /ˈskɹɪptʃɚ/ (any sacred writing or book) | :: escritura {f} |
| Scripture {prop} (Tanakh) SEE: Tanakh | :: |
| Scripture {prop} (Bible) SEE: Bible | :: |
| scriptwriter {n} (screenwriter) SEE: screenwriter | :: |
| scrivener {n} /ˈskɹɪvənəɹ/ (professional writer) | :: amanuense, escribano |
| scrivener {n} | :: escribano {m}, escribana {f} |
| scrofula {n} /ˈskɹɒfjʊlə/ (form of tuberculosis) | :: escrófula {f} |
| scrofulous {adj} (morally degenerate; corrupt) SEE: corrupt | :: |
| scroll {n} /skɹoʊl/ (roll of paper or parchment) | :: rollo {m} |
| scroll {v} ((Computing) to change one's view of data on a computer's display) | :: desplazarse |
| scroll bar {n} (graphical widget) | :: barra de desplazamiento {f} |
| scrooge {n} /skɹuːdʒ/ (miserly person) | :: tacaño {m}, roñoso {m} |
| scrotal {adj} (scrotal) | :: escrotal |
| scrotum {n} /ˈskɹəʊtəm/ (the bag of the skin and muscle that contains the testicles) | :: escroto {m} |
| scrounge {v} /skɹaʊndʒ/ (To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another) | :: gorronear, cafichear, bolsear, comer la sopa boba |
| scrounge {n} (scrounger) SEE: scrounger | :: |
| scrounger {n} (one who scrounges) | :: sablista, sopista {m} {f} [dated] |
| scrounging {n} (the act of one who scrounge) | :: sablazo {f} |
| scrub {n} /skɹʌb/ (vegetation of inferior quality) | :: breña {f} |
| scrub {v} (to rub hard) | :: fregar, tallar [Mexico], estregar, restregar |
| scrub {n} (cancellation) SEE: cancellation | :: |
| scruff {n} /skɹʌf/ (Someone with an untidy appearance) | :: zarrapastroso |
| scruff {n} (loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals) | :: pescuezo {m} |
| scruff {n} (scruff of the neck) | :: pescuezo {m} |
| scruffy {adj} /ˈskɹʌ.fi/ (untidy in appearance) | :: desaliñado, zarrapastroso |
| scrunch {v} /skɹʌntʃ/ (crumple) | :: arrugar |
| scruple {n} /ˈskɹuːpəl/ (hesitation from the difficulty of determining what is right) | :: escrúpulo {m} |
| scruple {v} (to hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience) | :: escrúpulo |
| scrupulously {adv} /ˈskɹuːpjʊləsli/ (in a careful manner) | :: escrupulosamente |
| scrutinise {v} (scrutinize) SEE: scrutinize | :: |
| scrutinize {v} /ˈskɹuːtɨnaɪz/ (to examine with great care) | :: escrutar, examinar, escudriñar |
| scrutiny {n} /ˈskɹuː.tɪ.ni/ (intense study) | :: escrutinio {m} |
| scrutiny {n} | :: escrutinio {m} |
| scrutore {n} (escritoire) SEE: escritoire | :: |
| scry {v} /skɹaɪ/ (predict the future using crystal balls or other objects) | :: agorar, augurar, vaticinar |
| scuba diving {n} (underwater swimming) | :: buceo {m} |
| scuff {v} /skʌf/ (to scrape the feet while walking) | :: arrastrar {p} |
| scuffle {n} /ˈskʌfəl/ (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters) | :: riña {f}, refriega |
| scuffle {v} (to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters) | :: reñir |
| scuffle {n} (Dutch hoe) | :: azada holandesa {f} |
| scull {n} /skʌl/ (small boat) | :: yoleta {f} |
| scull {v} (to propel a boat with a scull or sculls) | :: singar |
| sculpin {n} (small fish of the family Cottidae) | :: coto {m}, cavilat {m}, carrasco espinoso {m} |
| sculpt {v} (be a sculptor) | :: esculpir |
| sculptor {n} /ˈskʌlptɚ/ (a person who sculpts) | :: escultor {m}, escultora {f} |
| Sculptor {prop} (constellation) | :: Sculptor |
| sculptress {n} (a woman sculptor) | :: escultora {f} |
| sculptural {adj} (of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture) | :: escultural |
| sculpture {n} /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/ (art of sculpting) | :: escultura {f} |
| sculpture {n} (work of art created by sculpting) | :: escultura {f} |
| sculpture {v} (to fashion into 3D figure) | :: esculpir |
| sculpture {v} (to represent in sculpture) | :: esculpir |
| scum {n} /skʌm/ (layer of impurities) | :: escoria {f} |
| scum {n} (person or persons considered to be reprehensible) | :: canalla, escoria |
| scumbag {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| scupper {n} /ˈskʌp.ɚ/ (nautical: drainage hole) | :: imbornal {m} |
| scurvy {n} (deficiency of vitamin C) | :: escorbuto {m} |
| scutch grass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| scuttle {n} /ˈskʌtəl/ (small hatch or opening in a boat) | :: escotilla {f} |
| scuttle {v} (To deliberately sink a ship (often by order of the captain)) | :: barrenar |
| Scutum {prop} (constellation) | :: Scutum |
| Scylla {prop} /ˈsɪlə/ (personification of the rock) | :: Escila {f} |
| scythe {n} /ˈsaɪθ/ (farm tool) | :: guadaña {f} |
| scythe {v} (to cut with a scythe) | :: guadañar |
| Scythia {prop} /ˈsɪði.ə/ (region of Central Eurasia) | :: Escitia {f} |
| Scythian {n} /ˈsɪði.ən/ (an inhabitant of Scythia) | :: escita |
| Scythian {adj} (relating to Scythia or Scythians) | :: escita |
| sea {n} /siː/ (body of water) | :: mar {m} {f} |
| sea anemone {n} (polyp) | :: anémona de mar {f} |
| sea bass {n} /ˈsiːbæs/ (salt-water fish) | :: lubina |
| seabird {n} /ˈsiːbɜː(ɹ)d/ (any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters) | :: ave marina {f} |
| seaborgium {n} /siːˈbɔːɹɡiəm/ (chemical element with atomic number 106) | :: seaborgio {m} |
| sea bream {n} (any of several species of marine fish) | :: dorada {f} |
| sea buckthorn {n} (shrub of the genus Hippophae) | :: espino amarillo {m} |
| sea change {n} (profound transformation) | :: cambio profundo {m} |
| sea cow {n} (marine mammal of the order Sirenia) | :: vaca marina {f} |
| sea cucumber {n} (sea cucumber) | :: holoturoideo {m}, pepino de mar {m}, cohombro {m}, carajo de mar {m} |
| seadog {n} (sailor accustomed to the sea) | :: [lit.: sea wolf] lobo de mar {m} |
| seafarer {n} (sailor) SEE: sailor | :: |
| seafarer {n} (one who travels by sea) | :: marinero {m} |
| sea fennel {n} (Crithmum maritimum) SEE: rock samphire | :: |
| seafood {n} /ˈsiːfuːd/ (fish, shellfish, seaweed and other edible aquatic life) | :: marisco {m} |
| seagrass {n} (grasslike marine plants) | :: pradera marina {f} |
| seagull {n} /ˈsiː.ɡʌl/ (bird of the family Laridae) | :: gaviota {f} |
| sea hare {n} (large marine gastropod mollusc) | :: liebre de mar {f} |
| sea holly {n} (Eryngium maritimum) | :: cardo de mar {m}, cardo marino |
| sea horse {n} (walrus) SEE: walrus | :: |
| sea horse {n} (fish) | :: hipocampo {m}, caballito de mar {m} |
| sea ice {n} (frozen seawater) | :: banquisa {f}, hielo marino {m} |
| seal {n} /siːl/ (pinniped) | :: foca {f} |
| seal {n} (design or insignia associated with organization or official role) | :: sello {m} |
| seal {n} (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) | :: sello {m} |
| seal {n} (something designed to prevent leaking) | :: empaque {m}, cierre {m}, zapatilla {f}, junta {f}, empaquetadura {f} |
| seal {n} (tight closure) | :: sello {m}, sellador {m} |
| seal {v} (to place a seal on (a document)) | :: sellar |
| seal {v} (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) | :: sellar, lacrar |
| seal {v} (to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)) | :: cerrar, acordonar, aislar |
| seal {v} (to close securely) | :: sellar, hermetizar |
| seal {v} (to place in a sealed container) | :: confinar, aislar, encerrar |
| seal {n} (chakra) SEE: chakra | :: |
| sea lamprey {n} (animal) | :: lamprea marina {f} |
| Sealand {prop} (the Principality of Sealand) | :: Sealand, [officially] Principado de Sealand |
| sealed {adj} /siːld/ (preventing entrance) | :: sellado, cerrado |
| sea leopard {n} (Hydrurga leptonyx) SEE: leopard seal | :: |
| sea level {n} (nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured) | :: nivel del mar {m} |
| sea lily {n} (stalked crinoid) | :: lirio de mar {m} |
| sealing wax {n} /ˈsiːlɪŋ ˌwæks/ (wax formerly melted onto a letter to seal it) | :: lacre {m} |
| sea lion {n} (member of the Otariidae family) | :: león marino {m} |
| seam {n} /siːm/ (folded back and stitched piece of fabric) | :: costura {f} |
| seam {n} (suture) | :: sutura |
| seam {n} (thin stratum of mineral) | :: veta {f} |
| seam {n} (a line or depression left by a cut or wound) | :: cicatriz {f} |
| seaman {n} (mariner or sailor) SEE: sailor | :: |
| seamanship {n} /ˈsiː.mənˌʃɪp/ (skill and knowledge used in handling a vessel) | :: marinaje {m}, marinería {f}, náutica {f} |
| seamless {adj} (Having no seams) | :: inconsútil {m} {f}, sin costura |
| seamless {adj} (Without interruption; coherent) | :: ininterrumpido |
| sea monster {n} (large, aggressive creature in the sea) | :: monstruo marino {m} |
| seamount {n} (underwater mountain) | :: monte marino {m} |
| seamstress {n} /ˈsɛm(p).stɹɪs/ (a woman who sews clothes professionally) | :: costurera {f} |
| Sean {prop} /ʃɔːn/ (a male given name) | :: Juan |
| Sea of Azov {prop} /ˈsiː əv ˈɑːzɒv/ (sea) | :: mar de Azov {m} |
| Sea of Japan {prop} (the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia) | :: mar del Japón {m} |
| Sea of Marmara {prop} (a deep inland sea in north-western Turkey) | :: mar de Mármara {m} |
| Sea of Okhotsk {prop} /ˌsiː əv əˈxɒtsk/ (sea) | :: mar de Ojotsk {m} |
| sea onion {n} (Drimia maritima) | :: ceba marina {f}, cebolla albarrana {f}, escila {f}, escila roja {f} |
| sea otter {n} (Enhydra lutris) | :: nutria marina {f} |
| sea-parrot {n} (puffin) SEE: puffin | :: |
| seaplane {n} (an aircraft) | :: hidroavión {m} |
| seaquake {n} | :: maremoto {m} |
| sear {v} /siːɹ/ (To char, scorch, or burn the surface of something with a hot instrument) | :: chamuscar |
| sear {n} (Part of a gun that retards the hammer until the trigger is pulled) | :: fiador {m} |
| search {v} (to search) SEE: look | :: |
| search {n} /sɝt͡ʃ/ (an attempt to find something) | :: búsqueda {f} |
| search {v} (to look throughout (a place) for something) | :: buscar, inspeccionar, cachear, allanar, registrar, requisar |
| search {v} ((followed by "for") to look thoroughly) | :: buscar, sondear buscando |
| search engine {n} (application that searches for data) | :: buscador {m}, motor de búsqueda {m} |
| searcher {n} /ˈsɜːt͡ʃə/ (One who searches) | :: buscador {m} |
| searchlight {n} (a light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction) | :: proyector de búsqueda {m} |
| search tree {n} (tree data structure) | :: árbol de búsqueda {m} |
| search warrant {n} (court order authorising the search of a place) | :: orden de cateo {f}, orden de registro {f} |
| sea serpent {n} (sea monster) | :: serpiente marina {f} |
| seashell {n} (shell) | :: concha {f} |
| seashore {n} /ˈsiːʃɔɹ/ (the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean) | :: litoral, costa |
| sea-sickness {n} (seasickness) SEE: seasickness | :: |
| seasickness {n} /ˈsiːsɪk.nəs/ (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) | :: mareo {m} |
| seaside {n} (the area by and around the sea) | :: costa {f}, litoral {m} |
| seaside {adj} (related to a seaside) | :: costero {m}, costera {f}, litoral {m} {f} |
| season {n} /ˈsiːzən/ (quarter of a year) | :: estación {f} |
| season {n} (part of year with something special) | :: temporada {f}, período {m}, época {f} (del año) |
| season {n} (a group of episodes) | :: temporada {f} |
| season {v} (to make fit for any use by time or habit) | :: habituar, acostumbrar, aclimatar |
| season {v} (to become mature) | :: madurar |
| season {v} (to flavour food) | :: aliñar, condimentar, sazonar |
| seasonably {adv} (at an opportune time) | :: tempestivamente |
| seasonal {adj} /ˈsiːzənəl/ (of, related to or reliant on a season) | :: estacional |
| seasonality {n} (variation with seasons) | :: estacionalidad {f} |
| seasoned {adj} /ˈsiːzənd/ (experienced) | :: avezado {m}, avezada {f}, curtido, aguerrido {m} |
| seasoning {n} (cooking ingredient) | :: aliño {m} |
| season ticket {n} (ticket that is valid for all of the events in a series) | :: abono de temporada {m} |
| seat {n} /siːt/ (place in which to sit) | :: asiento {m}, seato |
| seat {n} (horizontal portion of a chair) | :: asiento {m} |
| seat {n} (part of an object or individual directly involved in sitting) | :: asiento {m} |
| seat {n} (location of a governing body) | :: sede {f} |
| seat belt {n} (restraining belt) | :: cinturón de seguridad {m} |
| seat of government {n} (the centre of authority to govern) | :: sede de gobierno {f}, sede del gobierno {f} |
| seat post {n} | :: tija {f} |
| sea turtle {n} (any turtle that inhabits oceans) | :: tortuga marina {f} |
| sea urchin {n} /ˈsi ˌɝtʃɪ̈n/ (any of many marine echinoderms of the class Echinoidea) | :: erizo de mar {m} |
| seawall {n} (coastal defence) | :: dique {m} |
| seawater {n} (salt water of a sea or ocean) | :: agua salada {f} |
| seaweed {n} (marine plants and algae) | :: algas {f-p} |
| seaworthy {adj} /ˈsiːwɝði/ (fit for the sea) | :: marinero {m} [boat], apto para navegar, en condiciones para navegar |
| sebaceous {adj} (of or relating to fat, sebum) | :: sebáceo |
| sebaceous gland {n} (gland of skin secreting sebum) | :: glándula sebácea {f} |
| Sebastian {prop} /səˈbæstʃən/ (given name) | :: Sebastián |
| seborrhea {n} (skin disorder) | :: seborrea {f} |
| seborrheic {adj} (of or pertaining to seborrhea) | :: seborreico |
| sebum {n} /ˈsibm̩/ (thick oily substance) | :: sebo {m} |
| secant {n} /ˈsiːkənt/ (in geometry) | :: secante {f} |
| secant {n} (in trigonometry) | :: secante {f} |
| secession {n} /səˈsɛʃən/ (The act of seceding) | :: secesión {f} |
| secessionism {n} | :: secesionismo {m} |
| secessionist {n} (one who supports secession) | :: secesionista {m} {f} |
| second {adj} /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ (second (numeral), see also: 2nd) | :: segundo |
| second {adj} (that comes after the first) | :: segundo |
| second {n} (second gear) | :: segunda {f} |
| second {n} /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ (one-sixtieth of a minute; SI unit of time) | :: segundo {m} |
| second {n} (unit of angular measure) | :: segundo {m} |
| second {n} (short, indeterminate amount of time) | :: momento {m} |
| second {v} /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ (to assist, support, back) | :: apoyar, secundar |
| second {v} (to agree as a second person) | :: secundar |
| secondarily {adv} (of lesser importance) | :: segundariamente, secundariamente |
| secondary {adj} /ˈsɛkənˌdɛɹi/ (succeeding first) | :: secundario |
| secondary {adj} (acting by deputation) | :: suplente |
| secondary school {n} (school) | :: secundaria {f}, escuela secundaria {f} |
| second coming {n} (the return of Jesus Christ) | :: segunda venida {f} |
| second cousin {n} (grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent) | :: primo segundo {m}, prima segunda {f} |
| second fiddle {n} (sidekick or subordinate; the role of such a person) | :: subordinado |
| second-growth forest {n} (forest which has been harvested and is regrowing) | :: bosque secundario {m}, renoval {m} |
| second-guess {v} (to vet or evaluate) | :: evaluar, criticar, reconsiderar, cuestionar |
| second hand {adj} (secondhand) SEE: secondhand | :: |
| secondhand {adj} (not new; previously owned and used by another) | :: de segunda mano, segunda mano |
| secondhand embarrassment {n} (embarrassment felt for someone else: vicarious embarrassment) SEE: vicarious embarrassment | :: |
| second last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| second lieutenant {n} (the rank below a lieutenant) | :: alférez {m} |
| secondment {n} (temporary transfer) | :: comisión de servicio {f} |
| second nature {n} (mindset) | :: segunda naturaleza {f} |
| second of arc {n} (angle of an arc) | :: arcosegundo {m} |
| second-person plural {n} (the linguistic category referring to multiple people being addressed by the speaker of an utterance) | :: segunda persona del plural {f} |
| second-person singular {n} | :: segunda persona del singular |
| second-rate {adj} (of mediocre quality) | :: de baja estofa, de chichinabo, de pacotilla, de tres al cuarto |
| second to last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| second to none {n} (heroin) SEE: heroin | :: |
| second to none {adj} (as good as the best) | :: no ir en zaga |
| second wind {n} (renewed feeling of energy) | :: cambio de aire {m} |
| Second World {prop} (countries aligned with the East during the Cold War) | :: segundo mundo {m} |
| Second World War {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II | :: |
| secrecy {n} /ˈsiːkɹəsi/ (concealment) | :: secreto {m} |
| secrecy {n} (habit of keeping secrets) | :: secretismo {m} |
| secret {n} /ˈsiːkɹɪt/ (knowledge that is hidden) | :: secreto {m}, arcano |
| secret {adj} (being or kept hidden.) | :: secreto {m} |
| secret agent {n} (member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential) | :: agente secreto {m}, agente secreta {f} |
| secretariat {n} /ˌsɛkɹəˈtɛəɹɪət/ (the office or department of a government secretary) | :: secretaría |
| secretary {n} /ˈsɛk.ɹəˌtə.ɹi/ (person keeping records and handling clerical work) | :: secretario {m}, secretaria {f} |
| secretary {n} (head of a department of government) | :: secretario {m} |
| secretary {n} (type of desk) | :: escribanía {f} |
| secretary {n} (sagittarius serpentarius) | :: serpentario {m} |
| secretary bird {n} /ˈsɛkɹəˌtɛɹɪ bɜːd/ (member of bird family) | :: serpentario {m} |
| Secretary of State {n} (government position) | :: Secretario de Estado {m} (US), Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores {m} (other countries) |
| secrete {v} /sɪˈkɹiːt/ ((transitive) produce by secretion) | :: secretar |
| secrete {v} | :: secretear |
| secretion {n} (secreted substance) | :: secreción {f} |
| secretion {n} (act of secreting) | :: secreción {f} |
| secretive {adj} (having an inclination to secrecy) | :: reservado |
| secretiveness {n} | :: secretismo {m} |
| secretly {adv} /ˈsi.kɹət.li/ (in a secret manner) | :: secretamente, en secreto |
| secret police {n} (police operating outside normal boundaries of law) | :: policía secreta {f} |
| secret Santa {prop} | :: amigo invisible {m} |
| secret Santa {n} | :: amigo invisible {m} |
| secret service {n} (government organization) | :: servicio secreto {m} |
| sect {n} /sɛkt/ (religious movement) | :: secta {f}, culto {m} |
| sectarian {adj} /sɛkˈtɛɹi.ən/ (of, or relating to a sect) | :: sectario {m}, sectaria {f} |
| sectarian {adj} (dogmatic or partisan) | :: sectario {m}, sectaria {f} |
| sectarian {adj} (parochial or narrow-minded) | :: sectario {m}, sectaria {f} |
| sectarian {adj} (bigoted) | :: sectario {m}, sectaria {f} |
| sectarianism {n} /sekˈteəɹi.ənɪzəm/ (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) | :: sectarismo {m} |
| section {n} /ˈsɛkʃən/ (cutting, part cut out) | :: sección {f} |
| section {n} (part, piece or subdivision of anything) | :: sección {f} |
| section {n} (part of a document) | :: sección {f} |
| section {n} (science: thin slice of material) | :: sección |
| section {n} ((military) A group of 10-15 soldiers lead by a non-commissioned officer and forming part of a platoon) | :: pelotón {f} |
| sectional {n} /ˈsɛkʃənəl/ ((music) rehearsal of part of an orchestra or band) | :: parcial {m}, seccional {m} |
| sectish {adj} (sectarian) SEE: sectarian | :: |
| sector {n} /ˈsɛk.təɹ/ (section) | :: sector |
| sector {n} (zone) | :: sector {m} |
| sector {n} (a field of economic activity) | :: sector |
| sectoral {adj} (pertaining to a sector) | :: sectorial {m} {f} |
| secular {adj} /ˈsɛkjələɹ/ (not specifically religious) | :: seglar, laico, mundano, secular |
| secular {adj} (temporal) | :: seglar, secular |
| secular {adj} (not bound by the vows of a monastic order) | :: seglar, secular |
| secular {adj} (happening once in an age or century) | :: secular |
| secular {adj} (long-term) | :: secular |
| secular {n} (A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules) | :: seglar {m} |
| secularism {n} /ˈsɛkjʊləˌɹɪzəm/ (neutrality towards all religions) | :: laicidad {f}, secularismo {m} |
| secularity {n} (state of being secular) | :: secularidad {f} |
| secularization {n} (transformation of values from religious to non-religious) | :: secularización {f} |
| secularize {v} (to make secular) | :: laicizar, secularizar |
| secularly {adv} (in a secular fashion) | :: secularmente |
| secure {adj} /səˈkjʊə(ɹ)/ (free from attack or danger; protected) | :: seguro {m}, resguardado |
| secure {adj} (free from the danger of theft; safe) | :: seguro |
| secure {adj} (free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret) | :: seguro {m}, confiable |
| secure {adj} (free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid) | :: seguro, aplomado |
| secure {adj} (Firm and not likely to fail; stable) | :: seguro, aplomado {m} |
| secure {adj} (Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable) | :: seguro {m}, confiable {m} |
| securitization {n} /sɪˈkjʊəɹɪtʌɪzeɪʃən/ (process of securitizing assets) | :: titulización {f} |
| security {n} /səˈkjɔɹ.ɪˌti/ (condition of not being threatened) | :: seguridad {f}, confianza |
| security {n} (something that secures) | :: seguridad {f}, garantía |
| security {n} (organization or department responsible for providing security) | :: seguridad {f} |
| security {n} (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) | :: garantía, prenda, respaldo |
| security {n} (finance: tradeable financial asset) | :: título valor {m} |
| security {n} (finance: property temporarily relinquished) | :: prenda {f} |
| Security Council {prop} (UN Security Council) SEE: UN Security Council | :: |
| security deposit {n} (amount of money paid in advance as security) | :: fianza {f}, caución {f}, garantía {f} |
| security guard {n} (person employed to provided security) | :: vigilante de seguridad {m} {f}, guarda de seguridad {m} {f}, vigilante jurado {m} {f} [Spain], segurata {m} {f} [Spain, colloquial] |
| security service {n} (government organisation) | :: servicio de seguridad {m} |
| sedan {n} /səˈdæn/ (style of automobile) | :: sedán {m}, berlina {f} |
| sedate {v} /səˈdeɪt/ (to calm or put to sleep using a sedative drug) | :: sedar |
| sedate {v} (to make tranquil) | :: tranquilizar |
| sedative {n} /ˈsɛdətɪv/ (an agent or drug that sedates) | :: sedante {m}, sedativo {m} |
| sedative {adj} (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) | :: sedante, sedativo |
| sedentary {adj} /ˈsɛd(ə)ntɛɹi/ (not moving, not migratory) | :: sedentario |
| sedentary {adj} (not moving much; sitting around) | :: sedentario |
| sedge {n} /sɛd͡ʒ/ (any plant of the genus Carex) | :: carrizo {m} |
| sediment {n} /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/ (collection of small particles) | :: sedimento {m} |
| sediment {v} (to deposit material as a sediment) | :: sedimentar |
| sediment {v} (to be deposited as a sediment) | :: sedimentar |
| sedimentary rock {n} (one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth) | :: roca sedimentaria {f} |
| sedimentology {n} (study of natural sediments) | :: sedimentología {f} |
| sedition {n} /sɛˈdɪ.ʃən/ (insurrection or rebellion) | :: sedición {f} |
| seditious {adj} (of, related to, or involved in sedition) | :: sedicioso {m}, sediciosa {f} |
| seditiously {adv} (in a seditious manner) | :: sediciosamente |
| sedoheptulose {n} (heptose ketose) | :: sedoheptulosa {f} |
| seduce {v} /sɪˈd(j)uːs/ (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) | :: seducir |
| seduce {v} (to win over or attract someone) | :: seducir |
| seduction {n} /sɪˈdʌk.ʃn̩/ (act of seducing) | :: seducción {f} |
| seductive {adj} /sɪˈdʌktɪv/ (attractive, alluring, tempting) | :: seductor |
| seductress {n} (woman who seduces) | :: seductora {f}, seductriz {f} |
| see {v} /siː/ (perceive with the eyes) | :: ver |
| see {v} (understand) | :: entender, ver |
| see {n} (diocese) | :: sede {f} |
| see also {phrase} (a suggestion that other topics of study are related to a current topic) | :: véase |
| seed {n} /siːd/ (fertilized grain) | :: semilla {f} |
| seed {n} (semen) | :: semen {m} |
| seed {v} (to plant or sow seeds) | :: sembrar |
| seedbed {n} (ground prepared for planting of seeds) | :: semillero, almácigo {m}, almáciga {f} |
| seedbed {n} (figuratively: place conducive to development and attainment) | :: semillero |
| seedling {n} /ˈsiːdlɪŋ/ (young plant grown from seed) | :: pimpollo {m} |
| see double {v} (to experience double vision) | :: ver doble |
| seed pit {n} (single, central seed) | :: hueso {m}, güito {m}, tito {m} |
| seedpod {n} (pouch-like form on a plant) SEE: pod | :: |
| seedy {adj} (full of seeds) | :: semilloso |
| seedy {adj} (disreputable; run-down) | :: desacreditado, de mala fama, mugriento, indecente, de mala muerte |
| seedy {adj} (untidy; unkempt) | :: desgreñado, desorganizado, despelotado |
| seedy {adj} (infirm; gone to seed) | :: endeble |
| seedy {adj} (suffering effects of hangover) | :: con resaca, resacoso {m} |
| see fit {v} | :: tener a bien |
| seeing {adj} /ˈsiːɪŋ/ (having vision; not blind) | :: vidente |
| seeing-eye dog {n} (seeing-eye dog) SEE: guide dog | :: |
| seeing is believing {proverb} (you need to see something to believe it) | :: ver para creer |
| seek {v} /siːk/ (to try to find) | :: buscar |
| seeker {n} /ˈsiːkə/ (One who seeks) | :: buscador {m} |
| seel {v} (To blind) SEE: blind | :: |
| seem {v} (to appear, to seem) SEE: look | :: |
| seem {v} /siːm/ (to appear) | :: parecer |
| seemingly {adv} (apparently) SEE: apparently | :: |
| seemliness {n} (the property of being seemly) | :: decencia {f}, ubicación {f} |
| seemly {adj} /ˈsiːmli/ (appropriate) | :: ubicado, decente, adecuado |
| see Naples and die {proverb} (since nothing compares to the beauty of Naples, you can die after you've seen it) | :: ver Nápoles y después morir |
| see off {v} (to defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| see off {v} (to accompany someone to a point of departure) | :: despedirse |
| see out {v} (to accompany (a guest) to the door) | :: acompañar |
| seep {n} /siːp/ (a place where water seeps out of the ground) | :: fuente {f}, emanación {f} |
| seep {n} (a seepage) | :: filtración |
| seep {n} (to ooze through pores) | :: filtrar, rezumar |
| seepage {n} (process) | :: filtración |
| seer {n} /siːɹ/ (someone who foretells the future) | :: vidente {m} {f}, adivino {m}, adivina {f} |
| seesaw {n} /ˈsiːsɔː/ (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle) | :: balancín {m}, subibaja {m} |
| seesaw {n} (movement) | :: balanceo {m} |
| see stars {v} (experience flashing lights) | :: ver estrellas |
| seethe {v} /siːð/ (to boil vigorously (intransitive verb)) | :: hervir |
| see the forest for the trees {v} (to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation) | :: no dejar los árboles ver el bosque |
| see the light of day {v} (appear; be realised) | :: ver la luz del día |
| seething {adj} /ˈsiː.ðɪŋ/ (angry, livid) | :: furioso |
| see through {v} (to recognize someone's true motives) | :: calar, penetrar, descubrir |
| see-through {adj} (transparent) SEE: transparent | :: |
| see-through {adj} (translucent) SEE: translucent | :: |
| see ya {interj} (see you) SEE: see you | :: |
| see you {phrase} /ˈsiː juː/ (see you later) | :: nos vemos, nos veremos |
| see you later {phrase} (goodbye) | :: hasta luego, nos vemos, nos veremos, nos vemos pronto, nos estamos viendo [informal] |
| see you later alligator {phrase} (Extended form of see you later) | :: hasta luego cocodrilo, ciao pescado, con esto y un bizcocho, hasta las ocho |
| see you soon {interj} (goodbye) | :: ¡hasta pronto!, ¡hasta luego! |
| see you tomorrow {phrase} (see you tomorrow) | :: hasta mañana |
| segment {n} /ˈsɛɡmɛnt/ (length of some object) | :: segmento {m} |
| segment {v} (to divide into segments or sections) | :: segmentar |
| segment {n} (line segment) SEE: line segment | :: |
| Segorbe {prop} /sɛˈɡɔːbeɪ/ (municipality in Castellón, Spain) | :: Segorbe |
| Segovia {prop} /sɪˈɡəʊviə/ (city in Castile and León, Spain) | :: Segovia {f} |
| Segovian {adj} | :: segoviano |
| Segovian {n} | :: segoviano {m}, segoviana {f} |
| segregate {v} /ˈsɛɡɹəɡət/ (to separate) | :: segregar |
| segregation {n} /sɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/ (setting apart or separation) | :: segregación {f} |
| segue {v} /ˈsɛɡweɪ/ | :: transición suave |
| segue {n} (an instance of segueing, a transition) | :: transición {f} |
| Seine {prop} /seɪn/ (river of northern France) | :: Sena {m} |
| seism {n} /ˈsaɪzəm/ (shaking of the earth) | :: sismo, seísmo |
| seismic {adj} /ˈsaɪzmɪk/ (related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth) | :: sísmico |
| seismic {adj} | :: seismico |
| seismologic {adj} (relating to the field of seismology) SEE: seismological | :: |
| seismological {adj} (Relating to seismology) | :: sismológico |
| seismologist {n} (person who practices seismology) | :: sismólogo {m} |
| seismology {n} /saɪzˈmɑlədʒi/ (the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior) | :: sismología {f} |
| seismometer {n} (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves) | :: sismómetro {m} |
| seitan {n} /ˈseɪtən/ (wheat gluten) | :: seitán {m} |
| sei whale {n} (whale of the rorqual family) | :: rorcual norteño {m} |
| seiyuu {n} (voice actor) SEE: voice actor | :: |
| seize {v} /siːz/ (grab) | :: agarrar, apoderarse de, apresar, aferrar |
| seize {v} (take advantage) | :: tomar, aprovecharse de |
| seize {v} (to have a seizure) | :: conveler |
| seize the day {v} (enjoy the present) | :: aprovecha el día |
| seize up {v} (muscles stiffen) | :: agarrotarse |
| seize up {v} (machine stop working) | :: agarrotarse, trabarse |
| seizure {n} /ˈsiʒɚ / (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) | :: apropiación {f} |
| seizure {n} (sudden attack or convulsion) | :: convulsión {f} |
| sejunct {adj} (separate) SEE: separate | :: |
| sekere {n} (musical instrument) | :: chekeré {m} |
| Selangor {prop} (western Malaysian state) | :: Selangor |
| selcouth {adj} /sɛlˈkuːθ/ (strange, rare, marvellous) | :: maravilloso, extraño, portentoso, asombroso |
| seldom {adv} /ˈsɛldəm/ (infrequently, rarely) | :: raramente, rara vez |
| select {adj} /sɪˈlɛkt/ (of high quality; top-notch) | :: selecto |
| select {v} (to choose one or more elements from a set) | :: seleccionar |
| selected {adj} /sɪˈlɛktɪd/ (that have been selected or chosen) | :: seleccionado |
| selection {n} /səˈlɛkʃən/ (process or act of selecting) | :: selección {f} |
| selection {n} (something selected) | :: selección {f} |
| selective {adj} /səˈlɛktɪv/ (of or pertaining to the process of selection) | :: selectivo |
| selective {adj} (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) | :: selectivo |
| selective breeding {n} (artificial selection) SEE: artificial selection | :: |
| selective mutism {n} (inability to speak in certain social settings) | :: mutismo selectivo {m} |
| selective school {n} (type of school) | :: escuela selectiva {f} |
| selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor {n} (any of a class of drugs that inhibit the uptake of serotonin in the central nervous system) | :: inhibidor selectivo de la recaptación de serotonina {m} |
| selectivity {n} (the quality of being selective) | :: selectividad |
| selen- {prefix} /sɛliːn/ (moon) | :: selen-, seleno- |
| Selena {prop} /sɪˈliːnə/ (female given name) | :: Selena {f}, Celina {f} |
| selenate {n} (any salt or ester of selenic acid) | :: selenato {m} |
| Selene {prop} /səˈlini/ (Greek moon goddess) | :: Selene |
| Selene {prop} (female given name) | :: Selene {f}, Selena {f} |
| selenide {n} (compound in which selenium serves as an anion) | :: seleniuro {m} |
| selenide {n} (organic compound) | :: seleniuro {m} |
| selenite {n} (gypsum) | :: selenita {f} |
| selenite {n} (from selenous acid) | :: selenito {m} |
| selenium {n} /sɪˈliː.ni.əm/ (chemical element) | :: selenio {m} |
| selenographic {adj} (of or pertaining to selenography) | :: selenográfico |
| selenography {n} (scientific study of the moon) | :: selenografía {f} |
| selenologist {n} (person skilled or involved in selenology) | :: selenólogo {m}, selenóloga {f}, selenologista {m} {f} |
| selenology {n} /sɛliːˈnɒləd͡ʒɪ/ (the study of the moon and several satellites) | :: selenologia |
| Seleucia {prop} /sɪˈluː.ʃə/ (city) | :: Seleucia {f} |
| Seleucid {adj} /səˈluːsɪd/ (relating to the dynasty) | :: seléucida |
| Seleucus {prop} /səˈl(j)uːkəs/ (Ancient Greek name) | :: Seleuco |
| self {n} /sɛlf/ (individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness) | :: yo {m} [psychology], ser {m} [psychology] |
| self- {prefix} (of, by, in or with oneself or itself) | :: auto- |
| self-aggrandizement {n} (behavior which increases one's own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an appearance of importance) | :: autoengrandecimiento, autobombo [Spain] |
| self-assured {adj} (confident on one's abilities) | :: seguro de si mismo {p} |
| self-awareness {n} (state of being self-aware) | :: autognosis {f}, autoconsciencia {f} |
| self-censorship {n} (act of censoring one's own work) | :: autocensura {f} |
| self-confidence {n} (state of being self-confident) | :: autoconfianza {f}, desparpajo, desenvoltura |
| self-confidence {n} (measure of one's belief in one's own abilities) | :: autoconfianza {f} |
| self-confident {adj} (confident in one's abilities) | :: seguro de sí mismo, seguro |
| self-conscious {adj} (aware of oneself as an individual being) | :: autoconsciente |
| self-conscious {adj} (uncomfortably over-conscious of one's appearance or behaviour) | :: cohibido |
| self-conscious {adj} (socially ill at ease) | :: cohibido |
| self-consciousness {n} (awareness of the self as an entity) | :: autoconsciente |
| self-consciousness {n} (shyness) | :: timidez {f}, inseguridad {f} |
| self-contained {adj} (not requiring external or additional support) | :: autónomo {m} |
| self-control {n} /ˌsɛlf kənˈtɹoʊl/ (ability to control one's desires and impulses) | :: autocontrol {m}, autodominio {m} |
| self-critical {adj} /sɛlfˈkɹɪtɪkəl/ (capable of criticizing oneself) | :: autocrítico {m}, autocrítica {f} |
| self-criticism {n} (criticism of oneself) | :: autocrítica {f} |
| self-cultivation {n} (practice) | :: autocultivación {f} |
| self-deception {n} (fooling oneself) | :: autoengaño {m} |
| self-defense {n} (means of defending oneself from attack) | :: autodefensa {f} |
| self-defense {n} ((law) Defense for oneself against violence) | :: defensa propia {f} |
| self-denial {n} (action that sacrifices one's own benefit for the good of others) | :: abnegación {f} |
| self-deportation {n} (act of deporting oneself) | :: autodeportación {f} |
| self-deprecating {adj} /ˌsɛlfˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪtɪŋ/ (critical of oneself) | :: autoirónico {m}, autoparódico {m}, autoderisorio {m} |
| self-deprecation {n} (disparaging view of oneself) | :: autoironía {f} |
| self-deprecatory {adj} (self-deprecating) SEE: self-deprecating | :: |
| self-destruct {v} (to destroy oneself) | :: autodestruirse |
| self-destruction {n} (voluntary destruction of something by itself) | :: autodestrucción {f} |
| self-destructive {adj} (that causes injury to oneself or harm to one's interests) | :: autodestructivo |
| self-determination {n} (political independence of a people) | :: autodeterminación {f} |
| self-employed {adj} (working for oneself) | :: autónomo |
| self-employment {n} (working for oneself) | :: autoempleo {m} |
| self-esteem {n} /ˌsɛlf.ə.ˈstiːm/ (confidence in one's own worth) | :: autoestima |
| self-evident {adj} (obviously true) | :: autoevidente, lógico, evidente |
| self-fulfilling {adj} (describing a prediction that causes itself to occur as predicted) | :: autocumplida {f}, autorrealizada {f} |
| self-fulfilling prophecy {n} (A prediction that, by being voiced, causes itself to come true) | :: profecía autocumplida |
| self-harm {n} (deliberate injuring of one's body) | :: autolesión {f}, autoagresión {f} |
| self-help {n} (bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others) | :: autoayuda {f} |
| selfie {n} /ˈsɛlfi/ (photographic self-portrait) | :: autofoto {f}, selfie {f}, selfi {f} |
| selfie {v} (to take a selfie) | :: selfiar |
| selfie stick {n} (extendable arm to hold a camera) | :: palo para autofoto, palo para selfies, palo selfie {m} |
| self-image {n} (way a person views themself) | :: autoimagen {f} |
| self-immolation {n} (setting oneself on fire) | :: autoinmolación |
| self-improvement {n} (following a disciplined programme to improve one’s health or character) | :: superación personal, autosuperación |
| self-incriminate {v} (incriminate oneself) | :: autoinculparse |
| self-indulgent {adj} (exhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence) | :: decadente |
| selfish {adj} /ˈsɛlfɪʃ/ (holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | :: egoísta |
| selfish {adj} (regard for oneself above others' well-being) | :: egoísta |
| selfishly {adv} (in a selfish manner) | :: egoístamente |
| selfishness {n} /ˈsɛlfɪʃnəs/ (quality of being selfish) | :: egoísmo {m} |
| self-learning {n} (learning done by oneself) | :: autodidactismo {m} |
| selfless {adj} (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish) | :: desinteresado |
| self-love {n} (regard for oneself) | :: amor propio {m} |
| self-made {adj} (made by oneself) | :: casero, hecho a mano, hecho en casa |
| self-management {n} (joint control by workers and management) | :: autogestión {f} |
| self-mastery {n} (conscious control of one's behavior) | :: autocontrol {m} |
| self-medicate {v} | :: automedicarse |
| self-medication {n} (medication of oneself without professional advice) | :: automedicación {f} |
| self-obsession {n} (preoccupation with self) | :: autoobsesión |
| self-pity {n} (feeling of pity for oneself) | :: autoconmiseración {f}, autocompasión {f}, autolástima {f}, autoindulgencia {f} |
| self-portrait {n} (portrait of the painter who painted it) | :: autorretrato {m} |
| self-possession {n} (calmness and composure) | :: entereza |
| self-praise {n} (praise of oneself) | :: autobombo {m}, autoelogio {m} |
| self-proclaimed {adj} (announced by oneself) | :: autoproclamado, autonombrado, autodeclarado {m} |
| self-propelled {adj} (having its own means of propulsion) | :: autopropulsado |
| self-raising flour {n} (flour) | :: harina con levadura {f}, harina leudante {f}, harina con polvos de hornear {f} [Chile] |
| self-reference {n} (act or process of referring to itself) | :: autorreferencia {f} |
| self-referential {adj} /ˈsɛlf ɹɛfəˈɹɛnʃl/ (that or who refers to itself or oneself) | :: autorreferencial, autorreferente |
| self-referentiality {n} (quality of being self-referential) | :: autorreferencialidad {f} |
| self-regulation {n} (the regulation of one's own behavior) | :: autorregulación {f} |
| self-reliant {adj} (reliant upon oneself) | :: autosuficiente {m} {f} |
| self-respect {n} (knowledge of one's own worth) | :: autorespeto {m} |
| self-righteous {adj} (piously self-assured and smugly moralistic) | :: mojigato {m}, creído, santurrón {m}, farisaico {m} |
| self-sacrifice {n} (giving up of one's own benefit) | :: autosacrificio {m}, abnegación {f} |
| self-sealing {adj} (with self-activating seals) | :: autosellante |
| self-service {n} (the practice of serving oneself) | :: autoservicio {m} |
| self-styled {adj} (claimed by the recipient) | :: autoproclamado {m}, sedicente |
| self-sufficiency {n} (condition of being self-sufficient) | :: autosuficiencia {f} |
| self-sufficient {adj} (able to provide for oneself independently of others) | :: autosuficiente |
| Seljuk {adj} /sɛlˈdʒuːk/ (Of or pertaining to the Seljuk dynasty) | :: selyúcida |
| sell {v} /sɛl/ (to agree to transfer goods or provide services) | :: vender |
| sell {v} (to be sold) | :: venderse, salir |
| sell {v} (to promote a particular viewpoint) | :: intentar, buscar |
| sell {v} (professional wrestling: to act) | :: actuar, fingir |
| Sella {prop} (Asturian river) | :: Sella {m} |
| sellable {adj} (saleable) SEE: saleable | :: |
| sell-by date {n} (final date on which a product can be sold) | :: fecha de caducidad {f}, fecha de vencimiento {f} |
| seller {n} /ˈsɛlɚ/ (someone who sells) | :: vendedor {m}, vendedora {f} |
| selling point {n} (property or characteristic of a good that most attracts purchasers) | :: punto "vendible" {m} |
| sell like hot cakes {v} (sell quickly) | :: vender como churros, vender como rosquillas |
| sell off {v} (sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly) | :: liquidar |
| sellotape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| Sellotape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| sell short {v} (to underestimate the value of something) SEE: underestimate | :: |
| Selma {prop} /ˈsɛlmə/ (female given name) | :: Salma {f} |
| selvage {n} (finished edge of a woven fabric parallel with warp) | :: orillo {m} |
| semantic {adj} /sɪˈmæntɪk/ (of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words) | :: semántico {m} |
| semantically {adv} (in the manner of or referring to semantics) | :: semánticamente |
| semantic field {n} (group of words relating to same subject) | :: campo semántico {m} |
| semantics {n} /sɪˈmæntɪks/ (science of the meaning of words) | :: semántica {f} |
| semaphore {n} /ˈsɛməfɔː/ (visual system for transmitting information) | :: semáforo |
| semaphore {v} (to signal using, or as if using, a semaphore) | :: semáforo {m} |
| semasiological {adj} (of or pertaining to semasiology) | :: semasiológico |
| semelfactive {adj} (of or relating to the semelfactive aspect) | :: semelfactivo |
| semelfactive {n} (semelfactive aspect) | :: aspecto semelfactivo {m} |
| semelfactive aspect {n} (grammar aspect) | :: aspecto semelfactivo {m} |
| semen {n} (semen (fluid)) SEE: sperm | :: |
| semen {n} /ˈsiːmən/ (male reproductory fluid) | :: semen {m} |
| semester {n} /sɪˈmɛstɚ/ (half of school year) | :: semestre {m} |
| semi- {prefix} /sɛmi/ (half (prefix)) | :: semi-, hemi- |
| semi-automatic {adj} (partially automatic) | :: semiautomático {m} |
| semi-boarding school {n} (school) | :: seminternado {m} |
| semibreve {n} (whole note) | :: semibreve {f}, redonda {f} |
| semicircle {n} (half of a circle) | :: semicírculo {m} |
| semicircular {adj} (in the shape of a semicircle) | :: semicircular |
| semicolon {n} /ˈsɛmikoʊlən/ (punctuation mark ';') | :: punto y coma {m} |
| semiconductor {n} (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator) | :: semiconductor {m} |
| semiconsonant {n} (semivowel) SEE: semivowel | :: |
| semidark {adj} | :: semioscuro {m}, semioscura {f} |
| semidarkness {n} | :: semioscuridad {f} |
| semi-deponent {n} (verb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent (or vice versa)) | :: semideponente {m} |
| semi-detached {n} (house) | :: adosado {m} |
| semifinal {n} (competition) | :: semifinal |
| semifinalist {n} (person who competes in the semifinals) | :: semifinalista {m} {f} |
| semifluid {adj} (having properties intermediate between liquids and solids) | :: semiflúido |
| semi-learned borrowing {n} | :: semicultismo {m} |
| semiliquid {adj} (having properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid) | :: semilíquido |
| semimembranous {adj} (partially membranous) | :: semimembranoso |
| seminal {adj} /ˈsɛmɪnəl/ (of or relating to seed or semen) | :: seminal |
| seminal {adj} (creative or having the power to originate) | :: germinal |
| seminal {adj} (highly influential) | :: influyente |
| seminal vesicle {n} /ˈsɛmɪnəl ˈvɛsɪkəl/ (seminal vesicle) | :: vesícula seminal {f}, glándula seminal {f} |
| seminar {n} (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) | :: seminario {m} |
| seminar {n} | :: seminario {m} |
| seminarist {n} (student at a seminary) | :: seminarista {m} |
| seminary {n} (theological school) | :: seminario {m} |
| seminiferous {adj} (containing, bearing, or producing semen) | :: seminifero {m}, seminifera {f} |
| seminoma {n} (form of testicular cancer) | :: seminoma {m} |
| seminude {adj} (half-naked) SEE: half-naked | :: |
| semiologist {n} /ˌsimaɪˈɒlədʒɪst/ (one who studies semiology) | :: semiólogo |
| semiology {n} (semiotics) | :: semiología |
| semiotician {n} (linguist specialized in semiotics) | :: semiótico |
| semiotics {n} /sɛmiˈɒtɪks/ (study of signs) | :: semiótica {f} |
| semipalmated sandpiper {n} (Calidris pusilla) | :: correlimos semipalmeado {m} |
| semipermeable {adj} /ˌsɛmiˈpɜː(ɹ)miəbəl/ (permeable to some things and not to others) | :: semipermeable {m} {f} |
| semipostal {n} (type of stamp) SEE: semi-postal stamp | :: |
| semi-postal stamp {n} (type of postage stamp) | :: semipostal {m}, sellos semipostal {m} |
| semi-precious {adj} (sort of or somewhat precious or valuable) | :: semiprecioso |
| semiprime {n} (number that is the product of two primes) | :: semiprimo {m}, biprimo {m} |
| semiquaver {n} (music) | :: semicorchea {f} |
| semirigid {adj} (partially rigid) | :: semirrígido |
| semirural {adj} (transcending urbanity and province) | :: semirural |
| semis {n} /ˈsɛmɪs/ (small bronze coin) | :: semis {m} |
| semi-skimmed {adj} (of milk, where half of the cream has been removed) | :: semidesnatado, semidescremado |
| semispinalis {n} (transversospinalis muscle) | :: semiespinoso {m} |
| Semite {n} /ˈsɛmaɪt/ (descendant of any of these peoples) | :: semita {m} {f} |
| semitendinosus {n} (muscle in the thigh) | :: (músculo) semitendinoso {m} |
| semitendinous {adj} (relating to the semitendinosus muscle) | :: semitendinoso |
| Semitic {adj} /sɛˈmɪ.tɪk/ (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) | :: semítico |
| semitone {n} (interval between adjacent keys) | :: semitono {m} |
| semi-trailer {n} (trailer without a front axle and with wheels only at the trailing end) | :: semirremolque {m} |
| semitransparent {adj} (allowing some visibility but clouded) | :: semitransparente {m} {f} |
| semivowel {n} (sound in speech) | :: semivocal {f}, semiconsonante, vocoide {m} |
| semla {n} /ˈsɛmlə/ (Swedish pastry eaten on Shrove Tuesday) | :: semla {m} |
| semolina {n} /ˌsɛməˈliːnə/ (hard grains of flour left after milling) | :: sémola {f} |
| semolina pudding {n} (dessert) | :: pudín de sémola {m} |
| sempiternal {adj} /ˌsɛm.pɪˈtɜː.nəl/ (seemingly everlasting or eternal) | :: sempiterno |
| senarius {n} (senarius) | :: senario |
| senate {n} /ˈsɛnɪt/ (the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems) | :: senado {m} |
| Senate {prop} (legislative body) | :: senado {m} |
| Senate {prop} (Roman senate) | :: Senado {m} |
| senator {n} /ˈsɛn.ə.tɚ/ (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) | :: senador {m}, senadora {f} |
| send {v} /sɛnd/ (make something go somewhere) | :: enviar, mandar, remitir |
| sender {n} /ˈsɛndɚ/ (someone who sends) | :: remitente {m} {f} |
| send off {v} (show someone a red card) | :: expulsar |
| send someone packing {v} (expel, eject, or dismiss someone) | :: mandar a paseo, poner de patitas en la calle |
| send-up {n} /ˈsɛndˌʌp/ (satirical imitation) | :: parodia {f} |
| Seneca {prop} /ˈsɛnəkə/ (Roman cognomen) | :: Séneca {m} |
| Seneca {n} (tribe) | :: seneca |
| Senegal {prop} /ˌsɛn.ɪ.ˈɡɔːl/ (Republic of Senegal) | :: Senegal |
| Senegalese {adj} /ˌsɛ.nə.ɡəˈliːz/ (pertaining to Senegal) | :: senegalés {m}, senegalesa {f} |
| Senegalese {n} (person from Senegal) | :: senegalés {m}, senegalesa {f} |
| senescence {n} /sɨnˈɛsəns/ (biology: the state or process of aging) | :: senectud {f}, senescencia {f} |
| seneschal {n} /ˈsɛnəʃəl/ (steward in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate) | :: senescal {m} |
| seneschalship {n} (office of a seneschal) | :: senescalía {f} |
| senile {adj} /ˈsinaɪl/ (of, or relating to old age) | :: senil |
| senile {adj} (exhibiting the deterioration in mind) | :: senil, chocho, chocheante, gagá |
| senility {n} (the losing of memory and reason) | :: senilidad {f} |
| senior {adj} /ˈsinjɚ/ (older) | :: anciano |
| senior {adj} (higher in rank) | :: alto cargo {m}, experimentado |
| senior {n} (someone older than someone else) | :: señor |
| senior {n} (an old person) SEE: senior citizen | :: |
| senior citizen {n} (old person) | :: adulto mayor {m} |
| seniority {n} /siːnɪˈɒɹɪti/ (time) | :: antigüedad {f}, arraigo laboral {m} |
| Senkaku Islands {prop} (islands) | :: Islas Senkaku {f} |
| sensation {n} /sɛnˈseɪʃən/ (physical feeling) | :: sensación |
| sensationalism {n} (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing) | :: sensacionalismo {m} |
| sensationalist {adj} (characterized by sensationalism) | :: sensacionalista |
| sense {n} /sɛn(t)s/ (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) | :: sentido {m} |
| sense {n} (conscious awareness) | :: sensación {f} |
| sense {n} (sound judgement) | :: sentido {m} |
| sense {n} (meaning or reason) | :: sentido {m} |
| sense {n} (natural ability) | :: sentido {m} |
| sense {n} (semantics term) | :: significado {m}, acepción {f}, sentido {m}, significación {f} |
| sense {n} (math: direction of a vector) | :: sentido {m} |
| sense {n} (math: direction of rotation) | :: sentido {m} |
| sense {v} (use biological senses) | :: sentir |
| sense {v} (to instinctively be aware) | :: sentir |
| sense {v} (to comprehend) | :: dar sentido |
| sensei {n} /ˈsɛnseɪ/ (martial arts instructor) | :: sensei {m} |
| sense of humour {n} (quality of an individual to find certain things funny) | :: sentido del humor {m} |
| sense organ {n} (an organic sensor) | :: órgano del sentido |
| sensibility {n} /ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪti/ | :: sensibilidad {f} |
| sensible {adj} /ˈsen.sə.bl̩/ (acting with or showing good judgement) | :: razonable, sensato, sesudo |
| sensibly {adv} /ˈsɛnsəbli/ (in a sensible manner; in a way that shows good sense) | :: prudentemente |
| sensitive {adj} /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/ (having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses) | :: sensible |
| sensitive {adj} (responsive to stimuli) | :: sensible, sensitivo |
| sensitive {adj} (easily offended) | :: sensible, susceptible |
| sensitive {adj} (accurate) | :: sensible |
| sensitively {adv} (in a sensitive manner) | :: sensiblemente |
| sensitivity {n} /ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti/ (the quality of being sensitive) | :: sensibilidad {f} |
| sensitivity {n} (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli) | :: sensibilidad {f} |
| sensitivity {n} (the proportion of positive individuals in a population that will be correctly identified in a binary test) | :: sensibilidad {f} |
| sensitivity {n} (the degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal) | :: sensibilidad {f} |
| sensitivity {n} (the degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength) | :: sensibilidad {f} |
| sensitize {v} (to make increasingly aware of) | :: sensibilizar |
| sensor {n} /ˈsɛn.sɚ/ (device or organ that detects certain external stimuli) | :: sensor {m} |
| sensorial {adj} /sɛnˈsɔː.ɹi.əl/ (sensory) | :: sensorial |
| sensory {adj} /ˈsɛnsəɹi/ (of the senses or sensation) | :: sensorial, sensorio |
| sensual {adj} /ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/ (inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations) | :: sensual |
| sensualism {n} (doctrine: everything reduces to transformed sensation) | :: sensualismo {m} |
| sensuality {n} (state of being sensual, sensuous or sexy) | :: sensualidad {f} |
| sent {v} /sɛnt/ (past participle of "to send") | :: enviado |
| sentence {n} /ˈsɛntəns/ (decision of a jury) | :: sentencia {f}, condena {f} |
| sentence {n} (judicial order for punishment, conviction) | :: sentencia {f}, condena {f} |
| sentence {n} (punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime) | :: sentencia {f}, punición {f}, condena {f}, pena {f} |
| sentence {n} (grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate) | :: oración {f} |
| sentence {v} (declare a sentence on a convicted person) | :: sentenciar, condenar |
| sententious {adj} /sɛnˈtɛn.ʃəs/ (using as few words as possible) | :: conciso, lacónico, sucinto |
| sententious {adj} (tending to use aphorisms or maxims) | :: sentencioso |
| sententiously {adv} (in a sententious manner) | :: sentenciosamente |
| sentience {n} /ˈsɛnʃəns/ (state or quality of being sentient) | :: conciencia {f}, sensibilidad {f} |
| sentient {adj} /ˈsɛn.ʃ(i.)ənt/ (experiencing sensation, perceiving, thinking, or feeling) | :: sensible, con sentidos |
| sentient {adj} (conscious or aware) | :: consciente |
| sentiment {n} /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/ (a general thought) | :: sentimiento {m} |
| sentimental {adj} /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/ (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) | :: sentimental, sentimentaloide, sensiblero {m}, cursi |
| sentimentality {n} (act of being sentimental) | :: sentimentalidad {f} |
| sentimentally {adv} (in a sentimental manner) | :: sentimentalmente |
| sentimental value {n} (value of something from associated personal memories) | :: valor sentimental {m} |
| sentinel {n} /ˈsɛntɪnəl/ (A sentry or guard) | :: guarda {m}, centinela {m} |
| sentry {n} /ˈsɛntɹɪ/ (guard) | :: centinela {m} |
| sentry-box {n} (booth for a sentry) | :: garita |
| Senyera {prop} (flag of Catalonia) | :: señera |
| señorita {n} /sɛn.jə.ˈɹiː.tə/ (courtesy title for an unmarried woman in a Hispanophone country) | :: señorita {f} |
| Seoul {prop} /səʊl/ (capital of South Korea) | :: Seúl {m} |
| Seoulite {adj} (of or from Seoul) | :: seulés, seulense |
| Seoulite {n} (someone from Seoul) | :: seulés {m}, seulesa {f}, seulense {m} {f} |
| sepal {n} /ˈsɛp(ə)l/ (part of calyx) | :: sépalo {m} |
| separable {adj} (able to be separated) | :: separable |
| separable polynomial {n} (polynomial that has distinct roots) | :: polinomio separable {m} |
| separate {adj} /ˈsɛpɹət/ (apart from; not connected to) | :: separado |
| separate {adj} (followed by "from": not together with) | :: separado |
| separate {v} (to disunite, disconnect) | :: separar |
| separate {v} (to cause to be separate) | :: separar, disgregar |
| separate {v} (to divide itself) | :: separarse |
| separately {adv} /ˈsɛpɹətli/ (in a separate manner) | :: separadamente |
| separate the wheat from the chaff {v} (to select only that which is of value) | :: apartar el grano de la paja |
| separation {n} /sɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/ (act of disuniting two or more things) | :: separación |
| separation of powers {n} (model for governance) | :: separación de poderes {f} |
| separatism {n} (separatism) | :: separatismo {m} |
| separatist {n} /ˈsɛpəɹətɪst/ (political separatist) | :: separatista {m} |
| separatist {adj} (Advocating or seeking the separation of a country or territory) | :: separatista {m} {f} |
| Sephardi {n} (a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino) | :: sefardí {m}, sefardita |
| sepia {n} /ˈsiːpiə/ (pigment) | :: sepia {f} |
| sepia {n} (cuttlefish) SEE: cuttlefish | :: |
| sepiolite {n} (a clay mineral, the formal name of meerschaum) | :: sepiolita {f} |
| sepoy {n} /ˈsiːˌpɔɪ/ (A native soldier of the East Indies) | :: cipayo {m} |
| sepsis {n} /ˈsɛpsɪs/ (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) | :: sepsis {f} |
| septal {adj} /ˈsɛptəl/ (of or pertaining to the septum) | :: septal |
| September {prop} /sɛpˈtɛmbəɹ/ (ninth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: septiembre {m} |
| septennium {n} /sɛpˈtɛnɪəm/ (period of seven years) | :: septenio {m} |
| septet {n} (group of seven) | :: septeto {m} |
| septic {adj} (of or pertaining to sepsis) | :: séptico |
| septic {adj} (causing sepsis) | :: séptico |
| septicemia {n} (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) | :: septicemia {f} |
| septic tank {n} (slang: Yank) SEE: Yank | :: |
| septic tank {n} (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) | :: fosa séptica {f} |
| septillion {num} (a trillion trillion, 1024, see also: quadrillion) | :: cuatrillón |
| septillion {num} (a billion quintillion, 1042, see also: tredecillion) | :: septillón |
| Septimania {prop} (region of Gallia Narbonensis) | :: Septimania {f} |
| septomarginal {adj} (relating to the margin of a septum) | :: septomarginal |
| Septuagint {prop} /ˈsɛptjuːəˌdʒɪnt/ (an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek) | :: Septuaginta {f} |
| septum {n} /ˈsɛptəm/ ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities) | :: tabique {m} |
| septuplicate {v} /sɛpˈt(j)uːplɪkət/ (multiply by seven) | :: septuplicar |
| sepulchral {adj} /səˈpʌlkɹəl/ (suggestive of grave) | :: sepulcral |
| sepulchral {adj} (hollow and deep) | :: sepulcral |
| sepulchre {n} /ˈsɛpəlkɚ/ (burial chamber) | :: sepulcro {m} |
| sequel {n} /ˈsiːkwəl/ (a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe) | :: secuela {f} |
| sequela {n} /sɪˈkwiːlə/ (a disease or condition which is caused by an earlier disease or problem) | :: secuela |
| sequence {n} /ˈsiːkwəns/ (set of things in a set order) | :: secuencia {f} |
| sequence {n} (series of shots that depict a single action or style) | :: secuencia {f} |
| sequenced {adj} (whose sequence has been determined) | :: secuenciado |
| sequencer {n} (device that activates components according to a preplanned sequence) | :: secuenciador {m} |
| sequent {adj} (that comes after) SEE: subsequent | :: |
| sequent {adj} (that follows on) SEE: consequent | :: |
| sequential {adj} (sequential) | :: secuencial |
| sequester {v} /sɪˈkwɛs.tə/ (to separate from all external influence) | :: separar |
| sequin {n} /ˈsiː.kwɪn/ (Italian/Turkish coin) | :: cequí {m}, sequí {m} |
| sequin {n} (sparkling spangle used for decoration of ornate clothing:) | :: lentejuela {f} |
| sequoia {n} /səˈkwɔɪ.ə/ (tree) | :: secuoya {f} |
| Sequoyah {prop} /səˈkwɔɪə/ (Inventor of the syllabary for writing Cherokee) | :: Sequoyah |
| serac {n} /sɛˈɹæk/ (sharp tower of ice) | :: serac {m} |
| seraglio {n} /səˈɹæljoʊ/ | :: serrallo {m} |
| seraph {n} /ˈsɛɹəf/ (highest order of angels) | :: serafín |
| Seraphina {prop} (female given name) | :: Serafina {f} |
| Serb {n} /ˈsɝb/ (person of Serb descent, see also: Serbian) | :: serbio {m}, serbia {f} |
| Serbia {prop} /ˈsɝ.bi.ə/ (a country in southeastern Europe) | :: Serbia {f} |
| Serbia and Montenegro {prop} (former country on the Balkan Peninsula) | :: Serbia y Montenegro |
| Serbian {n} /ˈsɜː(ɹ)biːən/ (person from Serbia, see also: Serb) | :: serbio {m}, serbio {m}, serbia {f} |
| Serbian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) | :: serbio {m} |
| Serbian {adj} (pertaining to Serbia and Serbians) | :: serbio |
| Serbian {n} (Serb) SEE: Serb | :: |
| Serbo-Croatian {n} (South Slavic language) | :: serbocroata |
| Serbo-Croatian {adj} (pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language) | :: serbocroata |
| Serbophile {n} (one who loves Serbia) | :: serbófilo {m}, serbófila {f} |
| sere {adj} /sɪə/ (without moisture, see also: dry) | :: seco, marchito |
| serenade {n} /ˌsɛɹəˈneɪd/ (love song) | :: serenata {f} |
| serenade {v} (serenade) | :: dar serenata |
| serendipity {n} /ˌsɛ.ɹɛnˈdɪp.ɪ.ti/ (unsought, unintended... and/or learning experience that happens by accident) | :: serendipia {f}, serendipidad {f}, serendipicia |
| serene {adj} /səˈɹin/ (peaceful, calm) | :: sereno |
| serene {adj} (fair and unclouded) | :: sereno {m} |
| serene {adj} (part of royal title) | :: sereno {m} |
| serenity {n} /səˈɹɛnɪti/ (state) | :: sosiego {m}, tranquilidad {f}, serenidad |
| serenity {n} (lack of agitation) | :: sosiego {m}, tranquilidad {f} |
| serenity {n} (title given to a prince or other dignitary) | :: excelencia {m} |
| serf {n} /sɝf/ (semifree peasant) | :: siervo {m} |
| serfdom {n} (state of being a serf) | :: servidumbre {f} |
| serfdom {n} (feudal system) | :: servidumbre {f} |
| sergeant {n} /ˈsɑɹ.dʒənt/ (non-commissioned officer rank) | :: sargento {m} |
| sergeant major {n} (sergeant major) | :: sargento mayor {m} |
| Sergius {prop} (male given name) | :: Sergio {m} |
| serial {adj} /ˈsɪəɹiːəɫ/ (Having to do with or arranged in a series) | :: en serie |
| serial killer {n} (person who commits multiple murders) | :: asesino en serie {m}, asesina en serie {f}, asesino serial {m} |
| seric {adj} (made of silk) SEE: silken | :: |
| sericulture {n} /ˈsɛɹɪˌkʌltʃə/ (rearing of silkworms for the production of silk) | :: sericicultura {f} |
| series {n} /ˈsɪɹiz/ (a number of things that follow on one after the other) | :: serie {f} |
| series {n} (television or radio program) | :: serie {f} |
| series {n} (in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence) | :: serie {f} |
| series finale {n} (the final episode of a television series) | :: conclusión de la serie |
| serif {n} /sɛˈɹif/ (short line in a font) | :: gracia {f}, remate {m}, serifa {f}, patín {m} |
| serigraphy {n} (printing method) SEE: screen printing | :: |
| serin {n} (bird) | :: verdecillo {m} |
| serine {n} (nonessential amino acid; CH2OH.CH(NH2)COOH) | :: serina {f} |
| seriocomic {adj} (having both serious and comedic qualities or tendencies) | :: jocoserio {m} |
| serious {adj} /ˈsɪɹ.i.əs/ (without humor or expression of happiness) | :: serio |
| serious {adj} (important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play) | :: serio |
| serious {adj} (really intending what is said; being in earnest) | :: serio |
| seriously {adv} /ˈsɪɹi.əsli/ (in a serious or literal manner) | :: en serio |
| seriously {adv} (speech-act) | :: en serio |
| seriousness {n} /ˈsɪɹiəsnəs/ (state of being serious) | :: seriedad {f}, gravedad {f} |
| sermon {n} /ˈsɝ.mən/ (religious discourse) | :: sermón |
| sermon {n} (speech of reproval) | :: sermón {m} |
| sero- {prefix} (combining form of serum) | :: sero- |
| seroconcordant {adj} (of a couple with both partners HIV positive or HIV negative) | :: seroconcordante |
| seroconversion {n} (development of antibodies in blood serum) | :: seroconversión {f} |
| serodiscordant {adj} (of a couple with one partner HIV positive and the other HIV negative) | :: serodiscordante |
| serologic {adj} (serological) SEE: serological | :: |
| serological {adj} (of or pertaining to serology) | :: serológico |
| serology {n} (science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum) | :: serología {f} |
| serophobia {n} (fear, dislike, or hate of seropositives) | :: serofobia {f} |
| seropositive {adj} (testing positive for a given pathogen) | :: seropositivo |
| serotonin {n} /ˌsɛɹəˈtoʊnɪn/ (the compound 5-hydroxytryptamine) | :: serotonina {f} |
| serous {adj} (containing, secreting, or resembling serum) | :: seroso |
| Serpens {prop} /ˈsɚːpənz/ (large summer constellation of the northern sky) | :: Serpens |
| serpent {n} /ˈsɝpənt/ (snake) | :: serpiente {f}, [archaic] sierpe {f} |
| serpent {n} (musical instrument) | :: serpentón {m} |
| Serpentarius {prop} (Ophiuchus) SEE: Ophiuchus | :: |
| serpentine {n} /ˈsɚːpəntaɪn/ (early form of cannon) | :: serpentín {m} |
| serpentine {n} /ˈsɝːpəntin/ (mineral) | :: serpentina {f} |
| serpentinite {n} (metamorphic rock) | :: serpentinita {f} |
| Serpukhovian {prop} (subdivision of the Carboniferous period) | :: Serpukhoviense |
| serrated {adj} (saw-like) | :: serrado {m}, aserruchado, dentado {m} |
| serratus {n} (muscle) | :: (músculo) serrato {m} |
| Serravallian {prop} (subdivision of the Miocene epoch) | :: Serravalliense |
| serum {n} /ˈsɪɹəm/ (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) | :: suero |
| serval {n} /ˈsɝvəl/ (medium-sized African wild cat) | :: serval {m} |
| servant {n} /ˈsɝvənt/ (one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation) | :: sirviente {m}, criado {m}, mozo {m}, doméstico {m}, empleado {m} |
| servant {n} (one who serves another, providing help in some manner) | :: servidor {m} |
| servant {n} | :: sirviente {m} {f}, criado {m}, criada {f} |
| serve {n} /sɝv/ (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) | :: servicio {m} |
| serve {v} (to work for) | :: servir |
| serve {v} (religion: to obey and worship) | :: servir |
| serve {v} (to be subordinate to) | :: servir |
| serve {v} (to be suitor to) | :: servir |
| serve {v} (to attend, supply the wants of) | :: servir |
| serve {v} (to bring food to) | :: servir |
| serve {v} (to perform duties) | :: desempeñar, servir, fungir [formal] |
| serve {v} (to treat (someone)) | :: servir |
| serve {v} (military: to work or operate) | :: operar, cernir, cerner |
| serve {v} (to spend time (of punishment)) | :: servir, cumplir |
| serve {v} (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) | :: servir |
| serve {v} (to be a servant) | :: sevir |
| serve {v} (to be of use) | :: servir, funcionar |
| serve {n} (AUS: portion of food) SEE: serving | :: |
| server {n} /ˈsɝvɚ/ (one who serves) | :: sirviente, servidor {m}, servidriz {f} |
| server {n} (computing: a program which provides services to other programs or users) | :: servidor {m} |
| server {n} (computing: a computer dedicated to running server programs) | :: servidor {m} |
| serve someone right {v} (happen to someone who deserves it) | :: habérselo merecido,habérselo buscado,estarle bien empleado |
| serve someone right {v} (serves you right!) | :: ¡te está bien empleado! |
| Servian {adj} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| Servian {n} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| Servian {prop} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| service {n} /ˈsɝvɪs/ (practice of providing services as economic activity) | :: servicio {m} |
| service {n} (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) | :: servicio |
| service {n} (sports: act of initially serving the ball) | :: saque {m} |
| service {v} (to serve) | :: servir |
| service {n} (service tree) SEE: service tree | :: |
| service à la française {n} | :: Servicio a la Francesa |
| service à la russe {n} | :: Servicio a la Rusa |
| service lift {n} (a lift designed to carry goods) | :: montacargas {m} |
| service lift {n} (a lift used by staff) | :: ascensor de servicio {m}, ascensor para personal {m}, ascensor para trabajadores {m} |
| service of process {n} (delivery of information providing notice) | :: diligencia de emplazamiento {f} |
| service of process {n} (effective notification of a lawsuit) | :: diligencia de emplazamiento {f} |
| service provider {n} (company providing a service) | :: proveedor de servicios {m} |
| service station {n} (gas station) SEE: gas station | :: |
| service tree {n} (Sorbus domestica) | :: serbal común {m}, sorbo {m} |
| service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis) SEE: wild service tree | :: |
| serviette {n} (napkin) SEE: napkin | :: |
| servile {adj} /ˈsəɹ.vəl/ (of or pertaining to a slave) | :: servil |
| servile {adj} (submissive or slavish) | :: servil |
| servility {n} /sə.ˈvɪ.lɪ.ti/ (condition of being servile) | :: servilismo {m} |
| serving {n} /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/ (the act of serving) | :: servicio {m} |
| serving {n} (portion of food) | :: porción {f} |
| servitude {n} /ˈsɝvɪtud/ (the state of being a slave) | :: servidumbre {f} |
| servitude {n} (qualified beneficial interest) | :: servidumbre {f} |
| servomechanism {n} (system) | :: servomecanismo {m} |
| sesame {n} /ˈsɛsəmi/ (plant) | :: sésamo {m} |
| sesame {n} (seed) | :: ajonjolí {m} |
| sesame oil {n} (oil extracted from sesame seeds) | :: aceite de sésamo {m} |
| sesquilingualism {n} | :: sesquilingüismo |
| sesquioxide {n} (oxide) | :: sesquióxido {m} |
| sessile {adj} (zoology) | :: sésil |
| sessile {adj} (botany) | :: sésil |
| sessile oak {n} (deciduous tree) | :: roble albar {m}, roble del invierno {m} |
| session {n} /ˈsɛʃən/ (period devoted to a particular activity) | :: sesión {f} |
| session {n} (meeting of a body to conduct business) | :: sesión {f} |
| sesterce {n} (sestertius) SEE: sestertius | :: |
| sestertius {n} (Roman coin) | :: sestercio {m} |
| set {v} /sɛt/ (to put something down) | :: poner, dejar, colocar |
| set {v} (to determine) | :: establecer |
| set {v} (to adjust) | :: ajustar |
| set {v} (to arrange with dishes and cutlery) | :: poner (la mesa) |
| set {v} (to introduce) | :: ambientar, presentar |
| set {v} (to devise and assign work) | :: asignar |
| set {v} (to solidify) | :: solidificarse |
| set {v} (of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon) | :: ponerse |
| set {n} (device for receiving broadcast radio waves; a radio or television) | :: aparato {m} |
| set {n} (a series of, a group of) | :: serie |
| set {n} | :: decorado {m}, plató {m}, juego {m} |
| set {adj} (ready, prepared) | :: listo {m} |
| set {n} (matching collection of similar things, such as a set of tables) | :: juego {m} |
| set {n} (collection of various objects for a particular purpose, such as a set of tools) | :: batería {f}, juego {m} |
| set {n} (set theory: collection of objects) | :: conjunto {m} |
| set {n} (group of people, usually meeting socially) | :: grupo {m} |
| set {n} (scenery for a film or play) | :: escenario {m}, plató {m} |
| set {n} (in tennis) | :: set |
| set {v} (to sit) SEE: sit | :: |
| set {n} (badger’s home) SEE: sett | :: |
| set {n} (plural: set theory) SEE: set theory | :: |
| seta {n} | :: pelillo {m} |
| set aside {v} | :: apartar (a un lado) |
| setback {n} /ˈsɛtbæk/ (adverse event, obstacle) | :: contratiempo {m}, descalabro, varapalo, mazazo {m} |
| set down {v} (to place on a surface) | :: posar |
| set fire {v} (to light using fire) | :: prender fuego, pegar fuego, incendiar |
| set foot {v} (to enter) | :: poner el pie |
| set forth {v} (to start) SEE: start | :: |
| set forth {v} (to present for consideration) | :: tentar |
| set free {v} (release, free, give freedom to) | :: libertar |
| set in motion {v} (trigger movement or progress) | :: poner en marcha |
| set off {v} (To offset) SEE: offset | :: |
| set-off {n} (extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors) | :: compensación {f} |
| set on {v} (to encourage someone, or an animal, to attack someone) | :: azuzar [dog] |
| set one's teeth on edge {v} (to cause unpleasant sensation in one's teeth) | :: dar dentera |
| set on fire {v} (cause to begin to burn) | :: pegar fuego, prender fuego, incendiar, encender, alumbrar |
| set on fire {v} (arouse passionate feelings in) | :: encender, calentar |
| set phrase {n} (idiomatic expression) | :: frase hecha {f} colocación {f} |
| set sail {v} (to embark on a voyage by boat) | :: zarpar, hacerse a la mar |
| set square {n} (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) | :: cartabón {m}, escuadra {f} |
| sett {n} /sɛt/ (paving stone) | :: adoquín {m} |
| settee {n} /sɛˈtiː/ (long seat) | :: sofá {f} |
| set theory {n} (mathematical theory of sets) | :: teoría de conjuntos {f} |
| set the table {v} (arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal) | :: poner la mesa |
| set the table {v} (make a future outcome possible) | :: preparar el camino |
| set the Thames on fire {v} (to achieve something amazing) | :: encender la pradera |
| setting {n} /ˈsɛtɪŋ/ (placement of a control) | :: ajuste {m} |
| setting {adj} (that disappears below the horizon) | :: poniente |
| settle {v} /ˈsɛtəl/ (to determine) | :: resolver, dirimir |
| settle {v} (to fix one's dwelling) | :: asentarse, establecerse, avecindarse |
| settle down {v} (to become quiet) | :: calmarse |
| settle down {v} (to establish a settled lifestyle) | :: establecerse |
| settle for {v} (To accept or allow something, especially something not entirely desirable.) | :: conformar [pronominal] |
| settle in {v} (to become established) | :: asentarse, afincarse |
| settlement {n} /ˈset.l.mənt/ (newly established colony) | :: poblado {m}, asentamiento {m} |
| settlement {n} (community of people living together) | :: asentamiento {m} |
| settlement {n} ((finance) delivery and payment) | :: finiquito |
| settlement {n} ((law) disposition of property) | :: acuerdo {m} |
| settlement agreement {n} (agreement) | :: avenencia {f}, transacción {f} |
| settler {n} /ˈsɛt.lɚ/ (someone who settles in a new location) | :: colonizador {m} |
| settling {n} /ˈsɛtl̩ɪŋ/ | :: decantación {f}, concho {m} |
| set up {v} (to ready something for use) | :: disponer, montar |
| set up {v} (to cause to happen) | :: causar |
| set up {v} (to arrange for an outcome) | :: construir |
| set up {v} (to gel or harden) | :: fortalecer |
| set up {adj} (in a position to function) | :: preparar |
| setup {n} (computing: an installer) | :: instalador {m} |
| Sevan trout {n} (Armenian fish) | :: trucha de Sevan {f} |
| Sevastopol {prop} /ˌsɛvəˈstoʊpəl/ (city) | :: Sebastopol {m} |
| seven {num} /ˈsɛv.ən/ (cardinal number 7) | :: siete |
| seven {n} (the figure seven) | :: siete |
| seven deadly sins {n} (the cardinal sins) | :: siete pecados capitales {m-p} |
| seven hundred {num} /ˈsɛv.ən ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ (cardinal number 700) | :: setecientos {m}, setecientas {f} |
| seven hundred and fifty {num} (number) | :: setecientos cincuenta |
| seven hundred and fifty {n} (the figure 750) | :: setecientos cincuenta |
| seven-league boots {n} (boots enabling great stride) | :: botas de siete leguas {f-p} |
| sevennight {n} (period of seven consecutive days and nights) SEE: week | :: |
| seven o'clock {n} (the start of the eighth hour) | :: las siete {f-p} |
| Seven Sages {prop} (seven Ancient Greeks) | :: Siete Sabios {m-p} |
| seventeen {num} /ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/ (cardinal number) | :: diecisiete |
| seventeenth {adj} /ˌsɛvənˈtiːnθ/ (ordinal number, see also: 17th) | :: decimoséptimo |
| seventeenth {n} (one of seventeen equal parts of a whole) | :: diecisieteavo {m} |
| seventh {adj} /ˈsɛv.ənθ/ (ordinal form of the number seven, see also: 7th) | :: séptimo |
| seventh heaven {n} (state of great joy and satisfaction) | :: séptimo cielo {m} |
| seven thousand {num} (7,000) | :: siete mil |
| seventieth {adj} /ˈsɛvnti.əθ/ (ordinal form of the number seventy (70)) | :: septuagésimo |
| seventieth {n} (the person or thing in the seventieth position) | :: septuagésimo |
| seventieth {n} (one of seventy equal parts of a whole) | :: setentavo |
| seventy {num} /ˈsɛv.ən.di/ (cardinal number) | :: setenta |
| seventy-eight {num} (78) | :: setenta y ocho |
| seventy-first {adj} (ordinal number 71st) | :: septuagésimo primero |
| seventy-five {num} (75) | :: setenta y cinco |
| seventy-four {num} (74) | :: setenta y cuatro |
| seventy-nine {num} (79) | :: setenta y nueve |
| seventy-one {num} (71) | :: setenta y uno |
| seventy-seven {num} (77) | :: setenta y siete |
| seventy-six {num} (76) | :: setenta y seis |
| seventy-three {num} (73) | :: setenta y tres |
| seventy-two {num} (72) | :: setenta y dos |
| seven virtues {n} (seven heavenly virtues) | :: siete virtudes |
| sever {v} /ˈsɛv.ɚ/ (to cut free) | :: cortar, tallar [dated)], tajar, truncar, separar |
| several {determiner} /ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/ (consisting of a number more than two, but not very many) | :: varios {m-p}, varias {f-p} |
| several {determiner} | :: varios |
| severe {adj} /sɪˈvɪə/ (very bad or intense) | :: severo, grave |
| severe {adj} (strict or harsh) | :: severo |
| severe {adj} (austere) | :: severo, austero |
| severe acute respiratory syndrome {n} (form of pneumonia) | :: síndrome respiratorio agudo severo {m} |
| severely {adv} (in a severe manner) | :: severamente |
| severity {n} /səˈvɛɹɨti/ (state of being severe) | :: severidad {f} |
| severity {n} (degree of something undesirable; badness) | :: seriedad {f}, severidad {f}, gravedad {f} |
| Seville {prop} /səˈvɪl/ (city in Andalusia, Spain) | :: Sevilla {f} |
| Sevillian {adj} (of or pertaining to Sevilla) | :: sevillano, hispalense |
| Sevillian {n} (someone from Sevilla) | :: sevillano {m}, sevillana {f}, hispalense {m} {f} |
| sew {v} /soʊ/ ((transitive) use a needle) | :: coser |
| sew {v} ((intransitive) use a needle) | :: coser |
| sewage {n} (suspension of water and waste) | :: aguas residuales {f-p} |
| sewer {n} /ˈs(j)uːə/ (pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage) | :: alcantarilla {f}, cloaca {f}, alcantarillado {m} |
| sewer {n} /ˈsoʊɚ/ (person who sews clothing) | :: costurero {m}, costurera {f}, cosedor {m}, cosedora {f} |
| sewerage {n} (sewage) SEE: sewage | :: |
| sewing {n} /ˈsəʊɪŋ/ (action of the verb to sew) | :: costura {f} |
| sewing machine {n} (device) | :: máquina de coser |
| sewn {v} /soʊn/ (past participle of sew) | :: cosido |
| sex {n} (act of sexual intercourse) | :: relaciones sexuales {f-p}, sexo {m}, [attributive] sexual {m} {f} |
| sex {n} (gender (female or male)) | :: sexo {m}, género {m} |
| sex {v} (to determine the sex of) | :: sexar |
| sexagenarian {adj} (in one's seventh decade) | :: sexagenario |
| sexagenarian {n} (a person who is between the ages of 60 and 69) | :: sexagenario {m}, sexagenaria {f} |
| sexagesimal {adj} (based on the number sixty) | :: sexagésimo |
| sex appeal {n} (sexual attractiveness) | :: atracción sexual {f} |
| sex bomb {n} (someone highly sexy) | :: bomba sexual {f} |
| sex change {n} (change in sex) | :: cambio de sexo {m} |
| sex drive {n} (tendency to engage in sexual activity) | :: libido {f} |
| sex education {n} (sex education) | :: educación sexual {f} |
| sex gland {n} (gland in which sex cells are produced) SEE: gonad | :: |
| sex hormone {n} (hormones involved in puberty, arousal, and sex drive) | :: hormona de sexo {f} |
| sexism {n} /ˈsɛksɪzm̩/ (gender discrimination or dislike) | :: sexismo {m} |
| sexist {n} /ˈsɛksɪst/ (a person who discriminates on grounds of sex) | :: sexista {m} {f} |
| sexist {adj} (unfairly against one sex in favour of the other) | :: sexista |
| sex life {n} /ˈsɛksˌlaɪf/ (part of a person's life that is directly concerned with sexual activity) | :: vida sexual {f} |
| sexologist {n} (someone who studies, or is an expert in, sex and sexuality) | :: sexólogo {m}, sexóloga {f} |
| sexology {n} (study of sex and sexuality) | :: sexología {f} |
| sex ratio {n} | :: razón de sexo |
| sex shop {n} (shop that sells sexual merchandise) | :: sex shop {m} |
| sex slave {n} (slave kept for the purpose of sexual exploitation) | :: esclavo sexual {m}, esclava sexual {f} |
| sex strike {n} (strike involving the withholding of sex) | :: huelga sexual |
| sex symbol {n} (person who embodies sexual ideals) | :: símbolo sexual {m} |
| sext {n} (noon) SEE: noon | :: |
| Sextans {prop} (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) | :: Sextante {m} |
| sextant {n} /ˈsɛkstənt/ (navigational instrument) | :: sextante {m} |
| sextet {n} /sɛksˈtɛt/ (any group of six people) | :: sexteto {m} |
| sextet {n} (composition for six voices or instruments) | :: sexteto {m} |
| sextillion {num} (a trillion billion, 1021, see also: trilliard) | :: mil trillones |
| sextillion {num} (a million quintillion, 1036, see also: undecillion) | :: sextillón |
| sexting {v} /ˈsɛkstɪŋ/ (sending sexually explicit text messages or photographs between cell phones) | :: sextear, mandar textos sexuales |
| sexton {n} /ˈsɛk.stən/ (church official) | :: sacristán {m} |
| sex tourism {n} (travel for sex) | :: turismo sexual {m} |
| sex toy {n} (sex aid) | :: juguete sexual {m} |
| sexual {adj} /ˈsɛkʃuəl/ (of or relating to having sex) | :: sexual |
| sexual {adj} | :: sexual |
| sexual abuse {n} (forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another) | :: abuso sexual {m} |
| sexual appetite {n} (sexual desire) | :: apetito sexual |
| sexual cannibalism {n} (sexual cannibalism) | :: canibalismo sexual {m} |
| sexual fraternization {n} (sexual relations) | :: relación sexual {f} |
| sexual harassment {n} /ˌsɛkʃuəl həˈɹæsmənt/ (sexual harassment) | :: acoso sexual {m} |
| sexual intercourse {n} (sexual interaction) | :: coito {m}, relación sexual {f} |
| sexual intercourse {n} (coitus) SEE: copulation | :: |
| sexuality {n} (sexual orientation) SEE: sexual orientation | :: |
| sexuality {n} /sɛkʃuˈælɪti/ (sexual activity) | :: sexualidad {f} |
| sexuality {n} (concern with or interest in sexual activity) | :: sexualidad {f} |
| sexuality {n} | :: sexualidad {f} |
| sexualization {n} | :: sexualización {f} |
| sexually {adv} (in a sexual manner) | :: sexualmente |
| sexually {adv} (with respect to sex (division)) | :: sexualmente |
| sexually {adv} (with respect to intercourse) | :: sexualmente |
| sexually {adv} (by means of intercourse) | :: sexualmente |
| sexually transmitted disease {n} (contagious disease spread through sexual intercourse) SEE: venereal disease | :: |
| sexually transmitted disease {n} (disease contracted through sexual contact) | :: infección de transmisión sexual {f}, enfermedad de transmisión sexual {f} |
| sexual minority {n} (those outside mainstream sexual expression) | :: minoría sexual {f} |
| sexual orientation {n} (sexual orientation) | :: orientación sexual {f} |
| sexual predator {n} (person seen as threatening for wanting sex) | :: acosador sexual |
| sexual relation {n} (behaviour of a sexual nature) | :: relación sexual {f} |
| sexual reproduction {n} (process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms) | :: reproducción sexual |
| sexual slavery {n} (criminal activity) | :: trata de blancas {f} |
| sexual tension {n} (tension between individuals due to physical attraction) | :: tensión sexual {f} |
| sex worker {n} (person who supplies sexual services for money) | :: trabajadora sexual {f}, trabajador sexual {m} |
| sexy {adj} /ˈsɛksɪ/ (having sexual appeal) | :: sexy |
| sexy {adj} (slang: very attractive or appealing) | :: sexy |
| Seychelles {prop} /seɪˈʃɛlz/ (country in East Africa) | :: Seychelles {f-p} |
| Seychellois {adj} (from, or pertaining to, the Seychelles) | :: seychellense {m} {f} |
| Seychellois {n} (Someone from the Seychelles of Seychellois descent) | :: seychellense {m} {f} |
| sgraffito {n} /sɡɹəˈfiːtoʊ/ (technique where the top layer is scratched through to reveal an underlying layer) | :: esgrafiado {m} |
| sgraffito {v} (to produce a design using this technique) | :: esgrafiar |
| shabby {adj} /ˈʃæb.i/ (torn or worn; poor; mean; ragged) | :: raído {m}, astroso {m}, zarrapastroso, cutre |
| shabby {adj} (clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments) | :: harapiento {m}, andrajoso {m}, desarrapado {m}, desharrapado {m}, zarrapastroso {m} |
| shabrack {n} (saddlecloth of a cavalry horse) | :: caparazón |
| shack {n} /ʃæk/ (crude hut) | :: barraca {f}, [Colombia] cambuche {m}, [Panama] casa bruja {m}, [Spain] chabola {f}, [El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua] champa {f}, [Mexico] jacal {m}, [Argentina, Venezuela] rancho {m}, [Costa Rica] tugurio {m} |
| shackle {n} /ˈʃækəl/ (restraint fit over an appendage) | :: grillete {m}, grillos {m-p} |
| shackle {n} (a U-shaped piece of metal) | :: grillete {m} |
| shackle {n} (stubble) SEE: stubble | :: |
| shackles {n} (paired wrist or ankle restraints) | :: grillete {m} |
| shack up {v} (to live together, especially when unmarried) | :: arrejuntarse, amancebarse |
| shad {n} /ʃæd/ (fishes of the herring family) | :: alosa {f}, sábalo {m} |
| shade {n} /ʃeɪd/ (darkness where light is blocked) | :: sombra {f} |
| shade {n} (something that blocks light, particularly in a window) | :: persiana {f} |
| shade {n} (variety of color) | :: umbral {m}, tono {m}, matiz {m} |
| shade {v} (to shield from light) | :: sombrear |
| shade {v} (to alter slightly) | :: matizar |
| shade {v} (to darken or to lightly colour) | :: oscurecer |
| shadoof {n} (device used to gather water) | :: cigüeñal {m}, cigoñal {m} |
| shadow {n} /ˈʃædoʊ/ (dark image projected onto a surface) | :: sombra {f} |
| shadow {n} (spirit, ghost) SEE: ghost | :: |
| shadowbox {n} (diorama) SEE: diorama | :: |
| shadow-box {n} (diorama) SEE: diorama | :: |
| shadowy {adj} /ˈʃæd.oʊ.i/ (of or pertaining to shadow) | :: sombroso {m}, sombreado {m}, sombrío {m}, umbroso {m}, umbrío {m} |
| shady {adj} /ˈʃeɪdi/ (abounding in shades) | :: umbroso |
| shady {adj} (causing shade) | :: umbrío |
| shaft {n} /ʃæft/ (long narrow body of spear or arrow) | :: asta {f}, astil {m} [arrow] |
| shaft {n} (beam or ray of light) | :: haz {m}, rayo {m} |
| shaft {n} (main axis of a feather) | :: raquis {m} |
| shaft {n} (long passage sunk into the earth) | :: pozo {m} |
| shaft {n} (vertical passage housing a lift) | :: hueco {m}, pozo {m} |
| shaft {n} (ventilation or heating conduit) | :: ducto {m} |
| shaft {n} (the shaft of the penis) | :: tronco {m} |
| shaft {n} | :: barra {f}, caña {f}, [4] cañón {m}, eje {m}, , [5] mango {m} |
| shag {n} /ʃæɡ/ (sea bird) | :: cormorán {m}, cormorán moñudo {m} |
| shag {v} (to have sexual intercourse with) | :: joder |
| shag {n} (act of sexual intercourse) | :: polvo {m} |
| shag {n} (sexual partner) | :: polvo {m} |
| shaggy {adj} /ˈʃæɡi/ (with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool) | :: greñudo, desgreñado, despeinado, desmelenado, chascón [Chile, Bolivia] |
| shah {n} /ʃɑː/ (king of Persia) | :: sah {m} |
| shahada {n} (Islamic declaration of belief) | :: shahada {f} |
| shaheed {n} (martyr) SEE: martyr | :: |
| shake {v} /ˈʃeɪk/ (transitive: to cause to move) | :: agitar, sacudir |
| shake {v} (transitive: to disturb emotionally) | :: agitar |
| shake {v} | :: agitar, sacudir |
| shake {n} (act of shaking) | :: sacudida {f} |
| shake {n} (milkshake) | :: batido |
| shake {n} (beverage made of ice cream and carbonated drink) SEE: float | :: |
| shakedown {n} (extortion) SEE: extortion | :: |
| shake like a leaf {v} (to tremble) | :: temblar como un flan |
| shake off {v} (to remove by shaking) | :: sacudir |
| Shakespeare {prop} /ˈʃeɪkspɪɹ/ (English playwright) | :: Shakespeare |
| Shakespearean {adj} /ʃeɪkˈspɪɹi.ən/ (pertaining to Shakespeare or his works) | :: shakespeariano |
| Shakespearean sonnet {n} (type of sonnet) | :: soneto inglés {m}, soneto shakespeariano {m}, soneto isabelino {m} |
| shake up {v} (to reorganize or reform) | :: reformar, reorganizar |
| shaky {adj} /ˈʃeɪki/ (shaking) | :: tembloroso |
| shale {n} /ʃeɪl/ (shell, husk, cod, pod) | :: cáscara, vaina |
| shale {n} (sedimentary rock) | :: esquisto {m}, pizarra {f} |
| shall {v} /ˈʃæl/ (indicating the simple future tense) | :: shall followed by the infinitive is translated using the future tense |
| shall {v} (indicating the simple future tense) | :: I shall sing tomorrow - Cantaré mañana |
| shallot {n} /ˈʃælət/ (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii) | :: chalota {f}, chalote {m}, ajo chalote {m}, cebolla escalonia {f} |
| shallow {adj} /ˈʃæl.oʊ/ (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) | :: poco profundo {m}, superficial |
| shallow {adj} (extending not far downward) | :: superficial |
| shallow {adj} (concerned mainly with superficial matters) | :: superficial |
| shallow {adj} (lacking interest or substance) | :: superficial, desinteresante {m} |
| shallow {adj} | :: poco profundo ; superficial |
| shallow {n} (shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water) | :: bajo {m}, bajofondo {m} |
| shalom {interj} (transliteration of the Jewish greeting or farewell) | :: shalom |
| sham {adj} /ʃæm/ (intended to deceive) | :: falso {m}; fingido {m}, ficticio |
| sham {n} (trickery, hoaxing) | :: engaño {m}, truco {m}, fraude {m}, farsa {f} |
| sham {v} (to cheat or deceive) | :: fingir |
| shaman {n} /ˈʃɑːmən/ (a medium between the concrete and spirit worlds) | :: chamán {m}, curandero {m}, curandera {f} |
| shamanism {n} (range of traditional beliefs) | :: chamanismo {m} |
| shamble {v} /ˈʃæmbl̩/ (to walk while shuffling or dragging the feet) | :: arrastrar los pies |
| shambles {n} /ˈʃæmbl̩z/ (a slaughterhouse) | :: matadero {f} |
| shambolic {adj} /ʃamˈbɒlɪk/ (chaotic) | :: caótico {m} |
| shame {n} /ʃeɪm/ (uncomfortable or painful feeling) | :: vergüenza {f} acholo {m} |
| shame {n} (something to regret) | :: vergüenza {f}, pena {f} |
| shame {n} (that which is shameful and private, especially body parts) | :: vergüenzas {f-p} |
| shame {v} (to cause to feel shame) | :: avergonzar |
| shamefaced {adj} (bashful or ashamed) | :: avergonzado {m}, apenado {m} |
| shameful {adj} /ˈʃeɪmfəl/ (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) | :: vergonzoso |
| shamefully {adv} /ˈʃeɪmfəli/ (in a shamefull manner) | :: vergonzosamente |
| shameless {adj} (having no shame) | :: desvergonzado |
| shamelessly {adv} (in a shameless manner) | :: desvergonzadamente |
| shamelessness {n} (The state or characteristic of being without shame) | :: sinvergonzonería {f}, desvergüenza {f}, desfachatez |
| sham marriage {n} (fake marriage) | :: matrimonio ficticio {m} |
| shampoo {n} /ʃæmˈpuː/ (product for washing the hair or other fibres) | :: champú {m} |
| shamrock {n} (any of several small plants, forms of clover) SEE: clover | :: |
| shamrock {n} /ˈʃæm.ɹɑk/ (trefoil leaf of any clover) | :: trébol {m} |
| shandy {n} /ˈʃændi/ (mixture of lemonade and beer) | :: clara {f} [Spain] |
| shandy {n} (a serving of this mixture) | :: clara {f} [Spain] |
| shanghai {v} /ˌʃæŋˈhaɪ/ (to force or trick into joining a ship) | :: emborrachar para llevarlo como marinero |
| Shang-hai {prop} (Shanghai) SEE: Shanghai | :: |
| Shanghai {prop} /ˈʃæŋ.haɪ/ (Chinese city as provincial-level municipality) | :: Shanghái |
| Shango {prop} (orisha in Yoruba religion) | :: Changó {m} |
| shank {n} /ʃæŋk/ (an improvised stabbing weapon) | :: pincho {m} |
| shanks' mare {n} (walking) | :: [idiomatic, Castilla] ir en el coche de San Fernando, un ratito a pie y otro caminando |
| shanks' pony {n} (idiomatic references to walking) | :: [idiomatic, Castilla] ir en el coche de San Fernando, un ratito a pie y otro caminando |
| shanty {n} /ˈʃænti/ (An old run-down house or shack) | :: chabola {m} |
| shanzhai {n} (imitation and trademark infringing brands and goods) | :: piratería {f} |
| shape {n} /ʃeɪp/ (status or condition) | :: forma {f}, estado {m} |
| shape {n} (condition of personal health, especially muscular health) | :: forma {f} |
| shape {n} (appearance or outline) | :: forma {f} |
| shape {n} | :: forma {f} |
| shape {v} (to give something a shape) | :: modelar, formar |
| shapely {adj} (having a pleasing shape) | :: torneado {m}, curvilíneo {m}, exuberante |
| shaper {n} /ˈʃeɪpə(ɹ)/ (A machine tool) | :: limadora {f} |
| shapeshifter {n} (creature capable of changing its appearance) SEE: shape-shifter | :: |
| shape-shifter {n} /ˈʃeɪpʃɪftə/ (a person who can transform) | :: cambiante {m} |
| sharaga {n} (sharashka) SEE: sharashka | :: |
| sharashka {n} (a Soviet gulag R&D lab) | :: sharashka {f} |
| sharbat {n} (sherbet) SEE: sherbet | :: |
| shard {n} /ʃɑɹd/ (piece of glass or pottery) | :: casco {m}, añicos {m-p}, esquirla {f} |
| share {n} /ʃɛəɹ/ (portion of something) | :: participación {f} |
| share {n} (financial instrument) | :: acción {f} |
| share {n} (computing: configuration enabling sharing of resources) | :: compartición |
| share {v} (to give) | :: dar, compartir |
| share {v} (to have in common) | :: compartir |
| share {v} (to divide and distribute) | :: dividir |
| share {n} (sharebone) SEE: pubis | :: |
| share {n} (plowshare) SEE: plowshare | :: |
| sharecropper {n} (a farmer paying rent with crops to the landowner) | :: aparcero |
| sharecropping {n} (system) | :: aparcería {f} |
| shared {adj} /ˈʃɛə(ɹ)d/ (used multiply) | :: compartido {m} |
| shareholder {n} (one who owns shares of stock) | :: accionista {m} {f}, accionario {m} |
| shareholders' agreement {n} (agreement between shareholders) | :: pacto parasocial {m}, pacto de sindicación {m}, pacto reservado {m} |
| sharemarket {n} (stock market) SEE: stock market | :: |
| shareowner {n} (shareholder) SEE: shareholder | :: |
| share taxi {n} (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables) | :: taxi colectivo {m}, colectivo {m} |
| shari'a {n} (Islamic religious law) | :: sharia {f} |
| sharif {n} (traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets) | :: jerife {m} |
| shark {n} /ʃɑɹk/ (fish) | :: tiburón {m}, escualo {m} |
| shark attack {n} (attack on a human by a shark) | :: ataque de tiburón {m} |
| shark fin soup {n} (soup made from shark fins) | :: sopa de aleta de tiburón {f} |
| sharp {adj} /ʃɑːp/ (able to cut easily) | :: agudo, afilado, filoso |
| sharp {adj} (intelligent) | :: listo |
| sharp {adj} (pointed, able to pierce easily) | :: filoso |
| sharp {adj} (of a note, played a semitone higher than usual) | :: sostenido |
| sharp {adj} (musically higher-pitched than desired) | :: agudo |
| sharp {adj} (having an intense, acrid flavour) | :: agrio |
| sharp {adj} (intense and sudden (of pain)) | :: agudo |
| sharp {adj} (exact, precise, accurate, keen) | :: certero |
| sharp {adj} (offensive, critical, or acrimonious) | :: agrio |
| sharp {adj} (observant, alert, acute) | :: agudo |
| sharp {adj} (forming a small angle) | :: agudo |
| sharp {adj} | :: listo , puntiagudo , sostenido |
| sharp {adv} (exactly) | :: en punto |
| sharp {adv} (in a higher pitch than is correct or desirable) | :: desafinado {m} |
| sharp {n} (sign for a sharp note on the staff) | :: sostenido |
| sharp {n} (note that is sharp in a particular key) | :: sostenido |
| sharpen {v} /ˈʃɑɹpɨn/ (to make sharp) | :: afilar |
| sharpener {n} /ˈʃɑː(ɹ)pənə(ɹ)/ (device for making things sharp) | :: sacapuntas {m} |
| sharpie {n} (felt-tipped marker pen) SEE: felt-tip pen | :: |
| sharpness {n} (cutting ability of an edge) | :: agudeza |
| sharpshooter {n} (marksman) | :: francotirador {m} |
| sharp-tailed sandpiper {n} (Calidris acuminata) | :: correlimos acuminado {m} |
| shashlik {n} (skewered dish) | :: shashlik {m} |
| shatter {v} /ˈʃæt.ə(ɹ)/ (to violently break something into pieces) | :: astillar, estrellar, quebrantar, hacer añicos |
| shatter {v} (to smash, or break into tiny pieces) | :: astillar, estrellar, hacer añicos |
| shave {v} /ʃeɪv/ (to remove hair from) | :: afeitar, rapar, rasurar |
| shave {v} (to remove hair from one's face) | :: afeitarse |
| shave {v} (to slice thin) | :: lonchear |
| shave {n} (an instance of shaving) | :: afeitado {m} |
| shaver {n} (boy) SEE: boy | :: |
| shaver {n} (barber) SEE: barber | :: |
| shaver {n} /ˈʃeɪvə/ (electric razor) | :: maquinilla de afeitar {f}, máquina de afeitar {f}, afeitadora {f} |
| shaver {n} (pillager) SEE: pillager | :: |
| shaving {n} /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/ (A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material) | :: viruta {f} |
| shaving brush {n} (brush for applying shaving cream) | :: brocha de afeitar {f} |
| shawarma {n} (Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap) | :: shawarma {m} |
| shawl {n} /ʃɔːl/ (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) | :: chal {m}, pañolón |
| shawm {n} /ʃɔːm/ (wind instrument) | :: caramillo |
| she {pron} /ʃi/ (person) | :: ella |
| shea {n} /ʃi/ (tree) | :: karité {m} |
| shea butter {n} /ˈʃeɪ ˌbʌtɚ/ (fat extracted from the fruit of the shea tree) | :: manteca de karité |
| sheaf {n} /ʃiːf/ (bundle of grain or straw) | :: haz {m}, atado {m}, atada {f}, mies {f} |
| sheaf {n} (any collection of things bound together; a bundle) | :: atado {m}, atada {f} |
| sheaf {n} (mathematical construct) | :: haz {m} |
| sheaf {n} | :: fibrilla {f} |
| sheaf {n} (sheave) SEE: sheave | :: |
| shear {v} /ʃiɹ/ (to cut) | :: cizallar, cortar |
| shear {v} (to remove the fleece from a sheep) | :: esquilar, tonsurar, tundir |
| shear {v} (to deform because of shearing forces) | :: distorsionar |
| shear {n} (a cutting tool similar to scissors) | :: cizalla {f} |
| shear {n} (the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing) | :: cizallado |
| shears {n} /ʃɪɹz/ (tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges) | :: cizalla {f}, cizallas {f-p} |
| shear stress {n} (component of stress) | :: tensión cortante {f}, tensión de corte {f} |
| shearwater {n} (seabird) | :: pardela {f} |
| she-ass {n} (female ass, female donkey, jenny) | :: burra {f}, asna {f} |
| sheath {n} (scabbard) SEE: scabbard | :: |
| sheath {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| sheath {n} /ʃiːθ/ (long case) | :: envoltura {f} |
| sheath {n} (insulating outer cover of an electrical cable) | :: cubierta exterior {f}, envoltura exterior {f}, funda exterior, vaina externa {f} |
| sheathe {v} /ʃiːð/ (to put (something) into a sheath) | :: envainar |
| sheave {n} /ʃiːv/ (wheel having a groove) | :: roldana {f} |
| she-bear {n} (a female bear) | :: osa {f} |
| shebop {v} (masturbate) SEE: masturbate | :: |
| she-cat {n} (female cat) | :: gata {f} |
| shed {v} /ʃɛd/ (to part or divide) | :: separar |
| shed {v} (to pour; to make flow) | :: verter |
| shed {v} (to allow to flow or fall) | :: derramar |
| shed {n} (temporary structure to shelter something) | :: cobertizo {m}, [Latin America] galpón {m}, sotechado {m} |
| shed {n} (poor quality automobile) | :: carraca {f} |
| she-devil {n} (female devil) | :: demonia femenina |
| sheen {n} /ʃiːn/ (splendor; radiance; shininess) | :: brillo {m} |
| sheep {n} /ʃiːp/ (animal) | :: oveja {f} |
| sheep {n} (one who behaves shyly) | :: pusilánime {m} {f}, papanatas {m} {f} |
| sheepdog {n} (dog used for herding sheep) | :: perro pastor {m} |
| sheepfold {n} /ˈʃiːpfəʊld/ (enclosure) | :: aprisco {m}, redil {m} |
| sheepherder {n} (shepherd) SEE: shepherd | :: |
| sheepherder {n} (person herding sheep) | :: pastor de ovejas {m} |
| sheeple {n} /ˈʃiːpəl/ (the sheeple, one of the sheeple) | :: borregada {f} [colloquial] |
| sheep liver fluke {n} (parasitic flatworm) | :: duela del hígado {f} |
| sheepskin {n} (skin of a sheep) | :: carnero {m}, badana {f} |
| sheer {adj} (pure) SEE: pure | :: |
| sheer {adj} /ʃɪɹ/ (very thin or transparent) | :: fino, transparente, muy delgado |
| sheer {adj} (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular) | :: escarpado, acantilado, vertical |
| sheet {n} /ʃit/ (sheet of paper) | :: hoja {f}, folio, pliego |
| sheet {n} (thin, flat layer of solid material) | :: lámina {f} |
| sheet {n} (expanse of material on a surface) | :: capa {f} |
| sheet {n} (rope to adjust a sail) | :: escota {f} |
| sheet {n} (thin bed cloth) SEE: bedsheet | :: |
| sheet bend {n} (knot) | :: vuelta de escota {f} |
| sheet metal {n} (Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet) | :: hojalata {f} |
| sheet music {n} (hand-written or printed form of musical notation) | :: partitura {f} |
| sheet of paper {n} (piece of loose paper) | :: papeleta {f}, hoja de papel {f} |
| sheik {n} /ʃeɪk/ (leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe) | :: jeque {m} |
| sheik {n} (Islamic religious clergy) | :: jeque {m} |
| sheik {n} (Gulf countries: official title for members of the royal family) | :: jeque {m} |
| Sheinwoodian {prop} (subdivision of the Silurian period) | :: Sheinwoodiense |
| shekel {n} /ˈʃɛkəl/ (ancient unit of weight) | :: siclo {m} |
| shekel {n} (sheqel) SEE: sheqel | :: |
| shelduck {n} (waterfowl) | :: tarro {m} |
| shelf {n} /ʃɛlf/ (structure) | :: estante {m}, balda {f}, anaquel {m} |
| shelf {n} (capacity) | :: estantería {f} |
| shelf {n} (reef, shoal, sandbar) | :: arrecife {m}, banco {m}, cordón {m}, bajío {m} |
| shelf life {n} (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) | :: vigencia {f}, duración {f} |
| shell {n} /ʃɛl/ (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates) | :: concha {f} |
| shell {n} (hard covering of an egg) | :: cáscara {f} |
| shell {n} (entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects) | :: concha {f} |
| shell {n} (covering of a nut) | :: cáscara {f} |
| shell {n} (pod) | :: vaina {f} |
| shell {n} (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle) | :: caparazón {m} |
| shell {n} (casing of an artillery projectile) | :: casquete {m} |
| shell {n} (computing: general-purpose environment) | :: terminal {m} |
| shell {n} | :: [fruit] cáscara {f}, [animal] concha {f} |
| shell {n} (by extension, any mollusks having such a covering) | :: crustáceo {m}, marisco {m} |
| shell {v} (to remove the outer covering or shell of something) | :: descascarar (nut), desvainar (pea) |
| shell {v} (to bombard, to fire projectiles at) | :: bombardear |
| shellac {n} /ʃəˈlæk/ (processed secretion of the lac insect) | :: goma laca {f} |
| shellac {v} (to coat with shellac) | :: lacar, laquear |
| shellfish {n} /ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ/ (aquatic food that has a shell) | :: marisco {m} |
| shell game {n} (game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed) | :: trile {m}, Pepito paga doble {m}, mosqueta {f} |
| shell shock {n} (psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle) | :: neurosis de guerra {f} |
| shelter {n} /ˈʃɛltɚ/ (a refuge or other protection) | :: refugio {m}, abrigo, amparo, asilo, abrigadero |
| shelter {n} (institution) | :: hogar {m} |
| shelter {v} (transitive, to provide cover) | :: cobijar, albergar, guarecer |
| shelter {v} (intransitive, to take cover) | :: refugiarse, guarecerse |
| shelve {v} /ʃɛlv/ (to set aside, quit, or halt) | :: dar carpetazo, cajonear, engavetar |
| Shem {prop} (son of Noah) | :: Sem |
| shemale {n} /ˈʃi.meɪl/ (a male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) | :: travelo {m} |
| shenanigan {n} (singular of shenanigan) SEE: shenanigans | :: |
| shenanigans {n} /ʃɪˈnænɪɡ(ə)nz/ (deceitful tricks) | :: artimaña, travesuras {f-p} |
| Shenzhen {prop} /ˈʃɛnˈdʒɛn/ (a city in China) | :: Shénzhen |
| shepherd {n} /ˈʃɛpɚd/ (a person who tends sheep) | :: pastor {m}, ovejero {m} |
| shepherd {v} (watch over; guide) | :: pastorear |
| shepherd's purse {n} (Capsella bursa-pastoris) | :: bolsa del pastor {m} |
| sheqel {n} /ˈʃɛkəl/ (currency unit in Israel) | :: séquel {m} |
| sherbet {n} /ˈʃɝːbət/ (frozen fruit juice) | :: sorbete {m} |
| sherbet {n} (powder) | :: polvo acidulado {m} |
| sherbet {n} (sweet drink prepared from fruits or flower petals) | :: sorbete {m} |
| Sheremetyevo {prop} (airport in Russia) | :: Sheremétievo {m} |
| sheriff {n} /ˈʃɛɹɪf/ (all meanings) | :: sheriff {m}, cherife {m} {f} |
| Sherpa {n} /ˈʃɝpə/ (member of an ethnic group) | :: sherpa {m} {f} |
| sherry {n} /ˈʃɛri/ (fortified wine) | :: jerez {m} |
| sherry {n} (variety of sherry) | :: jerez {m} |
| sherry {n} (glass of sherry) | :: vaso {m} de jerez |
| sherrylike {adj} (resembling sherry) | :: ajerezado |
| she's unconscious {phrase} (she's unconscious) | :: ella está inconsciente |
| she-tiger {n} (tigress) SEE: tigress | :: |
| Shetland {prop} (Shetland Islands) SEE: Shetland Islands | :: |
| Shetland Islands {prop} (group of islands) | :: islas Shetland {f} |
| she-wolf {n} (female wolf) | :: loba {f} |
| shh {interj} /ʃː/ (requesting silence) | :: chito, chitón |
| Shi'a {n} (branch of Islam) | :: chiismo {m}, chía {m} |
| Shi'a {n} (follower of Shi'a Islam) | :: chiíta {m} {f} |
| shibboleth {n} /ˈʃɪbəlɛθ/ (a word, especially seen as a test, to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular nation, class, profession etc) | :: santo y seña, contraseña |
| shibboleth {n} (a common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth) | :: doctrina anticuada |
| shield {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| shield {n} /ʃiːld/ (armor) | :: escudo {m} |
| shield {n} (anything that protects or defends) | :: escudo {m} |
| shield {v} (to protect, to defend) | :: proteger, blindar |
| shield {n} (toilet seat) SEE: toilet seat | :: |
| shield volcano {n} (volcano) | :: volcán en escudo {m} |
| shift {n} (type of women's undergarment) SEE: slip | :: |
| shift {n} /ʃɪft/ (change of workers) | :: turno |
| shift {n} (act of shifting) | :: cambio, desviación, deslizamiento, desplazamiento {m} |
| shift {n} (gear mechanism in a motor vehicle) | :: cambio |
| shift {n} (button on a keyboard) | :: tecla shift {f}, tecla mayúsculas {f} |
| shift {v} (to change, swap) | :: cambiar |
| shift {v} (to move from one place to another) | :: mover |
| shift {v} (to change position) | :: moverse |
| shift {v} (to change gears) | :: cambiar |
| shift key {n} (key on a typewriter) | :: tecla de mayúsculas {f} |
| shift key {n} (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) | :: mayús {m} {f}, tecla mayús {f} |
| shiitake {n} /ʃɪˈtɑki/ (Lentinula edodes, an edible mushroom) | :: shiitake {m}, shitake {m}, hongo del árbol shii {m} |
| Shiite {n} (Shi'a) SEE: Shi'a | :: |
| shikimic acid {n} (shikimic acid) | :: ácido shikímico {m}, ácido siquímico {m} |
| shiksa {n} /ˈʃɪksə/ (non-Jewish girl) | :: shikse {f}, shiksa {f} |
| shill {n} /ʃɪl/ (a person paid to endorse a product favourably) | :: testaferro {m}, hombre de paja |
| shill {n} (an accomplice at a confidence trick) | :: compinche {m}, palero {m} |
| shill {v} (to promote or endorse in return for payment) | :: prevaricar, andar en chanchullos, trapichear, trapisondar |
| shill {v} (to put under cover, to sheal) | :: tapar, encubrir, ocultar celar, disimular, enterrar |
| shilling {n} /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/ (former coin) | :: chelín {m} |
| shilling {n} (currency) | :: chelín {m} |
| shimmer {v} /ˈʃɪmə(ɹ)/ (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer) | :: titilar, cabrillear |
| Shimon {prop} (male given name) SEE: Simeon | :: |
| Shimshon {prop} (given name) SEE: Samson | :: |
| shin {n} /ʃɪn/ (front part of the leg below the knee) | :: canilla {f}, espinilla {f}, tibia {f} |
| shinbone {n} (inner bone of the hind limb below the knee) | :: tibia {f} |
| shine {v} /ʃaɪn/ (to emit light) | :: brillar, lucir |
| shine {v} (to distinguish oneself) | :: brillar, sobresalir |
| shine {v} (ergative: to create light with a flashlight, lamp, torch, etc.) | :: alumbrar |
| shine {n} (brightness from a source of light) | :: brillo {m} |
| shine {n} (brightness from reflected light) | :: brillo {m} |
| shine {n} (slang: moonshine) SEE: moonshine | :: |
| shine {n} (sunshine) SEE: sunshine | :: |
| shiner {n} (black eye) SEE: black eye | :: |
| shingle {n} /ˈʃɪŋ.ɡəl/ (small, thin piece of building material) | :: teja {f}, tablilla {f} |
| shingle {v} (to cover with shingles (building material)) | :: techar |
| shingle {n} (small, smooth pebbles) | :: guijarro |
| shingles {n} /ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/ (herpes zoster) | :: culebrilla {f}, culebrina {f}, herpes zóster {m} |
| shining {adj} /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ (emitting light) | :: brillante |
| shining {adj} (having a high polish or sheen) | :: lustroso, lúcido |
| shining {adj} (having exceptional merit) | :: ilustre, famoso, célebre, renombrado, reputado, espléndido |
| shinkansen {n} (bullet train) SEE: bullet train | :: |
| shin pad {n} (clothing) | :: espinillera {f} |
| shin splint {n} (painful inflammation of muscles in the shins) | :: síndrome de estrés medial de la tibia {m}, periostitis {f} |
| Shinto {prop} /ˈʃɪn.toʊ/ (religion) | :: sintoísmo |
| Shintoism {prop} (Shinto) SEE: Shinto | :: |
| Shintoist {n} (an adherent of Shinto) | :: sintoísta {m} {f} |
| shiny {adj} /ˈʃaɪni/ (reflecting light) | :: refulgente |
| shiny {adj} (emitting light) | :: brillante |
| shiny {adj} | :: brillante, reluciente |
| shiny cowbird {n} (shiny cowbird) | :: tordo renegrido {m}, chamón común {m} |
| ship {n} /ʃɪp/ (large water vessel) | :: barco {m}, buque {m}, nave {f} |
| ship {v} (to send a parcel or container) | :: enviar |
| -ship {suffix} (Property or state of being) | :: -azgo {m}, -dad {f} |
| shipping company {n} (company) | :: naviera {f} |
| shipshape {adj} /ˈʃɪpʃeɪp/ (meticulously neat and tidy) | :: bien orientado, ordenado |
| shipworm {n} (Marine mollusc that bores through wood) | :: broma {f} |
| shipwreck {n} /ˈʃɪpɹɛk/ (A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.) | :: pecio {m} |
| shipwreck {n} (An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.) | :: naufragio {m} |
| shipwreck {v} (to wreck a vessel) | :: naufragar |
| shipwrecked {adj} (stranded as a result of a shipwreck) | :: náufrago {m}, naufragado |
| shipyard {n} (place to build and repair ships) | :: astillero {m} |
| Shiraz {prop} /ʃɚˈɑːz/ (a city in southern Iran) | :: Shiraz |
| Shiraz {n} (variety of black grape) | :: Syrah |
| shire {n} /ʃaɪə(ɹ)/ (former administrative area of Britain; a county) | :: condado {m} |
| shirk {v} /ʃɝk/ (avoid a duty) | :: correrse, evadir, escaquearse, remolonear, ponerse al socaire |
| shirker {n} (Someone who shirks) | :: embuscado {m}, candongo |
| shirker {n} (Someone who is lazy) | :: remolón |
| shirt {n} /ʃɜːt/ (article of clothing) | :: camisa {f} |
| shirtfront {n} (the front part of a shirt) | :: peto {m} |
| shisha {n} (arabic water-pipe) SEE: hookah | :: |
| shit {n} /ʃɪt/ | :: mierda {f}, caca {f} |
| shit {n} (rubbish) | :: mierda {f}, maricadas {f-p} |
| shit {n} (nonsense, bullshit) | :: mierda {f}, huevonadas {f-p}, babosadas {f-p} |
| shit {n} (nasty, despicable person) | :: mierda {f}, malparido {m} |
| shit {n} (not anything, nothing) | :: (una) mierda {f} |
| shit {adj} (of poor quality) | :: de mierda |
| shit {adj} (despicable) | :: mierdada {f} |
| shit {v} | :: cagar |
| shit {v} (vulgar: to excrete (something) through the anus) | :: cagar |
| shit {v} (vulgar: to be stricken with fear) | :: cagarse |
| shit {interj} (expression of worry, failure) | :: ¡mierda!, ¡carajo!, ¡puta! |
| shit {interj} (to show surprise) | :: joder, hostia |
| shit a brick {v} (To react strongly in fear) | :: cagarse de miedo |
| shit ass {n} (shitass) SEE: shitass | :: |
| shitass {n} (mean or rude person) | :: cabrón |
| shit factory {n} (humorous: infant) | :: cagón {m}, cagóncito {m} |
| shit-for-brains {adj} /ˈʃɪt fɚ ˌbɹeɪnz/ (Very stupid) | :: descerebrado, subnormal, tonto |
| shit happens {phrase} (expression of acceptance of misfortune) SEE: such is life | :: |
| shithead {n} /ˈʃɪt.hɛd/ (stupid or contemptible person) | :: cagón {m}, cabeza de mierda {m} {f} |
| shithole {n} (anus) SEE: asshole | :: |
| shithole {n} (unpleasant person) SEE: asshole | :: |
| shithole {n} /ˈʃɪthoʊl/ (dirty or unpleasant place) | :: cuchitril {m}, antro {m} |
| shithouse {adj} (Of poor quality) SEE: shitty | :: |
| shitload {n} (vulgar slang: a large amount) | :: chingo {m}, fangote {m} |
| shit oneself {v} (vulgar slang: be very scared) | :: cagarse, acojonarse |
| shits {n} /ʃɪts/ (vulgar slang for diarrhea) | :: cagarro {m} (sólido), diarrea {f} (líquido), cagadera {f} |
| shit-stirrer {n} (one who enjoys creating trouble for others) | :: follonero {m}, liante |
| shitter {n} (coarse slang for the anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| shitton {n} /ˈʃɪtˌtʌn/ (enormous amount) | :: montón {m} |
| shitty {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| shitty {adj} (high) SEE: high | :: |
| shitty {adj} /ˈʃɪti/ (unpleasant as shit) | :: mierdoso, de mierda |
| shive {n} /ʃaɪv/ (wood fragment of the husk of flax or hemp) | :: cañamiza {f}, agramiza {f} |
| shiver {v} /ˈʃɪvɚ/ (to tremble or shake) | :: tiritar, temblar de frío |
| shiver {n} (the act or result of shivering) | :: escalofrío {m}, calofrío {m}, estremecimiento {m}, estremezón {m} [Latin America], espeluzno {m} [Mexico], repeluzno {m} |
| shiver {n} (a bodily response to cold) | :: escalofrío {m}, calofrío {m}, tiritón {m} |
| Shlomo {prop} (given name) SEE: Solomon | :: |
| Shoah {prop} (the systematic mass murder of 6 million Jews) SEE: Holocaust | :: |
| shoal {n} (group of fish) SEE: school | :: |
| shoal {n} /ʃəʊl/ (sandbank) | :: bajío {m}, bajo {m}, banco de arena |
| shock {n} /ʃɑk/ (sudden, heavy impact) | :: choque {m} |
| shock {n} (life-threatening medical emergency) | :: choque |
| shock {n} | :: choque {m} |
| shock {v} (to cause to be emotionally shocked) | :: shockear, conmocionar |
| shock {n} (arrangement of sheaves for drying) SEE: stook | :: |
| shock absorber {n} (device to absorb shocks) | :: amortiguador |
| shock and awe {n} /ˈʃɒk (ə)nd ˈɔː/ (doctrine based on the use of spectacular displays of force) | :: shock y pavor {m} |
| shocked {adj} /ʃɒkt/ (surprised, startled, confused) | :: atónito, estupefacto |
| shocking {adj} /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/ (inspiring shock; startling) | :: espantoso, chocante |
| shocking {adj} (unusually obscene or lewd) | :: aberrante |
| shocking {adj} (extremely bad) | :: horrible |
| shock wave {n} (A powerful compression wave) | :: onda de choque {f} |
| shoddy {adj} /ʃɒdi/ (of poor quality) | :: mal hecho {m}, mal hecha {f}, chapucero {m}, chapucera {f}, flojo {m}, burdo {m} |
| shoe {n} /ʃuː/ (protective covering for the foot) | :: zapato {m} |
| shoe {n} (something resembling a shoe (e.g. brake shoe)) | :: zapata {f} |
| shoe {v} (To put shoes on one's feet) | :: calzar |
| shoe {v} (to put horseshoes on a horse) | :: herrar |
| shoe {n} (piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse’s foot) SEE: horseshoe | :: |
| shoebill {n} /ˈʃu.bɪl/ (wading bird) | :: picozapato {m} |
| shoeblack {n} (shoeshiner) SEE: shoeshiner | :: |
| shoehorn {n} /ˈʃuːˌhɔɹn/ (tool used to assist the foot) | :: calzador {m} |
| shoehorn {v} (to use a shoehorn) | :: calzar |
| shoehorn {v} (to exert great effort to insert or include something) | :: encajar, apretar, forzar, meter con calzador |
| shoelace {n} /ˈʃuːˌleɪs/ (for fastening a shoe, see also: lace) | :: cordón {m}, cordonera {m} |
| shoeless {adj} (without shoes) | :: descalzo {m}, descalza {f} |
| shoemaker {n} (a person who makes shoes) | :: zapatero {m}, zapatera {f} |
| shoe polish {n} (product used to make shoes shine) | :: betún {m} |
| shoeshine boy {n} (shoeshiner) SEE: shoeshiner | :: |
| shoeshine girl {n} (shoeshiner) SEE: shoeshiner | :: |
| shoeshiner {n} (person who shines shoes) | :: lustrabotas |
| shoe size {n} (size of shoe) | :: talla de calzado {f}, talle {m} (see also the verb calzar, meaning "to have as shoe size") |
| shoestring {n} (the string or lace used to secure the shoe to the foot; a shoelace) SEE: shoelace | :: |
| shoe tree {n} (device to preserve the shape of a shoe) | :: horma {f} |
| shoetree {n} (device to preserve the shape of a shoe) SEE: shoe tree | :: |
| shofar {n} /ˈʃəʊfə/ (ram’s-horn trumpet) | :: shofar {m} |
| shogun {n} /ˈʃəʊɡʌn/ (supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan) | :: shōgun {m} |
| shogunate {n} (shogunate, bakufu) | :: shogunato {m} |
| shoo {v} /ʃuː/ (to induce someone to leave) | :: ahuyentar, correr |
| shoo {v} (usher) SEE: usher | :: |
| shoot {v} /ʃuːt/ (to fire a shot) | :: disparar, tirar |
| shoot {v} (to fire multiple shots) | :: disparar, tirar |
| shoot {v} (to hit with a shot) | :: tirar |
| shoot {v} (to sprout - of a plant) | :: brotar |
| shoot {n} (emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant) | :: retoño {m}, vástago {m}, pimpollo {m} |
| shoot {n} (photography session) | :: sesión fotográfica {f} |
| shoot {interj} (expressing disdain) | :: ¡miércoles! {m}, rayos |
| shoot down {v} (to cause to fall by shooting) | :: derribar, abatir |
| shoot first and ask questions later {v} (To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences) | :: disparar primero y preguntar después |
| shooting {n} /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/ (instance of shooting) | :: tiroteo {m} |
| shooting {n} (the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon) | :: tiro {m} |
| shooting guard {n} (basketball position) | :: escolta {f} |
| shooting range {n} (a facility designed for firearms practice) | :: polígono de tiro {m}, campo de tiro {m} |
| shooting star {n} (meteor) | :: estrella fugaz |
| shoot me {interj} | :: ¡tierra, trágame! |
| shoot oneself in the foot {v} (to act against one's own interest) | :: tirar piedras contra el propio tejado |
| shoot oneself in the foot {v} | :: tirar piedras al propio tejado |
| shoot one's mouth off {v} (make reckless or exaggerated statements) | :: fanfarronear |
| shoot the breeze {v} (to chat idly or waste time talking) | :: pegar la hebra, darle a la sinhueso |
| shoot the shit {v} (chat casually) SEE: shoot the breeze | :: |
| shop {n} /ʃɑp/ (establishment that sells goods) | :: tienda {f}, negocio {m}, comercio {m} |
| shop {n} (workshop) | :: taller {m} |
| shop {n} | :: tienda {f}, [formal usage] comercio {m}, [colloquial] negocio {m}, [Colombia] almacén {m}, [small shop] changarro {m} [Mexico] |
| shop {v} (to visit shops) | :: ir de compras |
| shop {v} (to digitally edit a picture or photograph) SEE: photoshop | :: |
| shopfloor {n} (productive area of a factory) | :: taller {m} |
| shopkeeper {n} (trader who sells goods in a shop) | :: comerciante {m} {f}, tendero {m}, tendera {f} |
| shoplifting {n} (action of the verb to shoplift) | :: hurto {m} |
| shoppe {n} (shop) SEE: shop | :: |
| shopper {n} /ˈʃɒp.ə/ (a person who shops) | :: comprador {m} compradora {f} |
| shopping {n} /ˈʃɑpɪŋ/ (activity of buying) | :: shopping {m}, compras {f-p} |
| shopping {n} (things bought) | :: compras {f-p} |
| shopping bag {n} (strong bag for carrying purchases) | :: cesta de la compra {m} |
| shopping basket {n} (basket for groceries and merchandise) | :: cesta {f}, cesta de la compra {f} |
| shopping cart {n} (conveyance used to carry items while shopping) | :: carrito {m}, carretilla {f} |
| shopping center {n} (shopping centre) SEE: shopping centre | :: |
| shopping centre {n} (large retail outlet) | :: centro comercial {m}, shopping {m} [Argentina, Uruguay] |
| shopping list {n} (list of items that need to be bought) | :: lista de la compra |
| shopping mall {n} (shopping centre) SEE: shopping centre | :: |
| shopping trolley {n} (shopping cart) SEE: shopping cart | :: |
| shop window {n} (large window at the front of a shop) | :: escaparate {m}, vitrina {f}, vidriera {f} |
| shore {n} /ʃɔɹ/ (land adjoining a large body of water) | :: costa {f}, orilla {f} |
| shore {v} (support) SEE: shore up | :: |
| shoreline {n} (the divide between land and water) | :: orilla {f} |
| shore up {v} (to reinforce (something at risk of failure)) | :: reforzar, apuntalar |
| short {adj} /ʃɔːt/ (having a small distance between ends or edges) | :: corto {m} |
| short {adj} (of a person, of comparatively small height) | :: bajo {m} |
| short {adj} (having little duration) | :: corto |
| short {n} (baseball: shortstop) SEE: shortstop | :: |
| short {n} (short circuit) SEE: short circuit | :: |
| short {v} (shortchange) SEE: shortchange | :: |
| short {n} (finance: short sale) SEE: short selling | :: |
| shortage {n} (lack or deficiency) | :: falta {f}, carestía {f}, escasez {f} |
| short-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus griseus) | :: agujeta gris |
| shortchange {v} /ʃɔɹtˈtʃeɪndʒ/ (to defraud someone by giving them less change than they ought to be given after a transaction) | :: sisar |
| short circuit {n} (unintentional connection) | :: cortocircuito {m}, [abbrev.] corto {m} |
| shortcoming {n} (deficiency) | :: defecto |
| shortcrust pastry {n} (pastry without leavening agent) | :: pasta quebrada {f} |
| shortcut {n} /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/ (path) | :: atajo |
| shortcut {n} (keyboard shortcut) SEE: keyboard shortcut | :: |
| shorten {v} /ˈʃɔɹtən/ (to make shorter) | :: acortar, abreviar, reducir |
| shorten {v} (to become shorter) | :: acortarse |
| shortfall {n} (An instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount) | :: déficit {m} |
| shorthaired {adj} (having short hair) | :: pelicorto |
| shorthand {n} /ˈʃɔːthænd/ (rough and rapid method of writing) | :: taquigrafía {f}, estenografía {f} |
| shorthanded {adv} (understaffed) | :: falta de personal, poco personal, personal insuficiente |
| shortly {adv} /ʃɔːɹtli/ (in a short or brief time or manner) | :: pronto, en breve |
| shortness of breath {n} (dyspnea) | :: disnea {f}, falta de aire {f} |
| short of {phrase} (except) SEE: except | :: |
| shorts {n} (plural of short) SEE: short | :: |
| shorts {n} /ʃɔː(ɹ)ts/ (pants worn primarily in the summer that do not go lower than the knees) | :: pantalón corto {m} |
| short sale {n} (sale of a security that one does not own, delivery obligation met by borrowing the security from another owner) SEE: short selling | :: |
| short scale {n} | :: escala corta {f} |
| short selling {n} (The practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess) | :: venta corta {f} |
| short-sighted {adj} (myopic) SEE: myopic | :: |
| short-sighted {adj} (lacking foresight) | :: corto de miras |
| short-sightedness {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: nearsightedness | :: |
| shortstop {n} (baseball: defensive player between second and third baseman) | :: campo corto {m}, parador en corto {m}, torpedero {m} |
| short story {n} (work of fiction) | :: cuento {m}, relato corto {m}, narrativa breve {f} |
| short-tailed chinchilla {n} (South American animal) | :: chinchilla de cola corta {f}, chinchilla real {f}, chinchilla cordillerana {f}, chinchilla del altiplano {f}, chinchilla Peruana {f} |
| short-tailed hawk {n} (Buteo brachyurus) | :: gavilán rabicorto {m}, busardo de cola corta {m} |
| short-tailed parrot {n} (Graydidascalus brachyurus) | :: loro colicorto |
| short-tailed weasel {n} (Mustela erminea) SEE: ermine | :: |
| short-term {adj} (of the near or immediate future) | :: a corto plazo |
| short-toed snake eagle {n} (Circaetus gallicus) | :: culebrera europea {f} |
| Shoshone {prop} /ʃoʊˈʃoʊni/ (Amerind people) | :: shoshón |
| shot {adj} /ʃɑt/ (worn out) | :: desgastado {m} |
| shot {adj} (tired, weary) | :: cansado {m} |
| shot {n} (result of launching a projectile) | :: disparo {m}, tiro {m} |
| shot {n} (heavy iron ball used for the shot put) | :: peso {m}, bala {f} |
| shot {n} (measure of alcohol) | :: chupito {m}, [tequila shot] tequilazo {m}, trago {m} |
| Shota {prop} (male given name) | :: Shota |
| shot glass {n} (small glass) | :: vaso de trago corto {m}, chupito {m} |
| shotgun {n} /ˈʃɒtɡʌn/ (gun) | :: escopeta {f-s} |
| shotgun wedding {n} (wedding in which the bride is pregnant) | :: penalti {m}, casarse de penalti {m} |
| shot put {n} (athletics event) | :: lanzamiento de peso {m}, lanzamiento de bala {m} |
| should {v} /ʃʊd/ (expressing obligation) | :: Conditional form of deber |
| should {v} (expressing likelihood) | :: deber |
| should {v} (if; in case of) | :: si |
| shoulder {n} /ˈʃoʊldɚ/ (top of the torso, away from the neck) | :: paleta {f}, paletilla {f} |
| shoulder {n} (joint between arm and torso) | :: hombro {m} |
| shoulder {n} (a verge to the side of a road) | :: [Mexico] acotamiento {m}, [Spain] arcén {m}, [Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay] banquina {f}, [Colombia, Chile] berma {f}, [Costa Rica] espaldón {m}, [Venezuela] hombrillo {m}, [Panama] hombro {m}, [Dominican Republic] paseo {m} |
| shoulder blade {n} (bone) | :: omóplato {m}, escápula {f} |
| shoulder bone {n} (shoulder blade) SEE: shoulder blade | :: |
| shoulder pad {n} (type of padding) | :: hombrera {f} |
| shoulder-to-shoulder {adv} (whilst closely cooperating) | :: espalda contra espalda |
| shout {n} /ʃaʊt/ (a loud burst of voice) | :: grito {m} |
| shout {v} (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) | :: gritar |
| shout down {v} (to shout louder than someone in order to force through one's argument) | :: abuchear a alguien |
| shout from the rooftops {v} (proclaim) | :: anunciar a bombo y platillo, a los cuatro vientos |
| shove {v} /ʃʌv/ (push roughly) | :: empujar |
| shove {n} (rough push) | :: empujón |
| shove it up your ass {v} (exclamation of contempt (vulgar)) | :: métetelo por donde amargan los pepinos |
| shovel {n} (spade) SEE: spade | :: |
| shovel {n} /ˈʃʌvəl/ (tool for moving portions of material) | :: pala {f} |
| shovel {v} (to move materials with a shovel) | :: traspalar, palear |
| shoveler {n} (duck in the genus Anas) | :: cuchara común {f}, pato cucharo {m} |
| show {v} /ʃəʊ/ (to display) | :: mostrar, enseñar |
| show {v} (to indicate (a fact) to be true) | :: demostrar |
| show {n} (entertainment) | :: espectáculo {m}, show {m}, festival {m} |
| show {n} (exhibition) | :: exposición {f} |
| show {n} (demonstration) | :: demostración {f} |
| show {n} (broadcast program(me)) | :: programa {m} |
| show {v} (to bestow; confer) SEE: bestow | :: |
| show {v} (show up) SEE: show up | :: |
| showboat {n} (showoff) SEE: showoff | :: |
| show business {n} (entertainment industry) | :: show business {m} |
| showbusiness {n} /ˈʃoʊˌbɪznɪs/ (entertainment industry) | :: show business {m} |
| showcase {n} /ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/ (a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items) | :: escaparate {m}, vitrina {f} |
| showcase {n} (a setting for displaying something favorably) | :: vitrina {f} |
| showdown {n} (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) | :: enfrentamiento {m} |
| shower {n} /ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/ (brief fall of rain) | :: chubasco {m} |
| shower {n} (device for bathing) | :: ducha {f}, regadera {f} |
| shower {n} (instance of using of this device) | :: ducha {f} |
| shower {v} (to spray with) | :: duchar, rociar |
| shower {v} (to bathe using a shower) | :: ducharse, bañarse |
| shower {v} (to bestow liberally) | :: colmar |
| shower {n} (baby shower) SEE: baby shower | :: |
| shower cap {n} (waterproof headgear worn in shower) | :: gorro de ducha {m} |
| shower curtain {n} (waterproof curtain) | :: cortina de ducha {f} |
| shower gel {n} (gel shower soap) | :: gel de baño {m}, gel de ducha {m} |
| showing {n} /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/ (occasion) | :: función {f}, tanda {f} |
| show jumping {n} (equestrian event in which a rider's horse is jumped over an array of obstacles) | :: salto ecuestre |
| showmanship {n} (strong performance) | :: espectacularidad {f} |
| show off {v} (to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging) | :: chulear, lucir, lucirse, hacer alarde, alardear |
| show-off {n} (one who shows off) | :: exhibicionista {m}, fanfarrón {m}, fantasma {m} [colloquial, Spain], postureador {m} |
| showoff {n} (person who attempts to demonstrate prowess or ability) | :: mandaparte {mf} |
| show one's true colors {v} (to reveal how one really is) | :: mostrar su verdadera cara, mostrarse tal cual es |
| show trial {n} (trial held for appearance's sake) | :: farsa judicial {f} |
| show up {v} (to appear) | :: aparecer |
| showy {adj} /ˈʃəʊ.i/ (for show) | :: ostentoso, jactancioso, aparatoso, fardón [Spain, colloquial] |
| shrapnel {n} /ˈʃɹæpnəl/ (fragments and debris thrown out by an exploding device) | :: shrapnel, metralla {f} |
| shrapnel {n} (loose change) SEE: loose change | :: |
| shred {v} /ʃɹɛd/ (to cut or tear into narrow pieces or strips) | :: trocear |
| shredded {adj} (cut or torn into narrow pieces) | :: rallado |
| shredder {n} /ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)/ (machine) | :: trituradora, desfibradora {f}, ralladora {f} |
| shrew {n} /ʃɹuː/ (mouselike animal) | :: musaraña {f} |
| shrew {n} (woman) | :: arpía {f}, bruja {f} |
| shrewd {adj} /ʃɹuːd/ (showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters) | :: perspicaz |
| shrewd {adj} (artful, tricky or cunning) | :: astuto |
| shrewdly {adv} (in a shrewd manner) | :: astutamente, con perspicacia |
| shriek {n} /ʃɹiːk/ (a sharp, shrill outcry or scream) | :: alarido {m}, chillido {m} |
| shriek {v} (to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) | :: chillar |
| shrike {n} /ʃɹaɪk/ (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) | :: alcaudón {m}, verdugo {m} |
| shrill {adj} /ʃɹɪl/ (high-pitched and piercing) | :: estridente |
| shrimp {n} /ʃɹɪmp/ (decapod crustacean) | :: camarón {m}, gamba {f}, langostino {m} |
| shrimp {n} (flesh of the crustacean) | :: camarón {m} |
| shrimp plant {n} (Justicia brandegeeana) | :: camarón {m} |
| shrine {n} /ʃɹaɪ̯n/ (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect) | :: santuario {m} |
| shrine {n} (a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics) | :: relicario {m} |
| shrine {v} (enshrine) SEE: enshrine | :: |
| shrink {v} /ˈʃɹɪŋk/ (intransitive: to contract, to become smaller) | :: contraerse, encogerse, achicarse |
| shrink {v} (transitive: to cause something to shrink) | :: encoger, mermar, contraer, jibarizar |
| shrink {v} (intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty) | :: zafarse, rehuir, correrse |
| shrink {v} (to move back because of fear or disgust) | :: rehuir |
| shrink {n} (psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)) | :: [colloquial] loquero {m} |
| shrithe {v} (to creep) SEE: creep | :: |
| shrithe {v} (to go about, roam) SEE: roam | :: |
| shrive {v} (confess) SEE: confess | :: |
| shrivel {v} /ˈʃɹɪvəl/ (collapse inward) | :: arrugar |
| shrivel {v} (become wrinkled) | :: arrugar |
| shroom {n} (mushroom) SEE: mushroom | :: |
| shroom {n} (hallucinogenic fungus) SEE: magic mushroom | :: |
| shroud {n} /ʃɹaʊd/ (dress for the dead) | :: sudario {m}, mortaja {f} |
| shroud {n} (mast support) | :: obenquillo {m} |
| Shrove Tuesday {n} (day before the beginning of Lent) | :: martes de carnaval {m} |
| shrub {n} /ʃɹʌb/ (woody plant) | :: mata {f}, arbusto {m} |
| shrubbery {n} (planting of shrubs) | :: matorral |
| shrub celery {n} (the crisp thick leafstalk of the celery plant) | :: apio {m} |
| shrug {n} /ʃɹʌɡ/ (gesture) | :: encogimiento de hombros {m} |
| shrug {v} (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) | :: encogerse de hombros |
| shrug off {v} (to disregard) | :: ignorar |
| shrunk {v} /ˈʃɹʌŋk/ (past participle of shrink) | :: encogido |
| shudder {n} /ˈʃʌdə/ (shivering tremor) | :: escalofrío {m} |
| shudder {n} | :: escalofrío {m} |
| shuffle {n} /ˈʃʌfəl/ (act of shuffling cards) | :: barajar |
| shuffle {v} (to put in a random order) | :: mezclar, barajear, barajar |
| shuffle {v} (to walk without picking up one's feet) | :: arrastrar, arrastrar los pies |
| shufti {n} (glance) SEE: glance | :: |
| shumai {n} (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) | :: shaomai |
| shun {v} /ʃʌn/ (to avoid) | :: evitar |
| shut {v} /ʃʌt/ ((transitive) to close) | :: cerrar |
| shut down {v} (to close, terminate, or end) | :: apagar |
| shut down {v} (to turn off or stop) | :: apagar |
| shutdown {n} (action of closing) | :: apagado |
| shut one's eyes {v} (to ignore or deliberately overlook) SEE: turn a blind eye | :: |
| shut one's trap {v} (shut up) SEE: shut up | :: |
| shutter {n} /ˈʃʌtɚ/ (protective panels over windows) | :: postigo {m}, contraventana {f} |
| shutter {n} (part of a camera) | :: obturador {m} |
| shuttering {n} (shuttering) SEE: formwork | :: |
| shutter speed {n} (time during which the shutter of a camera remains open) | :: velocidad de obturación {f} |
| shuttle {n} /ˈʃʌtel/ (part of a loom) | :: lanzadera {f} |
| shuttle {n} (the sliding thread holder in a sewing machine) | :: lanzadera {f} |
| shuttle {n} (transport service) | :: lanzadera {f}, bus de cortesía {m} |
| shuttle {v} (to transport by shuttle) | :: transportar |
| shuttlecock {n} /ˈʃʌtl̩kɑk/ (badminton ball) | :: volante {m} |
| shut up {v} /ʃʌt ˈʌp/ (close (a building) so that no one can enter) | :: cerrar |
| shut up {v} (terminate (a business)) | :: cerrar, clausurar |
| shut up {v} (enclose (a person, animal or thing) in a room or other place so that it cannot leave) | :: encerrar |
| shut up {v} (put (an object) in a secure enclosed place) | :: encerrar, guardar, resguardar |
| shut up {v} (transitive: to stop (a person) from talking or (a person or thing) from making noise) | :: callar |
| shut up {v} (intransitive: to stop talking or making noise) | :: callarse, cerrar la boca |
| shut up {v} (imperative: "Shut up!", see also: hold one's tongue) | :: cállate la boca, cállate, cierra la boca, callad, cállanse, cállese, silencio |
| shvitz {n} (sweat) SEE: sweat | :: |
| shy {adj} /ʃaɪ/ (easily frightened) | :: tímido |
| shy {adj} (reserved) | :: reservado |
| shy {adj} (cautious) | :: tímido |
| shy {adj} (embarrassed) | :: vergonzoso |
| shy {v} (to fling) | :: lanzar |
| shy away from {v} (to avoid, evade) | :: escurrir el bulto |
| shylock {n} (loan shark) SEE: loan shark | :: |
| shyly {adv} (in a shy manner) | :: tímidamente |
| shyness {n} (quality of being shy) | :: timidez {f} |
| si {n} /si/ (seventh note of a major scale) | :: si |
| sialic acid {n} (any of a group of amino carbohydrates) | :: ácido siálico {m} |
| Siam {prop} (the former name of Thailand) | :: Siam {m} |
| Siamese {adj} (Thai) | :: siamés {m}, siamesa {f} |
| Siamese cat {n} (mammal) | :: gato siamés {m} |
| Siamese twin {n} (conjoined twin) | :: siamés |
| sib {n} (sibling) SEE: sibling | :: |
| Siberia {prop} /saɪˈbɪɹiə/ (region of Russia) | :: Siberia {f} |
| Siberian {adj} /saɪˈbɪɹiən/ (from, of or pertaining to Siberia) | :: siberiano |
| Siberian Husky {n} (Siberian Husky dog) | :: husky siberiano {m} |
| Siberian tiger {n} (Panthera tigris altaica) | :: tigre de Amur {m}, tigre siberiano {m} |
| sibilant {adj} /ˈsɪb.ɪ.lənt/ (characterized by a hissing sound) | :: sibilante |
| sibilant {n} (phonetics: a hissing sound) | :: sibilante {f} |
| sibling {n} /ˈsɪblɪŋ/ (person who shares same parents) | :: hermano {m}, hermana {f}, hermane {m} {f} [neologism] |
| sic {adv} /sɪk/ (thus, thus written) | :: sic |
| sic {v} (incite an attack by) | :: azuzar |
| siccity {n} (dryness) SEE: dryness | :: |
| Sichuan {prop} /ˈsɪtʃ.wɑn/ (a province in China) | :: Sichuan |
| Sichuan Yi {prop} (language) | :: Yi de Sichuan |
| Sicilian {adj} (relating to Sicily or its inhabitants) | :: siciliano |
| Sicilian {prop} (language) | :: siciliano {m} |
| Sicilian {n} (person) | :: siciliano {m}, siciliana {f} |
| Sicilian {n} (chess opening) SEE: Sicilian Defence | :: |
| Sicilian Defence {prop} (chess opening) | :: defensa siciliana {f} |
| Sicily {prop} /ˈsɪsɨli/ (island) | :: Sicilia {f} |
| sick {adj} /sɪk/ (tired (of), annoyed (by)) | :: harto |
| sick {adj} (ill) SEE: ill | :: |
| sick and tired {adj} (frustrated and annoyed) SEE: fed up | :: |
| sickening {adj} /ˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋ/ (causing sickness or disgust) | :: asqueante, estomagante, repugnante |
| sickhouse {n} (infirmary) SEE: infirmary | :: |
| sickle {n} /ˈsɪkl̩/ (agricultural implement) | :: hoz {f} |
| sickle {adj} (shaped like the blade of a sickle) | :: falciforme |
| sick leave {n} (a type of leave from work) | :: baja médica {f}, incapacidad temporal {f} |
| sickle cell anaemia {n} (sickle cell anaemia) SEE: sickle-cell anemia | :: |
| sickle-cell anaemia {n} (sickle-cell anaemia) SEE: sickle-cell anemia | :: |
| sickle-cell anemia {n} (disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells) | :: anemia falciforme {f} |
| sickle-cell disease {n} (sickle-cell disease) SEE: sickle-cell anemia | :: |
| sickly {adj} /ˈsɪkli/ (frequently ill) | :: enfermizo {m}, enclenque, calamitoso {m}, enteco {m}, achacoso {m}, valetudinario {m} |
| sickly {adj} (appearing ill) | :: enfermizo {m} |
| sickly {adj} (weak, faint) | :: débil {m} {f}, triste {m} {f} |
| sickly {adj} (overly sweet) | :: empalagoso {m}, dulzón {m} |
| sickly sweet {adj} (too sweet) | :: empalagoso {m}, empalagosa {f} |
| sick man of Europe {prop} (Ottoman Empire) | :: hombre enfermo de Europa {m} |
| sickness {n} /ˈsɪknɪs/ (the quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; disease or malady) | :: enfermedad, dolencia {f} |
| sick pay {n} (money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave) | :: subsidio de enfermedad {m}, indemnización por enfermedad {f} |
| side {n} /saɪd/ (bounding straight edge of an object) | :: lado {m} |
| side {n} (left or right half) | :: lado {m} |
| side {n} (surface of a sheet of paper) | :: página {f} |
| side {n} (set of opponents in a game) | :: equipo {m}, selección {f} |
| side {n} (group having a particular allegiance in a war) | :: bando {m} |
| side {n} (television channel) SEE: channel | :: |
| side {n} (side dish) SEE: side dish | :: |
| sidebar {n} ((computing) information placed at the side of a webpage) | :: barra lateral {f} |
| sideboard {n} (sideburns) SEE: sideburns | :: |
| sideboard {n} (furniture) | :: aparador |
| sideburn {n} (sideburns) SEE: sideburns | :: |
| sideburns {n} /ˈsaɪd.bɚnz/ (facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin) | :: patillas {f-p} |
| side by side {adv} (figuratively, with a common purpose) | :: codo con codo, codo a codo |
| side dish {n} (serving of food meant as an accompanying dish) | :: agregado {m}, guarnición {f}, acompañamiento {m} |
| sidedish {n} (side dish) SEE: side dish | :: |
| side effect {n} (unintended consequence of any action) | :: efecto secundario {m} |
| side effect {n} (medicine: an adverse effect) | :: efecto secundario {m} |
| sidekick {n} /ˈsaɪdkɪk/ (assistant) | :: compañero |
| sidelock {n} (sidelock) | :: mecha de lado {f} |
| side order {n} (accompaniment to main course) SEE: side dish | :: |
| sideproduct {n} (byproduct) SEE: byproduct | :: |
| sidereal {adj} /saɪˈdɪɹi.əl/ (of or relating to the stars) | :: sidéreo |
| siderite {n} (a mineral, iron(II) carbonate) | :: siderita {f} |
| siderite {n} (an iron meteorite) | :: siderito {m} |
| sideropenia {n} (iron deficiency) | :: ferropenia {f} |
| side-splitting {adj} (very funny) | :: descuajaringante, desternillante, descacharrante, tronchante, para morirse de (la) risa, para partirse de (la) risa, para cagarse de (la) risa [vulgar] |
| sides reversed is {phrase} (Used to form palindromes) | :: se ve revés |
| side-straddle hop {n} (jumping jack) SEE: jumping jack | :: |
| side-striped jackal {n} (side-striped jackal) | :: chacal rayado {m} |
| sidewalk {n} /ˈsaɪdwɔːk/ (paved footpath) | :: acera {f}, andén {m} [Colombia], banqueta {f} [Guatemala, Mexico], escarpa {f} [Southeastern Mexico], vereda {f} [Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay] |
| sidewalk cafe {n} (an outdoor portion of a restaurant) | :: terraza {m} |
| Sidon {prop} (city state of Phoenicia) | :: Sidón |
| siege {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| siege {n} /siːdʒ/ (military blockade of settlement) | :: sitio {m}, asedio {m} |
| siege {v} (besiege) SEE: besiege | :: |
| siege engine {n} (large weapon of war to batter fortifications) | :: arma de asedio {f} |
| Siegfried {prop} /ˈsɪɡ.fɹiːd/ (Hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild) | :: Sigfrido {m} |
| siemens {n} /ˈsiːmənz/ (derived unit of electrical conductance) | :: siemens {m} |
| Sierra Leone {prop} /siˌɛɹə liˈoʊn/ (Republic of Sierra Leone) | :: Sierra Leona |
| Sierra Leonean {adj} (from or of Sierra Leone) | :: sierraleonés |
| Sierra Leonean {n} (someone from Sierra Leone) | :: sierraleonés {m} |
| Sierra Nevada {prop} (mountain range in Spain) | :: Sierra Nevada {m} |
| siesta {n} /siˈɛstə/ (an afternoon nap) | :: siesta {f} |
| sieve {n} /sɪv/ (device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids) | :: cedazo {m}, [from solids] criba {f}, tamiz {m}, [from liquids] colador {m}, harnero {m} [Chile] |
| sieve {n} (process that filters out unwanted pieces of input) | :: criba {f} |
| sieve {v} (to strain, sift or sort using a sieve) | :: cribar, colar [for liquids], cernir [for solids] |
| sievert {n} /ˈsiːvət/ (SI unit of radiation dose) | :: siévert {m} |
| sift {v} /sɪft/ (to sieve or strain (something)) | :: tamizar, cernir |
| sift {v} (to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving) | :: separar |
| sift {v} (to examine (something) carefully) | :: examinar minuciosamente, juzgar |
| sifter {n} /ˈsɪftɚ/ (tool for sifting) | :: colador {m} |
| sift out {v} | :: hacer la criba |
| sigh {v} /saɪ/ (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it) | :: suspirar |
| sigh {v} | :: suspirar |
| sigh {n} (act of sighing) | :: suspiro {m} |
| sigh {n} (manifestation of grief; a lament) | :: suspiro {m} |
| sigh {n} | :: suspiro {m} |
| sight {n} /saɪt/ (something seen) | :: vista {f} |
| sight {n} (something worth seeing) | :: lugar de interés {m}, espectáculo {m}, panorama {m} |
| sight {n} (device used in aiming a firearm) | :: visor {m}, mira {f} |
| sight {v} (visually register) | :: ver |
| sight {v} (get sight of) | :: avistar |
| sight {v} (take aim at) | :: apuntar |
| sight {n} (eyesight) SEE: eyesight | :: |
| sighted {adj} (Not blind) SEE: seeing | :: |
| sighthound {n} (sighthound) | :: lebrel {m} |
| sighting {n} (act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for) | :: avistamiento {m}, avistaje {m} |
| sightsee {v} (go sightseeing) | :: visitar los lugares de interés, turismo |
| sightseeing {n} (tourism) | :: turismo {m}, excursionismo {m} |
| sight translation {n} (act of translating a written text out loud) | :: traducción a la vista {f} |
| sigil {n} /ˈsɪdʒɪl/ (seal, signature or signet) | :: sigilo {m} |
| sigil {n} (computing: character affixed to a symbol) | :: sigilo {m} |
| sigma {n} /ˈsɪɡmə/ (letter of the Greek alphabet) | :: sigma {f} |
| sigmoid {adj} /ˈsɪɡ.mɔɪd/ (in geometry: curved in two directions) | :: sigmoideo |
| sigmoid {adj} (in anatomy: relating to the sigmoid flexure of the large intestine) | :: sigmoideo |
| sign {n} /saɪn/ (visible indication) | :: signo {m}, muestra {f} |
| sign {n} (flat object bearing a message) | :: aviso {m}, señal {f}, letrero {m}, placa {f}, señalización {f} (signalling, signs) |
| sign {n} (math: positive or negative polarity) | :: signo {m} |
| sign {n} (sign language in general, see also: ) | :: lengua de señas {f}, lengua de signos {f} |
| sign {n} (omen, see also: omen) | :: presagio {m} |
| sign {n} (meaningful gesture) | :: seña {f} |
| sign {n} (any of several specialized non-alphabetic symbols) | :: símbolo {m} |
| sign {v} (to make (a document) official by writing one's signature) | :: firmar |
| sign {v} (to write one's signature on a document) | :: firmar |
| sign {v} (to write one's signature somewhere) | :: firmar, signar |
| sign {v} (intransitive: to communicate using sign language) | :: hablar a señas |
| sign {v} (transitive: to communicate using sign language) | :: graficar |
| signage {n} /ˈsaɪnɪdʒ/ (signs taken collectively) | :: rotulación, señalización {f} |
| signal {n} /ˈsɪɡnəl/ (sign made to give notice) | :: señal {f} |
| signal {n} (device to give indication) | :: señal {f} |
| signal {n} (telecommunication: electric or electromagnetic action that conveys information) | :: señal {f} |
| signal {v} (to indicate) | :: señalar |
| signatory {n} /ˈsɪɡ.nə.tɹi/ (one who signs or signed) | :: firmante {m} {f}, signatario {m}, signataria {f} |
| signature {n} /ˈsɪɡnətʃɚ/ (person’s autograph name) | :: firma {f} |
| signature {n} | :: firma {f}, pliego {m} |
| signer {n} (one who signs) | :: firmante {m} {f}, signatario {m} |
| significance {n} /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/ (extent to which something matters) | :: significado {m}, significación, calado |
| significance {n} (meaning) | :: significado {m} |
| significant {adj} /sɪɡˈnɪ.fɪ.ɡənt/ (signifying something; carrying meaning) | :: significativo |
| significant {adj} (having noticeable effect) | :: importante, significativo |
| significant {adj} (statistics: having a low probability of occurring by chance) | :: significativo |
| significantly {adv} (in a significant manner: notably) | :: significativamente |
| significant other {n} (romantic partner, regardless of marital status) | :: novio {m}, novia {f}, media naranja {f} |
| signify {v} /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/ | :: señalar, suponer, representar, significar |
| sign in {v} (log in) SEE: log in | :: |
| sign language {n} (sign language) | :: lengua de signos {f}, lengua de señas {f} |
| sign of the cross {n} (gesture) | :: santiguamiento {m}, señal de la cruz {m} |
| sign of the times {n} (symbol of an era) | :: signo de los tiempos {m} |
| sign over {v} (to transfer) | :: traspasar |
| signpost {n} (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) | :: letrero {m} |
| sign up {v} (to add a name to the list of people who are participating in something) | :: inscribir, alistar, enlistar [Mexico] |
| sign up {v} (to add one's own name to the list of people who are participating in something) | :: inscribirse, darse de alta, alistarse |
| Sikh {n} /siːk/ (an adherent of Sikhism) | :: sij |
| Sikhism {prop} /ˈsiːkɪzm̩/ (religion) | :: sijismo |
| Sikkim {prop} /ˈsɪkɪm/ (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) | :: Sikkim, Sikín |
| silane {n} | :: silano {m} |
| Silas {prop} /ˈsaɪ.ləs/ (male given name) | :: Silas {m} |
| Silbo {prop} | :: el silbo, silbo gomero |
| silence {n} /ˈsaɪ.ləns/ (lack of any sound) | :: silencio {m} |
| silence {v} (to make something silent) | :: silenciar |
| silence {v} (to suppress criticism) | :: hacer callar |
| silence {interj} (be silent) | :: ¡cállate! |
| silence is golden {proverb} (proverb) | :: el silencio es oro, por la boca muere el pez |
| silent {adj} /ˈsaɪlənt/ (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet) | :: silencioso, callar [verb "to be silent"] |
| silent {adj} (not implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence) | :: silencioso |
| silent {adj} (undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms) | :: silencioso |
| silent {adj} | :: silencioso, callado |
| silent {adj} (to refrain from speaking) SEE: be silent | :: |
| silent as the grave {adj} (to say absolutely nothing) | :: ser callado como una tumba, ser como una tumba |
| silent film {n} (film without sound) | :: cine mudo {m} |
| silently {adv} /ˈsaɪləntli/ (in a silent manner; making no noise) | :: silenciosamente |
| silent treatment {n} (ignoring a particular individual) | :: hacer el vacío |
| Silesia {prop} /saɪˈliʒə/ (region) | :: Silesia {f} |
| silhouette {n} /ˌsɪ.lʊˈwɛt/ (representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color) | :: silueta {f} |
| silica {n} /ˈsɪl.ɪ.kə/ (silicon dioxide) | :: sílice {f} |
| silica {n} (silica group of the silicate minerals) | :: sílice {f} |
| silicate {n} /ˈsɪlɪkeɪt/ (salt or mineral) | :: silicato {m} |
| siliceous {adj} (relating to silica) | :: silíceo |
| silicle {n} (A short silique) | :: silícula {f} |
| silicon {n} /ˈsɪləkɑn/ (non-metallic element) | :: silicio {m} |
| silicon dioxide {n} (SiO2) | :: dióxido del silicio |
| silicone {n} /ˈsɪlɪkəʊn/ (any of a class of inert compounds of silicon) | :: silicona {f} |
| Silicon Valley {prop} (nickname for region in San Francisco) | :: Silicon Valley {m}, Valle del Silicio {m} |
| silicosis {n} (silica dust pneumoconiosis) | :: silicosis {f} |
| silique {n} /ˈsɪlɪk/ (fruit with two carpels) | :: silicua {f}, vaina {f} |
| silk {n} /sɪlk/ (fiber) | :: seda {f} |
| silk {n} (fabric) | :: seda {f} |
| silk-cotton tree {n} (tropical tree) | :: ceiba {f}, kapok {m}, capoc {m}, pochote {m} [Mexico], bonga {f} [Colombia], lupuna {f} [Peruvian Amazon] |
| silken {adj} /ˈsɪlkən/ (made of silk) | :: de seda |
| silken {adj} (having a texture like silk) | :: sedoso |
| Silk Road {prop} (routes used by silk traders across Europe, Asia and northern Africa) | :: Ruta de la Seda {f} |
| silk-screen printing {n} (screen printing) SEE: screen printing | :: |
| silkworm {n} /ˈsɪlkwɜːm/ (caterpillar) | :: gusano de seda {m} |
| silky {adj} /ˈsɪlki/ (similar in texture or appearance to silk) | :: sedoso |
| sill {n} /sɪl/ (base of a window) | :: alféizar {m}, antepecho {m}, parapeto {m} |
| sill {n} (layer of igneous rock) | :: lámina {f} |
| sillimanite {n} (mineral) | :: silimanita {f} |
| silly {adj} /ˈsɪli/ (foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom) | :: bobo, tonto, niñito |
| silly {adj} (irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors) | :: infantil |
| silly {adj} (playful, giggly) | :: apayasado |
| silly {adj} (semiconscious) | :: semiaturdido |
| silly {adj} (pejorative: simple, not intelligent, unrefined) | :: tontito, simple |
| silly {adj} | :: necio, bobo, simple, absurdo, insensato, tonto |
| silly season {n} /ˈsɪli ˈsizən/ (period when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting bizarre stories) | :: serpiente de verano {m} |
| silo {n} /ˈsaɪloʊ/ (vertical building for storing grain) | :: silo {m} |
| silo {n} (underground bunker) | :: silo {m} |
| silt {n} /sɪlt/ (fine earth deposited by water) | :: limo {m}, sedimentos fluviales {m-p}, fango {m} |
| silty {adj} (having a noticeable amount of silt) | :: limoso |
| silver {n} (metal) | :: plata {f} |
| silver {n} (coins) | :: (monedas de) plata {f} |
| silver {n} (cutlery/silverware) | :: platería {f} |
| silver {n} (items made of silver or other white metal) | :: plata labrada {f} |
| silver {n} (color/colour) | :: plateado {m} |
| silver {adj} (made from silver) | :: de plata |
| silver {adj} (made from another white metal) | :: blanco |
| silver {adj} (having a color/colour like silver) | :: plateado, argentino |
| silverback {n} (mature male gorilla) | :: espalda plateada {m} |
| silvered {adj} (coated with silver) | :: plateado |
| silverfish {n} (type of bristletail) | :: lepisma {f}, pececillo de plata {m} |
| silver fox {n} (fox with pale yellow fur) | :: zorro plateado {m} |
| silver lining {n} (a good aspect of a mostly bad event) | :: lado positivo {m} |
| silver medal {n} (medal made of, or having the colour of, silver) | :: medalla de plata {f} |
| silvern {adj} (made from silver) SEE: silver | :: |
| silver-plate {v} (to coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver) | :: platear, argentar |
| silverside {n} (fish of the families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae) | :: pejerrey {m}, tinícalo {m} |
| silversmith {n} (person who makes articles out of silver) | :: platero {m}, platera {f} |
| silver tongue {n} (trait of being clever at speaking) | :: pico de oro |
| silver-tongued {adj} (eloquent and articulate) | :: de voz encantador |
| silverware {n} ((US) knives, forks and spoons) | :: cubiertos {m-p}, servicio |
| silvery {adj} /ˈsɪlvəɹi/ (resembling silver) | :: plateado, argénteo, argentino |
| silvery {adj} (clear and musical in tone) | :: argénteo, argentino, argentado |
| silvery-cheeked antshrike {n} (Sakesphorus cristatus) | :: batará crestado |
| Silvia {prop} /ˈsɪlvi.ə/ (female given name) | :: Silvia |
| silviculture {n} (forestry) | :: silvicultura {f} |
| Silvius {prop} (male given name) | :: Silvio |
| SIM card {n} (small, removable card which stores mobile phone data) | :: tarjeta SIM {f} |
| Simeon {prop} /ˈsɪm.i.ən/ (second son of Jacob) | :: Simeón |
| Simferopol {prop} /ˌsɪmfəˈɹoʊpəl/ (city) | :: Simferópol {m} |
| simian {adj} /ˈsɪm.i.ən/ (of or pertaining to apes) | :: símico |
| simian {adj} (resembling an ape) | :: símico, simiesco |
| simian {n} (an ape or monkey) | :: simio {m} |
| similar {adj} /ˈsɪməlɚ/ (having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable) | :: similar, semejante, parecido, parejo, equiparable |
| similar {adj} (of geometric figures, having the same shape) | :: semejante |
| similarity {n} /sɪmɪˈlæɹɪti/ (closeness of appearance) | :: semejanza {f}, similitud {f}, [barbarism] similaridad {f} |
| similarly {adv} /ˈsɪməlɚli/ (in a similar style or manner) | :: similarmente, igualmente, asimismo, de la misma manera |
| similarness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity | :: |
| simile {n} /ˈsɪməli/ (figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another) | :: símil {m} |
| similitude {n} /sɪˈmɪlɪtuːd/ (similarity or resemblance to something else) | :: similitud {f} |
| simmer {v} /ˈsɪmɚ/ ((intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly) | :: calentar, entibiar, cocerse a fuego lento |
| simmer {v} ((transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly) | :: entibiar, cocer a fuego lento |
| simmer {n} (process of simmering) | :: calentamiento {m} |
| Simon {prop} /ˈsaɪmən/ (biblical characters) | :: Simón |
| Simon {prop} (male given name) | :: Simón |
| Simonides {prop} /saɪˈmɑːnɪdiːz/ (poet) | :: Simónides {m} |
| Simon says {n} (children's game) | :: Simón dice |
| simony {n} /ˈsaɪ.mə.ni/ (act of buying or selling spiritual things) | :: simonía {f} |
| simoom {n} /sɪˈmuːm/ (hot, dry wind) | :: simún {m} |
| simper {v} /ˈsɪmpɚ/ (To smile in a frivolous manner) | :: sonreírse afectadamente (lit., to smile affectedly) |
| simper {n} (frivolous smile) | :: sonrisa afectada {f} (lit., affected smile) |
| simple {adj} /ˈsɪmpəl/ (uncomplicated) | :: simple, sencillo |
| simple {n} (preparation from one plant) | :: simple {m} |
| simple fraction {n} (type of fraction) SEE: common fraction | :: |
| simple future {n} (future tense) | :: futuro simple {m}, futuro imperfecto {m} |
| simple harmonic motion {n} (oscillating motion) | :: movimiento armónico simple {m} |
| simple machine {n} (device) | :: máquina simple {f} |
| simple-minded {adj} (Lacking mental capacity) | :: simplón |
| simpleness {n} (property of being simple) | :: simplicidad {f} |
| simple past {n} (the simple past tense) | :: pretérito |
| simple pendulum {n} | :: péndulo simple {m} |
| simple present {n} (present tense) | :: presente |
| simple sentence {n} (sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause) | :: oración simple {f} |
| simpleton {n} /ˈsɪmpəltən/ (simple-minded naive person lacking common sense) | :: simplón {m}, ababol {m}, panoli {m}, gaznápiro {m}, papanatas {m} {f}, ingenuo {m} |
| simplex {n} (an analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron) | :: simplex {m} |
| simplicity {n} /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/ (quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths) | :: simplicidad {f} |
| simplicity {n} (quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts) | :: simplicidad {f} |
| simplicity {n} (freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury) | :: sencillez, llano {m} |
| simplicity {n} (freedom from complication; efficiency) | :: sencillez |
| simplification {n} /ˌsɪmpləfəˈkeɪʃən/ (act of simplifying) | :: simplificación {f} |
| Simplified Chinese {prop} (Chinese written using simplified characters) | :: chino simplificado {m} |
| simplify {v} /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/ (to make simpler) | :: simplificar |
| simplistic {adj} (overly simple) | :: simplista |
| simply {adv} /ˈsɪmpli/ (in a simple manner) | :: simplemente, sencillamente |
| simply {adv} (merely, solely) | :: simplemente |
| simulacrum {n} /ˌsimjəˈleɪkɹəm/ (image or representation) | :: simulacro {m} |
| simulate {v} /ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪt/ (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) | :: simular |
| simulated {adj} (made to imitate) | :: simulado |
| simulation {n} /ˌsɪm.jə.ˈleɪ.ʃən/ (something which simulates) | :: simulación |
| simulation {n} (process of simulating) | :: simulación {f} |
| simulation {n} (assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true) | :: simulación {f} |
| simulation {n} (soccer: attempt of feigning a foul) | :: simulación {f}, piscinazo {m} |
| simultaneity {n} /ˌsaɪməltəˈniɪti/ (the quality or state of being simultaneous) | :: simultaneidad |
| simultaneous {adj} /ˌsaɪ̯m.əlˈteɪ̯n.i.əs/ (occurring at the same time) | :: simultáneo |
| simultaneous interpretation {n} (type of oral translation) | :: interpretación simultánea {f} |
| simultaneous interpreting {n} (simultaneous interpretation) SEE: simultaneous interpretation | :: |
| simultaneously {adv} /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪnɪəsli/ (occurring at the same time) | :: simultáneamente |
| simultaneousness {n} (the quality or state of being simultaneous) | :: simultaneidad |
| sin {n} (violation of religious law) | :: pecado {m} |
| sin {n} | :: pecado {m} |
| sin {v} (to commit a sin) | :: pecar |
| Sinai {prop} (peninsula) | :: Sinaí {m} |
| Sinai {prop} (mountain) | :: Sinaí {m} |
| Sinaloa {prop} (state of Mexico) | :: Sinaloa {m} |
| since {adv} /sɪns/ (from a specified time in the past) | :: desde entonces |
| since {prep} (from (time)) | :: desde |
| since {conj} (from the time that) | :: desde que |
| since {conj} (because) | :: supuesto que, ya que, dado que, visto que, porque |
| sincere {adj} /sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/ (earnest) | :: sincero |
| sincerely {adv} /sɪnˈsɪɹli/ (In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly) | :: sinceramente |
| sincereness {n} (sincerity) SEE: sincerity | :: |
| sincerity {n} /sɪnˈsɛɹəti/ (quality of being sincere) | :: sinceridad {f} |
| since when {adv} (from what time) | :: ¿desde cuándo? |
| Sindarin {prop} (constructed language) | :: sindarin {m} |
| Sindhi {prop} /ˈsɪndi/ (language) | :: sindí {p} {m} {f} {n} |
| sindonology {n} (study) | :: sindonología {f} |
| sine {n} /saɪn/ (trigonometric function) | :: seno {m} |
| sinecure {n} /ˈsaɪ.nə.kjʊɹ/ (a position that requires no work but still gives a payment) | :: canonjía, sinecura, [vulgar] enchufe, prebenda |
| Sinemurian {n} (subdivision of the Jurassic period) | :: Sinemuriense |
| sine qua non {n} /ˌsɪni kwɑ ˈnɑn/ (prerequisite) | :: condición sine qua non {f} |
| sinew {n} (cord or tendon of the body) SEE: tendon | :: |
| sine wave {n} (waveform) | :: onda senoidal {f} |
| sinewy {adj} /ˈsɪnjuːi/ (tough; having strong sinews) | :: correoso |
| sinewy {adj} (possessing physical strength) | :: fibroso |
| sinful {adj} (evil) SEE: evil | :: |
| sinful {adj} /ˈsɪnfəl/ (constituting sin) | :: pecaminoso |
| sing {v} /sɪŋ/ (to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice) | :: cantar |
| singable {adj} (capable of being sung) | :: cantable |
| Singapore {prop} /ˈsɪŋəpɔː/ (Republic of Singapore) | :: Singapur {m} |
| Singaporean {adj} /ˌsɪŋ(ɡ)əˈpɔːɹi.ən/ (of, from, or pertaining to Singapore) | :: singapurense |
| Singaporean {n} (a person from Singapore) | :: singapurense {m} {f} |
| Singapore dollar {n} (official currency of Singapore) | :: dólar de Singapur {m} |
| singe {v} /sɪnd͡ʒ/ (to burn slightly) | :: chamuscar |
| singer {n} /ˈsɪŋɚ/ (person who sings) | :: cantante {m}, cantor {m} |
| singer {n} (female person who sings) | :: cantante {f}, cantora {f} |
| singeress {n} (songstress) SEE: songstress | :: |
| singer-songwriter {n} (singer-songwriter) | :: cantautor {m} {f}, cantautora {f} |
| singing {n} /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) | :: canto {m} |
| single {adj} /ˈsɪŋɡəl/ (not accompanied by anything else) | :: solo, único |
| single {adj} (not divided in parts) | :: solo, único |
| single {adj} (not married nor dating) | :: soltero {m}, soltera {f} |
| single {n} (45 RPM vinyl record) | :: sencillo {m} |
| single {n} (popular song) | :: sencillo {m} |
| single {n} (one who is not married) | :: soltero {m}, soltera {f} |
| single {n} (one-way ticket) SEE: one-way ticket | :: |
| single {v} (farming: to thin out) SEE: thin out | :: |
| single-celled {adj} (consisting of one cell) SEE: unicellular | :: |
| single file {adv} (line or queue one person wide) | :: fila india {f} |
| single out {v} (To select one from a group and treat differently) | :: seleccionar, singularizar |
| single-platform {adj} | :: monoplataforma |
| single room {n} (a hotel room with one single bed) | :: habitación individual |
| singlet {n} /ˈsɪŋɡlɪt/ (sleeveless shirt) | :: musculosa {m}, camiseta interior {m}, undershirt {m} |
| single-tasking {adj} | :: monotarea |
| single ticket {n} (one-way ticket) SEE: one-way ticket | :: |
| singleton {n} (math: set) | :: conjunto unitario {m} |
| single-user {adj} | :: monousuario |
| singly even {adj} (singly even) | :: par solamente |
| sing the praises of {v} (commend someone's attributes to others) | :: cantar las alabanzas de |
| singular {adj} /ˈsɪŋɡjəlɚ/ (being only one of larger population) | :: singular |
| singular {adj} (being the only one of a kind) | :: singular |
| singular {adj} (distinguished by superiority) | :: único |
| singular {adj} (being out of the ordinary) | :: singular |
| singular {adj} (grammar: referring to only one thing) | :: singular |
| singular {n} (grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing) | :: singular {m} |
| singularity {n} /ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlæɹətɪ/ (peculiar state or occurrence) | :: singularidad {f} |
| singularity {n} (physics: point of infinite density) | :: singularidad {f} |
| singulative {n} (a singulative form or construction) | :: singulativo |
| Sinhala {n} (language) SEE: Sinhalese | :: |
| Sinhalese {adj} /sɪnhəˈliːz/ (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) | :: cingalés |
| Sinhalese {n} (Sinhalese person) | :: cingalés {m} |
| Sinhalese {n} (the language) | :: cingalés |
| sinicization {n} (process of sinicising) | :: sinización {f}, sinificación {f} |
| sinicize {v} /ˈsɪnəsaɪz/ (make Chinese in form or character) | :: achinar |
| sinister {adj} /ˈsɪnɪstɚ/ (evil) | :: siniestro {m} |
| sinister {adj} (of the left) | :: siniestro {m} |
| sinister {adj} (heraldic "left") | :: siniestro {m}, izquierdo {m} |
| sinistrogyre {adj} (levorotatory) SEE: levorotatory | :: |
| sinistromanual {adj} (left-handed) SEE: left-handed | :: |
| sinistrorotatory {adj} (levorotatory) SEE: levorotatory | :: |
| Sinitic {adj} /saɪˈnɪtɪk/ (relating to the group of Chinese languages) | :: sinítico |
| sink {v} /sɪŋk/ (descend into liquid, etc) | :: hundir |
| sink {v} (submerge) | :: hundir, sumergir, sumergirse |
| sink {v} (cause (ship, etc) to sink) | :: hundir |
| sink {v} (push (something) into) | :: enclochar |
| sink {n} (basin) | :: lavamanos {m}, fregadero {m} |
| sink {n} (wastewater drain) | :: desagüe {m} |
| sink {n} (sinkhole) SEE: sinkhole | :: |
| sinkhole {n} (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) | :: dolina {f}, cenote {m} |
| sinkhole {n} (depressed area in which water collects) | :: desagüe {m} |
| Sinkiang {prop} (Xinjiang) SEE: Xinjiang | :: |
| sink in {v} (to become completely known, felt, or understood) | :: asimilar |
| sinner {n} /ˈsɪnɚ/ (person who has sinned) | :: pecador {m}, pecadora {f} |
| Sino- {prefix} /ˈsɪnoʊ/ (relating to China or Chinese) | :: chino-, sino- |
| sinoatrial {adj} (relating to the venous sinus and right atrium) | :: sinoatrial |
| Sinocentrism {n} /ˌsaɪnəʊˈsɛntɹɪzəm/ (belief that China was literally the centre of the world) | :: sinocentrismo {m} |
| Sino-Korean {adj} (being both Chinese and Korean) | :: sinocoreano |
| sinologist {n} (a student, or expert in sinology) | :: sinólogo {m} |
| sinology {n} (Chinese studies) SEE: Chinese studies | :: |
| Sinophobia {n} /ˌsaɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə/ (the fear of China or Chinese) | :: sinofobia {f} |
| Sinophone {adj} (speaking Chinese) | :: chinoparlante, chinoablante |
| Sinophone {n} (a speaker of Chinese) | :: sinófono {m} |
| Sinosphere {n} (regions in East Asia influenced by Chinese culture) | :: Sinoesfera |
| Sino-Xenic {adj} (Sino-Korean) SEE: Sino-Korean | :: |
| sinter {v} /ˈsɪntə/ (to compact and heat a powder to form a solid mass) | :: sinterizar |
| sintering {n} (A process in which the particles of a powder are welded together by pressure and heating to a temperature below its melting point) | :: sinterización {f} |
| sinuate {adj} (roughly the same height for most of its length) | :: festoneado |
| sinuosity {n} (the property of being sinuous) | :: sinuosidad {f} |
| sinuous {adj} /ˈsɪn.ju.əs/ (having curves in alternate directions; meandering) | :: sinuoso |
| sinus {n} /ˈsaɪnəs/ (pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue) | :: seno {m} |
| sinusitis {n} (inflammation) | :: sinusitis {m} |
| sinusoid {adj} (sinusoidal) SEE: sinusoidal | :: |
| sinusoidal {adj} /saɪnəˈsɔɪdəl/ (in the form of a sine wave) | :: senoidal, sinusoidal |
| sip {n} /sɪp/ (A small mouthful of drink) | :: sorbo {m} |
| sip {v} (to drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time) | :: sorber |
| siphon {n} /ˈsaɪfən/ (a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other) | :: sifón {m} |
| siphon {v} (transfer by means of a siphon) | :: sifonear |
| sippy cup {n} (spill-proof cup for toddlers) | :: vaso infantil |
| sir {n} /ˈsɜː(ɹ)/ (address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | :: señor {m} |
| sir {n} | :: señor {m} |
| sire {n} /saɪə(ɹ)/ (lord, master, or person in authority) | :: amo {m}, dueño {m}, señor {m}, seor {m}, ser {m} |
| sire {n} (male animal) | :: semental apareado {m} |
| siren {n} /ˈsaɪɹən/ (nymph of Greek mythology) | :: sirena {f} |
| siren {n} (device for making a sound alarm) | :: sirena {f} |
| siren song {n} (enticing but dangerous appeal) | :: canto de sirena {m} |
| sirensong {n} (siren song) SEE: siren song | :: |
| siriometer {n} | :: siriómetro |
| Sirius {prop} /ˈsɪɹi.əs/ | :: Sirio {m} |
| sirloin {n} /ˈsɝlɔɪn/ (cut of beef) | :: solomillo, palomilla |
| sirocco {n} /sɪˈɹɒkoʊ/ (wind) | :: siroco {m} |
| siskin {n} (small European finch) SEE: Eurasian siskin | :: |
| sissy {n} /ˈsɪsi/ (an effeminate boy or man) | :: afeminado |
| sissy {n} (a timid, unassertive or cowardly person) | :: calzonazos {m} |
| sissyphobia {n} (negative attitude towards men who act in a feminine way) | :: plumofobia {f}, plumafobia {f} |
| sister {n} /ˈsɪs.tə/ (woman or girl having the same parents) | :: hermana {f} |
| sister {n} (a nun; a female member of a religious community) | :: hermana {f}, sor {f} [title] |
| sister {n} (attributively: of an entity that has a special relationship with another) | :: hermano {m}, hermana {f} |
| sister city {n} (city in a relationship of cordiality) | :: ciudad hermana {f} |
| sistergirl {n} (informal term of address for a female) | :: mijita {f}, [Argentina] nenita {f}, [Chile] flaquita {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (wife's sister) | :: cuñada {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (husband's sister) | :: cuñada {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (brother's wife) | :: cuñada {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (wife's brother's wife) | :: cuñada {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (husband's brother's wife) | :: cuñada {f} |
| sister-wife {n} (co-wife) | :: coesposa |
| sistrum {n} /ˈsɪstɹəm/ (instrument) | :: sistro {m} |
| Sisyphus {prop} /ˈsɪsɪfəs/ (figure) | :: Sísifo {m} |
| sit {v} /sɪt/ (of a person, be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported) | :: sentarse, estar sentado |
| sit {v} (move oneself into such a position) | :: sentarse |
| sit {v} (of an object: occupy a given position permanently) | :: asentarse |
| sit {v} (to be a member of a deliberative body) | :: pertenecer |
| sit {v} (of an agreement or arrangement, to be accepted) | :: encajar |
| sitar {n} (musical instrument) | :: sitar {m} |
| sit down {v} (to assume a sitting position from a standing position) | :: sentarse |
| site {n} /saɪt/ (place where anything is fixed; situation; local position) | :: solar {m}, sitio {m} |
| site {n} (place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation) | :: sitio {m} |
| site {n} (a website) | :: sitio {m}, sitio web {m} |
| site {n} (region where chemical reactions take place) | :: sitio |
| site map {n} (webpage that lists the contents of a website) | :: mapa del sitio {m} |
| sit-in {n} (type of protest) | :: encierro {m} |
| sit on one's hands {v} (to remain idle when action is needed) | :: cruzarse de brazos |
| sitting {n} /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ (a period during which one is seated for a specific purpose) | :: sentada {f} |
| sitting duck {n} (an obvious or unconcealed target) | :: blanco fácil {m}, presa fácil {f}, pato de feria {m} |
| sitting room {n} (living room) SEE: living room | :: |
| situate {v} /ˈsɪt͡ʃueɪt/ | :: situar |
| situated {adj} /ˈsɪt͡ʃueɪtɪd/ (located in a specific place) | :: situado |
| situation {n} /sɪtjuːˈeɪʃən/ (position vis-à-vis surroundings) | :: localización {f}, ubicación {f} |
| situation {n} (location) | :: localización {f}, ubicación {f} |
| situation {n} (one's status with regard to circumstances) | :: situación {f}, estado {m} |
| situation {n} (state of affairs) | :: situación {f}, estado {m} |
| situation {n} (position of employment) | :: nivel {m}, puesto {m} |
| situation comedy {n} (episodic comedy television program, see also: sitcom) | :: comedia de situación {f} |
| sit up {v} (to rise to a sitting position) | :: sentarse |
| sit-up {n} /ˈsɪt.ʌp/ (exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted) | :: abdominal {m} |
| six {num} /sɪks/ (cardinal number) | :: seis |
| six {n} (digit) | :: seis |
| six hundred {num} /ˈsɪks ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ (cardinal number 600) | :: seiscientos |
| six o'clock {n} (the start of the seventh hour) | :: las seis {f-p} |
| six of one, half a dozen of the other {proverb} (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) | :: tres cuartos de lo mismo [three quarters of the same one], el mismo perro con diferente collar [the same dog with a different collar], dar lo mismo |
| sixteen {num} /ˈsɪks.tiːn/ (cardinal number 16) | :: dieciséis {m} |
| sixteen hundred {num} (number 1600) | :: mil seiscientos |
| sixteenth {adj} /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/ (the ordinal form of the number sixteen, see also: 16th) | :: decimosexto |
| sixteenth {n} (one of sixteen equal parts of a whole) | :: dieciseisavo {m} |
| sixteenth note {n} (sixteenth note) SEE: semiquaver | :: |
| sixth {adj} /sɪk(s)θ/ (ordinal form of the number six, see also: 6th) | :: sexto |
| sixth {n} (person or thing in sixth place) | :: sexto {m} |
| sixth {n} (one of six equal parts of a whole) | :: sexto {m} |
| sixth sense {n} (extrasensory perception) | :: sexto sentido {m} |
| sixtieth {adj} /ˈsɪksti.əθ/ (the ordinal form of the number sixty) | :: sexagésimo |
| sixtieth {n} (person or thing in the sixtieth position) | :: sexagésimo |
| sixtieth {n} (one of sixty equal parts of a whole) | :: sesentavo |
| Sixto-Clementine {adj} /ˌsɪkstəʊˈklɛməntaɪn/ (of, pertaining to, or designating the Sixto-Clementine Vulgate or its text) | :: sixtoclementino |
| sixty {num} /ˈsɪkstɪ/ (cardinal number) | :: sesenta |
| sixty-eight {num} (cardinal number) | :: sesenta y ocho |
| sixty-first {adj} (ordinal number) | :: sexagésimo primero |
| sixty-five {num} (cardinal number) | :: sesenta y cinco |
| sixty-four {num} (cardinal number) | :: sesenta y cuatro |
| sixty-nine {n} /ˌsɪkstiˈnaɪn/ (cardinal number) | :: sesenta y nueve |
| sixty-nine {n} (sex position) | :: sesenta y nueve |
| sixty-nine {n} | :: sesenta y nueve |
| sixty-one {num} (cardinal number) | :: sesenta y uno |
| sixty-second {adj} (ordinal number) | :: sexagésimo segundo |
| sixty-seven {num} (cardinal number) | :: sesenta y siete |
| sixty-six {num} (cardinal number) | :: sesenta y seis |
| sixtysomething {n} (sexagenarian) SEE: sexagenarian | :: |
| sixty-three {num} (cardinal number) | :: sesenta y tres |
| sixty-two {num} (cardinal number) | :: sesenta y dos |
| size {n} /saɪz/ (dimensions or magnitude of a thing) | :: tamaño {m}, talla {f} |
| size {n} (a specific set of dimensions for clothing) | :: talla {f} |
| size {v} (to classify or arrange by size) | :: formar por tamaño, ordenar por tamaño |
| size {v} (to estimate the size of) | :: medir |
| size {n} (thin, weak glue intended to be painted upon) | :: sellador {m}, cola {f} |
| size {n} (wallpaper paste) | :: cola {f} |
| size {v} (to apply primer to a surface which is to be painted) | :: sellar, encolar |
| sizzle {v} /ˈsɪzəl/ (to make the sound of water hitting a hot surface) | :: chisporrotear, chirriar |
| sizzle {n} (the sound of water hitting a hot surface) | :: chirriar |
| sizzle {n} (zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement) | :: chirrido {m} |
| ska {n} /skɑː/ (Jamaican dance music) | :: ska {m} |
| skald {n} /skɔːld/ (a Nordic poet of the Viking Age) | :: escaldo {m} |
| skandha {n} (any of the five aspects constituting the sentient being in Buddhism) | :: agregado {m} |
| skate {n} /skeɪt/ (ice skate or roller skate) | :: patín {m} |
| skate {n} (act of skating or ice skating) | :: patinaje {m} |
| skate {n} | :: patín {m} |
| skate {v} (to move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates) | :: patinar |
| skate {v} (to skateboard) | :: andar en skate |
| skate {v} | :: patinar |
| skateboard {n} (platform on wheels) | :: monopatín {m}, patineta {f} [Spanish America], skate [anglicism] |
| skateboarding {n} (riding on a skateboard) | :: skate {m}, skateboarding {m}, monopatinaje {m} |
| skater {n} /ˈskeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ (person who skates) | :: patinador {m}, patinadora {f} |
| skater {n} (insect) SEE: water strider | :: |
| skating {n} /ˈskeɪtɪŋ/ (action or sport) | :: patinaje {m} |
| skedaddle {v} /skɪˈdædəl/ (move or run away quickly) | :: largarse, irse |
| skeet {n} (form of trapshooting) | :: tiro al plato {m} |
| skeeter {n} (mosquito) SEE: mosquito | :: |
| skeg {n} (surfer) SEE: surfer | :: |
| skein {n} /skeɪn/ (quantity of yarn) | :: madeja {f} |
| skein {n} (figuratively: tangle) | :: enredo {m} |
| skein {n} (winning streak) SEE: winning streak | :: |
| skeletal {adj} /ˈskɛlɪt(ə)l/ (of, or relating to the skeleton) | :: esquelético |
| skeletal {adj} (haggard) | :: esquelético |
| skeletal muscle {n} (muscle of vertebrates) | :: músculo esquelético {m} |
| skeleton {n} /ˈskɛlətən/ (system that provides support to an organism) | :: esqueleto {m}, osamenta {f} |
| skeleton {n} (very thin person) | :: esqueleto {m} |
| skeleton {n} (frame that provides support to a building) | :: estructura {f} |
| skeleton in the closet {n} (shameful secret) SEE: skeleton in the cupboard | :: |
| skeleton in the cupboard {n} (shameful secret) | :: esqueleto en el armario {m} |
| skeleton key {n} (key that opens a range of locks) | :: llave maestra {f} |
| Skene's gland {n} (a gland) | :: glándulas de Skene {f}, glándulas uretrales {f}, glándulas parauretrales {f}, glándulas vestibulares menores {f}, punto U {m}, próstata femenina {f} |
| skeptic {n} /ˈskɛp.tɪk/ (someone who habitually doubts beliefs and claims) | :: escéptico {m}, escéptica {f} |
| skeptical {adj} /ˈskeptɪkəl/ (having, or expressing doubt) | :: escéptico |
| skeptical {adj} (related to skepticism) | :: escéptico |
| skeptically {adv} (in a skeptical manner) | :: escépticamente |
| skepticism {n} /ˈskɛp.tɪˌsɪ.zəm/ (general disposition to doubt) | :: escepticismo {m} |
| sketch {v} /skɛtʃ/ | :: esbozar, bosquejar |
| sketch {n} (quick freehand drawing) | :: esbozo {m}, bosquejo {m}, esquicio {m} |
| sketch {n} (rough design or draft) | :: boceto {m}, bosquejo, esbozo, croquis |
| sketch {n} (brief musical, dramatic or literary work etc.) | :: sketch {m} |
| sketch {n} (lookout) SEE: lookout | :: |
| sketchy {adj} /ˈskɛtʃi/ (Of questionable or doubtful quality) | :: dudoso |
| skew {adj} /skjuː/ (neither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line) | :: asimétrico, oblicuo |
| skew {n} (state of asymmetry in a distribution) SEE: skewness | :: |
| skewed {adj} (biased, distorted) | :: sesgado, distorsionado |
| skewer {n} /ˈskjuəɹ/ (pin used to secure food during cooking) | :: brocheta {f}, fierrito {m}, anticucho {m}, pincho |
| skewer {v} (to impale on a skewer) | :: ensartar |
| skewness {n} (measure of the asymmetry) | :: asimetría {f} |
| ski {n} /skiː/ (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) | :: esquí {m} |
| ski {v} (to move on skis) | :: esquiar |
| skid {n} /skɪd/ (out of control sliding motion) | :: derrape {m}, patinazo {m}, resbalón {m}, derrapada {f} |
| skid {v} (to slide in an uncontrolled manner) | :: resbalar, patinar, derrapar |
| skid mark {n} (visible stain on underpants) | :: palomino, raspa [Spain] |
| skidmark {n} (visible stain left on underpants) | :: palomino {m} |
| skier {n} (someone who practices skiing) | :: esquiador, esquiadora {f} |
| skiff {n} /skɪf/ (Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person) | :: batel {m} |
| skiing {n} /ˈskiɪŋ/ (sport or activity) | :: esquí {m} |
| skilful {adj} (possessing skill, skilled) SEE: skillful | :: |
| skill {n} /skɪl/ (capacity to do something well) | :: destreza {f}, habilidad {f}, maña {f}, talento {m} |
| skilled {adj} /skɪld/ (having or showing skill) | :: hábil, diestro {m}, habilidoso |
| skillet {n} /ˈskɪlɪt/ (pan for frying) | :: sartén |
| skillful {adj} /ˈskɪl.fəl/ (possessing skill, skilled) | :: ducho, hábil, habilidoso, mañoso |
| skim {v} /skɪm/ (to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean) | :: sobrevolar rozando |
| skim {v} (throw an object so it bounces on water) | :: rebotar |
| skim {v} (ricochet) | :: rebotar |
| skim {v} (read quickly, skipping some detail) | :: hojear, leer por encima |
| skim {v} (scrape off; remove (something) from a surface) | :: desnatar |
| skim {v} (remove cream) | :: desnatar |
| skim {adj} (having lowered fat content) | :: descremado |
| ski mask {n} (A warm cap shielding the neck and head) | :: balaclava {f} |
| skimble-skamble {n} (gibberish, mumbo-jumbo, nonsense) SEE: nonsense | :: |
| skimble-skamble {adj} (confused, chaotic, disorderly) SEE: chaotic | :: |
| skimmed milk {n} (skim milk) SEE: skim milk | :: |
| skimmer {n} (spoon) | :: espumadera {f} |
| skimmer {n} (bird of genus Rynchops) | :: rayador {m}, pico tijera {m} |
| skim milk {n} (milk with removed cream) | :: leche desnatada {f}, leche descremada {f} |
| skimp {v} /skɪmp/ (to save; to be parsimonious or stingy) | :: escatimar |
| skin {n} /skɪn/ (outer protective of the body of a person or animal) | :: piel {f} |
| skin {n} (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) | :: piel {f} |
| skin {n} (image used as the background of graphical user interface) | :: máscara {f} |
| skin {v} (to remove the skin of) | :: despellejar, desollar |
| skin {v} (to high five) SEE: high five | :: |
| skin and bones {n} (emaciated; very skinny) | :: piel y huesos, escuchimizado |
| skin cancer {n} (malignant growth on the skin) | :: cáncer de piel {m} |
| skin-deep {adj} (superficial) | :: superficial |
| skinflint {n} /ˈskɪnflɪnt/ (one who is excessively stingy or cautious with money) | :: avaro {m}, avara {f}, tacaño {m}, tacaña {f} |
| skink {n} /skɪŋk/ (lizard) | :: escinco {m}, eslizón {m} |
| skin mag {n} (skin magazine) SEE: skin magazine | :: |
| skin magazine {n} (adult or pornographic magazine) | :: revista porno {f} |
| skinny {adj} /ˈskɪni/ (thin) | :: delgado, [to a more extreme degree] flaco |
| skinny {n} (A skinny person) | :: flaco {m} |
| skin tag {n} | :: acrocordón {m} |
| skip {v} /skɪp/ (to move by hopping on alternate feet) | :: saltar |
| skip {v} (to omit or disregard intermediate items or stages) | :: saltear |
| skip {v} (not to attend) | :: saltarse |
| skipjack {n} (Katsuwonus pelamis) | :: listado {m}, rayado {m}, bonito {m} |
| skipper {n} /ˈskɪpɚ/ (master of a ship) | :: capitan |
| skipper {n} (coach, director, leader) | :: entrenador |
| skipper {n} (captain of sports team) | :: capitan |
| skirmish {n} /ˈskɜːmɪʃ/ (brief battle between small groups) | :: escaramuza {f}, [Latin America] enfrentamiento, refriega |
| skirmish {n} (minor dispute) | :: escaramuza {f}, berrinche {m} |
| skirmish {v} (to engage in a minor battle or dispute) | :: escaramuzar |
| skirmisher {n} (soldier) | :: escaramuzador {m}, hostigador {m} |
| skirt {n} /skɝt/ (clothing) | :: falda {f}, enaguas {f-p} [Costa Rica, Nicaragua], pollera {f} [Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay], saya {f} [Cuba] |
| skirt {n} (part of dress) | :: falda {f}, enaguas {f-p} [Costa Rica, Nicaragua], pollera {f} [Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay], saya {f} [Cuba] |
| skirting board {n} (panel between floor and interior wall) | :: rodapié {m}, zócalo {m} |
| skitter {v} /ˈskɪtə(ɹ)/ (to move hurriedly) | :: apresurar |
| skittish {adj} /ˈskɪtɪʃ/ (easily scared) | :: temeroso, tímido |
| skittish {adj} (fickle) | :: caprichoso, voluble |
| skive {v} /ˈskaɪv/ (To slack off) | :: escaquearse, colgar clase, hacer novillos, hacer pellas |
| Skopje {prop} /ˈskɔpjɛ/ (capital of North Macedonia) | :: Skopie |
| Skopje {prop} (North Macedonia) SEE: North Macedonia | :: |
| skua {n} /ˈskjuːə/ (predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae) | :: págalo {m} |
| skulduggerous {adj} (involving skulduggery) SEE: tricky | :: |
| skulk {v} /skʌlk/ (to conceal oneself; to hide) | :: merodear |
| skull {n} /skʌl/ (bones of the head: cranium and mandible) | :: cráneo {m} , calavera {f} |
| skull {n} (death's-head, skull) | :: calavera {f} |
| skull and crossbones {n} (symbol of death) | :: calavera {f} |
| skullcap {n} /ˈskʌlkæp/ (cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck) | :: kipá {f} |
| skunk {n} /skʌŋk/ (animal) | :: mofeta {f} [Spain], zorro hediondo {m} [Costa Rica], zorrillo {m} [El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua], chingue [Chile] |
| skunk {n} (skunkweed) SEE: marijuana | :: |
| sky {n} (atmosphere above a point) | :: firmamento {m}, cielo {m} |
| sky {n} (specific view, condition) | :: firmamento {m} |
| sky {n} (heaven) | :: cielos {m-p} |
| sky blue {adj} (light blue, see also: dark blue; blue) | :: celeste |
| sky blue {n} (colour) | :: azul cielo {m}, celeste {m}, cerúleo {m} |
| sky burial {n} (funeral practice) | :: entierro celestial {m} |
| skyclad {adj} (nude) SEE: nude | :: |
| skyclad {adj} /ˈskaɪ.klæd/ (naked outdoors) | :: vestido al cielo |
| skydiving {n} (jumping out of an aircraft and freefalling) | :: paracaidismo {m} |
| sky lantern {n} (paper ornament) | :: linterna voladora {f} |
| skylark {n} /ˈskaɪ.lɑɹk/ (small brown passerine bird) | :: alondra común {f} |
| skylight {n} /ˈskaɪˌlaɪt/ (opening in the roof) | :: tragaluz {m}, claraboya {f}, celaje {m} |
| skyline {n} (horizon) SEE: horizon | :: |
| skyrocket {n} (pocket) SEE: pocket | :: |
| skyscraper {n} /ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/ (tall building) | :: rascacielos {m}, torre {f} |
| slab {n} /slæb/ (flat piece of material) | :: plancha {f}, tabla {f}, lámina {f} |
| slab {n} (paving stone) | :: baldosa {f}, adoquín {m}, losa {f}, laja {f} |
| slabstone {n} (flagstone) SEE: flagstone | :: |
| slack {n} /slæk/ (small coal, coal dust) | :: carbonilla {f}, carboncillo {m} [Chile and Cuba] |
| slack {n} (tidal marsh or periodically filling shallow) | :: charco {m} |
| slack {adj} (not tense) | :: flojo {m}, flojo {m}, holgado {m} |
| slack {adj} (weak) | :: flojo |
| slack {v} (to procrastinate) | :: haraganear, flojear |
| slack {v} (to refuse to exert effort) | :: aflojarse, relajarse, estar a la bartola |
| slacken {v} (to make less taut) SEE: loosen | :: |
| slacken {v} /ˈslæ.kən/ ((intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity) | :: aflojar |
| slacken {v} ((transitive) to gradually decrease in intensity) | :: aflojar |
| slacker {n} /ˈslækɚ/ (procrastinating or lazy person) | :: procrastinador, perezoso, holgazán |
| slag {n} /slæɡ/ (the impurities which result and are separated out when melting a metal or refining it from its ore) | :: escoria {f} |
| slag {n} (the scoria of a volcano) | :: escoria {f} |
| slag heap {n} | :: pila de desechos {f} |
| slag off {v} (to talk insultingly to or about someone or something) | :: poner a parir |
| slake {v} /sleɪk/ (To become less energetic) | :: apagar |
| slake {v} (To slacken) | :: aflojar |
| slake {v} (To become less intense) | :: disminuir |
| slake {v} (To satisfy thirst) | :: saciar |
| slake {v} (To cool with water) | :: apagar |
| slalom {n} /ˈslɑː.ləm/ (sports) | :: eslalon {m} |
| slalom {v} (to race in a slalom) | :: eslalon {m} |
| slam {v} /slæm/ (to shut with sudden force and noise) | :: azotar, dar un portazo |
| slam {v} (to put with force and loud noise) | :: azotar, dejar caer |
| slam {v} (to strike forcefully with some implement) | :: azotar |
| slam {v} (to speak badly of) | :: calumniar, derramar ponzoña |
| slander {n} /ˈslɑːndə/ (false or unsupported spoken malicious statement) | :: calumnia {f} |
| slander {v} (utter a slanderous statement about) | :: calumniar, difamar, dejar negro, pelar |
| slanderer {n} (One who slanders) | :: calumniador {m} |
| slanderous {adj} (Both untrue and harmful to a reputation) | :: calumnioso |
| slang {n} (jargon) SEE: jargon | :: |
| slang {n} /sleɪŋ/ (unconventional language ) | :: argot {m}, jerga {f}, germanía {f} |
| slang {n} | :: argot {m}, jerga {f} |
| slang {n} (cant) SEE: cant | :: |
| slant {n} (typography: slash) SEE: slash | :: |
| slant {n} /ˈslænt/ (slope or incline) | :: inclinación {f} |
| slap {n} (A blow dealt with the open hand) | :: bofetada {f}, cachetada {f} |
| slap {n} (The sound of such a blow.) | :: bofetada {f}, cachetada {f} |
| slap {v} (to give a slap) | :: abofetear, cachetear |
| slap {v} (to cause something to strike soundly) | :: golpear |
| slap {v} (To place, to put carelessly) | :: aventar |
| slap {adv} (exactly) | :: justo {n} |
| slap in the face {n} (slap in the face or on the cheek) | :: [Latin America] cachetada {f}, bofetada {f}, [Spain] torta {f}, soplamocos, mojicón {m} [colloquial], pasagonzalo {m} [rare] |
| slapper {n} /ˈslæpɚ/ (prostitute) | :: puta {f} |
| slapper {n} (female of loose morals) | :: zorra {f}, ramera {f}, puta {f} |
| slash {n} /slæʃ/ (typography: / symbol) | :: barra oblicua {f}, barra {f}, slash {m}, diagonal {f} |
| slash {v} (slang: an act of urination) | :: hechar una meada {f} |
| slash and burn {n} (technique) | :: roza y quema {f}, artigaje {m} |
| slate {n} /sleɪt/ (rock) | :: pizarra {f} |
| slate {n} (sheet of slate for writing on) | :: pizarrón |
| slate {v} (schedule) | :: fechar, programar, fijar |
| slate {v} (anticipate or strongly expect) | :: destinar |
| slater {n} /ˈsleɪtɚ/ (one who lays slate) | :: pizarrero {m} |
| slattern {n} (slut) SEE: slut | :: |
| slattern {n} /ˈslætɚn/ (dated: dirty and untidy woman) | :: puerca {f} |
| slaty-backed gull {n} (Larus schistisagus) | :: gaviota de Kamchatka {f} |
| slaughter {n} /ˈslɔtɚ/ (killing of animals (also kosher and halal rituals)) | :: matanza {f} |
| slaughter {n} (killing of many people) | :: matanza {f} |
| slaughter {n} (a decisive defeat) | :: escabechina |
| slaughter {v} (to butcher animals, generally for food (also kosher and halal rituals)) | :: matar |
| slaughter {v} (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) | :: masacrar, matar, carnear |
| slaughterhouse {n} (abattoir) SEE: abattoir | :: |
| Slav {n} /slɑːv/ (a member of a group of peoples in Eastern Europe speaking a Slavic language) | :: eslavo {m}, eslava {f} |
| slave {n} /sleɪv/ (person owned by another) | :: esclavo {m}, esclava {f} |
| slave {n} (person forced to work for another) | :: esclavo {m} |
| slave {n} (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) | :: esclavo {m}, esclava {f} |
| slave {n} | :: esclavo {m}, esclava {f} |
| slave-driver {n} (employer who demands excessive work) | :: esclavista {m} {f}, negrero {m}, negrera {f} |
| slave-girl {n} (female slave) | :: esclava {f} |
| slave-girl {n} (sex slave) SEE: sex slave | :: |
| slaver {n} /ˈsleɪvɚ/ (a person engaged in the slave trade) | :: esclavista {m} {f}, negrero {m}, negrera {f} |
| slavery {n} /ˈsleɪvəɹi/ (institution or practice of owning human beings) | :: esclavitud {f} |
| slavery {n} (condition of servitude endured by a slave) | :: esclavitud {f} |
| slavery {n} (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) | :: esclavitud {f} |
| Slavic {adj} /ˈslævɪk/ (of the Slavs, their culture or languages) | :: eslavo {m} |
| Slavism {n} (a Slavic idiom or phrase) | :: eslavismo {m} |
| Slavist {n} (specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture) | :: slavista {m} {f} |
| Slavonia {prop} (region of Croatia) | :: Eslavonia {f} |
| Slavonic {adj} (Slavic) SEE: Slavic | :: |
| Slavyansk {prop} (Slovyansk) SEE: Slovyansk | :: |
| slaw {n} /slɔː/ (coleslaw) | :: curtida {f} [El Salvador] |
| slay {v} /sleɪ/ (to kill, murder) | :: matar, asesinar |
| slayer {n} /ˈsleɪə/ (one who slays) | :: asesino {m}, asesina {f} |
| sleaze {n} /sliːz/ | :: corrupción {f}, las corruptelas, los chanchullos; sordidez {f}, cutrez {f} |
| sleazebag {n} (morally reprehensible, disreputable, or sleazy person) | :: sinvergüenza {m} {f}, pájaro [Spain], canalla, caradura |
| sleazy {adj} /sliː.zi/ (Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate) | :: cutre, gacho [Mexico], sórdido, chungo |
| sleazy {adj} | :: cutre, corroncho, gacho, groncho, corrupto, escandaloso, sórdido |
| sled {n} (sledge) SEE: sledge | :: |
| sledge {n} (sledgehammer) SEE: sledgehammer | :: |
| sledge {n} /slɛdʒ/ (sleigh or sled) | :: trineo {m} |
| sledgehammer {n} (kind of hammer) | :: almádena {f} |
| sleek {adj} /sliːk/ (smooth) | :: liso |
| sleek {adj} (not rough or harsh) | :: liso |
| sleek {adj} | :: liso |
| sleep {v} /sliːp/ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) | :: dormir |
| sleep {n} (state of reduced consciousness) | :: sueño {m} |
| sleep {n} (substance found in the corner of the eyes (gound), sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep, see also: ) | :: legaña {f}, lagaña {f}, chele {m} [El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras], chelito {m} [colloquial, El Salvador] |
| sleep apnea {n} (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) | :: apnea del sueño |
| sleep disorder {n} (medical disorder of sleep patterns) | :: trastorno del sueño {m} |
| sleeper {n} (someone who sleeps) | :: dormilón {m} |
| sleeper {n} (type of pajamas that covers the whole body) | :: pijama con los pies |
| sleeper {n} (railroad sleeping car) SEE: sleeping car | :: |
| sleeper {n} (nurse shark) SEE: nurse shark | :: |
| sleeper {v} (to mark a calf by cutting its ear) SEE: earmark | :: |
| sleeper {n} (sedative) SEE: sedative | :: |
| sleeper {n} (railroad tie) SEE: railroad tie | :: |
| sleep in {v} (to sleep late) | :: habérsele pegado a uno las sábanas, dormir hasta tarde |
| sleepiness {n} (property of being sleepy) | :: sueño {m}, [Chile] tuto |
| sleeping {n} /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ (state or act of being asleep) | :: durmiendo {m} |
| sleeping {adj} (asleep) SEE: asleep | :: |
| sleeping bag {n} (padded or insulated bag) | :: saco de dormir {m} |
| Sleeping Beauty {prop} (fairy tale) | :: La Bella Durmiente |
| sleeping car {n} (a railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling overnight.) | :: vagón dormitorio {m} |
| sleeping pill {n} (a pill having a soporific effect) | :: somnífero {m}, pastilla para dormir {f} |
| sleeping sickness {n} (infectious disease) | :: enfermedad del sueño {f} |
| sleepless {adj} (absence of sleep) | :: insomne, (noche) en vela |
| sleeplessness {n} (property of being sleepless) | :: vela {f}, desvelo {m}, insomnio {m} |
| sleep like a log {v} (to sleep well, without disturbance) | :: dormir como un tronco, dormir como un ceporro, dormir a pierna suelta |
| sleep mask {n} /sliːp mɑːsk/ (blindfold) | :: antifaz para dormir {m} |
| sleep of the just {n} /ˈsliːp əv ðə ˈdʒʌst/ (deep and worry-free sleep) | :: el sueño de los justos |
| sleep on {v} (to postpone a decision at least overnight) | :: consultar con la almohada [colloquial locution] |
| sleep over {v} (to sleep over) | :: pernoctar, pasar la noche |
| sleepover {n} (the act of spending the night as a guest in another's house) | :: pijamada {f} |
| sleep paralysis {n} (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) | :: parálisis del sueño {f} |
| sleep rough {v} /ˌsliːp ˈɹʌf/ (to sleep outdoors) | :: dormir al raso, dormir al sereno |
| sleep talk {v} (to talk whilst asleep) | :: hablar dormido, hablar en sueños |
| sleep tight {interj} (good night) | :: buenas noches, duerma bien |
| sleepwalk {v} (somnambulate) SEE: somnambulate | :: |
| sleepwalker {n} (somnambulist) SEE: somnambulist | :: |
| sleepwalking {n} (act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during sleep) | :: sonambulismo {m} |
| sleepwear {n} (nightclothes) SEE: nightclothes | :: |
| sleepy {adj} /ˈsliːpi/ (feeling the need for sleep) | :: cansado, adormecido, sueño, soñoliento {m} |
| sleepy head {n} (a sleepy person) SEE: sleepyhead | :: |
| sleepyhead {n} (sleepy person) | :: dormilón {m}, dormilona {f}, modorro |
| sleet {n} /sliːt/ (ice pellets) | :: perdigón de hielo {m} |
| sleet {n} (mixture of rain and snow) | :: aguanieve {f} |
| sleeve {n} /sliːv/ (part of a garment that covers the arm) | :: manga {f} |
| sleeve {n} (mechanical covering or lining) | :: funda {f} |
| sleeve {v} (to fit a sleeve to) | :: enfundar |
| sleigh {adj} (sly) SEE: sly | :: |
| sleigh {n} (vehicle on runners) SEE: sledge | :: |
| sleight of hand {n} (skill) | :: escamoteo {m}, prestidigitación {f} |
| sleight of hand {n} (performance) | :: escamoteo {m}, juego de manos {m} |
| sleiveen {n} /ˈsliːviːn/ (dishonest person; trickster) | :: ratero, timador, petardista, estafador, caballero de industria, pícaro, bribón, tunante, truhán, taimado |
| slender {adj} /ˈslɛndə/ (thin) | :: esbelto |
| slender-billed gull {n} (Chroicocephalus genei) | :: gaviota picofina {f} |
| slender-horned gazelle {n} (Gazella leptoceros) | :: gacela blanca {f} |
| sleuth {n} /sluːθ/ (bloodhound) | :: sabueso {m} |
| sleuth {n} (detective) | :: detective {m} |
| slew {n} /sluː/ (a large amount) | :: montón {m} |
| slice {n} /slaɪs/ (thin, broad piece cut off) | :: rebanada {f} |
| slice {n} (a section of image taken of an internal organ) | :: sección {f}, corte {m} |
| slice {v} (to cut into slices) | :: rebanar |
| sliced bread {n} (bread that is sold sliced into pieces) | :: pan de molde {m} |
| slicer {n} (someone or -thing that slices) | :: rebanador {m} |
| slick {adj} /slɪk/ (slippery due to a covering of liquid) | :: resbaladizo |
| slick {adj} (clever, making an apparently hard task easy) | :: astuto |
| slick {n} (A covering of liquid, particularly oil) | :: marea negra {f} |
| slick {n} (A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern) | :: neumático liso {m} |
| slide {v} /slaɪd/ (to cause to move in contact with a surface) | :: deslizar |
| slide {v} (to move in continuous contact with a surface) | :: resbalar |
| slide {v} (to lose balance) | :: resbalar |
| slide {n} (item of play equipment) | :: tobogán {m}, resbaladilla {f}, resbaladero {m}, deslizadero {m} |
| slide {n} (rubble, earth and stones moving down) | :: corrimiento {m}, corrimiento de tierra {m} |
| slide {n} (act of sliding) | :: deslizamiento {m} |
| slide {n} (transparent image for projecting) | :: diapositiva {f} |
| slide {n} (microscope slide) | :: portaobjeto {m}, portaobjetos {m} |
| slide {n} (slide for playing slide guitar) | :: slide {m} |
| slide fastener {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener | :: |
| slide rule {n} (analog calculator) | :: regla de cálculo {f} |
| slideshow {n} (presentation) | :: pase de diapositivas {m}, diaporama {m} |
| sliding {adj} /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/ (able to slide) | :: corredizo |
| sliding door {n} (door) | :: puerta corredera {f}, puerta correriza {f} |
| slight {adj} /sl̥l͡ɐɪʔ̚/ (small in amount, insignificant) | :: insignificante, leve, ligero |
| slight {n} (act of slighting) | :: falta de respeto {f} |
| slightly {adv} /ˈslaɪtli/ (to a small extent or degree) | :: levemente, ligeramente |
| slim {adj} /slɪm/ (slender) | :: flaco, delgado |
| slim {v} (lose weight) | :: adelgazarse, enflaquecer, enflaquecerse, enflacar |
| slime {n} /slaɪm/ (mud) | :: limo {m}, cieno {m}, lama {f}, légamo {m} |
| slime {n} (mucilaginous substance or mucus-like substance) | :: baba {f}, moco {m} |
| slimeball {n} /ˈslaɪmbɔːl/ (person regarded as slimy or otherwise undesirable) | :: baboso {m} |
| slimy {adj} /ˈslaɪ.mi/ (like slime; glutinous) | :: viscoso, baboso; pegajoso, gelatinoso; empalagoso |
| slimy {adj} (underhanded) | :: tramposo {m}, tramposa {f} |
| sling {v} /ˈslɪŋ/ (to throw) | :: tirar, lanzar, arrojar |
| sling {n} (instrument for throwing, see also: slingshot) | :: honda {f} |
| sling {n} (bandage) | :: cabestrillo {m} |
| sling {n} (rope or chain arrangement) | :: eslinga {f} |
| slinger {n} (someone who slings or who uses a sling) | :: hondero {m} |
| slingshot {n} /ˈslɪŋʃɒt/ (Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles, see also: sling) | :: baladora {f} [Peruvian Amazonia], biombo {m} [Panama], catapulta {f} [Costa Rica], cauchera {f} [Colombia], charpe {m} [Southwestern Mexico], chilinchate {m} [Honduras], china {f} [Venezuela], estiladera {f} [Canary Islands], fonda {f} [Central and Western Venezuela], gomera {f} [Argentina], gomero {m} [Northwestern and Southern Central Spain], honda {f} [Bolivia, Colombian Caribbean Coast, Chile, Guatemala, Northwestern Argentina, Northwestern Venezuela, Peru, Uruguay], hondilla {f} [El Salvador, Honduras], hondita {f} [Paraguay], hulera {f} [Nicaragua], jebe {m} [Peru], resortera {f} [Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexican standard usage], tiracantos {m} [Western Central Spain], tirachinas {m} [Spain standard usage], tirachinos {m} [Southwestern Spain], tiradera {f} [Spain's Canary Islands], tirador {m} [Northwestern Mexico, Southern Central and Northeastern Spain], tiragomas {m} [Northern Central Spain, specifically Cantabria, Basque Country, Soria, La Rioja and Aragon], tirahule {m} [Southeastern Mexico], tirapiedras {m} [Cuba, Dominican Republic], tira-tira {m} [Northwestern Venezuela, specifically State of Falcon] |
| slip {n} (nautical: space for a ship to moor) SEE: berth | :: |
| slip {n} /slɪp/ (small piece of paper) | :: papeleta {f}, papelito {m}, trozo de papel {m}, pedazo de papel {m}, tira de papel {f} |
| slip {v} (to lose one's traction) | :: deslizar, resbalar |
| slip {v} (to err) | :: tropezar |
| slip {n} (act of slipping) | :: resbalón |
| slip {n} (women’s undergarment) | :: combinación {f}, subveste {f} |
| slip {n} (error) | :: patinazo {m}, error {m}, equivocación {f}, desliz {m}, descuido {m}, |
| slip away {v} (to leave a place without being noticed) | :: escabullirse, escaquearse, esfumarse, dar esquinazo |
| slip knot {n} (knot which attaches a line to an object and tightens when pressure is applied) | :: nudo corredizo {m} |
| slip of the tongue {n} (mistake in speech) | :: lapsus linguae {m}, lapsus {m} |
| slipper {n} (low shoe slipped on and off easily) | :: zapatilla {f}, pantufla {f} |
| slipper {n} (low shoe usually worn indoors) | :: pantufla {f}, zapatilla {f}, babucha {f} |
| slipper animalcule {n} (paramecium) SEE: paramecium | :: |
| slipperiness {n} (property of being slippery) | :: resbalosidad {f} |
| slippery {adj} /ˈslɪpəɹi/ (of a surface) | :: resbaladizo, escurridizo, resbaloso |
| slippery {adj} (evasive; difficult to pin down) | :: escurridizo |
| slippery jack {n} (mushroom in genus Suillus) | :: boleto anillado, babosillo |
| slipshod {adj} /ˈslɪp.ʃɑd/ (done poorly or too quickly) | :: chapucero {m}, descuidado {m}, burdo {m}, pastrano {m} |
| slipstick {n} (slide rule) SEE: slide rule | :: |
| slipstream {n} (the low pressure zone) | :: rebufo {m}, cono de aspiración {m}, cono de succión {m} |
| slipstream {n} (A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction) | :: ciencia ficción no convencional {f}, ficción estela {f} |
| slipstream {v} (to take advantage of the suction) | :: ir a rebufo, ir justo detrás de, ir a rueda de |
| slipstream {v} (to incorporate additional software) | :: estela {f}, instalación integrada {f} |
| slip through the cracks {v} (to escape notice) | :: colarse por las rendijas |
| slip-up {n} /ˈslɪpʌp/ (a (small) error or mistake) | :: desinteligencia {f} [Argentina, Chile, Uruguay], despiste {m}, gazapatón {m}, marfilada {f}, resbalón {m}, vicio {m}, desliz {m}, metedura de pata {f}, tropezón {m}, traspié {m} |
| slipway {n} (sloping surface) | :: dique {m}, grada {f} |
| slit {n} /ˈslɪt/ (narrow cut or opening; a slot) | :: ranura {f}, abertura {f}, rendija {f}, fisura |
| slit {n} (vulgar, slang: opening of the vagina) | :: raja, rayita {f} |
| slither {v} /ˈslɪð.ə(ɹ)/ (to slide) | :: deslizar, deslizarse |
| sliver {n} /ˈslɪ.vɚ/ (a long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment) | :: astilla |
| sliver {n} (bait made of pieces of small fish) | :: cebo lengüeta |
| sliver {n} (New York: A narrow high-rise apartment building) | :: edificio, rascacielos |
| slivovitz {n} /ˈslɪvəvɪts/ (rakija made from distilled, fermented plum juice) | :: slivovitz |
| slob {n} /slɒb/ (lazy, slovenly person) | :: vago |
| slobber {v} (To allow saliva or liquid to run from one's mouth) | :: babear |
| sloe {n} /ˈsloʊ/ (fruit of Prunus spinosa) | :: endrina {f}, arañón {m} |
| sloe {n} (tree of the genus Prunus bearing dark-purple fruit) | :: endrino {m} |
| sloe {n} (tree Prunus spinosa) SEE: blackthorn | :: |
| slogan {n} /ˈsloʊ.ɡən/ (phrase associated with a product, used in advertising) | :: eslogan {m}, lema {m}, consigna |
| slogan {n} | :: eslogan {m}, lema {m} |
| sloop {n} /sluːp/ (single-masted sailboat) | :: balandra {f}, chalupa {f} |
| slop {n} /slɒp/ (scraps which are fed to pigs) | :: bazofia {f}, tichate {m} |
| slope {n} /sloʊp/ (area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward) | :: pendiente {f}, cuesta {f} |
| slope {n} (degree to which a surface tends upward or downward) | :: desnivel {m}, inclinación {f} |
| slope {n} (mathematics) | :: inclinación |
| slope {n} (math: slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point) | :: pendiente {f} |
| slope {n} (angle of a roof surface) | :: pendiente {f} |
| slope {n} (offensive: person of East Asian descent) | :: ojo chueco, chuequito {m} |
| sloppy {adj} (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) | :: desprolijo, chapucero {m}, descuidado {m}, desaliñado {m}, desaseado {m} |
| slot {n} /slɒt/ (narrow depression, perforation, or aperture) | :: ranura {f} |
| slot {n} (A slot machine designed for gambling) | :: tragamonedas {f}, máquina tragamonedas {f} |
| sloth {n} /sləʊθ/ (laziness) | :: pereza {f} |
| sloth {n} (mammal) | :: perezoso {m}, [Venezuela] pereza {f} |
| sloth bear {n} (Melursus ursinus) | :: oso perezoso {m} |
| slot machine {n} (vending machine) SEE: vending machine | :: |
| slot machine {n} (gambling machine) | :: tragamonedas {f} [Latin America], tragaperras {f} [Spain] |
| slouch hat {n} (broad-brimmed felt hat) | :: chambergo {m} |
| slough {n} /slaʊ/ (state of depression) | :: agüite {m} |
| Slovak {adj} /ˈsloʊvɑːk/ (of Slovakia or its language) | :: eslovaco {m} |
| Slovak {n} (native of Slovakia) | :: eslovaco {m}, eslovaca {f} |
| Slovak {n} (language of Slovakia) | :: eslovaco {m} |
| Slovak Cuvac {n} (Slovak Chuvach) | :: tchuvatch eslovaco |
| Slovakia {prop} /sloʊˈvɑ.ki.ə/ (Slovakia) | :: Eslovaquia {f} |
| Slovakian {adj} (of or pertaining to Slovakia) SEE: Slovak | :: |
| Slovakian {n} (a person from Slovakia or of Slovakian descent) SEE: Slovak | :: |
| Slovak Republic {prop} (official name of Slovakia) | :: República Eslovaca {f} |
| Slovene {adj} /ˈsləʊviːn/ (adjective) | :: esloveno |
| Slovene {n} (a person) | :: esloveno {m} |
| Slovene {prop} (the language) | :: esloveno {m} |
| Slovenia {prop} /sloʊˈvi.ni.ə/ (country in Europe) | :: Eslovenia {f} |
| Slovenian {adj} (Slovene) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| Slovenian {n} (language) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| Slovenian {n} (person) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| slovenly {adj} /ˈslʌv.ən.li/ (having an untidy appearance; unkempt) | :: dejado |
| slovenly {adj} (careless or negligent; sloppy) | :: descuidado |
| slovenly {adj} | :: sucio |
| Slovincian {prop} /slə(ʊ)ˈvɪnsɪ.ən/ (extinct language of the Slovincian people) | :: eslovincio {m} |
| Slovyansk {prop} (city) | :: Sláviansk, Sloviansk |
| slow {adj} /sloʊ/ (not quick in motion) | :: lento |
| slow {adj} (spread over a comparatively long time) | :: lento |
| slow {adj} (behind in time) | :: atrasado |
| slow {v} (to reduce the speed of) | :: frenar, lentificar, enlentecer, ralentizar |
| slow {v} (to become slow) | :: ralentizarse, lentificarse |
| slow down {v} (to reduce speed) | :: desacelerar |
| slowly {adv} /ˈsloʊli/ (at a slow pace) | :: lentamente, despacio |
| slowly but surely {adv} (in a slow, yet careful manner) | :: lento pero seguro [locution] |
| slow motion {n} (film stretched in time) | :: cámara lenta {f}, ralentí {m} |
| slowness {n} (quality of being slow) | :: lentitud {f} |
| slowworm {n} /ˈsləʊwɜː(ɹ)m/ (Anguis fragilis) | :: lución {m} |
| sludge {n} /slʌdʒ/ (generic term for separated solids) | :: lodo {m}, sedimento {m} |
| sludge {n} (residual material from a process) | :: fango {m} |
| sludge {n} (sediment of minerals in a steam boiler) | :: lodo {m} |
| sludge {n} (small pieces of ice) | :: costra {f} |
| sluff {n} (slough) SEE: slough | :: |
| sluff {v} (slough) SEE: slough | :: |
| slug {n} /slʌɡ/ (gastropod) | :: babosa {f}, limaco {m} |
| slug {n} (lazy person) SEE: sluggard | :: |
| sluggard {n} (lazy or idle person) | :: remolón |
| sluggish {adj} /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/ (habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive) | :: perezoso, haragán, huevón, desganado, aburrido, inútil |
| sluggish {adj} (slow; having little motion) | :: lento, calmado, calmo |
| sluggish {adj} (having no power to move oneself or itself; inert) | :: desganado [persons], apagado [persons, things], inerte |
| sluggish {adj} (characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple) | :: lento, estúpido, tarado, pendejo |
| sluggishness {n} (the property of being sluggish) | :: pachorra |
| sluice {n} /sluːs/ (passage for water) | :: esclusa {f} (lock), presa {f} (barrier), compuerta {f} (sluicegate) |
| slum {n} /slʌm/ (dilapidated neighborhood) | :: barrio marginal {m}, barrio pobre {m}; [regional] asentamiento {f} [Guatemala], barriada bruja {f} [Panama], barriada de emergencia {f} [Panama], barrio {m} [Venezuela], barrio de chabolas {m} [Spain], barrio periférico {m} [Ecuador], cantegril {m} [Uruguay], colonia de paracaidistas {f} [Mexico], colonia proletaria {f} [Mexico], ciudad perdida {f} [Mexico], población callampa {f} [Chile], precario {m} [Costa Rica], pueblo joven {m} [Peru], tugurio {m} [Colombia], villa miseria {f} [Argentina, Paraguay], barrio bajo {m} |
| slumber {n} /slʌmbə/ (a very light state of sleep) | :: adormecimiento {m}, adormilamiento |
| slumber {v} (to be in a very light state of sleep) | :: adormecer, adormilar, dormitar |
| slumber {v} (to be inactive or negligent) | :: estar aletargado |
| slump {v} (to collapse heavily) | :: desfallecer, desplomarse |
| slump {n} (helpless collapse) | :: bajón {m} |
| slur {n} /slɜː(ɹ)/ (insult or slight) | :: denigración {f}, insulto {m} |
| slur {n} (symbol indicating a legato passage) | :: legato {m}, ligadura de expresión {f}, ligadura {f} |
| slur {v} (to articulate poorly) | :: mascullar, arrastrar las palabras |
| slurp {v} /slɝp/ (eat or drink noisily) | :: sorber |
| Slurpee {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush | :: |
| slurry {n} /ˈslɝ.i/ (any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid) | :: licuame {m}, licuamen {m} |
| slurry {n} (agriculture: mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water used as fertilizer) | :: purín {m} |
| slush {n} /slʌʃ/ (half-melted snow) | :: nieve fangasa {f}, nieve a medio derretir {f}, nieve semiderretida {f} |
| slush {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) | :: granizado {m} |
| slushie {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush | :: |
| Slush Puppie {n} (slush) SEE: slush | :: |
| slushy {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush | :: |
| slut {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute | :: |
| slut {n} /slʌt/ (sexually promiscuous woman) | :: zorra {f}, zorrón, puta {f}, [colloquial] putona {f}, pendón, furcia {f}, golfa, pendón |
| slut {n} (untidy person) | :: guarro {m}, guarra {f} |
| slut {n} (bold, outspoken woman) | :: descarada {f} |
| slut {n} (a female dog) | :: perra {f} |
| slut {n} (a maid) | :: criada {f}, sirvienta {f} |
| slut {n} | :: dejada {f}, puta {f}, golfa {f}, ramera {f}, mujerzuela {f}, cambollana {f} |
| slutty {adj} /ˈslʌti/ (Of or resembling a slut) | :: putilla, casquivana |
| sly {adj} /slaɪ/ (artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily) | :: astuto, pillo, listo |
| sly {adj} (dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble) | :: habilidoso |
| sly as a fox {adj} (very sly) | :: ser astuto como un zorro, saber latín, saber más que los ratones colorados |
| slyly {adv} /ˈslaɪli/ (in a sly manner) | :: astutamente, arteramente |
| smack {n} /smæk/ (sailing vessel) | :: sumaca {f} |
| smack {n} (sharp blow) | :: sopapo, soplamocos |
| smack {v} (to strike a child as a form of discipline) SEE: spank | :: |
| smack {n} ((slang) heroin) SEE: horse | :: |
| small {adj} /smɔːl/ (not large) | :: pequeño, chico |
| small {adj} (young) | :: pequeño, joven |
| small {adj} (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) | :: minúsculas {p} |
| small beer {n} (something of little importance) | :: el chocolate del loro [colloquial] |
| small caps {n} (font variant) | :: versalita {f} |
| small change {n} (a minor or insignificant amount of money) | :: cambio {m}, calderilla {f} [Spain, specifically coins], chatarra {f} [Spain, specifically coins], feria {f} [Northern Mexico], menudo {m} [Caribbean Islands, Colombian Atlantic Coast, Costa Rica, Southeastern Mexico], morralla {f} [Mexico, specifically coins], sencillo {m} [Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Northwestern Argentina, Panama, Peru, Southern and Southeastern Mexico, Venezuela], suelto {m} [Ecuador, Spain, regional usage in Mexico - in full : dinero suelto], vuelto {m} [Southeastern Mexico] |
| small-eared galago {n} (Otolemur garnettii) SEE: northern greater galago | :: |
| smallest room {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| small fry {n} (things or people of little importance) | :: Don Nadie |
| small hours {n} (very early morning) | :: altas horas {f-p} |
| small intestine {n} (upper part of the intestine) | :: intestino delgado {m} |
| small-minded {adj} (selfish; not mindful of the big picture) | :: mezquino |
| smallness {n} (state of being small) | :: pequeñez {f}, menudencia {f} |
| small of the back {n} (lumbar region of the back) | :: región lumbar {f} |
| small pica {n} | :: lectura chica, lectura |
| small potatoes {n} (small fry) SEE: small fry | :: |
| smallpox {n} /ˈsmɔːlpɒks/ (disease) | :: viruela {f} |
| small screen {n} (broadcast or cable television screen) | :: pequeña pantalla {f} |
| small talk {n} (idle conversation) | :: charla {f}, palique {m} |
| small town {n} (a small town) | :: pueblito {m}, pueblucho {m} |
| smalltown {adj} (small town) SEE: small town | :: |
| small wonder {n} (unsurprising occurrence) | :: no es de extrañar |
| smaragdine {n} (emerald) SEE: emerald | :: |
| smarmy {adj} /ˈsmɑːɹ.mi/ (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating) | :: zalamero |
| smart {v} /smɑɹt/ (to hurt or sting) | :: escocer |
| smart {adj} (exhibiting social ability or cleverness) | :: vivo {m}, vivaracho {m} |
| smart {adj} (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books) | :: listo {m}, intelectual {m} {f} |
| smart {adj} | :: listo |
| smart aleck {n} (a know-it-all) | :: listillo {m}, sabelotodo {m} |
| smart ass {n} (one promoting his own personality, wishes or views) SEE: smartass | :: |
| smartass {adj} (related to or characteristic of a smartass) | :: burlón |
| smart card {n} (plastic card that has information stored on a computer chip) | :: tarjeta inteligente {f} |
| smartness {n} (the state or quality of being smart) | :: tienta {f} |
| smartphone {n} /ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/ (electronic handheld device) | :: teléfono inteligente {m} |
| smartwatch {n} (wristwatch) | :: reloj inteligente {m}, smartwatch {m} |
| smarty boots {n} (know-it-all) SEE: know-it-all | :: |
| smash {v} /smæʃ/ (to break violently) | :: estrellar, destrozar |
| smash {v} (hit extremely hard) | :: golpear, machucar |
| smashing {adj} /ˈsmæʃɪŋ/ (wonderful) | :: excelente, maravilloso |
| smatter {v} /ˈsmæ.tə/ (intransitive: talk superficially) | :: charlar, parlotear |
| smatter {v} (to speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge) | :: chapurrar, chapurrear |
| smattering {n} /ˈsmæɾɹ̩ɪŋ/ (superficial knowledge) | :: chapurreo {m}, nociones {f-p} |
| SME {n} (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise) | :: pyme, PYME |
| smear {v} /smɪɚ/ (to spread (a substance)) | :: manchar, untar, embadurnar, aplicar |
| smear {v} (to spread (a surface) with a substance) | :: untar, cubrir |
| smear {v} (to damage someone's reputation by slandering, making false accusations) | :: embarrar, manchar la reputación, difamar |
| smear {n} (mark) | :: mancha {f} |
| smear {n} (Pap smear) SEE: Pap smear | :: |
| smear campaign {n} (negative propaganda) | :: campaña de desprestigio {f} |
| smectic {adj} (of a class of liquid crystals whose molecules are aligned in layers) | :: esmético {m} |
| smectite {n} (clay mineral) | :: esmectita {f} |
| smegma {n} /ˈsmɛɡmə/ (sebaceous secretion) | :: esmegma {m} |
| smell {n} /smɛl/ (sensation) | :: olor {m} |
| smell {n} (sense of smell) | :: olfato {m} |
| smell {v} (sense with nose) | :: oler, husmear |
| smell {v} (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of") | :: oler a |
| smell a rat {v} /ˈsmɛl ə ˈɹæt/ (to sense something suspicious) | :: oler a gato encerrado, haber gato encerrado, olerse la tostada |
| smell-brain {n} (part of brain involved with smelling) | :: rinencéfalo {m} |
| smell fishy {v} | :: oler a pólvora, oler a chamusquina, oler a cuerno quemado, dar mala espina |
| smelly {adj} /ˈsmɛli/ (having a bad smell) | :: maloliente |
| smell you later {interj} (see you later; goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| smelt {n} /ˈsmɛlt/ (fish of the family Osmeridae) | :: eperlano {m} |
| smelt {v} (to fuse two things into one) | :: fundir, soldar |
| smelt {n} (production of metal, especially iron, from ore) SEE: smelting | :: |
| smelting {n} (process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore) | :: fundición {f} |
| smetana {n} /ˈsmɛ.tə.nə/ (type of soured cream) | :: smetana {f} |
| smile {n} /ˈsmaɪl/ (a happy face expression using mouth, but without producing voice) | :: sonrisa {f} |
| smile {v} (to have a smile on one's face) | :: sonreír |
| smiley {adj} /ˈsmaɪli/ (cheerful and happy) | :: sonriente |
| smiley {n} (representation of a smiling face) | :: emoticono {m} |
| smiley {n} (emoticon) SEE: emoticon | :: |
| smirch {v} (to dirty) | :: ensuciar |
| smirk {n} /smɜːk/ (smile that is insolent, offensively self-satisfied or scornful) | :: sonrisita {f}, mueca {f}, sonrisa de suficiencia {f}, sonrisa complacida {f}, sonrisa de satisfacción {f}, sonrisa de complicidad {f}, sonrisa satisfecha, sonrisa de superioridad |
| smirk {v} (to smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous) | :: sonreír con suficiencia |
| smite {v} /smaɪt/ (to hit) | :: golpear, cascar |
| smith {n} /smɪθ/ (craftsperson who works metal, see also: blacksmith) | :: forjador {m}, forjadora {f} |
| Smith {prop} /smɪθ/ (surnames derived from the equivalents of “smith”) | :: Herrera, Herrero |
| Smith {prop} (most common surnames by language) | :: Fernández, García, Hernández |
| smithereens {n} /smɪðəˈɹiːnz/ (Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items) | :: añicos {m-p} |
| Smithsonian {adj} (of or pertaining to James Smithson) | :: smithsoniano |
| smithsonite {n} (mineral) | :: smithsonita {f} |
| smithy {n} (forge) SEE: forge | :: |
| smitten {adj} /ˈsmɪtən/ (made irrationally enthusiastic) | :: entusiasmado {m} |
| smitten {adj} (in love) | :: enamorado |
| smocking {n} /ˈsmɒkɪŋ/ (embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and embroidered with decorative stitches) | :: nido de abeja {m} |
| smog {n} /smɔɡ/ (urban air pollution) | :: esmog, neblumo, niebla contaminante |
| smoke {v} /smoʊk/ (to inhale and exhale smoke from a burning cigarette) | :: fumar |
| smoke {v} (to inhale and exhale tobacco smoke regularly or habitually) | :: fumar |
| smoke {v} (to give off smoke) | :: humear |
| smoke {v} (to preserve or prepare by treating with smoke) | :: ahumar |
| smoke {n} (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material) | :: humo {m} |
| smoke {n} (colloquial: cigarette) | :: pito {m} |
| smoked {adj} /smoʊkt/ (of food, preserved by treatment with smoke) | :: ahumado |
| smoke explosion {n} (smoke explosion) | :: explosión de humo {f} |
| smoke-free {adj} (reserved for non-smokers) | :: sin humos |
| smoke like a chimney {v} (to smoke tobacco frequently) | :: fumar como un carretero, fumar como chino en quiebra |
| smoker {n} /ˈsmoʊkɚ/ (person who smokes tobacco habitually) | :: fumador {m}, fumadora {f} |
| smokescreen {n} (smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover) | :: cortina de humo {f} |
| smokescreen {n} (anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract) | :: cortina de humo {f} |
| smokeshop {n} (tobacconist's) SEE: tobacconist's | :: |
| smokestack {n} (a conduit or group of conduits atop a structure allowing smoke to flow out) SEE: chimney | :: |
| smoking {adj} /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/ (giving off smoke) | :: humeante {m} {f} |
| smoking {n} (smoking of tobacco) | :: tabaquismo |
| smoking room {n} (room designated for smokers) | :: fumadero {m} |
| smoky quartz {n} (type of quartz) | :: cuarzo ahumado {m} |
| smolder {v} /ˈsmoʊldɚ/ (to burn with no flame and little smoke) | :: arder |
| Smolensk {prop} (city) | :: Smolensk {m} |
| smooch {n} /smuːtʃ/ ((informal) a kiss) | :: beso |
| smooch {v} ((informal) to kiss) | :: besar |
| smooth {adj} /smuːð/ (lacking friction, not rough) | :: liso |
| smooth {adj} (suave; sophisticated) | :: sofisticado {m}, sofisticada {f} |
| smooth {adj} (motion: unbroken) | :: constante |
| smooth {adj} (placid, calm) | :: tranquilo, apacible |
| smooth {adj} (edge: lacking projections or indentations; not serrated) | :: liso |
| smooth {adj} (beverage: having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent) | :: suave |
| smooth {v} (make smooth) | :: alisar |
| smooth as a baby's bottom {adj} (very smooth) | :: suave como el culito de un bebé |
| smoothen {v} /ˈsmuːðən/ (make smooth) | :: alisar |
| smoothly {adv} /ˈsmuːðli/ (in a smooth manner) | :: suavemente |
| smooth sailing {n} (easily, without problems) | :: camino de rosas |
| smooth snake {n} (Coronella austriaca) | :: culebra lisa europea |
| smooth talk {n} | :: palabritas mansas |
| smorgasbord {n} /ˈsmɔːɡəsbɔːd/ (Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes, see also: buffet) | :: tapas {f-p} |
| smother {v} /ˈsmʌðɚ/ (to suffocate) | :: sofocar, asfixiar, ahogar |
| smother {v} (to extinguish or deaden) | :: apagar, sofocar, extinguir |
| smother {v} (to reduce to a low degree of vigor or activity) | :: reprimir |
| smudge {n} /smʌdʒ/ (a blemish; a smear) | :: borrón {m}, tiznón {m}, tiznajo {m}, chafarrinada {f}, chafarrinón {m} |
| smudge {n} (dense smoke, such as used for fumigation) | :: palo fumigador {m} |
| smudge {v} (to obscure by blurring) | :: desenfocar, macular, difuminar |
| smug {adj} /smʌɡ/ (irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied) | :: ufano, engreído, petulante, creído |
| smuggle {v} /ˈsmʌɡəl/ (to import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties) | :: contrabandear, pasar de contrabando {m} |
| smuggler {n} /ˈsmʌɡ.lə(ɹ)/ (One who smuggles things) | :: contrabandista {m} |
| smuggling {n} (an act of something being smuggled) | :: contrabando {m} |
| smugness {n} (state or quality of being smug) | :: petulancia {f}, autosuficiencia {f}, ufanía {f} |
| smurf {n} /smɝf/ (fictional character) | :: pitufo {m} |
| smut {n} (soot) SEE: soot | :: |
| smutty {adj} /ˈsmʌti/ (blackened, dirty) | :: tiznado {m} |
| smutty {adj} (obscene) | :: obsceno {m}, indecente |
| Smyrna {prop} /ˈzmɪɚnɑː/ (city) | :: Esmirna |
| snack {n} /snæk/ (a light meal) | :: tentempié {m}, [formal usage] refrigerio {m}, [figurative usage - also : bocadillo] bocado {m}, [Mexico] botana {f}, [Southern Spain] piquislabis {m}, [Spain standard usage] piscolabis {m}, [Guatemala] refacción {m}, [Venezuela, colloquial] bala fría {f} |
| snack {n} (an item of food eaten between meals) | :: tentempié {m}, [formal usage] refrigerio {m}, [figurative usage - also : bocadillo] bocado {m}, [Mexico] botana {f}, [Southern Spain] piquislabis {m}, [Spain standard usage] piscolabis {m}, [Guatemala] refacción {m}, [Venezuela, colloquial] bala fría {f} |
| snack {n} | :: [Ecuador, Guatemala, México] antojito {m}, aperitivo {m}, [Mexico] botana, [Colombia] pasaboca, [Venezuela] pasapalo, pincho {m}, [Spain] tapa {f} |
| snack {v} (to eat between meals) | :: picar, mecatear [Colombia], merendar [in the afternoon] |
| snack bar {n} /ˈsnækbɑɹ/ (a small restaurant serving light meals) | :: lonchería {f} [US] |
| snack food {n} /ˈsnækfuːd/ (food consumed as a snack between meals) | :: aperitivo {m} |
| SNAFU {n} /snæːˈfuː/ (ridiculously chaotic situation) | :: confusión |
| snag {n} /ˈsnæɡ/ (problem or difficulty) | :: pega {f} |
| snail {n} /sneɪl/ (any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell) | :: caracol {m} |
| snail {n} (sluggard) | :: haragán {m}, holgazán {m}, gandul {m} |
| snailfish {n} (marine fish) | :: pez baboso |
| snail mail {n} (postal mail) | :: correo postal {m}, correo ordinario {m} |
| snake {n} /ˈsneɪk/ (legless reptile) | :: serpiente {f}, culebra {f}, sierpe [archaic], víbora [colloquial, Mexico] |
| snake {v} (to move in a winding path) | :: culebrear, serpentear, hacer culebra |
| snake charmer {n} (snake charmer) | :: encantador de serpientes |
| snakelet {n} (a baby snake) | :: viborezno {m} |
| snap {n} /snæp/ (quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound) | :: chasquido {m} |
| snap {n} (act of of producing sound with fingers) | :: chasquido de dedos {m} |
| snap {n} (informal: photograph) | :: fotografía {f}, foto {f}, instantánea {f} |
| snap {n} (very short period of time, or task) | :: instante {m} |
| snap {v} (to break apart suddenly or at once) | :: quebrar, romper de golpe |
| snap {v} (to speak abruptly or sharply) | :: increpar |
| snap {v} (to suffer a mental breakdown) | :: enloquecerse, trastornarse |
| snap {v} (to snap one's fingers) | :: chasquear |
| snap bean {n} (unripe or green fruit pod of a bean plant) SEE: green bean | :: |
| snapdragon {n} /ˈsnæpdɹæɡən/ (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum) | :: boca de dragón {f} |
| snap one's fingers {v} (create a sound with one's fingers) | :: chasquear los dedos |
| snapping turtle {n} (turtle of the family Chelydridae) | :: tortuga mordedora |
| snapshot {n} (A photograph) | :: instantánea {f} |
| snare {n} /snɛəɹ/ (trap) | :: lazo {m} |
| snare {n} (mental trap) | :: asechanza |
| snare drum {n} (tubular drum) | :: redoblante {m}, caja clara {f}, tarola {f}, caja {f} |
| snarky {adj} /ˈsnɑrki/ (sarcastic and irreverent) | :: sarcástico, mordaz |
| snarl {v} /ˈsnɑː(ɹ)l/ (to entangle) | :: enredar |
| snarl {n} (knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle) | :: enredo {m}, maraña {f}, |
| snarl {v} (To growl) | :: gruñir |
| snarl {n} (act of snarling) | :: gruñido {m} |
| snatch {v} /snætʃ/ (to grasp quickly) | :: agarrar |
| snatch {v} (to grasp and remove) | :: arrebatar |
| snatch {v} (to steal) | :: arrebatar |
| snatch {n} (competitive weightlifting event) | :: arrancada {f}, arranque {m} |
| sneak {n} /sniːk/ (a cheat; con artist; trickster) | :: pillo {m} |
| sneak {v} (to creep) | :: moverse con sigilo |
| sneak {v} (to hide in a mean or cowardly manner) | :: esconder, escabullir |
| sneak {v} (to inform an authority about another's misdemeanours) | :: delatar |
| sneaker {n} /ˈsnikɚ/ (one who sneaks) | :: pillo {m} |
| sneaker {n} (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) | :: tenis {m} [especially Latin America, regional usage in Spain - in full : zapato de tenis], bamba {f} [Northeastern Spain], botín {m} [Seville, Southern Spain], champión {m} [Paraguay, Uruguay], deportiva {f} [Spain], espores {m-p} [Northeastern Argentina], espais {m-p} [Cantabria, Northern Central Spain], gomas {f-p} [Northwestern Venezuela], guachicón {m} [Northeastern Venezuela], kets {m-p} [Lleida, Catalonia, Northeastern Spain], kids {m-p} [Bolivia], maripís {m-p} [Aragon, Northern Central Spain], playera {f} [Spain], popis {m-p} [Cuba], zapatilla deportiva {f} [Argentina, Chile, Panama, Peru, Spain], zapato de goma {m} [Venezuelan standard usage], deportivas {f} |
| sneak in {v} (to enter without being noticed) | :: colarse |
| sneaky {adj} /ˈsniːki/ (difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries) | :: escurridizo |
| sneaky {adj} (dishonest; deceitful) | :: marrullero |
| sneeze {v} /sniz/ (expel air as a reflex) | :: estornudar |
| sneeze {n} (act of sneezing) | :: estornudo {m} |
| snicker {n} /ˈsnɪkɚ/ (stifled laugh) | :: risita {f} |
| snicker {v} (to emit a snicker) | :: reír disimuladamente |
| Snickers {n} /snɪkəɹz/ (chocolate bar) | :: Snickers {m} |
| snide {adj} /snaɪd/ (nasty, sarcastic) | :: socarrón |
| sniff {v} /snɪf/ (to make a short audible inhalation) | :: olfatear |
| sniff {v} (to inhale drugs in powder form through the nose) | :: esnifar |
| sniff {v} | :: husmear, sorber |
| snip {v} /snɪp/ (To cut with short sharp actions) | :: cortar |
| snipe {n} /snaɪp/ (bird of the family Scolopacidae) | :: agachadiza {f}, agachona {f}, caica {f} |
| sniper {n} /ˈsnaɪ.pɚ/ (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position) | :: francotirador {m} |
| sniper {n} | :: francotirador {m} |
| sniper rifle {n} (long-range rifle) | :: rifle de francotirador {m}, fusil de francotirador {m} |
| snippet {n} /ˈsnɪpɪt/ (a tiny piece or part) | :: pedazo {m}, retazo {m}, trozo {m} |
| snippet {n} (a textfile containing a relatively small amount of code) | :: snippet {m} |
| snitch {v} /snɪtʃ/ (steal) | :: afanar, mangar, robar, hurtar |
| snitch {v} (inform on) | :: chivarse, chivatear, delatar |
| snitch {n} (thief) | :: ladrón {m}, ladrona {f} |
| snitch {n} (informer, usually one who betrays his group) | :: chivato {m}, soplón {m}, delator {m}, sapo |
| snitches get stitches {proverb} (people who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions) | :: los soplones obtienen suturas |
| snivel {v} /ˈsnɪvəl/ (to whine or complain, whilst crying) | :: lloriquear, gimotear |
| snivel {n} (nasal mucus; snot) | :: moco |
| snob {n} /snɒb/ (person who seeks to be a member of the upper classes) | :: esnob {m} {f}, fresa {f} [Mexico], pijo {m}, pituco {m}, siútico |
| snobbery {n} (the property or trait of being a snob) | :: pijada {f} [Spain], pijotada {f} [Spain], esnobismo, señoritismo |
| snobbiness {n} | :: pijerío {m} [Spain] |
| snobbish {adj} (having the property of being a snob) | :: esnobista, pijo [Spain] |
| snobby {adj} (characteristic of a snob) | :: esnobista |
| snocross {n} (sport in which snowmobiles are raced at high speed) | :: snocross {m} |
| snog {v} (slang: kiss passionately) | :: morrearse, chapar |
| snood {n} (hairnet) SEE: hairnet | :: |
| snood {n} /snuːd/ (band or ribbon for keeping the hair in place) | :: redecilla {f}, cintillo {m} |
| snooker {n} /ˈsnʊkəɹ/ (cue sport) | :: billar {m} |
| snoop {v} /snuːp/ (to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen) | :: disimulado {m} |
| snoop {v} (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) | :: fisgonear, espiar, husmear |
| snoop {n} (the act of snooping) | :: husmear, fisgar |
| snoop {n} (a private detective) | :: detective {m} {f} |
| snooper {n} /ˈsnuːpə(ɹ)/ (one who snoops) | :: fisgón {m} |
| Snoopy {prop} (pet beagle) | :: Snoopy {m} |
| snoot {v} (slang: human nose) SEE: schnozzle | :: |
| snooty {adj} /ˈsnuː.ti/ (pompous) | :: presuntuoso |
| snooze {v} /snuːz/ | :: dormitar |
| snooze {n} (A period of sleep; a nap) | :: siesta |
| snooze {n} (Something boring) | :: lata {f}, fastidio {m} |
| snore {v} /snɔɹ/ (breathe during sleep with harsh noises) | :: roncar |
| snore {n} (act and noise of snoring) | :: ronquido {m} |
| snorkel {n} (hollow tube used for breathing underwater) | :: tubo respirador {m} |
| snort {n} /snɔɹt/ (sound made by exhaling roughly through the nose) | :: resoplar, resoplido {m}, bufido {m} |
| snort {v} (to exhale roughly through the nose) | :: resoplar, bufar |
| snort {v} (to inhale (usually a drug) through the nose) | :: esnifar, jalar, tomar, inhalar |
| snot {n} /snɒt/ (mucus) | :: moco {m} |
| snot {n} (contemptible child) | :: mocoso {m} |
| snotty {adj} (dirtied with snot) | :: mocoso |
| snotty {adj} (ill-tempered, impertinent) | :: de mal carácter, de mal temperamento, impertinente |
| snout {n} /snaʊt/ (long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast) | :: hocico {m} |
| snout {n} (nose of a man (in contempt)) | :: [Mexico] narizota {f}, narices {f-p} |
| snout {n} (nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.) | :: boquilla {f} |
| snout {n} (anterior prolongation of the head of gastropod) | :: hocico {m}, trompa {f}, [technical] probóscide {f} |
| snout {n} (anterior prolongation of head of weevil and other insects) | :: hocico {m}, trompa {f}, [technical] probóscide {f} |
| snout moth {n} (moth of the family Lasiocampidae) SEE: eggar | :: |
| snow {n} /snoʊ/ (precipitation) | :: nieve {f} |
| snow {n} (TV noise) | :: nieve {f} |
| snow {n} (cocaine) | :: farlopa {f}, nieve {f}, coca {f} |
| snow {n} (collective precipitation) | :: nieves {f-p}, nevada {f} |
| snow {v} (have snow fall from the sky) | :: nevar |
| snowball {n} /ˈsnoʊbɔl/ (ball of snow) | :: bola de nieve {f} |
| snowball fight {n} (play fight) | :: pelea de bolas de nieve {f} |
| snowbird {n} /ˈsnoʊbɝːd/ (dark-eyed junco) | :: junco pizarroso {m}, junco ojioscuro {m} |
| snowboard {n} /ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹd/ (board) | :: tabla de snow {f} |
| snowboard {v} (to ride a snowboard) | :: hacer snowboard |
| snowboarding {n} (the sport of sliding downhill on a snowboard) | :: snowboard {m} |
| snow bunting {n} (bird) | :: escribano nival |
| snow cannon {n} (machine that spurts out snow over pistes) | :: cañón de nieve {m} |
| snow chain {n} (a chain put on a wheel of a vehicle to give it more traction) | :: cadenas de nieve {f-p} |
| snowclone {n} /ˈsnoʊ.kloʊn/ (a type of cliché) | :: clono de nieve {m} |
| snow cone {n} (crushed ice with flavoring) | :: cepillado {m} [Northwestern Venezuela], esnobol {m} [Northeastern Venezuela], frío-frío {m} [Dominican Republic], granizada {f} [Guatemala], granizado {m} [Costa Rica, Cuba, Southeastern Mexico, Spain], minuta {f} [El Salvador, Honduras], piragua {f} [Puerto Rico], raspadilla {f} [Peru], raspado {m} [Colombia, Mexican standard usage, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuelan standard usage, Western Puerto Rico], yuki {m} [Northeastern Mexico] |
| snowcone {n} (a frozen dessert) | :: granizado {m} |
| snow-covered {adj} (covered with snow) | :: cubierto de nieve, nevado |
| snowdrop {n} /ˈsnəʊ.dɹɒp/ (plant) | :: campanilla de febrero {f}, campanilla de invierno {f}, flor de nieve {f} |
| snowfall {n} /ˈsnoʊfɔːl/ (instance of falling of snow) | :: nevada {f} |
| snowfall {n} (amount of snow that falls on one occasion) | :: nevada {f} |
| snowflake {n} /ˈsnoʊ.fleɪk/ (crystal) | :: copo de nieve {m}, ampo {m} |
| snowflake {n} (flower of the genus Leucojum) | :: campanilla {f} |
| snowflake {n} (Plectrophenax nivalis) SEE: snow bunting | :: |
| snow fox {n} (arctic fox) SEE: arctic fox | :: |
| snow globe {n} (decorative object) | :: bola de nieve {f}, domo de nieve {m} |
| snow goose {n} (Chen caerulescens) | :: ánsar nival {m}, ganso blanco {m}, ganso nival {m} |
| snowgun {n} (cannon that creates snow) SEE: snow cannon | :: |
| snow leopard {n} (a large feline mammal, Uncia uncia) | :: leopardo de las nieves {m} |
| snowmachine {n} (snowmobile) SEE: snowmobile | :: |
| snowmaking {n} | :: innivación |
| snowman {n} /ˈsnoʊ.mæn/ (figure made of snow) | :: muñeco de nieve {m} |
| snowmobile {n} (vehicle) | :: motonieve {f} |
| snow pea {n} (cultivar of pea) | :: tirabeque {m} |
| snow plow {n} (vehicle) | :: quitanieves |
| snow plow {n} (in skiing) | :: cuña |
| Snow Queen {prop} (fairy tale character with power over snow and ice) | :: Reina de las Nieves {f} |
| snowshoe {n} /ˈsnoʊʃu/ (flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow) | :: raqueta {f} |
| snowstorm {n} /ˈsnəʊstɔːm/ (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) | :: nevada {f}, nevasca {f}, tormenta de nieve {f} |
| snow-white {adj} (as white as snow) | :: blanconieve, nevado |
| Snow White {prop} /snoʊ (h)waɪt/ (character from Snow White (Schneewittchen)) | :: Blancanieves |
| Snow White {prop} (character from Snow-White and Rose-Red (Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot)) | :: Blancanieves |
| snowy {adj} (snow-covered) SEE: snow-covered | :: |
| snowy owl {n} (large white owl) | :: búho nival {m} |
| snub {n} /snʌb/ (deliberate affront or slight) | :: desaire {m} |
| snub {v} (to slight, ignore, behave coldly toward) | :: desairar, hacer un feo |
| snuff {n} /snʌf/ (fine-ground tobacco) | :: rapé {m} |
| snuff {v} (extinguish candle or oil-lamp) | :: apagar |
| snuffbox {n} (small box) | :: tabaquera {f} |
| snuffer {n} (candle snuffer) SEE: candle snuffer | :: |
| snug {adj} /snʌɡ/ (comfortable; cosy, cozy) | :: cómodo {m}, confortable {m} {f} |
| snug {adj} (close fitting) | :: ajustado {m}, ceñido {m} |
| Snuggie {n} (item of clothing) | :: batamanta {f} |
| snuggle {v} /ˈsnʌɡəl/ (to lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy) | :: acurrucarse |
| so {n} (sol) SEE: sol | :: |
| so {conj} /soʊ/ (in order that) | :: para que [followed by the subjunctive] |
| so {conj} (with the result that) | :: así que |
| so {adv} (very) | :: tan |
| so {adv} (to a particular extent) | :: tan |
| so {adv} (in a particular manner) | :: así |
| so {interj} (interjection used to introduce a new topic) | :: pues, entonces, pos |
| soak {v} /soʊk/ (to be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it) | :: empapar, remojar, embeber |
| soak {v} (to immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation) | :: remojar, empapar |
| soak {v} (to penetrate or permeate by saturation) | :: saturar |
| soak {v} (to allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed) | :: esponjar |
| soak {v} | :: empapar, remojar |
| soaked to the skin {adj} | :: mojado hasta la médula, calado hasta los huesos |
| so-and-so {n} (placeholder name) | :: fulano {m}, fulana {f} |
| so-and-so {n} (name used to take the place of an epithet) | :: tal por cual {m} {f} |
| soap {n} (soap opera) SEE: soap opera | :: |
| soap {n} /soʊp/ (substance) | :: jabón {m} |
| soap {v} (apply soap in washing) | :: enjabonar, [reflexive] enjabonarse |
| soapberry {n} (woody plant) | :: (Sapindus saponaria) jaboncillo {m}, chambimbe {m} [Colombia], choloque {m} [Peru], chumico {m} [Costa Rica], isotoubo {m} [Bolivia], jorupe {m} [Ecuador], marikuru {m} [Chile], pacún {m} [El Salvador, Nicaragua], paraparo {m} [Venezuela] |
| soapberry {n} (its fruit) | :: (Sapindus saponaria) parapara {f} [Venezuela] |
| soapbox {n} /ˈsəʊpbɒks/ (platform for presenting one's viewpoints) | :: tribuna improvisada {f}, podio {m}, estrado |
| soap dish {n} (a container for soap) | :: jabonera {f} |
| soapery {n} (factory making soap) | :: jabonería {f} |
| soapmaker {n} (maker of soap) | :: jabonero {m} |
| soap opera {n} (television serial) | :: telenovela {f}, culebrón {m}, folletín {m}, novelón {m} |
| soapstone {n} (soft rock) | :: esteatita {f}, roca de jabón {f} |
| soapwort {n} (herb) | :: saponaria {f}, jabonaria {f} |
| soapy {adj} /ˈsoʊpi/ (resembling soap) | :: saponáceo {m} |
| soapy {adj} (resembling a soap opera) | :: folletinesco {m} |
| soapy {adj} (full of soap) | :: jabonoso {m} |
| soapy {adj} (covered in soap) | :: enjabonado {m} |
| soapy {adj} | :: enjabonado {m}, enjabonada {f} |
| soar {v} /sɔɹ/ (to fly aloft with little effort) | :: planear |
| soar {v} (to mount upward on wings) | :: elevarse |
| soar {v} (to fly by means of a glider) | :: planar |
| soaring {adj} (assurgent, ascending) | :: ascendente |
| sob {n} /sɒb/ (a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath) | :: sollozo {m} |
| sob {v} (weep with convulsive gasps) | :: sollozar |
| SOB {n} /ˌɛs oʊ ˈbi/ (son of a bitch (abbreviation)) | :: hdp |
| soba {n} /ˈsəʊbə/ (Japanese buckwheat noodle) | :: soba {m} |
| so be it {phrase} (indication of acceptance) | :: así sea |
| sober {adj} /ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/ (not drunk) | :: sobrio, sereno |
| sober {adj} (moderate) | :: sobrio |
| sober {adj} (dull) | :: apagado |
| sober up {v} (to become sober) | :: desemborrachar, desemborracharse, desembriagar, desembriagarse |
| sobremesa {n} (time spent at the table after eating) | :: sobremesa |
| sobriety {n} (quality or state of being sober) | :: austeridad {f} |
| sobriety {n} (quality or state of not being intoxicated) | :: sobriedad {f} |
| sobriquet {n} /ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/ (familiar name for a person) | :: sobrenombre {m} |
| so-called {adj} /ˈsoʊˌkɔld/ (so named, but wrongly so) | :: llamado |
| soccer {n} /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ (game) | :: fútbol {m}, [Mexico] futbol; balompié {m}, balón-pie {m}; [Mexico] pambol |
| soccer player {n} (one who plays soccer) | :: futbolista {m} {f} |
| Sochi {prop} /ˈsɒtʃi/ (city in Russia) | :: Sochi {m} |
| sociable {adj} (tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial) | :: comerciable {m} {f} |
| social {adj} /ˈsoʊ.ʃəl/ (relating to society) | :: social |
| social anxiety {n} (social anxiety disorder) SEE: social anxiety disorder | :: |
| social anxiety {n} (discomfort or fear in social situation) | :: ansiedad social {f}, ansiedad interpersonal {f} |
| social anxiety disorder {n} (the most common anxiety disorder) | :: fobia social {f} |
| social class {n} (class of people) | :: clase social {f}, estrato social {m} |
| social climber {n} (one who tries to improve his or her social position) | :: trepador {m}, trepa, arribista {m} {f} |
| social cohesion {n} (maintenance of stability in a society) | :: cohesión social {f} |
| social contract {n} (agreement or contract) | :: contrato social {m} |
| social Darwinism {n} (theory) | :: darwinismo social {m} |
| social democracy {n} (moderate left-wing political philosophy) | :: socialdemocracia |
| social distancing {n} /ˈsoʊʃəl ˌdɪstən(t)sɪŋ/ (practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases) | :: distanciamiento social {m} |
| social engineering {n} (use of numerical data) | :: ingeniería social {f} |
| social engineering {n} (use of propaganda) | :: ingeniería social {f} |
| social engineering {n} (practice of tricking a user) | :: ingeniería social {f} |
| social group {n} (collection of humans or animals) | :: grupo social {m} |
| socialism {n} /ˈsoʊʃəlɪzəm/ (political philosophy of social and economic equality) | :: socialismo {m} |
| socialism {n} (group of socialist political philosophies) | :: socialismo {m} |
| socialism {n} (intermediate phase of social development) | :: socialismo {m} |
| socialist {adj} /ˈsoʊˌʃəlɪst/ (of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism) | :: socialista {m} {f} |
| socialist {n} (one who practices or advocates socialism) | :: socialista {mf} |
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia {prop} (Yugoslav state that existed from 1943 until 1992) | :: República Federal Socialista de Yugoslavia |
| Socialist Republic of Vietnam {prop} (official name of Vietnam) | :: República Socialista de Vietnam {f} |
| socialite {n} /ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪt/ (person of prominence and influence) | :: socialite {m} {f} |
| socialization {n} (sociology: the process of learning one’s culture) | :: socialización {f}, sociabilización {f} |
| socialize {v} (to interact with others) | :: socializar, sociabilizar |
| socialize {v} (to instruct, usually subconsciously, in the etiquette of a society) | :: socializar |
| socialize {v} (to take into collective or governmental ownership) | :: socializar |
| social justice {n} (fairness in society) | :: justicia social {f} |
| social justice warrior {n} (online activist who zealously promotes social justice causes) | :: progre |
| social liberalism {n} (political ideology) | :: socioliberalismo {m} |
| socially {adv} (in social contexts) | :: socialmente |
| social media {n} (interactive forms of media) | :: medios sociales |
| social network {n} (a network of personal or business contacts on the Internet) | :: red social {f} |
| social phobia {n} (social anxiety disorder) SEE: social anxiety disorder | :: |
| social policy {n} (guidelines that deal with communal issues) | :: política social {f} |
| social science {n} (branch of science) | :: ciencias sociales {f-p} |
| social security {n} (system) | :: seguridad social {f} |
| social studies {n} (study of various subjects) | :: estudios sociales {m-p} |
| social work {n} (any of several professions concerned with providing social services) | :: asistencia social {f} |
| social worker {n} (person whose profession is social work) | :: asistente social |
| societism {n} (social philosophy that promotes the well being of the group without sacrificing the significance of the individual) | :: societismo |
| society {n} /səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/ (group of people sharing culture) | :: sociedad {f} |
| society {n} (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) | :: sociedad {f} |
| society {n} (people of one’s country or community as a whole) | :: sociedad {f}, comunidad {f} |
| Society of Jesus {prop} (Roman Catholic order) | :: Compañía de Jesús {f} |
| Socinian {n} /soʊˈsɪn.iː.ən/ (a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination) | :: un sociniano {m} |
| Socinian {adj} (pertaining to the Socinians) | :: sociniano {m} |
| sociocultural {adj} (of both society and culture) | :: sociocultural |
| socioeconomic {adj} (of or pertaining to social and economic factors) SEE: socio-economic | :: |
| socio-economic {adj} (pertaining to a combination of social and economic factors) | :: socioeconómico |
| sociogram {n} (graphic representation of the structure of interpersonal relations in a group situation) | :: sociograma |
| sociolect {n} /ˈsəʊ.ʃɪ.ə(ʊ).lɛkt/ (variant of language used by a social group) | :: sociolecto {m} |
| sociolinguistic {adj} /ˌsəʊsi.əʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/ (pertaining to sociolinguistics) | :: sociolingüístico |
| sociolinguistics {n} /ˌsoʊsi.oʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ (the study of social and cultural effects on language) | :: sociolingüística {f} |
| sociological {adj} (of or pertaining to sociology) | :: sociológico |
| sociologically {adv} (sociologically) | :: sociológicamente |
| sociologist {n} (scientist studying the field of sociology) | :: sociólogo {m}, socióloga {f} |
| sociology {n} /ˌsəʊsiːˈɒlədʒiː/ (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) | :: sociología {f} |
| sociopath {n} /ˈsoʊ.si.əˌpæθ/ (person with antisocial personality disorder) | :: sociópata |
| sociopolitical {adj} (socio-political) SEE: socio-political | :: |
| socio-political {adj} (of or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors) | :: sociopolítico |
| sock {n} /sɑk/ (covering for the foot) | :: calcetín {m} [Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain], media {f} [Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South America except Chile] |
| sock {n} (sock puppet) SEE: sock puppet | :: |
| socket {n} /ˈsɒkɪt/ (mechanical opening) | :: enchufe {m}, toma corriente {m}, toma {f} |
| socket {n} (hollow in a bone) | :: cuenca {f} (eye socket), glena {f} |
| socket {n} (computing interprocess communication channel) | :: zócalo {m} |
| socket wrench {n} (A type of wrench) | :: matraca herramienta {f} |
| sock puppet {n} (simple puppet made from a sock) | :: marioneta de calcetín {f}, títere de mano {m} |
| sock puppet {n} (second account created by a user in an online community) | :: usuario títere |
| Socrates {prop} /ˈsɒkɹətiːz/ (Greek philosopher) | :: Sócrates {m} |
| Socratic method {prop} | :: mayéutica {f}, método socrático {m}, debate socrático {m} |
| soda {n} /ˈsoʊdə/ (sodium carbonate) | :: sosa {f}, soda {f} |
| soda {n} (carbonated water) | :: soda {f} |
| soda {n} (sweet, carbonated drink) | :: gaseosa {f}, bebida {f}, soda {f}, [Chile], refresco {m} [Bolivia, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, Venezuela], [Eastern Bolivia, Northern Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico] soda {f} agua [Guatemala, colloquial - short for agua gaseosa], [Spain, colloquial] casera {f}, [Mexico, colloquial] chesco {m}, [Ecuador, colloquial] cola {f}, [Venezuela, colloquial - regional and working class usage] fresco {m} |
| sod all {n} (nothing) | :: nada de nada |
| soda pop {n} (sweetened, carbonated beverage) | :: refresco, gaseosa, bebida, fresco |
| soda water {n} (water with carbon dioxide) | :: soda, agua de Seltz |
| sodden {adj} /ˈsɒ.dən/ (soaked) | :: empapado |
| sodium {n} /ˈsoʊdi.əm/ (reactive metal) | :: sodio {m} |
| sodium benzoate {n} (the sodium salt of benzoic acid) | :: benzoato de sodio {m} |
| sodium bicarbonate {n} (salt of sodium hydroxide and carbonic acid) | :: bicarbonato de sodio {m} |
| sodium bicarbonate {n} (used as a raising agent) | :: bicarbonato de sodio {m} |
| sodium chloride {n} (chemical term for table salt; NaCl) | :: cloruro de sodio {m} |
| sodium hydrogen carbonate {n} (NaHCO3) SEE: sodium bicarbonate | :: |
| sodium hydroxide {n} (caustic alkali) | :: hidróxido de sodio {m}, hidróxido sódico {m} |
| sodium thiosulfate {n} (inorganic compound used in iodometry, photographic processing, gold extraction, etc.) | :: tiosulfato de sodio {m} |
| Sodom {prop} /ˈsɑdəm/ (city in the Middle East) | :: Sodoma {f} |
| sodomise {v} (to perform anal sex) | :: sodomizar |
| sodomise {v} (to perform anal sex with an animal) | :: sodomizar |
| sodomy {n} /ˈsɒdəmi/ (anal sex, see also: anal sex) | :: sodomía {f} |
| Sod's law {prop} /sɒdz lɔ/ (rule, see also: Murphy's law) | :: ley de la indefectible mala voluntad de los objectos inanimados {f} |
| sofa {n} /ˈsoʊfə/ (upholstered seat) | :: sofá {m} |
| sofa-bed {n} /ˈsoʊfəbɛd/ (sofa that unfolds into a bed) | :: sofá cama {m} |
| so far {adv} (until now; previously; yet) | :: hasta ahora, hasta aquí, hasta este momento, por el momento, por ahora |
| so far so good {proverb} (up to this point, all is OK) | :: hasta ahora todo bien |
| soffit {n} /ˈsɑ.fɪt/ (visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element) | :: sofito {m} |
| Sofia {prop} /ˈsəʊfi.ə/ (the capital city of Bulgaria) | :: Sofía |
| soft {adj} (foolish) SEE: foolish | :: |
| soft {adj} /sɔft/ (giving way under pressure) | :: blando, muelle |
| soft {adj} (of a cloth) | :: suave |
| soft {adj} (gentle) | :: suave, ligero, tenue |
| soft {adj} (of a sound) | :: tenue |
| softball {n} (game) | :: sófbol {m} |
| soft-boiled {adj} (of an egg) | :: pasado por agua |
| softcore pornography {n} (form of pornography where the sexual acts are relatively unexplicit) | :: porno blando {m}, porno suave {m} |
| soft drink {n} (sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage) | :: gaseosa {f}, bebida {f} [Chile], refresco {m} [Bolivia, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Venezuela], soda {f} [Bolivia, Northern Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico], agua {f} [Guatemala, colloquial - short for agua gaseosa], casera {f} [Spain, colloquial], chesco {m} [Mexico, colloquial], cola {f} [Ecuador, colloquial], fresco {m} [Venezuela, colloquial - especially regional and working-class usage], bebida de fantasia {f} |
| soften {v} /ˈsɔfən/ ((transitive) To make something soft or softer) | :: ablandar, suavizar |
| soften {v} ((transitive) To make less harsh) | :: suavizar |
| soften {v} ((intransitive) To become soft or softer) | :: ablandarse |
| softener {n} (water softener) SEE: water softener | :: |
| softener {n} (fabric softener) SEE: fabric softener | :: |
| softening {n} (process of making something soft) | :: ablandamiento {m} |
| softening {n} (process of becoming soft) | :: ablandamiento {m} |
| softly {adv} /ˈsɔftli/ (softly, gently) | :: suavemente |
| softly {adv} (not loudly, inaudible) | :: inaudiblemente, silenciosamente |
| softly softly {adv} (in a very tactful, careful manner) | :: muy suavemente |
| softness {n} /ˈsɔftnəs/ (the quality of being soft) | :: suavidad {f}, molicie {f} |
| soft palate {n} (tissue) | :: velo del paladar {m} |
| soft paraffin {n} (petroleum jelly) SEE: petroleum jelly | :: |
| soft roe {n} (milt) SEE: milt | :: |
| soft serve {n} (frozen dessert) | :: helado suave {m} |
| soft sign {n} (Cyrillic letter Ь/ь) | :: signo suave {m}, signo blando {m} |
| soft spot {n} (fontanelle) SEE: fontanelle | :: |
| soft spot {n} (sentimental fondness or affection) | :: debilidad {f} |
| soft spot {n} (point of vulnerability) | :: punto débil {m} |
| software {n} /ˈsɒftˌwɛə/ (encoded computer instructions) | :: software {m}, programa {m}, soporte lógico {m} |
| soft water {n} (water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals) | :: agua blanda {f} |
| softwood {n} | :: madera blanda {f}, madera tierna {f} |
| softy {n} (weak or sentimental person) | :: sentimental |
| Sogdiana {prop} (an ancient Iranian-speaking civilization) | :: Sogdiana {f} |
| soggy {adj} /ˈsɒɡi/ (soaked with liquid) | :: remojado, empapado |
| soil {n} /sɔɪl/ (mixture of sand and organic material) | :: suelo {m} |
| soil {n} (country or territory) | :: tierra {f} |
| soil {v} (to make dirty) | :: ensuciar |
| soiled {adj} /ˈsɔɪld/ (dirty) | :: sucio |
| soil fertility {n} (ability of a soil to sustain plant growth) | :: fertilidad del suelo {f} |
| soil science {n} (scientific study of soil) | :: ciencia del suelo {f} |
| soiree {n} /ˌswɑːˈɹeɪ/ (formal evening party) | :: velada {f} |
| sojourn {n} /ˈsoʊdʒɚn/ (A short stay somewhere) | :: estadía {f}, estada {f} |
| sol {n} /soʊl/ (fifth note of a major scale) | :: sol {m} |
| sol {n} /sɑːl/ (type of colloid) | :: sol {m} |
| solace {n} /ˈsɑː.lɪs/ (consolation) | :: consuelo {m}, solaz {m} |
| solace {n} (source of comfort) | :: consuelo {m} |
| solace {n} | :: solaz |
| Solaga {prop} (town) | :: Solaga |
| solar {adj} /ˈsoʊlɚ/ (of or pertaining to the sun) | :: solar |
| solar calendar {n} (a calendar based on the movement of the Earth around the Sun) | :: calendario solar {m} |
| solar cell {n} (semiconductor device) | :: célula solar {f} |
| solar corona {n} (upper atmosphere of the sun) | :: corona solar {f} |
| solar day {n} (time for a planet to rotate once relative to the sun) | :: día solar {m} |
| solar eclipse {n} (when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun) | :: eclipse solar {m} |
| solar energy {n} (energy from the sun) | :: energía solar {f} |
| solar flare {n} (violent explosion) | :: erupción solar {f} |
| solar mass {n} (unit) | :: masa solar {f} |
| solar nebula {n} (disc-shaped cloud of gas and dust) | :: nebulosa solar {f} |
| solar panel {n} (array of connected solar cells) | :: panel solar {m}, panel solar fotovoltaico {m}, panel fotovoltaico {m} |
| solar plexus {n} (a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach) | :: plexo solar {m} |
| solar system {n} /ˈsoʊ.lɚ ˌsɪs.təm/ (any collection of heavenly bodies orbiting a star) | :: sistema solar {m} |
| solar system {prop} (Solar System) SEE: Solar System | :: |
| Solar System {prop} /ˈsoʊ.lɚ ˌsɪs.təm/ (the Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it) | :: sistema solar {m} |
| solar thermal collector {n} | :: colector solar |
| solar wind {n} (outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space) | :: viento solar {m} |
| solastalgia {n} (form of homesickness) | :: solastalgia {f} |
| solder {n} /ˈsɒldə(ɹ)/ (any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together) | :: estaño para soldar {m}, estaño {m} |
| solder {v} (to join with solder) | :: soldar |
| soldering {n} /ˈsɑdəɹɪŋ/ (method of joining two metallic surfaces by melting an alloy between them) | :: soldadura blanda |
| soldering iron {n} (tool) | :: soldador {m} |
| soldier {n} /ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/ (member of an army) | :: soldado |
| soldier {n} (a term of affection for a young boy) | :: campión |
| soldier {n} | :: soldado {m} [private soldier], militar {m} [member of an army, usually of higher rank], milico {m} [Andes, River Plate region, pejorative] |
| soldier {v} (to serve as a soldier) | :: militar |
| soldier on {v} (continue or persist, despite adversity or difficulty) | :: seguir en la brecha |
| sold out {adj} (completely sold) | :: agotado {m} |
| sole {adj} /səʊl/ (only) | :: solo, único |
| sole {n} (bottom of the foot) | :: planta {f}, planta del pie {f} |
| sole {n} (bottom of a shoe or boot) | :: suela {f} |
| sole {n} (fish) | :: lenguado {m} |
| solecism {n} /ˈsɒlɪsɪzəm/ (error in the use of language) | :: solecismo {m} |
| solely {adv} /ˈsoʊl.li/ (exclusively) | :: únicamente, solamente, exclusivamente |
| solemn {adj} /ˈsɒləm/ (deeply serious and somber) | :: solemne |
| solemn {adj} (performed with great ceremony) | :: solemne |
| solemnity {n} /səˈlɛmnɪti/ (quality of being solemn) | :: solemnidad {f} |
| solemnity {n} (instance of solemn behavior) | :: solemnidad {f} |
| solemnly {adv} /ˈsɒləmli/ (in a solemn manner) | :: solemnemente |
| solemnness {n} (solemnity) SEE: solemnity | :: |
| solenodon {n} (small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva) | :: almiquí {m}, aire {m} |
| solenoid {n} (solenoid) | :: solenoide {m} |
| sole proprietorship {n} (business) | :: empresa individual {f} |
| soleus {n} /səʊˈliː.əs/ (muscle) | :: sóleo {m} |
| sol-fa {v} (to sing a sol-fa) | :: solfear {m} |
| sol-fa {n} (method of sight singing) SEE: solfège | :: |
| solfeggio {n} (a pedagogical solmization technique for the teaching of sight-singing) SEE: solfège | :: |
| solfège {n} /sɒlˈfeɪʒ/ (method of sight singing) | :: solfa {m}, solfeo {m} |
| solicit {v} /səˈlɪsɪt/ (to persistently endeavor) | :: solicitar |
| solicit {v} (to persuade or incite) | :: solicitar |
| solicit {v} (to make a petition) | :: solicitar |
| solicitation {n} /səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/ (instance of soliciting) | :: solicitación {f} |
| solicitor {n} /səˈlɪsɪtɚ/ | :: abogado {m}, notario {m} |
| solicitude {n} /səˈlɪsɪˌt(j)uːd/ (anxiety) | :: solicitud {f} |
| solid {adj} /ˈsɑlɪd/ (in the solid state) | :: sólido |
| solid {adj} (large, massive) | :: masivo |
| solid {adj} (lacking holes or hollows) | :: sólido, macizo |
| solid {adj} (typography: written as one word) | :: continuo, junto |
| solid {n} (chemistry: fundamental state of matter) | :: sólido {m} |
| solid {n} (geometry: three-dimensional object) | :: sólido {m}, cuerpo {m} |
| solidarity {n} (unifying bond between individuals with common goal or enemy) | :: solidaridad {f} |
| solidarity {n} (psychological or material support) | :: solidaridad {f} |
| solidify {v} /səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ/ (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) | :: solidificar |
| solidify {v} (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) | :: solidificar |
| solidity {n} /səˈlɪdɪti/ (the state or quality of being solid) | :: solidez {f} |
| solidly {adv} (in a solid manner) | :: sólidamente |
| solidus {n} (slash) SEE: slash | :: |
| solidus {n} /ˈsɒlɪdəs/ (Roman gold coin) | :: sueldo {m} |
| solifugid {n} (camel spider) SEE: camel spider | :: |
| soliloquy {n} /səˈlɪləkwi/ (act of a character speaking to himself) | :: soliloquio {m} |
| soliloquy {n} (speech or written discourse in this form) | :: soliloquio {m} |
| solipsism {n} /ˈsɑlɪpsɪzm/ (theory) | :: solipsismo {m} |
| solitaire {n} (person who lives alone) SEE: solitary | :: |
| solitaire {n} (patience) SEE: patience | :: |
| solitaire {n} /ˈsɒlɪˌtɛəɹ/ (Peg solitaire) | :: Senku {m} |
| solitaire {adj} (living alone or being alone; solitary) | :: solitario {m} |
| solitary {n} /ˈsɑlɪtɛɹi/ (one who lives alone) | :: solitario {m} |
| solitary {adj} (living alone or being by oneself) | :: solitario {m} |
| solitary {n} (solitary confinement) SEE: solitary confinement | :: |
| solitary confinement {n} (forced isolation) | :: régimen de aislamiento {m}, incomunicación {f}, reclusión solitaria {f} |
| solitary sandpiper {n} (Tringa solitaria) | :: andarríos solitario {m} |
| soliton {n} (self-reinforcing travelling wave) | :: solitón {m} |
| solitude {n} /ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd/ (state of being alone) | :: soledad {f}, solitud {f} |
| solmisation {n} (the sol-fa system of singing) SEE: solfège | :: |
| solo {n} /ˈsoʊ.loʊ/ (piece of music for one) | :: solo {m} |
| solo {n} (card game) | :: solitario {m} |
| solo {adj} (without a companion or instructor) | :: solo |
| solo {adj} (of a musical solo) | :: solo |
| solo {v} (to perform a solo) | :: tocar un solo |
| solo {v} (to perform something in the absence of anyone else) | :: ir por su cuenta |
| soloist {n} (a person who performs a solo) | :: solista {m} {f} |
| Solomon {prop} /ˈsɑləmən/ (king of Israel) | :: Salomón |
| Solomon Islander {n} (Somebody from the Solomon Islands) | :: salomonense |
| Solomon Islands {prop} /ˈsɑ.lə.mən ˈaɪ.ləndz/ (A country in Melanesia) | :: Islas Salomón |
| Solon {prop} /ˈsoʊlən/ (statesman and lawgiver) | :: Solón {m} |
| so long {interj} (informal: goodbye) | :: hasta pronto, hasta luego, nos vemos |
| so long as {phrase} (as long as) SEE: as long as | :: |
| solstice {n} /ˈsɒl.stɪs/ (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) | :: solsticio {m} |
| solubility {n} (the condition of being soluble) | :: solubilidad {f} |
| soluble {adj} /ˈsɔɫ.jʊ.bəɫ/ (able to be dissolved) | :: soluble |
| soluble {adj} (able to be solved or explained) | :: soluble |
| solute {n} (substance that is dissolved in a solvent) | :: soluto {m} |
| solution {n} /səˈl(j)uːʃən/ (liquid mixture) | :: solución {f} |
| solution {n} (an act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.) | :: solución {f} |
| solution {n} (answer to a problem (mathematics)) | :: solución {f} |
| solvable {adj} (capable of being solved) | :: soluble, solucionable |
| solvable {adj} (capable of being dissolved) | :: soluble |
| solvation {n} (An association, or a reaction, of a solute with a solvent) | :: solvatación {f} |
| solve {v} /sɒlv/ (to find an answer or solution) | :: resolver, solucionar, solventar |
| solvency {n} (ability to pay debts) | :: solvencia {f} |
| solvent {n} /ˈsɒlvənt/ (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) | :: disolvente {m} |
| solvent {adj} (able to pay all debts) | :: solvente |
| solver {n} (one who solves) | :: solucionador {m} |
| solyanka {n} (a thick, spicy and sour soup in Russian and Ukrainian cuisine) | :: solianka {f} |
| Somali {n} /soʊˈmɑːli/ (a language) | :: somalí {m} |
| Somali {n} (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) | :: somalí |
| Somali {adj} (pertaining to Somalia) | :: somalí |
| Somalia {prop} /səˈmɑːliə/ (country in the Horn of Africa) | :: Somalia {f} |
| Somalian {adj} (pertaining to Somalia) SEE: Somali | :: |
| Somalian {n} (someone from Somalia) SEE: Somali | :: |
| Somaliland {prop} (unrecognized state) | :: Somalilandia |
| somatic {adj} (relating to the body of an organism) | :: somático |
| sombre {adj} /ˈsɒmbə/ (dark; gloomy, dimly lit) | :: sombrío |
| sombre {adj} (dull or dark in colour) | :: sombrío |
| sombre {adj} (melancholy; dismal) | :: sombrío |
| sombre {adj} (grave) | :: grave |
| sombrero {n} /sɑmˈbɹɛɹoʊ/ (hat) | :: sombrero mexicano {m}, [Mexico] sombrero de charro {m} |
| sombre tit {n} (Poecile lugubris) | :: carbonero lúgubre {m} |
| some {pron} /sʌm/ (certain number) | :: alguno {m} |
| some {pron} (indefinite quantity or number) | :: unos {m-p}, unas {f-p} |
| some {pron} (indefinite amount, part) | :: algo {n} |
| some {determiner} (unspecified quantity or number of) | :: algunos {m-p}, algunas {f-p} |
| some {determiner} | :: algunos {m-p}, algunas {f-p} |
| some {adv} (approximately, roughly) | :: unos |
| somebody {pron} /ˈsʌmbʌdi/ (some unspecified person) | :: alguien |
| someday {adv} (sometime; at some time in the future) | :: algún día |
| somehow {adv} /ˈsʌmhaʊ/ (in one way or another; in some way not yet known or designated) | :: de algún modo, de alguna manera, de alguna forma |
| someone {pron} /ˈsʌmwʌn/ (some person) | :: alguien, alguno |
| somersault {n} /ˈsʌmə(ɹ)ˌsɑlt/ (the act of going head over heels) | :: voltereta {f} (by a child), salto mortal (acrobatics) |
| something {pron} /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ (unspecified object) | :: algo, alguna cosa |
| something {pron} | :: algo |
| something awful {adv} | :: cosa mala, lo que no está escrito |
| something else {n} (exceptional, out of the ordinary, unusual) | :: palabras mayores |
| something is rotten in the state of Denmark {phrase} (Hamlet quotation, used in other contexts to mean "something is not right") | :: algo está podrido en el estado de Dinamarca, algo huele a podrido en Dinamarca |
| something to write home about {pron} (something exceptional or noteworthy) | :: algo del otro mundo |
| sometime {adj} (occasional) SEE: occasional | :: |
| sometime {adv} (obsolete: sometimes) SEE: sometimes | :: |
| sometime {adv} /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ (at an unstated or indefinite time in the future) | :: al rato, algún día |
| sometimes {adv} /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/ (on certain occasions, but not always) | :: a veces, algunas veces |
| somewhat {pron} (something) SEE: something | :: |
| somewhat {adv} /ˈsʌmwʌt/ (limited extent) | :: algo, un poco, de algún modo, de alguna manera, en cierto modo |
| somewhere {adv} /ˈsʌm.wɛɹ/ (in some place) | :: en alguna parte, en algún lugar/sitio |
| somewhere {adv} (to some place) | :: a alguna parte |
| somewhere else {adv} (in or at some other place) | :: en otra parte, en otro lugar |
| somewhere else {adv} (to some other place) | :: a otra parte, a otro lugar |
| somewhither {adv} (to some place) SEE: somewhere | :: |
| sommelier {n} /ˌsɒmˈmɛli.ə/ (wine steward / stewardess, wine waiter / waitress) | :: sumiller {m} |
| somnambulate {v} /sɑːm.ˈnæm.bju.ˌleɪt/ (to walk while sleeping) | :: ser sonámbulo, pasearse dormido |
| somnambulation {n} (sleepwalking) SEE: sleepwalking | :: |
| somnambulism {n} (sleepwalking) | :: sonambulismo {m} |
| somnambulist {n} /sɒmˈnæmbjʊlɪst/ (a sleepwalker) | :: sonámbulo {m} |
| somniloquous {adj} (talking while asleep) | :: somnílocuo |
| somnolent {adj} /ˈsɑːmnələnt/ (drowsy) | :: somnoliento |
| somnolent {adj} | :: somnolienta |
| so much {adv} (to a certain degree or extent) | :: tanto {m} |
| so much {adj} (to such a quantity or degree) | :: tanto {m} |
| so much for {phrase} (an expression of dismissiveness or resignation) | :: pues vaya con |
| so much so {conj} | :: tanto es así que, a tal punto que, hasta tal punto que |
| son {n} (a male person in relation to his parents) | :: hijo {m} |
| son {n} (a son through major influence) | :: hijo {m} |
| son {n} (male descendant) | :: hijo {m} |
| son {n} (familiar address) | :: hijo {m} |
| sonar {n} (device) | :: sónar {m} |
| sonata {n} /səˈnɑːtə/ (a musical composition for one or a few instruments) | :: sonata {f} |
| sonata form {n} (a form of classical music) | :: forma sonata {f} |
| sonatina {n} (piece resembling a sonata but shorter or simpler) | :: sonatina {f} |
| sondage {n} /ˈsɒn.dɑːʒ/ (test excavation) | :: sondeo {m} |
| song {n} /sɔŋ/ (music with words) | :: canción {f} |
| song {n} (sound of a bird) SEE: birdsong | :: |
| songbird {n} /ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd/ (bird) | :: pájaro cantor {m} |
| songbook {n} (book) | :: cancionero {m} |
| Song dynasty {prop} (Chinese dynasty) | :: dinastía Song {f} |
| Song of Solomon {prop} (book of the Bible) SEE: Song of Songs | :: |
| Song of Songs {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Cantar de los Cantares {m}, Cantar de Salomón, Cantar de los Cantares de Salomón {m}, Cantares {m-p} |
| song sparrow {n} (Melospiza melodia) | :: gorrión melódico {m} |
| songstress {n} (a female singer) | :: cantante {m} {f}, cantora {f} |
| song thrush {n} (song thrush) | :: zorzal común {m} |
| sonic {adj} (of or relating to sound) | :: sónico |
| sonic boom {n} (the audible effect of a shock wave in the air) | :: explosión sónica {f}, boom sónico {m}, estampido sónico {m} |
| son-in-law {n} /ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/ (son-in-law) | :: yerno {m} |
| sonnet {n} /ˈsɒnɪt/ (verse form consisting of fourteen lines) | :: soneto {m} |
| sonny {n} /ˈsʌni/ (a familiar form of address for a boy) | :: hijo {m}, mijo {m}, hijito {m}, mijito {m} |
| sonny {n} (pejorative form of address) | :: fulano {m}, mijo {m} |
| son of a bitch {n} (objectionable person) | :: hijo de puta {m}, hijueputa {m} {f}, hideputa {m} {f}, joputa {m}, jueputa {m} {f}, hijo de la chingada {m} [Mexico], hijo de la verga {m} [N Mexico] |
| son of a bitch {n} (objectionable thing) | :: hijueputa |
| son of a whore {n} (objectionable person) | :: hijo de puta {m} |
| Son of God {prop} | :: Hijo de Dios {m} |
| Son of Heaven {prop} | :: Hijo del Cielo {m} |
| Son of Man {prop} (Jesus Christ) | :: hijo de hombre {m} |
| sonogram {n} /ˈsɒnəˌɡɹæm/ (a medical image produced by ultrasound echo) | :: ecografía {f} |
| sonography {n} (ultrasonography) | :: sonografía {f} |
| sonoluminescence {n} (The emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles) | :: sonoluminiscencia {f} |
| sonometer {n} (audiometer) SEE: audiometer | :: |
| Sonora {prop} (state of Mexico) | :: Sonora {f} |
| Sony {prop} /ˈsoʊni/ (An international electronics and media company based in Tokyo, Japan) | :: Sony |
| Sonya {prop} (female given name) | :: Sonia {f} |
| soon {adv} /suːn/ (within a short time) | :: pronto, en breve |
| sooner or later {adv} (set phrase; eventually) | :: tarde o temprano, a la corta o a la larga |
| Sooretama slaty antshrike {n} (bird) | :: batará pizarroso de Sooretama |
| soot {n} /sʊt/ (fine black or dull brown particles) | :: hollín {m} |
| sooth {n} /suːθ/ (truth) | :: verdad {f} |
| soothe {v} /suːð/ (to calm or placate) | :: calmar, serenar |
| soothe {v} (to ease or relieve pain) | :: aliviar |
| soothe {v} (to bring comfort or relief) | :: aliviarse, descansar |
| soothsayer {n} (one who predicts the future) | :: adivino {m}, adivina {f} |
| soothsayer {n} (mantis or rearhorse) SEE: mantis | :: |
| sooty {adj} /ˈsʊti/ (of, relating to, or producing soot) | :: fuliginoso |
| sooty {adj} (soiled with soot) | :: tiznado, hollinoso, holliniento {m} |
| sop {n} (gravy) SEE: gravy | :: |
| sop {n} (easily frightened person) SEE: milksop | :: |
| São Paulo {prop} /ˌsaʊ ˈpaʊ.loʊ/ (city and state) | :: San Pablo, São Paulo, Sao Paulo |
| Sophia {prop} /ˈsəʊfi.ə/ (female given name) | :: Sofía |
| sophism {n} (flawed argument superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive) | :: sofisma {m} |
| sophist {n} /ˈsoʊfɪst/ (ancient teacher of rhetoric, etc.) | :: sofista {m} {f} |
| sophisticated {adj} (having obtained worldly experience) | :: de mundo, sofisticado |
| sophisticated {adj} (complicated, especially of technology) | :: sofisticado, complejo, complicado, elaborado |
| sophisticated {adj} (appealing to the tastes of an intellectual) | :: refinado, elegante, sofisticado |
| sophisticated {adj} | :: erudito |
| sophistication {n} /səˌfɪs.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | :: sofisticación |
| sophistry {n} /ˈsɑ.fɪ.stɹi/ (an argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading) | :: argucia |
| Sophocles {prop} /ˈsɑ.fɑ.kliːz/ (Greek dramatic poet) | :: Sófocles |
| sophrological {adj} (of or relating to sophrology) | :: sofrologico |
| sophrology {n} (technique to reduce stress and promote well-being) | :: sofrología {f} |
| soporific {n} /ˌsɒp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/ (sleep inducing agent) | :: somnífero |
| soporific {adj} (tending to induce sleep) | :: soporífico, somnífero |
| soppy {adj} /ˈsɒpi/ (sentimental) | :: sentimentaloide, muy sentimental, sensiblero |
| soprano {n} /səˈpɹænoʊ/ (pitch) | :: soprano {m} |
| soprano {n} (person or instrument) | :: soprano {m} {f} |
| sora {n} (Porzana carolina) | :: polluela sora {f} |
| sorb {n} (wild service tree) SEE: wild service tree | :: |
| Sorbian {prop} /ˈsɔːɹbi.ən/ (language) | :: sorbio {m}, sorabo {m} |
| sorbic acid {n} (sorbic acid) | :: ácido sórbico {m} |
| sorbitol {n} (sugar alcohol) | :: sorbitol {m} |
| Sorbonne {prop} (building in Paris) | :: Sorbona {f} |
| Sorbonne {prop} (historic University of Paris) | :: Sorbona {f} |
| sorbose {n} (ketohexose used in the production of ascorbic acid) | :: sorbosa {f} |
| sorcerer {n} /ˈsɔɹ.sɚ.ɚ/ (magician/wizard drawing upon natural powers) | :: brujo {m}, hechicero {m}, sortílego {m}, mago {m} |
| sorceress {n} (female wizard) | :: hechicera {f}, bruja {f} |
| sorcery {n} /ˈsɔɹ.sə.ɹi/ (magical power) | :: brujería {f}, magia {f} |
| sordid {adj} /ˈsɔː.dɪd/ (dirty or squalid) | :: sórdido |
| sordid {adj} (morally degrading) | :: sórdido |
| sordid {adj} (grasping) | :: sórdido |
| sore {adj} /sɔɹ/ (causing pain) | :: dolorido |
| sore {n} (injured, infected, inflamed, or diseased patch of skin) | :: llaga {f} |
| sore {adj} (annoyed) SEE: annoyed | :: |
| sore loser {n} (one who is easily angered by losing) | :: mal perdedor |
| sore throat {n} (symptom) | :: dolor de garganta |
| sorghum {n} /ˈsɔ(ɹ).ɡəm/ (cereal) | :: zahína {f}, sorgo {m} |
| Soria {prop} (city) | :: Soria {f} |
| Soria {prop} (province) | :: Soria {f} |
| sororal {adj} (of or pertaining to a sister) | :: sororal |
| sororal {adj} (related through someone's sister) | :: sororal |
| sororal nephew {n} (sister’s son) | :: sobrino sororal {m} |
| sorority {n} (group of women or girls associated for a common purpose) | :: sororidad |
| sorority {n} (social organization of female students at a college or university) | :: sororidad |
| sorority {n} | :: sororidad {f} |
| sorosilicate {n} (mineral) | :: sorosilicato {m} |
| sorrel {n} /ˈsɒɹəl/ (plant) | :: acedera común, vinagrera |
| sorrow {n} /ˈsɑɹoʊ/ (unhappiness) | :: tristeza {f}, aflicción {f}, infelicidad {f}, pesar {m}, pesadumbre {f}, dolor {m}, pena {f}, sinsabor {m}, quebranto |
| sorrowful {adj} /ˈsɑɹoʊfəl/ (full of sorrow) | :: triste |
| sorry {adj} /ˈsɑɹi/ (regretful for an action or grieved) | :: disculpa, disculpe, discúlpame |
| sorry {adj} (poor, regrettable) | :: pobre {m} {f} |
| sorry {interj} (expression of regret or sorrow) | :: discúlpame, perdóname, lo siento, perdón |
| sorry {interj} (request to repeat) | :: ¿cómo?, ¿perdón?, [Colombia, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, colloquial] ¿ah?, [Cuba, Spain, colloquial] ¿eh?, [Mexico, colloquial] ¿mande? |
| sorry I'm late {phrase} (sorry I'm late) | :: lo siento, llego tarde |
| sorry, we don't accept credit cards {phrase} (sorry, we don't accept credit cards) | :: disculpa, no aceptamos tarjetas de credito |
| sort {n} /sɔɹt/ (type) | :: tipo {m}, género {m}, suerte {f}, clase {f}, índole {f}, calaña {f}, ralea, laya, jaez |
| sort {n} (act of sorting) | :: ordenación {f} |
| sort {v} (separate according to certain criteria) | :: clasificar |
| sort {v} (arrange in order) | :: ordenar, surtir |
| sortie {n} /ˈsɔ.ti/ | :: salida {f} |
| sort of {adv} /ˈsɔɹt əv/ (in a way etc.) | :: parece que, en cierto sentido, de alguna forma, aproximadamente, en aproximación, de alguna manera, más o menos |
| sort out {v} (to clarify) | :: discernir |
| so-so {adj} /ˈsəʊˌsəʊ/ (neither good nor bad) | :: más o menos, así así, pasable, templado, ni fu ni fa |
| so-so {adv} (neither well nor poorly) | :: así así |
| sot {n} /sɒt/ (drunkard) | :: tomador {m}, borracho {m}, bebedor {m} |
| soteriological {adj} /səʊtɪəɹɪə(ʊ)ˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/ (pertaining to soteriology) | :: soteriológico |
| soteriology {n} /səʊtɪəɹɪˈɒlədʒi/ (the study of salvation) | :: soteriología {f} |
| so that {conj} (in order to) | :: para que [+ subjunctive], de modo que [+ subjunctive], de manera que |
| Sotho {prop} /ˈsutu/ (Sotho language) | :: sesotho {m} |
| São Toméan {adj} (Of, or pertaining to, São Tomé and Principe or its peoples) | :: santotomense |
| São Toméan {n} (citizen of São Tomé and Principe or of São Toméan descent) | :: santotomense {m} {f} |
| São Tomé and Príncipe {prop} /ˌsaʊ təˈmeɪ ən ˈpɹɪnsɪpeɪ/ (Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe) | :: Santo Tomé y Príncipe |
| Sãotomense {prop} (Forro) SEE: Forro | :: |
| so to speak {adv} (in a manner of speaking) | :: por así decirlo, por decirlo así, digamos, como quien dice, para entendernos, se entiende |
| sotto {adv} (music, informal: sotto voce (adverb)) SEE: sotto voce | :: |
| sotto {adj} (music, informal: sotto voce (adjective)) SEE: sotto voce | :: |
| sotto voce {adv} /ˌsɑtoʊ ˈvoʊtʃi/ (quietly (of speech)) | :: en voz baja |
| soufflé {n} /suːˈfleɪ/ (baked dish) | :: soufflé {m}, suflé {m} |
| soul {n} /səʊl/ (the spirit or essence of a person that is often believed to live on after the person's death) | :: alma {f} |
| soul {n} | :: ánimo {m} |
| soulish {adj} /ˈsoʊlɪʃ/ (Christianity: of the human soul) | :: anímico |
| soulless {adj} (as if without a soul) | :: desalmado {m}, desangelado |
| soulmate {n} (Someone with whom one has a special connection) | :: alma gemela {f} |
| soul patch {n} (narrow beard) | :: barbilla de labio inferior {f}, barbillita {f} |
| sound {adj} /saʊnd/ (healthy) | :: sano |
| sound {adj} (deep and restful of sleep) | :: profundo |
| sound {n} (sensation perceived by the ear) | :: sonido {m} |
| sound {n} (vibration capable of causing this) | :: sonido {m} |
| sound {v} (to produce a sound) | :: sonar |
| sound {v} (to convey an impression by one's sound) | :: sonar |
| sound {n} (long narrow inlet) | :: estrecho {m}, seno {m} |
| sound {n} (to probe) | :: sondear |
| sound {n} (a probe) | :: sonda {f} |
| sound {n} (cuttlefish) SEE: cuttlefish | :: |
| sound {n} (air bladder) SEE: swim bladder | :: |
| sound box {n} (resonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument) | :: boca de sonido {f} |
| sound change {n} (language change that affects pronunciation) | :: cambio fonético {m} |
| sound effect {n} (artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games) | :: efecto sonoro {m} |
| soundless {adj} /saʊndləs/ (without sound) | :: insonoro {m}, insonora {f} |
| soundly {adv} /ˈsaʊnd.lɪ/ (in a thorough manner) | :: profundo |
| soundness {n} (the property of logical theory) | :: completitud {f} |
| soundproof {adj} (describing something that does not allow sound through) | :: insonorizado |
| soundproof {v} (make resistant to sound) | :: insonorizar |
| soundproofing {n} (Something that prevents sound from traveling through it) | :: insonorización {f} |
| soundproofing {n} (The act of installing material to dampen sound) | :: insonorización {f} |
| sounds like a plan {phrase} (used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something) | :: suena bien, me apunto, parece un buen plan |
| sound technician {n} (technician) | :: sonidista {m} {f} |
| soundtrack {n} (a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures) | :: banda sonora {f} |
| soundtrack {n} (the sound (especially the music) component of a movie) | :: banda sonora {f} |
| soundtrack {n} (a recording of such music for sale) | :: banda sonora {f} |
| sound wave {n} (longitudinal wave of pressure transmitted through any plastic material) | :: onda sonora {f}, onda acústica {f} |
| soup {n} /sup/ (dish) | :: sopa {f}, caldo {m} |
| souped-up {adj} (drunk, intoxicated) SEE: drunk | :: |
| souped-up {adj} (excited) SEE: excited | :: |
| soupçon {n} (suspicion, suggestion) SEE: suspicion | :: |
| soupçon {n} (very small amount) SEE: modicum | :: |
| soup spoon {n} (spoon for eating soup) SEE: soupspoon | :: |
| soupspoon {n} (spoon for eating soup) | :: cuchara sopera {f}, cuchara de sopa {f} |
| soup up {v} (modify higher performance than the specifications) | :: retocar, trucar, acondicionar, tunear |
| souq {n} /suːq/ (a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries) | :: zoco {m} |
| sour {adj} /ˈsaʊ(ə)ɹ/ (having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste) | :: agrio, ácido |
| sour {adj} (made rancid by fermentation, etc.) | :: agrio, acedo {m} |
| sour {adj} (tasting or smelling rancid) | :: agrio |
| source {n} /sɔɹs/ (person, place or thing) | :: fuente {f} |
| source {n} (spring etc.) | :: fuente {f}, fontana {f} [poetic] |
| source {n} ((electronics) terminal) | :: fuente {f} |
| source {n} | :: origen |
| source {v} (to obtain or procure; used especially of a business resource) | :: fuente {f} |
| source {n} ((computing) source code) SEE: source code | :: |
| source code {n} (human-readable instructions in a programming language) | :: código fuente {m} |
| sour cherry {n} (Prunus cerasus) | :: guindo {m}, cerezo ácido, cerezo de Morello |
| sour cherry {n} (fruit) | :: guinda {f} |
| sour cream {n} (cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium) | :: crema agria {f} |
| sourdough {n} /ˈsaʊɚdoʊ/ (dough) | :: masa madre {f} |
| sour grapes {n} (expression of disdain for something one cannot have) | :: uvas verdes {f-p} |
| soursop {n} /ˈsaʊəɹˌsɒp/ (tree) | :: guanábano {m}, yaca {f} |
| soursop {n} (fruit) | :: guanábana {f} |
| sousaphone {n} (brass instrument) | :: susáfono |
| soutane {n} (a long gown) | :: sotana {f} |
| south {n} /saʊθ/ (compass point) | :: sur {m}, sud {m} |
| south {adj} (of or pertaining to the south) | :: del sur, sureño {m}, meridional {m} {f}, austral {m} {f} |
| south {adv} (towards the south) | :: al sur |
| south {adv} (in an adverse direction or trend) | :: hacer aguas (go south) |
| South Africa {prop} /ˌsaʊθ ˈæf.ɹɪ.kə/ (country) | :: Sudáfrica {f} |
| South African {n} /ˌsaʊθˈaf.ɹɪ.kən/ (person) | :: sudafricano {m} |
| South African {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) | :: sudafricano |
| South African Defence Force {prop} (apartheid-era South African military) | :: Fuerzas de Defensa de Sudáfrica |
| South America {prop} /ˌsaʊθ əˈmɛɹɪkə/ (continent that is the southern part of the Americas) | :: América del Sur {f}, Sudamérica {f}, Suramérica {f}, América Meridional {f} |
| South American {adj} (relating to South America) | :: sudamericano, suramericano |
| South American {n} (South American person) | :: sudamericano {m}, suramericano {m} |
| South American gray fox {n} (Lycalopex griseus) | :: chilla {f}, zorro gris {m}, zorro gris chico {m}, zorro patagónico {m}, zorro chilla {m} |
| South Asia {prop} (South Asia) | :: Asia del Sur {m} |
| South Australia {prop} (state of Australia) | :: Australia Meridional {f} |
| South Carolina {prop} /ˌsaʊθ kɛɹəˈlaɪnə/ (US state) | :: Carolina del Sur {f} |
| South Caucasus {prop} (region of southwest Asia) | :: Transcaucasia {f} |
| South China Sea {prop} (Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines) | :: mar de la China Meridional {m} |
| South Dakota {prop} /ˈsaʊθ dəˈkoʊ.tə/ (state of the USA) | :: Dakota del Sur {f} |
| southeast {n} (compass point) | :: sudeste {m}, sureste {m}, sueste {m} |
| southeast {adj} (southeastern) | :: del sudeste, al sudeste |
| southeast {adj} (towards the southeast) | :: al sudeste |
| Southeast Asia {prop} (a subregion of Asia) | :: Sureste Asiático {m} |
| southern {adj} /ˈsʌðəɹn/ (of the south) | :: del sur, sureño, meridional |
| southern {adj} (of or pertaining to a southern region) | :: del sur, sureño, meridional |
| Southern Africa {prop} (southern part of the continent of Africa) | :: África austral |
| southern black tit {n} (Melaniparus niger) | :: carbonero negro {m} |
| southern bottlenose whale {n} (species of bottlenose whale) | :: zifio calderón austral {m} |
| southern crested caracara {n} (South American bird) | :: caracara carancho {m}, traro {m}, carancho {m}, moñudo {m}, guarro {m}, carcaña {f}, caracara moñudo {m}, caricari {m} |
| Southern Cross {prop} (constellation) | :: Crux {f}, Cruz del Sur {f} |
| southerner {n} (someone from the south of a region) | :: sureño {m}, sureña {f} |
| Southerner {n} /ˈsʌð(ᵊ)nəɹ/ (someone from the area that once formed the CSA) | :: sureño {m}, sureña {f} |
| Southerner {n} (someone from the south of a region) SEE: southerner | :: |
| Southern Europe {prop} (Southern Europe) | :: Europa meridional {f}, Europa del Sur {f} |
| Southern Hemisphere {n} (hemisphere to the south of its equator) | :: hemisferio sur {m} |
| southern king crab {n} (seafood) | :: centolla {f} |
| southern lights {n} (the aurora of the southern hemisphere) | :: aurora austral {f} |
| Southern Ocean {prop} (the ocean surrounding Antarctica) | :: océano Antártico {m}, océano Austral {m} |
| Southern Rhodesia {prop} (former name of what is now Zimbabwe) | :: Rodesia del Sur {f} |
| Southern Sesotho {prop} (Sotho) SEE: Sotho | :: |
| southern viscacha {n} (South American animal) | :: vizcacha de la sierra {f}, vizcacha montanera {f} |
| southernwood {n} (Artemisia abrotanum) | :: abrótano {m} |
| South Island {prop} (one of the two major islands making up New Zealand) | :: Isla Sur {f} |
| South Korea {prop} (country in East Asia) | :: Corea del Sur |
| South Korean {n} (person from or descended from South Korea) | :: surcoreano {m}, surcoreana {f} |
| South Korean {adj} (of South Korea) | :: surcoreano |
| South Ossetia {prop} (South Ossetia) | :: Osetia del Sur {f} |
| southpaw {n} /ˈsaʊθˌpɔː/ (informal: one who is left-handed) | :: zurdo {m}, zurda {f} |
| South Pole {prop} /ˌsaʊθ ˈpoʊl/ (the southernmost point on Earth) | :: polo Sur {m} |
| South Sea {prop} (Southern Ocean) SEE: Southern Ocean | :: |
| South Sea {prop} (region of Pacific Ocean) | :: mar del sur {m} |
| South Sudan {prop} (country in Africa) | :: Sudán del Sur {m} |
| South Tyrol {prop} (German-speaking region of northern Italy) | :: Alto Adigio {m} |
| southwest {n} /saʊθˈwɛst/ (compass point) | :: sudoeste {m}, suroeste {m} |
| southwest {adj} (towards the southwest) | :: suroeste, del sudoeste |
| South West Africa {prop} (former province of South Africa) | :: África del Sudoeste {f} |
| Southwest Asia {prop} (area of Asia) | :: Asia Sudoeste {m} |
| South Yemen {prop} (country) | :: Yemen del Sur |
| souvenir {n} /ˌsuːvəˈnɪə(ɹ)/ (item of sentimental value to remember an event or location) | :: recuerdo {m} |
| sovereign {adj} /ˈsɒv.ɹɪn/ (exercising power of rule) | :: soberano |
| sovereign {n} (monarch) | :: soberano |
| sovereign state {n} (completely independent state) | :: estado soberano |
| sovereigntist {n} (supporter of sovereignism) | :: soberanista {m} {f} |
| sovereignty {n} /ˈsɒv.ɹən.ti/ (of a nation: the state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.) | :: soberanía {f} |
| soviet {n} /ˈsoʊ.vi.ət/ (council) | :: sóviet {m} |
| soviet {adj} (relating to the Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet | :: |
| Soviet {n} (soviet) SEE: soviet | :: |
| Soviet {adj} (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) | :: soviético |
| Sovietologist {n} (a person who engages in Sovietology) | :: sovietólogo {m} |
| Sovietology {n} (the field of study of the Soviet Union) | :: sovietología {f} |
| Soviet Russia {prop} (Russia) SEE: Russia | :: |
| Soviet Russia {prop} (Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet Union | :: |
| Soviet Socialist Republic {prop} (any of the republics belonging to the former Soviet Union, see also: SSR) | :: república socialista soviética {f} |
| Soviet Union {prop} /ˈsoʊviət ˈjuːniən/ (USSR, see also: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR) | :: Unión Soviética {f} |
| sovkhoz {n} (soviet state farm) | :: sovjós {m} |
| sovnarkhoz {n} (a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)) | :: sovnarjoz {m} |
| sow {n} /saʊ/ (female pig) | :: cerda {f}, puerca {f} |
| sow {v} /soʊ/ (disperse seeds) | :: sembrar |
| sower {n} (one who or that which sows) | :: sembrador {m} |
| so what {interj} (reply of indifference) | :: ¿y qué?, ¿y?, ¿y qué más da?, ¿y qué importa? |
| sow the wind, reap the whirlwind {proverb} (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) | :: quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades |
| soy {n} /sɔɪ/ (soy beans) | :: soja {f} |
| soy {n} (soy sauce) SEE: soy sauce | :: |
| soya bean {n} (soybean) SEE: soybean | :: |
| soybean {n} (plant) | :: soja {f} |
| soybean {n} (seed) | :: soya {f}, soja {f} |
| soyburger {n} (burger made from soy) | :: hamburguesa de soja |
| soylent {n} (undesirable artificial foodstuff) | :: comidilla {f} |
| soy milk {n} (beverage made from soybeans) | :: leche de soja {f} |
| soy sauce {n} (a condiment and ingredient made from fermented soybeans) | :: salsa de soja, salsa de soya, soja {f} |
| Soyuz {n} /ˈsɔɪjuːz/ (a Soviet/Russian spacecraft) | :: Soyuz {m} |
| spa {n} /ˈspɑː/ (spa) | :: spa {m}, balneario {m} |
| space {n} (while) SEE: while | :: |
| space {n} /speɪs/ (physical extent in two or three dimensions) | :: espacio {m} |
| space {n} (area beyond atmosphere of planets) | :: espacio {m} |
| space {n} (gap between written characters, lines etc.) | :: espacio {m} |
| space age {n} (current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik) | :: era espacial {f} |
| space flight {n} (flight into, from, or through space) | :: viaje espacial {m} |
| space flight {n} (voyage in space) | :: vuelo espacial {m}, viaje espacial {m} |
| space frame {n} (a three-dimensional truss, often of steel, forming a rigid, stable structure) | :: malla espacial |
| space hopper {n} (large rubber ball upon which one bounces) | :: balón saltarín {m} |
| space law {n} (body of law) | :: derecho espacial {m} |
| spaceman {n} /ˈspeɪsˌmæn/ (astronaut) | :: astronauta {m} {f}, hombre del espacio {m}, cosmonauta {m} {f}, |
| space probe {n} (unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit) | :: sonda espacial {f} |
| spaceship {n} (vehicle that flies through space) | :: nave espacial {f}, astronave {f} |
| space shuttle {n} (vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly btw Earth and outer space) | :: transbordador espacial {m} |
| Space Shuttle {n} (a space transportation system) | :: transbordador espacial {m} |
| space station {n} (crewed artificial satellite) | :: estación espacial {f} |
| space suit {n} (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) | :: traje espacial {m} |
| space-time {n} (spacetime) SEE: spacetime | :: |
| spacetime {n} (four dimensional continuum) | :: espacio-tiempo {m} |
| space tourism {n} (form of tourism) | :: turismo espacial {m} |
| space travel {n} (travel through space in order to visit and explore other worlds) | :: viaje espacial {m}, recorrido de espacial {m} |
| spacious {adj} /ˈspeɪʃəs/ (having much space; roomy) | :: espacioso, desahogado, amplio {m} |
| spaciously {adv} (in a spacious manner) | :: ampliamente, espaciosamente |
| spade {n} /speɪd/ (a garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging) | :: pala {f}, azada {f} |
| spade {n} (one of the black suits in a deck of cards) | :: pica {f} |
| spade {n} (a black person) | :: negro {m}, mulato {m} |
| spades {n} (spade) SEE: spade | :: |
| spades {n} /speɪdz/ (suit of playing cards) | :: picas {f-p} |
| spadix {n} /ˈspeɪdɪks/ (fleshy spike) | :: espádice {m} |
| spaghetti {n} (informally: any type of pasta) SEE: pasta | :: |
| spaghetti {n} /spəˈɡɛɾi/ (pasta) | :: espagueti {m} |
| spaghetti squash {n} (a variety of winter squash) | :: alcayota {f} |
| spaghetti western {n} (western film produced in Europe by an Italian company) | :: spaghetti western {m}, wéstern europeo {m} |
| Spain {prop} /speɪn/ (country in Europe) | :: España {f} |
| spallation {n} /spɔːleɪʃən/ (physics: nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons) | :: espalación |
| spallation {n} (fragmentation due to stress or impact) | :: estallido, fragmentación, astillado, explosión, reventón |
| spam {n} /ˈspæm/ (unsolicited bulk electronic messages) | :: correo basura {m} |
| span {n} /spæn/ (space from thumb to little finger) | :: cuarta {f}, palmo {m} |
| span {n} (small space or a brief portion of time) | :: lapso {m} |
| span {n} (spread between supports) | :: luz {f} |
| span {v} /spæn/ (to extend through the distance between or across) | :: cubrir |
| span {v} (to extend through a time period) | :: abarcar |
| spandex {n} /ˈspændɛks/ (synthetic fibre) | :: elastano {m}, licra {f}, spandex {m} |
| spangle {n} /ˈspæŋ.ɡəl/ (a small sparkling particle sewn on cloth as a decoration) | :: lentejuela {f} |
| spangled kookaburra {n} (Dacelo tyro) | :: cucaburra escamosa {f} |
| Spanglish {prop} (blend of English and Spanish) | :: espanglés {m}, spanglish {m}, ingléspañol |
| Spaniard {n} /ˈspæn.jəd/ (somebody from Spain) | :: español {m}, española {f} |
| spaniel {n} /ˈspænjəl/ (dog) | :: perro de aguas {m} |
| Spanish {adj} /ˈspæn.ɪʃ/ (of or pertaining to Spain) | :: español |
| Spanish {adj} (of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain) | :: español |
| Spanish {adj} (of or pertaining to the Spanish language) | :: español |
| Spanish {prop} (Romance language of Spain and the Americas) | :: español {m}, castellano {m} |
| Spanish {n} (people of Hispanic origin) | :: hispano {m}, hispana {f} |
| Spanish Armada {prop} (The fleet of warships sent by Philip II of Spain) | :: Grande y Felicísima Armada {f} |
| Spanish chestnut {n} (tree) | :: castaño {m} |
| Spanish chestnut {n} (fruit) | :: castaña {f} |
| Spanish fly {n} (Lytta vesicatoria) | :: cantárida {f} |
| Spanish Guinea {prop} (former country of Africa) | :: Guinea Española {f} |
| Spanish Guinean {adj} (of or from Spanish Guinea) | :: hispanoguineano |
| Spanish Guinean {n} (someone from Spanish Guinea) | :: hispanoguineano {m}, hispanoguineano {f} |
| Spanish influenza {n} (influenza pandemic) | :: gripe española |
| Spanishness {n} (quality of being Spanish) | :: españolismo {m} |
| Spanish Netherlands {prop} (country) | :: Países Bajos Españoles {p} {m} |
| Spanish omelette {n} (omelette with fried potatoes) | :: tortilla {f}, tortilla de patatas {f} [Spain], tortilla de papas {f} [Hispanic America, Canary Islands], tortilla española {f} |
| Spanish Road {n} (historical route used for military supply and trade, between northern Italy and the Low Countries) | :: camino español {m}, camino de los españoles {m} |
| Spanish Water Dog {n} /ˌspænɪʃ ˈwɔtɚ dɔɡ/ (Spanish Water Dog) | :: perro de agua español {m} |
| spank {v} /spæŋk/ (to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.) | :: nalguear, zurrar |
| spank {n} (an instance of spanking; a smack or slap) | :: nalgada |
| spank {n} (a slapping sound, as produced by spanking) | :: golpe |
| spanking {n} /ˈspæŋkɪŋ/ (form of physical punishment) | :: nalgada, (imprecise) azotado {f}, azotaina |
| spanner {n} /ˈspæn.ɚ/ (hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts) | :: llave {f} |
| spar {n} /spɑɹ/ (any crystal with readily discernible faces) | :: espato {m} |
| spar {n} (rafter of a roof) SEE: rafter | :: |
| spare {adj} /ˈspɛə(ɹ)/ (scanty, not abundant or plentiful) | :: frugal, económico |
| spare {adj} (held in reserve) | :: de reserva [loc.] |
| spare {v} (to show mercy) | :: apiadarse |
| spare {v} (to save (money) for reserve) | :: ahorrar |
| spare no effort {v} (do everything within one's powers to achieve something) | :: no escatimar esfuerzos, no dolerle prendas |
| spare part {n} (component kept in reserve) | :: pieza de repuesto {f}, pieza de recambio {f}, repuesto {m}, refacción {f} |
| spare the rod and spoil the child {proverb} (if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility) | :: escatima el palo y malcría al hijo, quien bien te quiere, te hará llorar, la letra con sangre entra |
| spare time {n} (free time) SEE: free time | :: |
| spare tire {n} (extra tire) SEE: spare tyre | :: |
| spare tire {n} (fat around midsection) SEE: spare tyre | :: |
| spare tyre {n} (extra tyre) | :: rueda de repuesto {f}, rueda de recambio {f} |
| spare tyre {n} (fat around midsection) | :: michelín {m}, lorza {f} |
| spare wheel {n} (extra wheel) SEE: spare tyre | :: |
| sparingly {adv} (in a sparing manner) | :: parsimoniosamente |
| spark {n} /spɑɹk/ (particle of glowing matter) | :: chispa {f}, centella {f} |
| spark {n} (burst of electrical discharge) | :: chispa {f}, centella {f} |
| spark {v} (to give off sparks) | :: chispear, chisporrotear |
| spark gap {n} (gap between two terminals) | :: entrehierro {m} |
| sparkle {n} /ˈspɑɹkəl/ (scintillation) | :: destello {m}, chispa {f} |
| sparkle {n} (brilliance) | :: brillo {m}, lustre {m} |
| sparkle {v} (to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate) | :: cintilar |
| sparkler {n} (hand-held firework) | :: bengala {f} |
| sparkling {adj} /ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/ (of an object) | :: centelleante |
| sparkling {adj} (of a beverage) | :: gaseoso, efervescente, (wine) espumoso |
| sparkling water {n} (a form of carbonated water) SEE: soda water | :: |
| sparkling wine {n} (effervescent wine) | :: espumoso {m} |
| spark plug {n} (part of an internal combustion engine) | :: bujía {f} |
| sparrow {n} /ˈspæɹoʊ/ (bird of the family Passeridae) | :: pasérido {m}, gorrión {m} |
| sparrow {n} (generically, any small, nondescript bird) | :: pájaro {m} |
| sparrow {n} | :: gorrión {m} |
| sparrow {n} (Passer domesticus) SEE: house sparrow | :: |
| sparrow hawk {n} (Falco sparverius) SEE: American kestrel | :: |
| sparrow hawk {n} (Accipiter nisus) SEE: Eurasian sparrowhawk | :: |
| sparrowhawk {n} (Eurasian sparrowhawk) SEE: Eurasian sparrowhawk | :: |
| sparse {adj} /spɑːɹs/ (having widely spaced intervals) | :: disperso |
| sparsely {adv} (in a scattered or sparse manner) | :: escasamente |
| sparsity {n} (the property of being sparse) | :: escasez {f} |
| Sparta {prop} (ancient city-state in southern Greece) | :: Esparta {f} |
| Spartacus {prop} /ˈspɑːɹtəkəs/ (Thracian name) | :: Espartaco {m} |
| Spartan {n} (citizen of Sparta) | :: espartano {m}, espartana {f} |
| Spartan {adj} (of Sparta) | :: espartano |
| spasm {n} /ˈspæz.əm/ (contraction of a muscle) | :: espasmo {m} |
| spasm {n} (a sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion) | :: acceso {m} |
| spasmodic {adj} /spæzˈmɑ.dɪk/ (of or relating to a spasm) | :: espasmódico |
| spasmodic {adj} (convulsive; consisting of spasms) | :: espasmódico |
| spasticity {n} (state, quality or property) | :: espasticidad {f} |
| spat {n} /spæt/ (covering worn over a shoe) | :: polaina {f} |
| spat {n} (quarrel) | :: altercado {m}, rifirrafe {m} |
| spat {v} (to quarrel) | :: altercar, malentender |
| spate {n} /speɪt/ (a river flood; an overflow or inundation) | :: riada {f}, aluvión {m} |
| spate {n} (a sudden rush or increase) | :: avalancha {f} |
| spatial {adj} /ˈspeɪʃəl/ (pertaining to space) | :: espacial |
| spatter {v} /ˈspætɚ/ (to splash with small droplets) | :: salpicar, rociar |
| spatula {n} /ˈspætjʊlə/ (kitchen utensil for turning and lifting) | :: espátula {f} |
| spawn {v} (to produce or deposit (eggs) in water) | :: desovar |
| spawn {v} (to bring forth in general) | :: engendrar |
| spawn {v} (to deposit (numerous) eggs in water) | :: desovar |
| spawn {n} (the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism) | :: freza {f} |
| spay {v} /speɪ/ (remove the ovaries) | :: esterilizar |
| speak {v} /spiːk/ (to communicate with one's voice using words) | :: hablar |
| speak {v} (to be able to communicate in a language) | :: hablar |
| speak {v} (to utter) | :: mediar palabra, decir |
| speak {v} (to communicate a fact or feeling) | :: hablar |
| speak {n} (jargon/terminology) | :: jerga {f} |
| speaker {n} /ˈspikɚ/ (one who speaks) | :: hablante {m} {f}, parlante {m} {f} |
| speaker {n} (loudspeaker) | :: altavoz {m}, altoparlante {m}, parlante {m}, bocina {f}, bafle {m} |
| speaker {n} (one who makes a speech to an audience) | :: orador {m}, oradora {f} |
| speaker {n} (linguistics: producer of a given utterance) | :: locutor {m} |
| speaking {adj} (eloquent) SEE: eloquent | :: |
| speaking in tongues {n} (speaking in tongues; glossolalia) | :: glosolalia {f} |
| speaking with tongues {n} (speaking in tongues) SEE: speaking in tongues | :: |
| speak of the devil {phrase} (expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive) | :: hablando del rey de Roma |
| speak out {v} (assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known) | :: expresarse |
| speak up {v} (to talk more loudly or plainly) | :: hablar más alto y más claro |
| speak with a forked tongue {v} | :: hablar con lengua viperina |
| spear {n} /spɪə̯(ɹ)/ (long stick with a sharp tip) | :: lanza {f} |
| spear {n} (sharp tool used by fishermen to retrieve fish) | :: arpón {m} |
| spear carrier {n} (person in a play or movie with a minimal part) SEE: walk-on | :: |
| spearhead {n} /ˈspɪɹ.hɛd/ (the pointed head, or end, of a spear) | :: punta {f}, punta de lanza {f} |
| spearhead {n} (one who leads or initiates an activity) | :: caudillo {m} |
| spearhead {n} (the leading military unit in an attack) | :: punta de lanza {f} |
| spearhead {v} (to drive or campaign ardently) | :: encabezar, acaudillar |
| spearmint {n} /ˈspɪɹˌmɪnt/ (Mentha spicata) | :: hierbabuena {f} |
| spearthrower {n} (atlatl) SEE: atlatl | :: |
| special {adj} /ˈspɛ.ʃəl/ (distinguished by a unique or unusual quality) | :: especial |
| special {adj} (of particular interest or value; certain; dear; beloved; favored) | :: especial |
| special {n} (A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered) | :: oferta {f} |
| special education {n} (educational services designed for students with learning difficulties) | :: educación especial {f}, educación diferencial {f} |
| special effect {n} (effect that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means) | :: efectos especiales {m-p} |
| special interest group {n} (advocacy group) SEE: advocacy group | :: |
| specialist {n} /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/ (expert) | :: especialista {m} {f} |
| specialist {n} (physician) | :: especialista {m} {f} |
| specialization {n} /ˌspɛʃəlɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ (act or process of specializing) | :: especialización {f} |
| specialize {v} /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/ (to mention specially; to particularize) | :: especializar |
| specialize {v} (to apply to some specialty or limited object) | :: especializar, especializarse |
| specially {adv} ((proscribed) extremely) SEE: extremely | :: |
| specially {adv} /ˈspɛʃəli/ (for a special purpose) | :: especialmente |
| specially {adv} ((proscribed) in particular) SEE: in particular | :: |
| special relativity {n} (physics theory) | :: relatividad especial {f} |
| specialty {n} /ˈspɛʃəlti/ (that in which one specializes) | :: especialidad {f} |
| speciation {n} (biology) | :: especiación {f}, evolución de las especies |
| species {n} /ˈspiːʃiːz/ (group of plants or animals having similar appearance) | :: especie {f} |
| species {n} (rank in a taxonomic classification) | :: especie {f} |
| species {n} | :: especie {f} |
| speciesism {n} /ˈspiːʃiːˌzɪzəm/ | :: especismo {m} |
| specific {adj} /spəˈsɪf.ɪk/ (explicit or definite) | :: específico |
| specific {adj} (being a remedy for a particular disease) | :: específico |
| specifically {adv} (for a specific purpose or reason) | :: específicamente |
| specification {n} (explicit set of requirements) | :: especificación {f} |
| specific gravity {n} (ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water) | :: peso específico {m} |
| specific heat {n} | :: calor específico |
| specificity {n} /spɛsɪˈfɪsɪti/ (the state of being specific rather than general) | :: especificidad {f} |
| specificness {n} (specificity) SEE: specificity | :: |
| specified {adj} /ˈspɛsɪfaɪd/ (Thoroughly explained) | :: especificado |
| specify {v} /ˈspɛsɪfaɪ/ (to state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition) | :: especificar |
| specimen {n} /ˈspɛsɪmɪn/ (example) | :: espécimen {m} |
| specimen {n} (sample) | :: ejemplar {m} |
| specious {adj} /ˈspiːʃəs/ (seemingly well-reasoned, but fallacious) | :: especioso |
| specious {adj} (with appearance intended to generate a favorable response) | :: fingido, falso, de pretexto, pretextado |
| speck {n} /spɛk/ (tiny spot) | :: mota {f} |
| speckled {adj} /ˈspɛkəld/ (marked with dots) | :: moteado, punteado |
| speckled {adj} (irregularly marked) | :: manchado |
| spectacle {n} (optical instrument) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| spectacle {n} /ˈspɛktəkl̩/ (something exciting or extraordinary) | :: espectáculo {m} |
| spectacle {n} (an embarrassing situation) | :: espectáculo {m}, papelón {m} [colloquial] |
| spectacled {adj} (wearing spectacles) SEE: bespectacled | :: |
| spectacled bear {n} (Tremarctos ornatus) | :: oso de anteojos {m} |
| spectacles {n} /ˈspɛktəkl̩z/ (a pair of lenses set in a frame) | :: [Latin America] anteojos {m-p}, [Cuba, Puerto Rico] espejuelos {m-p}, [especially Colombia, Dominican Republic, Spain] gafas {f-p}, [Latin America] lentes {m-p} |
| spectacles {n} (plural of spectacle) SEE: spectacle | :: |
| spectacular {adj} /spɛkˈtæk.jʊ.lə/ (amazing or worthy of special attention) | :: espectacular |
| spectacularly {adv} (in a spectacular manner) | :: espectacularmente |
| spectator {n} /ˈspɛkteɪtɚ/ (observer) | :: espectador |
| specter {n} /ˈspɛktɚ/ (ghostly apparition) | :: espectro {m} |
| specter {n} (mental image) | :: imagen |
| spectral {adj} /ˈspɛktɹəɫ/ (pertaining to a spectre) | :: espectral |
| spectral {adj} (ghostly) | :: espectral |
| spectrometer {n} (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) | :: espectrómetro |
| spectrometry {n} (measurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation) | :: espectrometría {f} |
| spectroscope {n} (optical instrument used for spectrographic analysis) | :: espectroscopio {m} |
| spectrum {n} /ˈspɛkt(ʃ)ɹəm/ (range of colors) | :: espectro {m} |
| speculation {n} /ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən/ (process of thinking or meditation) | :: especulación {f} |
| speculation {n} (judgment or conclusion reached by speculating) | :: especulación {f} |
| speculation {n} (business, finance: investment involving higher-than-normal risk) | :: especulación {f} |
| speculation {n} (act or practice of investing in expectation of making a profit from future price changes) | :: especulación {f} |
| speculative {adj} /ˈspɛkjuləˌtɪv/ (characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions) | :: especulativo |
| speculative fiction {n} (class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements) | :: ficción especulativa {f} |
| speculatively {adv} (in a speculative manner) | :: especulativamente |
| speculator {n} (one who speculates; as in investing) | :: especulador {m} |
| speculum {n} /ˈspɛkjʊləm/ (medical instrument) | :: espéculo {m} |
| speech {n} (dialect or language) SEE: dialect | :: |
| speech {n} /ˈspiːtʃ/ (vocal communication) | :: habla {f} |
| speech {n} (an oration, session of speaking) | :: discurso {m} |
| speech balloon {n} (speech balloon) SEE: speech bubble | :: |
| speech bubble {n} (rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon) | :: bocadillo {m} |
| speechless {adj} /ˈspiːtʃ.lɪs/ (not speaking; not knowing what to say) | :: mudo, sin palabras |
| speechreading {n} (lipreading) SEE: lipreading | :: |
| speed {n} (luck, success, prosperity) SEE: luck | :: |
| speed {n} /spiːd/ (rapidity) | :: rapidez {f}, velocidad {f} |
| speed {n} (rate of motion) | :: velocidad {f} |
| speed bag {n} (air-filled punching bag) | :: pera {f} |
| speedboat {n} /ˈspidˌboʊt/ (fast boat) | :: lancha {f}, lancha motora {f} |
| speedboat {n} (racing boat) | :: lancha de carerras {f} |
| speed bump {n} (transverse ridge in the road) | :: reductor de velocidad {m} [especially formal usage], resalto {m} [especially formal usage], badén {m} [Spain], banda sonora {f} [Spain], chapa acostado {m} [Ecuador], durmiente {m} [Nicaragua], giba {f} [Peru], guardia tumbado {m} [Spain], lomada {f} [Argentina, Paraguay], lomo de burro {m} [Argentina, Uruguay], lomo de toro {m} [Chile], muerto {m} [Costa Rica, Puerto Rico], muro {m} [Venezuela], policía acostado {m} [Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Venezuela], policía dormido {m} [Costa Rica], policía muerto {m} [Panama, Puerto Rico], rompemuelles {m} [Bolivia, Peru], tope {m} [Mexico], túmulo {m} [El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras], vibrador {m} [Mexico] |
| speed chess {n} (form of chess) | :: ajedrez rápido |
| speed limit {n} (maximum speed permitted) | :: límite de velocidad {m} |
| speed of light {n} (the speed of electromagnetic radiation in a perfect vacuum) | :: velocidad de la luz {f} |
| speed of sound {n} (speed at which sound is propagated) | :: velocidad del sonido {f} |
| speedometer {n} /spɪˈdɑː.mə.t̬ɚ/ (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) | :: velocímetro {m} |
| speed skating {n} (The sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates) | :: patinaje de velocidad {m} |
| speed up {v} (increase speed (intransitive)) | :: acelerar, apurarse |
| speed up {v} (increase speed (transitive)) | :: acelerar, apurar |
| speed-up {n} (speed-up) | :: aceleración {f}, agilización {f}, acelerón {m} |
| speedy {adj} /ˈspiːdi/ (characterized by rapid or swift motion) | :: rápido, pronto |
| speleological {adj} (pertaining to the exploration of caves) | :: espeleológico |
| speleologist {n} (person who studies caves) | :: espeleólogo {m} |
| speleology {n} (scientific study of caves) | :: espeleología {f} |
| speleology {n} (recreational activity of exploring caves) | :: espeleísmo {m} [rare] |
| speleothem {n} (secondary mineral, deposited in a cave by the action of water) | :: espeleotema {m} |
| spell {n} /spɛl/ (magical incantation) | :: encanto {m}, hechizo {m}, conjuro {m}, brujería {f} |
| spell {n} (magical effect of such incantation) | :: encantamiento {m}, hechizo {m}, encanto {m} |
| spell {v} (put under the influence of a spell) | :: encantar |
| spell {v} (to write or say the letters that form a word) | :: deletrear |
| spell {v} (to compose a word) | :: deletrear |
| spell {v} (to indicate that some future event will occur) | :: anunciar, presagiar |
| spell {v} (figuratively, to clarify) | :: descifrar, aclarar |
| spell {v} (to work in place of someone) | :: reemplazar |
| spell {n} (indefinite period of time) | :: rato {m}, período {m} |
| spell {n} (period of illness, outburst of bad spirits) | :: berrinche {m}, pataleta {f} |
| spellbound {adj} (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) | :: embobado |
| spell checker {n} (software application) | :: corrector ortográfico {m}, corrector {m} |
| spelling {n} /ˈspɛlɪŋ/ (the practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography) | :: ortografía {f} |
| spelling {n} (a specific spelling of a word) | :: grafía {f} |
| spelling {n} | :: ortografía {f} |
| spelt {n} /ˈspɛlt/ (a type of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta) | :: espelta {f}, escanda {f} |
| spelunk {v} /spəˈlʌŋk/ (to explore caves) | :: hacer espeleología |
| spelunk {n} (cave, cavern, grotto) SEE: cave | :: |
| spelunking {n} (exploring underground caverns) | :: espeleología {f} |
| spend {v} /spɛnd/ (to pay out) | :: gastar |
| spend {v} (to consume, to use up (time)) | :: pasar |
| spend {v} | :: gastar |
| spendthrift {adj} /ˈspɛn(d)θɹɪft/ (improvident, profligate, or wasteful) | :: pródigo {m}, manirroto |
| spendthrift {n} (someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully) | :: gastador {m}, gastadora {f}, pródigo {m}, manirroto |
| spend time {v} (dedicate time to an activity) | :: pasar tiempo |
| spend time {v} (accompany someone for leisure) | :: tomar tiempo |
| sperm {n} /spɜːɹm/ (cell) | :: espermatozoide {m} |
| sperm {n} (semen (fluid)) | :: esperma {m} {f} |
| spermatophyte {n} (plant that bears seeds) SEE: phanerogam | :: |
| spermatozoid {n} /spɜː(ɹ)ˈmætəˌzəʊ.ɪd/ (male gamete of certain basal plants) | :: espermatozoide {m} |
| spermatozoon {n} /ˌspɜːmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɒn/ (reproductive cell of the male) | :: espermatozoide {m} |
| sperm bank {n} (vulgar: vagina) SEE: cunt | :: |
| spermicide {n} (substance used for killing sperm) | :: espermicida |
| spermiogenesis {n} (final stage of spermatogenesis) | :: espermiogénesis {f} |
| sperm whale {n} (sperm whale) | :: cachalote {m} |
| spessartine {n} (a type of garnet) | :: espesartina {f} |
| spew {n} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| spew {v} /spjuː/ (To speak or write quickly and voluminously, especially words that are not worth listening to or reading) | :: parlar (to speak voluminously) |
| spew {v} (to vomit) | :: vomitar |
| spew {n} (ejaculate) SEE: ejaculate | :: |
| sphalerite {n} (mineral) | :: esfalerita {f}, blenda {f} |
| sphene {n} (titanite) SEE: titanite | :: |
| spheno- {prefix} (sphenoid bone) | :: esfeno- |
| sphenoid {n} (sphenoid bone) SEE: sphenoid bone | :: |
| sphenoid {adj} /ˈsfiː.nɔɪd/ (wedge-shaped) | :: esfenoide |
| sphenoid bone {n} (sphenoid bone) | :: esfenoide {m} |
| sphenomandibular {adj} (relating to a ligament connecting the sphenoid bone and mandibular foramen) | :: esfenomandibular |
| sphenopalatine {adj} (relating to the sphenoid bone and the palate) | :: esfenopalatino |
| spheral {adj} (spherical) SEE: spherical | :: |
| sphere {n} /sfɪɹ/ (mathematics: regular three-dimensional object) | :: esfera {f} |
| sphere {n} (spherical physical object) | :: esfera {f}, bola {f} |
| sphere {n} (region in which something or someone is active) | :: esfera {f} |
| sphere {n} (astronomy: apparent outer limit of space) SEE: celestial sphere | :: |
| -sphere {suffix} (designating some layer of the Earth) | :: -sfera |
| sphere of influence {n} (area influenced by something) | :: esfera de influencia {f} |
| spherical {adj} /sfɛɹɪkəl/ (shaped like a sphere) | :: esférico |
| spherical {adj} (of or relating to a sphere or spheres) | :: esférico |
| spherically {adv} (in the manner of a sphere) | :: esféricamente |
| sphericon {n} /ˈsfɪɹ.ə.kɑn/ ((geometry) a solid constructed by slicing a bicone) | :: esfericón {m} |
| spherometer {n} (measuring device) | :: esferómetro {m} |
| sphincter {n} /ˈsfɪŋktəɹ/ (band of muscle) | :: esfínter {m} |
| sphinx {n} /sfɪŋks/ (mythology: creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal) | :: esfinge {f} |
| sphinx {n} (sphincter) SEE: sphincter | :: |
| sphinx {n} (Mandrillus sphinx) SEE: mandrill | :: |
| Sphinx {prop} /ˈsfɪŋks/ (large monument in Egypt) | :: Esfinge {f} |
| Sphinx {prop} (Greek mythological creature) | :: Esfinge {f} |
| sphinx moth {n} (hawk moth) SEE: hawk moth | :: |
| sphygmomanometer {n} /ˌsfɪɡməʊməˈnɒmɪtə/ (device to measure blood pressure) | :: esfigmomanómetro {m}, esfingomanómetro {m}, tensiómetro {m}, baumanómetro {m}, manguito de la presión arterial {m}, brazalete de presión sanguínea {m} [Mexico], brazalete de presión arterial {m} [Mexico] |
| spice {n} (Yorkshire dialect: sweets, candy) SEE: sweet | :: |
| spice {n} /spaɪs/ (plant matter used to season or flavour food) | :: especia {f} |
| spice {n} (any variety of spice) | :: especia {f}, aliño {m}, condimento {m}, aderezo {m} |
| spice {v} (to add spice or spices to) | :: aliñar, condimentar, sazonar, aderezar |
| spicebush {n} (Lindera benzoin) | :: benjoin |
| spice up {v} (Enhance the flavour of something using spice) | :: saborizar |
| spicewood {n} (spicebush) SEE: spicebush | :: |
| spicy {adj} (containing spice) | :: condimentado, aliñado, [having a sharp flavor] picante, sazonado, aromático |
| spicy {adj} (tangy or pungent) | :: picante |
| spicy {adj} | :: caliente |
| spider {n} /ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/ (arthropod) | :: araña {f} |
| spider crab {n} (crab) | :: cangrejo araña {m} |
| spider monkey {n} (monkey of the genus Ateles) | :: mono araña {m} |
| spider wasp {n} (solitary wasp in the Pompilidae family) | :: pompílido {m} |
| spiderweb {n} (net-like construct of a spider) | :: telaraña {f}, tela de araña {f} |
| Spidey-sense {n} /ˈspaɪdi ˌsɛn(t)s/ (intuitive feeling, usually of something being dangerous or risky) | :: sentido arácnido {m} |
| spiel {n} /spiːl/ (A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade) | :: perorata {f}, parrafada {f} [colloquial] |
| spiffy {adj} /ˈspɪfi/ (dapper, fine or neat) | :: apuesto, pulcro |
| spigot {n} (faucet) SEE: tap | :: |
| spigot {n} /ˈspɪ.ɡət/ (the plug of a faucet or cock) | :: llave {f}, [faucet] grifo {m}, [cock] válvula, espita {f} |
| spike {n} /spaɪk/ (very large nail) | :: clavo {m}, pincho {m} |
| spike {n} (anything resembling such a nail in shape) | :: pincho {m}, púa {f}, punta {f} |
| spike {n} (ear of grain) | :: espiga {f} |
| spike {n} (botany: kind of inflorescence) | :: espiga |
| spike {n} (informal: running shoes with spikes in the soles) | :: clavos {m-p}, tacos {m-p} |
| spike {n} (sharp peak in a graph) | :: pico {m} |
| spikenard {n} | :: nardo {m} |
| spiky {adj} /ˈspaɪ.ki/ (hairstyle) | :: de punta, pincho (Spain, adjectivized noun), parado, chuzo (South America) |
| spill {v} /spɪl/ (transitive: to drop something so that it spreads out) | :: derramar |
| spillikins {n} (a game of skill) | :: palitos chinos {m-p}, palillos {m-p} |
| spill one's guts {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| spin {v} /spɪn/ (to turn around quickly) | :: girar, rotar, dar vueltas |
| spin {v} (to make yarn) | :: hilar |
| spin {v} (to present a bias) | :: dorar la píldora, pintar bonito, endulzar |
| spin {v} (informal: to play vinyl records) | :: pinchar |
| spin {v} | :: girar |
| spin {n} (circular motion) | :: vuelta {f}, giro {m} |
| spin {n} (physics: quantum angular momentum) | :: espín {m} |
| spin {n} (favourable comment or interpretation) | :: sesgo positivo {m} |
| spin {n} (flight condition) | :: barrena |
| spin {n} (brief trip) | :: vuelta {f} |
| spina bifida {n} /ˈspaɪnə ˈbɪfɪdə/ (birth defect) | :: espina bífida {f} |
| spinach {n} /ˈspɪnɪt͡ʃ/ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) | :: espinaca |
| spinal {adj} /spaɪnəl/ (related to the spine) | :: espinal, vertebral |
| spinal column {n} (spinal column) SEE: vertebral column | :: |
| spinal cord {n} (thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue) | :: médula espinal {f} |
| spinal disc herniation {n} (medical condition) | :: hernia discal {f} |
| spinal nerve {n} (nerve) | :: nervio espinal {m} |
| spinal tap {n} (colloquial terms for lumbar puncture) | :: punción lumbar {f} |
| spindle {n} (dragonfly) SEE: dragonfly | :: |
| spindle {n} /ˈspɪndəl/ (rod in spinning and winding thread) | :: huso {m} |
| spindle tree {n} (tree of the genus Euonymus) SEE: spindle | :: |
| spindly {adj} (of a spindle) | :: ahusado {m}, ahusada {f} |
| spindly {adj} (slender and of weak appearance) | :: flacucho {m}, flacucha {f} |
| spin doctor {n} (person hired to improve public image) | :: asesor de imagen {m} |
| spine {n} /spaɪn/ (backbone) | :: columna vertebral {f}, espinazo {m} |
| spine {n} (bound edge of a book) | :: lomo {m} |
| spine {n} (rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant) | :: espina {f} |
| spine board {n} (rigid carrying surface) | :: tablero {m}, tablero imobilizario {m} |
| spinel {n} /spɪˈnɛl/ (any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium) | :: espinela {f} |
| spine pig {n} (porcupine) SEE: porcupine | :: |
| spinet {n} /ˈspɪn.ɪt/ (short, compact harpsichord) | :: espineta {f} |
| spinnaker {n} /ˈspɪnəkɚ/ (sail) | :: espináker {m} |
| spinner {n} /ˈspɪnɚ/ (Someone or something who spins) | :: girandola {f} |
| spinner dolphin {n} (species of dolphin) | :: delfín girador {m}, delfín acróbata de hocico largo {m} |
| spinning {n} /ˈspɪnɪŋ/ (process of converting fibres into yarn or thread) | :: hilatura {f} |
| spinning jenny {n} (early spinning machine) | :: halidora Jenny {f} |
| spinning top {n} (a toy) | :: peonza {f}, trompo {m}, pirinola {f} |
| spinning wheel {n} (device for spinning thread with a wheel and a spindle) | :: rueca {f} |
| spin-off {n} (offshoot) SEE: offshoot | :: |
| spin-off {n} (by-product) SEE: by-product | :: |
| spinor {n} /spɪnɔɹ/ (element of Clifford algebra) | :: espinor {m} |
| spinster {n} /ˈspɪnstɚ/ (unmarried woman) | :: solterona {f}, quedada {f} |
| spinsterhood {n} (condition of a spinster) | :: solteronería |
| spiny anteater {n} (common name for echidna) SEE: echidna | :: |
| spiny dogfish {n} (Squalus acanthias) | :: mielga {f}, galludo {m}, tollo de cacho {m} |
| spiny lobster {n} (crustacean of the family Palinuridae) | :: langosta {f} |
| spiral {n} /ˈspaɪɹəl/ (geometry) | :: espiral {f} |
| spiral {n} (helix) | :: hélice {f} |
| spiral staircase {n} (type of staircase) | :: escalera de caracol {f} |
| spire {n} /spaɪə/ (tapering architectural structure) | :: chapitel {m}, aguja {f} |
| spirit {n} /ˈspiɹɪt/ (soul) | :: espíritu {m}, alma {m}, kašpíx |
| spirit {n} (supernatural being) | :: espíritu {m} |
| spirit {n} (enthusiasm) | :: espíritu {m} |
| spirit {n} (alcohol) | :: alcohol {m}, bebida espirituosa {f} |
| spirit duplicator {n} (early copier) | :: duplicadora al alcohol {f} |
| spiritism {n} (spiritualism) SEE: spiritualism | :: |
| spiritism {n} (Spiritism) SEE: Spiritism | :: |
| Spiritism {prop} (philosophical doctrine) | :: espiritismo |
| spiritless {adj} (lack of energy or emotion) | :: apocado |
| spirit level {n} (spirit level) | :: nivel de burbuja {m} |
| spirits {n} /ˈspɪɹɪts/ (strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation) | :: licor |
| spiritual {adj} /ˈspɪɹɪtʃuəl/ (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) | :: espiritual {m} {f} |
| spiritual {n} (folk song) | :: espiritual {m} |
| spiritualism {n} (the philosophic doctrine, opposing materialism) | :: espiritualismo {m} |
| spirituality {n} /ˌspɪ.ɹə.tʃuˈæ.lə.tɪ/ (concern for what is unseen and intangible) | :: espiritualidad {f} |
| spiritualize {v} (to give spiritual meaning to) | :: espiritualizar |
| spiritually {adv} (in a manner affecting the spirit) | :: espiritualmente |
| spiritus asper {n} (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) SEE: rough breathing | :: |
| spirochete {n} (any of several coiled bacteria) | :: espiroqueta {f} |
| spirometer {n} /spʌɪˈɹɒm.ɪt.ə/ (medical device) | :: espirómetro {m} |
| spirometry {n} (medical measurement) | :: espirometría {f} |
| spit {v} (to dig, to spade) SEE: dig | :: |
| spit {n} /spɪt/ (thin rod on which meat is skewered for cooking) | :: brocheta {f}, asador {m} |
| spit {n} (generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula) | :: barra {f} |
| spit {v} (to impale on a spit) | :: espetar |
| spit {v} (to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.) | :: escupir |
| spit {n} (saliva) | :: escupida |
| spite {n} /spaɪt/ (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure) | :: despecho, rencor, malicia, ojeriza {f} |
| spiteful {adj} (filled with spite) | :: malévolo, rencoroso, venenoso |
| spit nails {v} | :: echar venablos |
| spitting image {n} /ˈspɪtɪŋ ˈɪmɪdʒ/ (the exact likeness of someone) | :: el vivo retrato {m} {f}, la viva imagen, la viva estampa |
| spittle {n} /ˈspɪ.t(ə)l/ (spit, usually frothy) | :: escupida, escupitajo, lapo {m} |
| spittoon {n} /spɪˈtuːn/ (receptacle for spit) | :: escupidera {f} |
| spit wad {n} (A wad of spittle spat by someone) | :: salivazo {m} |
| splanchnic {adj} /ˈsplæŋk.nɪk/ (Relating to the viscera or intestines) | :: esplácnico |
| splash {n} /splæʃ/ (the sound made by an object hitting a liquid) | :: salpicadura |
| splash {v} (to hit or agitate liquid) | :: chapotear, salpicar |
| splashdown {n} (landing in water) | :: amarizaje |
| splatter {v} /ˈsplætɚ/ (To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess) | :: estrellarse |
| splatter {v} (To cause something to splatter) | :: estrellar |
| splatter {v} (To spatter) | :: salpicar |
| splay {v} (To dislocate, as a shoulder bone) SEE: dislocate | :: |
| spleen {n} /spliːn/ (organ) | :: bazo {m} |
| spleen {n} (mood) | :: esplín {m} |
| splendid {adj} /ˈsplɛndɪd/ | :: espléndido |
| splendidly {adv} (in a splendid manner) | :: espléndidamente |
| splendor {n} /ˈsplɛndə/ (magnificent appearance) | :: esplendor {m} |
| splendor {n} | :: esplendor {m} |
| splenectomy {n} (surgical removal of the spleen) | :: esplenectomía {f} |
| splenetic {adj} /spləˈnɛtɪk/ (bad-tempered) | :: irritable |
| splenetic {adj} (related to the spleen) | :: esplénico |
| splenic {adj} (of, related to, or located near the spleen) | :: esplénico |
| spleno- {prefix} (spleen) | :: espleno- |
| splenomegaly {n} (enlargement of the spleen) | :: esplenomegalia {f} |
| splenorenal {adj} (of or pertaining to the spleen and the kidneys) | :: esplenorrenal |
| splice {v} (to unite in marriage) SEE: marry | :: |
| splice {n} /splaɪs/ (electrical and mechanical connection between wires) | :: empalme {m} |
| splice {v} (to unite ropes by interweaving the strands) | :: empalmar |
| splice {v} (to unite by lapping two ends together) | :: empalmar |
| splice {v} (genetics) | :: empalmar |
| spliff {n} /splɪf/ (a marijuana cigarette) | :: porro |
| splint {n} (narrow strip of wood) | :: férula {f} |
| splint {n} (immobilizing device) | :: tablilla {f} |
| splinter {n} /ˈsplɪntɚ/ (fragment of material) | :: (wood) astilla {f}, (bone or metal) esquirla {f} |
| splinter {v} (to come apart into splinters) | :: astillar |
| splinter {v} (to cause to break apart into splinters) | :: astillar |
| split {n} /splɪt/ (crack, longitudinal fissure) | :: fisura {f} |
| split {n} (breach, division) | :: escisión {f} |
| split {v} (divide along a more or less straight line) | :: partir, dividir, escindir |
| split {v} (share out) | :: repartir, dividir |
| split {v} (leave) | :: partir |
| split {v} (separate) | :: partir, separar |
| split {v} (divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach) SEE: peach | :: |
| split end {n} (hair which has split at the end) | :: punta rota {f}, punta abierta {f}, punta florecida {f} [Argentina] |
| split hairs {v} (to consider fine details) | :: hilar fino |
| split pea {n} (dried, peeled, and split seeds of the pea) | :: arvejas partidas {f-p}, chícharos partidos {m-p}, guisantes partidos {m-p} |
| splits {n} (manoeuvre, acrobatic feat) | :: espagar {m}, spagat {m} |
| splitting field {n} ((Galois theory, of a polynomial) smallest field containing all roots) | :: cuerpo de descomposición {m} |
| splurge {v} /splɝdʒ/ (to flow or move in rush) | :: chorrear |
| splurge {v} (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) | :: derrochar |
| splurge {n} (extravagant indulgence) | :: ostentación, derroche {m} |
| spodumene {n} (a pyroxene mineral, lithium aluminum inosilicate) | :: espodumena {f} |
| spoil {v} /spɔɪl/ (strip) | :: expoliar, despojar |
| spoil {v} (ruin) | :: dañar, arruinar, echar a perder, estropear, dar al traste |
| spoil {v} (to coddle or pamper) | :: malcriar, consentir, malacostumbrar, [Mexico] chiquear, regalonear, mimar |
| spoil {v} (become sour or rancid, to decay) | :: agriar, descomponerse, echarse a perder |
| spoil {v} (reveal the ending) | :: [colloquial] destripar |
| spoil {n} (plunder taken from an enemy or victim) | :: botín {m}, expolio |
| spoilage {n} (process) | :: deterioro {m}, deterioración {f} |
| spoiled {adj} /spɔɪld/ ((of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering) | :: mimado, regalón, consentido, malcriado |
| spoiler {n} /ˈspɔɪ.lɚ/ (document, review or comment that discloses) | :: spoiler {m}, destripe {m} |
| spoiler {n} | :: adelanto |
| spoils of war {n} (profits extracted as the result of winning a war) | :: botín de guerra {m} |
| spoil someone rotten {v} (to overindulge someone) | :: tener en palmitas |
| spoilsport {adj} /ˈspɔɪl.spɔɹt/ (someone who puts an end to harmless fun) | :: aguafiestas {f} {m} |
| spoilt {adj} /spɔɪlt/ (of food: rendered unusable or inedible) | :: estropeado, podrido |
| spoilt {adj} (of a child) | :: mimado {m}, regalón, consentido, malcriado |
| spoke {n} /spəʊk/ (part of a wheel) | :: rayo {m}, radio {m} |
| spokeshave {n} (woodworking tool) | :: doladera {f} |
| spokesman {n} (one who speaks as the voice of a group of people) | :: portavoz {m} {f}, vocero {m}, vocera {f} |
| spokesperson {n} (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) | :: portavoz {m} {f} |
| spoliation {n} (plundering) | :: despojo {m}, expoliación |
| spondee {n} /ˈspɒndi/ (word of two syllables) | :: espondeo {m} |
| spondylarthritis {n} (condition) | :: espondiloartritis {f} |
| spondyle {n} (joint of the backbone) SEE: vertebra | :: |
| spondylitis {n} (inflammation of the spine) | :: espondilitis {f} |
| spondyloarthropathy {n} (joint disease) | :: espondiloartropatía {f} |
| spondylodiscitis {n} (combination of discitis and spodylitis) | :: espondilodiscitis {f} |
| spondylosis {n} (degenerative disease) | :: espondilosis {f} |
| sponge {n} /spʌnd͡ʒ/ (marine invertebrate) | :: esponja {f} |
| sponge {n} (piece of porous material used for washing) | :: esponja {f} |
| sponge {n} (slang: person who takes advantage of the generosity of others) | :: cafiche {m}, gorrón {m} |
| sponge {v} (to take advantage of others) | :: cafichear, gorronear, gallofear, comer la sopa boba |
| sponge {n} (sponge cake) SEE: sponge cake | :: |
| sponge cake {n} (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) | :: bizcocho {m} |
| sponge cloth {n} | :: bayeta {f} |
| sponger {n} /ˈspʌndʒɚ/ (one who sponges) | :: cafiche {m}, gorrón {m} |
| spongy {adj} /ˈspʌndʒi/ (absorbent, squishy, porous) | :: fofo {m}, esponjoso {m} |
| sponsor {n} /ˈspɒn.sə/ (person or organisation with responsibility (especially with a religious or financial aspect)) | :: patrocinador {m}, patrocinadora {f} |
| sponsor {n} (One that pays all or part of the cost of an event) | :: patrocinador {m} |
| sponsor {v} (to be a sponsor for) | :: patrocinar |
| sponsorship {n} (aid or support) | :: padrinazgo |
| spontaneity {n} /ˈspɒn.tə.neɪ.ə.ti/ (the quality of being spontaneous) | :: espontaneidad {f} |
| spontaneous {adj} (random) SEE: random | :: |
| spontaneous {adj} /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/ (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause) | :: espontáneo |
| spontaneous {adj} (proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint) | :: espontáneo |
| spontaneous {adj} (arising from a momentary impulse) | :: espontáneo |
| spontaneous {adj} | :: espontáneo |
| spontaneous generation {n} | :: generación espontánea {f} |
| spontaneously {adv} /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ (in a spontaneous manner) | :: espontáneamente |
| spoof {n} /spuːf/ (act of deception, hoax) | :: engaño {m} |
| spoof {n} (light parody) | :: parodia {f} |
| spoof {n} (nonsense) | :: burla, locura |
| spook {v} /spuːk/ (to scare or frighten) | :: sobresaltar, asustar, espantar, aterrorizar |
| spooky action at a distance {n} | :: acción fantasmal a distancia {f} |
| spool {n} /spuːl/ (spindle) | :: carrete {m} |
| spoon {n} /spuːn/ (scooped utensil for eating (or serving)) | :: cuchara {f} |
| spoon {v} (to serve using a spoon) | :: echar con una cuchara, servir con una cuchara, cucharear |
| spoon {v} (to lie together) | :: cucharear |
| spoon {v} (sailing terminology) | :: cuchara |
| spoon {v} (to flirt) SEE: flirt | :: |
| spoon {n} (measure that will fit into a spoon) SEE: spoonful | :: |
| spoonbill {n} (bird) | :: espátula {f} |
| spoonbill {n} (paddlefish) SEE: paddlefish | :: |
| spoonerism {n} /ˈspuːnəɹɪzəm/ (phrase where sounds are transposed) | :: espunerismo {m}, espunerismos {m-p} |
| spoon-feed {v} /ˈspunˌfid/ (help somebody to eat using a spoon) | :: dar de comer con cuchara |
| spoon-feed {v} (deliver information in as basic a manner as possible) | :: masticar |
| spoonful {n} (amount a spoon will hold) | :: cucharada {f} |
| spoon lure {n} (oblong, concave lure) | :: cucharilla {f} |
| spoor {n} /spʊɹ/ (trail left by an animal) | :: rastro |
| sporadic {adj} /spəˈɹæɾɪk/ (rare and scattered in occurrence) | :: esporádico |
| sporadic {adj} (exhibiting random behaviour) | :: esporádico {m}, guadianesco {m} [Spain] |
| sporange {n} (sporangium) SEE: sporangium | :: |
| sporangium {n} (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) | :: esporangio {m} |
| spore {n} /spɔɹ/ (reproductive particle) | :: espora {f} |
| spore {n} (resistant particle produced by bacterium or protist) | :: espora {f} |
| sporophyte {n} (plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes) | :: esporófito {m} |
| sport {n} /spɔɹt/ (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) | :: deporte {m} |
| sport {n} (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) | :: deportista {m} {f} |
| sport {n} (toy) | :: juguete {m}, burla {f} |
| sport {n} (abnormal plant or animal) | :: espécimen raro {m} |
| sport {n} (amorous dalliance) | :: aventura {f} |
| sport {v} (mock or tease) | :: jugar, burlarse |
| sport {v} (display, have as feature) | :: lucir, mostrar, llevar |
| sporting {adj} (pertaining to sports) | :: deportivo |
| sportive {adj} (gay, frolicsome, merry) SEE: merry | :: |
| sportive {adj} (playful, coltish) SEE: playful | :: |
| sports car {n} (automobile designed for high speed) | :: automóvil deportivo {m}, coche deportivo {m}, carro deportivo {m} |
| sports center {n} | :: polideportivo {m} |
| sports jacket {n} (tailored jacket that is not part of a suit) | :: vestón {m} |
| sportsman {n} (male athlete) | :: deportista {m} |
| sportsmanship {n} | :: deportividad |
| sportswoman {n} (woman who engages in sports) | :: deportista {m} {f} |
| sports writer {n} (someone who writes about sports-related topics professionally) | :: escritor deportivo {m} |
| sportswriter {n} (journalist who specializes in sports) SEE: sports writer | :: |
| sport utility vehicle {n} (vehicle) | :: vehículo utilitario deportivo {m} [VUD] |
| spot {n} /spɑt/ (a round or irregular patch of a different color) | :: mancha {f} |
| spot {n} (stain) | :: mancha {f} |
| spot {n} (pimple, pustule) | :: grano {m} |
| spot {n} (small amount) | :: poquito {m}, poquita {f} |
| spot {n} (location or area) | :: zona {f}, paraje {m} |
| spot {n} (bright lamp; spotlight) | :: lámpara {f}, reflector {m} |
| spot {n} (a brief advertisement) | :: corto {m} |
| spot {v} (see, pick out, notice or identify) | :: divisar, detectar, localizar, ubicar, avistar |
| spot-backed antshrike {n} (bird) | :: batará goteado |
| spotless {adj} (exceptionally clean) | :: impecable |
| spotless {adj} ((zoology) lacking spots; unspotted.) | :: sin manchas |
| spotlight {n} (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage) | :: foco {m}, proyector {m} |
| spotlight {n} (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part) | :: foco de atención {m} |
| spotlight {v} (illuminate with a spotlight) | :: enfocar |
| spotted {adj} /ˈspɒtɨd/ (discoloured by spots; stained) | :: moteado {m}, manchado {m} |
| spotted {adj} (characterized by spots) | :: moteado {m} |
| spotted dragonet {n} (Callionymus maculatus) | :: dragoncillo moteado |
| spotted flycatcher {n} (bird) | :: papamoscas gris {m} |
| spotted redshank {n} (Tringa erythropus) | :: archibebe oscuro {m} |
| spotted seal {n} (seal) | :: foca manchada {f} |
| spot-winged antshrike {n} (Pygiptila stellaris) | :: batará estrellado |
| spouse {n} (husband) SEE: husband | :: |
| spouse {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| spouse {n} /spaʊs/ (person in a marriage or marital relationship) | :: cónyuge {m} {f}, esposo {m}, esposa {f}, consorte {m} {f} |
| spout {n} /spaʊt/ (a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged) | :: pico {m} [vessel], pitorro {m} [Spain] |
| spout {n} (a stream of liquid) | :: chorro {m} |
| spout {n} (the mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale) | :: chorro {m} |
| spout {v} (to gush forth in a stream) | :: chorrear |
| sprachbund {n} /ˈspɹɑːkbʊnd/ (group of languages sharing areal features primarily due to language contact) | :: sprachbund |
| Sprachgefühl {n} (the instinctive or intuitive grasp of a language) | :: intuición lingüística {f} |
| sprain {v} /spɹeɪn/ (to weaken a joint, ligament, or muscle) | :: torcer, esguinzar, hacerse una esguince |
| sprain {n} (act or result of spraining) | :: torcedura {f}, esguince {m} |
| sprat {n} /spɹæt/ (any of various small marine fish in the genus Sprattus) | :: espadín {m} |
| Spratly Islands {prop} (islands) | :: islas Spratly {f-p} |
| sprawl {v} /spɹɔl/ (to sit with limbs spread out) | :: despatarrar |
| sprawl {n} (haphazard growth) | :: desparramo {m} |
| spray {n} /spɹeɪ/ (fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid) | :: spray {m}, aerosol {m}, difusión {f} |
| spray {n} (small branch of flowers or berries) | :: ramito {m} |
| spray {v} (to project a liquid in a disperse manner) | :: atomizar, difundir, pulverizar, asperjar |
| spray can {n} (pressurized canister) SEE: aerosol can | :: |
| spray gun {n} (paint sprayer) | :: soplete {m} |
| spread {v} /spɹɛd/ (to stretch out, expand) | :: extender |
| spread {v} (to extend, stretch out (limbs etc)) | :: extender |
| spread {v} (to disperse, scatter) | :: dispersar |
| spread {v} (to smear, distribute in a thin layer) | :: esparcir, untar |
| spread {v} ((transitive) to disseminate, make known or present) | :: diseminar, difundir, divulgar, esparcir |
| spread {v} | :: extender, desplegar |
| spread {n} (food designed to be spread) | :: alimento untable |
| spreadable {adj} /ˈspɹɛdəbəl/ (spreadable) | :: untable |
| spread like wildfire {v} (spread or disseminate rapidly or uncontrollably) | :: correr como la pólvora |
| spreadsheet {n} (computer simulation) | :: hoja de cálculo {f} |
| sprig {n} /spɹɪɡ/ (small shoot or twig) | :: ramita {f} |
| sprig {n} (youth) | :: muchacho {m} |
| sprightly {adj} /ˈspɹaɪtli/ (full of life and vigor) | :: vigoroso |
| spring {n} /spɹɪŋ/ (season between winter and summer in temperate climates) | :: primavera {f} |
| spring {n} (water springing from the ground) | :: fuente {f}, manantial {m} |
| spring {n} (device made of flexible material) | :: resorte {m}, muelle {m} |
| spring {n} (nautical: line from an end to another vessel or mooring to limit surging) | :: esprín {m} |
| spring {n} (source of an action or a supply) | :: origen {m} |
| spring {v} (to jump) SEE: jump | :: |
| spring {n} (jump) SEE: jump | :: |
| spring {n} (people sharing the same origin) SEE: race | :: |
| spring {n} (shoot) SEE: shoot | :: |
| spring {n} (cluster of trees) SEE: grove | :: |
| spring {n} (erection of the penis) SEE: erection | :: |
| spring {n} (youth) SEE: youth | :: |
| spring {n} (time of growth, early stages) SEE: beginning | :: |
| spring {n} (spring tide) SEE: spring tide | :: |
| spring {n} (high tide) SEE: high tide | :: |
| spring {n} (elasticity) SEE: elasticity | :: |
| springald {n} /ˈspɹɪŋəld/ (ancient military engine) | :: espingarda {f} |
| spring balance {n} (a device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring) | :: balanza de muelle {f} |
| springboard {n} (flexible diving board) | :: trampolín {m}, palanca {f} |
| springboard {n} (platform on springs used in gymnastics) | :: trampolín {m}, palanca |
| springboard {n} (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) | :: trampolín {m} |
| spring cleaning {n} (systematic cleaning at the end of winter) | :: limpieza de primavera {f} |
| spring cleaning {n} (systematic cleaning of anything) | :: limpieza general {f} |
| spring equinox {n} (vernal equinox) SEE: vernal equinox | :: |
| spring onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) | :: cebolleta {f}, escalonia {f} |
| spring roll {n} (egg roll) SEE: egg roll | :: |
| spring tide {n} (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) | :: marea de primavera {f}, marea viva {f} |
| springtime {n} (the season of spring) | :: primavera {f} |
| spring to life {v} (start to exist) | :: nacer |
| spring to mind {v} (appear in one's thoughts) | :: ocurrir |
| springwater {n} (water originating from a spring) | :: agua de manantial {f}, agua manantial {f} |
| springy {adj} /ˈspɹɪŋi/ (capable of returning to its original form) | :: elástico |
| sprinkle {v} /ˈspɹɪŋkəl/ (to cause to fall in fine drops) | :: salpicar, rociar, asperjar |
| sprinkle {v} | :: rociar, salpicar, espolvorear |
| sprinkler {n} /ˈspɹiŋklɚ/ (irrigation device) | :: aspersor {m} |
| sprint {v} (To run etc at top speed for a short period) | :: esprintar |
| sprite {n} (the green woodpecker, or yaffle) SEE: green woodpecker | :: |
| sprite {n} /spɹaɪt/ | :: duendecillo {m} |
| sprocket {n} /spɹɒkɪt/ (toothed wheel) | :: piñón {m}, corona {f} |
| sprocket {n} (tooth of such wheel) | :: diente {m} |
| sprout {n} /spɹaʊt/ (new growth on a plant) | :: brote {m}, retoño {m} |
| sprout {v} (to grow, to germinate) | :: germinar |
| sprout {v} (to cause to grow from a seed) | :: brotar |
| sprout {v} | :: brotar |
| sprout {n} (Brussels sprout) SEE: Brussels sprout | :: |
| spruce {n} /spɹuːs/ (tree from the genus Picea) | :: pícea {f} |
| spruce up {v} (to dress smartly, elegantly) | :: acicalarse |
| sprue {n} /spɹuː/ (malabsorption syndrome) | :: esprúe {m} |
| spunk {n} /spʌŋk/ (courage; spirit; mettle; determination) | :: agallas {f-p} |
| spunk {n} (slang: attractive male) | :: guaperas {m} [Spain], churro {m} [Latin America], guapetón {m} |
| spunk {n} (slang: semen) | :: leche {f}, [Spain] lefa {f}, mecos {m} [Mexico, colloquial] |
| spur {n} /spɝ/ (implement for prodding a horse) | :: espuela {f} |
| spur {n} (anything that inspires or motivates) | :: espuela {f}, acicate {m}; incentivo {m} |
| spur {n} (appendage near the foot) | :: espolón {m} |
| spur {n} (any protruding part) | :: conexión {f}, extensión {f}, prolongación {f} |
| spur {n} (roots) | :: alcurnia {f} |
| spur {v} (to prod) | :: espolear, espolonear, acicatear |
| spur {v} (to urge or encourage to action) | :: espolear, incentivar, estimular, incitar, motivar, animar |
| spur {v} (to put spurs on) | :: poner (las) espuelas |
| spur cell {n} (spiny cell) | :: acantocito {m} |
| spurdog {n} (spiny dogfish) SEE: spiny dogfish | :: |
| spurge {n} /spɝdʒ/ (any plant of the genus Euphorbia) | :: euforbio {m} |
| spurious {adj} /ˈspjʊ.ɹi.əs/ (false) | :: espurio, falso, mentira |
| spurious {adj} (illegitimate) | :: espurio {m} |
| spurn {v} /spɚn/ (to reject disdainfully) | :: desdeñar |
| spurn {n} (a kick) | :: patada {f} |
| spur on {v} (spur) SEE: spur | :: |
| spurt {v} /spɝt/ (to cause to gush) | :: acelerón {m}, acelerada {f} |
| sputnik {n} /ˈspʊtnɪk/ (a Soviet robotic space satellite) | :: sputnik {m} |
| sputum {n} (matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth) | :: esputo {m} |
| spy {n} /spaɪ/ (person who secretly watches) | :: espía {m}, chivato {m} |
| spy {v} (to act as a spy) | :: espiar |
| spyglass {n} (portable telescope) | :: catalejo |
| spyglass {n} (binoculars) SEE: binoculars | :: |
| spying {n} (espionage) SEE: espionage | :: |
| spy on {v} (to watch secretly or covertly; to surveil) | :: avizorar |
| spyware {n} (program) | :: software espía {m}, programa espía {m} |
| squab {n} /ˈskwɑb/ (baby pigeon) | :: pichón {m}, palomino {m} |
| squabble {n} /ˈskwɑːbl/ (minor fight or argument) | :: disputilla {f} |
| squabble {v} (participate in a minor fight or argument) | :: repiquetear, discutir |
| squacco {n} /ˈskwækəʊ/ (Ardeola ralloides) | :: garcilla cangrejera {f} |
| squad {n} /ˈskwɒd/ (small group of people organized for a purpose) | :: escuadra {f}, cuadrilla {f}, escuadrón {m} |
| squad {n} (unit of tactical military personnel or police officers) | :: escuadrón {m} |
| squad {n} (sports team) | :: plantilla {f}, escuadra {f}, conjunto {m}, cuadro {m} |
| squadron {n} /ˈskwɒd.ɹən/ (army: body of cavalry) | :: escuadrón {m} |
| squadron {n} (navy: detachment of vessels) | :: escuadra {f} |
| squadron {n} (air force: tactical unit of at least two flights) | :: cuadrilla {f} |
| squalene {n} /ˈskweɪliːn/ (triterpene hydrocarbon) | :: esqualene {m} |
| squalid {adj} /ˈskwɒlɪd/ (extremely dirty) | :: inmundo {m}, vil, mugriento {m}, mugroso {m}, cochambroso {m} |
| squall {n} /ˈskwɔːl/ (sudden storm, as found in a squall line) | :: tormenta {f}, borrasca {f} |
| squall {n} (squall line, multicell line or part of a squall line) SEE: squall line | :: |
| squall line {n} (line of thunderstorms) | :: frente de mal tiempo {m} |
| squalor {n} /ˈskwɑlɚ/ (squalidness) | :: miseria, inmundicia {f} |
| squamous {adj} /ˈskweɪ.məs/ (scaly) | :: escamoso |
| squander {v} /ˈskwɑn.dɚ/ (to waste) | :: malbaratar, despilfarrar, derrochar, farrear |
| square {n} /skwɛɚ/ (type of polygon) | :: cuadro {m}, cuadrado {m} |
| square {n} (tool) | :: escuadra {f}, cartabón {m} [45º] |
| square {n} (open space in a town) | :: plaza {f} |
| square {n} (cell in a grid) | :: casilla {f} |
| square {n} (second power) | :: cuadrado {m} |
| square {n} (slang: socially conventional person) | :: cuadriculado {m}, anticuado {m}, carca {m}, carroza {m}, cabeza cuadrada {m} {f}, soso {m}, [Venezuela] zanahorio {m} |
| square {n} (the # symbol on a telephone) | :: almohadilla {f} |
| square {n} | :: pie cuadrado {m} (100 sq.ft) |
| square {adj} (shaped like a square) | :: cuadrado |
| square {adj} (forming a right angle) | :: perpendicular |
| square {adj} (used in the names of units) | :: cuadrado |
| square {adj} (socially conventional) | :: anticuado, cuadrado |
| square {v} (to adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle) | :: alinear |
| square {v} (to resolve, see also: resolve) | :: resolver, cuadrar |
| square {v} (math: to multiply by itself) | :: elevar al cuadrado |
| square {n} (act quarrelling) SEE: quarrel | :: |
| square {v} (to take opposing sides) SEE: quarrel | :: |
| square {adj} (fair) SEE: fair | :: |
| square bracket {n} (symbol [ or ]) | :: corchete {m} |
| square centimeter {n} (unit of area) | :: centímetro cuadrado, [symbol] cm2 |
| squared {adj} (raised to the second power) | :: al cuadrado |
| square kilometer {n} (square kilometre) SEE: square kilometre | :: |
| square kilometre {n} (standard unit of area) | :: kilómetro cuadrado {m} |
| squarely {adv} /ˈskwɛɹ.li/ (In the shape of a square; at right angles) | :: en forma de cuadrado, cuadradamente [obsolete] |
| squarely {adv} (Firmly and solidly) | :: sólidamente, cuadradamente [obsolete] |
| squarely {adv} (In a direct, straightforward and honest manner) | :: rectamente |
| square matrix {n} (matrix having the same number of rows as columns) | :: matriz cuadrada {f} |
| square metre {n} (standard unit of area) | :: metro cuadrado {m} |
| square one {n} (the place where one begins) | :: casilla de salida {f} |
| square root {n} (number) | :: raíz cuadrada {f} |
| squaroid {n} (square-like shape) | :: cuadroide {m} |
| squash {n} /skwɔʃ/ (the sport) | :: squash {m} |
| squash {v} (to beat or press into pulp or flat mass) | :: aplastamiento {m}, aplastar |
| squash {v} (to compress) | :: aplastamiento {m}, aplastar |
| squash {n} (plant and its fruit of the genus Cucurbita) | :: zapallo {m} |
| squash {n} (soft drink) SEE: cordial | :: |
| squat {adj} /skwɒt/ (relatively short or low and thick or broad) | :: rechoncho [of a person], retaco |
| squat {n} (position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet) | :: cuclillas {f-p} |
| squat {n} (weightlifting: exercise) | :: cuclilla {f}, sentadilla {f} |
| squat {n} (building occupied without permission) | :: okupación, edificio okupado, casa okupada |
| squat {v} (to bend at the knees) | :: agacharse, acuclillarse, acurrucarse |
| squat {v} (to occupy without permission) | :: okupar, ocupar |
| squatter {n} /ˈskwɑːtəɹ/ (one occupying a place without permission) | :: paracaidista {m} {f} [colloquial], okupa {m} {f} [Spain] |
| squatting {n} (occupation of a building/land without permission of owner) | :: paracaidismo {m}, okupación [slang, Spain] |
| squawk {n} /skwɔːk/ (shrill noise) | :: graznido {m}, chillido {m} |
| squawk {v} (to make a squawking noise) | :: graznar |
| squeak {n} /skwiːk/ (short, high-pitched sound) | :: chirrido |
| squeak {v} (emit sound) | :: rechinar |
| squeaky {adj} /ˈskwiːki/ (producing a high-pitched sound or squeak) | :: chirriante |
| squeaky clean {adj} (very clean) | :: como una patena, como un jaspe, como los chorros del oro |
| squeal {n} /skwil/ (a high-pitched sound) | :: chillido {m}, chirrido {m}, rechinido {m} [Mexico], rechinar, rechino {m} |
| squeal {v} (to rat on someone) | :: chillar, delatar, chivarse [Spain], pegar un chivatazo [Spain], botonear [Argentina], buchonear [Argentina] |
| squeamish {adj} /ˈskwiːmɪʃ/ (easily bothered or upset; tending to be nauseous or nervous) | :: remilgado, quisquilloso, aprensivo |
| squeegee {n} /ˈskwiˌdʒi/ (tool used for cleaning glass) | :: secador {m} |
| squeegee mop {n} (squeezable sponge mop) | :: fregona de esponja plegable |
| squeeze {v} /skwiːz/ (to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once) | :: (apply pressure to make liquid out) exprimir, apretar |
| squeeze {v} (to fit into a tight place) | :: apretujar |
| squeeze {n} (difficult position) | :: apuro {m}, crisis {f} |
| squeeze {n} | :: apretón |
| squelch {v} /ˈskwɛltʃ/ (to halt, stop, eliminate) | :: aplastar |
| squelch {v} (to make a sucking, splashing noise) | :: chapotear |
| squelch {v} | :: chapotear |
| squib {n} /skwɪb/ | :: cachinfín [Honduras], cachinflín [Honduras], canchinfín [Guatemala] |
| squid {n} /skwɪd/ (sea animal) | :: calamar {m} |
| squiffy {adj} /ˈskwɪf.i/ (slightly intoxicated) | :: achispado, piripí |
| squiggle {n} /ˈskwɪɡl̩/ (a short twisting or wiggling line or mark) | :: tilde |
| squill {n} /skwɪl/ (plant of the genus Scilla) | :: escila {f} |
| squillion {n} (very large, unspecified number) SEE: zillion | :: |
| squinch {n} /skwɪntʃ/ (structure between walls to transition to circular) | :: trompa |
| squint {v} /skwɪnt/ (to look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight) | :: entornar, entrecerrar [los ojos] |
| squint {v} (to look or glance sideways) | :: mirar de soslayo |
| squint {v} (to look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions) | :: bizquear |
| squint {n} (look of eyes which are turned in different directions, like in strabismus) | :: estrabismo {m} |
| squire {n} /ˈskwaɪə/ (armor-bearer who attended a knight) | :: escudero {m} |
| squirm {v} /skwɝm/ (twist one’s body with snakelike motion) | :: serpentear, retorcerse |
| squirm {v} (twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment) | :: avergonzarse |
| squirm {v} (to evade a question, an interviewer etc.) | :: escabullirse |
| squirrel {n} /ˈskwɪɹl̩/ (rodent) | :: ardilla {f} |
| squirrel monkey {n} (Saimiri) | :: mono ardilla {m} |
| squirt gun {n} (a toy gun used to shoot water) | :: pistola de agua {f} |
| squirting cucumber {n} (Ecballium elaterium) | :: cohombrillo amargo {m}, pepinillo del diablo {m} |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte {prop} (the administrative capital of Sri Lanka) | :: Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte |
| Sri Lanka {prop} /sɹiˈlɑːŋkə/ (a country in South Asia) | :: Sri Lanka |
| Sri Lankan {n} (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) | :: esrilanqués {m} |
| Sri Lankan {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) | :: esrilanqués |
| Srinagar {prop} /sɹiˈnɑːɡəɹ/ (summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India) | :: Srinagar |
| SSR {n} (abbreviation of Soviet Socialist Republic) | :: RSS {f} |
| sss {interj} (the hiss of a snake or other reptile) | :: siseo {m} |
| st {n} (street) | :: c/ |
| St. {n} (abbreviation of Saint) SEE: St | :: |
| St {n} (abbreviation of Saint) | :: S. {m}, Sta. {f} |
| stab {n} /stæb/ (act of stabbing) | :: puñalada {f} (general), cuchillada {f}, acuchillamiento {m} |
| stab {n} (wound made by stabbing) | :: puñalada {f}, cuchillada {f} |
| stab {n} (pain inflicted on a person's feelings) | :: puñalada {f} |
| stab {v} (To pierce or wound with pointed object) | :: apuñalar, acuchillar |
| stabbing {n} /ˈstæb.ɪŋ/ (in incident in which a person is stabbed) | :: apuñalamiento {m} |
| stability {n} /stəˈbɪlɪti/ (condition of being stable) | :: estabilidad {f} |
| stability {n} (tendency to recover from perturbations) | :: estabilidad {f} |
| stabilize {v} (to make stable) | :: estabilizar |
| stabilize {v} (to become stable) | :: estabilizar |
| stab in the back {n} (Act of betrayal) | :: puñalada trapera {f} |
| stab in the back {v} (To betray somebody) | :: coger por la espalda, dejar mal, atacar por la espalda |
| stable {n} /ˈsteɪ.bəɫ/ (building for animals with hoofs) | :: establo {m}, caballeriza {f} |
| stable {adj} (relatively unchanging) | :: estable |
| stable boy {n} (boy or young man who attends in a stable) | :: mozo de cuadra {m}, mozo de establo {m} |
| stably {adv} (in a stable manner) | :: establemente |
| stab wound {n} (a wound caused by stabbing) | :: cuchillada {f}, puñalada {f} |
| stabwound {n} (stab wound) SEE: stab wound | :: |
| stack {n} /stæk/ (a pile of identical objects) | :: pila {f}, montón {m} |
| stack {n} (computing: data structure) | :: pila {f} |
| stack {v} (To place objects or material in the form of a stack) | :: apilar |
| stacker {n} /ˈstækɚ/ (worker in supermarket) | :: reponedor {m}, reponedora {f}, apilador {m}, apiladora {f} |
| stadium {n} /ˈsteɪ.di.əm/ (venue where sporting events are held) | :: estadio {m} |
| stadtholder {n} /ˈstætˌhoʊldɚ/ (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic) | :: estatúder {m} |
| staff {n} /stɑːf/ (long, straight, thick rod or stick) | :: bastón {m}, báculo {m} |
| staff {n} (music: series of horizontal lines) | :: varas {f-p}, pauta {f}, pentagrama {f} |
| staff {n} (employees of a business) | :: personal {m}, equipo {m}, empleado {m}, plantilla {f}, plantel |
| stag {n} (social event for a groom) SEE: bachelor party | :: |
| stag {n} /stæɡ/ (adult male deer) | :: ciervo {m} |
| stag {n} (colt or filly) | :: potro {m}, potra {f}, potranca {f} |
| stag {v} (watch, keep track of) | :: rastrear |
| stag beetle {n} (large beetle in Lucanidae) | :: ciervo volante {m} |
| stag-beetle {n} (a large black beetle with a pair of strong mandibles) | :: ciervo volante {m} |
| stag do {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party | :: |
| stage {n} /steɪd͡ʒ/ (phase) | :: etapa {f}, fase {f}, estadio {m} |
| stage {n} (in theatre) | :: escenario {m}, escena {f} |
| stage {n} (short for stagecoach) | :: calesa {f}, diligencia {f} |
| stage {n} (number of an electronic circuit’s block) | :: etapa {f} |
| stage {n} (place on a microscope) | :: platina {f} |
| stage {n} (in geology) | :: piso {m} |
| stage {v} (to produce on a stage) | :: montar |
| stage {v} (to demonstrate in a deceptive manner) | :: trucar, actuar, fingir |
| stage-coach {n} /ˈsteɪdʒ.koʊtʃ/ (horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail) | :: calesa {f}, diligencia {f} |
| stage direction {n} (instruction given to an actor) | :: acotación |
| stage fright {n} (state of nervousness about performing) | :: miedo escénico {m} |
| stagflation {n} (inflation accompanied by stagnant growth) | :: estanflación {f} |
| stagger {n} /ˈstæɡɚ/ (an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing) | :: tambaleo |
| stagger {v} (to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking) | :: tambalear, titubar, titubear [frequentative of titubar] |
| stagger {v} (to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion) | :: tambalear |
| stagger {v} (to begin to doubt and waver in purposes) | :: vacilar, herer [from Latin haereo], hesitar [frequentative of herer], dubir, dubitar [frequentative of dubir] |
| staggered {adj} (astonished) SEE: astonished | :: |
| staging {n} (theater: performance of a play) | :: puesta en escena {f} |
| stagnant {adj} /ˈstæɡnənt/ (lacking freshness, motion, flow, progress, or change; stale; motionless; still) | :: estancado, atascado |
| stagnate {v} /ˈstæɡneɪt/ (to cease activity) | :: estancar |
| stagnation {n} /stæɡˈneɪʃən/ (inactivity) | :: estancamiento {m} |
| stagnation {n} (being stagnant) | :: estancamiento {m} |
| stag party {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party | :: |
| staid {adj} /steɪd/ | :: estable, fijo, estático, sedentario |
| stain {n} /steɪn/ (discoloured spot or area) | :: mancha {f}, lamparón {m} [colloquial; on clothing - esp. from sweat or grease] |
| stain {n} (blemish on one's character or reputation) | :: tacha {f} |
| stain {n} (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) | :: colorante {f} |
| stain {n} (reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible) | :: contraste {f} |
| stain {v} (to taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation) | :: mancillar |
| stain {v} (to treat a microscope specimen with a dye) | :: colorear |
| stain {v} | :: manchar |
| stained glass {n} (coloured glass) | :: vitral {m}, vidrio de color {m} |
| stainless {n} (stainless steel) SEE: stainless steel | :: |
| stainless {adj} (describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration) | :: inoxidable |
| stainless steel {n} (corrosion-free alloy) | :: acero inoxidable {m} |
| stainless steel {adj} (made of stainless steel) | :: de acero inoxidable {m} |
| stain remover {n} (liquid used to remove stains) | :: quitamanchas {m} |
| stair {n} /stɛəɹ/ (single step) | :: peldaño {m} |
| stair {n} (series of steps) | :: escalera {f} |
| staircase {n} /ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/ (stairway) | :: escalera {f} |
| staircase wit {n} (thinking of an idea too late) SEE: l'esprit de l'escalier | :: |
| stairs {n} /ˈstɛɹz/ (contiguous set of steps) | :: escalera {f} |
| stairway {n} (set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably) | :: escalera {f} |
| stairwell {n} (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) | :: caja {f} |
| stake {n} /steɪk/ (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) | :: estaca {f} |
| stake {n} (share or interest in a business) | :: participación |
| stake {n} (Mormonism: territorial division) | :: estaca {f} |
| stake {v} (to fasten, support, or defend with stakes) | :: estacar |
| stake {v} (to pierce or wound with a stake) | :: estacar |
| stake {v} (to put at hazard upon the issue of competition) | :: poner en juego |
| stake {v} | :: estacar |
| stakeholder {n} /ˈsteɪkhoʊldə(ɹ)/ (bet holder) | :: apostador {m}, baratero {m} [chapas, juego de apuestas] |
| stakeholder {n} (escrow agent) | :: agente de depósito de garantía {m} |
| stakeholder {n} (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) | :: interesado económico {m}, interesado {m}, partido interesado {m}, responsable {m}, autor {m}, interviniente {m}, tomaparte {m} |
| stake out {v} (to mark off the limits by stakes) | :: estacar |
| Stakhanovism {n} (institution) | :: estajanovismo {m} |
| Stakhanovite {n} /stəˈkɑːnəvaɪt/ ((USSR) an extremely productive or hard-working worker, see also: ) | :: estajanovista {m} {f} |
| Stakhanovite {adj} ((USSR) pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working) | :: estajanovista |
| stalactite {n} /stəˈlæktaɪt/ (mineral deposit hanging from the roof of a cave) | :: estalactita {f} |
| stalagmite {n} /stəˈlæɡmaɪt/ (mineral deposit) | :: estalagmita {f} |
| stale {adj} /steɪl/ (having lost its freshness) | :: [bread] duro, revenido, [food] pasado, rancio {m}, revenido {m}, [air] viciado |
| stale {adj} (no longer new or interesting) | :: manido, anquilosado, trillado |
| stalemate {n} (chess term) | :: ahogado {m} |
| stalemate {n} (blocked situation without personal loss) | :: punto muerto {m}, estancamiento {m} |
| Stalin {prop} /ˈstɑː.lɪn/ (Stalin) | :: Stalin {m} |
| Stalingrad {prop} /ˈstɑːlɪnɡræd/ (former name of Volgograd) | :: Stalingrado |
| Stalinism {n} (Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin) | :: estalinismo {m} |
| Stalinist {adj} (of or relating to Stalinism) | :: estalinista {m} {f} |
| Stalinist {n} (a person who accepts the philosophy of Stalinism) | :: estalinista {m} {f} |
| stalk {n} /stɔk/ (stem or main axis of a plant) | :: tallo {m} |
| stalk {v} (to approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer) | :: acechar |
| stalk {v} (to (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment) | :: acechar, acosar |
| stalk {n} (petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant) SEE: petiole | :: |
| stalker {n} (a person who stalks game) | :: acechador {m} |
| stalker {n} (a person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions) | :: acosador |
| stall {n} /stɔl/ (compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed) | :: compartimento {m}, compartimiento {m} |
| stall {n} (stable; place for cattle) | :: establo {m} |
| stall {n} (bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale) | :: puesto {m}, anaquel {m}, puesto, mostrador {m} |
| stall {n} (small open-fronted shop) | :: puesto {m} |
| stall {n} (seat in a theatre) | :: asiento {m} |
| stall {n} (aeronautics: loss of lift) | :: entrada en pérdida {f} |
| stall {n} (paganism: altar) | :: altar {m} |
| stall {v} (To fatten) | :: cebar, engordar |
| stall {v} (To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in total loss of lift) | :: entrar en pérdida |
| stallion {n} /ˈstæli.ən/ (uncastrated male horse) | :: potro {m}, semental {m}, cojudo {m}, entero {m}, padrillo {m} |
| stallion {n} (male horse kept primarily as a stud) | :: semental {m} |
| stallion {n} (very virile, sexually-inclined man) | :: semental {m}, cuero {m}, mango {m}, papasote {m} |
| stalwart {adj} /ˈstɔːl.wət/ (firmly or solidly built) | :: robusto |
| stalwart {adj} (courageous) | :: corajudo, valiente |
| stamen {n} /ˈsteɪ.mən/ (A flower part that produces pollen) | :: estambre {m} |
| stamina {n} /ˈstæmənə/ (power of sustained exertion) | :: estamina {f}, resistencia {f}, aguante {m} |
| stammer {v} /ˈstæmɚ/ (to stutter) | :: tartamudear, balbucir, balbucear, gaguear [Latin America] |
| stammer {n} (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) | :: tartamudeo {m} |
| stammerer {n} (stutterer) SEE: stutterer | :: |
| stammering {n} (act of stammering) | :: tartamudeo {m} |
| stamp {n} /stæmp/ (act of stamping) | :: estampado {m} |
| stamp {n} (indentation or imprint made by stamping) | :: sello {m} |
| stamp {n} (device for stamping designs) | :: sello {m} |
| stamp {n} (any small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, see also: postage stamp) | :: sello {m} |
| stamp {v} (to give an official marking to) | :: timbrar |
| stamp {v} (to apply postage stamps to) | :: franquear |
| stamp {n} (postage stamp) SEE: postage stamp | :: |
| stamp collecting {n} (stamp hobby) SEE: philately | :: |
| stamp duty {n} (tax on certain documents) | :: póliza {f} |
| stampede {n} /stæmˈpiːd/ (any sudden flight or dispersion) | :: estampida {f} |
| stampede {n} (an intensive movement of a crowd) | :: estampida {f}, desbandada {f} |
| stamp hinge {n} (gummed strip of paper for mounting stamps on album) | :: fijasellos {m-p} |
| stamping ground {n} (place one likes to go) | :: lugar preferido {m} |
| stamp out {v} /stamp aʊt/ (to get rid of) | :: erradicar |
| stance {n} /stɑːns/ (manner, pose, or posture in which one stands) | :: postura {f} |
| stance {n} (opinion or point of view) | :: posición {f}, postura |
| stanchion {n} /ˈstænʃən/ (vertical pole, post or support) | :: puntal {m} |
| stand {v} /stænd/ (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) | :: estar de pie, estar parado |
| stand {v} (to rise to one’s feet) | :: levantarse, pararse |
| stand {v} (to remain motionless) | :: mantener, permanecer |
| stand {v} (to tolerate) | :: soportar, tolerar, pasar |
| stand {v} (to place in an upright or standing position) | :: levantar, poner |
| stand {n} (defensive position or effort) | :: postura {f} |
| stand {n} (resolute, unwavering position) | :: postura {f}, posición {f} |
| stand {n} (device to hold something upright or aloft) | :: atril {m} [music stand] |
| stand {n} (small building or booth) | :: puesto {m} |
| stand {n} (grandstand) SEE: grandstand | :: |
| stand-alone {adj} (operating without additions or assistance) | :: autónomo |
| standard {adj} /ˈstændəd/ (falling within an accepted range) | :: estándar |
| standard {n} (level of quality) | :: estándar {m}, dechado, padrón, nivel, tenor, prototipo, estándard |
| standard {n} (something used as a measure) | :: modelo {m}, patrón {m}, norma |
| standard {n} (a flag or ensign) | :: estandarte {m} |
| standard-bearer {n} (person who carries flag or banner) | :: abanderado {m}, abanderada {f}, portaestandarte {m} {f} |
| standard definition {n} (system that uses a resolution) | :: definición estándar {f} |
| standard deviation {n} (statistical measure) | :: desviación estándar {f}, desviación típica {f} |
| standard dialect {n} (variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral, see also: standard language) | :: dialecto estandar {m} |
| Standard German {n} (Standard High German language) SEE: High German | :: |
| standardise {v} /ˈstændə(ɹ)daɪz/ (to establish a standard) | :: estandarizar |
| standardization {n} (process of complying with a standard) | :: estandarización {f}, normalización {f} |
| standardization {n} (process of establishing a standard) | :: estandarización {f} |
| standardize {v} (standardise) SEE: standardise | :: |
| standard language {n} (standard variety) | :: lengua estándar {f} |
| standard language {n} (standardized language) | :: lengua estándar {f} |
| Standard Model {prop} (theory) | :: modelo estándar {m} |
| standard time {n} (synchronized clock time in each graphical locations) | :: hora estándar {f} |
| stand by {v} (to wait in expectation of some event) | :: esperar |
| stand by {v} | :: hacer una pausa |
| stand for {v} (to mean, symbolize or represent) | :: significar, representar |
| stand in {v} (to substitute for) | :: suplantar |
| stand-in {n} (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup) | :: doble, doble de luces |
| stand in for {v} (replace) | :: substituir |
| standing {adj} /ˈstændɪŋ/ (upright) | :: vertical |
| standing {adj} (permanent) | :: permanente |
| standing {adj} (water) | :: estancado |
| standing {n} (position in society) | :: posición {f} |
| standing {n} (duration) | :: duración {f} |
| standing committee {n} (parliamentary or congressional committee) | :: comité permanente {m} |
| standings {n} (sports ranking) SEE: league table | :: |
| standoffish {adj} (unsociable) | :: huraño {m}, huraña {f}, antisocial {m} {f}, arisco {m}, hosco {m}, hurón {m}, apartadizo {m} |
| standoffishness {n} (unsociable) | :: hurañía {f}, frialdad {f}, reserva {f} |
| stand one's ground {v} (to remain resolute) | :: mantenerse firme |
| stand one's ground {v} (to hold a position in battle) | :: mantenerse firme, resistir |
| stand out {v} (be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings) | :: destacarse, sobresalir |
| stand out {v} (be extraordinary and different or to have features and qualities...) | :: descollar, destacar, sobresalir |
| standpoint {n} /ˈstændpɔɪnt/ (point of view) | :: punto de vista {m} |
| St. Andrew's Cross {prop} (Saint Andrew's cross) SEE: Saint Andrew's cross | :: |
| standstill {n} (complete immobility) | :: parada |
| stand up {v} (rise from a sitting position) | :: levantarse, ponerse de pie, pararse [Latin America] |
| stand up {v} (bring something up and set it into a standing position) | :: levantar, parar |
| stand up {v} (to avoid a prearranged meeting) | :: dejar plantado (a man), dejar plantada (a woman), dejar plantados (collective), dejar plantadas (women), plantar, dar plantón |
| stand-up bass {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| stand-up comedy {n} (comedy performed on stage by a single comedian) | :: comedia en vivo {f}, monólogo cómico {m}, monólogo {m}, stand up {m} |
| stand up for {v} (to speak or act in support or defense of) | :: romper una lanza por |
| Stanislaus {prop} /ˈstænɪslɔːs/ (male given name- the standard or most popular form) | :: Estanislao |
| stannite {n} (a mineral, a sulfide of copper, iron, and tin) | :: estannita {f} |
| stanza {n} /ˈstænzə/ (a unit of a poem) | :: estrofa {f} |
| stapedius {n} (muscle) | :: músculo del estribo {m} |
| stapes {n} /ˈsteɪ.piz/ (bone in the middle ear) | :: estribo {m} |
| staphylococcal {adj} (relating to staphylococcus) | :: estafilocócico |
| staphylococcus {n} /ˌstæfɪləˈkɒkəs/ (bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus) | :: estafilococo {m} |
| staple {n} /ˈsteɪ.pəl/ (basic or essential supply) | :: esencialidad, materia prima {f}, producto principal {m} |
| staple {n} (basic food) | :: alimento básico {m}, alimento de primera necesidad {m} |
| staple {n} (wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper) | :: grapa {f}, corchete {m} [Chile] |
| staple {n} (U-shaped metal fastener) | :: grapa {f} |
| staple {v} (secure with a staple) | :: grapar, engrapar |
| stapler {n} /ˈsteɪpləɹ/ (device which binds together paper) | :: abrochadora {f} [Argentina, Uruguay], corchetera {f} [Chile], cosedora {f} [Colombia], engrapador {m} [Peru], engrapadora {f} [Colombian Atlantic Coast, Mexico, Venezuela], grapadora {f} [Spain] |
| staple remover {n} (device for removing staples) | :: quitagrapas {m}, sacagrapas {m} |
| star {v} /stɑɹ/ (to appear as a featured performer or headliner) | :: estelarizar, protagonizar |
| star {n} (luminous celestial body) | :: estrella {f}, astro {m} |
| star {n} ((astronomy) a luminous celestial body) | :: estrella {f} |
| star {n} (concave polygon) | :: estrella {f} |
| star {n} (celebrity) | :: estrella {f} |
| star {n} (actor) | :: estrella {f}, artista {m} {f} |
| star {n} (talented or famous person) | :: estrella |
| star {n} (asterisk) | :: asterisco {m} |
| star {n} (quality rating symbol) | :: estrella {f} |
| star anise {n} (a plant, Illicium verum) | :: anís estrellado {m}, anís estrella {m}, badián {m}, badiana {f} |
| starboard {n} /ˈstɑɹbɚd/ (right hand side of a vessel) | :: estribor {m} |
| starch {n} /stɑɹtʃ/ (substance) | :: almidón {m} |
| starch {n} (carbohydrates) | :: almidón {m} |
| starch {n} (laundry stiffener) | :: almidón {m} |
| starch {v} (apply laundry starch) | :: almidonar |
| starchy {adj} | :: almidonado, acartonado |
| star cluster {n} (group of stars) | :: cúmulo estelar {m} |
| stardom {n} /ˈstɑɹdəm/ (fame or celebrity) | :: estrellato {m} |
| stare {v} /stɛəɹ/ (to look fixedly) | :: mirar fijamente, quedarse mirando |
| stare at the wall {v} (to be bored and idle) | :: pensar en la inmortalidad del cangrejo |
| starfish {n} (various echinoderms) | :: estrella de mar {f} |
| star fruit {n} (fruit) | :: carambola {f} |
| stargazer {n} /ˈstɑɹˌɡeɪzɚ/ (one who stargazes) | :: miraestrellas {m} {f} |
| stargazer {n} (a perciform fish in the family Uranoscopidae) | :: uranoscópido {m} |
| stark {adj} /stɑɹk/ (severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather)) | :: severo, duro |
| stark {adj} (stiff, rigid) | :: rígido |
| stark {adj} (complete, absolute, full) | :: absoluto, completo |
| stark {adv} (starkly; entirely, absolutely) | :: completamente |
| stark raving mad {adj} (completely insane) | :: loco de remate |
| starling {n} /ˈstɑɹlɪŋ/ (bird) | :: estornino {m} |
| Star of Bethlehem {prop} (star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew) | :: Estrella de Belén {f} |
| Star of David {prop} (symbol of Jewish Community and Judaism) | :: estrella de David {f} |
| starring {v} (present participle of "to star") SEE: star | :: |
| starry {adj} /ˈstɑː.ɹi/ (having stars visible) | :: estrellado, estelífero {m}, astrífero {m} |
| starry {adj} (shaped like a star) | :: estrellado |
| starship {n} /stɑɹʃɪp/ (a spacecraft capable of traveling to other stars) | :: nave estelar {f} |
| stars in one's eyes {n} | :: hacer los ojos chiribitas |
| Star-Spangled Banner {prop} /ˌstɑː(ɹ) ˌspæŋɡəld ˈbænə(ɹ)/ (the national anthem of the United States) | :: Bandera Llena de Estrellas {f} |
| start {n} /stɑɹt/ (beginning of an activity) | :: inicio {m}, comienzo {m} |
| start {n} (sudden involuntary movement) | :: respingo {m} |
| start {n} (beginning point of a race) | :: salida |
| start {v} (to set in motion) | :: empezar, comenzar |
| start {v} (to begin) | :: empezar, comenzar |
| start {v} (to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine) | :: iniciar, arrancar |
| start {n} (initial advantage over somebody else) SEE: head start | :: |
| Start button {n} (button in some versions of the Microsoft Windows) | :: botón Comienzo {m} |
| starter {n} /ˈstɑɹtɚ/ (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine) | :: estárter {m}, cebador {m} [Argentina] |
| starter {n} (first course of a meal) | :: entrada {f}, entrante {m} |
| starter motor {n} (starter motor) SEE: starter | :: |
| starting grid {n} | :: parrilla de salida {f} |
| starting point {n} (place where a journey starts) | :: punto de partida {m} |
| startle {v} /ˈstɑɹt(ə)l/ (to move or be excited on feeling alarm) | :: sobresaltarse, alarmarse, espantarse |
| startle {v} (to deter; to cause to deviate) | :: evitar, impedir |
| startle {n} (a sudden motion or shock) | :: sobresalto {m} |
| startled {adj} /ˈstɑɹt.l̩d/ (frightened) | :: sorprendido |
| startling {adj} /ˈstɑɹ.tl̩.ɪŋ/ (likely to startle) | :: sorprendente {m} {f}, alarmante |
| Start Menu {prop} (menu) | :: Menú de Inicio {m} |
| start off on the wrong foot {v} (begin badly) | :: comenzar con mal pie |
| start over {v} (begin again) | :: recomenzar, volver a empezar, empezar de cero |
| Star Trek {prop} (the franchise) | :: Viaje a las estrellas {m}, Star Trek {m} |
| startup {n} /ˈstɑɹtˌʌp/ (act or process of starting a process or machine) | :: arranque {m} |
| startup {n} (new company or organization or business venture) | :: empresa emergente {f} |
| starvation {n} /stɑɹˈveɪʃən/ (condition) | :: inanición {f} |
| starve {v} /stɑːv/ (to die because of lack of food) | :: morir de hambre |
| starve {v} (to be very hungry) | :: morir de hambre |
| starve {v} (to deprive of nourishment) | :: hambrear |
| Star Wars {prop} /ˈstɑɹ ˈwɔɹz/ (Saga) | :: La Guerra de las galaxias |
| Star Wars {prop} (Strategic Defense Initiative) | :: Iniciativa de la Defensa Estratégica |
| stash {n} /stæʃ/ (collection) | :: reserva, secreto, depósito {m}, alijo {m} |
| stash {v} (store away for later use) | :: reservar |
| stasis {n} /ˈsteɪsɪs/ (pathology: slackening of blood current) | :: estasis {f} |
| stat {adv} /stæt/ (Immediately, now) | :: inmediatamente |
| state {n} /steɪt/ (any sovereign polity) | :: Estado {m} |
| state {n} (a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy) | :: estado {m} |
| state {n} (a condition) | :: estado {m} |
| state {n} (computing: the set of all parameters relevant to a computation) | :: estado {m} |
| state {n} (computing: the values of all parameters at some point in a computation) | :: estado {m} |
| state {v} (declare to be a fact) | :: declarar |
| state {v} (make known) | :: declarar, indicar |
| state capitalism {n} (form of capitalism) | :: capitalismo de Estado |
| statecraft {n} (statesmanship) SEE: statesmanship | :: |
| statefunction {n} (wavefunction) SEE: wavefunction | :: |
| stateless {adj} ((law) without a state or nationality) | :: apátrida |
| stately {adj} /ˈsteɪtli/ (worthy of respect) | :: majestuoso |
| statement {n} /ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/ (declaration or remark) | :: declaración {f} |
| statement {n} (presentation of opinion or position) | :: declaración {f} |
| statement {n} (finance: document that summarizes financial activity) | :: resumen {m} |
| statement {n} (computing: instruction in a computer program) | :: instrucción {f} |
| statement {n} | :: declaración, afirmación |
| State of Israel {prop} (country (official name)) | :: Estado de Israel {m} |
| State of Japan {prop} (de facto official name of Japan, see also: Japan) | :: Estado del Japón |
| state of matter {n} (different phases of matter) | :: estado de la materia {m} |
| state of mind {n} (psychological state) | :: estado mental {m} |
| State of Qatar {prop} (Official name of Qatar.) | :: Estado de Catar {m} |
| state of siege {n} (military state of emergency) | :: estado de sitio {m} |
| state of the art {adj} (at the highest level of development) | :: de vanguardia, de estado actual de la tecnología, al día, la última palabra, el último grito |
| state of the art {n} (highest level of development) | :: ...de vanguardia, lo último en... |
| State of the Union {prop} (annual address given by the US president) | :: el Discurso del Estado de la Unión {m} |
| stater {n} /steɪtə/ (a coin of ancient Greece) | :: estatero {m} |
| state religion {n} (religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state) | :: religión de estado {f} |
| statesman {n} /ˈsteɪtsmən/ (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) | :: estadista |
| statesmanship {n} (craft or skill or being a statesman) | :: arte de gobernar {m} |
| state visit {n} (formal visit) | :: visita oficial {f}, visita de Estado {f} |
| static {adj} /ˈstæt.ɪk/ (unchanging) | :: estático |
| static {adj} (having no motion) | :: estático |
| static {adj} (programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running) | :: estática |
| static {n} (Interference on a broadcast signal) | :: estática {f} |
| static electricity {n} (electrostatics) SEE: electrostatics | :: |
| static electricity {n} (an electric charge) | :: electricidad estática {f} |
| static electricity {n} (the electric discharge) | :: electricidad estática {f} |
| statics {n} (branch of mechanics) | :: estática {f} |
| station {n} /ˈsteɪʃən/ (place where a vehicle may stop) | :: estación {f} |
| station {n} (Australia: very large livestock farm) SEE: ranch | :: |
| stationary {adj} /ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/ (not moving) | :: estacionario |
| stationary {adj} (incapable of being moved) | :: inamovible |
| stationary {adj} (unchanging) | :: estacionario |
| stationary bicycle {n} (exercise bicycle) SEE: exercise bicycle | :: |
| stationery {n} /ˈsteɪʃənɛɹi/ (writing materials) | :: papelería {f} |
| station wagon {n} (body style for cars) | :: carmelita {f} [Honduras], ranchera {f}, rural {f} [Argentina], familiar {m}, rubia {f} [Spain], vagoneta {f} [Mexico], guayín {m} |
| statism {n} /ˈsteɪtɪzəm/ (belief in the importance of the power of the state over an individual) | :: estatalismo {m} |
| statist {n} /ˈsteɪtɪst/ (archaic: a skilled politician) | :: estadista {m} {f} |
| statist {n} (statistician) SEE: statistician | :: |
| statistic {n} (single item of a statistical study) | :: estadística |
| statistic {adj} (statistical) SEE: statistical | :: |
| statistical {adj} /stəˈtɪstɪkəl/ (of or pertaining to statistics) | :: estadístico |
| statistically {adv} /stəˈtɪstɪkl̩i/ (in a statistical way) | :: estadísticamente |
| statistical process control {n} (method) | :: control estadístico de proceso {m} |
| statistician {n} /ˌstætɪsˈtɪʃn̩/ (person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics) | :: estadístico {m} |
| statistics {n} /stəˈtɪstɪks/ (mathematical science) | :: estadística {f} |
| statistics {n} (collection of measurements) | :: estadística {f} |
| statolith {n} (amyloplast involved in graviperception) | :: estatolito {m} |
| stator {n} (stationary part of a motor) | :: estátor {m}, estator {m} |
| statue {n} /ˈstætʃu/ (three-dimensional work of art) | :: estatua {f} |
| statue {n} (portrait) SEE: portrait | :: |
| Statue of Liberty {prop} (large statue in New York harbor) | :: estatua de la Libertad {f} |
| statuette {n} (a small statue) | :: estatuilla {f} |
| stature {n} /ˈstætʃ.ɚ/ | :: estatura |
| status {n} /ˈstæt.əs/ (situation or state of affairs) | :: estado {m} |
| status bar {n} (an information area typically found at the bottom of windows) | :: barra de estado {f} |
| status quo {n} /ˌstætəs ˈkwoʊ/ (the state of things) | :: estado del asunto {m}, statu quo |
| statute of limitations {n} (law that sets a time limit after some legal action may not take place) | :: prescripción legal {f} |
| statutory {adj} /ˈstætʃəˌtɔɹi/ (relating to a statute) | :: reglamentario |
| statutory rape {n} (intercourse with a minor) | :: estupro {m} |
| staunch {adj} /stɔːntʃ/ (loyal, trustworthy, reliable) | :: fiel, leal, incondicional, acérrimo |
| staunch {v} (to stop the flow of (blood)) | :: estancar |
| staunch {v} (to stop, check, or deter an action) | :: estancar |
| staurolite {n} (mineral) | :: estaurolita {f} |
| stave {n} /steɪv/ (narrow strip, a part of a vessel) | :: duela {f} |
| stave {n} (metrical portion; stanza; staff) | :: estrofa {f} |
| stave off {v} (prevent something from happening) | :: evitar, prevenir, atajar, obviar, impedir |
| stavesacre {n} (perennial plant) | :: abarraz {m}, estafisagria {f} |
| Stavropol {prop} (city) | :: Stávropol {m} |
| stay {v} /steɪ/ (to remain in a particular place) | :: quedarse, hospedarse, pasar la noche, permanecer |
| stay {v} (to continue to have a particular quality) | :: mantenerse |
| stay {v} (to postpone) | :: quedar, permanecer |
| stay {v} | :: hospedarse |
| stay {n} (residence, sojourn) | :: estadía {f} |
| stay {n} (corset) SEE: corset | :: |
| stay at home {n} (person who prefers to stay at home) SEE: homebody | :: |
| stay put {v} (to remain in one fixed place) | :: quedarse en un sitio fijo |
| stay up {v} (remain awake) | :: quedarse despierto, empalmar, reenganchar |
| stay up {v} (maintain an erection) | :: empalmarse, empalmar |
| STD {n} (sexually transmitted disease, see also: sexually transmitted disease) | :: ETS |
| stead {n} /stɛd/ (A place, or spot, in general) | :: lugar |
| steadfast {adj} /ˈstɛdfæst/ (fixed or unchanging; steady) | :: firme |
| steadfast {adj} (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) | :: firme |
| steadiness {n} /ˈstɛdinəs/ (the state of being steady) | :: firmeza {f} |
| steadiness {n} (the degree of stability) | :: estabilidad {f} |
| steady {adj} /ˈstɛdi/ (smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions) | :: liso {m} |
| steady {adj} (regular and even) | :: firme, fijo {m} |
| steak {n} /steɪk/ (slice of beef) | :: bistec, bisté |
| steak {n} (slice of meat of other animals) | :: filete {m} |
| steal {v} /stiːl/ (to illegally take possession of) | :: robar, hurtar |
| steal {n} (the act of stealing) | :: robo {m} |
| stealth {n} /stɛlθ/ (attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy) | :: sigilo {m} |
| stealth {n} | :: cautela, sigilo |
| stealthily {adv} (in a stealthy manner) | :: furtivamente, sigilosamente, a hurtadillas |
| stealthy {adj} /ˈstɛlθi/ (characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy) | :: sigiloso, furtivo |
| steam {n} /stiːm/ (water vapor) | :: vapor {m} |
| steam {n} | :: vapor {m} |
| steam {n} (steam-powered vehicle) SEE: steamer | :: |
| steamboat {n} /ˈstimˌboʊt/ (vessel powered by steam) | :: barco de vapor {m} |
| steamed {adj} (having been cooked by exposure to steam) | :: al vapor {n} |
| steam engine {n} (piston engine driven by steam) | :: máquina de vapor {f} |
| steam engine {n} (any steam-driven heat engine) | :: máquina de vapor {f} |
| steam engine {n} (steam locomotive) SEE: steam locomotive | :: |
| steamer {n} /ˈstiːmə(ɹ)/ (cooking appliance) | :: vaporera {f}, olla vaporera {f} |
| steamer {n} (steamboat or steamship) | :: barco de vapor {m} |
| steamer duck {n} (bird of the genus Tachyeres) | :: pato vapor {m} |
| steam hammer {n} (industrial machine) | :: martillo pilón {m} |
| steaming {adj} /ˈstiːm.ɪŋ/ (giving off steam) | :: humeante |
| steam locomotive {n} (locomotive powered by steam) | :: locomotora de vapor {f} |
| steamroller {n} (steam-powered road roller) | :: apisonadora {f} |
| steamship {n} (vessel propelled by steam) | :: barco de vapor {m} |
| steamy {adj} /ˈstiːmi/ (full of steam) | :: humeante |
| stearin {n} (the triglyceride of stearic acid) | :: estearina {f} |
| steatosis {n} (over-retention of lipids) | :: esteatosis {f} |
| steed {n} /stiːd/ (stallion) | :: corcel {m} |
| steel {n} /stiːl/ (metal produced from iron) | :: acero {m} |
| steel {n} (honing steel) | :: chaira {f} |
| steel {adj} (made of steel) | :: acerado |
| steel {adj} (similar to steel in color, strength, or the like) | :: acerado |
| steel mill {n} (steel mill) SEE: steelworks | :: |
| steel wool {n} (fine threads of steel) | :: estropajo de acero {m} |
| steelworks {n} (place where steel is manufactured and/or shaped) | :: acería {f}, acerería {f} |
| steely {adj} /ˈstiːli/ | :: acerado |
| steelyard {n} (steelyard balance) | :: romana {f} |
| steep {adj} (expensive) SEE: expensive | :: |
| steep {adj} /stiːp/ (near-vertical) | :: inclinado, escarpado, empinado, acantilado, precipitoso, abrupto |
| steep {v} (to soak an item in liquid) | :: macerar {m}, remojar |
| steep {v} (to imbue with an abstract quality) | :: imbuir |
| steep {n} (liquid) | :: sopa |
| steeple {n} (spire) SEE: spire | :: |
| steeple {n} /ˈstiːpəl/ (a tall tower, often on a church) | :: campanario {m} |
| steepness {n} (state or quality of being steep) | :: empinamiento {m} |
| steer {v} /stɪə(ɹ)/ (intransitive: to guide the course) | :: dirigir, conducir |
| steer {v} (transitive: to guide the course of) | :: dirigir, conducir, guiar |
| steer {v} (to direct a group of animals) | :: llevar |
| steer {v} (to direct the conversation) | :: manejar, dirigir |
| steer {v} | :: conducir |
| steer {n} (castrated male of cattle) | :: buey {m} |
| steering {n} (related to controlling direction) | :: dirección {f} |
| steering group {n} (A committee that arranges the schedule of business for a legislative assembly or other organization) | :: grupo director |
| steering wheel {n} (wheel-shaped control) | :: volante {m}, cabrilla {f} [Colombian Atlantic Coast], guía {f} [Southeastern Mexico], guía {m} [Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico], manubrio {m} [Chile], timón {m} [Colombian standard usage, Cuba, Guatemala, Panama, Peru] |
| steganography {n} /ˌstɛ.ɡʌnˈɔ.ɡɹʌ.fi/ (steganography) | :: esteganografía {f} |
| stegosaur {n} /ˈsteɡəsɔːɹ/ (dinosaur) | :: estegosaurio {m} |
| stela {n} (archaeology: an obelisk or upright stone pillar) SEE: stele | :: |
| stele {n} /stiːl/ ((archaeology) tall, slender stone monument) | :: estela {f} |
| Stella {prop} /ˈstɛlə/ (female given name) | :: Estela {f} |
| stellar {adj} /ˈstɛlə/ (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars) | :: estelar |
| stellar wind {n} (equivalent of solar wind) | :: viento estelar {m} |
| St. Elmo's fire {n} (electrical discharge) | :: fuego de San Telmo |
| stem {n} /stɛm/ (botany: above-ground stalk of a vascular plant) | :: tallo |
| stem {n} (linguistics: main part of a word) | :: raíz {f} |
| stem {n} (nautical: forward vertical extension of the keel) | :: roda |
| stem {n} | :: vástago {m}, tallo {m} |
| stem {v} (to be caused or derived) | :: arrancar, venir de, proceder de, dimanar [formal] |
| stem {v} (to descend in a family line) | :: descender |
| STEM {n} (acronym of science, technology, engineering, mathematics) | :: CTIM |
| stem cell {n} (primal undifferentiated cell) | :: célula madre {f} |
| stemmatics {n} (study of multiple surviving versions of the same text) | :: stemmática |
| stench {n} /stɛntʃ/ (a strong foul smell, a stink) | :: hedor {m}, fetidez {f} |
| stencil {n} /ˈstɛnsəl/ (utensil) | :: estarcido {m}, esténcil {m} |
| Stendhalian {adj} /stɛ̃ˈdɑli.ən/ (pertaining to, or in the style of Stendhal) | :: estendaliano |
| stenography {n} /stəˈnɑɡɹəfi/ (the practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand) | :: taquigrafía {f}, estenografía {f} |
| stenosis {n} /stɪˈnəʊ.sɪs/ (abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ) | :: estenosis {f} |
| stent {n} /stɛnt/ (slender tube) | :: estent |
| stentorian {adj} /stɛnˈtɔː.ɹi.ən/ (of a voice suitable for giving speeches to large crowds) | :: estentóreo |
| step- {prefix} (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) | :: -astro {m}, -astra {f} |
| step {n} /stɛp/ (pace) | :: paso {m} |
| step {n} (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder) | :: peldaño {m}, escalón {m} |
| step {n} (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running) | :: paso {m} |
| step {n} (footstep) | :: paso {m} |
| step {n} (manner of walking) | :: paso {m} |
| step {n} (proceeding; measure; action; act) | :: paso {m}, etapa |
| step {v} | :: caminar |
| stepbrother {n} (son of one's stepfather or stepmother) | :: hermanastro {m} |
| step by step {adv} (gradually) | :: paso a paso, poco a poco |
| stepchild {n} (the child of one's spouse from his or her previous partner) | :: hijastro {m}, hijastra {f} |
| stepdaughter {n} (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) | :: hijastra {f} |
| step down {v} (to resign from office) | :: dimitir, renunciar |
| stepfather {n} (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) | :: padrastro {m} |
| stepfather-in-law {n} | :: suegrastro {m} |
| stepgrandchild {n} (stepchild of one's own child or child of one's stepchild) | :: nieto político, proyerno |
| stepgrandfather {n} (stepfather of one's parent and husband of one's grandmother, and not one's biological grandfather) | :: abuelastro {m} |
| stepgrandfather {n} (father of one's stepparent) | :: abuelastro {m} |
| stepgrandmother {n} (stepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather) | :: abuelastra {f} |
| stepgrandmother {n} (mother of one's stepparent) | :: abuelastra {f} |
| stepgrandson {n} (son of one's stepchild or stepson of one's child) | :: nietastro {m} |
| Stephanie {prop} /ˈstɛfəni/ (female given name) | :: Estefanía {f} |
| Stephen {prop} /ˈstiːvən/ (biblical martyr) | :: Esteban |
| Stephen {prop} (male given name) | :: Esteban |
| step in {v} (To act) SEE: act | :: |
| step in {v} (To act as a replacement or substitute.) | :: reemplazar, substituir |
| step in {v} (To get involved) | :: intervenir, tomar cartas en el asunto [colloquial] |
| step ladder {n} (ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs) | :: escalerilla {f} |
| step machine {n} (exercise machine) | :: stepper {m} |
| stepmother {n} /ˈstɛpmʌðə/ (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) | :: madrastra {f} |
| stepnephew {n} | :: sobrinastro |
| steppe {n} /stɛp/ (the grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia) | :: estepa {f} |
| steppe {n} | :: estepa {f} |
| steppe eagle {n} (Aquila nipalensis) | :: águila esteparia {f} |
| stepsister {n} (daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent) | :: hermanastra {f} |
| stepson {n} /ˈstɛpsʌn/ (son of one's spouse and not of oneself) | :: hijastro {m} |
| step up {v} (to increase speed or rate) | :: aumentar, redoblar |
| stepwell {n} (type of well) | :: pozo escalonado {m}, baori {m} |
| stereo {n} (system) | :: estéreo {m} |
| stereo {n} (device) | :: estéreo {m} |
| stereo {adj} (of sound) | :: estéreo |
| stereo {adj} (of a pit of images) | :: estereográfico {m} |
| stereochemistry {n} (chemistry involving the spatial arrangement of atoms) | :: estereoquímica {f} |
| stereoisomerism {n} /ˌstɛɹɪəʊaɪˈsɒməɹɪzəm/ (form or isomerism) | :: estereoisomería {f} |
| stereotomy {n} /stɛɹiːˈɒtəmi/ (cutting or dissection of solids) | :: estereotomia {f} |
| stereotype {n} /ˈstɛ.ɹi.əˌtaɪp/ (conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image) | :: estereotipo {m} |
| stereotype {n} (printing plate) | :: estereotipo {m} |
| stereotype {n} (extensibility mechanism of UML) | :: estereotipo {m} |
| stereotypical {adj} (pertaining to a stereotype) | :: estereotípico |
| sterile {adj} /ˈstɛɹəl/ (unable to reproduce) | :: estéril |
| sterile {adj} (germless) | :: estéril |
| sterilizable {adj} (able to be sterilized) | :: esterilizable |
| sterilization {n} (process of treating something to kill microorganisms) | :: esterilización {f} |
| sterilization {n} (procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing) | :: esterilización {f} |
| sterilization {n} (instance of a sterilization procedure) | :: esterilización {f} |
| sterilize {v} (disable ability to procreate) | :: esterilizar |
| stern {adj} /stɝn/ (having a hardness and severity of nature or manner) | :: severo |
| stern {n} (the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel) | :: popa {f} |
| stern {n} (black tern) SEE: black tern | :: |
| sterno- {prefix} (sternum) | :: esterno- |
| sternohyoid {adj} (of or relating to the sternum and the hyoid bone) | :: esternohioideo |
| sternotomy {n} (incision) | :: esternotomía {f} |
| sternpost {n} (timber or bar at the stern of a vessel) | :: codaste {m} |
| sternum {n} (breastbone) SEE: breastbone | :: |
| steroid {n} /ˈstɛɹɔɪd/ (class of organic compounds) | :: esteroide {m} |
| steroidal {adj} (relating to steroids) | :: esteroideo |
| steroidogenesis {n} (the process of steroid production) | :: esteroidogénesis {f} |
| steroidogenic {adj} (of or relating to the process of steroidogenesis) | :: esteroidogénico |
| stertor {n} (heavy snoring sound) | :: esteror |
| stertorous {adj} /ˈstɝ.tɚ.əs/ (Sounding like snoring) | :: estertoroso |
| stethoscope {n} /ˈstɛθəsˌkoʊp/ (medical instrument) | :: estetoscopio {m} |
| stevedore {n} /ˈstiːvəˌdɔː(ɹ)/ (dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo) | :: estibador {m}, arrumador {m} |
| steven {n} (command) SEE: command | :: |
| steven {n} (a prayer) SEE: prayer | :: |
| steven {n} (voice) SEE: voice | :: |
| Steven {prop} (male given name) SEE: Stephen | :: |
| stevia {n} /ˈstiːvɪə/ (any species of genus Stevia) | :: stevia {f}, estevia {f} |
| stew {n} /stu/ (dish) | :: guisado {m}, cocido {m}, estofado {m} |
| steward {n} /ˈstjuː.əd/ (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) | :: administrador, gestor, representante, apoderado |
| steward {n} (ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions) | :: mozo |
| steward {n} (flight attendant) SEE: flight attendant | :: |
| stewardess {n} /ˈstu.ɚ.dɪs/ (female flight attendant) | :: aeromoza {f} [Latin America], azafata {f} [Spain, Argentina, Uruguay] |
| stewardship {n} (office of a steward) | :: administración |
| stewpot {n} (pot used for making stew) | :: olla {f} |
| St. George's Day {prop} (saint's day of Saint George) | :: Día de San Jorge {m} |
| St. George's mushroom {n} (a species of mushroom) | :: perro chico {m} |
| stibnite {n} (a grey mineral) | :: estibina {f}, antimonita {f} |
| stibonium {n} (the univalent H4Sb+ cation) | :: estibonio {m} |
| stick {n} /stɪk/ (twig or small branch) | :: ramita {f}, astilla {f} |
| stick {n} (long piece of wood) | :: palo {m} |
| stick {n} (cylindrical piece (of chalk, wax etc)) | :: barra {f} |
| stick {n} (cane or walking stick) | :: bastón {m} |
| stick {n} (hockey stick) | :: palo de hockey {m} |
| stick {n} (gearstick, stickshift) | :: palanca de cambios {f} |
| stick {n} (control column of an aircraft) | :: palanca de mando {f} |
| stick {v} (to glue; to adhere (transitive)) | :: pegar |
| stick {v} (to become attached, to adhere (intransitive)) | :: pegarse |
| stick {v} (to jam) | :: atascarse |
| stick {v} (to remain loyal or firm) | :: permanecer |
| stick {v} (to place, set down quickly) | :: poner |
| stick {v} (to press into with a sharp point) | :: clavar |
| stick {v} | :: seguir de cerca |
| sticker {n} /ˈstɪkə(r)/ (adhesive label or decal) | :: etiqueta adhesiva {f}, adhesivo {m}, calcomanía, pegatina {f}, etiqueta {f} |
| sticker {n} (price tag) SEE: price tag | :: |
| stickiness {n} (property of sticking or adhering) | :: viscosidad {f}, adherencia {f} |
| sticking plaster {n} (adhesive bandage) SEE: band-aid | :: |
| stick insect {n} (insects of the order Phasmida) | :: fásmido {m}, insecto palo {m} |
| stick note {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note | :: |
| stick one's neck out {v} (putting oneself in a vulnerable position) | :: mojarse |
| stick one's nose into {v} (to interfere) | :: echar su cuarto a espadas |
| stick out {v} (to protrude; to extend beyond) | :: sobresalir |
| stick out {v} (to be prominent, noticeable, or obtrusive) | :: sobresalir |
| stickpin {n} (pin to hold necktie) SEE: tie clip | :: |
| stick plaster {n} (sticking plaster) SEE: band-aid | :: |
| stick to one's guns {v} ((idiomatic) to maintain one's viewpoint when faced with opposition) | :: seguir erre que erre |
| sticky {adj} /ˈstɪki/ (able or likely to stick) | :: pegajoso, adherente, adherible |
| sticky {adj} (potentially difficult to escape from) | :: peliagudo, escabroso |
| sticky {adj} (persistent across multiple incarnations of a widget) | :: predeterminado |
| sticky {adj} (that keeps visitors from leaving it) | :: pegajoso, popular, exitoso |
| sticky {adj} (of weather) | :: bochornoso |
| sticky {n} (sticky note, such as a Post-It) | :: recado adherible {m} |
| sticky fingers {n} (petty thief) | :: amigo de lo ajeno |
| sticky note {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note | :: |
| sticky tape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| stiff {adj} /stɪf/ (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible) | :: rígido {m}, duro {m}, tieso {m}, inflexible {m} {f} |
| stiff {adj} (figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) | :: rígido {m}, inflexible {m} {f} |
| stiff {adj} (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed) | :: rígido, serio, tieso |
| stiff {adj} (colloquial: harsh, severe) | :: rígido {m}, severo {m} |
| stiff {adj} (of muscles, or parts of the body) | :: dolorido {m}, adolorido {m} |
| stiff {n} (slang: cadaver, dead person) | :: tieso {m}, fiambre |
| stiffen {v} /ˈstɪfən/ (to make stiff) | :: atiesar, entiesar, endurecer |
| stiffen {v} (to become stiff) | :: atiesarse, entiesarse, endurecerse |
| stiffen {v} | :: atiesarse, endurecerse |
| stiffness {n} (rigidity) | :: rigidez {f}, tiesura {f} |
| stiffness {n} (inflexibility) | :: rigidez {f}, inflexibilidad {f} |
| stiff peaks {n} (firm tips) | :: punto de nieve {m}, picos firmes {m-p} |
| stifle {v} /ˈstaɪfəl/ (to repress, keep in or hold back) | :: reprimir, sofocar |
| stifle {v} (to smother or suffocate) | :: sofocar |
| stifle {v} (to die of suffocation) | :: asfixiarse |
| stifling {adj} (that stifles) | :: sofocante |
| stigma {n} /ˈstɪɡmə/ (mark of infamy) | :: estigma {m}, sambenito |
| stigma {n} (scar or birthmark) | :: antojo {m}, marca de nacimiento {f} |
| stigma {n} (part of the pistil) | :: estigma {m} |
| stigmatization {n} (process or act of stigmatizing) | :: estigmatización {f} |
| stigmatize {v} /ˈstɪɡmətaɪz/ (to characterize as disgraceful or ignominious) | :: estigmatizar, sambenitar |
| stigmatized {adj} (marked with stigma) | :: estigmatizado |
| stilbene {n} (either isomer of 1,2-diphenylethylene) | :: estilbeno {m} |
| stiletto {n} (awl) SEE: awl | :: |
| stiletto {n} (rapier) SEE: rapier | :: |
| stiletto {n} /stəˈlɛtoʊ/ (stabbing weapon) | :: estilete {m} |
| stiletto {n} (woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel) | :: zapato de tacón de aguja {m} |
| still {adj} /stɪl/ (not moving, calm) | :: quieto {m}, quieta {f} |
| still {adv} (up to a time, as in the preceding time) | :: todavía, aún |
| still {adv} (to an even greater degree) | :: todavía, aún |
| still {adv} (nevertheless) | :: sin embargo, no obstante |
| still {n} (period of calm or silence) | :: quietud {f} |
| still {n} (photography: a non-moving photograph) | :: instantánea {f} |
| still {n} (a device for distilling liquids) | :: alambique {m}, alquitara {f}, destilador {m} |
| still {n} | :: alambique |
| still {n} (building where liquor is distilled) SEE: distillery | :: |
| stillbirth {n} (birth of a dead fetus) | :: parto muerto {m}, mortinato {m} |
| stillborn {adj} (dead at birth) | :: nacido muerto, mortinato, natimorto {m} |
| stillborn {adj} | :: nato muerto {m}, nata muerta {f} |
| still life {n} (work of art) | :: bodegón {m}, naturaleza muerta {f} |
| still water {n} (water without carbonation) | :: agua sin gas {f} |
| still waters run deep {proverb} (a person's calm appearance may be misleading) | :: las aguas quietas calan hondo |
| stilt {n} /stɪlt/ (walking pole) | :: zanco {m} |
| stilt {n} (pillar) | :: pilote {m} |
| stilt {n} (bird) | :: cigüeñuela {f} |
| stilt {n} (crutch) SEE: crutch | :: |
| stilted {adj} /ˈstɪltɪd/ (stiff and artificially formal) | :: acartonado {m}, afectado |
| stilted {adj} (stiff and artificially pompous) | :: redicho |
| stilt sandpiper {n} (Calidris himantopus) | :: playero zancón {m} |
| stimulant {n} (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) | :: estimulante {m} |
| stimulant {n} (something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm) | :: estimulante {m} |
| stimulate {v} /ˈstɪmjʊleɪt/ (to encourage into action) | :: estimular |
| stimulate {v} (to arouse an organism to functional activity) | :: estimular |
| stimulating {adj} (that stimulates) | :: estimulante |
| stimulation {n} (pushing or goading toward action) | :: estimulación {f} |
| stimulation {n} (activity causing excitement or pleasure) | :: estimulación {f} |
| stimulation {n} (biology: action or condition that creates a response) | :: estimulación {f} |
| stimulus {n} /ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/ (in physiology: something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response) | :: estímulo {m} |
| stimulus {n} (in psychology: anything effectively impinging upon any of the sensory apparatuses of a living organism) | :: estímulo {m} |
| stimulus {n} (anything that induces a person to take action) | :: estímulo {m} |
| sting {n} /stɪŋ/ (bump on skin after having been stung) | :: picadura {f} |
| sting {n} (bite or sting (by an insect)) | :: picadura {f} |
| sting {n} (sharp, localised pain in epidermis) | :: punzada {f} |
| sting {n} (police operation) | :: trampa {f} |
| sting {v} (to hurt) | :: picar, pinchar |
| sting {v} (of an insect: to bite) | :: picar |
| sting {n} (pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack) SEE: stinger | :: |
| stinger {n} /ˈstɪŋɚ/ (pointed portion of an insect) | :: aguijón {m} |
| stinginess {n} (lack of generosity) | :: tacañería |
| stingray {n} /ˈstɪŋˌɹeɪ/ (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) | :: pastinaca {f} |
| stingy {adj} /ˈstɪndʒi/ (unwilling to spend or give) | :: mezquino, tacaño, rácano, agarrado, amarrado, cicatero, roñoso, pesetero [Spain], amarrete [Latin America] |
| stink {v} /stɪŋk/ (have a strong bad smell) | :: heder, apestar, cantar [colloquial], oler mal |
| stink {v} (informal: be greatly inferior) | :: apestar |
| stink {v} | :: oler a podrido |
| stink {n} (strong bad smell) | :: tufo {m}, hedor {m}, peste {f}, hediondez {f} |
| stink {n} | :: hedor |
| stinkbird {n} (hoatzin) SEE: hoatzin | :: |
| stinkbomb {n} (device that produces unpleasant smells) | :: bomba fétida {f} |
| stink to high heaven {v} /ˈstɪŋk tə haɪ ˈhɛv(ə)n/ (to have a very strong and unpleasant smell) | :: oler a chotuno |
| stinky {adj} /ˈstɪŋki/ (having a strong, unpleasant smell) | :: hediondo, fétido, apestoso {m}, maloliente {m} {f} |
| stinky tofu {n} (form of fermented tofu) | :: tofu maloliente {m} |
| stint {v} /stɪnt/ (to stop, cease, desist) | :: cesar |
| stint {v} (to stop speaking or talking) | :: callarse |
| stint {v} (to be sparing or mean) | :: escatimar |
| stint {n} (a period of time spent doing or being something) | :: tiempo {m} |
| stint {n} (wading bird of the genus Calidris) | :: correlimos {m} |
| stipend {n} /ˈstaɪpɛnd/ (fixed payment) | :: estipendio {m}, salario {m}, semanada {f} [weekly] |
| stipular {adj} (of or relating to a stipule) | :: estipular |
| stipulate {v} /ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/ (to require as a condition of a contract or agreement) | :: estipular |
| stipulate {v} (to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement) | :: estipular |
| stipulate {v} (to acknowledge the truth of) | :: asentir, conceder |
| stipule {n} /ˈstɪpjuːl/ (basal appendage) | :: estípula {f} |
| stir {v} /stɜː/ (to disturb the relative position of the particles of) | :: revolver |
| stir {v} (to agitate the contents of) | :: remover, revolver, mezclar |
| stir {v} (to incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt; to excite) | :: revolver, agitar, arrebatar |
| stir {v} | :: revolver |
| stir-fry {v} (fry something quickly in hot oil) | :: sofreír |
| stir-fry {n} (dish) | :: sofrito {m} |
| Stirling engine {n} (type of heat engine) | :: motor Stirling {m} |
| stirrup {n} (stapes) SEE: stapes | :: |
| stirrup {n} /ˈstɪɹəp/ (footrest used by riders) | :: estribo {m} |
| stirrup bone {n} (stapes) SEE: stapes | :: |
| stir up {v} (arouse or excite passion or action) | :: levantar pasiones, soliviantar, concitar |
| stir up {v} (to cause (trouble etc)) | :: despertar, provocar, excitar, fomentar |
| stishovite {n} (high-pressure polymorph of quartz) | :: stishovita {f} |
| stitch {v} (form stitches in) SEE: sew | :: |
| stitch {n} /stɪt͡ʃ/ (single pass of the needle in sewing) | :: puntada {f}, punto {m} |
| stitch {n} (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage) | :: dolor {m} en el costado |
| stitch {n} (single turn of the thread in knitting) | :: punto {m} |
| stitch {n} (local sharp pain) | :: punzada {f} |
| stitch {v} (agriculture: to form land into ridges) SEE: plough | :: |
| stitch {n} (furrow) SEE: furrow | :: |
| St John's wort {n} /seɪnt d͡ʒɑnz wɚt/ (any plant of the genus Hypericum) | :: hipérico {m} |
| stoat {n} (stoat) SEE: ermine | :: |
| stochastic {adj} /stəˈkæstɪk/ (random) | :: estocástico |
| stochastic differential equation {n} (type of differential equation) | :: ecuación diferencial estocástica {f} |
| stochastics {n} (branch of statistics) | :: estocástica {f} |
| stock {n} /stɑk/ (store of goods for sale) | :: stock {m}, existencias {f-p} |
| stock {n} (supply of anything ready for use) | :: reserva {f} |
| stock {n} (farm animals) | :: ganado {m} |
| stock {n} (finance: capital raised by a company) | :: acción {f} |
| stock {n} (broth) | :: caldo {m}, consomé {m} |
| stock {n} (lineage, ancestry) | :: estirpe {f} |
| stock {adj} (normally available for purchase) | :: disponible, en almacén |
| stockade {n} /ˌstɑˈkeɪd/ (an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts) | :: estacada {f} |
| stockbroker {n} (person who buys and sells shares) | :: agente de bolsa {m} |
| stock character {n} (fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype) | :: personaje tipo {m} |
| stock dove {n} (stock dove, Columba oenas) | :: paloma zurita {f} |
| stock exchange {n} (building and the associated organization) | :: bolsa de valores {f} |
| stockfish {n} /ˈstɒkfɪʃ/ (cured fish) | :: pescado seco {m} |
| stockholder {n} (one who owns stock) SEE: shareholder | :: |
| Stockholm {prop} /ˈstɒkhɒlm/ (capital of Sweden) | :: Estocolmo {m} |
| Stockholmer {n} (someone from Stockholm) | :: holmiense {m} {f} |
| Stockholm syndrome {n} (psychological condition) | :: síndrome de Estocolmo {m} |
| stocking {n} /ˈstɑkɪŋ/ (garment (for translations of "sock", see sock)) | :: media {f} |
| stocking cap {n} (knitted woolen cap) SEE: beanie | :: |
| stock market {n} (market for the trading of company stock) | :: mercado de valores {m} |
| stock market crash {n} (sudden dramatic decline of stock prices) | :: quiebra financiera {f} |
| stockpile {n} /ˈstɒkpaɪl/ (supply for future use) | :: reservas {f-p}, acopio |
| stockpile {v} (accumulate a stockpile) | :: almacenar, acaparar, acopiar, hacer acopio |
| stock up {v} (acquire or increase stock) | :: abastecerse |
| stocky {adj} (solidly built) | :: rechoncho |
| stodgy {adj} /ˈstɒ.d͡ʒi/ (thick (food)) | :: pesado, indigesto |
| stodgy {adj} (dull) | :: pesado, aburrido |
| stoic {n} /ˈstəʊɪk/ (proponent of a school of thought) | :: estoico {m} |
| stoic {n} (a person indifferent to pleasure or pain) | :: estoico {m}, estoica {f} |
| stoic {adj} (of or relating to the Stoics) | :: estoico |
| stoic {adj} (not affected by pain or distress) | :: estoico |
| stoical {adj} (enduring pain) | :: estoico |
| stoically {adv} /ˈstoʊ.ɪk.əl.i/ (in a manner that endures pain and hardship without outwardly showing suffering) | :: estoicamente |
| stoically {adv} (in a manner consistent with the philosophy of stoicism) | :: estoicamente |
| stoichiometric {adj} (of, or relating to stoichiometry) | :: estequiométrico |
| stoichiometry {n} /ˌstɔɪ.kiˈɒm.ə.tɹi/ (the study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions) | :: estequiometría {f} |
| stoicism {n} /ˈstoʊɪsɪzəm/ (school of philosophy) | :: estoicismo {m} |
| stoke {v} /stoʊk/ (to feed, stir up) | :: atizar |
| stoker {n} (poker) SEE: poker | :: |
| stoker {n} (person who stokes) | :: fogonero, atizador |
| stole {n} /ˈstoʊl/ (ecclesiastical garment) | :: estola {f} |
| stolen {adj} /ˈstəʊlən/ (that has been stolen) | :: robado |
| stolid {adj} /ˈstɑːl.ɪd/ (having or revealing little emotion or sensibility) | :: estólido {m} |
| stoma {n} /ˈstoʊmə/ (botany: tiny pore in the epidermis of a leaf) | :: estoma {m} |
| stomach {n} /ˈstʌmək/ (digestive organ) | :: estómago {m} |
| stomach {n} (belly) | :: barriga {f}, vientre {m} |
| stomach {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| stomach {n} (figuratively: desire, appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| stomach {n} (pride, haughtiness) SEE: haughtiness | :: |
| stomachache {n} /ˈstʌməkˌeɪk/ (pain in the abdomen) | :: dolor de estómago {m} |
| stomach acid {n} (gastric acid) SEE: gastric acid | :: |
| stomatitis {n} (inflammation of parts of the mucous membrane that lines the mouth) | :: estomatitis {f} |
| stomp {v} /stɑmp/ (trample heavily on something or someone) | :: pisotear |
| stomp {v} (severely beat someone physically or figuratively) | :: pisotear |
| stompie {n} (cigarette butt) SEE: butt | :: |
| stomping ground {n} (stamping ground) SEE: stamping ground | :: |
| stone {n} /stəʊn/ (substance) | :: piedra {f}, roca {f} |
| stone {n} (small piece of stone) | :: piedra {f} |
| stone {n} (gem stone) | :: gema {f}, piedra preciosa {f} |
| stone {n} (centre of some fruits) | :: hueso {m} |
| stone {n} (medical: hard, stone-like deposit) | :: cálculo {f}, piedra {f} [colloquially] |
| stone {v} (To pelt with stones) | :: lapidar , apedrear |
| stone {adj} (constructed of stone) | :: de piedra , pétreo |
| Stone Age {prop} /ˈstoʊn ˌeɪdʒ/ (prehistoric period) | :: Edad de Piedra {f} |
| stonechat {n} (bird) | :: tarabilla {f} |
| stonecrop {n} (Sedum) | :: pampajarito {m}, siempreviva {f} |
| stone curlew {n} /stəʊnˈkɜːlju/ (species of large terrestrial birds) | :: alcaraván {m} |
| stoned {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| stoned {adj} (high on drugs) | :: colocado [Spain], marihuano, pacheco [Mexico], emporrado, trabado [Colombia] |
| stone deaf {adj} (utterly deaf) | :: sordo como una tapia, como una tapia |
| stone fruit {n} (fruit with soft flesh and a hard pit) | :: drupa {f} |
| Stonehenge {prop} /stoʊ̯nˈhɛnd͡ʒ/ (ancient group of standing stones in England) | :: Stonehenge {m} |
| stone marten {n} (Martes foina) SEE: beech marten | :: |
| stonemason {n} (one who works in stone) | :: cantero {m} |
| stonemasonry {n} (work or art) | :: mampostería {f} |
| stone pine {n} (a species of pine native to southern Europe, Pinus pinea) | :: pino piñonero {m} |
| stoner {n} /ˈstoʊnɚ/ (a habitual user of cannabis) | :: motero {m} |
| stone's throw {n} (short distance) | :: a tiro de piedra |
| stonewall {v} (to obstruct) SEE: obstruct | :: |
| stonewall {v} /ˈstəʊnwɔːl/ (to refuse to answer or cooperate) | :: entorpecer, rehusarse a cooperar |
| stoning {n} (lapidation) SEE: lapidation | :: |
| stony {adj} (broke) SEE: broke | :: |
| stooge {n} /stuːdʒ/ (dupe) | :: primo {m}, marioneta {f}, iluso {m} |
| stooge {n} (secret informant for police) | :: confidente |
| stook {n} /stʊk/ (pile or bundle) | :: garbera {f} |
| stook {v} (to make stooks) | :: garbar |
| stool {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| stool {n} (footstool) SEE: footstool | :: |
| stool {n} /stuːl/ (a seat) | :: taburete {m}, silla {f} |
| stool {n} | :: excremento {m}, heces {f-p}; butaca {f} |
| stool {n} (commode) SEE: commode | :: |
| stool {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| stoop {n} /stuːp/ (small porch) | :: porche {m}, zaguán {m} |
| stoop {v} (to bend the upper part of the body forward and downward) | :: agacharse |
| stoop {v} (to lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals) | :: rebajarse |
| stop {v} /stɑp/ (to cease moving) | :: parar, pararse |
| stop {v} (to not continue) | :: dejar de, parar (de) |
| stop {v} (to cause to cease moving) | :: parar |
| stop {v} (to cause to come to an end) | :: parar |
| stop {n} (place to get on and off mass transport) | :: parada {f}, paradero {m} |
| stop {v} (to punctuate) SEE: punctuate | :: |
| stop {n} (consonant sound) SEE: plosive | :: |
| stop at nothing {v} (take any measures to do something) | :: no detenerse ante nada |
| stopcock {n} /ˈstɑpkɑk/ (valve, tap or faucet) | :: llave de cierre {f} |
| stoplight {n} ((US) a traffic control signal) SEE: traffic light | :: |
| stop-motion {n} (animation technique) | :: cuadro por cuadro, fotograma a fotograma |
| stopover {n} (interruption in a journey) | :: paraje {m}, escala {f} |
| stoppage {n} (pause or halt of some activity) | :: parada {f} |
| stoppage {n} (something that forms an obstacle to continued activity) | :: bloqueo {m} |
| stop sign {n} (traffic sign) | :: señal de stop {f}, señal de pare {f}, pare {m} |
| stop the car {phrase} (stop the car) | :: pare el coche |
| stop the presses {v} (imperative) | :: paren las rotativas |
| stopwatch {n} (timepiece) | :: cronómetro {m} |
| storage {n} /ˈstɔ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ (act or state) | :: almacenamiento {m} |
| storage {n} (place) | :: almacén {m}, depósito {m}, bodega {f} |
| storage {n} (computing) | :: almacenamiento |
| storage {n} (price) | :: almacenaje {m} |
| store {n} (in computing) SEE: memory | :: |
| store {n} (shop) SEE: shop | :: |
| store {n} /stɔɹ/ (place where items may be kept) | :: depósito {m} |
| store {v} (keep (something) while not in use) | :: almacenar |
| store {v} (computing: write (something) into memory or registers) | :: almacenar |
| store {v} (remain in good condition while stored) | :: conservar |
| storehouse {n} (building for keeping goods of any kind) | :: almacén {m} |
| storekeeper {n} (person who runs a shop) | :: tendero |
| storeman {n} (warehouseman) SEE: warehouseman | :: |
| storeroom {n} (room used for storage) | :: almacén {m}, bodega {f} |
| storey {n} /ˈstɔːɹɪ/ (floor, level) | :: [Latin America] piso {m}, [Spain] planta {f}, nivel {m} |
| stork {n} /stɔɹk/ (large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae) | :: cigüeña {f} |
| storm {n} /stɔɹm/ (disturbed state of the atmosphere) | :: tormenta {f}, tempestad {f}, temporal {m} |
| storm {n} (meteorology: wind scale for very strong wind) | :: temporal {m}, borrasca {f}, vendaval {m} |
| storm {n} (military: violent assault on a stronghold) | :: irrupción {m}, asalto {m} |
| storm {n} | :: temporal de viento {m}, viento fuerte {m}, ventisca {f}, ventisquero {m} |
| storm {v} (to assault) | :: irrumpir |
| storm cellar {n} (underground structure) | :: sótano para tormentas {m} |
| storm cloud {n} (rain cloud with potential to bring a storm) | :: nubarrón {m} |
| stormcloud {n} (cloud threatening rain and wind) SEE: storm cloud | :: |
| storm door {n} (a secondary door for weatherproofing) | :: contrapuerta {f} |
| storm drain {n} (conduit for rainwater) | :: cloaca {f}, desagüe {m}, agualluvias [sistema] |
| storm in a teacup {n} (tempest in a teapot) SEE: tempest in a teapot | :: |
| storm petrel {n} (any of several small seabirds, of the family Hydrobatidae) | :: paíño {m} |
| storm sewer {n} (structure for channeling surface runoff) SEE: storm drain | :: |
| stormy {adj} /ˈstɔɹmi/ (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) | :: borrascoso {m}, tempestuoso {m} |
| story {n} (lie) SEE: lie | :: |
| story {n} /ˈstɔː.ɹi/ (account of events) | :: relato {m}, cuento {m}, crónica {f}, historia {f} |
| story {n} (storey) SEE: storey | :: |
| story arc {n} (narrative within a fictional plot) | :: arco narrativo {m}, arco argumental {m}, |
| storybook {n} (a book containing stories, especially children's stories) | :: libro de cuentos {m} |
| storyline {n} (story plot) | :: narrativa {f} |
| storyteller {n} (person who relates stories to an audience) | :: cuentista {m} {f} |
| stout {adj} (obstinate) SEE: obstinate | :: |
| stout {adj} /staʊt/ (large, bulky, corpulent) | :: corpulento, robusto |
| stout {adj} (lusty, vigorous) | :: fornido, vigoroso, robusto |
| stout {adj} (proud, haughty) | :: altivo, orgulloso |
| stoutness {n} (a state or quality of being stout) | :: corpulencia {f} |
| stove {n} /stoʊv/ (heater) | :: estufa {f} |
| stove {n} (device for heating food) | :: cocina {f}, estufa {f}, hornillo {m}, calentador {m} |
| stovepipe hat {n} (stovepipe hat) SEE: top hat | :: |
| stow {v} /stoʊ/ (to put something away in a compact and tidy manner) | :: estibar, arrumar, abarrotar |
| stow {v} (to put something away to store it in a space-saving manner and over long time) | :: guardar, almacenar |
| stowaway {n} (person who hides on a ship, train, etc.) | :: polizón {m} |
| strabismus {n} (defect of vision) | :: estrabismo {m} |
| Strabo {prop} (historian and philosopher) | :: Estrabón |
| stracciatella {n} /ˌstɹɑtʃi.əˈtɛlə/ (an Italian soup made from a mixture of cheese and egg in a broth) | :: stracciatella {f} |
| stracciatella {n} (an Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings) | :: stracciatella {f} |
| straddle {v} /ˈstɹæd.əl/ (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something) | :: a horcajadas, ahorcajarse |
| straddle {v} (to form a disorderly sprawl) | :: desparramar |
| straddle {n} (posture) | :: montarse |
| Stradivarius {n} /ˌstɹædəˈvɛɹi.əs/ (stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family) | :: stradivarius {m} |
| straggler {n} /ˈstɹæɡlə/ (one who falls behind the rest) | :: rezagado |
| straggler {n} (a roving vagabond) | :: vago {m} |
| straight {adj} /stɹeɪt/ (not crooked or bent) | :: recto, liso [hair] |
| straight {adj} (direct, truthful, frank) | :: franco |
| straight {adj} (as it should be) | :: directo |
| straight {adj} (undiluted) | :: puro |
| straight {adj} (conventional) | :: convencional |
| straight {adj} (heterosexual) | :: hetero |
| straight {adj} | :: derecho |
| straight {adv} (in a forward direction) | :: derecho, todo derecho |
| straight {n} (something that is not crooked or bent) | :: derecho |
| straight {n} (five cards in sequence) | :: escalera |
| straight {n} (heterosexual) SEE: heterosexual | :: |
| straight away {adv} (very soon; immediately) SEE: right away | :: |
| straighten {v} /ˈstɹeɪtn̩/ (make straight) | :: estirar (hair), desencorvar, destorcer, enderezar |
| straighten out {v} (make straight) | :: enderezar |
| straighten out {v} (correct or rectify) | :: arreglar |
| straighten out {v} (eliminate confusion) | :: aclarar |
| straighten out {v} (tidy, neaten, or organize) | :: ordenar |
| straightforward {adj} (not deviating; honest; frank) | :: franco, sencillo |
| straightforward {adj} (presenting few difficulties, easy) | :: fácil |
| straightforward {adv} (In a straightforward manner) | :: francamente, sencillamente, en derechura |
| straight-laced {adj} (having narrow views on moral matters) | :: conservador {m} |
| straight line {n} (line with no curvature) | :: recta |
| straight razor {n} (razor with a folding blade) | :: navaja de afeitar {f} |
| strain {n} /stɹeɪ̯n/ (race, lineage, pedigree) | :: [virus] cepa {f}, [plant] variedad {f} raza (race, breed) variedad (virus, breed), linaje {m} |
| strain {n} (hereditary character, quality, or disposition) | :: trazas {f} |
| strain {n} (breed or race) | :: raza {f} variedad, cepa |
| strain {n} (kind or sort) | :: [rank] clase {f}, [sort] tipo {m} |
| strain {v} (to stretch too far) | :: elongar |
| strain {v} (to separate) | :: colar, tamizar |
| strain {n} (violent effort, excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.) | :: tirón {m} |
| strained {adj} /stɹeɪ̯nd/ (forced through strainer) | :: pasado por cedazo |
| strained {adj} (tense) | :: tenso, tensado, tensionado |
| strainer {n} /ˈstɹeɪnɚ/ (utensil) | :: colador {m}, filtro {m} |
| strait {n} /stɹeɪt/ (narrow channel of water) | :: estrecho {m}, paso {m} |
| strait {n} (a difficult position) | :: aprieto {m} |
| straitjacket {n} (a jacket-like garment) | :: camisa de fuerza {f} |
| strait-laced {adj} (straight-laced) SEE: straight-laced | :: |
| Strait of Gibraltar {prop} (Strait of Gibraltar) | :: Estrecho de Gibraltar {m} |
| Strait of Hormuz {prop} (strait) | :: estrecho de Ormuz {m} |
| Strait of Kerch {prop} (strait) | :: estrecho de Kerch {m} |
| Strait of Magellan {prop} (Strait of Magellan) | :: estrecho de Magallanes {m} |
| Strait of Messina {prop} (narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy) | :: Estrecho de Mesina {m} |
| Strait of Sicily {prop} (strait between Sicily and Tunisia) | :: Canal de Sicilia {m}, Estrecho de Sicilia {m} |
| strand {n} /stɹænd/ (beach) | :: playa {f} |
| strand {v} (to run aground) | :: varar |
| strand {v} (to leave someone in a difficult situation) | :: abandonar |
| strand {n} (short string) | :: hebra {f} |
| strand {n} (strand of hair) | :: pequeño mechón {m}, pelo {m} |
| strand {n} (a nucleotide chain) | :: cadena, hebra |
| stranded {adj} (of a person) | :: abandonado |
| stranded {adj} (of a vessel) | :: varado |
| stranded {adj} (a piece of wire made by combining or bundling thinner wires) | :: trenzado |
| strange {adj} /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ (not normal) | :: extraño, raro |
| strange {adj} (not yet part of one’s experience) | :: desconocido |
| strange {adj} (in quantum mechanics) | :: extraño |
| strange bird {n} (an unusual person) | :: bicho raro {m} |
| strangely {adv} /ˈstɹeɪndʒli/ (in a strange manner) | :: extrañamente |
| strangeness {n} ((uncountable) quality of being strange) | :: rareza {f}, extrañeza {f}, extrañez {f} |
| strangeness {n} ((countable) result of being strange) | :: rareza {f}, extrañeza {f}, extrañez {f} |
| strangeness {n} (quantum number of subatomic particles) | :: extrañeza {f}, extrañez {f} |
| strange quark {n} (strange quark) | :: quark extraño {m} |
| stranger {n} /ˈstɹeɪndʒɚ/ (person whom one does not know) | :: extraño {m}, extraña {f}, desconocido {m}, desconocida {f} |
| stranger {n} (outsider or foreigner, see also: foreigner) | :: forastero {m}, forastera {f}, extranjero {m}, extranjera {f} |
| strangle {v} /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l/ (to kill someone by strangulation) | :: estrangular |
| stranglehold {n} (grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off) | :: dominio {m} |
| strangler {n} (someone who strangles) | :: estrangulador {m} |
| strangles {n} /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz/ (disease of horses) | :: gurma {f} |
| strangulation {n} (act of strangling) | :: estrangulación |
| strangury {n} (painful, frequent need to urinate) | :: estranguria {f} |
| strap {n} /stɹæp/ (a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like) | :: correa {f} |
| strap {n} (a shoulder strap) | :: tirante {m} |
| strapless {adj} (without straps) | :: palabra de honor [Spain] |
| strap-on {n} (artificial phallus) | :: pene femenino {m}, arnés {m}, arnés pene {m}, pene artificial {m}, consolador con arnés {m} |
| strappado {n} (form of torture) | :: garrucha {f} |
| strapping {adj} (having a sturdy muscular physique; robust) | :: fornido |
| Strasbourg {prop} /ˈstɹæzbɜːɡ/ (city in France) | :: Estrasburgo {m} |
| Strasserism {n} (political philosophy of Otto Strasser) | :: strasserimo {m} |
| stratagem {n} /ˈstɹæt.ə.dʒəm/ (tactic) | :: estratagema {f} |
| strategic {adj} /stɹəˈtiː.dʒɪk/ (of or pertaining to strategy) | :: estratégico |
| strategical {adj} (strategic) SEE: strategic | :: |
| strategically {adv} (in a strategic manner) | :: estratégicamente |
| Strategic Defense Initiative {prop} (Star Wars) SEE: Star Wars | :: |
| strategist {n} /ˈstɹætəd͡ʒɪst/ (one who devises strategies) | :: estratega {m} {f} |
| strategy {n} /ˈstɹætədʒi/ (science and art of military command) | :: estrategia {f}, estrategia |
| strategy {n} (plan of action) | :: estrategia {f} |
| strategy {n} (techniques in politics or business) | :: estrategia {f} |
| stratified {adj} (arranged in a sequence of layers) | :: estratificado, apilado |
| stratified {adj} (having a class structure) | :: selectivo, elitista, clasista |
| stratify {v} (to become separated out into distinct layers) | :: estratificar |
| stratigraphy {n} /stɹəˈtɪɡɹəfi/ (study of rock layers) | :: estratigrafía {f} |
| stratocumulus {n} (cloud type) | :: estratocúmulo {m} |
| stratopause {n} (the boundary between the stratosphere and the mesosphere) | :: estratopausa {f} |
| stratosphere {n} (region of the uppermost atmosphere) | :: estratosfera {f} |
| stratotype {n} (reference stratigraphic section) | :: estratotipo {m} |
| stratovolcano {n} (volcano) | :: estratovolcán {m} |
| stratum {n} /ˈstɹɑːtəm/ (layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout) | :: estrato {m} |
| stratum {n} (any of the regions of the atmosphere) | :: capa {f} |
| stratum {n} (layer of tissue) | :: estrato {m} |
| stratum {n} (class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status) | :: estrato {m} |
| stratus {n} /ˈstɹeɪtəs/ (cloud) | :: estrato {m} |
| straw {n} /stɹɔ/ (a dried stalk of a cereal plant) | :: paja {f} |
| straw {n} (dried stalks considered collectively) | :: paja {f} |
| straw {n} (colour) | :: pajizo {m}, pajiza {f} |
| straw {adj} (of a pale, yellowish beige colour) | :: pajizo {m}, pajiza {f} |
| straw {n} (drinking straw) SEE: drinking straw | :: |
| strawberry {n} /ˈstɹɔˌbɛɹi/ (fruit) | :: fresa {f}, frutilla {f} [Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Southern Colombian Andes, Uruguay] |
| strawberry {n} (plant) | :: fresa {f}, frutilla {f} |
| strawberry mark {n} | :: nevo en fresa {m} |
| strawberry tree {n} (the European plant Arbutus unedo) | :: madroño {m} |
| strawberry tree {n} (the American plant Arbutus menziesii) | :: madroño {m} |
| straw man {n} (doll or scarecrow) | :: espantapájaros {m} |
| straw man {n} (person of lesser importance) | :: hombre de paja |
| straw poll {n} (unofficial survey of opinion) | :: encuesta {f}, sondeo {m} |
| stray {n} /stɹeɪ/ (domestic animal at large or lost) | :: callejero |
| stray {n} (act of wandering or going astray) | :: vagar |
| stray {v} (to wander from a direct course) | :: errar, divagar, callejear, vagabundear |
| stray {v} (to wander from company or from proper limits) | :: extraviarse, perderse, descaminarse, descarriarse |
| strayed {adj} (having lost one's way) SEE: stray | :: |
| streak {n} /stɹiːk/ (irregular line) | :: raya {f}, trazo {m} |
| streak {n} (continuous series of events) | :: sarta {f}, racha {f}, ristra {f} |
| streak {n} (color of mineral powder) | :: trazo {m} |
| streak {n} (species of moth) | :: geómetra {f} |
| streak {n} (non-dominant tendency or characteristic) | :: toque {m} |
| streak {v} (to have or obtain streaks) | :: rayarse |
| streak {v} (to run naked in public) | :: correr desnudo |
| streak {v} (to create streaks) | :: rayar |
| streak-backed antshrike {n} (Thamnophilus insignis) | :: batará insigne |
| streaker {n} /ˈstɹikɚ/ (one who runs naked through a public place) | :: exhibicionista {m} {f} |
| stream {n} /stɹiːm/ (small river) | :: corriente {f}, flujo {m}, arroyo |
| stream {n} (computing: source or repository of data) | :: flujo {m} |
| stream {v} (to flow) | :: fluir |
| stream {v} (Internet: to push continuous data) | :: recibir flujo {m} |
| stream {v} | :: fluir, correr |
| streamer {n} /ˈstɹiːmə(ɹ)/ | :: serpentina {f} |
| streaming {n} /ˈstɹiːmɪŋ/ (computing) | :: streaming {m}, transmisión {f} |
| streamlet {n} /ˈstɹiːmlət/ (small stream) | :: arroyuelo {m} |
| streamline {v} (to simplify a process) | :: agilizar, racionalizar, simplificar |
| street {n} /stɹiːt/ (paved part of road in a village or a town) | :: calle {f} |
| street art {n} (visual art created in public space) | :: arte urbano {m}, street art {m} |
| street artist {n} (someone who produces art in public spaces) | :: artista callejero {m}, saltimbanqui, saltimbanco |
| streetcar {n} (tram) SEE: tram | :: |
| street child {n} (street urchin) SEE: street urchin | :: |
| streetcleaner {n} (person) SEE: street sweeper | :: |
| street food {n} (food obtainable from a streetside vendor) | :: comida callejera {f} |
| street harassment {n} (sexual harassment in public areas) | :: acoso callejero {m} |
| streetlight {n} (lamps set along a street) | :: alumbrado público {m}, farol {m}, farola {f} |
| street map {n} (map showing the streets in a city or district) | :: callejero {m}, plano de la ciudad {m}, mapa de la ciudad {f} |
| street market {n} (outdoor market) | :: feria {f} |
| street organ {n} (mechanically played street organ) | :: organillo {m}, organito {m} |
| street racing {n} (Motorsport held on public roads) | :: carrera callejera |
| street-smart {adj} (having practical knowledge) | :: espabilado |
| street sweeper {n} (person employed to sweep streets, etc.) | :: barrendero {m} |
| street sweeper {n} (machine used to sweep streets) | :: barredora {f} |
| street urchin {n} (child living, or spending most of their time, in the streets) | :: niño de la calle {m}, niño callejero {m}, gamín {m} |
| streetwalker {n} (prostitute who looks for clients on the streets) | :: puta callejera {f} |
| strength {n} /stɹɛŋkθ/ (quality of being strong) | :: fuerza {f}, ñeque {m} |
| strength {n} (intensity of a force or power) | :: potencia {f}, intensidad {f} |
| strength {n} (strongest part of something) | :: fuerte {m} |
| strength {n} (positive attribute) | :: fortaleza {f}, solidez {f} |
| strength {n} (strength) SEE: potency | :: |
| strengthen {v} /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/ (to make strong or stronger) | :: fortalecer |
| strengthen {v} (to animate) | :: animar |
| strengthening {n} (process by which something is strengthened) | :: reforzamiento {m}, refuerzo {m}, fortalecimiento {m} |
| strength training {n} (form of exercise) | :: entrenamiento de fuerza {m}, fortalecimiento muscular {m} |
| strenuous {adj} /ˈstɹɛnjuəs/ (having great vigour) | :: extenuante |
| strenuous {adj} (requiring great exertion) | :: extenuante, arduo |
| strep throat {n} (throat infection) | :: amigdalitis {f}, anginas {f} |
| streptococcal {adj} (relating to bacteria of the genus Streptococcus) | :: estreptocócico |
| streptococcus {n} (bacterium) | :: streptococcus, estreptococo {m} |
| streptomycin {n} (aminoglycoside antibiotic) | :: estreptomicina {f} |
| stress {n} (on a syllable) SEE: accent | :: |
| stress {n} /stɹɛs/ ((physics) internal force across a boundary per area ) | :: tensión {f} |
| stress {n} (emotional pressure) | :: estrés {m} |
| stress {n} (when speaking) | :: acento {m}, énfasis {m} |
| stress {n} (on a point in an argument) | :: énfasis {m} |
| stress {v} (to apply force to, causing strain) | :: tensionar, tensar |
| stress {v} (to apply emotional pressure to) | :: estresar |
| stress {v} (to emphasise (a syllable)) | :: acentuar |
| stress {v} (to emphasise (words in speaking)) | :: enfatizar |
| stress {v} (to emphasise (a point)) | :: enfatizar, recalcar |
| stress ball {n} (malleable toy ball) | :: bola antiestrés {f} |
| stressed {adj} /stɹɛst/ (stressed-out) | :: estresado |
| stressful {adj} /ˈstɹɛsfəl/ (irritating; causing stress) | :: irritante, estresoso, estresante |
| stretch {v} /stɹɛtʃ/ (lengthen by pulling) | :: estirar |
| stretch {v} (lengthen when pulled) | :: estirarse, dar |
| stretch {v} (extend one’s limbs or body in order to stretch the muscles) | :: estirar |
| stretch {v} (extend between limits) | :: extenderse |
| stretch {n} (act of stretching) | :: estirón {m}, estiramiento {m} |
| stretch {n} (ability to lengthen when pulled) | :: elasticidad {f} |
| stretch {n} (thought which diverts from logic) | :: exageración {f} |
| stretch {n} (segment of a journey or route) | :: trecho {m}, tramo {m} |
| stretcher {n} /ˈstɹɛtʃɚ/ (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person) | :: camilla {f} |
| stretcher {n} (frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting) | :: bastidor {m} |
| stretcher {n} (device to stretch shoes or gloves) | :: ensanchador {m} |
| stretcher {n} (piece of timber) | :: viga {f}, polín {m} |
| stretcher {v} (to carry on a stretcher) | :: llevar en camilla, trasladar en camilla |
| stretcher-bearer {n} (person who carries people on a stretcher) | :: camillero {m} |
| stretching {n} /ˈstɹɛtʃɪŋ/ (a form of physical exercise) | :: estiramiento {m} |
| stretch mark {n} (stripes on the surface of the skin) | :: estría |
| stretch the truth {v} (idioms: to exaggerate) | :: exagerar |
| strew {v} /stɹu/ (to distribute objects or pieces of something) | :: esparcir |
| strewn {v} /ˈstɹun/ (past participle of to strew) | :: esparcido {m} |
| strict {adj} /stɹɪkt/ (governed or governing by exact rules) | :: estricto |
| strict {adj} (severe in discipline) | :: estricto |
| strictly {adv} /ˈstɹɪktli/ (in a strict manner) | :: estrictamente, terminantemente |
| stricture {n} /ˈstɹɪkt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ ((medicine) abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body) | :: estenosis {f} |
| stride {v} /stɹaɪd/ (to walk with long steps) | :: dar zancadas |
| stride {n} (long step) | :: zancada {f}, paso largo {m} |
| strident {adj} /ˈstɹaɪ.dənt/ (loud, piercing) | :: estridente |
| strife {n} /stɹaɪf/ (violent conflict) | :: disensión {f}, altercado {m} |
| strigil {n} /ˈstɹɪd͡ʒɪl/ (grooming tool) | :: estrígil {m}, estrigilo {m} |
| strike {v} /stɹaɪk/ (to delete) | :: tachar, borrar |
| strike {v} (to hit) | :: golpear, pegar |
| strike {v} (to manufacture by stamping) | :: acuñar |
| strike {v} (to stop working to achieve better working conditions) | :: parar el trabajo, hacer la huelga |
| strike {v} (to impress, seem, appear) | :: ocurrirse, parecer |
| strike {v} (nautical: to surrender) | :: arriar, bajar |
| strike {n} (work stoppage) | :: huelga {f} |
| strikebreaker {n} (worker hired to replace a striking worker) | :: rompehuelgas {m} {f}, esquirol {m} [Spain], carnero {m} [River Plate region] |
| strike out {v} (baseball: to cause a batter to be retired after three missed swings) | :: ponchar |
| strike out {v} (to draw a line through a text) SEE: cross out | :: |
| striker {n} (baseball: batter) SEE: batter | :: |
| striker {n} (individual who is on strike) | :: huelguista {m} {f} |
| striker {n} (player on a team of soccer) | :: delantero, ariete |
| strike through {v} (to obliterate by drawing a line over) SEE: cross out | :: |
| strike up {v} (to start something, e. g. relationship) | :: entablar |
| strike while the iron is hot {v} (act on an opportunity promptly) | :: batir el hierro cuando está al rojo |
| striking {adj} /ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/ (of that which makes a strong impression) | :: llamativo, imponente, impresionante |
| string {n} /stɹɪŋ/ (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) | :: cordel {m}, mecate {m}, [music] cuerda {f} |
| string {n} (computing: sequence of characters) | :: cadena {f} |
| string {n} (string of a musical instrument) | :: cuerda {f} |
| string {v} (put on a string) | :: enhebrar |
| string {v} (put strings on) | :: encordar |
| string {n} (stringed instrument) SEE: stringed instrument | :: |
| string bass {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| stringed instrument {n} (type of musical instrument) | :: instrumento de cuerda {m} |
| stringency {n} (a rigorous imposition of standards) | :: rigurosidad {f} |
| stringent {adj} (making strict requirements) | :: estricto, restrictivo, rígido, severo |
| stringently {adv} (in a stringent manner) | :: estrictamente, rigurosamente, severamente |
| string instrument {n} (musical instrument that produces sound by strings) SEE: stringed instrument | :: |
| string quartet {n} (group of four string players) | :: cuarteto de cuerda {m} |
| string quartet {n} (composition for four string players) | :: cuarteto de cuerda {m} |
| string theory {n} (candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles) | :: teoría de cuerdas {f} |
| string together {v} (put together in a series) | :: hilvanar |
| string trimmer {n} (garden implement) | :: desbrozadora {f} |
| strip {n} /stɹɪp/ (long, thin piece of land or material) | :: franja {f}, tira {f}, lista {f} |
| strip {n} (short for comic strip, see also translations for comic strip) | :: tira {f} |
| strip {v} (to remove or take away) | :: remover |
| strip {v} (to take off clothing) | :: desvestir, sacarse la ropa |
| strip {v} (to take away, to plunder) | :: despojar |
| strip cartoon {n} (series of illustrations depicting a humorous narrative) | :: tira cómica {f} |
| strip down {v} (to remove all of one's clothing) | :: desnudar [pronominal] |
| stripe {n} /st(ʃ)ɹaɪp/ (long straight region of a colour) | :: franja, raya, línea, lista |
| stripe {n} (badge) | :: galón {m} |
| stripe-breasted tit {n} (Melaniparus fasciiventer) | :: carbonero del Ruwenzori {m} |
| striped {adj} /stɹaɪpt/ (having stripes, decorated or marked with bands differing in color) | :: rayado |
| striped hyena {n} /ˌstɹaɪpt haɪˈiːnə/ (Hyaena hyaena) | :: hiena rayada {f} |
| stripper {n} /stɹɪpə(ɹ)/ (one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner) | :: estriptista {m} {f}, table dancer {f}, bailadora exotica {f}, cabaretista {f}, topletera {m}, tabledancer {f}, estriptisera {f}, estriptisero {m} |
| stripper {n} (chemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing) | :: separador {m} |
| stripper {n} (tool used to strip tubing) | :: separador {m} |
| strip poker {n} (variant of poker) | :: strip poker {m} |
| striptease {n} (arousing act) | :: striptease {m}, estriptis {m}, estriptís {m} |
| stripy {adj} (striped) SEE: striped | :: |
| strive {v} /ˈstɹaɪv/ (to try to achieve) | :: esforzarse, afanarse |
| strobilus {n} (botany: cone) | :: estróbilo {m} |
| stroboscope {n} (instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals) | :: estroboscopio {m} |
| stroganoff {n} (dish of sautéed pieces of beef) | :: Filete Stroganoff {m}, Beef Stroganoff {m} |
| stroke {n} /stɹəʊk/ (act of stroking) | :: caricia {f} |
| stroke {n} (blow) | :: golpe {m} |
| stroke {n} (single movement with a tool) | :: golpe {m} |
| stroke {n} (- golf: single act of striking the ball) | :: golpe {m} |
| stroke {n} (- rowing: movement of an oar or paddle through water) | :: remada {f} |
| stroke {n} (line drawn with a writing implement) | :: trazo {f} |
| stroke {n} (streak made with a brush) | :: pincelada {f} |
| stroke {n} (particular style of swimming, single movement in that style) | :: brazada {f} |
| stroke {n} (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted) | :: apoplejía {f}, accidente cerebro vascular {m}, ACV, ictus {m} |
| stroke {v} (to move one's hand or an object over the surface of) | :: acariciar |
| stroke {n} (- slash) SEE: slash | :: |
| stroke {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| stroke {n} (throb or beat of the heart) SEE: heartbeat | :: |
| stroke order {n} (Chinese character stroke order) | :: orden de trazos {m} |
| stroll {n} /stɹoʊl/ (wandering on foot) | :: paseo {m}, caminata {f}, garbeo {m}, vuelta {f} |
| stroll {v} (wander on foot) | :: pasearse, pasear |
| stroller {n} (seat on wheels used to transport babies) | :: silla de paseo {f}, sillita de paseo {f}, carriola {f}, cochecito (de bebé) {m}, carrito (de bebé) {m} |
| stroller {n} (person strolling) | :: paseante {m} {f} |
| stromal {adj} (of or relating to a stroma) | :: estromal |
| stromatolite {n} (rock-like structure built by microorganisms) | :: estromatolito {m} |
| strong {adj} /stɹɔŋ/ (capable of producing great physical force) | :: fuerte |
| strong {adj} (capable of withstanding great physical force) | :: resistente |
| strong {adj} (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor) | :: fuerte |
| strong {adj} (convincing) | :: fuerte |
| strong {adj} | :: fuerte, resistente |
| strongbox {n} (sturdy box with a lock) SEE: safe | :: |
| stronghold {n} /ˈstɹɒŋhəʊld/ (place built to withstand attack) | :: bastión {m}, fuerte {m}, fortaleza {f}, plaza fuerte {f} |
| stronghold {n} (place of domination, or refuge or survival) | :: baluarte {m}, reducto {m}, refugio {m} |
| strongly {adv} /stɹɔŋli/ (in a strong or powerful manner) | :: fuertemente |
| strong nuclear interaction {n} (strong nuclear interaction) | :: interacción nuclear fuerte {f} |
| strong point {n} (excellent characteristic or ability) SEE: forte | :: |
| strong suit {n} (field in which one is quite capable) | :: punto fuerte {m} |
| strontianite {n} /stɹɒnˈtiːəˌnaɪt/ (a mineral, strontium carbonate) | :: estroncianita {f} |
| strontium {n} /ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/ (chemical element) | :: estroncio {m} |
| stroopwafel {n} /ˈstɹəʊpˌwɒfəl/ (Dutch waffle made from two thin wafers) | :: galleta gofre |
| structural {adj} (of, relating to, or having structure) | :: estructural |
| structural formula {n} (chemistry) | :: fórmula química {f} |
| structural isomerism {n} (form of isomerism) | :: isomería estructural {f} |
| structuralist {adj} (of or pertaining to structuralism) | :: estructuralista |
| structuralist {n} (advocate or follower of structuralism) | :: estructuralista {m} {f} |
| structurally {adv} (in terms of structure) | :: estructuralmente |
| structural unemployment {n} ((economics) a type of unemployment) | :: desempleo estructural {m} |
| structure {n} /ˈstɹʌktʃɚ/ (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) | :: estructura {f} |
| structure {n} (underlying shape of a solid) | :: estructura {f} |
| structure {n} (overall form or organization of something) | :: estructura {f} |
| structure {v} ((transitive) to give structure to; to arrange) | :: estructurar |
| struggle {n} /ˈstrʌɡəl/ (strife, effort) | :: lucha {f}, forcejeo {m}, brega |
| struggle {v} (to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight) | :: luchar, esforzarse con denuedo, bregar, batallar |
| strum {v} (play a stringed instrument) | :: rasguear |
| strumpet {n} /ˈstɹʌm.pɪt/ (A prostitute) | :: puta {f}, golfa {f}, ramera {f} |
| strut {v} /stɹʌt/ (to walk proudly or haughtily) | :: pavonearse, contonearse |
| strut {n} (a support rod) | :: tornapunta {f}, puntal {m}, riostra {f} |
| strut one's stuff {v} (behave in a showy manner) | :: taquillar [Chile], lucir palmito [colloquial, of a woman's figure] |
| STS {prop} (Space Transportation System) | :: transbordador espacial {m} |
| St. Stephen's Day {prop} /sənt ˈstiːvənz deɪ/ (Christian holiday commemorating Saint Stephen) | :: Día de San Esteban {m}, Fiesta de San Esteban {f} |
| stub {n} /stʌb/ (something cut short, blunted, or stunted) | :: tocón, cepa, cachito |
| stub {n} (a piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes) | :: resguardo |
| stub {n} ((wikis) page providing minimal information) | :: esbozo {m} |
| stubble {n} /ˈstʌb.əl/ (short, coarse hair) | :: barba de varios días |
| stubble {n} (short stalks left in a field after harvest) | :: rastrojo {m} |
| stubborn {adj} /ˈstʌbɚn/ (refusing to move or change one's opinion) | :: testarudo, obstinado, cabezota [familiar], terco, cabezadura, porfiado, tozudo, obcecado |
| stubborn as a mule {adj} (extremely stubborn) | :: terco como una mula |
| stubbornly {adv} (in a stubborn manner) | :: obstinadamente, tercamente |
| stubbornness {n} /ˈstʌbən(n)əs/ (state of being stubborn) | :: testarudez, terquedad, cerrazón, cabezonería |
| stucco {n} (a plaster that is used to coat interior or exterior wall) | :: estuco |
| stucco {n} (work made of stucco; stuccowork) | :: estucado {m} |
| stuck {adj} /ˈstʌk/ (trapped and unable to move) | :: atascado, atrapado, pegado |
| stuck {adj} (unable to progress) | :: atascado |
| stuck record {n} (broken record) SEE: broken record | :: |
| stuck up {adj} (snobbish, conceited) | :: altanero, arrogante, estirado, pituco [Chile], siútico [Chile, Bolivia], fresa [Mexico], creído, pijo, endiosado |
| stud {n} /stʌd/ (male animal kept for breeding) | :: semental {m}, garañón {m}, padrillo {m} |
| stud {n} (animal registered and retained for breeding) | :: semental {m} |
| stud {n} (animal breeding place) | :: criadero {m} |
| stud {n} (sexually attractive male) | :: galán {m}, garañón {m}, semental {m}, [Mexico] mango {m}, [Argentina] potro {m}, machorro {m} |
| stud {n} (small object protruding from something) | :: [Mexico, for garment] estoperol {m}, tachón {m} |
| stud {n} (small round earring) | :: arracada {f} |
| stud {n} (vertical post) | :: poste {m}, [construction] columna {f}, cadena {m} |
| studded {adj} /ˈstʌdɪd/ (having studs) | :: tachonado |
| student {n} /ˈstu.dn̩t/ (person who studies a subject) | :: estudiante {m} {f} |
| student {n} (person enrolled at a school, university or other education institution) | :: alumno {m}, estudiante {m} {f}, discente {m}, educando {m} {f} |
| student {n} (person enrolled at a university) | :: estudiante {m} {f}, alumno {m}, alumna {f}, universitario {m} |
| student {n} (schoolchild, pupil, person attending school) SEE: schoolchild | :: |
| student body {n} (student body (body of students or pupils)) | :: alumnado {m}, estudiantado {m}, discipulado {m}, cuerpo estudiantil {m} |
| studio {n} /ˈstudioʊ/ (artist’s or photographer’s workshop) | :: estudio {m} |
| studio {n} (place where radio or television programs, records or films are made) | :: estudio {m} |
| study {v} /ˈstʌdi/ (to revise/review materials) | :: estudiar |
| study {v} (to take a course) | :: estudiar |
| study {v} (to acquire knowledge) | :: estudiar |
| study {v} (to look at minutely) | :: estudiar, examinar |
| study {n} (mental effort to acquire knowledge) | :: estudio {m} |
| study {n} (branch of learning or object that is being studied) | :: estudio {m} |
| study {n} (room) | :: estudio {m} |
| study {n} (artwork) | :: estudio {m} |
| study {n} (act of studying or examining) SEE: examination | :: |
| study {n} (music: piece for special practice) SEE: etude | :: |
| study hall {n} (class period) | :: hora de estudio {f} |
| study hall {n} (location) | :: salón de estudios {m} |
| stuff {n} /stʌf/ (miscellaneous items; things) | :: cosas {f-p}, bártulos |
| stuff {n} (word substituted for material of unknown type or name) | :: cosa {f} |
| stuff {n} (substitution for trivial details) | :: cosas {f-p} |
| stuff {n} | :: materia {f} |
| stuff {v} (to fill by crowding into) | :: atiborrar, rellenar (food) |
| stuff {v} (to be sated) | :: llenar |
| stuff {v} (to eat in a hearty or greedy manner) | :: atiborrarse, darse un hartazgo |
| stuff {v} (to preserve a dead animal) | :: disecar |
| stuff {v} | :: rellenar |
| stuffed {adj} /stʌft/ (with food) | :: lleno |
| stuffed animal {n} (soft toy in the form of an animal) | :: peluche, animal de peluche {m} |
| stuffed shirt {n} (one who is overly-officious) | :: persona estirada |
| stuffing {n} /ˈstʌfɪŋ/ (food items used to stuff another) | :: relleno {m} |
| stuff one's face {v} (to eat excessively) | :: comer a dos carrillos |
| stuffy {adj} /ˈstʌfi/ (poorly ventilated) | :: mal ventilado, congestionado, taponado |
| stuffy {adj} (stout; mettlesome; resolute) | :: brioso {m} |
| stultify {v} /ˈstʌltɪfaɪ/ (to cause to appear foolish) | :: ridiculizar |
| stumble {n} /ˈstʌmbəl/ (a fall or trip) | :: tropezón {m}, traspié {m} |
| stumble {n} (an error or blunder) | :: desliz {m}, torpeza, tropiezo {m} |
| stumble {v} (to trip or fall) | :: tropezar |
| stumble {v} (to walk clumsily) | :: caminar torpemente |
| stumble {v} (to make a mistake or have trouble) | :: tropezar, errar |
| stumble upon {v} (to come across by accident; to discover by accident) | :: toparse con, darse de bruces |
| stumbling block {n} (hindrance) | :: escollo {m}, obstáculo, atascadero {m} |
| stumbling-block {n} (stumbling block) SEE: stumbling block | :: |
| stump {n} /stʌmp/ (remains of something that has been cut off) | :: tocón {m}, tueco {m} [tree], muñón {m} [arm, leg or tail], raíz {f} [tooth], punta final {f} [pencil], cabo {m} [candle] |
| stump {n} (cricket: one of the three vertical wooden posts in the wicket) | :: estaca {f} |
| stump {n} (pole supporting a house) | :: poste {m} |
| stumped {adj} (baffled) | :: perplejo |
| stun {v} /stʌn/ (to incapacitate) | :: anonadar, aturdir |
| stun {v} (to shock or surprise) | :: aturdir, adarvar, anonadar |
| stun {v} | :: dejar sin sentido |
| stunned {adj} /stʌnd/ (unable to act or respond) | :: atónito, estupefacto |
| stunner {n} (anything that is stunning) | :: maravilla |
| stunning {adj} (exceptionally beautiful or attractive) | :: despampanante |
| stunt {n} /stʌnt/ (dangerous feat) | :: proeza {f} |
| stunt double {n} (type of body double) | :: doble del truco {m} |
| stuntman {n} /ˈstʌnt.mæn/ (one who performs stunts) | :: especialista {m} {f} |
| stupa {n} /ˈstuːpə/ (Buddhist monument) | :: estupa {m} |
| stupefy {v} /ˈst(j)upəˌfaɪ/ (dull the senses or capacity to think) | :: pasmar, entorpecer, embotar |
| stupid {adj} /ˈst(j)upɪd/ (lacking in intelligence) | :: estúpido {m}, menso {m} gilí, pendejo {m} |
| stupid {adj} (To the point of stupor) | :: estupefacto {m}, zonzo |
| stupid {adj} (slang: amazing) | :: pasmoso |
| stupidity {n} /stjuːˈpɪdɪti/ (property of being stupid) | :: estupidez {f}, burricie, tontería {f}, idiotez {f}, cretinez {f}, bobada {f}, necedad {f}, simpleza {f}, memez {f}, bobería {f}, estulticia {f}, majadería {f}, sandez {f} |
| stupidity {n} (act that is stupid) | :: estupidez {f}, tontería {f}, bobada {f}, bobería {f}, idiotez {f}, burricie {f}, burrada {f}, sandez {f}, memez {f}, necedad {f}, tontuna {f} |
| stupidly {adv} (in a stupid manner) | :: estúpidamente |
| stupor {n} /ˈstjuːpə(ɹ)/ (a state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) | :: estupor {m} |
| sturdy {adj} /ˈstɜrdi/ (of firm build) | :: recio, sólido, robusto, fuerte |
| sturdy {adj} (solid in structure or person) | :: recio, sólido |
| sturgeon {n} /ˈstɝdʒən/ (fish of family Acipenseridae) | :: esturión {m} |
| stutter {v} (to speak with spasmodic repetition) SEE: stammer | :: |
| stutter {n} /ˈstʌɾɚ/ (speech disorder) | :: tartamudeo {m} |
| stutterer {n} (one who stutters) | :: tartamudo {m}, tartamuda {f}, gago {m}, tartaja {m} {f}, tartajoso {m} |
| stuttering {n} (a speech disorder) | :: disfemia {f} |
| sty {n} (inflammation) SEE: stye | :: |
| sty {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder | :: |
| sty {n} /staɪ/ (enclosure for swine) | :: pocilga {f} |
| sty {v} (to rise up) SEE: ascend | :: |
| stye {n} /ˈstaɪ/ (bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid) | :: orzuelo {m} |
| Stygian {adj} /ˈstɪdʒ.i.ən/ (of, or relating to the river Styx) | :: estigio {m} |
| style {n} (sharp stick for writing) SEE: stylus | :: |
| style {n} (gnomon or pin of a sundial) SEE: gnomon | :: |
| style {n} /staɪl/ (stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower) | :: estilo {m} |
| style {n} (legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person) | :: honorífico {m}, título {m}, tratamiento {m} |
| style {n} (manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art) | :: estilo {m}; estilo {m} |
| style {v} (to create a style for someone) | :: estilizar |
| stylish {adj} /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/ (having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress) | :: elegante, estiloso |
| stylist {n} (hairdresser) SEE: hairdresser | :: |
| stylist {n} (designer) SEE: designer | :: |
| stylistics {n} (study of literary style) | :: estilística {f} |
| stylite {n} /ˈstaɪlaɪt/ (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar) | :: estilita {m} {f} |
| stylo- {prefix} (the styloid process) | :: estilo- |
| stylobate {n} /ˈstaɪ.lə.beɪt/ (top step of the crepidoma) | :: estilóbato {m} |
| stylohyoid {adj} (of or relating to the styloid process and the hyoid bone) | :: estilohioideo |
| styloid {adj} (of or pertaining to the styloid process) | :: estiloides, estiloideo |
| styloid {n} (the styloid process) | :: estiloides {m} |
| stylopharyngeal {adj} (relating to the stylopharyngeus) | :: estilofaríngeo |
| stylus {n} /ˈstaɪl.əs/ (tool for writing on clay tablets) | :: estilo {m}, estilete {m} |
| stylus {n} (phonograph needle) | :: aguja {f} |
| stylus {n} (pen for writing on touch-sensitive screen) | :: estilete {m}, estilo {m} |
| stylus {n} (tool for writing Braille) | :: punzón {m} |
| styptic pencil {n} (short medicated stick used to stop bleeding) | :: barrita astringente {f} |
| Styria {prop} (Austrian state) | :: Estiria {f} |
| styrofoam {n} (polymer) | :: poliestireno expandido {m} [formal], poliestireno extruido {m} [formal], telgopor {m} [Argentina],unicel {m} [Mexico],anime {m} [Venezuela], extrusionado {m},extrudido {m} |
| Styx {prop} /stɪks/ (river of the underworld) | :: Estigia {f}, Estix {f}, Estige {f} |
| Suarez {prop} | :: Suárez |
| suave {adj} /swɑv/ (charming, confident and elegant) | :: distinguido |
| sub {n} (subordinate) SEE: subordinate | :: |
| sub- {prefix} (under, beneath) | :: sub- |
| sub- {prefix} (subsidiary, secondary) | :: sub- |
| sub {n} (subaltern) SEE: subaltern | :: |
| subaltern {n} (subordinate) SEE: subordinate | :: |
| subaltern {adj} /ˈsʌbəltɚn/ (of a lower rank of position) | :: subalterno {m} |
| subaltern {n} | :: subalterno {m} |
| subaltern studies {n} (study and writing of history with a focus on common people) | :: estudios subalternos {m-p} |
| subarachnoid space {n} (space between the arachnoid mater) | :: espacio subaracnoideo {m} |
| subatomic {adj} (relating to particles that are smaller than an atom) | :: subatómico |
| subatomic particle {n} (unit of matter smaller than an atom) | :: partícula subatómica {f} |
| sub-bass {n} | :: subgrave {m} |
| subcallosal {adj} (beneath the corpus callosum) | :: subcalloso |
| subchapter {n} (subsection of a chapter) | :: subcapítulo {m} |
| subclavian {adj} /səbˈkleɪ.vi.ən/ (beneath the clavicle) | :: subclavio |
| subclinical {adj} (without symptoms) | :: subclínico |
| subcommander {n} (a subordinate commander) | :: subcomandante {m} {f} |
| subcommittee {n} /ˈsʌb.kəmˌmɪt.ti/ (committee within a committee) | :: subcomité {m} |
| subconscious {adj} (below the level of consciousness) | :: subconsciente |
| subconscious {n} (that part of mind that is not consciously perceived) | :: subconsciencia |
| subcontinent {n} (large landmass) | :: subcontinente {m} |
| subcontract {v} (contract out portions of a larger contracted project) | :: subcontratar |
| subcostal {adj} (below a rib or the ribs) | :: subcostal |
| subculture {n} (portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features) | :: subcultura {f} |
| subcutaneous {adj} /sʌbkjuːˈteɪnɪəs/ (pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin) | :: subcutáneo |
| subdeltoid {adj} (under the deltoid muscle) | :: subdeltoides |
| subdivide {v} /ˌsʌb.dɪˈvaɪd/ (To divide into smaller sections) | :: subdividir |
| subdivision {n} /ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒən/ (parcel of land) | :: lotificación {f} |
| subdivision {n} (group of houses) | :: lotificación {f} |
| subdomain {n} (domain name prefaced with additional parts separated by a period) | :: subdominio {m} |
| subdominant {n} (fourth tone) | :: subdominante {f} |
| subduction zone {n} (region of the Earth) | :: zona de subducción {f} |
| subdue {v} /səbˈdu/ (to overcome, quieten, bring under control) | :: someter, doblegar, domeñar, debelar |
| subdue {v} (to bring (a country) under control by force) | :: someter |
| subdural {adj} (located beneath the dura mater and above the meninges) | :: subdural |
| subeditor {n} (copy editor) SEE: copy editor | :: |
| subfamily {n} (taxonomic category) | :: subfamilia {f} |
| subfolder {n} (folder within another folder) | :: subcarpeta {f} |
| subgenital {adj} (under the genitals) | :: subgenital |
| subgenre {n} (category within a particular genre) | :: subgénero {m} |
| subgenus {n} (subdivision of a genus) | :: subgénero {m} |
| subgroup {n} (group within a larger group) | :: subgrupo |
| subgroup {n} ((group theory): group within a larger group) | :: subgrupo {m} |
| subheading {n} (heading subdividing a subject) | :: subtítulo |
| subimago {n} (development stage of an insect) | :: subimago {m} |
| subject {adj} /ˈsʌb.dʒɛkt/ (likely to be affected by something) | :: sujeto |
| subject {n} /ˈsʌb.dʒɛkt/ (in grammar) | :: sujeto {m} |
| subject {n} (main topic) | :: materia {f}, tema {f}, asunto {m} (email) |
| subject {n} (particular area of study) | :: asignatura {f}, materia {f}, curso {m}, ramo {m} |
| subject {n} (citizen in a monarchy) | :: súbdito {m} |
| subject {n} (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) | :: súbdito {m} |
| subject {n} (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) | :: sujeto |
| subject {v} /səbˈdʒɛkt/ (to cause to undergo) | :: someter |
| subjection {n} (act of bringing under control) | :: sumisión {f} |
| subjective {adj} /səbˈdʒɛktɪv/ (based upon subjective feelings or intuition) | :: subjetivo |
| subjectively {adv} (in a subjective manner) | :: subjetivamente |
| subjectivity {n} (state of being subjective) | :: subjetividad {f} |
| subjugate {v} /ˈsʌbdʒəɡeɪt/ (to forcibly impose obedience or servitude) | :: sojuzgar |
| subjunctive {adj} /səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact) | :: subjuntivo |
| subjunctive {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood | :: |
| subjunctive mode {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood | :: |
| subjunctive mood {n} (subjunctive mood) | :: modo subjuntivo {m}, subjuntivo {m}, conjuntivo {m} |
| sublease {v} (to lease something that is already leased) | :: subarrendar |
| sublimate {v} /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/ (to change from solid to gas) | :: sublimar |
| sublimate {v} (to purify or refine by sublimation) | :: sublimar |
| sublimate {v} (psychoanalysis) | :: sublimar |
| sublimate {v} (to raise to a place of honor) | :: sublimar |
| sublimation {n} (phase transition) | :: sublimación {f} |
| sublime {v} /səˈblaɪm/ (to sublimate) | :: sublimar |
| sublime {adj} (noble and majestic) | :: sublime |
| sublime {adj} (impressive and awe-inspiring) | :: sublime, portentoso |
| subliminal {adj} /sʌbˈlɪmɪnəl/ (below the threshold of conscious perception) | :: subliminal |
| subliminal message {n} (message under normal perception) | :: mensaje subliminal |
| sublimity {n} (the state of being sublime) | :: sublimidad {f} |
| sublingual {adj} /sʌbˈlɪŋɡwəl/ (situated beneath the tongue) | :: sublingual |
| submachine gun {n} (short range machine gun) | :: pistola ametralladora {f} |
| submandibular {adj} (below the mandible) | :: submandibular |
| submarine {adj} /sʌb.məˈɹiːn/ (undersea) | :: submarino |
| submarine {n} (undersea boat) | :: submarino {m} |
| submarine {n} (sandwich) | :: sándwich submarino {m} |
| submerge {v} /sʌbˈmɝdʒ/ (to immerse (intransitive)) | :: sumergir |
| submersible {adj} (able to be submerged) | :: sumergible {m} {f} |
| submission {n} /səbˈmɪʃən/ (the act of yielding) | :: sumisión {f} |
| submission {n} (combat sports) | :: sumisión {f} |
| submissive {adj} /səbˈmɪsɪv/ (meekly obedient or passive) | :: sumiso |
| submit {v} /səbˈmɪt/ (yield or give way to another) | :: someter [pronominal] |
| submit {v} (enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.) | :: someter, presentar, entregar, cursar |
| submit {v} (win a fight) | :: someter |
| subnet {n} (portion of a network which shares a network address in which each component is identified by a subnet number) | :: subred {f} |
| subnormal {adj} (less than normal) | :: subnormal |
| suboccipital {adj} (situated under, or posterior to, the occiput) | :: suboccipital |
| suborbital {adj} (not reaching orbit) | :: suborbital |
| suborbital {adj} (below the orbit of the eye) | :: suborbital, suborbitario |
| suborder {n} (taxonomic category) | :: suborden {m} |
| subordinate {adj} /səˈbɔɹdɪnət/ (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) | :: subordinado {m} |
| subordinate clause {n} (a clause that cannot stand alone) | :: oración subordinada {f} |
| subordinately {adv} (in a subordinate manner) | :: subordinadamente |
| subordinating conjunction {n} (a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause) | :: conjunción subordinante {f} |
| suboxide {n} (oxide containing a small proportion of oxygen) | :: subóxido {m} |
| subplot {n} (a subsidiary plot within a story) | :: trama secundaria {f}, argumento secundario {m}, intriga secundaria {f} |
| subpoena {n} /səˈpiːnə/ (writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony) | :: citación {f}, requerimiento {m} |
| subpoena {v} (to summon with a subpoena) | :: citar, citar a declarar |
| subprefect {n} (the executive of a subprefecture) | :: subprefecto {m} |
| subproduct {n} (byproduct) SEE: byproduct | :: |
| subrogate {v} (to replace one person with another) | :: subrogar |
| sub-Saharan {adj} (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) | :: subsahariano |
| subscapular {adj} (beneath the scapula) | :: subescapular |
| subscribe {v} /səbˈskɹaɪb/ (to sign up to receive a publication) | :: subscribirse |
| subscriber {n} /səbˈskɹaɪbəɹ/ (a person who subscribes to a publication or a service) | :: suscriptor {m}, suscriptora {f} |
| Subscriber Identity Module {n} (component on a SIM card that stores information to identify a mobile phone user) | :: módulo de identificación del suscriptor {m} |
| subscript {n} (a type of lettering form) | :: subíndice {m} |
| subscription {n} (access to a resource for a period of time) | :: abono {m}, suscripción {f} |
| subsequent {adj} /ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/ (following in time) | :: subsiguiente, posterior |
| subsequent {adj} | :: subsiguiente |
| subsequently {adv} /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/ (subsequently) | :: posteriormente |
| subservience {n} (state of being subservient) | :: servilismo {m} |
| subservient {adj} (obsequiously submissive) | :: servil |
| subset {n} /ˈsʌbˌsɛt/ (set whose elements are within another given set) | :: subconjunto {m} |
| subside {v} (to fall into a state of calm; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate) | :: calmarse |
| subsidence {n} /ˈsʌbsɨdəns/ (process of becoming less active) | :: debilitamiento {m} |
| subsidence {n} (sinking of ground due to underground excavation, seismic activity or groundwater depletion) | :: subsidencia {f} |
| subsidiary {n} /sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/ (company owned by a parent company or a holding company) | :: filial {f}, subsidiaria {f} |
| subsidize {v} /ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/ (assist by granting a subsidy) | :: subvencionar, subsidiar |
| subsidy {n} /ˈsʌbsɨdi/ (financial support) | :: subvención {f}, subsidio {m} |
| subsist {v} /səbˈsɪst/ (to survive) | :: subsistir |
| subsistence {n} /səbˈsɪstəns/ (means of support) | :: subsistencia {f} |
| subsistent {adj} (inherent) SEE: inherent | :: |
| subsoil {n} (layer of earth below topsoil) | :: subsuelo {m} |
| subsonic {adj} ((of a speed) less than the speed of sound) | :: subsónico |
| subspecies {n} /ˈsʌbspiːʃiːz/ (rank in the classification of organisms) | :: subespecie {f} |
| substance {n} /ˈsʌbstəns/ (physical matter; material, see also: matter) | :: sustancia {f} |
| substance {n} (essential part) | :: sustancia {f} |
| substance {n} (substantiality; solidity; firmness) | :: enjundia |
| substance {n} (material possessions) | :: sustancia {f} |
| substance abuse {n} (overindulgence in a drug) | :: abuso de sustancias |
| substantial {adj} /səbˈstænʃəl/ (having substance, actually existing) | :: sustancial, substancial |
| substantial {adj} (corporeal) | :: is {f} |
| substantial {adj} (having good substance; strong; firm) | :: enjundioso |
| substantial {adj} | :: substancial |
| substantially {adv} (in a strong substantial manner; considerably) | :: sustancialmente |
| substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun | :: |
| substantive {adj} /ˈsʌbstəntɪv/ (of the essence or essential element of a thing) | :: sustantivo, sustancial |
| substantivisation {n} (nominalization) SEE: nominalization | :: |
| substantivise {v} (convert into or use as a noun) | :: sustantivar, substantivar |
| substation {n} (electrical substation) | :: subestación {f} |
| substitute {v} /ˈsʌbstɪtut/ (to use in place of something else) | :: sustituir, substituir |
| substitute {n} (replacement or stand-in) | :: sustituto {m}, substituto {m} |
| substitute {v} (to substitute) SEE: replace | :: |
| substitute teacher {n} (supply teacher) SEE: supply teacher | :: |
| substitution {n} (substitute) SEE: substitute | :: |
| substitution {n} (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) | :: sustitución {f} |
| substrate {n} /ˈsʌbstɹeɪt/ (the material or substance on which an enzyme acts) | :: sustrato |
| substrate {n} (a surface on which an organism grows or is attached) | :: sustrato {m} |
| substrate {n} (an underlying layer; a substratum) | :: sustrato {m} |
| substrate {n} (an indigenous language) | :: sustrato {m} |
| subsume {v} /səbˈsuːm/ (to place under another as belonging to it) | :: subsumir |
| subsume {v} (to consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule) | :: subsumir |
| subterfuge {n} /ˈsʌbtəɹˌfjuː(d)ʒ/ | :: evasiva {f}, demora {f} |
| subterranean {adj} (below ground, under the earth, underground) | :: subterráneo |
| subterraneous {adj} (subterranean) SEE: subterranean | :: |
| subthalamus {n} (part of the diencephalon beneath the thalamus) | :: subtálamo {m} |
| subtitle {n} /ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/ (heading below a title) | :: subtítulo {m} |
| subtitle {n} (textual versions of the dialog in films) | :: subtítulo {m}, subtítulos {m-p} |
| subtitle {v} (to create subtitles) | :: subtitular |
| subtitled {adj} (a film in which the dialogue is translated into another language, and displayed at the bottom of the screen) | :: subtitulado {m} |
| subtle {adj} /ˈsʌt(ə)l/ (hard to grasp) | :: sutil |
| subtle {adj} (cunning, skillful) | :: sutil |
| subtlety {n} /ˈsʌt(ə)lti/ (quality or act of being subtle) | :: delicadeza {f}, sutileza {f} |
| subtlety {n} (an instance of being subtle) | :: sutileza {f} |
| subtly {adv} /ˈsʌ.tl̩.li/ (with subtleness, in a subtle manner) | :: sutilmente |
| subtract {v} /səbˈtɹækt/ (to remove or reduce) | :: substraer, restar |
| subtraction {n} /səbˈtɹækʃən/ (process) | :: resta {f}, substracción {f} |
| subtrahend {n} /ˈsʌbtɹəhɛnd/ (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) | :: sustraendo {m} |
| subtropics {n} (the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world) | :: subtrópicos {p} |
| suburb {n} /ˈsʌbɝb/ (area on the periphery of a city or large town) | :: afueras {f-p}, arrabal {m}, suburbio {m}, extrarradio {m} |
| suburban {adj} /səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən/ (relating to outskirts of a city) | :: suburban |
| suburbicarian {adj} (describing any of the six dioceses surrounding Rome) | :: suburbicario |
| subvention {n} (subsidy) SEE: subsidy | :: |
| subversion {n} (act of subverting or the condition of being subverted) | :: subversión {f} |
| subversion {n} (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) | :: desestabilización {f} |
| subversive {adj} /səbˈvɜɹsɪv/ (intending to subvert) | :: subversivo |
| subvert {v} /səbˈvɝt/ (to overthrow) | :: contrariar |
| subvert {v} (to pervert the mind) | :: subvertir |
| subvert {v} (to upturn convention by undermining it) | :: subvertir |
| subvertisement {n} (piece of subvertising) SEE: subvert | :: |
| subway {n} /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ (underground railway) | :: metro {m}, subte {m} [Argentina] |
| subway {n} (train of underground railway) | :: metro {m} |
| subway {n} (underground walkway) | :: paso subterráneo {m} |
| subzero {adj} (sub-zero) SEE: sub-zero | :: |
| sub-zero {adj} ((of a temperature) below 0°C) | :: bajo cero |
| succeed {v} /səkˈsiːd/ (To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of) | :: suceder |
| succeed {v} (To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful) | :: conseguir |
| succeed {v} (To fall heir to; to inherit) | :: heredar |
| succeed {v} (To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things) | :: suceder |
| succeed {v} (Specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant) | :: suceder |
| success {n} /səkˈsɛs/ (achievement of one's aim or goal) | :: éxito {m}, acierto {m} |
| successful {adj} /səkˈsɛsfl̩/ (resulting in success) | :: exitoso, triunfador, conseguido, afortunado {m}, próspero {m} |
| successfully {adv} /səkˈsɛsfəli/ (in a successful manner) | :: exitosamente |
| succession {n} /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/ (following in sequence) | :: sucesión {f} |
| succession {n} (passing of royal power) | :: sucesión {f} |
| successional {adj} (of, related to or caused by succession) | :: sucesorio |
| successive {adj} /səkˈsɛsɪv/ (in a series) | :: sucesivo |
| successively {adv} (in a serial manner) | :: sucesivamente |
| successor {n} /səkˈsɛsə(ɹ)/ (person or thing that immediately follows another) | :: sucesor, sucesora {f} |
| succinct {adj} /sə(k)ˈsɪŋkt/ (brief and to the point) | :: sucinto |
| succinctly {adv} (in a succinct manner) | :: sucintamente |
| succinic acid {n} (colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2) | :: ácido succínico {m} |
| succour {n} /ˈsʌkə/ (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress) | :: socorro {m} |
| succour {v} (to give aid, assistance, or help) | :: socorrer |
| succuba {n} (a female demon or fiend) SEE: succubus | :: |
| succubus {n} /ˈsʌk.jʊ.bəs/ (female demon) | :: súcubo {m} |
| succulent {adj} /ˈsʌkjələnt/ (juicy or lush) | :: suculento |
| succulent {adj} (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) | :: suculento |
| succulent {n} (a succulent plant) | :: suculenta {f}, planta suculenta {f} |
| succumb {v} /səˈkʌm/ (to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire) | :: sucumbir |
| succumb {v} (to give up, or give in) | :: rendirse, ceder, someterse |
| succumb {v} (to die) | :: morir, sucumbir |
| such {determiner} /sʌt͡ʃ/ (used to make a comparison with something implied by context) | :: así, tal, semejante |
| such {determiner} (used as an intensifier) | :: tan, qué |
| such {pron} (previously described) | :: tal |
| such-and-such {n} (generic placeholder) | :: tal o cual |
| such as {prep} (for example) SEE: for example | :: |
| such as {prep} (like) | :: como |
| such is life {phrase} (used to express the acceptance of misfortune) | :: así es la vida |
| such that {conj} (to the extent that) | :: tal que |
| suck {v} /sʌk/ (to use the mouth to pull in (liquid etc)) | :: chupar, sorber |
| suck {v} (colloquial: term of general disparagement) | :: ser un asco, dar asco, apestar |
| suck {n} (sycophant) SEE: sycophant | :: |
| suck and blow {v} | :: soplar y sorber, no puede ser |
| sucker {n} /ˈsʌk.ə/ (one who is easily fooled) | :: otario {m}, pringado {m} |
| sucker {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop | :: |
| suckle {v} /sʌ.kəl/ (to give suck to) | :: amamantar |
| suckle {v} (to nurse; to suck) | :: mamar |
| suckling {n} (young mammal which isn't weaned yet) | :: mamantón [adj.] |
| suckling pig {n} | :: lechón {m}, cochinillo {m} |
| suck off {v} (to give a blowjob) | :: chupar, mamar, [Latin America, slang] petear |
| suck up {v} (to absorb fluid) | :: absorber |
| suck up {v} (to adulate or flatter excessively) | :: dar jabón, dar coba |
| sucralose {n} (chlorinated sucrose) | :: sucralosa {f} |
| sucrose {n} /ˈsukɹoʊs/ (a disaccharide) | :: sacarosa {f} |
| suction {n} /ˈsʌkʃən/ (the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another) | :: succión {f} |
| suction {v} (process) | :: succionar, chupar |
| suction cup {n} /ˈsʌkʃən kʌp/ (cup using suction as an adhesive) | :: ventosa {f} |
| Sudan {prop} /suˈdæn/ (Republic of Sudan) | :: Sudán {m} |
| Sudanese {adj} /suː.de.niːz/ (Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language) | :: sudanés {m} |
| Sudanese {n} (person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent) | :: sudanés {m}, sudanesa {f} |
| sudden {n} (surprise) SEE: surprise | :: |
| sudden {adj} /ˈsʌdən/ (happening quickly and with little or no warning) | :: repentino, súbito {m}, brusco {m} |
| sudden death {n} (instantaneous death) | :: muerte repentina {f}, muerte súbita {f} |
| sudden death {n} (mode of play) | :: muerte súbita {f} |
| suddenly {adv} /ˈsʌdn̩li/ (happening quickly and with little or no warning) | :: de repente, repentinamente, de pronto, súbitamente |
| Sudeten {prop} (series of mountains) | :: Sudetes {m-p} |
| sudoku {n} /sʊˈdoʊku/ (a puzzle using numbers) | :: sudoku |
| sudorific {adj} (in a state of perspiration) SEE: sweaty | :: |
| suds {n} /sʌdz/ (lather, foam) | :: espuma {f} |
| sue {v} /suː/ (to file a legal action) | :: demandar |
| suede {n} /sweɪd/ (type of leather) | :: gamuza {f} |
| suet {n} /s(j)uːɪt/ (fat) | :: unto |
| Suez {prop} (Suez, Egypt) | :: Suez {m} |
| Suez Canal {prop} (canal) | :: canal de Suez {m} |
| suffer {v} /ˈsʌfɚ/ (undergo hardship) | :: sufrir, penar |
| suffer {v} (feel pain) | :: sufrir |
| suffer {v} (become worse) | :: empeorar |
| sufferer {n} (one who suffers) | :: sufridor {m} |
| suffer from {v} (have a disease or condition) | :: padecer, adolecer |
| suffering {adj} /ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ/ (experiencing pain) | :: sufrido, sufriente |
| suffering {n} (condition) | :: sufrimiento {m} |
| suffice {v} /səˈfaɪs/ (be enough, sufficient, adequate) | :: bastar |
| suffice {v} | :: alcanzar |
| sufficiency {n} (quality or condition of being sufficient) | :: suficiencia {f} |
| sufficient {adj} /səˈfɪʃənt/ (adequate to wants) | :: suficiente |
| sufficient {adj} | :: suficiente |
| sufficient condition {n} (logical statement) | :: condición suficiente {f} |
| sufficiently {adv} /səˈfɪʃəntli/ (in a sufficient manner) | :: suficientemente |
| sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof {proverb} (the present provides enough to worry about) | :: basta a cada día su propio mal |
| suffix {n} /ˈsʌfɪks/ (morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning) | :: sufijo {m} |
| suffix {v} (append (something) to the end of something else) | :: sufijar |
| suffixation {n} (addition of a suffix) | :: sufijación {f} |
| suffocate {v} /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/ ((intransitive) to suffer from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body) | :: sofocar |
| suffocate {v} ((transitive) to kill someone by depriving him of a sufficient oxygen intake) | :: ahogar |
| suffrage {n} /ˈsʌfɹɪdʒ/ (the right to vote) | :: sufragio {m} |
| suffragette {n} /ˌsʌf.ɹəˈdʒɛt/ (female supporter of women's right to vote) | :: sufragista {m} {f} |
| suffragist {n} (suffragette) SEE: suffragette | :: |
| Sufi {n} (a Sufi muslim) | :: sufí {m} |
| Sufism {n} (Islamic mysticism) | :: sufismo {m} |
| sugar {v} /ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/ (to add sugar to, to sweeten) | :: azucarar, endulcorar, endulzar |
| sugar {v} (to make something seem less unpleasant) | :: azucarar, endulzar |
| sugar {interj} (minced oath) | :: jolines |
| sugar {n} (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink) | :: azúcar {m} |
| sugar {n} (any of a series of carbohydrates used by organisms to store energy) | :: azúcar {m} |
| sugar {n} (generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc) | :: azúcar {m} |
| sugar {n} (term of endearment) | :: cariño {m} |
| sugar {n} (slang: effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality) | :: pluma {f} [Spain] |
| sugar apple {n} (sweetsop) | :: anona, riñón, saramuyo, anón |
| sugar baby {n} (kept) | :: mantenido {m} |
| sugar baby {n} (sweetheart) | :: corazón {m} |
| sugar beet {n} (type of beet) | :: remolacha azucarera {f} |
| sugar bowl {n} (small receptacle for serving sugar on a table) | :: azucarero {m} |
| sugar cane {n} (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) | :: caña de azúcar {f} |
| sugarcoated {adj} (coated with sugar) | :: azucarado |
| sugar cube {n} (sugar shaped in cubes) | :: terrón de azúcar {m} |
| sugar daddy {n} (slang: man who spends money for a relationship with a younger partner) | :: rabo verde {m}, lagartón {m} |
| sugared {adj} (containing sugar) | :: azucarado |
| sugarfree {adj} (sugar-free) SEE: sugar-free | :: |
| sugar-free {adj} (not containing sugar) | :: sin azúcar |
| sugar glider {n} (Petaurus breviceps) | :: falangérido de azúcar {m} |
| sugar-loaf {n} (conical block of sugar) | :: pan de azúcar {m} |
| Sugarloaf Mountain {prop} (rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro) | :: Pan de Azúcar {m} |
| sugar mill {n} (machine) | :: ingenio azucarero {m}, trapiche {m} |
| sugar substitute {n} (food additives) | :: sustituto del azúcar {m}, edulcorante {m} |
| sugar water {n} (water sweetened with sugar) | :: almíbar {m} |
| suggest {v} /sə(ɡ)ˈdʒɛst/ (to imply but stop short of saying directly) | :: insinuar |
| suggest {v} (to make one suppose) | :: sugerir |
| suggest {v} (to ask for without demanding) | :: sugerir |
| suggest {v} (to recommend) | :: recomendar |
| suggestible {adj} (susceptible to influence) | :: sugestionable [of a person], sugerible [of an object or thing] |
| suggestion {n} /səˈd͡ʒɛstjən/ (something suggested) | :: sugerencia {f}, propuesta {f} |
| suggestion {n} (act of suggestion) | :: sugestión {f} |
| suggestion {n} ((psychology) something implied) | :: sugestión {f} |
| suggestive {adj} /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛstɪv/ (tending to suggest) | :: sugestivo |
| suggillation {n} (livor mortis) SEE: livor mortis | :: |
| suicidal {adj} /ˌs(j)uːɪˈsaɪdl̩/ (pertaining to suicide) | :: suicida |
| suicidal {adj} (likely to commit, or to attempt to commit, suicide) | :: suicida |
| suicide {n} /ˈs(j)uɪˌsaɪd/ (instance of killing oneself) | :: suicidio {m}, autolisis {f} |
| suicide {n} (person who has killed himself/herself, is killing (is attempting/has attempted to kill) himself/herself) | :: suicida {m} {f} |
| suicide {adj} (to kill oneself intentionally) SEE: commit suicide | :: |
| suicide bomber {n} (one who carries explosives) | :: hombre bomba {m}, terrorista suicida {m} {f} |
| suicide pact {n} (agreement to commit suicide) | :: pacto de suicidio {m} |
| suicide tourist {n} (suicide tourist) | :: turista de suicidio {m} |
| suit {n} /s(j)uːt/ (set of clothes) | :: traje {m}, terno {m} [Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru], vestido {m} [Colombia, Panama], flux {m} [Venezuela, colloquial] [Dominican Republic, dated], tacuche {m} [Guatemala, Mexico, colloquial] |
| suit {n} (card games: set of cards distinguished by color and emblems) | :: palo {m} |
| suit {v} (to agree, accord, be fitted to) | :: convenir |
| suit {n} (pursuit of love interest) SEE: courtship | :: |
| suit {n} (attempt to gain an end by legal process) SEE: lawsuit | :: |
| suit {n} (pursuit, chase) SEE: pursuit | :: |
| suit {n} (company of attendants or followers) SEE: retinue | :: |
| suitability {n} (quality of being suitable) | :: idoneidad {f} |
| suitable {adj} /ˈsuːtəbl/ (appropriate to a certain occasion) | :: apropiado, indicado |
| suitably {adv} (in a suitable manner) | :: apropiadamente |
| suitcase {n} /ˈsutkeɪs/ (large piece of luggage) | :: maleta {f}, petaca {f} [Mexico, colloquial], valija {f} [Argentina, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay] |
| suite {n} /swiːt/ (group of connected rooms) | :: secuta {f} |
| suite {n} (musical form pre-dating the sonata) | :: secuta |
| suite {n} (selection of music from a larger work) | :: secuta {f} |
| suitor {n} (wooer) | :: pretendiente |
| Sukhumi {prop} /suːˈkuːmi/ (capital city) | :: Sujumi {m} |
| Sulawesi {prop} (island) | :: Célebes, Sulawesi |
| sulcus {n} /ˈsʌl.kəs/ (anatomy: groove on the surface of the brain) | :: surco {m} |
| sulfamethoxazole {n} (kind of antibiotic) | :: sulfametoxazol {m} |
| sulfate {n} /ˈsʌlfeɪt/ (organic chemistry: any ester of sulfuric acid) | :: sulfato {m} |
| sulfate {n} (inorganic chemistry: any salt of sulfuric acid) | :: sulfato {m} |
| sulfate {v} (to treat with sulfuric acid) | :: sulfatar |
| sulfate {v} (of lead batteries: to accumulate a deposit of lead sulfate) | :: sulfatar |
| sulfhydric {adj} (relating to hydrogen sulfide) | :: sulfhídrico |
| sulfhydric acid {n} (hydrogen sulfide when considered an acid) | :: ácido sulfhídrico {m} |
| sulfhydryl {n} (sulfur analogue of hydroxyl) | :: sulfhidrilo {m} |
| sulfide {n} (any compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group) | :: sulfuro {m} |
| sulfidic {adj} (containing sulfide) | :: sulfídico |
| sulfite {n} /ˈsʌlfaɪt/ (salt of sulfurous acid) | :: sulfito {m} |
| sulfonamide {n} (any amide of a sulfonic acid) | :: sulfonamida {f} |
| sulfosalt {n} (a type of complex sulfide mineral with a metal and semimetal) | :: sulfosal {f} |
| sulfur {n} /ˈsʌl.fɚ/ (element) | :: azufre {m} |
| sulfur {v} (treat with sulfur) | :: azufrar |
| sulfurate {v} (chemistry) | :: sulfurar |
| sulfur dioxide {n} (the compound SO2) | :: dióxido de azufre |
| sulfuric {adj} /sʌlˈfjuɹɪk/ (relating to sulfur) | :: sulfúreo, sulfúrico |
| sulfuric acid {n} (H2SO4) | :: ácido sulfúrico {m} |
| sulfur mustard {n} (mustard gas) SEE: mustard gas | :: |
| sulfurous {adj} /ˈsʌlfəɹəs/ (containing sulfur) | :: sulfuroso |
| sulfurous {adj} (of or relating to sulfur) | :: sulfuroso |
| sulfurous acid {n} (the weak acid, H2SO3) | :: ácido sulfuroso {m} |
| sulfur oxide {n} (binary compound of sulfur) | :: óxido de azufre {m} |
| sulk {v} /sʌlk/ (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) | :: taimado, enfurruñarse |
| sulky {adj} (gloomy) | :: mohíno |
| sullen {adj} (sulky) SEE: sulky | :: |
| sullen {adj} /ˈsʌlən/ (having a brooding ill temper) | :: hosco, huraño |
| sullen {adj} (dismal) | :: sombrío |
| sullen {adj} (sluggish) | :: lento |
| sullenness {n} (state or quality of beeing sullen) | :: hosquedad {f}, murria {f}, hastío {m} |
| sully {v} /ˈsʌli/ (to soil or stain) | :: manchar |
| sully {v} (to corrupt or damage) | :: mancillar, manchar, macular, embarrar, enfangar |
| sulphuric acid {n} (sulfuric acid) SEE: sulfuric acid | :: |
| sulphurous acid {n} (sulphurous acid) SEE: sulfurous acid | :: |
| sultan {n} /ˈsʌltən/ (ruler) | :: sultán {m} |
| sultana {n} /ˌsʌlˈtɑː.nə/ (raisin) | :: sultanina {f} |
| sultanate {n} (state ruled by a sultan) | :: sultanía {f}, sultanato {m} |
| sultry {adj} /ˈsʌltɹi/ (hot and humid) | :: bochornoso {m}, bochornosa {f} |
| sultry {adj} (very hot and dry) | :: tórrido {m} |
| sultry {adj} (sexually enthralling) | :: caliente {m} {f} |
| sum {n} /sʌm/ (quantity obtained by addition or aggregation) | :: suma {f}, adición {f} |
| sum {n} (quantity of money) | :: cantidad {f}, suma {f} |
| sum {v} (to add together) | :: sumar |
| sum {v} (give a summary of) SEE: summarize | :: |
| sum {n} (summary) SEE: summary | :: |
| sum {n} (summit) SEE: summit | :: |
| sumac {n} /ˈs(j)uːmæk/ (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.) | :: zumaque {m} |
| sumac {n} (sour spice) | :: zumaque {m} |
| Sumatra {prop} (the largest island of Indonesia) | :: Sumatra, Sumatera |
| Sumatran rhinoceros {n} (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) | :: rinoceronte de Sumatra {m} |
| Sumatran tiger {n} (Sumatran tiger) | :: tigre de Sumatra {m} |
| Sumer {prop} /ˈsuːməɹ/ (civilization) | :: Sumeria |
| Sumerian {n} (person) | :: sumerio |
| Sumerian {prop} (language) | :: sumerio {m} |
| summarily {adv} /səˈmɛɹɪli/ (in a summary manner) | :: sumariamente |
| summarily {adv} (briefly) | :: sumariamente |
| summarize {v} /ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/ (to prepare a summary) | :: resumir |
| summarize {v} (to give a capitulation of salient facts; to recapitulate or review) | :: resumir, recapitular |
| summary {adj} /ˈsʌməɹi/ (concise) | :: sumario |
| summary {adj} (performed speedily) | :: apurado, a todo dar |
| summary {adj} (cutting the procedures of a normal trial) | :: sumario |
| summary {n} (condensed presentation) | :: resumen {m}, sumario {m} |
| summation {n} (mathematics: an adding up of a series of items) | :: sumatoria {f}, sumatorio {m} |
| summer {n} /ˈsʌmə(ɹ)/ (hottest season) | :: verano {m} |
| summer {v} (spend the summer, as in a particular place on holiday) | :: veranear |
| summer camp {n} (institution devoted to housing and entertaining children) | :: colonia veraniega {f} |
| Summerland {prop} (afterlife) | :: summerland {m}, tierra de verano {f}, tierra veranal {m} |
| summer solstice {n} (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun) | :: solsticio de verano {m} |
| summer time {n} (daylight saving time) SEE: daylight saving time | :: |
| summery {adj} /ˈsʌməɹi/ (relating to the summer) | :: veraniego |
| summit {n} /ˈsʌmɪt/ (peak, top of mountain) | :: cima {f}, pico {m}, cumbre {f} |
| summit {n} (gathering of leaders) | :: cumbre {f} |
| summon {v} /ˈsʌmən/ (to call people together) | :: convocar, llamar, reunir, citar |
| summon {v} (to ask someone to come) | :: llamar, citar |
| summon {v} (law: to order someone to appear in court) | :: citar |
| summon {v} (to call a resource by magic) | :: llamar, invocar |
| summons {n} /ˈsʌ.mənz/ (call to do something, especially to come) | :: convocatoria {f} |
| summons {n} (notice summoning someone to appear in court) | :: citación {f} |
| sumo {n} /ˈsuːməʊ/ (form of wrestling) | :: sumo {m} |
| sump {n} /sʌmp/ (crankcase) | :: cárter {m} |
| sumptuous {adj} /ˈsʌmpt͡ʃuəs/ (magnificent, luxurious, splendid) | :: suntuoso {m} |
| sum total {n} (result of adding a set of figures) | :: sumatorio {m} |
| sum up {v} (sum up) SEE: summarize | :: |
| sun {prop} (the star around which the Earth revolves, see also: Sun) | :: sol {m} |
| sun {n} (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) | :: sol {m} |
| sun {n} (light and warmth received from the sun) | :: sol {m} |
| sun {n} (something like the sun in brightness or splendor) | :: sol |
| sun {n} (sunrise or sunset) | :: salida del sol {f}, puesta de sol {f}, ocaso {m}, orto {m} |
| sun {v} (to expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun) | :: asolear |
| Sun {prop} /sʌn/ (star) | :: sol {m}, Sol {m} |
| sunbath {n} (period of tanning) | :: baño de sol {m} |
| sunbathe {v} (to expose one's body to the sun) | :: tomar el sol, solearse |
| sunbeam {n} (narrow, intense ray of sunlight) | :: rayo de sol |
| sun bear {n} (Helarctos malayanus) | :: oso malayo {m} |
| sunbed {n} (tanning device) SEE: tanning bed | :: |
| sunburn {n} /ˈsʌnbɝn/ (burn) | :: quemadura solar {f}, quemadura de piel {f}, quemadura {f} |
| sunburn {v} (to receive a sunburn) | :: quemarse la piel |
| suncatcher {n} | :: cairel {m}, atrapaluz {m}, suncatcher {m} |
| Sundaland {prop} (biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia) | :: Sondalandia {f} |
| Sunday {n} /ˈsʌndeɪ/ (day of the week) | :: domingo {m} |
| Sunday best {n} (person's finest clothing) | :: ≈ endomingado |
| Sunday driver {n} (one who drives slowly) | :: dominguero {m} |
| sunderling {adv} (separately) SEE: separately | :: |
| sundial {n} /ˈsʌnˌdaɪəl/ (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) | :: reloj solar {m}, reloj de sol {m} |
| sun dog {n} (spot) | :: parhelio |
| sundown {n} (sunset) SEE: sunset | :: |
| sunfish {n} /ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ/ (fish of the family Centrarchidae) | :: centrárquido {m} |
| sunfish {n} (fish of the family Molidae) | :: pez luna {m} |
| sunflower {n} /ˈsʌnˌflaʊ.ɚ/ (flower) | :: girasol {m}, maravilla {f}, tornasol {m}, mirasol {m} |
| sunflower oil {n} (vegetable oil) | :: aceite de girasol {m} |
| sunflower seed {n} (seed of a sunflower) | :: pipa {f} |
| sunflower seed {n} | :: pipas {f-p}, semillas de girasol {f-p} |
| sunglasses {n} (tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun) | :: gafas de sol {f-p} |
| sunk cost {n} (already incurred costs) | :: costo hundido {m} |
| sun letter {n} (sun letter) | :: letra solar {f} |
| sunlight {n} /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/ (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) | :: luz del sol {f} |
| sunlounger {n} | :: tumbona {f} |
| Sunni {adj} (related to the Sunni branch of Islam) | :: sunita {m} {f}, suní |
| Sunni {n} (follower of the Sunni branch of Islam) | :: sunita {m} {f}, suní {m} {f} |
| Sunni {n} (Sunni Islam, a branch of Islam) | :: sunismo {m} |
| Sunnite {n} (Sunni) SEE: Sunni | :: |
| sunny {adj} /ˈsʌni/ (weather, day) | :: asoleado, soleado |
| sunny side up {adv} (type of fried egg) | :: huevo frito {m} |
| sun protection factor {n} (an indication of how long a sunscreen remains effective) | :: factor de protección solar {m} |
| sunray {n} (sunbeam) SEE: sunbeam | :: |
| sunrise {n} /ˈsʌnɹaɪz/ (time of day) | :: amanecer {m}, salida del sol {f}, alba {f}, albor {m} |
| sunrise {n} (sky changing color) | :: albor {m} |
| sunrise {n} (figurative awakening) | :: amanecer {m}, despertar {m}, despierto {m} |
| sunroof {n} /ˈsʌnˌɹuːf/ (opening in a vehicle roof) | :: techo del sol, quemacocos {m}, techo solar {m} |
| sunrose {n} (rockrose) SEE: rockrose | :: |
| sunscreen {n} (cream that protects the skin from the sun) | :: protector solar {m} |
| sunset {n} /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/ (time of day) | :: puesta del sol {f}, ocaso {m}, atardecer {m} |
| sunshade {n} (something to keep the sun off) | :: toldo {m}, sombrilla, parasol |
| sunshine {n} /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ (direct rays of the sun) | :: sol {m}, luz del sol {f} |
| sunspot {n} /ˈsʌnspɑt/ (region on the sun's surface) | :: mancha solar {f} |
| sunstroke {n} (heatstroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays) | :: insolación {f}, tabardillo |
| suntanned {adj} (having a suntan) SEE: tanned | :: |
| sun trap {n} (location that faces the sun and is sheltered from the wind) | :: resolana |
| sunup {n} (time of day) SEE: sunrise | :: |
| sunup {n} (change in color of sky) SEE: sunrise | :: |
| suona {n} /swoʊˈnɑː/ (Chinese double-reeded horn) | :: suona {f} |
| super {adj} /ˈs(j)upɚ/ (better than usual) | :: súper |
| super- {prefix} ((fiction) relating to superheroes) | :: super-, sobre- |
| superannuate {v} /ˌsuːpəɹˈænjueɪt/ (to retire or put out of use due to age) | :: jubilar |
| superannuate {v} (to show to be obsolete due to age) | :: [rare] anticuar |
| superannuate {v} (to retire due to age) | :: jubilarse |
| superannuate {v} (to become obsolete or antiquated) | :: anticuarse |
| superation {n} (the act of superating) | :: superación {m} |
| superatom {n} (a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms) | :: superátomo {m} |
| superb {adj} /suˈpɝb/ (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) | :: excepcional |
| Super Bowl {prop} /ˈsuːpə bəʊl/ | :: Súper Tazón {m} |
| supercalifragilisticexpialidocious {adj} /ˌsuːpəˌkælɨˌfɹædʒɨˌlɪstɪkˌɛkspɪˌælɨˈdəʊʃəs/ (supercalifragilisticexpialidocious) | :: supercalifragilisticoexpialidoso |
| supercilious {adj} /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈsɪ.li.əs/ (showing contemptuous indifference) | :: altivo |
| supercilium {n} (arch of hair) SEE: eyebrow | :: |
| supercomputer {n} (computer that has great processing power) | :: supercomputador {m}, supercomputadora {f} [Latin America], superordenador {m} [Spain] |
| superconductivity {n} (property of a material whereby it has no resistance) | :: superconductividad {f} |
| superconductor {n} (a substance) | :: superconductor {m} |
| supercontinent {n} (very large continent in the Earth's past) | :: supercontinente {m} |
| supercontinent {n} (one of modern landmasses) | :: supercontinente {m} |
| super cup {n} | :: supercopa {f} |
| superego {n} /supɛɹiɡoʊ/ (part of the mind) | :: superyó {m}, superego {m} |
| superessive case {n} (case used to indicate location on an object) | :: caso superesivo {m} |
| superfamily {n} (group of related proteins or other molecules) | :: superfamilia |
| superficial {adj} /ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl/ (of or pertaining to the surface) | :: superficial |
| superficial {adj} (shallow, lacking substance) | :: superficial |
| superficiality {n} (property of being superficial) | :: superficialidad {f} |
| superficially {adv} (in a superficial manner) | :: superficialmente |
| superfinal {n} | :: superfinal {f} |
| superfluity {n} /ˌsuː.pəˈfluː.ɪ.ti/ (quality or state of being superfluous) | :: superfluidad {f} |
| superfluous {adj} /suːˈpɝːflu.əs/ (excess of what is sufficient) | :: superfluo |
| superfluously {adv} (in a superfluous manner) | :: superfluamente |
| superfluousness {n} (superfluity) SEE: superfluity | :: |
| superfood {n} (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) | :: superalimento {m} |
| superfruit {n} (superfood that is a fruit) | :: superfruta {f} |
| supergiant {n} (very large star) | :: supergigante {f} |
| superglue {n} (very strong glue) | :: pegamento instantáneo {m}, pegamento súper rápido {m}, supercola {f} |
| superhabitable planet {n} /ˌsupɚˈhæbɪtəbl̩ ˈplænɪt/ (hypothetical type of exoplanet) | :: planeta superhabitable {m} |
| superhero {n} /s(j)upə(ɹ)hɪɹoʊ/ (a fictional crime-fighting character with superpowers) | :: superhéroe |
| superhighway {n} (US An expressway especially one designed for high speeds) | :: super-autopista |
| superhuman {adj} (beyond what is possible for a human being) | :: sobrehumano |
| superimpose {v} (to place an object over another object) | :: sobreponer, superimponer |
| superinfection {n} (infection which follows another infection) | :: sobreinfección {f} |
| superintendent {n} /ˌsjuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/ (a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something) | :: superintendente - {m}{f}, director {m}, supervisor {m} |
| superior {adj} /suːˈpɪɹiɚ/ (higher in rank or quality) | :: superior |
| superior {adj} (located above) | :: superior |
| superior auricular muscle {n} (muscle) | :: músculo auricular superior {m} |
| superior court {n} | :: corte superior {f} |
| superiority {n} /ˈsʊu.pɪə(ɹ)ˌi.ɒ.ɹɪ.ti/ (the state of being superior) | :: superioridad {f} |
| superior oblique {n} (muscle) | :: oblicuo superior {m}, musculo oblicuo superior {m} |
| superior rectus {n} (muscle) | :: recto superior {m}, músculo recto superior {m} |
| superior vena cava {n} (large vein) | :: vena cava superior {f} |
| superlative {n} /suˈpɝː.lə.tɪv/ (highest degree of something) | :: superlativo |
| superlative {n} (form of adjective expressing "most") | :: superlativo {m} |
| superlative {adj} (exceptionally good) | :: supremo |
| supermajority {n} (qualified majority) SEE: qualified majority | :: |
| superman {n} /ˈs(j)uːpəmæn/ (übermensch) | :: superhombre {m} |
| superman {n} (person of extraordinary or superhuman powers) | :: supermán {m} |
| Superman {prop} /ˈs(j)uːpə(ɹ)mæn/ (a fictional character with superhuman powers) | :: ultrahombre |
| supermarket {n} /ˌsuːpəˈmɑːkɪt/ (store) | :: supermercado |
| supermassive {adj} (very massive) | :: supermasivo |
| supermassive black hole {n} (Any black hole with a large mass) | :: agujero negro supermasivo {m} |
| supermodel {n} (famous fashion model) | :: supermodelo {m} {f} |
| supermoon {n} (a full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range) | :: superluna {f} |
| supernal {adj} /suˈpɝ.nəl/ (pertaining to heaven or to the sky) | :: celestial |
| supernal {adj} (exalted, exquisite, superlative) | :: paradisiaco, encantador, sublime, inefable, exquisito |
| supernatant {adj} (floating on the surface of a liquid) | :: flotante, sobrenadante |
| supernatural {adj} /ˌs(j)uːpəˈnatʃ(ə)ɹəl/ (above nature) | :: sobrenatural |
| super-Niño {n} /ˈsu.pɚˌnin.joʊ/ (an exceptionally large form of the El Niño invasion of warm water into the surface of the Pacific Ocean) | :: super-Niño {m} |
| supernova {n} (exploding star) | :: supernova {f} |
| supernumerary {adj} /ˌsuːpəˈnjuːm(ə)ɹ(ə)ɹi/ (beyond the prescribed or standard amount) | :: supernumerario {m}, supernumeraria {f} |
| supernumerary {n} (extra or walk-on in a play or movie) SEE: walk-on | :: |
| supero- {prefix} (anatomy: situated above) | :: supero- |
| superolateral {adj} (above and to the side) | :: superolateral |
| superomedial {adj} (above and toward the midline) | :: superomedial |
| superorganism {n} (social colony) | :: superorganismo {m} |
| superoxide {n} (univalent anion) | :: superóxido {m} |
| superposition principle {n} (The principle that a linear combination of two or more solutions of an equation is itself a solution) | :: principio de superposición {m} |
| superpower {n} (sovereign state) | :: superpotencia {f}, hiperpotencia {f} |
| superpower {n} (fictional extraordinary ability) | :: superpoder {m} |
| superscript {n} (a type of lettering form) | :: superíndice {m} |
| supersede {v} /ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/ (take the place of) | :: substituir, sustituir, suplantar |
| superset {n} (set containing all elements of another set) | :: superconjunto {m} |
| superset {n} (two different physical exercises performed back-to-back) | :: superserie {f}, superconjunto {m} |
| supersonic {adj} (ultrasonic) SEE: ultrasonic | :: |
| supersonic {adj} (greater than the speed of sound) | :: supersónico |
| superstar {n} (very famous person) | :: superestrella {f} |
| superstition {n} /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃən/ (a belief that events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way) | :: superstición {f} |
| superstitious {adj} /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃəs/ (susceptible to superstitions) | :: supersticioso |
| superstitiously {adv} (in a superstitious manner) | :: supersticiosamente |
| superstore {n} (extremely large store) | :: megatienda {f}, macrotienda {f} |
| superstring {n} (hypothetical physical object) | :: supercuerda {f} |
| superstructure {n} (nautical: structure above deck) | :: superestructura {f} |
| superstructure {n} (the social sphere of ideology) | :: superestructura {f} |
| supersymmetry {n} (theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces) | :: supersimetría {f} |
| supertanker {n} (extremely large tanker) | :: superpetrolero {m} |
| Super Tuesday {prop} | :: supermartes {m} |
| supervise {v} (to oversee or direct) | :: supervisar |
| supervisor {n} /ˈsuːpɚˌvaɪzɚ/ (a person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group etc.) | :: supervisor {m}, director {m} |
| supervisory board {n} (group) | :: consejo de vigilancia {m}, consejo de supervisión {m} |
| superwoman {n} (exceptional woman) | :: supermujer {f} |
| supine {adj} /ˈs(j)uːpaɪn/ (lying on its back) | :: supino, supino |
| supine {n} (verbal noun) | :: supino {m} |
| supper {n} /ˈsʌpɚ/ (food before going to bed) | :: cena {f} |
| supper {n} (dinner at night) | :: cena {f} |
| supper {v} (to eat dinner) | :: cena {f}, cenar |
| supplant {v} /səˈplænt/ (to take the place of, to replace) | :: suplantar |
| supplant {v} (to remove violently) | :: destronar, derribar, derrocar |
| supple {adj} /ˈsʌpəl/ (pliant, easy to bend) | :: flexible |
| supplement {n} /ˈsʌpləmənt/ (extension to a document or publication) | :: suplemento |
| supplement {n} (supplementary angle in geometry) | :: suplementario |
| supplement {v} (to provide or make a supplement to) | :: complementar |
| supplementary {adj} (additional) | :: suplementario |
| suppletion {n} /səˈpliːʃən/ ((grammar) the use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking) | :: supletismo {m} |
| suppletive {adj} (which supplies an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms) | :: supletivo |
| suppliant {adj} /ˈsʌpliənt/ | :: suplicante |
| supplicant {adj} /ˈsʌplɪkənt/ (supplicating) | :: suplicante |
| supplicate {v} /ˈsʌplɪkeɪt/ (beg, beseech) | :: suplicar |
| supplier {n} /səˈplaɪə/ (one who supplies, a provider) | :: proveedor {m}, proveedora {f} |
| supply {v} /səˈplaɪ/ (to provide, make available for use) | :: proveer, abastecer, suministrar |
| supply {v} (to furnish or equip with) | :: proveer, equipar, municionar |
| supply {v} (to act as a substitute) | :: suplir |
| supply {n} (act of supplying) | :: oferta {f}, abasto {m} |
| supply {n} (amount supplied) | :: abasto {m}, abastecimiento {m}, suministro {m} |
| supply {n} (provisions) | :: útil, provisiones {f-p} |
| supply {n} (somebody, who temporarily fills the place of another) | :: suplente {m} {f} |
| supply and demand {n} (economic model of pricing) | :: oferta y demanda {f} |
| supply teacher {n} (teacher who fills a temporary position) | :: profesor suplente {m}, profesora suplente {f} |
| support {v} /səˈpɔɹt/ (to keep from falling) | :: apoyar, sostener, apuntalar |
| support {v} (to provide help regarding something sold) | :: soporte |
| support {v} (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) | :: respaldar, fomentar |
| support {v} (to help, particularly financially) | :: apoyar, respaldar |
| support {n} (something which supports) | :: soporte {m}, apoyo {m} |
| support {n} (financial or other help) | :: apoyo {m} |
| support {n} (answers and resolution of problems) | :: apoyo {m}, respaldo {m} |
| supporter {n} /səˈpɔː.tə/ (animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms) | :: soporte {m}, tenante {m} |
| supportive {adj} /səˈpɔɹtɪv/ (providing support) | :: alentador, de apoyo |
| suppose {v} /səˈpoʊz/ (conclude; believe) | :: suponer |
| suppose {v} (theorize; hypothesize) | :: suponer |
| supposed {adj} /səˈpoʊzd/ (presumed to be true, but without proof) | :: supuesto |
| supposedly {adv} (as a matter of supposition) | :: supuestamente |
| supposed to {phrase} /səˈpoʊs ˌtu/ (Required to) | :: tener que, haber de, deber, se supone que |
| supposition {n} /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/ (assumption) | :: suposición {f} |
| suppository {n} /səˈpɑzɪˌtɔɹi/ (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) | :: supositorio {m}, cala {f} |
| suppress {v} /səˈpɹɛs/ (to put an end to) | :: reprimar |
| suppress {v} (to restrain an expression) | :: contener |
| suppress {v} (to prevent publication) | :: ocultar |
| suppress {v} (to hold in place, to keep low) | :: suprimir |
| suppurate {v} /ˈsʌpjəreɪt/ (form or discharge pus) | :: supurar |
| supra- {prefix} (above, over, on top) | :: supra- |
| supracondylar {adj} (above a condyle) | :: supracondíleo |
| supraduodenal {adj} (above the duodenum) | :: supraduodenal |
| supraglacial {adj} (of, relating to, or situated or occurring at the surface of a glacier) | :: supraglaciar |
| supraglenoid {adj} (above the glenoid cavity) | :: supraglenoideo |
| supranational {adj} (of greater than national scope) | :: supranacional {m} |
| supraorbital {adj} (located immediately above the eye sockets) | :: supraorbitario |
| suprascapular {adj} (anatomy) | :: supraescapular |
| supraspinatus {n} (muscle) | :: supraespinoso {m} |
| supremacism {n} | :: supremacismo {m} |
| supremacist {n} (advocate of supremacy of one group over others) | :: supremacista {m} {f} |
| supremacy {n} /suˈpɹɛməsi/ (quality of being supreme) | :: supremacía {f} |
| supremacy {n} (authority over all others) | :: supremacía {f} |
| supreme {adj} /ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm/ (dominant) | :: supremo |
| supreme court {n} (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) | :: corte suprema {f} [often capitalized] |
| supremely {adv} (to the highest degree) | :: sumamente, soberanamente |
| Supreme Soviet {prop} (Soviet parliament) | :: Sóviet Supremo {m} |
| sura {n} (chapter of the Qur'an) | :: azora |
| sural {adj} (of or pertaining to the calf) | :: sural |
| surcharge {n} /ˈsɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/ (addition of extra charge) | :: sobrecarga {f} |
| surcharge {n} (excessive price) | :: sobreprecio {f} |
| surcharge {n} (philately: overprint) | :: sobrecarga {f} |
| surcharge {n} | :: sobretasa, recargo |
| surcharge {v} (to apply a surcharge) | :: sobretasar, supertasar, recargar |
| sure {adj} /ʃʊɹ/ (certain, reliable) | :: seguro |
| sure {adj} (certain in one's knowledge or belief) | :: seguro |
| sure {interj} (of course) | :: por supuesto, claro |
| surefooted {adj} (walking steadily) | :: con paso firme |
| surefooted {adj} (confident) | :: que anda seguro |
| surely {adv} /ˈʃʊɹli/ (certainly, undoubtedly) | :: seguramente |
| surely {adv} | :: seguramente, sin duda |
| sure thing {interj} (an affirmative reply; yes; certainly) | :: dalo por hecho |
| surety {n} (certainty) SEE: certainty | :: |
| surety {n} /ˈʃʊəɹɪti/ (law: promise to pay on behalf of another) | :: fianza {f} |
| surety {n} (law: one who undertakes such promise) | :: fiador {m} |
| suretyship {n} /ˈʃʊəɹɪtiːʃɪp/ (agreement) | :: fianza {f}, caución {f} |
| surf {n} /sɝf/ (waves that break) | :: marea {f}, oleaje {m} |
| surf {v} (to ride a wave) | :: surfear |
| surface {n} /ˈsɝːfəs/ (up-side of a flat object) | :: superficie {f} |
| surface tension {n} (the effect on the surface of a liquid) | :: tensión superficial {f} |
| surface tension {n} (a measure of this effect) | :: tensión superficial {f} |
| surfactant {n} /səɹˈfæktənt/ (surface active agent) | :: surfactante, tensoactivo, tensioactivo |
| surfboard {n} /ˈsɝfˌbɔɹd/ (a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves) | :: tabla hawaiana {f} |
| surfeit {v} /ˈsɝː.fɪt/ (to fill to excess) | :: colmar |
| surfer {n} (person who rides a surfboard) | :: surfista {m} {f}, surfero {m} [chiefly US] |
| surfer {n} (person who surfs the Internet) | :: internauta |
| surficial {adj} /səɹˈfɪʃ(ə)l/ (pertaining to the surface) | :: superficial |
| surfing {n} /ˈsɝfɪŋ/ (sport) | :: surf {m} |
| surf riding {n} (surfing) SEE: surfing | :: |
| surge {n} /sɝdʒ/ (sudden transient rush or flood) | :: aluvión {m}, oleada {f} |
| surge {n} (sudden transient rush or flood) | :: sobretensión {f}, sobrecarga {f} |
| surge {n} ((nautical) swell of the sea) | :: oleada |
| surge {v} (to rush, flood, or increase suddenly) | :: dispararse |
| surgeon {n} /ˈsɝdʒən/ (doctor who performs surgery) | :: cirujano {m}, cirujana {f} |
| surgeonfish {n} (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) | :: acantúrido {m}, pez cirujano {m} |
| surgery {n} /ˈsɝdʒəɹi/ (procedure involving major incisions) | :: operación {f}, cirugía |
| surgery {n} (medical specialty) | :: cirugía {f} |
| surgery {n} (room or department where surgery is performed) | :: quirófano {m}, pabellón {m} |
| surgery {n} (doctor's consulting room) | :: consulta {f}, consultorio {m} |
| surgery {n} (any consulting room) | :: consulta {f}, consultorio {m} |
| surgical {adj} /ˈsɝdʒɪkəl/ (of or relating to surgery) | :: quirúrgico |
| surgically {adv} (relating surgery) | :: quirúrgicamente |
| surgical mask {n} (mask worn to catch bacteria) | :: máscara quirúrgica {f}, tapaboca {f}, barbijo {m}, mascarilla {f}, cubrebocas {m} |
| surgical procedure {n} (procedure) | :: procedimiento quirúrgico {m} |
| Suriname {prop} /ˌsʊɹ.ɪˈnɑm/ (country) | :: Surinam {m} |
| Surinamese {n} (person from Suriname) | :: surinamés {m} |
| Surinamese {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Suriname) | :: surinamés |
| surjection {n} /sɜː(ɹ).dʒɛk.ʃən/ (function that is a many-to-one mapping) | :: función sobreyectiva {f} |
| surjective {adj} (of, relating, or being a surjection) | :: sobreyectivo |
| surly {adj} /ˈsɜːli/ (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) | :: irritado, malhumorado, inamistoso, hosco |
| surly {adj} (threatening, menacing, gloomy) | :: amenazante |
| surly {adj} ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) | :: arrogante |
| surmise {v} /sɜːˈmaɪz/ (to imagine or suspect) | :: suponer, conjeturar, presumir |
| surname {n} /ˈsɝneɪm/ (name that indicates family) | :: apellido {m} |
| surpass {v} /sɚˈpæs/ (to exceed) | :: sobrepasar, superar, pasar, aventajar |
| surplice {n} /ˈsɝplɪs/ (liturgical vestment) | :: sobrepelliz {f} |
| surplus {n} /ˈsɝˌplʌs/ (excess, overplus) | :: sobra {f} |
| surplus {n} (funds in public treasury greater than ordinary needs) | :: superávit {m} |
| surplus {adj} (being a surplus) | :: sobrante, excedente |
| surprise {n} /sɚˈpɹaɪz/ (something not expected) | :: sorpresa {f} |
| surprise {n} (attributively: that is unexpected) | :: sorpresa |
| surprise {n} (feeling that something unexpected has happened) | :: sorpresa {f} |
| surprise {v} (cause (someone) to feel surprise) | :: sorprender |
| surprised {adj} /sɚˈpɹaɪzd/ (caused to feel surprise) | :: sorprendido |
| surprising {adj} /sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ (that is or are a surprise) | :: sorprendente |
| surprisingly {adv} (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) | :: asombrosamente, sorprendentemente |
| surreal {adj} (having the intense reality of a dream) | :: surrealista |
| surrealism {n} /səˈɹiː(.ə)l.ɪz.əm/ (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) | :: surrealismo |
| surrealist {n} (surrealist artist) | :: surrealista {m} {f} |
| surrender {v} /səˈɹɛndəɹ/ (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) | :: entregar, rendir, abandonar |
| surrender {v} (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) | :: rendirse, capitular |
| surreptitious {adj} /səˌɹɜpˈtɪʃəs/ (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) | :: subrepticio |
| surreptitiously {adv} /sʌɹəpˈtɪʃəsli/ (in a surreptitious manner) | :: subrepticiamente, a hurtadillas |
| Surrey {prop} /ˈsʌɹi/ (county in the south east of England) | :: Surrey |
| surrogacy {n} (surrogate motherhood) | :: gestación subrogada {f}, maternidad subrogada {f}, gestación por sustitución {f}, vientre de alquiler {f} |
| surrogate {n} /ˈsʌɹəɡɨt/ (substitute) | :: sustituto {m} |
| surrogate {v} (to replace or substitute something with something else) | :: subrogar [law] |
| surrogate mother {n} (woman who gives birth to a child not her own) | :: madre sustituta {f}, madre de alquiler {f} |
| surround {v} /səˈɹaʊnd/ (to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions) | :: circundar, envolver, cercar, rodear |
| surround {v} | :: rodear, cercar |
| surrounding {n} /səˈɹaʊndɪŋ/ (outlying area) | :: periferia {f}, rededor {m} |
| surrounding {adj} (which surrounds something) | :: alrededor de, derredor, circundante |
| surroundings {n} /səˈɹaʊndɪŋz/ (area surrounding someone or something) | :: entorno {m} |
| surveillance {n} /səɹˈveɪ.ləns/ (observation of individuals or groups of individuals) | :: vigilancia {f} |
| survey {n} /ˈsɝveɪ/ (act of surveying) | :: encuesta {f} |
| survey {n} (an examination) | :: supervisión {f}, encuesta |
| survey {n} (operation of finding the contour, dimensions or position as any part of the Earth's surface) | :: campaña topográfica {f}, levantamiento topográfico {m} |
| survey {v} (to view as from a high place) | :: reconocer |
| survey {v} (to inspect; to examine) | :: inspeccionar |
| survey {v} (to determine the status or value of) | :: valorar, avaluar |
| survey {v} (To investigate the opinions or experiences of people by asking questions) | :: encuestar |
| survey {v} | :: informe, estudio de mercado |
| surveying {n} (science of accurately determining the position of points) | :: geodesia {f} |
| surveyor {n} (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) | :: agrimensor {m} |
| surveyor {n} (person inspecting something) | :: tasador {m}, perito {m} |
| survival {n} /sɚˈvaɪvəl/ (continued existence or life) | :: supervivencia {f} |
| survivalist {n} (person prepared to survive) | :: supervivencialista {m} |
| survival of the fittest {n} (natural selection) | :: supervivencia del más apto {f} |
| survive {v} /sɚˈvaɪv/ (person: continue to live) | :: sobrevivir |
| survive {v} (object, concept: continue to exist) | :: sobrevivir |
| survive {v} (live longer than) | :: sobrevivir |
| survive {v} (live past a life-threatening event) | :: sobrevivir |
| survivor {n} /sɚˈvaɪvɚ/ (one who survives) | :: sobreviviente {m} {f} [Latin America], superviviente {m} {f} [Spain] |
| Susan {prop} /ˈsuːzən/ (female given name) | :: Susana |
| Susanna {prop} (female given name) SEE: Susan | :: |
| Susanna {prop} (biblical character) | :: Susana {f} |
| susceptibility {n} /səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/ (the condition of being susceptible) | :: susceptibilidad |
| susceptible {adj} /səˈsɛptɪbl̩/ (likely to be affected by) | :: propenso, susceptible |
| susceptible {adj} (especially sensitive) | :: sensible, sensitivo, delicado |
| sushi {n} /ˈsuʃi/ (Japanese dish) | :: sushi {m} |
| suspect {v} /ˈsʌs.pɛkt/ (imagine or suppose to be true, without proof) | :: barruntar |
| suspect {v} (distrust, have doubts about) | :: sospechar |
| suspect {v} (believe to be guilty) | :: sospechar |
| suspect {v} (have suspicion) | :: sospechar |
| suspect {n} (person suspected of something) | :: sospechoso {m} |
| suspend {v} /səˈspɛnd/ (To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event) | :: suspender |
| suspended cymbal {n} (cymbal that is suspended horizontally) | :: plato suspendido {m} |
| suspender {n} /səˈspɛndɚ/ (an item used hold up trousers) | :: suspensores {m-p}, tirantes {m-p} |
| suspender belt {n} (suspender belt) | :: liguero {m}, portaligas {m} |
| suspenders {n} (trouser supporter) SEE: suspender | :: |
| suspenders {n} (stocking supporter) SEE: garter | :: |
| suspense {n} /səˈspɛns/ (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement) | :: suspense |
| suspense {n} (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension) | :: suspense |
| suspenseful {adj} (inducing suspense) | :: inquietante {m} {f} |
| suspension {n} /səˈspɛnʃən/ (act of suspending or state of being suspended) | :: suspensión {f} |
| suspension {n} | :: suspensión |
| suspension bridge {n} (bridge where the deck or roadway is suspended from cables) | :: puente colgante {m} |
| suspicion {n} /sə.ˈspɪ.ʃən/ (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) | :: sospecha {f}, suspicacia |
| suspicion {n} | :: sospecha {f} |
| suspicious {adj} /səˈspɪ.ʃəs/ (arousing suspicion) | :: sospechoso |
| suspicious {adj} (distrustful) | :: suspicaz, desconfiado |
| suspicious {adj} (expressing suspicion) | :: sospechoso |
| suspiciously {adv} (In a manner suggesting suspicion) | :: sospechosamente |
| suspiciously {adv} (in a manner suggesting guilt) | :: culpablemente |
| suspiciously {adv} (to a degree that makes one suspect something) | :: sospechosamente |
| sustain {v} /səˈsteɪn/ (to maintain something) | :: sostener |
| sustain {v} (to provide for or nourish something) | :: sostener, sustentar |
| sustainability {n} /səsˌteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/ (ability to sustain something) | :: sostenibilidad |
| sustainability {n} (ecological sense) | :: sostenibilidad |
| sustainable {adj} /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ (able to be sustained) | :: sostenible |
| sustainable {adj} (able to be sustained: environmental term) | :: sostenible |
| sustainable development {n} (development seeking to economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same, by not exceeding natural regenerative capacity) | :: desarrollo sostenible {m} |
| sustentaculum {n} /ˌsəstɛnˈtækjələm/ (a supporting structure) | :: sustentáculo {m} |
| susurrus {n} /ˈsu.sə.ɹəs/ (whispering or rustling sound) | :: susurro {m} |
| suture {n} /ˈs(j)uː.tjə(ɹ)/ (seam) | :: sutura {f} |
| suture {n} (thread) | :: sutura {f} |
| suture {v} (to sew up or join by means of a suture) | :: suturar |
| Suva {prop} (capital of Fiji) | :: Suva {f} |
| Svalbard {prop} /ˈsvɑːlbɑː(ɹ)/ (islands north east of Greenland) | :: Svalbard {m} |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands {prop} (two distinct dependencies of Norway) | :: Svalbard y Jan Mayen |
| Svan {prop} (language) | :: esvano {m}, svan {m} |
| svarabhakti {n} /ˌsvɑɹəˈbɑkti/ (epenthesis of a vowel) | :: svarabhakti {m} |
| swab {n} /swɒb/ (a small piece of soft, absorbent material) | :: hisopo {m} [Arg., Mex., Ur. y Ven.] |
| swab {n} (A sample taken with a swab) | :: frotis {m} |
| Swabia {prop} /ˈsweɪbi.ə/ (historical region of Germany) | :: Suabia {f} |
| Swabian {adj} (of or pertaining to Swabia) SEE: Swabish | :: |
| Swabian {adj} (of or pertaining to a Swabian, Swabians) SEE: Swabish | :: |
| Swabian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swabian dialect) SEE: Swabish | :: |
| Swabian {prop} (dialect) SEE: Swabish | :: |
| Swabian {n} (person) SEE: Swabish | :: |
| Swabish {adj} (of or pertaining to Swabia) | :: suabo {m} |
| Swabish {adj} (of or pertaining to a Swabian, Swabians) | :: suabo {m} |
| Swabish {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swabian dialect) | :: suabo {m} |
| Swabish {prop} (dialect) | :: suabo {m} |
| swaddling clothes {n} (garment) | :: empañadura {f} |
| Swadesh list {n} (lists of vocabulary) | :: lista Swadesh |
| swag {v} /swæɡ/ ((slang) style; a fashionable appearance or manner) | :: tumbao {m} |
| swagger {n} /ˈswæɡ.ɚ/ (bold or arrogant strut) | :: pavoneo {m} |
| swagger {n} (prideful boasting or bragging) | :: fanfarroneo {m} |
| Swahili {n} /swɑˈhili/ (language) | :: suajili {m}, swahili {m}, suajelí {m} |
| swain {n} /sweɪn/ (young man or boy, young shepherd, young attendant) | :: zagal {m} |
| swallow {v} /ˈswɑloʊ/ (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) | :: tragar [common use], engullir [in common case with very hungry], deglutir [formal], ingurgitar |
| swallow {v} (to take in, to consume) | :: tragar |
| swallow {v} (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) | :: deglutir |
| swallow {v} (to believe or accept) | :: comérselo, tragar |
| swallow {v} (to put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation) | :: tragar |
| swallow {n} (bird) | :: golondrina {f} |
| swallowing {n} (act of swallowing) | :: deglución {f} |
| swallowtail {n} /ˈswɒl.əʊˌteɪl/ (tail of a swallow) | :: cola de golondrina {f} |
| swallowtail {n} (tailcoat) | :: frac {m} |
| swallowtail {n} (butterfly) | :: macaón {m} |
| swallow up {v} (completely enclose or envelop) | :: abismar, tragar |
| swamp {n} /swɑmp/ (type of wetland) | :: embalsadero {m}, pantano {m}, ciénaga {f}, embalse {m} |
| swampy {adj} (wet like a swamp) | :: pantanoso, cenagoso |
| swan {n} /swɒn/ (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus) | :: cisne {m} |
| swan dive {n} (A dive starting with arms outstretched) | :: salto de ángel {m} |
| swan goose {n} (large migratory goose) | :: ánsar cisnal {m} |
| swanky {adj} (posh; elegant; ritzy) | :: elegante, ricachon [slang] |
| swanling {n} (baby swan, young swan) SEE: cygnet | :: |
| swap {v} /swɒp/ (exchange or give (something) in exchange for) | :: intercambiar, canjear, trocar, cambalachear, permutar |
| swap {n} (exchange) | :: cambalache {m}, trueque {m}, canje {m} |
| swap {n} (finance: derivative) | :: permuta {f}, swap {m}, permuta financiera {f} |
| swarf {n} /swɔːf/ | :: viruta {f} |
| swarm {n} /swɔɹm/ (large number of insects) | :: enjambre, nube {f} |
| swarm {n} (a mass of people or animals in turmoil) | :: multitud, muchedumbre, masa, aglomeración |
| swarm {v} (to move as a swarm) | :: enjambrar |
| swarm {v} (to fill a place as a swarm) | :: atestar, infestar |
| swarm {v} | :: enjambrar |
| swarthy {adj} (dark) SEE: dark | :: |
| swarthy {adj} (tawny) SEE: tawny | :: |
| swarthy {adj} (dark-skinned) SEE: dark-skinned | :: |
| swastika {n} /ˈswɒstɪkə/ (a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle) | :: esvástica {f}, cruz gamada {f}, suástica {f} |
| swatch {n} /swɒtʃ/ (a piece, pattern, or sample) | :: trozo, muestra |
| sway {n} /sweɪ/ (The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon) | :: balanceo {m} |
| sway {n} (Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side) | :: influencia {f}, influjo {m}, preponderancia {m} |
| sway {v} (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock) | :: balancear, bambolear, cimbrar, mimbrear |
| swayback {n} (which sense??) | :: hiperlordosis {f} |
| Swazi {n} (person from Swaziland) | :: suazi, suazilandés |
| Swazi {prop} (Bantu language) | :: suazi {m} |
| Swazi {adj} (pertaining to Swaziland) | :: suazilandés |
| Swaziland {prop} /ˈswɑːziˌlænd/ (Kingdom of Swaziland, see also: eSwatini) | :: Suazilandia {f} |
| swear {v} /swɛɚ/ (to take an oath) | :: jurar |
| swear {v} (to curse, to use offensive language) | :: blasfemar, renegar, jurar, echar ternos, maldecir |
| swearing-in {n} (administration of an oath) | :: toma de posesión {f} |
| swear word {n} (impolite or offensive taboo word) | :: palabrota {f}, [Chile] garabato {m}, [Latin America] grosería {f}, [Peru] lisura {f}, [Latin America] mala palabra {f}, [Spain] taco {m}, palabro, ordinariez {f} |
| sweat {n} /swɛt/ (fluid that exits the body through pores) | :: sudor {m}, transpiración {f}, sudoración {f} |
| sweat {v} (to emit sweat) | :: sudar, transpirar |
| sweat {v} (informal: to work hard) | :: sudar [colloquial] |
| sweater {n} /ˈswɛtə/ (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) | :: sudadera {f}, suéter {m} |
| sweater {n} (similar garment worn for warmth) | :: [Southern Spain - specifically Seville, Chile] chaleco {m}, [Colombia - also suéter] buzo {f}, [Chile, colloquial] chomba {f}, [Bolivia, Peru] chompa {f}, [Spain standard usage] jersey {m}, [Argentina] pulóver {m}, [Latin America] suéter {m} |
| sweat gland {n} (exocrine gland) | :: glándula sudorípara |
| sweat like a pig {v} (sweat profusely) | :: sudar como un pollo |
| sweat lodge {n} (structure) | :: temazcal |
| sweatpants {n} (cotton trousers) | :: sudadera pantalón {f}, pantalón sudederos {m} |
| sweatshirt {n} (loose shirt) | :: sudadera {f}, buzo {m} [Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay], chompa {m} [Colombia], polerón {m} [Chile], sudador {m} [Dominican Republic], chándal {m} |
| sweat the small stuff {v} (to worry about petty issues or insignificant matters) | :: ahogarse en un vaso de agua |
| sweaty {adj} /ˈswɛɾi/ (covered in sweat) | :: sudado {m} |
| sweaty {adj} (having a tendency to sweat) | :: sudoroso {m} |
| swede {n} (turnip) SEE: turnip | :: |
| swede {n} (yellow root of Brassica napus) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| swede {n} (plant) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| Swede {n} /swiːd/ (person from Sweden or of Swedish descent) | :: sueco {m}, sueca {f} |
| Sweden {prop} /ˈswi.dən/ (Scandinavian country) | :: Suecia {f} |
| Swedenborgianism {n} (Christian denomination influenced by Swedenborg) | :: swedenborgianismo {m} |
| Swedish {prop} /ˈswiː.dɪʃ/ (language) | :: sueco {m} |
| Swedish {adj} (of or pertaining to Sweden) | :: sueco |
| Swedish {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swedish language) | :: sueco |
| Swedish massage {n} (style of massage) | :: masaje sueco {m} |
| Swedish turnip {n} (Brassica napus var. napobrassica) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| Swedophone {n} (speaker of Swedish) | :: suecohablante {m} {f}, suecoparlante {m} {f} |
| sweep {v} /swiːp/ (to clean using a broom or brush) | :: barrer |
| sweep {v} (to search methodically) | :: barrer, peinar [group of people] |
| sweep {n} (chimney sweep) SEE: chimney sweep | :: |
| sweeper {n} /ˈswipɚ/ (one who sweeps floors or chimneys) | :: barrendero {m} |
| sweep something under the rug {v} (to conceal a problem expediently) | :: esconder los trapos sucios, engavetar |
| sweepstake {n} /ˈswipˌsteɪk/ (lottery) | :: rifa {f}, lotería {f} |
| sweet {adj} /swiːt/ (having a pleasant taste) | :: dulce, rico, sabroso, gustoso |
| sweet {adj} (having a taste of sugar) | :: dulce |
| sweet {adj} (containing a sweetening ingredient) | :: azucarado |
| sweet {adj} (of a wine: retaining a portion of sugar) | :: dulce |
| sweet {adj} (not having a salty taste) | :: dulce |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasant smell) | :: dulce, fragante, oloroso |
| sweet {adj} (not decaying, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale) | :: fresco |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasant sound) | :: dulce, melodioso |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasing disposition) | :: agradable, bello, dulce, encantador, hermoso, lindo, mono |
| sweet {adj} (having a helpful disposition) | :: amable, benigno, tierno |
| sweet {adj} | :: chachi |
| sweet {adv} (in a sweet manner) | :: dulcemente |
| sweet {n} (sugary confection) | :: dulce {m}, caramelo {m}, chuche |
| sweet {n} (food eaten for dessert) SEE: dessert | :: |
| sweet {n} (sweetheart) SEE: sweetheart | :: |
| sweet {n} (basic taste sensation induced by sugar) SEE: sweetness | :: |
| sweetbread {n} /ˈswiːtbɹɛd/ (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food) | :: molleja {f}, lechecilla {f} |
| sweet cherry {n} (Prunus avium) SEE: wild cherry | :: |
| sweet corn {n} (corn suitable for eating by humans) | :: maíz dulce {m} |
| sweet dreams {phrase} /ˌswiːt ˈdɹiːmz/ (sweet dreams) | :: que pases buenas noches, que sueñes con los angelitos, sueña con los angelitos, dulces sueños |
| sweeten {v} /ˈswiːtən/ (to make sweet to the taste) | :: azucarar |
| sweetener {n} (food additive) | :: edulcorante {m} |
| sweeten the pot {v} (to make a living) | :: redondear el presupuesto |
| sweet flag {n} (Acorus calamus) | :: cálamo aromático {m}, ácoro {m} |
| sweet gum {n} (tree) | :: liquidámbar |
| sweetheart {n} (darling) SEE: darling | :: |
| sweetheart {n} /ˈswitˌhɑɹt/ (a person who is always very kind) | :: dulzura |
| sweetheart {n} (a person very much liked or loved by someone) | :: corazón {m} |
| sweetie {n} /ˈswiː.t̬i/ (sweetheart) | :: corazón {m} |
| sweetleaf {n} (plant of the genus Stevia) SEE: stevia | :: |
| sweetly {adv} /ˈswiːtli/ (in a sweet or pleasant manner) | :: dulcemente, abemoladamente |
| sweetmeat {n} /ˈswiːtmiːt/ (sweet delicacy) | :: golosina {f}, dulce {m} |
| sweetness {n} /ˈswiːtnəs/ (condition of being sweet or sugary) | :: dulzura {f}, dulzor {m}, melosidad {f}, dulcedumbre {f} |
| sweetness {n} (pleasant disposition) | :: agradabilidad {f} |
| sweet nothings {n} (insubstantial or romantic words that are only meant to flatter, woo or seduce) | :: pelar la pava |
| sweet pea {n} (flowering plant) | :: guisante de olor |
| sweet pepper {n} (fruit) SEE: bell pepper | :: |
| sweet potato {n} (yam) SEE: yam | :: |
| sweet potato {n} (ocarina) SEE: ocarina | :: |
| sweet potato {n} (vine) | :: [Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela] batata {f}, [Cuba, Uruguay] boniato {m}, [Mexico, Central America, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Western Argentina, Philippines] camote {m} |
| sweet potato {n} (tuber) | :: batata {f} [Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela], boniato {m} [Cuba, Uruguay], camote {m} [Mexico, Central America, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Western Argentina] |
| sweets {n} (confectionery, candy) | :: caramelos, chucherías, dulces |
| sweetshop {n} (shop selling predominantly confectionery) | :: confitería {f}, dulcería {f}, caramelería {f} |
| sweetsop {n} (sugar apple) SEE: sugar apple | :: |
| sweet spot {n} /ˈswiːt spɒt/ (place which is optimum for a certain action to occur) | :: parte perfecta {f}, punto óptimo {m} |
| sweetwater {n} (fresh water) SEE: fresh water | :: |
| sweet woodruff {n} (Asperula odorata) | :: hepática estrellada {f} |
| swell {v} /swɛl/ (intransitive: to become bigger, especially due to being engorged) | :: hincharse, inflarse |
| swell {n} (series of waves, lasting after the wind has ceased) | :: mar de fondo {m} |
| swell {adj} (excellent, see also: excellent) | :: excelente {m} {f} |
| swelling {n} /ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/ (the state of being swollen) | :: inflamación {f}, hinchazón {f} |
| swelling {n} (anything swollen) | :: hinchazón {f} |
| swelling {n} | :: hinchazón {f} |
| swelter {n} /ˈswɛl.tɚ/ (intense heat) | :: bochorno, flama |
| sweltering {adj} (hot and humid) | :: sofocante |
| swerve {n} /swɜː(ɹ)v/ (sudden movement out of a straight line) | :: volantazo {m} |
| swidden {n} /ˈswɪdən/ (area cleared and burnt for cultivation) | :: artiga {f} |
| swift {adj} /swɪft/ (fast; quick) | :: rápido, veloz, célere, pronto {m}, raudo {m}, ligero {m}, alígero {m}, presto {m}, presuroso {m}, apresurado {m}, ágil {m} |
| swift {n} (bird) | :: vencejo {m} |
| swiftly {adv} /ˈswɪftli/ (quickly) | :: rápidamente |
| swiftness {n} (state of being swift) SEE: quickness | :: |
| swig {n} /swɪɡ/ (a drink) | :: lingotazo {m} [colloquial] |
| swill {n} /swɪl/ (mixture of solid and liquid food scraps) | :: tichate {m}, bazofia {f} |
| swill {n} (any disgusting or distasteful liquid) | :: aguachirle |
| swim {v} /swɪm/ (move through water) | :: nadar |
| swim bladder {n} (fish organ) | :: vejiga natatoria {f} |
| swim cap {n} (cap worn by swimmers) | :: gorro de natación {m} |
| swimmer {n} /ˈswɪm.ɚ/ (one who swims) | :: nadador {m}, nadadora {f} |
| swimming {n} /ˈswɪmɪŋ/ (human activity of moving oneself through water) | :: natación {f} |
| swimming costume {n} (garment for swimming) SEE: swimsuit | :: |
| swimmingly {adv} /ˈswɪmɪŋli/ (in a very favourable manner) | :: a las mil maravillas, a pedir de boca, como la seda (like silk), de maravilla, de perlas, famosamente, sobre ruedas |
| swimming pool {n} /ˈswɪmɪŋ ˌpuːl/ (pool for swimming) | :: piscina {f}, alberca {f} [Mexican standard usage - Southeastern Mexico: piscina], pileta de natación {f} [Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay] |
| swimming trunks {n} (a pair of shorts or briefs worn for swimming or bathing) | :: bañador {m}, taparrabos {m} |
| swimmist {n} (swimmer) SEE: swimmer | :: |
| swimsuit {n} | :: traje de baño {m} [especially Latin America], bañador {m} [Spain], calzón de baño {m} [Mexico], calzonera {f} [Southeastern Mexico], calzoneta {f} [Guatemala], calzoneta de baño {f} [El Salvador, Nicaragua], malla de baño {f} [Argentina, Uruguay], ropa de baño {f} [Peru], terno de baño {m} [Ecuador], trusa {f} [Cuba], vestido de baño {m} [Colombia, Panama] |
| swimwear {n} (clothing for swimming) SEE: swimsuit | :: |
| swindle {v} /ˈswɪnd(ə)l/ (to defraud someone) | :: estafar, timar, tangar [colloquial], petardear, dársela con queso |
| swindle {v} (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) | :: estafar, petardear, trampear, timar |
| swindle {n} (an instance of swindling) | :: timo {m}, estafa {m}, pufo, engañabobos, engañifa, socaliña |
| swindler {n} /ˈswɪnd.lə(ɹ)/ (person who swindles, cheats or defrauds) | :: estafador {m}, chapucero {m} [Mexico, familiar], defraudador {m}, engañabobos, trapacero {m} |
| swine {n} (pig) SEE: pig | :: |
| swine {n} /swaɪn/ (contemptible person) | :: cerdo, canalla |
| swine fever {n} (pathology) | :: peste porcina clásica {f} |
| swine flu {n} (influenza caused by orthomyxoviruses) | :: gripe porcina |
| swineherd {n} /ˈswɑɪnˌhɜːd/ (person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs) | :: porquero {m}, porquera {f} |
| swine influenza {n} (swine flu) SEE: swine flu | :: |
| swing {v} /ˈswɪŋ/ (to rotate about an off-centre fixed point) | :: balancear, mecer |
| swing {v} (to ride on a swing) | :: columpiar [pronominal] |
| swing {v} | :: oscilar |
| swing {n} (hanging seat) | :: columpio {m}, hamaca {f} [Argentina, Uruguay] |
| swing {n} (type of hook in boxing) | :: swing {m} |
| swing by {v} | :: pasarse |
| swinging {n} /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/ (sexual practice) | :: intercambio de pareja {m} |
| swipe {v} /swaɪp/ (to snatch) | :: afanar, chorizar |
| swipe {v} (to slide through a reader) | :: deslizar, pasar |
| swirl {v} /swɜrl/ (to twist or whirl) | :: girar, rotar |
| swirl {n} (whirling eddy) | :: remolino |
| Swiss {adj} /swɪs/ (of or pertaining to Switzerland) | :: suizo {m}, suiza {f} |
| Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swiss people) | :: suizo {m}, suiza {f} |
| Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialect(s)) | :: suizo {m}, suiza {f} |
| Swiss {n} (Swiss person) | :: suizo {m}, suiza {f} |
| Swiss Army knife {n} (type of pocket knife) | :: navaja suiza {f} |
| Swiss chard {n} (chard) SEE: chard | :: |
| Swiss Confederation {prop} (Official name of Switzerland) | :: Confederación Suiza {f} |
| Swiss roll {n} (type of sponge cake roll) | :: brazo de gitano {m}, brazo de reina {m}, pionono {m} |
| switch {n} /swɪtʃ/ (device to turn electric current on and off) | :: interruptor {m} |
| switch {n} (movable section of railroad track) | :: aguja {f} |
| switch {n} (thin rod used as a whip) | :: latigazo {m} |
| switch {n} (networking device) | :: switch, conmutador |
| switch {v} (to exchange) | :: intercambiar, cambiar |
| switchboard {n} (electronic panel used to direct telephone calls) | :: cuadro de distribución {m}, tablero {m} |
| switchboard {n} (electronic device) | :: cuadro de distribución {m} |
| switcheroo {n} /ˌswɪtʃəˈɹuː/ (clever swap) | :: cambiazo {m} |
| switch off {v} (turn switch to off position) | :: apagar |
| switch on {v} (to turn a switch to the "on" position) | :: encender, prender |
| Switzerland {prop} /ˈswɪt.sɚ.lənd/ (sovereign country) | :: Suiza {f} |
| swivel {n} /ˈswɪvəl/ (piece to permit rotation) | :: eslabón giratorio |
| swole {adj} (upset) SEE: upset | :: |
| swole {adj} (having large, well-developed muscles) SEE: muscular | :: |
| swoon {n} (infatuation) SEE: infatuation | :: |
| swoon {n} /swuːn/ (a faint) | :: desmayo {m}, deliquio {m} |
| swoon {v} (to faint) | :: desmayarse, desvanescerse |
| swoon {v} (to be overwhelmed by emotion) | :: desvanecerse |
| swoop {v} /ˈswuːp/ (to fly downwards suddenly) | :: precipitarse, abalanzarse, lanzarse en picada, volar en picada |
| swoop {v} (to move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement) | :: abalanzarse |
| swoop {n} (an instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downwards) | :: precipitación {f}, picado {m}, picada {f} |
| swoop {n} (an act of rushedly doing something) | :: precipitación {f}, arrebato {m} |
| sword {n} /sɔɹd/ (weapon) | :: espada {f} |
| swordfighting {n} (swordplay) SEE: swordplay | :: |
| swordfish {n} (Xiphias gladius) | :: pez espada {m}, albacora {f} |
| swordman {n} (swordsman) SEE: swordsman | :: |
| sword of Damocles {n} /ˈsɔɹd əv ˈdæməkliz/ (thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune) | :: espada de Damocles {f} |
| swordplay {n} (fighting with a sword) | :: esgrima {f} |
| swordsman {n} (a person skilled at using swords) | :: espadachín {m} |
| swordsmanship {n} (the skill of using a sword) | :: esgrima {f} |
| sworn {adj} /swɔɹn/ (Given under oath) | :: jurado, jurada |
| swot {v} /swɒt/ (study hard) | :: empollar [colloquial] |
| swot {n} (one who swots) | :: empollón {m}, empollona {f} [Spain, derogatory], chapón {m}, chapona {f} [Spain, derogatory], mateo {m} [Chile, colloquial] |
| sybarite {n} /ˈsɪbəˌɹaɪt/ (person devoted to pleasure and luxury) | :: sibarita {m} |
| sycamore {n} /ˈsɪkəmɔɹ/ (Platanus) | :: plátano {m} [Spain] |
| sycamore {n} (sycamore maple) SEE: sycamore maple | :: |
| sycamore maple {n} (Acer pseudoplatanus) | :: arce blanco {m} |
| sycophant {n} /ˈsɪkəfænt/ (one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.) | :: sicofanta {m}, adulador {m}, pelota {m}, lameculos, chupamedias {m} {f}, pelotillero {m} [Spain], acomedido {m}, barbero {m} [Mexico], lamebotas {m} {f}, arrastrado {m} [Cuba, Uruguay, Venezuela, El Salvador] |
| Sydenham's chorea {n} (neurological disease) | :: corea de Sydenham {f} |
| Sydnesian {n} (native or inhabitant) SEE: Sydneysider | :: |
| Sydney {prop} /ˈsɪd.ni/ (in Australia) | :: Sídney |
| Sydneyite {n} (native of Sydney, Australia) SEE: Sydneysider | :: |
| Sydney Opera House {prop} (performing arts centre) | :: Teatro de la Ópera de Sydney {m} |
| Sydney-sider {n} (native or inhabitant) SEE: Sydneysider | :: |
| Sydneysider {n} (inhabitant) | :: sidneyés |
| syenite {n} (obsolete: granite) SEE: granite | :: |
| syenite {n} /ˈsaɪənaɪt/ (igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende) | :: sienita {f} |
| Syktyvkar {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Syktyvkar |
| syllabic {adj} /sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ (of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable) | :: silábico |
| syllabic {adj} (in linguistics) | :: silábico |
| syllable {n} /ˈsɪləbəl/ (unit of speech) | :: sílaba {f} |
| syllabus {n} /ˈsɪləbəs/ (summary of topics) | :: temario {m} |
| syllepsis {n} /sɪˈlɛp.sɪs/ (figure of speech) | :: silepsis {f} |
| syllogism {n} /ˈsɪlədʒɪz(ə)m/ (inference from premises) | :: silogismo {m} |
| sylph {n} /sɪlf/ (The elemental being of air) | :: sílfide |
| sylvan {adj} /ˈsɪlvən/ (pertaining to the forest, or woodlands) | :: selvático, nemoroso |
| sylvan {adj} (wooded) | :: silvano, silvestre, selvático, silvático |
| Sylvester {prop} /sɪlˈvɛstɚ/ (male given name) | :: Silvestre |
| sylvian fissure {n} (fissure in the brain) | :: cisura lateral {f}, cisura de Silvio {f} |
| sylvite {n} (saline evaporite) | :: silvina {f} |
| sym- {prefix} (variant of syn-) | :: sim- |
| symbiont {n} (organism in a symbiotic relationship) | :: simbionte {m} |
| symbiosis {n} /sɪmbaɪˈoʊsɪs/ (relationship of mutual benefit) | :: simbiosis {f} |
| symbiote {n} (symbiont) SEE: symbiont | :: |
| symbiotic {adj} /ˌsɪm.baɪˈɑt.ɪk/ (biology: living together) | :: simbiótico |
| symbiotic {adj} (having a mutually beneficial relationship) | :: simbiótico |
| symbiotically {adv} (in a symbiotic manner) | :: simbióticamente |
| symbol {n} /ˈsɪmbəl/ (character or glyph) | :: símbolo {m} |
| symbol {n} (object meant to represent another) | :: símbolo {m} |
| symbol {v} (symbolize) SEE: symbolize | :: |
| symbolic {adj} (pertaining to a symbol) | :: simbólico |
| symbolic {adj} (implicitly referring to another thing) | :: simbólico |
| symbolically {adv} /ˌsɪmˈbɑːlɪklɨ/ (in a symbolic manner) | :: simbólicamente |
| symbolism {n} /ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm/ (representation of a concept) | :: simbolismo {m} |
| symbolize {v} /ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/ (To be symbolic of; to represent) | :: simbolizar |
| symbology {n} /sɪmˈbɑlədʒi/ (study of symbols) | :: simbología {f} |
| symmetric {adj} (symmetrical) SEE: symmetrical | :: |
| symmetrical {adj} /sɪˈmɛtɹɪkəl/ (exhibiting symmetry) | :: simétrico |
| symmetrically {adv} (in a symmetrical manner) | :: simétricamente |
| symmetry {n} /ˈsɪmɪtɹi/ (correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis) | :: simetría {f} |
| sympathectomy {n} (surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system) | :: simpatectomía {f} |
| sympathetic {adj} /ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/ (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) | :: compasivo, comprensivo, amable |
| sympathetic nervous system {n} (sympathetic nervous system) | :: sistema nervioso simpático {m} |
| sympathize {v} (to show sympathy) | :: simpatizar |
| sympathizer {n} (supporter) | :: simpatizante {m} {f} |
| sympathy {n} /ˈsɪmpəθi/ (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another) | :: compasión |
| sympathy {n} (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy) | :: empatía {f} |
| sympathy {n} | :: compasión {f} |
| sympatric {adj} /sɪmˈpætɹɪk/ (occurring in the same territory) | :: simpátrico |
| symphonic {adj} /sɪɱˈfɑnɪk/ (characteristic of a symphony) | :: sinfónico |
| symphonic poem {n} (piece of music based on something non-musical) | :: poema sinfónico {m} |
| symphonist {n} (composer of symphonies) | :: sinfonista {m} {f} |
| symphony {n} /ˈsɪm.fə.ni/ (piece of orchestral music) | :: sinfonía {f} |
| symphony orchestra {n} (large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music) | :: orquesta sinfónica {f}, filarmónica {f} |
| symposium {n} /sɪm.ˈpoʊ.zi.əm/ (conference) | :: simposio |
| symptom {n} /ˈsɪm(p)təm/ (something that indicates a disease or disorder) | :: síntoma |
| symptom {n} (figuratively: indicator of something) | :: síntoma {m} |
| symptomatic {adj} (showing symptoms) | :: sintomático |
| symptomatic {adj} (relating to a symptom) | :: sintomático |
| synaesthesia {n} /ˌsɪn.ɪsˈθiː.ʒə/ (neurological or psychological phenomenon) | :: sinestesia {f} |
| synaesthesia {n} (literary or artistic device) | :: sinestesia {f} |
| synaesthete {n} (person who experiences synaesthesia) | :: sinestético {m}, sinestética {f} |
| synagogue {n} /ˈsɪ.nəˌɡɑɡ/ (Jewish place of worship) | :: sinagoga {f} |
| synagogue {n} (Jewish congregation) | :: sinagoga {f} |
| synalepha {n} (melding of separate vowels into a single syllable) | :: sinalefa {f} |
| synapse {n} /ˈsɪnæps/ (junction between neurons) | :: sinapsis {f} |
| synaptic {adj} (junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell) | :: sináptico |
| sync {v} (synchronize) SEE: synchronize | :: |
| sync {n} (synchronization) SEE: synchronization | :: |
| synchrocyclotron {n} /sɪŋkɹəʊˈsaɪklətɹɒn/ (particle accelerator) | :: sincrociclotrón {m} |
| synchronisation {n} (synchronisation) SEE: synchronization | :: |
| synchronised swimming {n} (swimming event) | :: nado sincronizado, natación sincronizada |
| synchronization {n} (the state or property of being synchronized) | :: sincronización {f} |
| synchronize {v} /ˈsɪŋ.kɹə.naɪːz/ (cause two events to have coordinated timing) | :: sincronizar |
| synchronized swimming {n} (swimming event) | :: natación sincronizada {f} |
| synchronous {adj} /ˈsɪŋkɹənəs/ (at the same time) | :: síncrono |
| synchrotron {n} /ˈsɪŋkɹə(ʊ)tɹɒn/ (form of cyclotron) | :: sincrotrón {m} |
| synclinal {n} (synclinal fold) | :: sinclinal {m} |
| syncline {n} (concave upward fold) SEE: synclinal | :: |
| syncopate {v} (linguistics: to use syncope) | :: sincopar |
| syncopate {v} (music: to stress a weak beat) | :: sincopar |
| syncope {n} /ˈsɪŋkəpi/ (loss of consciousness) | :: síncope {m}, soponcio [colloquial] |
| syncope {n} (absence of a sound) | :: síncope {m} |
| syncope {n} (missed beat or off-beat stress) | :: síncope {m} |
| syncretic {adj} /sɪŋˈkɹɛtɪk/ (combining disparate elements) | :: sincrético |
| syncretism {n} /ˈsɪŋkɹəˌtɪsm/ (fusion of different systems or beliefs) | :: sincretismo {m} |
| syndesmosis {n} (movable articulation) | :: sindesmosis {f} |
| syndical {adj} /ˈsɪndɪkəl/ (of or pertaining to a syndicate) | :: sindical |
| syndicalism {n} (the belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions) | :: sindicalismo {m} |
| syndicalist {n} (believer in the principles of syndicalism) | :: sindicalista {m} {f} |
| syndrome {n} /ˈsɪndɹəʊm/ (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) | :: síndrome {m} |
| synecdoche {n} /sɪˈnɛk.də.ki/ (figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole) | :: sinécdoque {f} |
| synergy {n} /ˈsɪnɚdʒi/ (behavior of a system that cannot be predicted by the behavior of its parts) | :: sinergia {f} |
| synod {n} /ˈsɪn.əd/ (ecclesiastic council or meeting) | :: sínodo {m} |
| synonym {n} /ˈsɪnənɪm/ (word with same meaning as another) | :: sinónimo {m} |
| synonymous {adj} /sɪˈnɑnɪməs/ (having an identical meaning) | :: sinónimo {m}, sinónima {f} |
| synonymous {adj} (having a similar meaning) | :: sinónimo {m}, sinónima {f} |
| synonymous {adj} (of, or being a synonym) | :: sinónimo {m}, sinónima {f} |
| synonymous {adj} (genetics: with both forms yielding the same protein) | :: sinónimo |
| synopsis {n} /sɪˈnɑpsɪs/ (brief summary) | :: resumen {m}, sumario {m}, sinopsis {f} |
| synoptic {adj} | :: sinóptico |
| synovitis {n} (inflammation of the synovium) | :: sinovitis {f} |
| synovium {n} (soft tissue within joint) | :: sinovia {f} |
| syntactic {adj} /sɪnˈtæktɪk/ (of, related to or connected with syntax) | :: sintáctico |
| syntactically {adv} (according to the rules of syntax) | :: sintácticamente |
| syntactic salt {n} | :: sal sintáctica {f} |
| syntactic sugar {n} | :: azúcar sintáctico {m} |
| syntax {n} /ˈsɪn.tæks/ (set of rules that govern how words are combined) | :: sintaxis {f} |
| syntax {n} (formal rules of a computer language) | :: sintaxis {f} |
| syntax {n} (study of the structure of phrases and sentences) | :: sintaxis {f} |
| syntaxis {n} (syntax) SEE: syntax | :: |
| synthase {n} (any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound, but does not make use of ATP as a source of energy) | :: sintasa {f} |
| synthesis {n} /ˈsɪnθəsɪs/ (formation of something complex or coherent) | :: síntesis {f} |
| synthesis {n} (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) | :: síntesis {f} |
| synthesis {n} (logic: deduction from the general to the particular) | :: deducción {f} |
| synthesis {n} (philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis) | :: síntesis {f} |
| synthesize {v} /ˈsɪnθəsaɪz/ (To combine things to produce a new, more complex product) | :: sintetizar |
| synthesize {v} (To produce a substance by chemical synthesis) | :: sintetizar |
| synthesizer {n} /ˈsɪn.θəˌsaɪ.zɚ/ (music: an electronic keyboard instrument) | :: sintetizador {m} |
| synthetase {n} /ˈsɪnθəteɪ̯s/ (ligase that synthesizes biological compounds) | :: sintetasa {f} |
| synthetic {adj} /sɪnˈθɛtɪk/ (artificial, not genuine) | :: sintético |
| synthetic {adj} | :: sintético |
| synthetically {adv} (using synthetic methods) | :: sintéticamente |
| synthetic fiber {n} (fiber made by extruding a synthetic substance) | :: fibra sintética {f} |
| syphilis {n} /ˈsɪfɪlɪs/ (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) | :: sífilis {f}, gálico |
| syphilitic {adj} (relating to syphilis) | :: sifilítico |
| Syracuse {prop} (city in New York state) | :: Siracusa |
| Syr Darya {prop} (river) | :: Syr-Darya {m}, Syr Darya {m}, Syr-Daria {m}, Syr Daria {m} |
| Syria {prop} /ˈsɪɹi.ə/ (country in the Middle East) | :: Siria {f} |
| Syriac {prop} /ˈsɪɹiˌæk/ (language) | :: siriaco {m} |
| Syrian {adj} /ˈsɪɹi.ən/ (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language) | :: sirio |
| Syrian {n} (a person from Syria or of Syrian descent) | :: sirio |
| Syrian Arab Republic {prop} (official name of Syria) | :: República Árabe Siria {f} |
| syringe {n} /sɪˈɹɪndʒ/ (a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane) | :: jeringa {f} |
| syringe {n} (hypodermic syringe) | :: jeringa {f}, jeringuilla {f} |
| syringomyelia {n} (disorder in which a cyst or cavity forms within the spinal cord) | :: siringomielia {f} |
| syrinx {n} /ˈsɪɹɪŋks/ (ornithology: voice organ in birds) | :: siringe {f} |
| syrinx {n} (panpipes) SEE: panpipes | :: |
| syrup {n} /ˈsɪ.ɹəp/ (thick liquid that has a high sugar content) | :: almíbar {m}, jarabe {m}, sirope {m} |
| syrupy {adj} (overly sentimental) | :: meloso {m}, empalagoso {m}, almibarado {m}, dulzón {m}, cursi |
| sysadmin {n} (systems administrator) | :: administrador de sistemas {m} |
| system {n} /ˈsɪstəm/ (collection of organized things; whole composed of relationships among its members) | :: sistema {m} |
| system {n} ((physiology) set of body organs having a particular function) | :: sistema |
| systematic {adj} /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪk/ (of, relating to, or being a system) | :: sistemático |
| systematic {adj} (carried out using a planned, ordered procedure) | :: sistemático |
| systematically {adv} (in an organized manner) | :: sistemáticamente |
| systematics {n} (the systematic classification of organisms) | :: sistemática {f} |
| systematization {n} (act of systematizing) | :: sistematización {f} |
| systematize {v} /ˈsɪstəməˌtaɪz/ (to arrange into a systematic order) | :: sistematizar |
| systemic {adj} (relating to a system) | :: sistémico |
| systemic {adj} (pertaining to an entire organism) | :: sistémico |
| systemic lupus erythematosus {n} (systemic autoimmune disease) | :: lupus eritematoso sistémico {m} |
| systems analyst {n} (person) | :: analista de sistemas {m} {f} |
| systems engineering {n} (interdisciplinary field of engineering) | :: ingeniería de sistemas {f} |
| systems theory {n} (field of science) | :: teoría de sistemas {f} |
| systems theory {n} (study) | :: teoría de sistemas {f} |
| systems theory {n} (collection of methods) | :: teoría de sistemas {f} |
| systole {n} /ˈsɪstəli/ (contraction of the heart) | :: sístole {f} |
| systolic {adj} (of or relating to systole) | :: sistólico |
| systolic blood pressure {n} (highest pressure within bloodstream) | :: presión sanguínea sistólica {f} |
| syzygy {n} /ˈsɪz.ɪdʒ.i/ (astronomical conjunction) | :: sizigia {f} |