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| n00b {n} (beginner) SEE: newbie | :: |
| n/a {adj} (not applicable) | :: no aplicable, no aplica, no procede, n/a |
| n/a {adj} (not available) | :: no disponible, n/d |
| Naberezhnye Chelny {prop} (city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia) | :: Náberezhnye Chelny |
| NaCl {n} (sodium chloride) SEE: sodium chloride | :: |
| nacre {n} (pearly substance on the interior of shells) SEE: mother-of-pearl | :: |
| nada {pron} (nothing) SEE: nothing | :: |
| nadir {n} /ˈneɪ.dɪɹ/ (point of the sky) | :: nadir {m} |
| naevus {n} (abnormal area on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| naevus flammeus {n} (anatomy: vascular birthmark) | :: mancha de vino {f} |
| naïf {n} (one who is naive) SEE: naif | :: |
| naff all {pron} (nothing) | :: nada de nada |
| NAFLD {n} (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) | :: esteatohepatitis no alcohólica {f}, EHNA {f} |
| NAFTA {prop} (North American Free Trade Agreement) | :: TLCAN |
| nag {n} /ˈnæɡ/ (small horse) | :: rocín {m} |
| nag {n} (old useless horse) | :: jamelgo {m}, penco {m} |
| nag {v} (complain about insignificant matters) | :: regañar |
| nag {v} (bother with memories) | :: carcomer, reconcomer |
| nagger {n} /ˈnæɡɚ/ (one who nags) | :: regodeón {m} |
| nagging {adj} (causing persistent mild pain) | :: persistente, molesto {m} |
| naggy {adj} /ˈnæɡiː/ (Prone to nag) | :: regodeón |
| Nagorno-Karabakh {prop} /nəˌɡɔːnəʊ kɑːɹəˈbɑːk/ (region in South Caucasus) | :: Nagorno-Karabaj {m} |
| Nagorno-Karabakh Republic {prop} /nəˌɡɔːnəʊ kɑːɹəˈbɑːk ɹɪˌpʌblɪk/ (country in South Caucasus) | :: República de Nagorno-Karabaj {f} |
| Nagorny Karabakh {prop} (Nagorno-Karabakh) SEE: Nagorno-Karabakh | :: |
| Nagykanizsa {prop} (town in Hungary) | :: Nagykanizsa |
| nah {interj} /næː/ (no) | :: nah |
| Nahuatl {prop} /ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l/ (language) | :: náhuatl {m} |
| Nahum {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Naún {m} |
| naiad {n} /ˈneɪæd/ (female deity) | :: náyade {f} |
| naiad {n} (aquatic larva) | :: náyade {f} |
| naif {n} (one who is naive) | :: ingenuo |
| nail {n} /neɪl/ (on fingers and toes) | :: uña {f}, garra {f} |
| nail {n} (spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials) | :: clavo {m} |
| nail {v} (employ a nail as a fastener) | :: clavar, clavetear |
| nail {v} (engage in sexual intercourse) | :: tirarse |
| nail clipper {n} (nail trimmer) | :: cortaúñas |
| nail cutter {n} (nail clipper) SEE: nail clipper | :: |
| nail file {n} (A file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails) | :: lima de uñas {f} |
| nail gun {n} (gun which drives nails) | :: pistola de clavos {f}, clavadora {f} |
| nail polish {n} (cosmetic lacquer) | :: esmalte de uñas {m}, esmalte {m}, pintaúñas {m} |
| nail polish remover {n} (solvent used to remove nail polish) | :: quitaesmalte {m} |
| nail trimmer {n} (nail clipper) SEE: nail clipper | :: |
| Nairobi {prop} /naɪˈɹoʊbi/ (capital of Kenya) | :: Nairobi {m} |
| Naissaar {prop} (island in northern Estonia) | :: Naissaar |
| naive {adj} /naɪˈiːv/ (lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement) | :: cándido, ingenuo |
| naive {adj} ((art) simple, childlike style) | :: naíf, naif |
| naively {adv} /naɪˈivli/ (in a naive manner) | :: ingenuamente |
| naivety {n} (naïveté) SEE: naïveté | :: |
| Nakba {prop} (Nakba) | :: nakba {f} |
| naked {adj} /ˈneɪkɪd/ (not wearing any clothes) | :: desnudo, [colloquial] en cueros, en pelota, en pelotas, en bolas,[regional, colloquial] [Northwestern Mexico] bichi, [Bolivian Highlands] calancho, [Peru, Chile, Southern Ecuador] calato, [Costa Rica] chingo, [El Salvador] chulón, [Bolivian Lowlands] chuto, [Ecuador] llucho,[Chile] pilucho,[Colombia, Ecuador] viringo |
| naked {adj} (unprotected) | :: desabrigado |
| naked as the day one was born {adj} (completely naked) | :: como dios lo trajo al mundo |
| naked eye {n} (unaided eyesight) | :: simple vista {f} |
| nakedhood {n} (nakedness) SEE: nakedness | :: |
| nakedness {n} (state of being naked) | :: desnudez {f} |
| naked singularity {n} (a gravitational singularity with no event horizon) | :: singularidad desnuda {f} |
| Nakhichevan {prop} (autonomous republic of Azerbaijan) | :: Najicheván |
| Nakhichevan {prop} (city) | :: Najicheván |
| Nakhodka {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Najodka {f} |
| Nalchik {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Nálchik {m} |
| NAM {prop} (Non-Aligned Movement) | :: Movimiento de Países No Alineados |
| namaste {n} /ˈnʌməsteɪ/ (a greeting) | :: namasté, námaste |
| namaz {n} (prayer) SEE: prayer | :: |
| namaz {n} (salat) SEE: salat | :: |
| namby-pamby {adj} (insipid and sentimental) | :: ñoño |
| namby-pamby {adj} (lacking vigor or decisiveness) | :: soso {m} |
| namby-pamby {n} (one who is insipid, sentimental or weak) | :: ñoño {m} |
| name {n} /neɪm/ (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing) | :: nombre {m} |
| name {n} (reputation, see also: reputation) | :: fama {f}, reputación {f}, renombre {m} |
| name {v} (to give a name to) | :: nombrar, denominar |
| name {v} (to mention, specify) | :: escoger, elegir, nombrar |
| name {v} (to identify, define, specify) | :: especificar, precisar |
| name {v} (to publicly implicate) | :: nombrar, denominar |
| name {v} (to designate for a role) | :: nombrar, denominar |
| name {n} (yam) | :: ñame |
| name brand {n} (trademark) | :: marca {f} |
| name-calling {n} (abusive or insulting language) | :: insultar |
| name card {n} (business card) SEE: business card | :: |
| name day {n} (feast day of a saint) | :: día del santo {m}, onomástica {f}, santo {m} |
| namefellow {n} (someone with whom one shares a name) | :: tocayo {m} |
| nameless {adj} (having no name) | :: innominado |
| namely {adv} /ˈneɪmli/ (specifically) | :: específicamente, a saber |
| namesake {n} /ˈneɪmseɪk/ (person with the same name as another) | :: tocayo {m}, tocaya {f}, homónimo {m}, homónima {f}, colombroño {m} |
| Namibia {prop} /nəˈmɪbi.ə/ (Republic of Namibia) | :: Namibia |
| Namibian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Namibia) | :: namibio {m} |
| Namibian {n} (a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent) | :: namibio {m}, namibia {f} |
| Nancagua {prop} (Nancagua) | :: Nancagua {m} |
| nancy {n} ((derogatory slang) effeminate male homosexual) SEE: fairy | :: |
| Nan-ning {prop} (Nanning) SEE: Nanning | :: |
| Nanning {prop} (Capital of Guangxi) | :: Nanning |
| nanny {n} /ˈnæni/ (child's nurse) | :: niñera {f}, nana {f} [Latin America] |
| nano- {prefix} /ˈnænoʊ/ (10-9) | :: nano- |
| nanocoulomb {n} | :: nanocoulomb {m} |
| nanocrystal {n} (nanometer sized crystal) | :: nanocristal {m} |
| nanofarad {n} (electrical unit) | :: nanofaradio {m} |
| nanogram {n} | :: nanogramo {m} |
| nanomachine {n} | :: nanomáquina {f} |
| nanometer {n} (nanometre) SEE: nanometre | :: |
| nanometre {n} (subunit of length) | :: nanómetro {m} |
| nanori {n} (Japanese kanji readings for names) | :: nanori |
| nanorobotics {n} (the science and technology of designing and manufacturing nanoscale machines, especially robotic machines) | :: nanorrobótica {f} |
| nanosecond {n} (measure of time) | :: nanosegundo {m} |
| nanotechnology {n} (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) | :: nanotecnología {f} |
| nanotool {n} (Any tool having dimensions measured in nanometres, or used in nanotechnology) | :: nanoherramienta {f} |
| nanowire {n} (wire whose width is of the order of nanometers) | :: nanohilo {m} |
| Nanterre {prop} /nɑːnˈtɛə(ɹ)/ (city in Île-de-France) | :: Nanterre |
| Naomi {prop} /neɪˈoʊmi/ (Biblical character) | :: Noemí {f} |
| Naomi {prop} (female given name) | :: Noemí {f} |
| nap {n} /næp/ | :: siesta {f} |
| nap {v} (to have a nap) | :: sestear, dormitar, hacer siesta |
| napa cabbage {n} (type of Chinese cabbage) | :: col china {f}, repollo chino {m} |
| napalm {n} /ˈneɪ.pɑːm/ (inflammable substance) | :: napalm {m} |
| nape {n} /neɪp/ (back part of the neck) | :: nuca {f}, cogote {m}, colodrillo {m}, tolano |
| Naphtali {prop} (sixth son of Jacob) | :: Nephtalí |
| naphthalene {n} (white crystalline hydrocarbon) | :: naftalina |
| naphthyl {n} | :: naftilo {m} |
| Napier's bones {n} (a set of numbered rods used for multiplication and division) | :: ábaco neperiano {m} |
| napkin {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| napkin {n} (sanitary napkin) SEE: sanitary napkin | :: |
| napkin {n} /ˈnæp.kɪn/ (serviette) | :: servilleta {f} |
| napkin ring {n} (ring holding napkin) | :: servilletero {m} |
| Naples {prop} /ˈneɪ.pəlz/ (province in Italy) | :: Nápoles {f} |
| Naples {prop} (city in Italy) | :: Nápoles {f} |
| Naples yellow {n} (yellow pigment, lead(II) antimonate) | :: amarillo Nápoles {m}, amarillo de Nápoles {m}, amarillo napolitano {m} |
| Napoleon {prop} (Napoleon Bonaparte) | :: Napoleón {m} |
| Napoleon complex {n} (psychological compensation for one's short physical stature) | :: complejo napoleónico {m} |
| Napoleonic {adj} (of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte) | :: napoleónico |
| nappe {n} /nap/ (body of water) | :: napa de agua {f} |
| nappe {n} (geology) | :: napa tectónica {f} |
| nappy {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| narcissism {n} /ˈnɑɹsəˌsɪzm/ (excessive love of oneself) | :: narcisismo {m} |
| narcissist {n} (one who shows extreme love for themselves) | :: narciso {m}, narcisista {m} {f} |
| narcissist {n} (person full of egoism) | :: narciso {m}, narcisista {m} {f} |
| narcissistic {adj} /ˌnɑɹ.sɨˈsɪs.tɪk/ (having an inflated idea of one's own importance) | :: narcisista |
| narcissistic {adj} (obsessed with one's image and ego) | :: narcisista |
| narcissistic personality disorder {n} (personality disorder) | :: trastorno narcisista de la personalidad {m} |
| narcissus {n} /nɑɹˈsɪsəs/ (any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus) | :: narciso {m} |
| Narcissus {prop} (mythical youth) | :: Narciso |
| narco- {prefix} (pertaining to stupor, sleep, or a state of unconsciousness) | :: narco- |
| narco- {prefix} (of or pertaining to narcotics or their trade and use) | :: narco- |
| narcolepsy {n} (sleeping disorder) | :: narcolepsia {f} |
| narcology {n} (study of drug abuse) | :: narcología {f} |
| narcoterrorism {n} (terrorism as a factor in narcotrafficking) | :: narcoterrorismo {m} |
| narcotherapy {n} (narcotic therapy) | :: narcoterapia {f} |
| narcotic {n} (class of drugs) | :: estupefaciente {m} |
| narcotic {n} (numbing drug) | :: narcótico |
| narghile {n} (tobacoo pipe) SEE: hookah | :: |
| Narnia {prop} /ˈnɑː(ɹ).ni.ə/ (a fictional land) | :: Narnia |
| narrate {v} /ˈnæɹeɪt/ (to relate a story) | :: narrar, contar |
| narration {n} /ˌnɛɚˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (act of recounting or relating) | :: narración {f} |
| narrative {adj} /ˈnæɹətɪv/ (telling a story) | :: narrativo |
| narrative {adj} (of or relating to narration) | :: narrativo |
| narrative {n} (systematic recitation of an event) | :: narrativa {f} |
| narrative {n} (which is narrated) | :: narración {f} |
| narratology {n} (the study of narrative structure) | :: narratología {f} |
| narrator {n} /ˈnæɹeɪtəɹ/ (in story) | :: narrador {m} |
| narrator {n} (in film and television) | :: narrador {m} |
| narrow {adj} /ˈnæɹoʊ/ (having small width) | :: estrecho, angosto |
| narrow {v} (to reduce in width or extent) | :: estrechar, angostar |
| narrow {v} (to get narrower) | :: estrecharse |
| narrow-minded {adj} (having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas) | :: cuadriculado, mente cuadriculada, cerrado, estrecho de miras |
| narrow-minded {adj} (intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced) | :: carca |
| narrow-mindedness {n} (the state of being narrow-minded) | :: estrechez de miras {f}, estrechez de espíritu {f}, mezquindad {f}, angostura, cerrazón |
| narrowness {n} (state of being narrow) | :: estrechez |
| narthex {n} /ˈnɑɹθɛks/ (vestibule leading to the nave) | :: nártex {m} |
| Narva {prop} (City in Estonia) | :: Narva |
| narwhal {n} /ˈnɑɹʍəl/ (Arctic cetacean) | :: narval {m} |
| nary {adj} /ˈnɛəɹi/ | :: ninguno |
| Naryan-Mar {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Narian-Mar {m} |
| NASA {prop} /ˈnæsə/ (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) | :: NASA {f} |
| nasal {adj} /ˈneɪzəl/ (pertaining to the nose) | :: nasal |
| nasal {adj} (having a quality imparted by means of the nose) | :: nasal |
| nasal cavity {n} (air-filled space behind nose) | :: fosa nasal {f} |
| nasality {n} (state or quality of being nasal) | :: nasalidad {f} |
| nasalization {n} (articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth) | :: nasalización {f} |
| nasalness {n} (quality of being nasal) | :: nasalidad {f} |
| nasal polyp {n} (growth in the nose) | :: pólipo nasal {m} |
| nasal septum {n} (septum in the nose) | :: tabique nasal {m} |
| nascent {adj} /ˈneɪ.sənt/ (emerging; just coming into existence) | :: naciente, nasciente [dated] |
| Nash equilibrium {n} (set of choices of players' strategies) | :: equilibrio de Nash {m} |
| naso- {prefix} (relating to the nose) | :: naso- |
| nasociliary {adj} | :: nasociliar |
| nasogenian {adj} | :: nasogeniano |
| Nassau {prop} /ˈnæsɔː/ (capital of the Bahamas) | :: Nassau |
| Nasserism {n} (an Arab nationalist political ideology based on the thinking of the former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser) | :: nasserismo {m} |
| nasturtium {n} /nasˈtɜːʃəm/ (plant of the genus Tropaeolum) | :: capuchina {f} |
| nasturtium {n} (plant of the genus Nasturtium) | :: capuchina {f} |
| nasturtium {n} | :: berro, nasturcio |
| nasty {adj} /ˈnæs.ti/ (dirty, filthy) | :: sucio {m}, sucia {f} |
| nasty {adj} (contemptible of a person) | :: menospreciable {m} {f} |
| nasty {adj} (indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd) | :: obsceno {m}, grosero {m} |
| nata de coco {n} (jelly made by coconut water) | :: nata de coco {f} |
| Natalia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Natalie | :: |
| Natalie {prop} (female given name) | :: Natalia |
| natality {n} (ratio of live births to population) | :: natalidad {f} |
| Nataraja {prop} (dancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva) | :: Nataraja |
| natch {adv} /nætʃ/ (naturally) | :: naturalmente, por supuesto |
| Nathan {prop} /ˈneɪθən/ (biblical prophet) | :: Natán |
| Nathan {prop} (male given name) | :: Natán {m}, Natan {m} |
| nation {n} /ˈneɪ.ʃən/ (community of people) | :: nación {f} |
| nation {n} (sovereign state) | :: estado {m} |
| nation {n} (association of students) | :: sindicato {m} |
| national {adj} /ˈnæʃ(ə)nəl/ (of or having to do with a nation) | :: nacional |
| national {n} (subject) | :: ciudadano {m} |
| national anthem {n} (official song of a nation or country) | :: himno {m}, himno nacional {m} |
| national bourgeoisie {n} (section of an indigenous entrepreneurial class) | :: burguesía nacional {f} |
| national day {n} (day marking a country's establishment) | :: día nacional {m} |
| national debt {n} (money owed by the government of a nation) | :: deuda pública {f} |
| national emblem {n} (official emblem of a nation or country) | :: emblema nacional {m} |
| nationalism {n} /ˈnæʃənəlɪzəm/ (idea of supporting one's country and culture) | :: nacionalismo {m} |
| nationalism {n} (support of one nation's interests to the exclusion of others) SEE: jingoism | :: |
| nationalist {adj} (of or relating to nationalism) | :: nacionalista {m} {f} |
| nationalist {n} (advocate of nationalism) | :: nacionalista {m} {f} |
| nationalistic {adj} (of, relating to, or advocating nationalism) SEE: nationalist | :: |
| nationality {n} /ˌnæ.ʃəˈnæl.ɪ.ti/ (membership of a nation or state) | :: nacionalidad {f} |
| nationality {n} (nationalism) SEE: nationalism | :: |
| nationally {adv} (in a way relating to the whole nation) | :: nacionalmente |
| national park {n} (national park) | :: parque nacional {m} |
| national security {n} (safety of a country) | :: seguridad nacional {f} |
| National Socialism {n} (ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP) | :: nacionalsocialismo {m} |
| national sports team {n} (national sports team) | :: selección |
| national treasure {n} (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation) | :: tesoro nacional {m} |
| nation-state {n} (nation state or nation-state) | :: estado-nación {m} |
| native {adj} /ˈneɪtɪv/ (belonging to one by birth) | :: natal {m} {f} |
| native {adj} (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning) | :: indígena {m} {f} |
| native {adj} (characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin) | :: nativo, oriundo |
| native {n} (person who is native to a place) | :: indígena {m} {f} |
| native {n} (native speaker) SEE: native speaker | :: |
| Native American {adj} (of the American Indians) SEE: Indian | :: |
| native language {n} (one's first language learned in childhood) SEE: mother tongue | :: |
| native speaker {n} (person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue) | :: hablante nativo {m}, hablante nativa {f} |
| nativity {n} /nəˈtɪvɪti/ (birth) | :: navidad {f}, nacimiento {m} |
| nativity {n} (Nativity) SEE: Nativity | :: |
| Nativity {prop} (birth of Jesus) | :: navidad {f} |
| nativity scene {n} (nativity scene) | :: belén {m}, [Spain], nacimiento {m} [El Salvador, Chile, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela], pasito {m} [Costa Rica], pesebre {m} [Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela], portal {m} [Costa Rica] |
| NATO {prop} /ˈneɪ.toʊ/ (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) | :: OTAN {f} |
| natriuresis {n} /ˌneɪ.tɹɪ.jʊ(ə)ˈɹiː.sɪs/ (high levels of sodium in urine) | :: natriurético |
| natrolite {n} (mineral) | :: natrolita {f} |
| Natterer's slaty antshrike {n} (bird) | :: batará pizarroso de Natterer |
| natto {n} (Japanese food product) | :: natto {m} |
| natural {adj} /ˈnætʃəɹəl/ (relating to nature) | :: natural {m} {f} |
| natural {adj} (without additives) | :: natural {m} {f} |
| natural {adj} (musically not sharp or flat) | :: natural |
| natural {n} (musical note, symbol) | :: becuadro {m} |
| natural child {n} (child born to unmarried parents) | :: hijo natural {m}, hija natural {f} |
| natural disaster {n} (natural phenomenon) | :: desastre natural {m} |
| natural gas {n} (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) | :: gas natural {m} |
| naturalism {n} (a state of nature; conformity to nature) | :: naturalismo {m} |
| naturalist {n} (person who studies nature or natural history) | :: naturalista {m} {f} |
| naturalist {n} (person who advocates philosophical naturalism) | :: naturalista {m} {f} |
| naturalistic {adj} (of or relating to naturalism) | :: naturalista |
| naturalization {n} (act of granting (or getting granted) citizenship) | :: naturalización {f} |
| naturalize {v} (to acclimatize an animal or plant) SEE: acclimatize | :: |
| naturalize {v} /ˈnætʃəɹəˌlaɪz/ (to grant citizenship) | :: naturalizar |
| natural language {n} (human language developed naturally) | :: lengua natural {f} |
| natural language processing {n} (field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages) | :: procesamiento del lenguaje natural {m} |
| natural log {n} (natural logarithm) SEE: natural logarithm | :: |
| natural logarithm {n} (logarithm in base e) | :: logaritmo natural {m} |
| naturally {adv} /ˈnætʃ(ə)ɹəli/ (in a natural manner) | :: naturalmente |
| naturalness {n} (state or quality of being natural) | :: naturalidad {f} |
| natural number {n} (positive integer or non-negative integer) | :: número natural {m} |
| natural person {n} (human being) | :: persona natural {f}, persona física {f} |
| natural preserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| natural reserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| natural resource {n} (source of wealth that occurs naturally) | :: recurso natural {m} |
| natural science {n} (science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world) | :: ciencia natural {f} |
| natural scientist {n} (scientist dedicated to natural science) | :: científico {m} |
| natural selection {n} (natural selection) | :: selección natural {f} |
| nature {n} /ˈneɪtʃɚ/ (the natural world) | :: naturaleza {f} |
| nature {n} (essential characteristics) | :: naturaleza {f} |
| nature {n} (primitive state of being) | :: naturaleza {f} |
| nature {n} (everything related to biological and geographical states) | :: naturaleza {f} |
| nature preserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| nature reserve {n} (area managed to conserve natural features) | :: reserva natural {f} |
| nature's scythe {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| naturism {n} /ˈneɪ.tʃəɹˌɪz.əm/ (the belief in or practice of going nude or unclad) | :: naturismo {m} |
| naturist {n} (one who prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of health) | :: naturisto {m}, naturista {f} |
| naturopathy {n} (system of therapy) | :: naturopatía {f} |
| naught {pron} /nɔt/ (nothing) | :: nada |
| naughtily {adv} (in a naughty manner) | :: malvadamente |
| naughty {adj} /ˈnɔti/ (bad; tending to misbehave or act badly) | :: cachondo, travieso, maleducado |
| naughty {adj} (risqué, sexually suggestive) | :: obsceno, picante |
| naumachia {n} (recreation of sea battles in Ancient Rome) | :: naumaquia {f} |
| Nauru {prop} /nɑːˈuː.ɹuː/ (Republic of Nauru) | :: Nauru {m} |
| Nauruan {n} /nɑːˈuː.ɹuːn̩/ (person from Nauru) | :: nauruano |
| Nauruan {adj} (pertaining to Nauru) | :: nauruano |
| nausea {n} /ˈnɔzi.ə/ (feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit) | :: náusea {f} |
| nausea {n} (strong dislike or disgust) | :: repulsión {f}, asco {m} |
| nausea {n} | :: náuseas {f-p} |
| nausea {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness | :: |
| nauseating {adj} (causing disgust, revulsion or loathing) | :: nauseabundo |
| nauseating {adj} (causing nausea) | :: nauseabundo |
| nauseous {adj} /ˈnɔːʃəs/ (causing nausea) | :: nauseabundo |
| nauseous {adj} (afflicted with nausea) | :: nauseabundo |
| Nausicaa {prop} /nɔːˈsɪkeɪə/ (princess in the Odyssey) | :: Nausícaa {f} |
| -naut {suffix} (forms nouns meaning a voyager, farer or tripper) | :: -nauta {m} {f} |
| nautical {adj} /ˈnɔːtɪkl̩/ (relating to ships, shipping, navigation, and seamen) | :: náutico |
| nautical mile {n} (nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 metres) | :: milla náutica {f} |
| nautilus {n} /ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs/ (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) | :: nautilo {m} |
| Navajo {n} /ˈnæv.ə.həʊ/ (person) | :: navajo {m} |
| Navajo {prop} (language) | :: navajo {m} |
| naval {adj} /ˈneɪvəl/ (of or relating to a navy) | :: naval |
| Navarran {adj} (Navarrese) SEE: Navarrese | :: |
| Navarran {n} (Navarrese) SEE: Navarrese | :: |
| Navarre {prop} /nəˈvɑː(ɹ)/ (autonomous community of Spain) | :: Navarra |
| Navarrese {adj} /ˌnævəˈɹiːz/ (from Navarre) | :: navarro |
| Navarrese {n} (someone from Navarre) | :: navarro {m}, navarra {f} |
| nave {n} /neɪv/ (the middle or body of a church) | :: nave {f} |
| navel {n} /ˈneɪvəl/ (remnant of umbilical cord) | :: ombligo {m} |
| navel-gazing {n} /ˈneɪvəlˌɡeɪzɪŋ/ (excessive focus on oneself) | :: ombliguismo {m}, ensimismamiento |
| naïveté {n} /nɑˌiːvˈteɪ/ (lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity) | :: ingenuidad {f} |
| Navidad {prop} (Navidad) | :: Navidad {m} |
| navigable {adj} /ˈnævɪɡəbəl/ (for a body of water: sea, river etc.) | :: navegable |
| navigatable {adj} (navigable) SEE: navigable | :: |
| navigate {v} /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ (travel over water) | :: navegar |
| navigate {v} (move on the internet) | :: navegar |
| navigation {n} (canal) SEE: canal | :: |
| navigation {n} /nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/ (theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship) | :: navegación {f}, náutica {f} |
| navigation {n} (traffic or travel by vessel) | :: navegación {f} |
| navigation channel {n} (deeper channel cut into the sear or river bed) | :: caño {m} |
| navigator {n} (officer who navigates) | :: navegante {m} |
| navy {n} /ˈneɪvi/ (sea force) | :: marina {f} |
| navy {n} (navy blue colour) | :: azul marino {m} |
| navy blue {n} (a dark blue color) | :: azul marino {m} |
| Nayarit {prop} (state of Mexico) | :: Nayarit {m} |
| Naypyidaw {prop} /ˈneɪpjɪˌdɔː/ (capital of Burma) | :: Naipyidó |
| Nay Pyi Taw {prop} (Naypyidaw) SEE: Naypyidaw | :: |
| Nazareth {prop} /ˈnæzəɹəθ/ (a city in northern Israel) | :: Nazaret |
| Nazca Lines {prop} (Geoglyphs in Peru) | :: Líneas de Nazca {f-p} |
| nazi {adj} (Nazi) SEE: Nazi | :: |
| nazi {n} (Nazi) SEE: Nazi | :: |
| Nazi {n} /ˈnɑːtsi/ (member of the Nazi party) | :: nazi {m} {f} |
| Nazi {adj} (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) | :: nazi |
| Nazianzus {prop} /ˌnæzɪˈænzəs/ (Town in the region of Cappadocia) | :: Nacianzo |
| Nazi Germany {prop} (Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party) | :: Alemania nazi |
| Nazism {prop} /ˈnɑːtsɪzəm/ (the ideology of Adolf Hitler’s NSDAP) | :: nazismo {m} |
| N-bomb {n} (neutron bomb) SEE: neutron bomb | :: |
| ncRNA {n} (non-coding RNA) | :: RNAnc {m} |
| N'Djamena {prop} /əndʒɑːˈmeɪnɑː/ (capital city of Chad) | :: Yamena {f} |
| née {adj} /neɪ/ (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) | :: de soltera |
| Neanderthal {adj} /niˈændəɹθəl/ (of or pertaining to Homines neanderthalenses) | :: neanderthal, neandertal |
| Neanderthal {n} (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) | :: neandertal {m} |
| Neanderthal {n} (a primitive person) | :: neandertal {m} |
| neap {adj} /niːp/ (designating type of tide) | :: muerta (marea muerta) |
| Neapolitan {adj} /ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/ (pertaining to Naples) | :: napolitano |
| Neapolitan {adj} (ice cream) | :: helado napolitano {m} |
| Neapolitan {n} (inhabitant or resident of Naples) | :: napolitano {m}, napolitana {f} |
| Neapolitan {prop} (language of Naples, Italy) | :: napolitano {m} |
| near {adj} /nɪɹ/ (physically close) | :: cerca |
| near {adj} (almost) | :: casi |
| near {adj} | :: próximo |
| near {adv} (at or towards a position close in space or time) | :: cerca |
| near {prep} (in close proximity to) | :: cerca de |
| near {v} (come closer to) | :: aproximar, acercar |
| near {adj} (stingy) SEE: stingy | :: |
| near {adv} (nearly) SEE: nearly | :: |
| nearby {adj} (adjacent) | :: cercano, próximo |
| nearby {adv} (close to) | :: cerca |
| Near East {prop} (region in Asia) | :: Oriente Próximo {m}, Próximo Oriente {m}, Cercano Oriente {m} |
| nearest and dearest {n} /ˈnɪəɹɪst (ə)n ˈdɪəɹɪst/ (one's closest and most intimate family members, friends, etc.) | :: allegados {m}, allegadas {f}, círculo íntimo {m}, seres queridos {m-p} |
| near infrared {n} (infrared light near visible light) | :: infrarrojo cercano {m} |
| nearly {adv} /ˈnɪɹli/ (almost, but not quite) | :: casi |
| nearness {n} (proximity) SEE: proximity | :: |
| nearsightedness {n} (property of being nearsighted) | :: miopía {f} |
| near-synonym {n} (term which has a similar meaning) | :: idea afín {f} |
| near thing {n} (close call) SEE: close call | :: |
| neat {n} (cattle) SEE: cattle | :: |
| neat {adj} /niːt/ (tidy, free from dirt) | :: limpio, pulcro |
| neat {adj} (undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks) | :: derecho {m} |
| neat {adj} (chemistry: with no solvent or cosolvent) | :: puro {m}, pura {f} |
| neat {adj} (well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise) | :: bien hecho {m} |
| neat {adj} (colloquial: good, excellent, desirable) | :: bien hecho {m} |
| neat {n} (cow, bovine) | :: bovino, res {f} |
| neatness {n} (the state of being neat) | :: pulcritud {f} |
| Nebraska {prop} /nəˈbɹæskə/ (US state) | :: Nebraska {f} |
| Nebuchadnezzar {prop} /ˌnɛbəkədˈnɛzɚ/ (a ruler of Babylon) | :: Nabucodonosor |
| nebula {n} /ˈnɛbjʊlə/ (a space cloud) | :: nebulosa {f} |
| nebulizer {n} (device used to administer medicine) | :: nebulizador {m} |
| nebulosity {n} (cloudiness) SEE: cloudiness | :: |
| nebulous {adj} /ˈnɛbjʊləs/ (in the form of a cloud) | :: nebuloso |
| nebulous {adj} (ill-defined) | :: nebuloso |
| necessarily {adv} /ˌnɛsəˈsɛɹəli/ (of necessity) | :: necesariamente |
| necessary {adj} /ˈnɛsəˌsɛɹi/ (needed, required) | :: necesario, menester |
| necessary {adj} (such as must be) | :: necesario |
| necessary evil {n} (unfavorable thing that must be done or accepted) | :: mal necesario {m} |
| necessitate {v} /nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt/ (to make necessary; require something to be brought about) | :: necesitar |
| necessity {n} /nɪˈsɛsəti/ (quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite) | :: necesidad {f}, menester |
| necessity is the mother of innovation {proverb} (necessity is the mother of invention) SEE: necessity is the mother of invention | :: |
| necessity is the mother of invention {proverb} (a person in need will find a way) | :: la necesidad agudiza el ingenio |
| neck {n} /nɛk/ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) | :: cuello {m}, pescuezo {m} |
| neck {n} (extension of stringed instrument) | :: cuello {m}, mástil {m} |
| neck {n} (folklore: shapeshifting water spirit) SEE: nix | :: |
| neck and neck {adj} (very close in progress) | :: cabeza a cabeza |
| neckbrace {n} (orthopedic device used to support the neck) | :: collarín {m} |
| necklace {n} /ˈnɛkləs/ (jewelry) | :: collar {m} |
| necklet {n} (necklace) SEE: necklace | :: |
| neckline {n} /ˈnɛkˌlaɪn/ (line) | :: escote, escotadura {f} |
| necktie {n} /ˈnɛk.taɪ/ (strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front) | :: corbata {f} |
| necro- {prefix} /ˈnɛkɹəʊ/ (related to death) | :: necro- |
| necrocracy {n} /nɛˈkɹɒkɹəsi/ (government that still operates under the rules of a former, dead leader) | :: necrocracia {f} |
| necrology {n} /nɛˈkɹɒlədʒi/ (listing of people who have died) | :: necrología {f} |
| necromancer {n} /ˈnekɹə(ʊ)ˌmænsə/ (person who practices necromancy) | :: necromante, nigromante {m} {f} |
| necromancy {n} /ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsi/ (divination involving the dead) | :: nigromancia, necromancia |
| necrophage {n} (organism) | :: necrófago {m} |
| necrophagous {adj} /nɛˈkɹɑ.fə.ɡəs/ (that eats dead or decaying flesh) | :: necrófago |
| necrophagy {n} /nɛˈkɹɒfəd͡ʒi/ (eating of dead or decaying animal flesh) | :: necrofagia {f} |
| necrophilia {n} /nɛkɹoʊˈfɪli.ə/ (pathological attraction to dead bodies) | :: necrofilia {f} |
| necrophilia {n} (pathological fascination with death) | :: necrofilia {f} |
| necrophobia {n} (fear of death or corpses) | :: necrofobia |
| necropolis {n} /nɛˈkɹɒpəlɪs/ (cemetery) | :: necrópolis {f} |
| necrosis {n} (localized death of cells or tissue) | :: necrosis {f} |
| necrotic {adj} (of or pertaining to necrosis) | :: necrótico |
| nectar {n} /ˈnɛk.təɹ/ (drink of the gods) | :: néctar |
| nectar {n} (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) | :: néctar |
| nectar {n} | :: néctar {m} |
| nectarine {n} /ˈnɛk.tə.ɹin/ (fruit) | :: nectarina {f} |
| nectary {n} (gland that secretes nectar) | :: nectario {m} |
| need {n} /niːd/ (something required) | :: necesidad {f}, necesidades {f-p} |
| need {n} (lack of means of subsistence) | :: necesidad {f} |
| need {v} (to have an absolute requirement for) | :: necesitar |
| need {v} (to be obliged to) | :: necesitar |
| needle {n} /ˈniː.dl/ (implement for sewing etc.) | :: aguja {f} |
| needle {n} (leaf of conifer) | :: acícula {f}, aguja {f} |
| needlefish {n} (slender fish) | :: agujón {m} |
| needle in a haystack {n} (idiomatic) | :: aguja en un pajar |
| needlenose pliers {n} (a variety of pliers with long, narrow extensions) | :: alicate de boca semirredonda {m} |
| needless {adj} /ˈniːdləs/ (not needed) | :: inútil |
| needless to say {adv} (obviously) | :: huelga decir, ni que decir tiene |
| needs {adv} (necessarily) SEE: necessarily | :: |
| needs must when the devil drives {proverb} (there is sometimes no choice but to do something) | :: a la fuerza ahorcan |
| needy {adj} /ˈniːdi/ (in need, poor) | :: necesitado, pobre, menesteroso |
| neem {n} /niːm/ (Azadirachta indica) | :: nim {m}, margosa {f} |
| neener {interj} (a hostile taunt) | :: lero lero |
| ne'er-do-well {n} (good-for-nothing) SEE: good-for-nothing | :: |
| NEET {n} (person not in employment, education or training) | :: nini {m} {f} |
| nefarious {adj} /nɛˈfɛəɹi.əs/ (sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics) | :: nefario, nefando, feo [Mexico], infame, vicioso, malvado, inicuo |
| negation {n} /nəˈɡeɪʃən/ (act of negating something) | :: negación {f} |
| negationism {n} (denialism) SEE: denialism | :: |
| negative {adj} /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ (not positive or neutral) | :: negativo |
| negative {adj} (of electrical charge) | :: negativo |
| negative {adj} (linguistics: denying a proposition) | :: negación {f} |
| negative {n} (photography) | :: negativo {m} |
| negative {n} (mathematics: negative quantity) | :: negativo {m} |
| negatively {adv} (in a negative manner) | :: negativamente |
| negativeness {n} (negativity) SEE: negativity | :: |
| negative pressure {n} (pressure that is less than normal atmospheric pressure) | :: presión negativa {f} |
| negativism {n} | :: negativismo {m} |
| negativity {n} (characteristic of having a negative charge) | :: negatividad {f} |
| negativity {n} (characteristic of being pessimistic) | :: negatividad {f} |
| Negev {prop} /ˈnɛɡɛv/ (a desert in southern Israel) | :: Néguev {m} |
| neglect {v} /nɪˈɡlɛkt/ (disregard) | :: descuidar, desoír, hacer caso omiso |
| neglect {v} (fail to care for) | :: descuidar, negligir |
| neglect {v} (failure due to carelessness) | :: descuidar, negligir |
| neglect {n} (act of neglecting) | :: negligencia {f}, abandono {m} |
| neglect {n} (habitual lack of care) | :: negligencia {f} |
| neglected {adj} /nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/ (suffering from neglect) | :: descuidado, abandonado |
| neglectful {adj} (tending to neglect) | :: negligente |
| negligence {n} (failure to exercise a standard of care (law)) | :: negligencia {f} |
| negligent {adj} (careless) SEE: careless | :: |
| negligent {adj} /ˈnɛɡ.lɪ.dʒənt/ (culpable due to negligence) | :: negligente |
| negligently {adv} (in a negligent manner) | :: negligentemente |
| negligible {adj} (able to be ignored or excluded) | :: insignificante, desdeñable |
| negotiability {n} (state of being negotiable) | :: negociabilidad {f} |
| negotiable {adj} /nɪˈɡoʊʃi.əbəl/ (open to negotiation or bargaining) | :: negociable |
| negotiable instrument {n} (legal document) | :: efecto negociable {m} |
| negotiate {v} /nəˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ (confer to reach an agreement (intransitive)) | :: negociar |
| negotiate {v} (arrange a mutual agreement (transitive)) | :: negociar |
| negotiation {n} /nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ (process of achieving agreement) | :: negociación {f} |
| negotiator {n} /nɪˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪ.tɚ/ (One who negotiates) | :: negociador {m}, negociadora {f} |
| negotiatory {adj} | :: negociador {m}, negociadora {f} |
| negress {n} /ˈniːɡɹɪs/ (A black female) | :: negra {f} |
| negro {n} (Negro) SEE: Negro | :: |
| Negro {n} /ˈniːɡɹoʊ/ (person with dark skin) | :: negro {m}, negra {f} |
| Negrophobia {n} (the fear, hate or dislike of Black people) | :: negrofobia {f} |
| negus {n} /ˈniːɡəs/ (supreme Ethiopian ruler) | :: negus {m} |
| Nehemiah {prop} /ˌniː(h)əˈmaɪə/ (book of the Bible) | :: Nehemías |
| Nehemiah {prop} (male given name) | :: Nehemías |
| neigh {n} /neɪ/ (the cry of a horse) | :: relincho, relinchido {m} |
| neigh {v} ((of a horse) to make its cry) | :: relinchar |
| neigh {v} (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) | :: relinchar |
| neighborhood {n} /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/ (nearby area) | :: vecindad {f}, barrio {m}, vecindario {m}, cercanía {f} |
| neighborhood {n} (division of a municipality or region) | :: barrio {m} |
| neighbour {n} /ˈneɪbɚ/ (a person living on adjacent or nearby land) | :: vecino {m}, vecina {f} |
| neighbour {n} (fellow human) | :: prójimo {m}, prójima {f} |
| Nei Mongol {prop} (Inner Mongolia) SEE: Inner Mongolia | :: |
| neither {determiner} /ˈnaɪð.ə(ɹ)/ (not one of two; not either) | :: ninguno, ningún |
| neither {pron} (not either one) | :: ninguno |
| neither {conj} (not either (used with nor): neither X nor Y) | :: ni X ni Y |
| neither {conj} | :: tampoco |
| neither {adv} (similarly not) | :: tampoco |
| neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring {phrase} (unsuitable for anything or anybody) | :: ni carne ni pescado, ni chicha ni limonada, sin pies ni cabeza |
| neither fish nor fowl {n} (something or someone not easily categorized; something that does not fit in a group or situation) | :: ni chicha ni limonada, [Mexico] ni de aquí ni de allá |
| neither here nor there {adj} (not relevant) | :: no venir a cuento, no venir al caso |
| neither … nor {conj} (used for showing that something is not true of two or more people, things, actions, qualities, or ideas) | :: ni ... ni |
| nejayote {n} | :: nejayote {m} |
| nekton {n} (organisms in the ocean) | :: necton {m} |
| nematode {n} /ˈnɛm.ət.əʊd/ (small invertebrate animal) | :: nematodo {m}, gusano redondo {m} |
| Nemean {adj} /nɪˈmiːən/ (of or pertaining to Nemea) | :: nemeo |
| Nemean Lion {prop} /ˌnimi.ən ˈlai.ən/ (mythical lion of Nemea) | :: León de Nemea |
| nemesis {n} (archenemy) SEE: archenemy | :: |
| Nemesis {prop} /ˈnɛməsɪs/ (Greek goddess of retribution) | :: Némesis {f} |
| nene {n} /ˈneɪneɪ/ (Branta sandvicensis) | :: ganso de Hawái {m}, barnacla nené {f} |
| Nenets {n} (person) | :: nénets {m}, nenezos {m} |
| Nenets {prop} (language) | :: nenets {m}, nenezo {m} |
| neo- {prefix} /ˈnioʊ/ (new) | :: neo- |
| neo- {prefix} (contemporary) | :: neo- |
| neoclassicism {n} (movement) | :: neoclasicismo {m} |
| neocolonialism {n} (colonial linguistic expression) | :: neocolonialismo {m} |
| neodymium {n} /ˌniː.oʊˈdɪmiəm/ (chemical element) | :: neodimio {m} |
| neofascism {n} (right-wing political movement) | :: neofascismo {m} |
| neofascist {adj} (of or pertaining to neofascism) | :: neofascista {m} {f} |
| neofascist {n} (a follower of neofascism) | :: neofascista {m} {f} |
| Neogrammarian {n} (member or follower of the Neogrammarian school) | :: neogramático {m} |
| neoliberal {adj} (in accordance with neoliberalism) | :: neoliberal |
| neoliberal {n} (person who subscribes to neoliberalism) | :: neoliberal {m} {f} |
| neoliberalism {n} (political ideology) | :: neoliberalismo {m} |
| Neolithic {adj} /ˌni.oʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/ (of or relating to the New Stone Age) | :: neolítico |
| Neolithic {prop} (the New Stone Age) | :: neolítico {m} |
| neologism {n} /niːˈɒlədʒɪzəm/ (recently coined word) | :: neologismo {m} |
| neon {n} /ˈni.ɒn/ (element) | :: neón {m} |
| neonatal {adj} (of or pertaining to the time immediately birth) | :: neonatal |
| neonate {n} (newborn infant) SEE: newborn | :: |
| neo-Nazi {n} /ˌnioʊˈnɑːtsi/ (person who believes in a Nazi ideology) | :: neonazi {m} {f} |
| neo-Nazism {n} (the ideology held by neo-Nazis) | :: neonazismo {m} |
| neon sign {n} (an illuminated sign constructed from fluorescent lights) | :: neón {m} |
| neopaganism {n} (modern or revived form of paganism) | :: neopaganismo {m} |
| neophilia {n} /niːəˈfɪ.li.ə/ (love of new things) | :: neofilia {f} |
| neophobia {n} /niːəˈfəʊbɪə/ (fear of new things) | :: neofobia {f} |
| neophyte {n} /ˈni.əˌfaɪt/ (beginner) | :: neófito {m} |
| neophyte {n} (novice (recent convert)) | :: neófito {m} |
| neophyte {n} (early Christian convert) | :: neófito {m} |
| neophyte {n} (recently introduced plant species) | :: planta neófita {f} |
| neoplasm {n} /ˈniːoʊˌplæzəm/ (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) | :: neoplasma {m} |
| neoplastic {adj} (relating to neoplasm) | :: neoplástico |
| neoprene {n} /ˈniɵpɹin/ (synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, used in various consumer products) | :: neopreno {m} |
| neoteny {n} /niˈɑːtəni/ (retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult) | :: neotenia {f} |
| neoumbilicoplasty {n} (creation of a new belly button) | :: neoumbilicoplastia {f} |
| Nepal {prop} /nəˈpɔːl/ (Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal) | :: Nepal {m} |
| Nepalese {adj} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepalese {n} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepalese {prop} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepali {adj} /nəˈpɔːli/ (pertaining to Nepal) | :: nepalés {m} |
| Nepali {n} (person) | :: nepalés {m} |
| Nepali {prop} (language) | :: nepalés {m} |
| nepheline {n} (feldspathoid mineral) | :: nefelina {f} |
| nephew {n} /ˈnɛf.ju/ (fraternal or sororal nephew, see also: fraternal nephew; sororal nephew) | :: sobrino {m} |
| nephew-in-law {n} | :: sobrino político |
| Nephite {n} /ˈniːfaɪt/ (a descendant of Nephi) | :: Nefita {m} |
| nephling {n} (nephew or niece) SEE: nibling | :: |
| nephology {n} /nɪˈfɒlədʒi/ (branch of meteorology) | :: nefología {f} |
| nephrectomy {n} (the surgical removal of a kidney) | :: nefrectomía {f} |
| nephridium {n} (biology: a tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates) | :: nefridio {m} |
| nephrite {n} (semi-precious stone) | :: nefrita {f} |
| nephritic {adj} (of or relating to the kidneys) | :: nefrítico |
| nephritic {adj} (of, relating to or affected with nephritis) | :: nefrítico |
| nephritis {n} (inflammation of the kidney) | :: nefritis {f} |
| nephrocyte {n} | :: nefrocito {m} |
| nephrolith {n} (kidney stone) SEE: kidney stone | :: |
| nephrologist {n} (physician) | :: nefrólogo {m}, nefróloga {f} |
| nephrology {n} (branch of medicine that deals with the kidneys) | :: nefrología {f} |
| nephron {n} (basic structural and functional unit of the kidney) | :: nefrona {f} |
| nephropathy {n} (disorder of the kidney) | :: nefropatía {f} |
| nephrosclerosis {n} (ateriosclerosis) | :: nefroesclerosis {f} |
| nephrosclerotic {adj} (of or pertaining to nephrosclerosis) | :: nefroesclerótico |
| nephrosis {n} (disease) | :: nefrosis {f} |
| nepotism {n} /ˈnɛp.ə.tɪ.zəm/ (favoring of relatives or personal friends) | :: nepotismo {m} |
| Neptune {prop} /ˈnɛptuːn/ (eighth planet of the solar system) | :: Neptuno {m} |
| Neptune {prop} (Roman god of the ocean) | :: Neptuno {m} |
| Neptunian {adj} /nɛpˈtjuː.nɪ.ən/ (of or pertaining to the planet Neptune) | :: neptuniano |
| neptunium {n} /nɛpˈtuːniəm/ (chemical element) | :: neptunio {m} |
| nerd {n} /nɝːd/ (intellectual, skillful person, generally introverted) | :: ñoño {m}, cerebrito {m}, mateo {m} [Chile], norio {m} [Ecuador], matado {m} [Peru], empollón {m} [Spain], friki {m} {f} [Spain] |
| nereid {n} /ˈnɪəɹiɪd/ (mythological being) | :: nereida {f} |
| neritic {adj} | :: nerítico {m} |
| Nero {prop} /ˈnɪəɹəʊ/ (Roman Emperor from 54 to 68) | :: Nerón {m} |
| neroli {n} /ˈnɪəɹəli/ (essential oil obtained from the blossom of the bitter orange) | :: neroli, aceite de flores de naranjo {m} |
| nerve {n} /nɝv/ (bundle of neurons) | :: nervio {m} |
| nerve {n} (courage) | :: coraje {m} |
| nerve {n} (audacity) | :: descaro {m}, frescura {f} |
| nerve {n} (agitation caused by a negative emotion) | :: nervios {m-p} |
| nerve {v} (strengthen) SEE: strengthen | :: |
| nerve {v} (encourage) SEE: encourage | :: |
| nerve agent {n} (weapon of mass destruction) SEE: nerve gas | :: |
| nerve cell {n} (cell of the nervous system) | :: neurona {f} |
| nerve fibre {n} (axon) SEE: axon | :: |
| nerve gas {n} (weapon of mass destruction) | :: gas nervioso {m} |
| nerve impulse {n} (signal transmitted along a nerve fibre) | :: impulso nervioso {m} |
| nervosity {n} (nervousness) SEE: nervousness | :: |
| nervous {adj} /ˈnɜːvəs/ (easily agitated or alarmed) | :: nervioso |
| nervous {adj} (apprehensive, anxious) | :: nervioso |
| nervous {adj} (relating to the nerves) | :: nervioso |
| nervous breakdown {n} (disabling attack of a psychological disorder) | :: ataque de nervios {m} |
| nervously {adv} (in a nervous manner) | :: nerviosamente |
| nervousness {n} (state or quality of being nervous) | :: nerviosidad {f}, nerviosismo {m}, intranquilidad {f} |
| nervous system {n} (system which coordinates the activity of the body) | :: sistema nervioso {m} |
| nesh {adj} /nɛʃ/ (delicate, weak, poor-spirited, susc. to cold) | :: friolento {m}, friolenta {f}, friolero {m}, friolera {f} |
| -ness {suffix} /nəs/ (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quality of being...", or "the measure of being...") | :: -idad |
| nest {n} /nɛst/ (bird-built structure) | :: nido {m} |
| nest {n} (place for depositing eggs) | :: nido {m} |
| nest {n} (snug residence) | :: nido {m} |
| nest {n} (hideout) | :: cueva {f} |
| nest {n} | :: jerarquía {f}, nido {m} |
| nest {v} (to build or settle into a nest) | :: anidar |
| nested {adj} (embedded) SEE: embedded | :: |
| nested {adj} (successively fitted one inside another) | :: anidado |
| nest egg {n} (savings) | :: ahorros {m-p}, peculio {m}, colchón {m}, hucha {f} |
| nestle {v} /ˈnɛsəl/ (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly) | :: acomodarse, acurrucarse |
| nestle {v} (to press oneself against another affectionately) | :: acomodarse, acurrucarse |
| Nestor {prop} (male given name) | :: Néstor |
| Nestorian {adj} (related to the teachings of Nestorius) | :: nestoriano |
| Nestorian {n} (A member of a "Nestorian" church) | :: nestoriano {m}, nestoriana {f} |
| Nestorianism {n} (The religious beliefs of the followers of Nestorius) | :: nestorianismo {m} |
| net {n} /nɛt/ (mesh of string, cord or rope) | :: red {f} |
| net {n} (device for catching fish, butterflies etc.) | :: red {f} |
| net {n} (figurative: trap) | :: red {f} |
| net {n} (interconnecting system) | :: red {f} |
| net {adj} (remaining after expenses or deductions) | :: neto {m}, líquido |
| netbook {n} (economical notebook computer) | :: ultraportátil {m} |
| nether {adj} /nɛð.ɚ/ (lower) | :: inferior, de abajo |
| nether {adj} (beneath the earth's surface) | :: subterráneo |
| Netherlander {n} /ˈnɛðɚˌlændɚ/ (someone from the Netherlands) | :: neerlandés {m}, neerlandesa {f} |
| Netherlandic {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlandish {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlands {prop} /ˈnɛðələndz/ (country in northwestern Europe, see also: Holland) | :: Países Bajos {m-p}, Holanda {f} |
| Netherlands {adj} (pertaining to the Netherlands) | :: holandés, neerlandés |
| Netherlands Antilles {prop} (former autonomous territory) | :: Antillas Neerlandesas {p} |
| netizen {n} (member of Internet community) | :: internauta {f} |
| nettle {n} /ˈnɛt(ə)l/ (stinging herb of genus Urtica) | :: ortiga {f} |
| nettle {v} | :: picar, irritar, provocar |
| nettle-rash {n} (itchy areas of the skin) SEE: urticaria | :: |
| net weight {n} (weight of a product) | :: peso neto {m} |
| net weight {n} (weight of a vehicle) | :: peso neto {m} |
| network {n} /nɛtwɝk/ (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) | :: red {f} |
| network {n} (interconnected group or system) | :: red {f} |
| network {n} (multiple computers and other devices connected together) | :: red {f} |
| networkability {n} | :: capacidad de trabajar en red {f}, capacidad de red {f} |
| network card {n} (computer card) | :: tarjeta de red {f} |
| networking {n} (act of connecting computers into network) | :: conexión {f} |
| networking {n} (meeting new people) | :: establecimiento de nuevos contactos {m}, establecer red {m}, hacer red {m} |
| neumatic {adj} (written using neumes) | :: neumático |
| neume {n} /n(j)um/ (sign used in early musical notation) | :: neuma {m} |
| Neuquén {prop} (province) | :: Neuquén |
| neural {adj} /ˈnʊɹəl/ (of or relating to the nerves) | :: neural |
| neuralgia {n} (nerve pain) | :: neuralgia {f} |
| neural network {n} (in artificial intelligence) | :: red neuronal {f}, red neural {f} |
| neural network {n} (in anatomy) | :: red neuronal {f}, red neural {f} |
| neural tube {n} (hollow dorsal tube) | :: tubo neural {m} |
| neuraminic acid {n} (9-carbon amino carbohydrate) | :: ácido neuramínico {m} |
| neuritis {n} (inflammation of nerves) | :: neuritis {f} |
| neuro- {prefix} /ˈn(j)ʊɹoʊ/ (relating to nerves or the nervous system) | :: neuro- |
| neuroanatomy {n} /njʊəɹəʊəˈnatəmi/ (the anatomy of the nervous system) | :: neuroanatomía {f} |
| neurobiology {n} (scientific study of nerve and brain fuction) | :: neurobiología {f} |
| neuroblast {n} (embryonic cell that develops into a nerve cell) | :: neuroblasto {m} |
| neurodegenerative {adj} (pertaining to the progressive loss of nerve cells) | :: neurodegenerativo |
| neurodiversity {n} (the variety of configurations of the brain) | :: neurodiversidad {f} |
| neuroectoderm {n} | :: neuroectodermo {m} |
| neuroendocrine {adj} (pertaining to the nervous system and endocrine system together) | :: neuroendocrino |
| neuroepithelial {adj} (of or relating to the neuroepithelium) | :: neuroepitelial |
| neurofibromatosis {n} (genetic disorder) | :: neurofibromatosis {f} |
| neurohypophysis {n} (posterior lobe of the pituitary gland) | :: neurohipófisis {f} |
| neurolinguistics {n} (science) | :: neurolingüística {f} |
| neurological {adj} (dealing with the study of the brain) | :: neurológico |
| neurologically {adv} (with regard to neurology) | :: neurológicamente |
| neurologist {n} (doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology) | :: neurólogo {m}, neuróloga {f} |
| neurology {n} /n(j)uˈɹɒlədʒi/ (branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders) | :: neurología {f} |
| neuroma {n} (tumor composed of nerve cells) | :: neuroma {m} |
| neuron {n} /ˈn(j)ʊɹɑn/ (a cell of the nervous system) | :: neurona {f} |
| neuronal {adj} (of, or relating to a neuron) | :: neuronal |
| neuropathic {adj} (of, or relating to neuropathy) | :: neuropático |
| neuropathology {n} (pathology of the nervous system) | :: neuropatología {f} |
| neuropathy {n} (disease of the nervous system) | :: neuropatía {f} |
| neuropeptide {n} (peptide that function as a neurotransmitter) | :: neuropéptido {m} |
| neurophysiology {n} (branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system) | :: neurofisiología {f} |
| neuropsychiatry {n} (branch of medicine) | :: neuropsiquiatría {f} |
| neuropteran {n} (insect of the order Neuroptera) | :: neuróptero {m} |
| neuroscience {n} (scientific study of the nervous system) | :: neurocienca {f} |
| neurosis {n} (mental disorder) | :: neurosis {f} |
| neurosurgeon {n} (brain surgeon) | :: neurocirujano {m}, neurocirujana {f} |
| neurosurgery {n} (surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems) | :: neurocirugía {f} |
| neurosurgery {n} (surgery of the brain) | :: neurocirugía {f} |
| neurosyphilis {n} (syphilis infection affecting the nervous system) | :: neurosífilis {f} |
| neurotic {adj} /njʊəˈɹɒtɪk/ (overanxious) | :: neurótico |
| neurotmesis {n} | :: neurotmesis {f} |
| neurotoxic {adj} (having a toxic effect on nerve tissue) | :: neurotóxico |
| neurotransmitter {n} (substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons) | :: neurotransmisor {m} |
| neurotypical {adj} (having normal way of processing information) | :: neurotípico |
| neurula {n} (zoology: an embryo of vertebrates in the state when the primitive band is first developed) | :: néurula {f} |
| neuter {adj} /ˈn(j)uːtɚ/ (neutral, neither one thing nor another) | :: neutral, neutro |
| neuter {adj} (grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine) | :: neutro |
| neuter {adj} (grammar: intransitive, see also: intransitive) | :: neutro |
| neuter {adj} (having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones) | :: neutro |
| neuter {v} (to remove sex organs from an animal) | :: castrar, capar |
| neutral {adj} /ˈnjuːtɹəl/ (not taking sides in a conflict) | :: neutral |
| neutral {adj} (chemistry: neither acidic nor alkaline) | :: neutro |
| neutral {n} (position of gears) | :: punto muerto {m}, punto neutral {m} |
| neutralisation {n} (neutralisation) SEE: neutralization | :: |
| neutrality {n} /nuˈtɹæləti/ (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) | :: neutralidad {f} |
| neutralization {n} (neutralization) | :: neutralización {f} |
| neutralize {v} (to make even, inactive or ineffective) | :: neutralizar |
| neutrino {n} /njuːˈtɹiːnoʊ/ (en elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge) | :: neutrino {m} |
| neutron {n} /ˈn(j)uːtɹɒn/ (subatomic particle) | :: neutrón |
| neutron bomb {n} (atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons) | :: bomba de neutrones {f} |
| neutron star {n} (star composed of neutrons) | :: estrella de neutrones {f} |
| neutrophil {adj} /ˈnjuːtɹəfɪl/ (easily stained by neutral dyes) | :: neutrófilo |
| Nevada {prop} /nɪˈvædə/ (US state) | :: Nevada {f} |
| Nevadan {n} | :: Nevadeño |
| never {adv} /ˈnɛ.vɚ/ (at no time) | :: nunca, jamás |
| never again {adv} (at no time in the future) | :: nunca más |
| neverending {adj} (having no end) | :: interminable, de nunca acabar |
| never ever {adv} (emphatic never) | :: nunca jamás |
| never mind {v} (it is not important) | :: es igual, no importa, da igual, no le hace [Mexico], ya no |
| never mind {v} (do not be concerned (about someone or something, or about doing something)) | :: no se preocupe, no te preocupes |
| never mind {v} (I was wrong; I withdraw my previous statement) | :: no importa |
| never mind {v} (let alone; much less) SEE: let alone | :: |
| nevermore {adv} (never again) SEE: never again | :: |
| never say die {interj} (do not despair) | :: nunca te rindas |
| never say never {phrase} (never say never) | :: nunca digas nunca, nunca digas de este agua no beberé, no digas nunca jamás |
| nevertheless {adv} /ˈnɛvɚðəlɛs/ (in spite of what preceded) | :: no obstante, sin embargo |
| Nevi'im {prop} (constituent of the Bible) | :: Nevi'im {m-p} |
| nevus {n} (benign lesion on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| new {adj} (recently made or created) | :: nuevo |
| new {adj} (additional, recently discovered) | :: nuevo |
| new {adj} (current or later) | :: nuevo |
| new {adj} (distinguishing something established more recently) | :: nuevo |
| new {adj} (in original condition, pristine) | :: nuevo |
| new {adj} (strange, unfamiliar) | :: nuevo |
| new {adj} (recently arrived or appeared) | :: nuevo |
| new {adj} (inexperienced, unaccustomed) | :: nuevo |
| Newari {prop} (Newari language) | :: nepal bhasa {m}, newar de Katmandú |
| newb {n} (newbie) SEE: newbie | :: |
| newbie {n} /ˈnjuːbi/ (new (inexperienced) user or participant) | :: novato, usuario nuevo {m}, principiante {m} {f} |
| newborn {adj} (recently born) | :: recién nacido {m}, neonato |
| newborn {n} (recently born baby) | :: recién nacido {m}, neonato |
| New Brunswick {prop} /njuː ˈbɹʌnz.wɪk/ (province in eastern Canada) | :: Nuevo Brunswick |
| New Caledonia {prop} /ˈnu ˌkæl.ɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ (overseas territory of France) | :: Nueva Caledonia {f} |
| New Caledonian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia) | :: neocaledonio, de Nueva Caledonia |
| New Caledonian {n} (person from New Caledonia) | :: neocaledonio, de Nueva Caledonia |
| Newcastle disease {n} (disease of poultry) | :: enfermedad de Newcastle {f} |
| newcomer {n} /ˈn(j)uˌkʌmɚ/ (one who has recently arrived in a community) | :: recién llegado {m}, recién llegada {f} |
| New Delhi {prop} /n(j)uː ˈdɛli/ (capital of India) | :: Nueva Delhi {f} |
| newel {n} /ˈnu.əl/ (central pillar of staircase) | :: alma {f} |
| New England {prop} (six states of the United States) | :: Nueva Inglaterra {f} |
| New English {prop} (form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550) | :: inglés moderno {m} |
| newer {adj} /ˈn(j)uɚ/ (More recent) | :: más nuevo |
| newfangled {adj} /ˌnuˈfæŋ.ɡəld/ (modern, unfamiliar or different) | :: moderno, ultramoderno |
| Newfoundland {prop} /ˈn(j)uˌfaʊnd.lənd/ (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) | :: Terranova {f}, Tierra Nueva {f} |
| Newfoundland {n} (dog) | :: terranova |
| Newfoundland and Labrador {prop} (Province in eastern Canada) | :: Terranova y Labrador {f} |
| New Granada {prop} (historical nation) | :: Nueva Granada {f} |
| New Guinea {prop} (large island) | :: Nueva Guinea {f} |
| New Hampshire {prop} /nuːˈhæmpʃɚ/ (US state) | :: Nueva Hampshire {f} |
| New Hebrides {prop} /ˌnjuː ˈhɛbɹɪdiz/ (archipelago forming the state of Vanuatu) | :: Nuevas Hébridas {f-p} |
| New Jersey {prop} /nuːˈdʒɝzi/ (a northeast state of the United States of America) | :: Nueva Jersey {f} |
| newly {adv} /ˈnuli/ (Very recently) | :: nuevamente |
| newlywed {n} (a recently married person) | :: recién casado {m}, recién casada {f} |
| New Mexican {adj} (of, from or relating to New Mexico) | :: neomexicano |
| New Mexican {n} (an inhabitant or a resident of the state of New Mexico) | :: neomexicano {m}, neomexicana {f} |
| New Mexico {prop} /nu ˈmɛk.si.koʊ/ (US State) | :: Nuevo México {m} |
| new moon {n} (phase of moon when in conjunction with sun) | :: luna nueva {f}, novilunio {m} |
| newness {n} /ˈn(j)uːnəs/ (novelty) | :: novedad {f} |
| New Objectivity {prop} (artistic movement) | :: nueva objetividad {f} |
| New Orleans {prop} /ˈn(j)uː ɔɹˈliːnz/ (city) | :: Nueva Orleans {f} |
| news {n} /njuːz/ (new information of interest) | :: noticias {f-p} |
| news {n} (reports of current events) | :: telediario {m}, informativos {m-p}, noticias {f}, noticiero {m} |
| news agency {n} (organisation that gathers and distributes news) | :: agencia de información {f}, agencia de noticias {f} |
| newsagent {n} (retail business) | :: estanco {m} |
| news anchor {n} (presenter of news broadcasts) | :: presentador de noticias {m}, conductor {m} |
| news conference {n} (press conference) SEE: press conference | :: |
| newsletter {n} /ˈn(j)uzˌlɛtɚ/ (publication) | :: boletín de noticias {m}, boletín informativo {m} |
| news media {n} (various forms of news) | :: prensa {f} |
| New South Wales {prop} (one state of Australia) | :: Nueva Gales del Sur {f} |
| New Spain {prop} (historical colony) | :: Nueva España {f} |
| newspaper {n} /ˈn(j)uzˌpeɪpɚ/ (publication) | :: periódico {m}, diario {m}, rotativo {m} |
| newspaper {n} (paper on which newspapers are printed) | :: papel de periódico {m} |
| Newspeak {prop} (fictional language) | :: neolengua |
| newsreader {n} (news anchor) SEE: news anchor | :: |
| newsreel {n} (a short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence) | :: noticiero |
| newsstand {n} (open stall where newspapers and magazines are on sale) | :: kiosco {m}, quiosco {m} |
| New Stone Age {prop} (Neolithic) SEE: Neolithic | :: |
| newt {n} /ˈn(j)ut/ (type of salamander) | :: tritón {m} |
| New Testament {prop} (second half of the Christian Bible) | :: Nuevo Testamento {m} |
| newton {n} (derived unit of force) | :: newton {m} |
| new wine in an old bottle {n} | :: vino nuevo en odres viejo |
| New World {prop} (the Americas and Oceania) | :: Nuevo Mundo {m} |
| New Year {n} (January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following) | :: año nuevo {m} |
| New Year's Day {n} (holiday occurring on January 1st) | :: Año Nuevo {m} |
| New Year's Eve {prop} (holiday on December 31st) | :: Nochevieja {f} [especially Spain], víspera de año nuevo {f} |
| New Year's resolution {n} /ˈnjuː jɪəz ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ (vow one makes for the coming year) | :: propósito de Año Nuevo {m} |
| New York {prop} /nu ˈjɔɹk/ (state) | :: Nueva York {f} |
| New York {prop} (city) SEE: New York City | :: |
| New York City {prop} (large city in the USA) | :: Nueva York |
| New Yorker {n} (a native or resident of New York City) | :: neoyorkino {m}, neoyorquino {m}, neoyorkina {f}, neoyorquina {f} |
| New York State {prop} (The State of New York) | :: Nueva York {f} |
| New Zealand {prop} /nju ˈziː.lənd/ (country in Oceania) | :: Nueva Zelanda {f}, Nueva Zelandia {f} |
| New Zealand dollar {n} (official currency of New Zealand) | :: dólar neozelandés {m} |
| New Zealander {n} (a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent) | :: neocelandés {m}, neozelandés {m}, neozelandesa {f} |
| New Zealand falcon {n} (Falco novaeseelandiae) | :: halcón maorí {m}, halcón de Nueva Zelanda {m} |
| New Zealandress {n} (female New Zealander) | :: neozelandesa {f} |
| next {adj} /nɛkst/ (following in a sequence) | :: siguiente, próximo |
| next {adj} (being closer to the present location than all other items) | :: próximo |
| next {adj} (nearest date, time, space or order) | :: próximo, entrante |
| next {adv} (In a time, place or sequence closest or following) | :: junto a, al lado de |
| next {adv} (On the first subsequent occasion) | :: pues, después |
| next {prep} (on the side of) | :: al lado |
| next {n} (the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)) | :: siguiente {m} {f}, próxima {f}, próximo {m} |
| next {prep} (next to) SEE: next to | :: |
| nextly {adv} (next) SEE: next | :: |
| next of kin {n} (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) | :: pariente cercano {m} |
| next of kin {n} (spouse, close friend, close relative) | :: acompañante |
| next time {n} (on the following occasion) | :: la próxima vez |
| next to {prep} (beside; alongside) | :: junto a, al lado de, cabe |
| next to last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| next to nothing {pron} (very little) | :: casi nada |
| next year {adv} (year after this one) | :: el año próximo, el año que viene |
| nexus {n} /ˈnɛk.səs/ (connection) | :: nexo {m}, conexión {f} |
| nexus {n} (connected group) | :: enchufe {m} [colloquial], cuña {f} [colloquial], junta {f}, vínculo {m}, vinculación {f} |
| nexus {n} (centre of something) | :: centro |
| négligée {n} /ˈnɛɡlɪʒeɪ/ (nightgown) | :: camisón de encaje {m} |
| NGO {n} (non-governmental organization) | :: ONG |
| Niamey {prop} /njɑːˈmeɪ/ (capital of Niger) | :: Niamey |
| nib {n} /nɪb/ (tip of a pen) | :: plumín {m} |
| nib {n} (bill of a bird) | :: pico {m} |
| nibble {v} /ˈnɪbəl/ (eat with small bites) | :: mordisquear, picotear, comiscar |
| nibling {n} /ˈnɪblɪŋ/ (gender-neutral term for child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law) | :: sobrino {m} |
| Nicaragua {prop} /ˌnɪk.əˈɹɑ.ɡwə/ (a country in Central America) | :: Nicaragua |
| Nicaraguan {adj} (pertaining to Nicaragua) | :: nicaragüense |
| Nicaraguan {n} (person from Nicaragua) | :: nicaragüense |
| nice {adj} /naɪs/ (pleasant) | :: simpático, agradable, amable, bueno |
| nice {adj} (attractive) | :: bonito, bello, lindo |
| nice {adj} (having a pleasant taste or aroma) | :: rico, bueno |
| Nice {prop} /niːs/ (city in France) | :: Niza {f} |
| nice-looking {adj} (attractive) SEE: attractive | :: |
| nicely {adv} /ˈnʌɪsli/ (pleasantly) | :: espléndidamente, bien |
| Nicene Creed {prop} (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) | :: símbolo niceno {m} |
| nice to meet you {phrase} (pleased to meet you) SEE: pleased to meet you | :: |
| niche {n} /nɪt͡ʃ/ (cavity, hollow, or recess) | :: hornacina |
| niche {n} (ecological function of an organism) | :: nicho {m} |
| Nicholas {prop} /ˈnɪk.ə.ləs/ (male given name) | :: Nicolás |
| nickel {n} /ˈnɪk.əl/ (element) | :: níquel {m} |
| nickel {v} (to plate with nickel) | :: niquelar |
| nickeline {n} (a mineral, nickel arsenide) | :: niquelina {f} |
| nickel silver {n} (alloy) | :: metal blanco {m}, alpaca {f} |
| nickname {n} /ˈnɪkneɪm/ (familiar, invented given name) | :: apodo {m}, mote {m}, sobrenombre {m}, [Bolivia, Peru] chapa {f} |
| nickname {v} (to give a nickname to) | :: apodar, motear |
| Nicola {prop} /ˈnɪ.kə.lə/ (feminine form of Nicholas) | :: Nicolasa {f} |
| Nicole {prop} (Nicola) SEE: Nicola | :: |
| Nicomedia {prop} (city) | :: Nicomedia {f} |
| Nicopolis {prop} (city in Epirus) | :: Nicópolis {f} |
| Nicosia {prop} /ˌnɪkəˈsiːə/ (capital of Cyprus) | :: Nicosia |
| nicotine {n} /ˈnɪkətiːn/ (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) | :: nicotina {f} |
| nictemeral {adj} (varying regularly with a day/night cycle) | :: nictemeral |
| nictitating {adj} /ˈnɪktɪteɪtɪŋ/ (winking, blinking) | :: nictitante |
| nictitating membrane {n} (transparent protective fold of skin) | :: membrana nictitante {f} |
| niddy-noddy {n} (a tool to make skeins from yarn) | :: aspa {f} |
| nidify {v} /ˈnɪd.əˌfaɪ/ (to make a nest) | :: nidificar |
| niece {n} /niːs/ (fraternal or sororal niece, see also: fraternal niece; sororal niece) | :: sobrina {f} |
| niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's husband) SEE: niece | :: |
| niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's wife) SEE: niece | :: |
| niece-in-law {n} | :: sobrina política |
| nief {n} (fist) SEE: fist | :: |
| Nietzschean {adj} /ˈni.t͡ʃi.ən/ (pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings) | :: nietzscheano |
| Nietzschean {n} (a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas) | :: nietzscheano {m}, nietzscheana {f} |
| nifty {adj} /ˈnɪfti/ (good, useful) | :: bueno, chulo, bonito, ingenioso |
| nigella {n} /naɪˈd͡ʒɛlə/ (plant of the genus Nigella) | :: ajenuz, arañuela {f} |
| nigella {n} (spice) SEE: black caraway | :: |
| Niger {prop} /ˈnaɪ.dʒə(ɹ)/ (country) | :: Níger |
| Nigeria {prop} /naɪˈdʒɪə.ɹɪə/ (a country in Western Africa) | :: Nigeria {f} |
| Nigerian {n} /naɪˌdʒɪəɹɪən/ (person) | :: nigeriano {m} |
| Nigerian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) | :: nigeriano |
| Nigerien {n} /niːˈʒɛəɹi.ən/ (person) | :: nigerino {m}, nigerina {f} |
| Nigerien {adj} (pertaining to Niger) | :: nigerino {m} |
| nigga {n} /ˈnɪɡə/ (ethnic slur) | :: negro {m}, negrito {m} |
| niggard {v} (a miser or stingy person) SEE: skinflint | :: |
| niggardly {adj} /ˈnɪɡɚdli/ (withholding) | :: [rehuso] malicioso {m} |
| nigger {n} /ˈnɪɡə(ɹ)/ (Negro person, black person (pejorative)) | :: negro {m}, negra {f}, mayate {m} [Chicano slang], negrillo {m}, negrilla {f}, negrito {m}, negrita {f}, negrote {m}, negraso {m}, negro de mierda, mono {m}, mona {f}, gorila {m}, negrata {m} |
| nigger in the woodpile {n} | :: gato encerrado |
| nigh {adj} /naɪ/ (near, close by) | :: cerca, cabe |
| nigh {adv} (almost; nearly) | :: cercano |
| night {n} /naɪt/ (period between sunset and sunrise) | :: noche {f} |
| night {n} (evening or night spent at a particular activity) | :: tarde {f} |
| night {n} (darkness) | :: oscuridad {f} |
| night and day {adv} (opposite) | :: día y noche |
| night blindness {n} (nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light) | :: ceguera nocturna {f} |
| nightcap {n} /ˈnaɪtˌkæp/ (warm cap worn at night) | :: gorro de dormir {m} |
| nightclothes {n} (clothing worn while sleeping) | :: ropa para dormir |
| nightclub {n} (establishment that is open late at night) | :: club nocturno {m} |
| nightcrawler {n} (Lumbricus terrestris) | :: lombriz {f} |
| nightcrawler {n} (large earthworm used as bait) | :: carnada {f}, cebo {m} |
| nightdress {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| night emission {n} (nocturnal emission) SEE: nocturnal emission | :: |
| nightfall {n} /ˈnaɪtfɔːl/ (the close of the day; the coming of night) | :: anochecer {m} |
| nightgown {n} /ˈnaɪtˌɡaʊn/ (sleeping garment worn by women) | :: camisón |
| nighthawk {n} (night owl) SEE: night owl | :: |
| nighthawk {n} /ˈnaɪthɑk/ (New World nightjar) | :: chotacabras {m} |
| night heron {n} (species of heron) | :: martinete {m} |
| nightie {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| nightingale {n} /ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl/ (bird) | :: ruiseñor {m} |
| nightjar {n} /ˈnaɪtdʒɑː/ (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae) | :: chotacabras {m}, guardacaminos {m}, caprimulgo {m} |
| nightlife {n} /ˈnaɪtˌlaɪf/ (Selection of nocturnal activities) | :: vida nocturna {f} |
| nightly {adj} /ˈnaɪtli/ (occurring every night) | :: nocturno |
| nightly {adv} (every night) | :: cada noche |
| nightmare {n} /naɪt.mɛəɹ/ (dream) | :: pesadilla {f}, mal sueño {m} |
| nightmare {n} (experience) | :: pesadilla {f}, tormento {m}, suplicio {m} |
| nightmarish {adj} (resembling a nightmare) | :: pesadillesco |
| night owl {n} /ˈnaɪt aʊl/ (one who is awake at night) | :: ave nocturna, noctámbulo {m}, noctívago, trasnochador {m} |
| night school {n} (A school with classes held predominantly in the evening) | :: escuela nocturna {f} |
| nightshade {n} (deadly nightshade) SEE: deadly nightshade | :: |
| nightshade {n} /ˈnaɪtʃeɪd/ (plant of genus Solanum) | :: solanácea {f} |
| night shift {n} (period) | :: el turno nocturno {m} |
| nightshirt {n} (shirt-like garment) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| nightstand {n} (small table placed at the head side of a bed) | :: mesa de noche {f}, mesita de noche {f}, buró {m} [Mexico], mesilla de noche {f} [Spain], mesita de luz {f} [Argentina], velador {m} [Chile], nochero [Colombia] |
| nightstick {n} (club) | :: porra {f} |
| nightwear {n} (nightclothes) SEE: nightclothes | :: |
| nihilism {n} /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪ.lɪ.z(ə)m/ (rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, moral principles, legal rules, etc.) | :: nihilismo {m} |
| nihilism {n} (doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life) | :: nihilismo {m} |
| nihilist {n} /ˈnaɪɪlɪst/ (person who accepts nihilism) | :: nihilista {m} {f} |
| nihilistic {adj} (of or relating to nihilism) | :: nihilista |
| Nihongo {n} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| nihonium {n} /nɪˈhoʊ.ni.əm/ | :: nihonio {m} |
| Nijmegen {prop} (city in the Netherlands) | :: Nimega {f} |
| Nike {prop} /ˈnaɪki/ (Greek goddess of victory) | :: Niké, Nice |
| nil {n} /nɪl/ (nothing) | :: nada, cero |
| Nile {prop} /naɪl/ (river) | :: Nilo {m} |
| nilgai {n} (large antelope of northern India) | :: nilgó {m} |
| nimble {adj} /ˈnɪmbl̩/ (quick and light in movement or action) | :: ágil |
| nimble {adj} (quick-witted and alert) | :: hábil |
| nimbus {n} /ˈnɪmbəs/ (rain cloud) | :: nimbo {m} |
| Nimrod {prop} (biblical king and hunter) | :: Nemrod |
| nincompoop {n} /ˈnɪŋkəmpuːp/ (foolish or silly person) | :: bendito, bobo, ceporro, gilipollas, imbécil, lila, majadero, memo, panoli, papanatas, pasmarote, pavitonto, primo, sosaina, soso, tonto |
| nine {num} /naɪn/ (cardinal number) | :: nueve |
| nine {n} (the digit or figure 9) | :: nueve {m} {f} |
| nine-banded armadillo {n} (Dasypus novemcinctus) | :: armadillo de nueve bandas {m} |
| nine hundred {num} /ˈnaɪn ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ (cardinal number 900) | :: novecientos {m}, novecientas {f} |
| nine o'clock {n} (the start of the tenth hour) | :: las nueve {f-p} |
| ninesome {n} (group of nine) | :: noneto {m} |
| nineteen {num} /ˈnaɪn.tiːn/ (cardinal number) | :: diecinueve |
| nineteenth {adj} /ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ/ (the ordinal form of the number nineteen, see also: 19th) | :: decimonoveno, decimonono |
| nineteenth {n} (one of nineteen equal parts of a whole) | :: diecinueveavo [adj.] |
| nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine {num} (cardinal number 9,999) | :: nueve mil novecientos noventa y nueve |
| nineties {n} (the decade of the 1990s) | :: años noventa {m-p}, los noventa {m-p} |
| ninetieth {adj} /ˈnaɪn.ti.əθ/ (ordinal form of ninety) | :: nonagésimo |
| ninetieth {n} (person or thing in the ninetieth position) | :: nonagésimo {m} |
| ninetieth {n} (one of ninety equal parts of a whole) | :: nonagésimo {m} |
| ninety {num} /ˈnaɪn.ti/ (90) | :: noventa |
| ninety-eight {num} (98) | :: noventa y ocho |
| ninety-five {num} (95) | :: noventa y cinco |
| ninety-four {num} (94) | :: noventa y cuatro |
| ninety-nine {num} (cardinal number 99) | :: noventa y nueve |
| ninety-one {num} (cardinal number ninety-one) | :: noventa y uno |
| ninety-seven {num} (97) | :: noventa y siete |
| ninety-six {num} (96) | :: noventa y seis |
| ninety-three {num} (93) | :: noventa y tres |
| ninety-two {num} (92) | :: noventa y dos |
| Nineveh {prop} /ˈnɪnɪvə/ (capital of Assyria) | :: Nínive {f} |
| ninja {n} /ˈnɪndʒə/ (person trained in ninjutsu) | :: ninja {m} |
| Nintendo {n} /nɪnˈtɛndəʊ/ (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) | :: Nintendo |
| ninth {adj} /naɪnθ/ (ordinal form of nine, see also: 9th) | :: noveno, nono |
| ninth {n} (something in the ninth position) | :: noveno {m}, novena {f} |
| ninth {n} (one of nine equal parts of a whole) | :: noveno |
| niobium {n} /naɪˈoʊbiəm/ (chemical element) | :: niobio {m} |
| Niçois {adj} /niːswɑː/ (relating to city of Nice) | :: nizardo |
| Nip {n} (offensive: a Japanese person) SEE: Jap | :: |
| Niphon {prop} (Honshu) SEE: Honshu | :: |
| nip in the bud {v} /ˈnɪp.ɪn.ðəˈbʌd/ (To remove a bud from a plant) | :: descogollar |
| nip in the bud {v} (to prevent at an early stage) | :: cortar de raíz |
| nipper {n} /ˈnɪpə(ɹ)/ (slang term for a small child) | :: mico {m} [colloquial] |
| nipple {n} /ˈnɪp(ə)l/ (projection of mammary gland) | :: pezón {m} |
| Nippo- {prefix} (relating to Japan or Japanese) | :: japono- |
| Nippon {prop} (a country in East Asia) SEE: Japan | :: |
| Nipponese {adj} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| Nipponese {prop} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| nipponize {v} (to make or become more Japanese) | :: niponizar |
| nipponize {v} (to convert to Katakana or to enable to work with the Japanese script) | :: niponizar |
| nipponize {v} (to translate into Japanese) | :: traducir a japonés |
| niqab {n} /nɪˈkɑːb/ (veil which covers the face) | :: niqab {m} |
| nirvana {n} /nɪɹˈvɑnə/ (Buddhism: cessation of suffering) | :: nirvana {m} |
| nirvana {n} (state of bliss) | :: nirvana {m} |
| Nishapur {prop} (a city in Iran) | :: Nishapur |
| nit {n} /nɪt/ (egg of a louse) | :: liendre {f} |
| nithing {n} (coward, dastard) SEE: coward | :: |
| nithing {adj} (cowardly, dastardly) SEE: cowardly | :: |
| nitpick {v} /ˈnɪt.pɪk/ (to correct minutiae or find fault) | :: buscar el pelo en el huevo, buscarle tres pies al gato, buscarle la quinta pata al gato, cogérsela con papel de fumar [colloquial] |
| nitpicky {adj} (overly critical) | :: quisquilloso {m} |
| nitrary {n} (place where potassium nitrate is produced) | :: nitrería {f} |
| nitrate {n} /ˈnaɪˌtɹeɪt/ (any salt or ester of nitric acid) | :: nitrato {m} |
| nitric {adj} (pertaining to nitrogen) | :: nítrico |
| nitric acid {n} (HNO3) | :: ácido nítrico {m} |
| nitric oxide {n} (binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen) | :: óxido nítrico {m} |
| nitride {n} /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd/ (compound of nitrogen) | :: nitruro {m} |
| nitriding {n} /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd.iŋ/ (method of hardening steel) | :: nitruración {f} |
| nitrification {n} (act of nitrifying) | :: nitrificación {f} |
| nitrile {n} /ˈnaɪtɹaɪl/ (class of organic compounds) | :: nitrilo {m} |
| nitrite {n} /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪt/ (salt or ester of nitrous acid) | :: nitrito {m} |
| nitrite {n} (-NO2 and NO2-) | :: nitrito {m} |
| nitrobenzene {n} (nitro derivative of benzene) | :: nitrobenceno {m} |
| nitrogen {n} /ˈnaɪ.tɹə.dʒən/ (chemical element) | :: nitrógeno {m} |
| nitrogen monoxide {n} (nitric oxide) SEE: nitric oxide | :: |
| nitroglycerine {n} (the compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate) | :: nitroglicerina {f} |
| nitro-hydrochloric acid {n} (aqua regia) SEE: aqua regia | :: |
| nitrous {adj} (of or relating to nitrogen) | :: nitroso |
| nitrous oxide {n} (nitrous oxide) | :: óxido nitroso {m} |
| nitty {adj} (foolish, inane) SEE: foolish | :: |
| nitty {adj} (fastidious, fussy, nit-picky) SEE: fastidious | :: |
| nitty {adj} (shining; elegant) SEE: shining | :: |
| nitty {adj} ((excessively) detailed, specific) SEE: detailed | :: |
| nitty {n} (dope fiend, druggie) SEE: drug addict | :: |
| Niue {prop} /ˈnjuːeɪ/ (island of Niue) | :: Niue {f} |
| Nivkh {prop} /nɪvk/ (language) | :: nivejí, nivkh, nivj, nivji |
| Nivôse {prop} /niˈvoʊz/ (the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar) | :: nivoso {m} |
| nix {n} /nɪks/ (colloquial: nothing) | :: nada |
| nix {v} (to reject or cancel) | :: anular, rechazar, cancelar |
| nix {v} (to destroy) | :: destruir, erradicar, exterminar, aniquilar |
| nixie {n} (water spirit) SEE: nix | :: |
| nixtamal {n} (hominy) SEE: hominy | :: |
| nixtamalization {n} | :: nixtamalización {f} |
| nizatidine {n} (antihistamine drug) | :: nizatidina {f} |
| Nizhny Novgorod {prop} (large city in Russia) | :: Nizhni Nóvgorod {m} |
| Nîmes {prop} (city in France) | :: Nimes |
| NMR spectroscopy {n} (analytical technique) | :: espectroscopia de RMN {f} |
| no {determiner} (not any) | :: no, ninguno {m} [used after or instead of a masculine noun], ninguna {m} [used before a feminine noun], ningún {m} [used before a masculine noun], nada de |
| no {determiner} (used to show an activity is forbidden) | :: [followed by an infinitive] prohibido, [followed by an infinitive] se prohíbe |
| no {particle} (used to show disagreement or negation) | :: no |
| no {particle} (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) | :: no |
| no {n} (a negating expression) | :: no |
| no {n} (a vote not in favor) | :: no |
| No. {n} (abbreviation of "number") | :: n.º {m}, núm. {m} |
| Noah {prop} /ˈnoʊə/ (biblical character) | :: Noé {m} |
| Noah {prop} (male given name) | :: Noé |
| Noah's ark {prop} (the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis) | :: arca de Noé {f} |
| nobelium {n} /noʊˈbiːliəm/ (chemical element) | :: nobelio {m} |
| Nobel laureate {n} (person who has been awarded a Nobel Prize) | :: premio nobel {m} |
| Nobel Prize {n} /ˈnoʊˌbɛl ˈpɹaɪz/ (international prize) | :: Premio Nobel {m} |
| nobility {n} /noʊˈbɪlɪti/ (noble or privileged social class) | :: nobleza {f} |
| nobility {n} (the quality of being noble) | :: nobleza {f} |
| noble {n} /ˈnoʊbəl/ (aristocrat) | :: noble {m} {f} |
| noble {adj} (having honorable qualities) | :: noble |
| noble gas {n} (element of group 18 of the periodic table) | :: gas noble {m} |
| nobleman {n} /ˈnoʊbl̩mən/ (man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat) | :: noble {m} |
| noble metal {n} (metal resistant to corrosion) | :: metal noble {m} |
| noble savage {n} | :: buen salvaje {m} |
| noblesse oblige {n} /noʊˌblɛs əˈbliʒ/ (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) | :: nobleza obliga {m} {f} |
| nobly {adv} /ˈnoʊbli/ (in a noble manner) | :: noblemente |
| nobody {pron} (not any person; the logical negation of somebody) SEE: no one | :: |
| nobody {n} /ˈnoʊ.bə.di/ (unimportant person) | :: don nadie {m}, pelagatos {m} {f}, andoba, el último mono, cero absoluto {m} |
| nobody's perfect {phrase} (phrase to remind that we all fail at times) | :: nadie es perfecto |
| nocardiosis {n} (infectious disease) | :: nocardiosis {f} |
| nocebo {n} /nəʊˈsiː.bəʊ/ (pharmacologically inactive substance experienced as harmful) | :: nocebo |
| nociception {n} (physiological process underlying the sensation of pain) | :: nocicepción {f} |
| no comment {phrase} ("official" refusal to relay any further information) | :: sin comentarios |
| noctule {n} /ˈnɑktʃul/ (bat of the genus Nyctalus) | :: nóctulo {m} |
| nocturnal {adj} /nɑkˈtɚnəl/ (primarily active during the night) | :: nocturno, noctámbulo {m}, trasnochador {m} |
| nocturnal {adj} (taking place at night) | :: nocturno |
| nocturnal emission {n} (ejaculation or orgasm while asleep) | :: polución nocturna {f}, emisión nocturna |
| nocturne {n} /ˈnɒktɜːn/ (a dreamlike or pensive composition) | :: nocturno {m} |
| nod {v} /nɒd/ (incline the head up and down) | :: asentir con la cabeza, cabecear |
| nod {v} (gradually fall asleep) | :: cabecear |
| nod {n} (instance of moving one's head) | :: cabezada {f} |
| nodal {adj} (Relating to a node) | :: nodal |
| node {n} (computer attached to a network) | :: nodo |
| node {n} (vertex of a graph of a network) | :: nodo {m} |
| no doubt {adv} (without a doubt) | :: sin duda |
| nodular {adj} (of or relating to a nodule or modules) | :: nodular |
| nodular {adj} (similar in form to a nodule) | :: nodular |
| nodule {n} /ˈnɑːd͡ʒuːl/ (rounded mass) | :: nódulo |
| no entry {phrase} (entry is forbidden) | :: no entre |
| noetic {adj} /noʊˈɛt.ɪk/ (of or pertaining to the mind or intellect) | :: noético |
| no fear {interj} (no way) SEE: no way | :: |
| no fear {interj} (no worries) SEE: no worries | :: |
| no-fly zone {n} (an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly) | :: zona de exclusión aérea {f} |
| Nogai {prop} /noʊˈɡaɪ/ (language) | :: idioma nogayo |
| Nogai {n} (person) | :: nogayo |
| noggin {n} /ˈnɑɡɨn/ (head) | :: chaveta |
| no good deed goes unpunished {proverb} (beneficial actions often go unappreciated or are met with outright hostility; if they are appreciated, they often lead to additional requests) | :: todas las buenas obras serán castigadas {f}, no hay bien sin castigo |
| no hard feelings {phrase} (no resentment) | :: sin resentimientos |
| no holds barred {adj} | :: todo vale (literally, "total/all value") |
| no idea {interj} (I don't know) | :: ni idea, no sé |
| no idea {interj} (indicates complete ambivalence about something) | :: ni idea |
| noise {n} /nɔɪz/ (various sounds, usually unwanted) | :: ruido {m} |
| noise {n} (sound or signal generated by random fluctuations) | :: ruido {m} |
| noise {n} (technical: unwanted part of a signal) | :: ruido {m} |
| noise {n} (level of variation in gene expression) | :: ruido |
| noise {n} | :: ruido {m} |
| noise pollution {n} (excessive noise) | :: contaminación acústica {f} |
| noisily {adv} (in a noisy manner) | :: ruidosamente |
| noisy {adj} /ˈnɔɪzi/ (making a noise) | :: ruidoso |
| noisy miner {n} (grey bird) | :: mielero chillón {m}, manorina alborotadiza |
| Nokia {prop} /ˈnoʊki.ə/ (a town in Finland) | :: Nokia, |
| no kidding {interj} (exclamation of amazement) | :: ¿en serio? |
| no laughing matter {n} | :: bromas las justas |
| nolens volens {adv} (willing or unwilling) SEE: willy-nilly | :: |
| nolle prosequi {n} /ˌnɒlɪ ˈpɹɒsɪkwaɪ/ (declaration that a prosecution will not proceed) | :: abandono de proceso {m}, sobreseimiento {m} |
| no longer {adv} (not any more) | :: ya no |
| noma {n} (disease) | :: noma {m} |
| nomad {n} /ˈnoʊmæd/ (a member of society or class who wander with their herds) | :: nómada {m} {f} |
| nomad {n} (a wanderer) SEE: wanderer | :: |
| nomadic {adj} /nəʊˈmæd.ɪk/ (of or relating to itinerant herdsmen) | :: nómada |
| nomadic {adj} (of or relating to any habitually wandering person) | :: nómada |
| nomadism {n} (way of life of a nomad) | :: nomadismo {m} |
| nomarch {n} (head of a nome) | :: nomarca {m} |
| no matter what {prep} (whatever) | :: no importa qué |
| nom de guerre {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym | :: |
| nom de plume {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym | :: |
| nom de Web {n} /nɒm də ˈwɛb/ (pseudonym used on the World Wide Web) | :: alias, apodo, seudónimo |
| nomen agentis {n} (agent noun) SEE: agent noun | :: |
| nomenclature {n} /ˈnoʊmənˌkleɪtʃəɹ/ (set of names or terms) | :: nomenclatura {f} |
| nominal {adj} /ˈnɑm.ɪnl̩/ (of or relating to a name or names) | :: nominal |
| nominal {adj} (of or relating to the presumed or approximate value) | :: nominal |
| nominal {adj} (of or relating to a noun) | :: nominal |
| nominalization {n} (use of a verb or an adjective as a noun) | :: substantivación {f}, nominalización {f} |
| nominalize {v} /ˈnɑmənəlaɪz/ (to change into a noun) | :: nominalizar |
| nominate {v} /ˈnɑm.ɪ.neɪt/ (to name someone for a particular role or position) | :: postular |
| nomination {n} (An act or instance of nominating) | :: nominación {f} |
| nominative {n} (the nominative case) SEE: nominative case | :: |
| nominative {adj} /ˈnɒmɪnətɪv/ (being in the nominative case) | :: nominativo {m} |
| nominative case {n} (case used to indicate the subject) | :: caso nominativo {m}, nominativo {m} |
| nominee {n} /ˌnɒmɪˈniː/ (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) | :: nominado {m}, nominada {f} |
| nomology {n} | :: nomología {f} |
| non- {prefix} /ˈnɒn/ (not) | :: no, des-, in- |
| non-aggression principle {n} | :: principio de no agresión {m} |
| nonagon {n} /ˈnɑn.ə.ɡɑn/ (A polygon with nine sides and nine angles) | :: eneágono {m}, nonágono {m} |
| nonagonal {adj} (having nine sides and nine angles) | :: eneágono, nonagonal |
| nonalcoholic {adj} (containing at most trace amounts of alcohol) | :: sin alcohol |
| non-binary {adj} /ˌnɑnˈbaɪ.nɛɹ.i/ (outside the gender binary, see also: genderqueer) | :: no-binario |
| nonce {n} (a nonce word) SEE: nonce word | :: |
| nonce {n} /nɑn(t)s/ (a sex offender, especially one who is guilty of sexual offences against children.) | :: violeta {m} |
| nonce word {n} (word invented for the occasion) | :: expresión "ad hoc" {f}, palabro {m}, hápax {m} |
| nonce word {n} | :: ideíca |
| nonchalant {adj} /ˌnɑn.ʃəˈlɑnt/ (casually calm and relaxed) | :: casual, relajado |
| nonchalant {adj} (indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached) | :: indiferente |
| non-coding RNA {n} (RNA molecule which is not translated into a protein) | :: RNA no codificante {m} |
| noncommissioned officer {n} (non-commissioned officer) SEE: non-commissioned officer | :: |
| non-commissioned officer {n} (person of authority in the military who has not received a commission) | :: suboficial {m} |
| non-compete {adj} (describing contractual clause) | :: de no competencia |
| nonconformity {n} (rejection of or the failure to conform, especially to standards, rules, or laws) | :: inconformismo {m} |
| noncontributory {adj} (describing a pension plan in which the members do not provide their own direct contributions) | :: no contributivo |
| noncontroversial {adj} (uncontroversial) SEE: uncontroversial | :: |
| nondenominational {adj} (not specific to a particular religion or sect) | :: no sectario |
| nondescript {adj} /nɑndəsˈkɹɪpt/ (without distinguishing qualities) | :: indescriptivo {m} |
| none {pron} /nʌn/ (not any person) | :: nadie, ninguno |
| none {pron} (not any thing) | :: ninguno |
| nonempty {adj} (of set, such that it contains at least one element) SEE: non-empty | :: |
| non-empty {adj} (containing at least one element) | :: no vacío |
| nonentity {n} (nonexistence) SEE: nonexistence | :: |
| none of your beeswax {phrase} (A riposte to badgering questioning) | :: eso a ti te importa un bledo |
| nones {n} (midday) SEE: noon | :: |
| nones {n} (midday meal) SEE: lunch | :: |
| nonet {n} (composition) | :: noneto {m} |
| nonetheless {adv} /ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/ (nevertheless) | :: no obstante, sin embargo |
| nonexistence {n} (The state of not existing) | :: inexistencia {f} |
| nonexistent {adj} (not existent) | :: inexistente |
| non-governmental organization {n} (organization with no government participation) | :: organización no gubernamental {f} |
| nonideologue {n} | :: no ideólogo {m} |
| nonillion {num} (1030, see also: quintillion) | :: quintillón |
| nonillion {num} (1054, see also: septendecillion) | :: nonillón |
| nonius {n} /ˈnəʊnɪəs/ (device for adjusting the accuracy of mathematical instruments) | :: nonius {m}, nonio {m} |
| nonkilling {n} (A precept or worldview) | :: no-matar {m} |
| nonlawful {adj} (unlawful) SEE: unlawful | :: |
| nonlinear {adj} (of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input) | :: no lineal |
| nonmetal {n} (element that does not have the properties of a metal) | :: no metal {m} |
| nonnegative {adj} (either zero or positive) | :: no negativo |
| non-negotiable {adj} (not subject to negotiation) | :: innegociable |
| nonogram {n} /ˈnɑːnəɡɹæm/ (puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled) | :: nonograma {m} |
| nonpareil {n} /nɑnpəˈɹɛl/ (that has no equal) | :: incomparable, sin paralelo, sin par |
| nonpareil {n} (6-point type) | :: nompareille |
| nonpartisan {adj} | :: apartidista {m} {f} |
| nonpartisan {n} | :: apartidista {m} {f} |
| nonpayment {n} (failure to pay) | :: impago {m} |
| non-player character {n} (character in a role-playing game or computer game) | :: personaje no-jugador {m} (NPC) |
| nonplus {v} /nɒnˈplʌs/ (To perplex) | :: confundir, desconcertar, perplejar |
| nonplussed {adj} /nɒnˈplʌst/ (bewildered) | :: perplejo |
| nonprofit {adj} (not seeking to produce a profit) | :: sin ánimo de lucro |
| nonprofit {n} (nonprofit organization) | :: organización sin ánimo de lucro {f} |
| nonrefundable {adj} | :: a fondo perdido |
| nonsense {n} /ˈnɑnsɛns/ (meaningless words) | :: tontería {f}, tontada {f}, tontuna {f}, disparate {m}, parida {f}, pamplinas {f}, pamema {f}, sandez {f}, sinsentido, despropósito |
| nonsense {n} (untrue statement) | :: tonterías {f-p}, estupidez {f}, contrasentido, desbarro |
| nonsense {adj} (resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon) | :: sin sentido |
| non-smoker {n} (somebody who does not smoke tobacco) | :: no fumador {m}, no fumadora {f} |
| nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug {n} (group of drugs) | :: antiinflamatorio no esteroideo {m}, AINE {m} |
| nonstick {adj} (resistant to sticking) | :: antiadherente |
| nonsymmetric {adj} (asymmetrical) SEE: asymmetrical | :: |
| non-venomous {adj} (not producing venom) | :: atóxico |
| nonviolence {n} (philosophy that rejects violence) | :: abstención de la violencia {f} |
| noob {n} /n(j)uːb/ (newbie) | :: novato, noob {m} {f} |
| noodle {n} (fool) SEE: fool | :: |
| noodle {n} /nuːdl̩/ (string or strip of pasta) | :: tallarín {m}, fideo {m} |
| noodle {n} (the brain, the head) | :: sesos {m-p}, sesera {f} |
| no offense {phrase} (no offense) | :: sin ánimo de ofender |
| noogie {n} (knuckle rub on head) | :: coscorrón {m}, cocacho {m} [S America] |
| nook {n} /nʊk/ (small corner formed by two walls) | :: rincón {m} |
| nook {n} (hidden or secluded spot) | :: rincón {m}, recoveco {m} |
| nookie {n} (sexual intercourse) | :: polvo; cojer {m} |
| noon {n} (midnight) SEE: midnight | :: |
| noon {n} /nuːn/ (midday) | :: mediodía {m} |
| no one {pron} /ˈnəʊ wʌn/ (not even a single person) | :: nadie |
| noose {n} /nuːs/ (adjustable loop or rope) | :: dogal {m} |
| no pain, no gain {proverb} (discomfort is necessary to achieve goals) | :: sin dolor no hay ganancia [no pain, no gain], el que no arriesga no gana [who does not risk does not win], no hay atajo sin trabajo [there is no shortcut without work], perro que no camina, no encuentra hueso [the dog who does not walk does not find a bone], quien algo quiere, algo le cuesta [who wants something, finds it hard to have it], quien no se arriesga no pasa la mar [who does not dare does not cross the sea], el que quiera peces, que se moje el culo [he who wants to catch fish must get his arse wet], para presumir, hay que sufrir |
| no parking {phrase} (no parking) | :: prohibido estacionar |
| nope {particle} /noʊp/ (informal "no") | :: nop, no po [Chile], nel [slang, Mexico] |
| no problem {interj} (it does not pose a problem) | :: ¡no hay problema! |
| no problem {interj} (no thanks or apology is necessary) | :: de nada, no hay de qué |
| nor {conj} /nɔːɹ/ (nor) | :: ni |
| noradrenaline {n} /nɔːɹəˈdɹɛnəlɪn/ (the compound norepinephrine) | :: noradrenalina {f} |
| Nord {prop} /nɔːd/ (French department in Hauts-de-France) | :: Norte {m} |
| nordic {adj} (Nordic) SEE: Nordic | :: |
| nordic {adj} /ˈnɔː(ɹ).dɪk/ (of or relating to cross-country skiing) | :: nórdico |
| Nordic {adj} /ˈnɔː(ɹ).dɪk/ (of or relating to the Nordic countries) | :: nórdico |
| Nordic {adj} (of or relating to cross-country skiing) SEE: nordic | :: |
| Nordic countries {n} (the Nordic countries collectively) | :: países nórdicos {m-p}, Escandinavia {f} |
| Nordic walking {n} (sport) | :: caminata nórdica {f}, marcha nórdica {f} |
| norepinephrine {n} (norepinephrine) | :: norepinefrina {f} |
| Norfolk Island {prop} /ˈnɔɹ.fɔk ˈaɪ.lənd/ (external territory of Australia) | :: isla Norfolk {f} |
| Norfolk Island pine {n} (conifer endemic to Norfolk Island) | :: araucaria excelsa {f} |
| noria {n} /ˈnɔɹ.i.ə/ (a water wheel with buckets) | :: noria {f} |
| noria {n} (any machine using buckets) | :: noria {f} |
| norm {n} /nɔːm/ (that which is normal) | :: norma {f} |
| norm {n} (rule that is enforced by members of a community) | :: norma {f} |
| Norma {prop} (constellation) | :: Norma |
| normal {adj} /ˈnɔɹməl/ (according to norms or rules) | :: normal |
| normal {adj} (usual, ordinary) | :: normal |
| normal {adj} (healthy; not sick or ill) | :: normal, bien, sano {m} |
| normal {n} (mathematics: a line perpendicular to another) | :: normal {f} |
| normalcy {n} /ˈnɔɹməlsi/ (state of being normal) | :: normalidad {f} |
| normal distribution {n} (probability distribution) | :: distribución normal {f} |
| normality {n} (state of being normal) | :: normalidad {f} |
| normalization {n} (any process that makes something more normal or regular) | :: normalización {f} |
| normalize {v} /ˈnɔː(ɹ).mə.laɪz/ (to make normal) | :: normalizar |
| normally {adv} (under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time) | :: normalmente, de costumbre |
| normally {adv} (in the expected or customary manner) | :: normalmente, de costumbre |
| normal school {n} (school for training teachers) | :: escuela normal {f} |
| normal subgroup {n} (subgroup that is invariant under conjugation) | :: subgrupo normal {m} |
| Norman {n} /ˈnɔɹmən/ (a person from Normandy) | :: normando {m}, normanda {f} |
| Norman {prop} (the Norman language) | :: normando {m} |
| Normandy {prop} (region of France) | :: Normandía {f} |
| normative {adj} /ˈnɔɹmətɪv/ (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) | :: normativo |
| normativization {n} | :: normativización {f} |
| normativize {v} (To make normative) | :: normativizar |
| no rose without a thorn {proverb} | :: no hay miel sin hiel |
| norovirus {n} /ˈnɒɹə(ʊ)vaɪɹəs/ (genus of Norwalk virus) | :: norovirus {m} |
| north {n} /nɔːθ/ (compass point) | :: norte {m}, nord {m}, septentrión {m} |
| north {adj} (of or pertaining to the north) | :: norteño, nortino [Chile] |
| north {adj} (toward the north) | :: al norte |
| north {adj} (meteorology: of wind, from the north) | :: del norte |
| north {adj} (part of a corridor used by northbound traffic) | :: norteño |
| North America {prop} /ˌnɔː(ɹ)θ əˈmɛɹɪkə/ (continent) | :: América del Norte {f}, Norteamérica |
| North American {adj} (relating to North America) | :: norteamericano |
| North American {n} (North American person) | :: norteamericano |
| north Andean deer {n} (South American deer) | :: huemul del norte {m}, venado andino {m}, taruka {f} |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization {prop} (intergovernmental military alliance) | :: Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte {f} |
| North Brabant {prop} (province) | :: Brabante del Norte, Brabante Septentrional |
| North Carolina {prop} /ˌnɔɹθ kɛɹəˈlaɪnə/ (state of the United States) | :: Carolina del Norte {f} |
| North Dakota {prop} /ˈnɔɹθ dəˈkoʊ.tə/ (state of the United States of America) | :: Dakota del Norte {f} |
| northeast {n} (compass point) | :: nordeste {m}, noreste {m} |
| northeast {adj} (northeastward) | :: al nordeste, hacia el nordeste |
| northeast {adj} (northeastern) | :: nordeste, del nordeste, al nordeste |
| North East England {prop} (official region of England) | :: Nordeste de Inglaterra |
| northern {adj} /ˈnɔɹðɚn/ (facing, situated in or related to the north) | :: septentrional, norteño, boreal |
| northern bottlenose whale {n} (species of bottlenose whale) | :: zifio calderón boreal {m} |
| Northern Cyprus {prop} (a de-facto state) | :: República Turca del Norte de Chipre, RTNC |
| northerner {n} (person from the north of a region) | :: norteño {m}, norteña {f} |
| Northern Europe {prop} (sociopolitical region of Europe) | :: Europa del Norte {f} |
| northern flicker {n} (Colaptes auratus) | :: carpintero escapulario, carpintero de pechera |
| northern fur seal {n} (Callorhinus ursinus) | :: oso marino ártico {m} |
| northern gannet {n} (Morus bassanus) | :: alcatraz atlántico {m} |
| northern goshawk {n} (Accipiter gentilis) | :: azor común {m} |
| northern greater galago {n} (Otolemur garnettii) | :: gálago de Garnet {m} |
| Northern Hemisphere {n} (hemisphere to the north of its equator) | :: hemisferio norte {m} |
| Northern Ireland {prop} /ˈnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)n ˈaiə(ɹ)lənd/ (Northern Ireland) | :: Irlanda del Norte |
| Northern Irish {adj} (relating to Northern Ireland) | :: norirlandés |
| northern lapwing {n} (Vanellus vanellus) | :: avefría |
| northern lights {n} (the aurora of the northern hemisphere) | :: aurora boreal {f} |
| Northern Macedonia {prop} (country) SEE: North Macedonia | :: |
| Northern Mariana Islands {prop} /ˈnɔɹ.ðɚn ˌmɛɹ.iˈæn.ə ˈaɪ.ləndz/ (archipelago) | :: Islas Marianas del Norte {f-p} |
| Northern Marianas {prop} (Northern Marianas) | :: Islas Marianas del Norte |
| northern pintail {n} (Anas acuta) | :: ánade rabudo {m}, pato rabo de gallo {m} |
| northern raccoon {n} (Procyon lotor) SEE: raccoon | :: |
| Northern Rhodesia {prop} (former name of what is now Zambia) | :: Rodesia del Norte |
| Northern Sea Route {prop} (a shipping lane in the Arctic Ocean) | :: ruta del Mar del Norte {f}, paso del Noreste {m} |
| Northern Territory {prop} /ˈnɔːðən ˈtɛɹɪt(ə)ɹi/ (Territory in northern Australia) | :: Territorio del Norte {m} |
| northern viscacha {n} (South American animal) | :: vizcacha norteña {f} |
| northern wheatear {n} (Oenanthe oenanthe) | :: collalba gris {f} |
| northern wild rice {n} (Zizania palustris) | :: arroz indígena {m} |
| North Frisian {prop} (Frisian language) | :: frisio norteño |
| North Holland {prop} (province of the Netherlands) | :: Holanda Septentrional {f} |
| North Island {prop} (one of the two major islands making up New Zealand) | :: Isla Norte {f} |
| North Korea {prop} /ˌnɔː(ɹ)θ kəˈɹiːə/ (North Korea) | :: Corea del Norte {f} |
| North Korean {n} (person from North Korea) | :: norcoreano {m}, norcoreana {f} |
| North Korean {adj} (pertaining to North Korea) | :: norcoreano |
| North Macedonia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Macedonia del Norte {f} |
| North Ossetia {prop} (North Ossetia-Alania) SEE: North Ossetia-Alania | :: |
| North Ossetia-Alania {prop} (a federal subject of Russia) | :: Osetia del Norte |
| north pole {n} /ˌnɔːθ ˈpəʊl/ (northernmost point on celestial bodies) | :: polo norte {m} |
| north pole {n} (positive pole of a magnetic dipole) | :: polo norte {m} |
| North Pole {prop} (northernmost point on Earth) | :: Polo Norte {m}, polo Norte {m} |
| North Rhine-Westphalia {prop} (state) | :: Renania del Norte-Westfalia |
| North Sea {prop} (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain, Scandinavia and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France) | :: Mar del Norte {m} |
| Northumbria {prop} /nɔː(ɹ)ˈθʌmbɹɪə/ (An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England.) | :: Nortumbria {f} |
| North Vietnamese {adj} (of North Vietnam) | :: norvietnamita |
| northwest {n} (compass point) | :: noroeste {m} |
| northwest {adj} (towards the northwest) | :: del noroeste |
| north wind {n} (wind blowing from the north) | :: cierzo {m} |
| Norway {prop} /ˈnɔɹ.weɪ/ (Scandinavian country) | :: Noruega {f} |
| Norway lobster {n} (Nephrops norvegicus) | :: cigala {f} |
| Norway maple {n} (Acer platanoides) | :: arce real |
| Norwegian {n} /nɔɹ.ˈwiː.dʒən/ (native of Norway) | :: noruego {m}, noruega {f} |
| Norwegian {n} (language of Norway) | :: noruego {m} |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norway) | :: noruego {m}, noruega {f} |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norwegians) | :: noruego {m}, noruega {f} |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Norwegian language) | :: noruego {m}, noruega {f} |
| Norwegian Bokmål {n} (Bokmål) SEE: Bokmål | :: |
| nose {n} (protuberance on the face) | :: nariz {f} |
| nose {n} (snout, nose of an animal) | :: hocico {m}, morro {m} |
| nose {n} (length of a horse’s nose) | :: nariz {f} |
| nose {n} (bouquet) | :: nariz {f} [rare] |
| nose {n} (skill in recognising bouquet) | :: olfato {m} |
| nose {n} (skill at finding information) | :: olfato {m} |
| noseband {n} (part of a bridle or halter) | :: muserola {f}, bozal {m} |
| nosebleed {n} /ˈnoʊzˌblid/ (haemorrhage from the nose) | :: hemorragia nasal {f} |
| nosebleed section {n} | :: gallinero {m} |
| noseclip {n} (device that holds a person's nostrils closed) | :: pinza para la nariz {f} |
| nosedive {n} (A headfirst fall or jump) | :: salto {m} de cabeza |
| nosedive {n} (A rapid fall in price or value) | :: desplome {m} de precio, desplome {m} de valor |
| nosedive {v} (To dive down in a steep angle) | :: sumergirse |
| nosedive {v} (To perform a rapid fall in price or value) | :: desplomarse el precio, desplomarse el valor |
| nosegay {n} /ˈnəʊzɡeɪ/ (small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs) | :: ramillete {m} |
| nosegay {n} (aroma, scent) SEE: aroma | :: |
| nose-picking {n} (insertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.) | :: hurgarse la nariz {m} |
| nose to the grindstone {n} | :: dar el callo, andar a la brega |
| nosey parker {n} (prying person) | :: metomentodo {m} {f}, metiche {m} {f} [Latin America] |
| nosh {n} (blowjob) SEE: blowjob | :: |
| nosh {v} (to perform fellatio (on)) SEE: blow | :: |
| nosh {n} (slang: food) SEE: grub | :: |
| nosh {n} (snack) SEE: snack | :: |
| nosh {v} (snack) SEE: snack | :: |
| no shit, Sherlock {interj} (a riposte to someone who has just said something obvious) | :: nos ha jodido mayo con las flores |
| no show sock {n} (type of sock) | :: tobillera {f} |
| no skin off one's back {n} | :: con su pan se lo coma |
| no smoke without fire {proverb} (gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact) | :: no hay humo sin fuego |
| no smoking {phrase} (phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes is not permitted) | :: se prohíbe fumar, prohibido fumar |
| nosology {n} (the systematic investigation or classification of disease) | :: nosología {f} |
| no sooner said than done {phrase} (no sooner than something is said it will be done) | :: dicho y hecho |
| no spring chicken {n} (person who is no longer particularly young) | :: talludito |
| nostalgia {n} /nɑˈstældʒə/ (bittersweet yearning for the things of the past) | :: nostalgia {f}, añoranza {f} |
| nostalgia {n} (longing for home or familiar surroundings) SEE: homesickness | :: |
| nostalgic {adj} (pertaining to nostalgia) | :: nostálgico |
| Nostratic {prop} /nɑːˈstɹætɪk/ (language grouping) | :: nostrático |
| nostril {n} /ˈnɒstɹɪl/ (either of the two orifices located on the nose) | :: narina, fosa nasal {f} |
| no strings attached {adj} (characterized by an abscence of conditions or obligations) | :: sin ataduras, sin compromiso |
| no strings attached {adv} (without conditions or obligations) | :: sin compromiso |
| nostrum {n} /ˈnɒs.tɹəm/ (medicine or remedy which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects) | :: remedio milagroso {m}, droga de charlatán {f} |
| nosy {adj} /ˈnoʊzi/ (prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle) | :: chismoso {m}, metiche, metido {m}, metijón {m}, metomentodo, entremetido {m}, cotilla |
| not {adv} /nɒt/ (negates meaning of verb) | :: no |
| not {conj} (And not) | :: no |
| notable {adj} /ˈnəʊtəbl̩/ (worthy of notice; remarkable) | :: notable, destacable |
| notable {n} (person or thing of distinction) | :: notable {m} {f}, prócer |
| notably {adv} (in a notable manner) | :: notablemente |
| not anymore {adv} (no longer) SEE: no longer | :: |
| notarize {v} (witness of the authenticity of a document) | :: protocolizar |
| notary {n} (notary public) | :: notario {m} |
| notary public {n} /ˈnəʊtəɹi ˈpʌblɪk/ (officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations) | :: notario {m}, fedatario {m} |
| not at all {adv} /nɑʔ.æʔ.ɔl/ (not) | :: en absoluto, para nada |
| not at all {interj} (conventional reply to expression of gratitude) | :: de nada, no hay de qué |
| notation {n} /noʊˈteɪʃən/ (specific note or piece of information written in such a notation) | :: anotación {f} |
| not bad {adj} (reasonably good) | :: nada mal |
| notch {n} /nɒtʃ/ (V-shaped cut) | :: escotadura {f}, ranura {f}, muesca {f}, entalladura {f}, tarja {f} |
| notch {n} (such a cut, used for keeping a record) | :: tarja {f} |
| notch {n} (indentation) | :: talladura {f}, entalladura {f} |
| notch {n} (mountain pass) | :: paso {m} |
| notch {n} (level or degree) | :: nivel {m}, categoría {f} |
| notch {v} (to cut a notch) | :: entallar, mellar |
| notch {v} (to record by notches) | :: tarjar |
| note {n} /nəʊt/ (marginal comment or explanation) | :: nota {f} |
| note {n} (memorandum) | :: nota {f} |
| note {n} (short informal letter) | :: nota {f} |
| note {n} (musical sound) | :: nota |
| note {n} (key of the piano or organ) | :: tecla {f} |
| note {v} (to notice with care) | :: notar, tener en cuenta |
| note {v} (to record in writing) | :: anotar |
| note {v} (to denote, designate) | :: denotar |
| note {v} (to annotate) | :: anotar |
| note {n} (banknote) SEE: banknote | :: |
| notebook {n} /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ (empty book able to be used for notes) | :: cuaderno {m} |
| notebook {n} (notebook computer) | :: computador portátil {m}, notebook {m}, portátil {m} |
| notepad {n} (bound pad of paper) | :: bloc de notas {m} |
| notetaking {n} /ˈnoʊt.teɪkɪŋ/ (writing pieces of information) | :: toma de notas {f} |
| note value {n} (musical notation) | :: valor de la nota {m} |
| not even {adv} (constitutes an emphatic negation) | :: ni siquiera |
| not even {interj} (used to express strong disappointment) | :: ni siquiera eso, ni eso (for an object, action), ni siquiera así, ni así (for a mode), nunca, jamás |
| not-for-profit {adj} (not aiming for profit) SEE: nonprofit | :: |
| no, thanks {interj} (no, thanks) | :: no, gracias |
| no thank you {interj} (polite way of saying no) | :: no, gracias |
| not have a pot to piss in {v} | :: no tener ni para pipas |
| nothing {pron} /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ (not any thing) | :: nada |
| nothingness {n} | :: nada {f} |
| nothing to sneeze at {n} (something decent or acceptable) | :: no ser moco de pavo (verb) |
| nothing to write home about {pron} (not exceptional) | :: nada del otro mundo, nada para tirar cohetes |
| nothing ventured, nothing gained {proverb} (if one takes no risks, one will not gain any benefits) SEE: no pain, no gain | :: |
| notice {n} /ˈnoʊtɪs/ (formal notification or warning) | :: comunicación {f}, notificación {f} |
| notice {v} (to remark upon) | :: darse cuenta, advertir, reparar |
| notice {v} (to become aware of) | :: percatarse, coscarse [colloquial] |
| notice {v} | :: reparar en, fijarse |
| notice board {n} (bulletin board) SEE: bulletin board | :: |
| notice period {n} (period between receipt of the letter of dismissal and last working day) | :: plazo de preaviso {m} |
| notification {n} /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (act of notifying) | :: notificación {f} |
| notify {v} /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/ ((transitive) to give (someone) notice of (something)) | :: notificar |
| not in the least {adv} (not at all) | :: ni por asomo |
| not in the slightest {adv} (not in the least) SEE: not in the least | :: |
| notion {n} /ˈnoʊʃən/ (mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception) | :: noción {f} |
| notion {n} (inclination; intention; disposition) | :: ganas {f-p}, intención {f} |
| notional {adj} /ˈnəʊʃənəl/ (of, containing, or being a notion) | :: nocional |
| not least {adv} (especially; particularly) | :: en especial |
| notochord {n} | :: notocuerda {f}, notocorda {f} |
| not only … but also {conj} | :: no solo … sino también |
| notoriety {n} /noʊ.tɚ.aɪ.ə.ti/ (condition of being infamous) | :: notoriedad {f} |
| notorious {adj} /nəˈtɔɹiəs/ (known widely and infamously) | :: de mala fama, notorio, afamado {m} |
| no trespassing {phrase} (phrase forbidding access to a place) | :: entrada prohibida, prohibida la entrada |
| not so fast {phrase} (stop doing something) | :: no tan deprisa |
| not that {conj} | :: no es que [+subjunctive mood] |
| not to mention {conj} (much less) | :: sin mencionar, por no hablar de, para no hablar de, por no decir |
| not win for losing {v} | :: no ganar para disgustos, no levantar cabeza |
| notwithstanding {adv} (never the less) SEE: nevertheless | :: |
| notwithstanding {prep} /ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/ (in spite of) | :: no obstante |
| not yet {adv} (not for the moment, though expected later) | :: todavía no, aún no |
| Nouakchott {prop} /nwɑːkˈʃɒt/ (capital of Mauritania) | :: Nuakchot |
| nougat {n} /ˈnuɡət/ (a confection of honey and roasted nuts) | :: turrón francés {m}, nuégado {m} |
| nought {n} /nɔːt/ (zero) | :: cero {m} |
| noughts and crosses {n} (game) SEE: tic-tac-toe | :: |
| noumenal {adj} (of or pertaining to the noumenon) | :: nouménico |
| noumenon {n} /ˈnuːmənɒn/ (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization, see also: thing-in-itself) | :: noúmeno {m} |
| noun {n} /naʊn/ (grammatical category (narrow sense)) | :: sustantivo {m}, nombre substantivo {m}, nombre sustantivo {m}, substantivo {m}, [Venezuela] nombre {m} |
| noun {n} (grammatical category (broad sense)) | :: nombre {m} |
| noun {v} (convert into a noun) SEE: substantivise | :: |
| noun numeral {n} (a noun that represents a number) | :: nombre numeral {m} |
| noun phrase {n} (phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb) | :: sintagma nominal {m} |
| noun substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun | :: |
| nourish {v} /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/ (to feed and cause to grow) | :: nutrir |
| nouveau riche {n} /ˌnu.voʊ ˈɹiʃ/ (new money: wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy) | :: nuevo rico {m} |
| nova {n} /ˈnoʊ.və/ (sudden brightening of a star) | :: nova {f} |
| Nova Scotia {prop} /ˌnoʊ.və ˈskoʊ.ʃə/ (province in eastern Canada) | :: Nueva Escocia {f} |
| Nova Scotian {adj} (pertaining to Nova Scotia) | :: neoescocés |
| Nova Scotian {n} (Inhabitant of Nova Scotia) | :: neoescocés {m} |
| novation {n} /noʊˈveɪʃən/ (new contract) | :: novación {f} |
| Novaya Zemlya {prop} (archipelago in Russia) | :: Nueva Zembla {f} |
| novel {adj} /ˈnɑvəl/ (new, original, especially in an interesting way) | :: novedoso {m}, novedosa {f} |
| novel {n} (work of prose fiction) | :: novela {f}, romance {m} |
| novelist {n} /ˈnɑvəlɪst/ (author of novels) | :: novelista {m} {f} |
| novelize {v} (to adapt to fiction) | :: novelar |
| novella {n} (short novel) | :: novela {f} |
| novelty {n} /ˈnɑvəlti/ (state of being new) | :: novedad {f} |
| novelty {n} (new product) | :: novedad {f} |
| November {prop} /noʊˈvɛmbəɹ/ (eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: noviembre {m} |
| novena {n} (a recitation of prayers for nine days) | :: novena {f} |
| Novgorod {prop} /ˈnɒvɡəɹɒd/ (city) | :: Nóvgorod {m} |
| novice {n} /ˈnɑːvɪs/ (beginner) | :: novato {m}, principiante {m} {f}, novillo {m}, bisoño {m}, en ciernes |
| novice {n} (new member of a religious order) | :: novicio {m} |
| novity {n} (novity) SEE: novelty | :: |
| Novocastrian {adj} (of Newcastle) | :: novocastriano |
| Novocastrian {n} (native or resident of Newcastle) | :: novocastriano |
| Novokuznetsk {prop} (city) | :: Novokuznetsk {m} |
| Novosibirsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Novosibirsk {m} |
| now {adv} /naʊ/ (at the present time) | :: ahora |
| now {adv} ((word to introduce a point)) | :: ahora bien |
| now {adv} | :: ahorita [colloquial], bueno, entonces |
| now {conj} (since, because) | :: ahora |
| now {interj} (signal to begin) | :: ahora, ya |
| now {n} (the present time) | :: ahora {m} |
| nowadays {adv} /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ (at the present time) | :: actualmente |
| nowadays {adv} (in the current era) | :: hoy en día, hoy día, hogaño |
| now and again {adv} (now and then) SEE: now and then | :: |
| now and then {adv} /ˌnaʊ ən(d) ˈðɛn/ ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) | :: de vez en cuando |
| no way {interj} (absolutely not) | :: de ninguna manera, qué va |
| no way {interj} (indicates astonished disbelief) | :: no me digas |
| no way Jose {adv} | :: ni de broma, ni de coña, ni de guasa, ni harto de vino |
| nowhere {adv} /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/ (in no place) | :: en ninguna parte, en ningún lugar, en ningún sitio, por ningún lado, en ningún lado [colloquial] |
| nowhere {adv} (to no place) | :: a ninguna parte, a ningún lugar, a ningún lado [colloquial] |
| nowheres {adv} (nowhere) SEE: nowhere | :: |
| nowhither {adv} (to no place) SEE: nowhere | :: |
| nowise {adv} /ˈnoʊwaɪz/ (in no manner) | :: de ninguna manera, de ningún modo, en absoluto |
| no wonder {n} (small wonder) SEE: small wonder | :: |
| no worries {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| no worries {interj} (it does not bother me) | :: descuida, no te preocupes / no se preocupe(n) |
| no worries {interj} | :: ningún problema |
| Nowruz {prop} /noʊ̯ˈɹuz/ (Iranian New Year) | :: Noruz {m} |
| now that {conj} (since) | :: ahora que |
| noxious {adj} /ˈnɒkʃəs/ (harmful) | :: nocivo {m} |
| nozzle {n} /ˈnɒzəl/ (short tube) | :: boquilla {f}, tobera {f}, inyector {m} |
| nozzle {n} | :: boquilla, inyector {m} |
| nth {adj} /ɛnθ/ (occurring at position n) | :: enésimo |
| nth {n} (the item at position n) | :: enésimo {m} |
| nu {n} /njuː/ (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) | :: ni {f} |
| nuance {n} /ˈnuː.ɑːns/ (minor distinction) | :: matiz {m} |
| nuance {n} (subtlety or fine detail) | :: matiz {m} |
| nuanced {adj} (having nuances) | :: matizado {m} {n}, matizada {f} |
| nubile {adj} /ˈnubaɪl/ (marriageable) | :: núbil, en edad de merecer [archaic] |
| nubuck {n} (type of brushed leather) | :: nabuk |
| nucellus {n} (tissue which surrounds and protects the embryo) | :: nucela {f} |
| nuclear {adj} /ˈn(j)ukliɚ/ (involving nuclear energy) | :: nuclear |
| nuclear {adj} (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) | :: nuclear |
| nuclear bomb {n} (nuclear bomb) | :: bomba nuclear {f} |
| nuclear chemistry {n} (application of chemical techniques to the solution of problems in nuclear physics) | :: química nuclear {f} |
| nuclear energy {n} (energy released by a nuclear reaction) | :: energía nuclear {f} |
| nuclear family {n} (a family unit consisting of a father, mother and children) | :: familia nuclear {f} |
| nuclear fission {n} (atom-splitting nuclear reaction) | :: fisión nuclear {f}, fisión {f} |
| nuclear fusion {n} (the combining of the nuclei of small atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones) | :: fusión nuclear {f} |
| nuclearization {n} (act of arming with nuclear weapons) | :: nuclearización {f} |
| nuclearize {v} (to arm with nuclear weapons) | :: nuclearizar |
| nuclear magnetic resonance {n} (absorption of electromagnetic radiation by an atomic nucleus placed in a strong magnetic field) | :: resonancia magnética nuclear {f} |
| nuclear meltdown {n} (severe nuclear reactor accident) | :: fusión de núcleo {f} |
| nuclear physics {n} (branch of physics) | :: física nuclear {f} |
| nuclear power {n} (power from nuclear reactions) | :: energía nuclear {f} |
| nuclear power plant {n} (type of power plant) | :: planta nuclear, central nuclear |
| nuclear power station {n} (type of power station) SEE: nuclear power plant | :: |
| nuclear reaction {n} (process) | :: reacción nuclear {f} |
| nuclear reactor {n} (device) | :: reactor nuclear {m} |
| nuclear waste {n} (type of waste) SEE: radioactive waste | :: |
| nuclear weapon {n} (explosive device) | :: arma nuclear {f} |
| nuclear winter {n} (predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war) | :: invierno nuclear {m} |
| nuclease {n} (any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester) | :: nucleasa {f} |
| nucleation {n} (first stage of a phase transition in a small region) | :: nucleación {f} |
| nucleic {adj} (referring to the nucleus) | :: nucleico |
| nucleic acid {n} /nuˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/ (acidic chainlike biological macromolecule) | :: ácido nucleico {m} |
| nucleoid {n} /ˈnjuːkliˌɔɪd/ (the irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized) | :: nucleoide {m} |
| nucleolus {n} (part of nucleus of a cell) | :: nucléolo {m} |
| nucleon {n} (a proton or a neutron) | :: nucleón {m} |
| nucleonics {n} (the study of nucleons, or of atomic nuclei) | :: nucleónica {f} |
| nucleosome {n} (repeating subunit in chromatin) | :: nucleosoma {m} |
| nucleotide {n} / ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌtʰaɪd/ (monomer constituting DNA or RNA) | :: nucleótido {m} |
| nucleus {n} /ˈnuːkli.əs/ (core, central part of something) | :: núcleo {m} |
| nucleus {n} (physics: massive, positively charged core of an atom) | :: núcleo {m} |
| nucleus {n} (cytology: large organelle found in cells) | :: núcleo {m} |
| nuclide {n} /ˈn(j)uːklaɪd/ (nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass) | :: nucleido {m}, núclido {m} |
| nude {adj} /n(j)uːd/ (without clothing or other covering) | :: desnudo |
| nudge {n} /nʌdʒ/ (a gentle push) | :: pequeño empujón, empujoncito {m} |
| nudibranch {n} /ˈnjuːdɪˌbɹæŋk/ (any sea slug) | :: nudibranquio |
| nudism {n} /njuː.dɪzəm/ (the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity) | :: nudismo {m} |
| nudist {n} /ˈnudɪst/ (person who practices nudism) | :: nudista {m} {f} |
| nudist {adj} (relating to nudists and nudism) | :: nudista |
| nudist beach {n} (beach where nudity is allowed) | :: playa nudista {f} |
| nudity {n} /ˈnudɪti/ (the state of being without clothing on the body) | :: desnudez {f} |
| nudiustertian {adj} /n(j)ʊdi.əsˈtɜʃɪən/ (Of or relating to the day before yesterday) | :: anteayer |
| Nueva Segovia {prop} (department of Nicaragua) | :: Nueva Segovia |
| Nuevo León {prop} (state of Mexico) | :: Nuevo León {m} |
| nugatory {adj} /ˈnjuːɡətɔɹi/ (trivial, trifling) | :: insignificante |
| nugatory {adj} (ineffective, invalid) | :: ineficaz |
| nugget {n} /ˈnʌɡət/ (small chunk or clump) | :: pepita |
| nuisance {n} /ˈn(j)uːsəns/ (minor annoyance or inconvenience) | :: molestia {f}, engorro {m}, incomodidad {f}, molienda {f} [colloquial] |
| nuisance {n} (person or thing causing annoyance of inconvenience) | :: inconveniente {m}, estorbo {m}, pepla {f} [colloquial] |
| nuke {v} /njuːk/ (to carry out a denial-of-service attack) | :: nukear |
| Nuku'alofa {prop} /nuku.ˈəloʊfə/ (capital of Tonga) | :: Nukualofa |
| null and void {adj} (invalid, cancelled, unenforceable) | :: nulo e inválido |
| nullify {v} /ˈnʌlɪfaɪ/ (to make legally invalid) | :: anular, derogar, abrogar, casar |
| null set {n} (empty set) SEE: empty set | :: |
| numb {adj} /nʌm/ (physically unable to feel) | :: entumecido, entumido (by cold), insensible, entorpecido, dormido (by lack of blood circulation), adormecido (by drugs) |
| numbat {n} (small marsupial) | :: numbat {m} |
| number {n} /ˈnʌmbə/ (abstract entity) | :: número {m} |
| number {n} (numeral) | :: número |
| number {n} (mathematics: number) | :: número {m} |
| number {n} (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence) | :: número {m} |
| number {n} (quantity) | :: número {m}, cantidad {f}, serie {f} |
| number {n} (grammar: state of being singular, dual or plural) | :: número {m} |
| number {n} (performance) | :: número {m} |
| number {v} (label with numbers; assign numbers to) | :: numerar |
| numberful {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| Number of the Beast {prop} (the number 666) | :: número de la bestia {m} |
| number one {n} (urine or urination euphemism) | :: águas menores {f-p} |
| number plate {n} (license plate) SEE: license plate | :: |
| Numbers {prop} (fourth book of the Bible) | :: Los Números {m-p} |
| number sign {n} (hash) SEE: hash | :: |
| numbersome {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| number theory {n} (branch of pure mathematics) | :: teoría de números {f} |
| numbness {n} (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) | :: entumecimiento {m} |
| numerable {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| numerable {adj} (able to be counted) | :: numerable |
| numeral {n} /ˈnuməɹəl/ (non-word symbol that represents a number) | :: número {m} |
| numeral {n} (word or symbol representing a number, see also: noun numeral) | :: letra numeral {m} |
| numerator {n} (number or expression written above the line in a fraction) | :: numerador {m} |
| numeric {adj} (of, or relating to numbers) SEE: numerical | :: |
| numerical {adj} /n(j)uˈmɛɹɪkəl/ (of or pertaining to numbers) | :: numérico |
| numerical analysis {n} (study of algorithms) | :: análisis numérico {m} |
| numeronym {n} /ˈnjuːməɹəʊˌnɪm/ (number-based word) | :: numerónimo {m} |
| numerous {adj} /ˈnuməɹəs/ (Indefinitely large numerically) | :: numeroso |
| Numidia {prop} (region in northern Africa) | :: Numidia {f} |
| Numidian {adj} (pertaining to Numidia) | :: númido |
| numinous {adj} /ˈnjuːmɪnəs/ (of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity) | :: numinoso {m}, numinosa {f} |
| numismatic {adj} (of or pertaining to a coin, coins, currency) | :: numismático |
| numismatics {n} /ˌnuː.məzˈmæ.tɪks/ (study of coins) | :: numismática {f} |
| numismatist {n} /njuːˈmɪzmətɪst/ (one who collects coins and/or currencies) | :: numismático {m}, numismática {f} |
| nummular {adj} (numismatic) SEE: numismatic | :: |
| nun {n} /nʌn/ (member of a Christian religious community of women) | :: monja {f} |
| nun {n} /nuːn/ (Semitic letter) | :: nun {f} {n} |
| Nunavut {prop} /ˈn(j)uːnəˌvuːt/ (territory in northern Canada) | :: Nunavut {m} |
| nuncheon {n} (afternoon snack) | :: merienda {f} |
| nuncio {n} (one who bears a message) SEE: messenger | :: |
| nuncio {n} /ˈnʌnʃiˌoʊ/ (title used for Catholic clerics) | :: nuncio {m} {f} |
| nunc pro tunc {n} (term indicating a retroactive act of the court) | :: con efecto retroactivo |
| nunlike {adj} | :: monjil, monástico {m}, monacal |
| nunnery {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| nuptial {adj} /ˈnʌp.ʃəl/ (pertaining to wedding and marriage) | :: nupcial |
| nuptials {n} /ˈnʌpʃ(ə)ls/ (wedding ceremony, see also: wedding) | :: nupcias {f-p} |
| Nuremberg {prop} /ˈnjʊəɹəmbəɡ/ (city in Germany) | :: Núremberg {m} |
| Nuremberg defense {n} /ˈnjʊəɹəmbəːɡ dɪˈfɛns/ (explanation offered as an excuse for behaving in a criminal or wrongful manner) | :: defensa Núremberg {f} |
| nurse {n} /nɝs/ (person who takes care of other people's young) | :: niñera {f} |
| nurse {n} (person trained to provide care for the sick) | :: enfermera {f}, enfermero {m} |
| nurse {v} (to breast feed) | :: amamantar, dar el pecho |
| nurse {n} (wet nurse) SEE: wet nurse | :: |
| nursehound {n} (Scyliorhinus stellaris) | :: alitán {m} |
| nursemaid {n} (child's nurse) | :: niñera {f}, nana {f} [Latin America] |
| nursery {n} /ˈnɜːsəɹi/ (place where nursing or the raising of children is carried out) | :: criadero {m} [for animals] |
| nursery {n} (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day, see also: crèche) | :: casa cuna {f} |
| nursery {n} (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting) | :: criadero {m}, semillero {m}, vivero {m} |
| nursery school {n} (a school for pre-school children) | :: parvulario {m} |
| nurse shark {n} (any shark of the family Ginglymostomatidae) | :: tiburón nodriza {m} |
| nursing {n} /ˈnɝsɪŋ/ (caring for patients) | :: enfermería {f} |
| nursing {n} (breastfeeding) SEE: breastfeeding | :: |
| nursing home {n} (place of residence) | :: asilo {m}, cotolengo [Latin America] |
| Nur-Sultan {prop} (Astana) SEE: Astana | :: |
| Nur-Sultan {prop} (Almaty) SEE: Almaty | :: |
| nurture {n} /ˈnɜːɹ.tʃəɹ/ (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training) | :: cuidado, crianza, ternura, levantamiento, desarollamiento |
| nurture {n} (that which nourishes; food; diet) | :: alimento |
| nurture {v} (to nourish or nurse) | :: criar, nutrir |
| nut {n} /nʌt/ (hard-shelled fruit) | :: nuez {f} |
| nut {n} (that fits on a bolt) | :: tuerca {f} |
| nut {n} (slang: insane person) | :: loco {m}, chiflado {m}, chalado {m} [Spain], cabra loca, como una cabra |
| nut {n} (slang: testicle) | :: cojón, huevo |
| nut {n} (musical instruments: small piece that holds the strings at the proper spacing) | :: ceja {f} |
| nutation {n} (physics term) | :: nutación {f} |
| nutation {n} (astronomical term) | :: nutación {f} |
| nutcracker {n} (implement for cracking nuts) | :: cascanueces {m} |
| Nutella {prop} /nuːˈtɛlə/ (hazelnut spread) | :: nutella {f}, nocilla {f} [Spain], crema de cacao {f}, crema al cacao {f} |
| nutfarm {n} (informal term for lunatic asylum) SEE: madhouse | :: |
| nuthatch {n} (passerine bird from the family Sittidae) | :: sita {f} |
| nuthouse {n} (informal term for lunatic asylum) SEE: madhouse | :: |
| nut job {n} (someone who is insane) | :: tarambana |
| nutmeg {n} /ˈnʌt.mɛɡ/ (seed) | :: nuez moscada {f} |
| nutmeg {n} (soccer/football sense) | :: caño |
| nutria {n} (coypu) SEE: coypu | :: |
| nutrient {n} /ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/ (substance that provides nourishment) | :: nutriente {m} |
| nutrition {n} /nuˈtɹɪ.ʃən/ (nutrition) | :: nutrición {f} |
| nutritional {adj} (pertaining to nutrition) | :: alimenticio, nutricional |
| nutritionism {n} | :: nutricionismo {m} |
| nutritionist {n} | :: nutricionista {m} {f} |
| nutritious {adj} /nuːˈtɹɪʃəs/ (providing nutrients) | :: nutritivo, nutriente, alimentoso, alimentador, alimenticio |
| nuts {n} (nut) SEE: nut | :: |
| nuts {adj} /nʌts/ (insane) | :: loco, zumbado [colloquial], sonado, tocado, tocado del ala, majareta, chaveta, tarambana |
| nutshell {n} /ˈnʌtʃel/ (the shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut) | :: cáscara de nuez {f} |
| nux vomica {n} (strychnine tree) | :: nuez vómica {f} |
| nux vomica {n} (fruit of the strychnine tree) | :: nuez vómica {f} |
| nuzzle {v} /nʌzəl/ (touch with the nose) | :: frotar la nariz |
| névé {n} /neɪˈveɪ/ (The firn or snowfield at the head of a glacier) | :: nevero {m}, helero {m} |
| NW {n} (northwest) | :: NO, NW |
| nyctalopia {n} (night blindness) SEE: night blindness | :: |
| nylon {n} /ˈnaɪlɑn/ (substance) | :: nylon {m}, nilón {m}, nailon {m} |
| nymph {n} /ˈnɪmf/ (insect larva) | :: ninfa {f} |
| nymph {n} (mythology: water, forest or mountain spirit) | :: ninfa {f} |
| nymph {n} (young girl who may inspire lust) | :: ninfa {f} |
| nymphomania {n} /nɪmfəˈmeɪnɪə/ (excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women) | :: ninfomanía {f} |
| nymphomaniac {n} /ˈnɪɱfoʊ ˈmeɪniæk/ (woman with excessive sexual desire) | :: ninfómana {f} |
| nymphomaniac {adj} (of woman: having excessive sexual desire) | :: ninfomaníaco {m}, ninfomaníaca {f} |
| nymphomaniacal {adj} (nymphomaniac) SEE: nymphomaniac | :: |
| nystagmus {n} /nɪˈstæɡməs/ (rapid involuntary eye movement) | :: nistagmo {m} |
| Nyx {prop} (the primordial goddess of night) | :: Nix, Nyx, Nicte {f}, Nicta {f} |