WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| Spanish adj | (of or from Spain) | español/a adj |
| | Spanish beaches are usually clean. |
| | Las playas españolas suelen estar limpias. |
| Spanish adj | (of or in the Spanish language) | en español loc adj |
| | (AmS) | en castellano loc adj |
| | (gramática, léxico...) | español/a adj |
| | (AmS; gramática, léxico...) | castellano/a adj |
| | Spanish verbs can be quite difficult. |
| | Los verbos en español pueden resultar muy difíciles. |
| Spanish n | uncountable (language of Spain, Mexico, etc.) | español nm |
| | (AmS) | castellano nm |
| | Many students in the US learn Spanish in high school. |
| | Muchos estudiantes en Estados Unidos estudian español en el instituto. |
| the Spanish npl | (people of Spain) | los españoles nmpl |
| | The Spanish impressed me with their hospitality and generosity. |
| | Los españoles me impresionan con su hospitalidad y generosidad. |
| Additional Translations |
| Spanish adj | (in a style from Spain) | español/a adj |
| | One of his favourite guitars was a Spanish guitar. |
| | Una de sus guitarras favoritas era una guitarra española. |
| Spanish adj | US, informal (Spanish-speaking person: Hispanic) | hispanohablante adj |
| | Is he Spanish? Yes, he's from El Salvador. |
| | ¿Es hispanohablante? Sí, es de El Salvador. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Compound Forms:
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| Castilian Spanish n | (language: variety of Spanish) | castellano nm |
golden thistle,
Spanish oyster thistle n | (flowering plant native to Europe) | cardillo nm |
| | | cardo de olla loc nom m |
| Judeo-Spanish adj | (minority Romance language) | judeoespañol adj |
| | | ladino/a adj |
| | | sefardí adj |
| Mexican Spanish n | (Spanish language as spoken in Mexico) | español de México nm + loc adj |
| | Mexican Spanish sometimes includes ancient words used by the indigenous people of that region. |
| | El español de México incluye palabras heredadas de los antiguos grupos indígenas de esa región. |
| | | español mexicano nm + adj |
| | El español mexicano incluye palabras heredadas de los antiguos grupos indígenas de esa región. |
| Spanish American n | (person of Latin-American descent) | latinoamericano, latinoamericana nm, nf |
| Spanish American n | (person of Spanish descent) | hispanoamericano, hispanoamericana nm, nf |
| Spanish American n | (person of Spanish-American country) | hispanoamericano, hispanoamericana nm, nf |
| the Spanish Armada n | (16th century Spanish fleet) | la Armada Española n propio f |
| Spanish Civil War n | historical (1930s war) | Guerra Civil Española loc nom f |
| Spanish fly n | (aphrodisiac obtained from beetles) | cantárida nf |
| | | mosca de España loc nom f |
| Spanish Inquisition n | historical (15th-century religious persecution) | inquisición española loc nom f |
| Spanish moss n | US (plant that grows on trees) | musgo nm |
| Spanish onion n | (root vegetable) | cebolla española loc nom f |
| Spanish rice n | (rice and tomato dish) | guiso de arroz nm + loc adj |
| | There are probably as many kinds of Spanish rice as there are cooks. |
| | Probablemente hay tantos guisos de arroz como cocineros. |
Spanish Sahara,
Overseas Province of the Spanish Sahara n | (former name of Western Sahara) | Sahara español n propio m |
Spanish speaking,
Spanish-speaking adj | (having Spanish as native language) | hispanoparlante, hispanohablante adj mf |
| | | de habla hispana loc adj |
| | Mexico is a Spanish-speaking country. |
| | The population of Argentina is predominantly Spanish-speaking. |
| | México es un país hispanoparlante |
| Spanish Tickler n | historical (torture instrument) | garras de gato loc nom fpl |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Entre los instrumentos de tortura que se usaban en la Edad Media estaban las garras de gato con las que se abría la carne del prisionero. |