What is the Spanish Word for ....

What is the Spanish Word for ....

a
to; at; towards

a la misma vez
at the same time
a la orden
to order
a la hora
at this time; on time
a las siete
at 7 o'clock
a lo largo
lengthways
a menudo
usually
a pesar de
in spite of
a ras de tierra
at ground level, even with the ground
a veces
sometimes
abajo
below; down; downstairs
abrir
to open
acá
over here
acabar
to finish
accesible
accessible
acceso
m. access
acomodar
to accommodate
acostarse
to lie down
adaptar
to adapt
adobe

m. adobe; sun
dried brick
adulto m. adult
agobiante
back-breaking; draining
agradable
pleasant
agregación f. accretion; something added on to
agregar
to add on
agua f.
water
agujero m. hole; puncture
ahora
now
aire
m. air
al
to the, toward the
al fondo
at the bottom of
alcanzar
to reach; to manage to
alfarería
f. pottery
alfarero
m. potter
algún
some one or other
alimentar
to feed
alisar
to smooth
allí
there
almacenar
to store up

alrededor
around
alumina
aluminum
amarillo
yellow
ambos
both
amplio
full, ample
anaranjado
orange (coloured)
ancho
broad
andar
to walk along
ante
before; in front of
antepasado
m. ancestor
anterior
previous
antes
before (in time)
antes de
prep. before (in time)
antiguo
old; ancient; previous
antorcha
f. torch
añadir
to add onto
año
m. year
aprender
to learn
aprendizaje
m. 1 apprenticeship. 2 learning
aquí
here
arabesca
f. arabesque (gracefu, sineous line)
arcilla
f. potter's clay
arriba
above; upstairs; overhead
arriba de
above
arroz
m. rice
artesano
m. artisan; one who is skilled in a traditional craft
asa
f. handle
así
in this way
así siguiente
and so on
atención
f. attention
atizador
poker (used to stir up a fire)
atrapar
to catch
aún más atrás
even further back
aún
even
aunque
although, though
ave
f. bird
ayudar
to help
azada
hoe
bajar
to go down; to bring or take down
bajo
low, under
banco
m. bank; bench
barato
inexpensive
barníz
m. varnish
barro
m. earth; clay
base
f. base
batido
m. batido (special process used in making Oaxacan blackware to smooth the clay and remove molecules of oxigen); a blender drink made with fruit and milk.
batir
to work the clay with one's feet; to blend
bebida
f. drink
bello
beautiful

bis-abuelo
m. great-grandfather (tati-abuelo)
bloque
m. 1 block. 2 concrete bench. 3 block of houses
boca
f. mouth
bola
f. ball
bollo
m. ball of clay
bolsa
f. 1 bag. 2 purse (para dinero). 3 crease (ropa)
borde
m. edge
borrar
to erase
bóveda
f. dome
brecha
f. breach; opening (usually implies forced entry)
brillante
shiny; brilliant
brillar
to shine
brular

bruñido
m. polish; special potter's process which seals the clay and gives it a shine
burra
f. she-donkey
burro
m. donkey
buscar
to look for
busqueda
i. hunt, search.
caber
to fit
cabrita
f. young she-goat (ito/ita is a suffix meaning small)
cabro
m. goat
cada
each
cada uno
each one; each individual
caer
to fall
calentar
to heat
calentísimo
extremely hot (ísimo/ísima is a suffix meaning"intensely")
caliente
hot
calle
f. street
calor
m. heat
cambiar
to change
camino
m. road
canasto
m. basket
cantarito
m. small pitcher (ito/ita is a suffix meaning small)
cántaro
m. pitcher
caña
f. cane
capa
f. top; something that closes off the top
cargo
m. charge (financial or otherwise); responsibility
carretilla
f. wheelbarrow
carrizo
m. special cane used in to make baskets in the Valley of Oaxaca
casa
f. house
casi
almost
cavar
to dig
cemento
m. cement
cenicero
m. ashtray
ceniza
f. ash
centro
m. centre; downtown
cerámica
f. pottery
cercar
to surround; to fence
cerrado
closed
cerrar
to close
cesto
m. basket
chico
adj. 1 small, little, tiny. m. & f. 2 boy (m.), girl (f.), young, youngster.
chimenea
f. 1 chimney, smokestack. 2 hearth, fireplace. 3 funnel (barco); shaft (minería); chimney (montaña). 4 nipple (armas)
cielo
m. sky; heaven
cilíndrico
cylindrical
cilindro
m. cylinder
círculo
m. circle
circundar
m. to surround
ciudad
f. city
cliente
m. client; customer
cocer
to cook
cocina
f. kitchen
cocinar
to cook
colador
m. strainer; colander
colocación
f. placement
colocar
to put in place
comercio
m. business; trade
como
like, as
comparar
to compare
comprar
to buy
comprimir
to compress
con
with
concavidad
f. concavity; depression
concavo
concave
confiable
trustworthy
conjunto
m. ensemble; collection
construir
to build
contener
to hold; to contain
continuar
to continue
contra
against
convenir
to be acceptable; to met the needs of
convertir
tr.v. to change
convertirse
intr. v. to change
cordón
m. cord; rope
cortar
to cut
cotidiano
daily
crear
to create
crecer
intr. to grow
Cristo de la Pietá
m. Michelangelo's statue of Christ down from the cross
crudo
raw
cuadra
f. city block
cuadro
m. painting; frame
cuadrado
square
cual
pron.relat. 1 which: el asunto del cual tratamos ayer está resuelto = the subject which we discussed yesterday is settled. 2 who (personas): fui a casa el abogado, el cual había salido = I went to the lawyer´s house, who was out. adv. (lit.) like: él hablaba cual rey = he spoke like a king. 4 ... tal..., like... like...: tal el padre, cual el hijo = like father, like son.
cualquier
whichever
cuando
when
cuarto
m. room; fourth
cubo
m. cube
cubrir
to cover
cuchillo
m. knife
cuenco
m. pottery bowl
cuidado
m. care (used as a cry of warning in case of danger)
cuidar
1 to take care of. 2 cuidarse to look after 3 cuidarse de algo, to worry about something 4 cuidarse de hacer algo, to be careful/to make sure to do something
chico
m.teen-aged boy; adj. small
chimenea
f. chimney
daño
m. harm
dar
to give
dar a
to give onto (a street; a room); to give to
dar acceso a
to give access to
dar la vuelta
to turn
darse cuenta de
to become aware; to notice
datar
to date
de
from; of; belonging to
de hecho
in fact
de nuevo
again
deber
to owe; to ought to; to have to (debo: I must)
decir
to say
decoración
f. 1 decoration. 2 set, scenery (teatro)
decorar
to decorate
dedicarse a
to be dedicated to; for the special use of
dedo
m. finger
dejar
to leave behind; to allow; to let
dejar caer
to drop; to let fall
demás
adj. & pron.indef. 1 rest, remaining 2 los ~, the others, the other people, the people, one´s neighbours 3 por ~, uselessly. 4 por lo ~, as to the rest. 5 ... y ~, ... and so on.
desarollar
to develop
desbarbar
to cut of the impurities in pottery
descansar
to rest; to refresh oneself by taking a break
descomponer
to fall apart
desde
since; starting from
después
adv. after
después de
prep. after
destinar
to intend for
detergente
m. detergent
día
m. day
diario
m. newspaper; adv. daily
dibujar
1 ART. to draw. 2 to design (diseñar). 3 to sketch (bosquejar). 4 (fig.) to describe, to depict (describir).
diez
ten
diez-y-nueve
nineteen
diseñar
1 to design. 2 to draw
diseño
m. design
doble
double
donde
where
durante
during
dureza
f. hardness; time that something lasts
duro
hard (opposite of soft)
echar
to throw
el
m.(article) the
el más/la más
the most
él
pr. he, himself; the one
empezar
to begin
en
in; within
en aquel entonces
in those days
en conjunto
together
en serio
seriously
encanto
charm
encender
1 to light (un cigarrillo, vela, fuego, etc.), to ignite (una mezcla combustible, una mecha, etc.). 3 to strike, to light (una cerilla). 4 to set fire to, to set on fire, to set alight (prender fuego a)
encercar
to encircle
encima
on top of; at the peak of
enrollar
to roll (up)
enseñar
to teach; to show; to point out
entonces
then; next
entrada f.
entrance

entrar
to come in; to enter
entre
between; among
época
f. epoch; period in history
es, esa, ese, eso
that
escolar
of school
escuela
f. school
esgrafiado
etched
esmalte
lacker; finger polish
especial
special
especializarse
to specialize
esperanza
f. 1 hope 2 expectation 3 faith
esperar
to hope for; to wait
espíritu
m. spirit
espléndido
splendid
esposo
m. husband, spouse
establo
m. stable; shed for animals
estar
to be (in a time or location)
este
adj. this
éste
pro. this one
estrecho
narrow
estrella
f. star
etapa
f. step (in a process; on a voyage)
evitar
to avoid
extender
1 to extend. 2 to enlarge, to make bigger 3 to prolong 4 to spread 5 to extend, to spread (el conocimiento). 6 to draw up (un documento). 7 to make out (un cheque). 8 to issue (un certificado). v.pron. 9 to stretch out
extraer
to take out
fabricar
to make
fácil
easy
facilmente
easily
fín
m. end
fine
fine
flor
f. flower
florero
m. flower pot
fondo
m. bottom
formar
to form
forrar
to shove into
frágil
fragile
frente
m. front
fresco
fresh; cool
frotar
to rub
fuego
m. fire
fuerte
strong
fuerza
f. strength
ganar
to win; to earn
gancho
m. hook
gente
f. people
girar
tr. to turn; to spin
globo
m. balloon; globe
golpe
m. hit
golpear
to hit
golpecito
m. tap; hit
grabar
to engrave; to record on a disk or record
grabación
engraving; recording of sound
grís
grey
grueso
thick; coarse
guardar
to keep
gustar
to please
gustarle a
to be pleasing to
gusto
m. taste
haber
to have (used with compound verbs: I have eaten - he comido)
hacer
to make
hacer daño
to damage; to cause pain; to hurt
hacerse
to become
hacia
toward
harina
f. flour
hasta
until
hasta que
up to the moment when
hay
there is; there are
hecho a mano
made by hand
hermana
f. sister
hermano
m. brother
hermanos
m. pl. brothers; siblings (brothers and sisters)
herramienta
f. tool
hijo
son
hijos
m.pl. sons; children (offspring, sons and daughters)
hoja
f. leaf; sheet of paper
hombre
m. man
hora
f. hour
horno
m. oven
hoy
today
hoy en día
today; in this day and time
hoyo
m. hole in the ground
humo
m. smoke
iluminar
illuminate
impedir
to prevent; to impede
impresión
f. impression
impulsar
to move forward; to activate
impureza
f. impurity
incluso
including
indígeno
m. indigenous person; adj. native to an area

industrializado
industrialized

intermediario
middle-man; intermediary; go-between
interrumpir
to interrupt
invertir
to turn upside down
ir
to go
jarra
f. jar; large ceramic container
jarro
m. pitcher, jug.
jornada
f. undertaking; day's labor; journey; trip
jugar
to play (a game or a sport)
juntar
1 to join 2 to gather, to collect 3 to live together
junto
together
juventud
f. youth (period of time)
la
f. the
la gran parte de
most of
la cual
f. which
la mayor parte
most of
la de
f. of the
laborar
to work with one's hands; to work in unskilled labor
lado
m. side
ladrillo
m. brick
lámpara
f. lamp
lápiz
1 pencil, crayon (de color) 2 GEOL. blacklead, graphite. 3 ~ de labios, lipstick. 4 ~ de plomo, graphite pencil. 5 ~ rojo, red ochre
largo
long
lata
f. tin; tin can
lavar
to wash
le
indirect obj. pro. him; her
lento
slow
leña
f. firweood; logs for a fire
les
ind. obj. pro. them; to them
levantar
to raise
limpiar
to clean
limpio
clean
línea
f. line

liso
smooth
lista
f. list
listo
ready; smart
llama
f. flame
llamada
f. call
llamar
to call
llamarse
to be named
llegar
to arrive
llenar
to fill
lleno
full
llevar
to carry; to bring; to wear
llevarse
to carry off ; to take with; to steal
lo
ob. pr. him, it
lo cual
which
lo que
that which
lodo
m. mud
lograr
to manage to; to achieve
los Hernández-Galán
family of potters (no plural ending on a name)
loza
f. pottery
luego
then; later
luna
f. moon
lustre
m. shine; luster
luz
f. light
machete
m. type of broad-bladed long knife used in many parts of the world
machetito
m. small machete
maestro
m. master-craftsman; teacher
manera
f. manner
mano
f. hand
mañana
tomorrow; (with the article la) morning
marido
m. husband
más
more
más . . . que
more than
máscara
f. mask
mayor
older, oldest; most important; major; bigger
medio
m. the half-way mark; the means
medio-seco
half-dry
mejor
better
menor
lesser; younger;
menos
less
mercado
m. market
mercancía
f. merchandise
mesa
m. table
meta
f. goal
mezclar
to mix
miembro
m. member
mientras
while
mina
f. mine
mismo
same
mitad
f. half
modelar
to model; to form with one's hands
moderno
modern
mojar
to wet
molde
m. mold; form used to make identical items (pottery, cookies, cars, etc.)
moldear
to make in a mold
molécula
f. molecule
momento
m. moment
montaña
f. mountain
muchas veces
many times
mucho
a lot
muchos
many
mujer
f. woman
mundo
m. world
nada más
nothing more (that's all)
nada más que
it's just that
naturaleza
f. nature; wilderness
ni
conj. 1 nor, neither 2 or (sin padres ni amigos = without parents or friends. 3 not even 4 neither... nor: 5 ni tampoco, neither
nieto
grandchild
niño
m. boy child
niños
children
nivel
m. level
no lo es
it isn't
noche
f. night
nombre m.
name
nueve
nine
nuevo
1. new 2. de nuevo = again
o
or
obra
work
olla
f. pot
orilla
f. shore
oro
m. gold
oscuro
dark
otro
other
ovoido
m. oval
oxígeno
m. oxygen
padres
m. parents; fathers
pala
f. shovel
palito
m. small stick (the suffix ito is a diminutive)
palo
m. stick; adj. pale
para
for; for the benefit of; for the use of
para que
in order that
parar
m. 1 pairs (naipes) 2 to stop
pared
f. wall (of a house)
parilla
f. grill
parte
f. part
partícula
f. particule (in science)
particular
particular
pasar
to pass; to spend (time); to go past
pase
m. pass
pasta
f. paste
patio
m. inner courtyard
patrón
m. boss; pattern
pedazo
m. piece
pedir
to ask for
pella
f. a lump or ball of potter's clay
pequeño
small
permitir
to permit; to allow
peso
m. weight; unit of money in some countries
petate
m. straw mat used for sleeping, working, and carrying things
pie
m. foot
piedra
f. stone
pieza
f. piece
pintar
to paint
pintura
f. painting
pisar
to step on; to flatten with the feet
plástico
plastic
plateado
p.p. 1 de platear. adj. 2 silvery-plated, silvery.
plato
m. plate
plaza
f. city square
poco
adv. little (es poco conocido: he's little known) Does not mean small
poco a poco
little by little
poder
to be able; m. power
poner
to place; to put
por
through; by; for
por lo largo
along the length
por qué
why
por locual/por la cual
through which
por todo
through all; throughout
poro
m. pore (of the skin)
porque
because
pozo
m. well; deep hole
pre-colombino
pre-Columbian; before the coming of the Spaniards
preferir
to prefer
prehispánico
prehispanic; before the coming of the Spaniards
preparar
to prepare
presión
f. pressure.
primer
first (when an adj. used only before the noun and always masculine)
primero
first
principio
m. beginning
proceso
m. process
producir
to produce
producto
m. product
productor
m. producer
profesional
professional
profundo
deep
propiedad
property
proteger
to protect
próximo
next
pueblo
m. village; small town; people; nation
puerta
f. door
pulido
polished
pulir
to polish
pulverizar
to crush; to pulverize
punto
m. point
puñetazo
m. punch
puño
m. fist
que
that; what
quebrarse
to shatter
quedar
to remain; to be in a place
quedarse
to stay; to remain
quema
f. burning
quemar
to burn
querer
to want
quien
who
química
chemistry
quitarle a
to take off
rama
branch
rapidamente
quickly
rápido
quick
raspar
to scrape
rayar
1 to rule, line (hacer rayas) 2 to cross out, to erase 3 to underline
rayo
m. stripe; ray
recibir
to receive
recipiente
m. receptacle
recubrir
to cover over
reducir
to reduce
requerer
to require
resistir
to resist
reunirse
to be united; to come together
reventar
to burst
revertirse
to become again; to go back to being; to return
rincón
m. corner (inside)
roca
f. rock
rojo
red
rollar
to roll
rollo
m. roll
rueda
f. wheel
ruta
f. route
saber
to know
sacar
to take out
salida
f. exit
salir
to go out
se
pro. himself. herself, themselves, itself. Used in front of the verb to create the passive form: Se vende el diario aquí./ The newspaper is sold here.
se va
And there you are! (expression)
secar
to dry
seco
dry
seguir
to follow
según
according to
segundo
second
sellar
to seal
sello
m. seal (secure closing)
semana
f. week
sencillamente
simply
sencillo
simple; plain
sentarse
to sit down
sentirse
to feel (sick, happy, well, etc.)
señor
sir, mister
señora
lady, ma'am
separable
adj. separable
ser
to be
serio
serious
servilletero
napkin holder
servir
to serve
si
if
si mismo
oneself; by one self
siempre
always
siglo
m. century
sigue usando
continues to use
sin . . . ni
without . . . or
sin embargo
however
sistema
m. system
sitio
m. site
sobrar
to be extra; to be left over
sobrevivir
to survive
sol
m. sun
soleado
sunny
soler
to be in the habit of ; usually to...(Suelen venir a la casa/ They usually come to the house)
solo
alone; only
soñar
to dream, soñar en = to dream of
su
her; his; their; its
su propio
his own; her own; its own; their own
suegro
son-in-law
sumamente
completely; extraordinarily
superficie
f. surface
sur
m. south
tabique
m. cement brick
tacha
f. spot
tal
such
tallar
to carve
taller
m. workshop (Taller mecánico - garage, mechanic's workshop)
tamaño
m. size
también
also
tapa
f. cover; lid
tapar
to cover
tarde
f. afternoon; adj. late
tarea
f. job; assignment
techo
m. ceiling; some roofs
templo
m. temple; church
tener años
to be of (a certain) age
tener
to have
tener que
to have to
tepalcate
m. shards; pieces of broken pottery
tiempo
m. time
tienda
f. shop; store
tierra
f. earth; land
típico
typical
todavía
still
todo
all
todos
everyone; everybody
tomar
to take; to take a drink; to have a bite
tornear
to turn on a potter's wheel
torno alfarero
m. potter's wheel
torno
m. turn
trabajar
to work
trabajo
m. work
tradicional
traditional
traer
to bring
trapo
m. rag
tras
across
trayecto
m. crossing; trip
trazar
to trace
túnel
m. tunnel
turno
turn, shift; en turno = in turn
último
last
un poco
a little bit
un solo/una sola
one only
una vez
once
único
unique; only one
unión
union
unir
to join; to unite
uno
one; oneself
unos
some
usar
to use
uso
m. use
utilizar
to use
va tomando
goes along taking
variar
to vary
variedad
f. variety
varios
various; a number of; many
vela
f. candle; veil
veladora
f. nightlight; candleholder
vender
to sell
venir
to come
ver
to see
vertir
to pour; to pour out
vez
f. time; occasion
vida
f. life
violetero
small vase
vivo
alive; lively; bright (color)
volverse
to turn around; to go back to being; to become again
y
and
ya
already; now
ya está
And there you are! And it's all done!
yeso
m. plaster; gesso
zócalo
m. main square of an important city