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inextinguible adj. inextinguishable; eternal,
perpetual.
inextricable adj. inextricable.
infalibilidad s.f. infallibility.
infalible adj. infallible.
infaliblemente adv. infallibly.
infamar v.t. y pron. to defame, to slander
infame adj. 1. infamous. 2. vile, odious,
despicable . 3. disgusting, horrible .s.m. y f. 4.
despicable person.
infamemente adv. infamously.
infancia s.f. 1. infancy. 2. (fig.) infancy.
infante -ta, s.m. y f. 1. prince, infante ;
princess, infanta. s.m. 2. MIL. infantry soldier,
infantryman.
infantería s.f. MIL. 1. infantry. 2. ~ de línea, foot
infantry. 3. ~ de marina, marines. 4. ~ ligera,
light infantry.
infanticida s.m. y f. child killer.
infanticidio s.m. infanticide.
infantil adj. 1. child’s, children’s 2. innocent 3.
(desp.) infantile, childish.
infantilismo s.m. (desp.) childishness.
infarto s.m. MED. heart attack.
infatigable adj. untiring.
infección s.f. infection.
infeccioso -sa, adj. infectious.
infectar v.t. 1. to infect, to contaminate. v.pron. 2.
to become infected.
infectado -da o infecto, -ta, adj. infected,
contaminated.
infecundidad s.f. infecundity, sterility,
barrenness.
infecundo -da, adj. 1. referred to plans, sterile,
infertile . 2. referred to women or to the earth,
barren, infertile
infeliz adj. 1. unfortunate, unhappy. 2. wretched,
miserable, sad. 3. simple, kind-hearted. s.m. y
f. 4. wretch . 5. poor soul.
inferior adj. 1. lower. 2. inferior s.m. y f. 3.
subordinate.
inferioridad s.f. inferiority.
inferir v.t. 1. to inflict damage. v.t. y pron. 2. to
infer, to deduce.
infernal adj. infernal.
infestar v.t. 1. to overrun. 2. to infest.
infidelidad s.f. 1. infidelity, unfaithfulness. 2.
REL. unbelief.
infiel adj. 1. inaccurate, inexact. 2. unfaithful.
s.m. y f. 3. REL., HIST. infidel.
infielmente adv. 1. unfaithfully, disloyally. 2.
inaccurately.
infiernillo o infernillo s.m. portable stove.
infierno s.m. 1. REL. hell. 2. (fig.) hell, torment.
3. el quinto ~, the middle of nowhere, the
back of beyond. 4. mandar a alguien al ~, to
tell someone to go to hell.
infiltración s.f. infiltration.
infiltrado -da, adj. 1. infiltrated. s.m. y f. 2.
infiltrator.
infiltrar v.t. y pron. 1. to infiltrate. 2. to
disseminate, to spread ). v.pron. 3. (fig.) to
infiltrate, to get into the enemy camp unseen.
ínfimo -ma, adj. 1. lowest.. 2. least. 3. worst,
very low. 4. vile, despicable, nasty.
infinidad s.f. 1. infinity. 2. (fig.) lot, great number,
enormous amount.
infinitamente adv. infinitely.
infinitesimal adj. infinitesimal.
infinitivo s.m. GRAM. infinitive.
infinito -ta, adj. 1. endless, limitless. 2. (fig.)
boundless, numerous. s.m. 3. MAT. infinity. 4.
FIL. infinite.
inflación s.f. 1. ECON. inflation. 2. swelling . 3.
vanity, conceit.
inflacionario -ria, adj. ECON. inflationary.
inflacionista adj. inflationist, inflationary.
inflador s.m. air pump.
inflamable adj. inflammable.
inflamación s.f. 1. inflammation, ignition,
combustion . 2. MED. inflammation, swelling.
inflamar v.t. y pron. 1. to ignite. 2. to inflame, to
kindle. 3. MED. to cause swelling, to cause
inflammation.
inflamatorio -ria, adj. inflammatory.
inflar v.t. y pron. 1. to blow up . 2. (fig.) to make
conceited, to puff up with pride. v.t. 3. to
inflate, to exaggerate.
inflexibilidad s.f. 1. inflexibility, rigidity. 2. rigidity.
3. severity.
inflexible adj. 1. rigid. 2. inflexible. 3. strict.
inflexiblemente adv. inflexibly, rigidly; strictly.
inflexión s.f. 1. bending, curving. 2. inflection,
modulation . 3. GRAM. inflection. 4. GEOM.
inflection. 5. (fig.) moment for change,
opportunity for change.
infligir v.t. to inflict.
influencia s.f. influence.
influenciar v.t. e i. to influence.
influir v.t. 1. to influence, to have an influence
on. v.i. 2. to have influence, to carry weight.
influjo s.m. 1. influence. 2. MAR. high tide.
influyente adj. influential.
infografía s.f. infography.
información s.f. 1. information. 2. PER. news,
news report. 3. INF. data. 4. references.
informador -ra, adj. 1. informing. s.m. y f. 2.
informer . 3. PER. journalist, reporter.
informal adj. 1. informal. adj. 2. untrustworthy,
unreliable. s.m. y f. 3. untrustworthy person,
unreliable person.
informalidad s.f. irresponsibility, unreliability.
informante adj. informing.
informar v.t. y pron. 1. to report, to inform. 2. to
instruct, to teach. v.t. 3. to form v.i. 4. DER.
to plead.
informática s.f. INF. data processing; computer
science, computing.
informático -ca,adj. 1. computer. s.m. y f. 2.
computer expert.
informativo -va, adj. 1. informative, explanatory.
2. news. s.m. 3. TV. News.
informatizar v.t. to computerize.
informe s.m. 1. report, piece of information. 2.
DER. plea. adj. 3. shapeless.
infortunado -da, adj. unfortunate, unlucky.
infortunio s.m. 1. misfortune, mishap.
infra- prefijo infra-.
infracción s.f. DER. infraction, transgression,
breach.
infractor -ra,s.m. y f. 1. DER. transgressor. adj.
2. transgressing.
infractuoso -sa, adj. (Am.) sinuous.
infraestructura s.f. 1. infrastructure . 2. ARQ.
substructure.
infraganti o in fraganti adv. red-handed, in the
act.
infrahumano -na, adj. subhuman.
infranqueable adj. insurmountable, insuperable.
infrarrojo -ja, adj. infrared.
infravivienda s.f. dwelling unfit for human
habitation.
infrecuencia s.f. infrequency, rarity.
infrecuente adj. infrequent, rare.
infringir v.t. to break, to violate.
infructuosamente adv. unfruitfully, unprofitably.
infructuoso -sa, adj. fruitless, useless.
ínfulas s.f. pl. 1. HIST. infulas. 2. airs, conceit.
infundio s.m. malicious story, false story; (fam.)
fairy tale, fib.
infundir v.t. 1. to instil, to put into, to fill with. 2.
to infuse.
infusión s.f. 1. inspiration . 2. infusion, brew.
infuso -sa, adj. inborn, innate.
ingeniar v.t. 1. to devise, to contrive. v.t. pron.
2. to manage, to find a way 3. ingeniárselas
para, to think of a way of, to do one’s best to.
ingeniería s.f. engineering.
ingeniero -ra, s.m. y f. 1. engineer. 2. ~
agrónomo, agronomist, agricultural engineer.
3. ~ de caminos, canales y puertos, civil
engineer. 4. ~ de minas, mining engineer.
5. ~ eléctrico, electrical engineer. 6. ~
electrónico, electronic engineer. 7. ~
forestal/de montes, forestry expert. 8. ~
naval, naval engineer. 9. ~ químico, chemical
engineer. 10. ingenieros, MIL. engineering
corps.
ingenio s.m. 1. talent; creativeness . 2. wit,
humour. 3. skill . 4. device; apparatus . 5.
(Am.) sugar plantation; sugar mill.
ingeniosamente adv. 1. cleverly . 2. wittily.
ingeniosidad s.f. 1. cleverness, ingenuity,
ingeniousness . 2. wittiness.
ingenioso -sa, adj. 1. clever. 2. witty .
ingente adj. huge, enormous.
ingenuamente adv. naively, ingenuously.
ingenuidad s.f. naivety, ingenuousness.
ingenuo -nua, adj. naive, ingenuous.
ingerir v.t. to ingest, to consume; to swallow.
ingestión s.f. ingestion, swallowing.
Inglaterra s.f. England.
ingle s.f. groin.
inglés -sa, adj. 1. English . s.m. y f. 2.
Englishman, Englishwoman . s.m. 3. English.
ingobernable adj. 1. uncontrollable . 2.
ungovernable.
ingratamente adv. ungratefully.
ingratitud s.f. ungratefulness, ingratitude.
ingrato -ta, adj. 1. ungrateful. 2. thankless,
unrewarding. 3. disagreeable, unpleasant.
ingravidez s.f. weightlessness, lightness.
ingrávido -da, adj. weightless, light.
ingrediente s.m. ingredient.
ingresar v.i. 1. to enter, to join . 2. to go into, to
be admitted to. v.t. 3. to deposit, to pay into .
4. to admit.
ingreso s.m. 1. entrance . 2. entry . 3. admission.
4. ECON. deposit. 5. income, revenue
inhábil adj. 1. unskilful. 2. unfit, incompetent. 3.
día ~, non-working day.
inhabilidad s.f. 1. unskilfulness . 2. ineptitude,
incompetence. 3. handicap, disability.
inhabilitación s.f. 1. disqualification. 2.
disablement.
inhabilitar v.t. 1. to disqualify. 2. to disable, to
render unfit. v.pron. 3. to be disabled, to be
rendered unfit.
inhabitable adj. uninhabitable.
inhalación s.f. inhalation.
inhalador s.m. inhaler.
inhalar v.t. to inhale.
inherencia s.f. inherence.
inherente adj. inherent.
inhibición s.f. inhibition.
inhibidor -ra, adj. restraining, inhibitory.
inhibir v.t. 1. to inhibit, to restrain. 2. BIOL.
to inhibit. v.pron. 3. to withdraw, to restrain
oneself, to stay away, to keep out.
inhospitalario -ria o inhóspito, -ta, adj.
inhospitable.
inhospitalidad s.f. inhospitality.
inhumación s.f. inhumation, burial, interment.
inhumano -na, adj. inhuman.
inhumar v.t. to bury, to inter.
iniciación s.f. 1. beginning, initiation. 2.
introduction.
inicial adj. 1. initial. s.f. 2. initial.
iniciar v.t. 1. to begin, to start, to initiate. 2. to let
someone into. v.pron. 3. to introduce, to teach
oneself . 4. iniciarse en algo, to be initiated