English-Spanish Mariner's Translating Dictionary

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Spanish	English
Aceite	Oil
Acerca de, Alrededor de, Por todas partes	About
Aguantar, Aferrar, Agarrar, Mantener	To hold
Alicate	Pliers
Aliñado, Picante	Spicy
Amante	Lover
Anteanoche	Night before last
Anteayer	Day before last
Antebrazo	Forearm
Antes	Before
Aprovisionamiento naval, Ferretería marina	Chandler, Shipchandler
Aterrar	To frighten, To terrify
Aterrar	To ground (electricity)
Bastante	Enough
Batería	Drums
Batería, Acumulador	Battery
Biblioteca	Library
Bote	Boat
Bote	Dinghy
Bote auxiliar	Tender
Bote salvavidas	Life raft
Cabo, Mecate	Rope
Cabrestante	Capstan
Cadenote	Chainplate
Caliente	Warm
Camarote	Stateroom
Canalete	Paddle
Cancelar, Desmanchar, Desteñir	Washout
Carite	King makerel, Kingfish
Carrete, Bobina	Spool
Cartel	Bulletin board, Cartel
Cepillo de carpintero	Plane (woodwork)
Cerca, Protección	Hedge
Chiste	Joke
Codaste	Stern-post
Comerciante, Repartidor	Dealer
¿Como esta usted?	How are you?
Contento	Glad
Contento	Happy
Cordialmente	Cordially
Correctamente	Correctly
Corriente	Current
Corriente de aire	Draft
Corriente, Flujo	Flow
Corte	Court
Corte, Cortada	Cut
Delante	In front
Deporte	Sport
Derrotero	Course
Desodorante	Deodorant
Diecisiete	Seventeen
Diente	Tooth
Diente, Dientes	Tooth, Teeth
Diferente, Distinto	Different
Durante	During
Elegante	Smart
Entender	To get it
Entender	To undertand
Esmalte	Enamel
Estante de libros	Bookshelf
Este	East
Estelar	Stellar
Excelente	Excellent
Festejar	To feast
Fuente	Fountain, Source
Fuera, Ausente	Away
Fuerte	Strong
Garrote	Club
Gente	People
Grillete	Shakle
Hipoteca	Mortgage
Horizonte	Horizon
Hotel	Hotel
Ignorante	Ignorant
Inconvenieente	Inconvenience
Intestino, Tripa	Gut
Lámpara exterior	Sconce lantern
Lentamente	Slowly
Linterna	Flashlight
Lote	Lot
Machete	Machete
Mantequilla	Butter
Martes	Tuesday
Materno	Maternal
Moneda, Circulante	Currency
Monte, Matorral	Scrub
Muerte	Death
Norte	North
Obra de teatro	Play
Oeste	West
Oración, Sentencia, Fallo	Sentence
Paciente	Patient
Pariente	Relative, Relation (person)
Parlante, Orador	Speaker
Pasteca	Block
Pescante	Davits
Pezón, Tetilla	Nipple
Pierdete	Get Lost
Portero, Maletero, Cargador, Mozo	Porter
Probablemente	Probably
Probablemente	Probably
Puente	Bridge
Puente volador	Flybridge
Pulsera, Brazalete	Bracelet
Refrigerante	Coolant
Resorte	Spring
Restaurante	Resturant
Retén	Cotter pin
Retenida	Vang
Saliente	Standout
Saltamontes	Grasshopper
Sartén	Frying pan
Seguramente	Certainly
Sencillo, Soltero	Single
Setenta	Seventy
Siete	Seven
Soltero	Bachelor
Suerte	Luck
Suficiente	Suffcient
Tarta, Torta, Pastelillo	Tart
Te	Tea
Teca	Teak
Techo	Roof
Teclado	Keyboard
Teja	Terracotta roof tile
Tema	Theme
Temor	Fear
Tenazas	Pliers, Pincers
Tenedor	Fork
Tener	To have
Tener intención de, Proponerse	Intend
Tensión	Tension
Tensor	Turnbuckle
Tentativo	Tenative
Tercera	Third
Terminar	To end, To terminate
Ternera	Veal
Terrible	Terrible
Terso	Smooth, Soft
Tesoro	Treasure
Testamento	Will
Tinte	Dye
Tolete	Oarlock
Trinquete	Rachet
Trinquete	Ratchet
Triste	Sad
Veinte	Twenty
Viento, Tirante	Guy
Voltear	To tip
Yate	Yacht

Tips for searching the dictionary for Spanish words

Spanish is a gender specific language, for example it uses the same word for boys and girls by changing the ending: 'Niño' for boy and 'Niña' for girl. Table, for example, is femenine and it ends in 'a' - 'Mesa.' There is no equivalent masculine word, 'Meso' does not exist. If the word you are searching for does not appear, try changing the ending from masculine to femenine and vice-versa.

In Spanish the plural is often formed by adding an 's' to the end of the word. For example the plural of 'Mesa' (Table) is 'Mesas.' The dictionary only contain the words in singular. If you don't find a word, try removing the 's' or otherwise using the singular.

Currently the dictionary does not have phrases, only single words. We do have a list of useful phrases in our Welcome pack: Useful Phrases.

Accents and tildes (~) are ignored in the search. Although the meaning of a word can change radically with the use of diacritic marks, our search engine is not sophisticated enough to handle the diacritic marks, so we just drop them while searching for a translation.

In Spanish 'N' and 'Ñ' are two diferent letters. Also several letter combinations such as 'Ch,' and 'Ll' that are considered letters. 'Ch' comes after 'C' in the Spanish alphabet; 'Ll' follows 'L' and 'Ñ' follows 'N.' The proper way to capitalize the double letters is by capitalizing the leading letter only.

The rules for writing accents in Spanish is quite strict. Changing the position of the accent or omitting it changes the meaning of a word. Capital letters (upper case) may be accented or the accent may be omitted. Both 'Ávila' and 'Avila' are considered correct usage.

We hope to make your Caribbean cruise more enjoyable

Starting with a modest list of just over 200 entries, we have expanded the Mariner's Translating Dictionary to 779 entries based on our visitors' word searches. Each time you get a "not found" message, we add the "unknown" word to our word wish list. About once a week we update the dictionary with a selection of words from the wish list.

We hope this dictionary will increase the enjoyment of your cruise of the Spanish Main.

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