Spanish to English Dictionary (Diccionario Español-Inglés)

Owl-like

Resembling an owl in appearance, behavior, or sound, such as having large round eyes or making a hooting noise.

Slurring

The act of speaking or pronouncing words indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another, often due to fatigue, intoxication, or medical conditions.

Snapdragon

Any of a genus (Antirrhinum) of Old World herbs, widely cultivated for their showy, two-lipped flowers resembling a dragon's mouth.

Statutory basis

The legal authority or foundation derived from an enacted statute or law that empowers an agency or entity to act.

Take down a peg

To humble someone; to cause someone to lose their conceit or overinflated sense of self-importance.

Underhand

Acting or done in a secret, dishonest, or clandestine way.

barb

A sharp projection near the end of an arrow, fishhook, or similar item, angled away from the main point so as to make extraction difficult.

benign

Gentle and kind.

benignity

Kindness or tolerance arising from mildness or gentleness of disposition.

benzene

A colorless, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon that is a important industrial solvent and starting material for many organic compounds.

biennial

Taking place once every two years.

bistable

Having two stable states.