| b. {adj} (born) | :: n. |
| baa {n} /bæ/ (bleating of sheep) | :: balido {m}, be |
| baa {v} (to make the cry of sheep) | :: balar |
| baba ganoush {n} /ˈbɑ.bə ɡəˈnuʃ/ (Lebanese dish) | :: baba ganush {m} |
| babalawo {n} (priest of Ifa) | :: babalao {m} |
| Baba Yaga {prop} (hag who flies through the air in a mortar) | :: Baba Yaga {f} |
| babble {v} /ˈbæb.l̩/ (to utter words indistinctly) | :: mascullar, farfullar |
| babble {v} (to talk much) | :: charlar, charlatanear, chacharear, charlotear, parlotear |
| babble {v} (to make a continuous murmuring noise) | :: murmurar, susurrar |
| babble {n} (idle talk) | :: charla {f}, parloteo {m} |
| babble {n} (inarticulate speech) | :: jerigonza {f}, balbuceo {m} |
| babble {n} (the sound of flowing water) | :: gorjeo {m} |
| babbler {n} /ˈbæb(ə)lə(ɹ)/ (someone who babbles) | :: balbuceador |
| babbling {n} (sounds produced by infant during the babbling period) | :: balbuceo {m} |
| babby {n} (baby) SEE: baby | :: |
| babe {n} (baby or infant) SEE: baby | :: |
| babe {n} (darling) SEE: baby | :: |
| babesiosis {n} (parasitic disease) | :: babesiosis {f}, babesiasis {f} |
| babirusa {n} (a member of the genus Babyrousa) | :: babirusa {f} |
| Babism {n} (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) | :: babismo {m} |
| baboon {n} /ˌbæˈbuːn/ (primate) | :: babuino {m} |
| babouche {n} (Turkish or oriental slipper) | :: babucha {f} |
| babushka {n} (matryoshka) SEE: Russian doll | :: |
| babushka {n} /bəˈbuːʃ.kə/ (an old woman) | :: anciana {f}, viejita {f}, viejecita {f}, vieja {f}, señora mayor {f}, mujer vieja {f} |
| baby {n} /ˈbeɪbi/ (very young human being) | :: bebé {m}, nene {m}, niño {m}, niña {f}, bebe {m} , guagua {f} |
| baby {n} (form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive) | :: nene {m}, nena {f} |
| baby {n} (lastborn of a family) | :: benjamín {m}, benjamina {f} |
| baby boom {n} (post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)) | :: explosión de natalidad {f}, baby-boom {m} |
| baby boom {n} (any increase in the birth rate) | :: explosión de natalidad {f}, baby-boom {m} |
| baby boomer {n} (person born after Second World War) | :: baby boomer |
| baby bottle {n} (bottle with a teat) | :: biberón {m}, bibi {m}, chupón {m}, mamadera {f}, mamila {m}, pacha {f}, pepe {m}, pomo de leche {m}, tetero {m} |
| baby boy {n} (very young male human being) | :: chiquito {m}, niño {m} |
| baby buggy {n} (a wheeled chair for the transport of a baby) SEE: stroller | :: |
| baby carriage {n} (cart that is designed for moving a baby around in a lying position) SEE: pram | :: |
| baby face {n} /ˈbeɪbɪ feɪs/ (person having such a face) | :: lampiño {m} |
| baby face {n} (headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits) | :: técnico {m}, técnica {f} |
| baby food {n} (food designed for babies) | :: comida de bébé, papilla |
| baby formula {n} (artificial substitute for human breast milk) SEE: infant formula | :: |
| baby grand {n} (small grand piano) | :: piano de un cuarto de cola {m}, piano de media cola, colín |
| babyish {adj} (like a baby) | :: infantil, pueril |
| Babylon {prop} /ˈbæbɪ.lɑn/ (capital of Babylonia) | :: Babilonia {f} |
| Babylonia {prop} /ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪə/ (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) | :: Babilonia |
| Babylonian {adj} (pertaining to the city or empire of Babylon) | :: babilonio |
| Babylonic {adj} (pertaining to Babylon) | :: babilónico |
| baby's breath {n} (Gypsophila) | :: nube {f}, velo de novia {m} |
| baby shower {n} (party) | :: baby shower {m}, fiesta de pañales {f} |
| babysit {v} /ˈbeɪbiː.sɪt/ (To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money) | :: cuidar de los niños, hacer de canguro |
| babysitter {n} /ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtɚ/ (baby or child caretaker) | :: niñera {f}, canguro {m} , china {f} |
| baby talk {n} (form of speech used when talking to babies) | :: maternés |
| baby tooth {n} (tooth which will be replaced) SEE: milk tooth | :: |
| baby weight {n} (weight of a baby at birth) SEE: birth weight | :: |
| bacanora {n} (Mexican alcoholic beverage) | :: bacanora {m} |
| baccalaureate {n} (bachelor's degree) SEE: bachelor's degree | :: |
| baccarat {n} /ˈbækəɹɑː/ (card game) | :: bacará {m}, bacarrá {m} |
| bacchanal {n} /ˈbækənəl/ (drunken revelry; an orgy) | :: bacanal {f} |
| bacchic {adj} (of or relating to Bacchus) | :: báquico |
| Bacchus {prop} /ˈbækəs/ (the Roman god of wine) | :: Baco {m} |
| Bacchylides {prop} (Ancient Greek name) | :: Baquílides {m} |
| Bach {prop} /bɑːx/ (German composer) | :: Bach |
| bachata {n} /bəˈt͡ʃɑːtə/ (genre of music) | :: bachata {f} |
| bachelor {n} /ˈbætʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/ (unmarried man) | :: soltero {m} |
| bachelor {n} (bachelor's degree) | :: bachiller {m}, título de grado, licenciatura {f} |
| bachelor {n} (person who has achieved bachelor's degree) | :: bachiller {m}, licenciado {m} |
| bachelorette party {n} (bachelorette party) | :: despedida de soltera {f} |
| Bachelor of Science {n} (three- to four-year undergraduate degree) | :: Bachillerato en Ciencias {m} |
| bachelor party {n} (party) | :: despedida de soltero {f} |
| bachelor's degree {n} (first or lowest academic degree) | :: licenciatura {f} |
| bacillophobia {n} (fear of microbes) | :: bacilofobia {f} |
| bacillus {n} /bæˈsɪl.əs/ (any bacteria in the genus Bacillus) | :: bacilo {m} |
| back {adj} /bæk/ (near the rear) | :: de atrás, trasero |
| back {adj} (not current) | :: anterior, viejo, atrasado |
| back {adj} (far from the main area) | :: apartado, arrinconado, distante |
| back {adj} | :: de atrás, trasero {m}, posterior {m}, vuelto {m}, revertido {m}, atrasado {m} |
| back {adv} (to or in a previous condition or place) | :: hacia atrás, de vuelta, de regreso |
| back {adv} (away from the front or from an edge) | :: atrás |
| back {n} (the rear of body) | :: espalda {f}, dorso {m}, lomo {m} |
| back {n} (the reverse side) | :: revés {m}, envés {m}, reverso {m} |
| back {n} (that which is farthest away from the front) | :: parte de atrás, fondo {m}, trasero {m} |
| back {n} (the part of something that goes last) | :: fondo {m}, extremo {m}, cabo {m} |
| back {n} (the edge of a book which is bound) | :: lomo {m} |
| back {n} (the backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back) | :: respaldo {m}, espaldar {m} |
| back {n} (a position behind most players on the team) | :: defensa {m} |
| back {v} (to go in the reverse direction) | :: ir marcha atrás, dar marcha atrás, retroceder |
| back {v} (to support) | :: respaldar, sostener |
| backache {n} /ˈbækeɪk/ (any pain or ache in the back, see also: lumbago) | :: dolor de espalda {m} |
| back and forth {adv} (from one place to another and back again) | :: de acá para allá, de ceca en meca |
| backbite {v} (to make defamatory statements about another) | :: calumniar |
| backbone {n} /ˈbækˌboʊn/ (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord) | :: espina dorsal {f}, columna vertebral {f} |
| backbone {n} (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure) | :: columna vertebral {f} |
| backbone {n} (courage, fortitude, or strength) | :: coraje {m}, carácter {m} |
| backbone {n} (backbone) SEE: spine | :: |
| backcountry {n} /ˈbækˌkʌntri/ (remote region) | :: andurriales |
| back cover {n} (cover on the opposite side of the front cover) | :: contraportada {f} |
| backdam {n} /ˈbækdæm/ (region of rural, undeveloped land, especially on the outskirts of a farm) | :: conuco {m} |
| back door {n} (subsidiary entrance to building) | :: puerta trasera {f}, puerta de atrás {f} |
| backdoor {n} (backdoor (all definitions)) SEE: back door | :: |
| backdrop {n} /ˈbæk.dɹɒp/ (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage) | :: telón de fondo {m}, telón de foro {m} |
| backdrop {n} (background of a historical event) | :: telón de fondo {m} |
| back end {n} (computing: part of a system that is farthest from the user) | :: dorsal {m}, motor {m} |
| back fire {n} (controlled fire) | :: contrafuego {m} |
| back fire {n} (explosion of a combustion engine) | :: deflagración de escape {f} |
| backfire {v} /bækˈfaɪə(ɹ)/ (fail) | :: salir el tiro por la culata, tener el efecto contrario, tener efecto retroactivo, tener contraefecto |
| back-formation {n} (linguistic process) | :: derivación regresiva {f} |
| back-formation {n} (word formed by this linguistic process) | :: derivado regresivo {m} |
| backgammon {n} /ˈbæk.ɡæm.ən/ (board game) | :: backgammon {m} |
| background {n} /ˈbæk.ɡɹaʊnd/ (social heritage) | :: formación {f} |
| background {n} (part of picture) | :: fondo {m}, trasfondo |
| background {n} (relevant information) | :: antecedente {m} |
| background {n} (less important feature) | :: segundo plano {m} |
| background {n} (computer background) | :: fondo {m} |
| background {n} (activity not visible to the user) | :: segundo plano {m} |
| background check {n} (report on an individual) | :: verificación de antecedentes {f} |
| background music {n} (music played in a public space) | :: hilo musical {m}, música fondal {f}, música de fondo {f} |
| backhand {n} /ˈbækhænd/ (stroke in tennis) | :: revés {m} |
| backhanded compliment {n} (insult disguised as a compliment) | :: crítica velada |
| backhander {n} (blow with the back of the hand) | :: torniscón |
| back in day {adv} (back in the day) SEE: back in the day | :: |
| back in the day {prep} (in the distant past) | :: entonces, en aquellos tiempos |
| backlash {n} /ˈbækˌlæʃ/ (sudden backward motion) | :: reacción {m} |
| backlash {n} (mechanical: distance of free movement between connected parts) | :: juego {m} |
| backlight {n} /ˈbæk.laɪt/ (spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind) | :: contraluz {f} |
| backlight {n} (light attached to an LCD display) | :: retroiluminación {f} |
| backlight {v} (illuminate something from behind) | :: retroiluminar |
| backlit {adj} (illuminated from behind) | :: retroiluminado |
| back of beyond {n} (A remote place) | :: quinto pino {m} |
| back off {v} (To move backwards away from something) | :: retroceder |
| back out {v} (to withdraw from something one has promised to do) | :: dar marcha atrás, desdecirse, retractarse, echarse atrás |
| backpack {n} /ˈbæk.pæk/ (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) | :: mochila {f}, bolsón {m} , morral {m} |
| backpacker {n} (a traveler) | :: mochilero {m}, mochilera {f} |
| backpackers {n} (hostel) SEE: hostel | :: |
| backpacking {n} (hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack) | :: mochileo |
| back page {n} (final page) SEE: back cover | :: |
| backroom {n} | :: apartado {m} |
| backscratch {v} (engage in reciprocal action) | :: pastelear |
| backscratcher {n} (rod for scratching one's own back) | :: rascaespalda {m} (back scratcher), rascador de espaldas {m} (back scratcher) |
| back seat {n} (position) | :: segundón |
| backslang {n} /ˈbækslæŋ/ | :: vesre {m} |
| backslash {n} /ˈbækˌslæʃ/ (punctuation mark) | :: barra inversa {f}, barra oblicua inversa {f}, barra invertida {f}, barra revertida {f}, contrabarra {f} |
| backspace {n} /ˈbækˌspeɪs/ (typewriter key) | :: retroceso |
| backspace {n} (computer key) | :: retroceso |
| backsplash {n} (wall covering) | :: salpicadero {m} |
| backstitch {n} (backstitch) | :: pespunte |
| backstitch {v} (to sew with a backstitch) | :: pespuntar |
| backstory {n} (previous life and experiences of a fictional character) | :: historia de fondo |
| backstroke {n} /ˈbækˌstɹoʊk/ (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) | :: dorso {m}, estilo espalda {m} |
| back-to-back {adj} /ˌbæk.təˈbæk/ (sequential or consecutive) | :: consecutivo |
| back-to-back {adj} ((house) having a party wall at the rear) | :: espaldera {f} |
| back to front {adj} (reversed) | :: al revés |
| backtrack {n} /ˈbæk.tɹæk/ (the act of backtracking) | :: retroceso {m} |
| backtrack {v} (retracing one's steps) | :: retroceder |
| backtrack {v} (reviewing previous work) | :: repasar |
| back-translate {v} (to translate back to original language) | :: traducir un texto traducido de vuelta al idioma original |
| back up {v} (To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so) | :: retroceder |
| back up {v} (To move a vehicle backwards) | :: retroceder |
| back up {v} (To copy as a security measure) | :: respaldar |
| backup {n} /ˈbækˌʌp/ (reserve) | :: respaldo {m}, reserva {f} |
| backup {n} (copy of file or record) | :: copia de seguridad {f}, copia de reserva {f}, copia de respaldo {f} |
| backup {adj} (standby, reserve or extra) | :: de reserva |
| back vowel {n} (Any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth) | :: vocal posterior {m} |
| backward {adj} /ˈbækwɚd/ (undeveloped) | :: atrasado, rezagado |
| backward {adj} (of an idea: outdated) | :: pasado de moda, retrógrado, anticuado |
| backward compatibility {n} (compatibility with older systems) | :: retrocompatibilidad {f} |
| backward compatible {adj} (compatible with older systems) | :: retrocompatible |
| backwards {adj} /ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)dz/ (oriented toward the back) | :: a contrapelo, hacia atrás |
| backwards {adj} (reversed) | :: invertido |
| backwards {adj} (behind current trends) | :: carca |
| backwards {adv} (toward the back) | :: hacia atrás |
| backwater {n} (a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.) | :: pueblucho {m} |
| backwater {v} (To row or paddle a backwater stroke) | :: ciar |
| backyard {n} /bækˈjɑːd/ (yard to the rear of a house) | :: traspatio {m} |
| bacon {n} /ˈbeɪ.kən/ (cut of meat) | :: tocino {m}, beicon {m}, tocineta {f}, panceta ahumada {f}, bacón {m} |
| bacon {n} (thin slice of pork) | :: tocino {m} |
| bacteraemia {n} (medical condition) | :: bacteriemia {f} |
| bacteria {n} /bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/ (bacteria) | :: bacterias |
| bacterial {adj} /bækˈtɪəɹɪəɫ/ (of or caused by bacteria) | :: bacteriano, bacterial |
| bactericidal {adj} (that kills bacteria) | :: bactericida |
| bactericide {n} /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪˌsaɪd/ (Any substance that kills bacteria) | :: bactericida {m} {f} |
| bacteriochlorin {n} (translation gloss) | :: bacterioclorina {f} |
| bacteriochlorophyll {n} (photosynthetic pigment) | :: bacterioclorofila {f} |
| bacteriological {adj} (of or pertaining to bacteriology) | :: bacteriológico |
| bacteriologist {n} (microbiologist) | :: bacteriólogo {m} {f} |
| bacteriology {n} /bækˌtɪəɹ.ɪˈɒlədʒi/ (scientific study of bacteria) | :: bacteriología {f} |
| bacteriophage {n} /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌfeɪdʒ/ (a virus that infects bacteria) | :: bacteriófago |
| bacteriostatic {adj} (of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat) | :: bacteriostático |
| bacterium {n} /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/ (single celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) | :: bacteria {f} |
| Bactria {prop} /ˈbæktɹɪə/ (Greek name for ancient country) | :: Bactriana {f} |
| Bactrian camel {n} /ˈbæktɹɪən ˈkæməl/ (Camelus bactrianus) | :: camello bactriano {m} |
| bad {adj} /bæd/ (unfavorable; negative) | :: malo |
| bad {adj} (not suitable or fitting) | :: inapropiado |
| bad {adj} (not appropriate, of manners etc.) | :: malo |
| bad {adj} (tricky; stressful; unpleasant) | :: desagradable |
| bad {adj} (evil, wicked) | :: malo |
| bad {adj} (faulty; not functional) | :: defectuoso |
| bad {adj} (of breath: malodorous) | :: malo |
| bad {adj} (spoilt, rotten, overripe) SEE: spoilt | :: |
| bad {adv} (badly) SEE: badly | :: |
| Badajoz {prop} /ˌbɑːdəˈhoʊs/ (province) | :: Badajoz {f} |
| Badajoz {prop} (city) | :: Badajoz |
| bad apple {n} (a person who is not wholesome) | :: manzana podrida {f}, mal elemento {m}, oveja negra {f} |
| badass {adj} (belligerent and troublesome) SEE: belligerent | :: |
| badass {n} /ˈbædæs/ (person considered impressive) | :: choro |
| badass {adj} (having an extreme appearance, etc., considered admirable) | :: malvado, atrevido, riesgoso, aventurero |
| bad blood {n} | :: mala sangre {f}, mala leche {f}, mala uva {f} |
| badge {n} /bædʒ/ (distinctive mark) | :: insignia {f}, pin {m}, medalla {f}, piocha {f} |
| badge {n} (card to grant access) | :: identificación {f} or credencial {f} |
| badge {n} | :: insignia {f}, chapa {f}, pin {m}, piocha {f} |
| badger {v} (fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| badger {n} /ˈbædʒɚ/ (mammal) | :: tejón {m} |
| badger {v} (pester) | :: fastidiar, molestar |
| bad humour {n} (bad temper) | :: maña {f} |
| badlands {n} /ˈbæd.lændz/ (arid terrain with severely eroded sedimentary rocks) | :: tierras baldías {f-p} |
| bad luck {n} (misfortune) | :: mala pata {f} , mala suerte {f}, mal fario |
| badly {adv} /ˈbæd.li/ (in a bad manner) | :: malamente, mal |
| badly {adj} (ill, unwell) | :: mal |
| bad-mannered {adj} (having bad manners) | :: maleducado |
| badminton {n} /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/ (a racquet sport) | :: bádminton {m} |
| badminton player {n} (a person who plays badminton) | :: badmintonista {m} {f} |
| badness {n} /ˈbæd.nəs/ (the quality of being bad) | :: maldad {f} |
| bad news {n} (news of unpleasant, unfortunate or sad events) | :: malas noticias {f-p} |
| bad news {n} (irritating person) | :: embrollón {m}, camorrista {m} |
| bad-tempered {adj} (having a bad temper) | :: malhumorado, mal temperamento |
| bad trip {n} (psychedelic crisis) | :: mal viaje {m} |
| badware {n} (malware) SEE: malware | :: |
| Baetic {adj} | :: bético |
| baffle {v} /ˈbæfl̩/ (to totally bewilder; confuse or perplex) | :: desconcertar, confundir |
| baffling {adj} (puzzling and frustrating) | :: desconcertante |
| bag {n} /ˈbɛɡ/ (flexible container) | :: bolsa {f}, saco {m}, cartucho {m}, funda {m}, jaba {f}, talego {m} |
| bag {n} (suitcase) SEE: suitcase | :: |
| bag {n} (backpack) SEE: backpack | :: |
| bagasse {n} (the residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted) | :: bagazo {m} |
| bagatelle {n} /ˌbæɡəˈtɛl/ (trifle) | :: bagatela {f}, pequeñez {f}, nimiedad {f}, nadería {f}, menudencia {f}, fruslería {f}, chuchería {f}, frivolidad {f}, futilidad {f}, minucia {f}, nonada {f} |
| bagatelle {n} (literature or music) | :: bagatela {f} |
| bagatelle {n} (game) | :: billar romano {m} |
| bagel {n} /ˈbeɪɡəl/ (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) | :: panecillo {m}, bagel {m}, baguel {m} |
| baggage {n} (luggage) SEE: luggage | :: |
| baggage cart {n} (luggage cart) SEE: luggage cart | :: |
| baggage claim {n} (designated location for receiving checked luggage) | :: (área de) recogida de equipaje {f} |
| baggage reclaim {n} (designated location for receiving checked luggage) SEE: baggage claim | :: |
| baggy {adj} /ˈbæɡi/ (of clothing, very loose-fitting) | :: holgado |
| Baghdad {prop} /bæɡˈdæd/ (city) | :: Bagdad |
| Baghdadi {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Baghdad) | :: bagdadí |
| Baghdadi {n} (person from Baghdad) | :: bagdadí {m} |
| Baghdadian {adj} (Baghdadi) SEE: Baghdadi | :: |
| Baghdadian {n} (Baghdadi) SEE: Baghdadi | :: |
| bagna cauda {n} /ˌbɑːnjə ˈkaʊdə/ (dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic) | :: bagna cauda {f} |
| bagpipe {n} (bagpipes) SEE: bagpipes | :: |
| bagpiper {n} (one who plays the bagpipes) | :: gaitero {m} |
| bagpipes {n} /ˈbæɡ.pɑɪps/ (musical wind instrument) | :: gaita {f} |
| baguette {n} /bæˈɡɛt/ (a variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape) | :: baguete {f}, baguette {f}, barra de pan {f} |
| bah {interj} /bæ/ (expressing contempt) | :: bah |
| Bahamas {prop} /bəˈhɑː.məz/ (country in the Caribbean) | :: las Bahamas {f-p} |
| Bahamian {adj} /bəˈheɪm.ɪən/ (pertaining to the Bahamas) | :: bahameño {m} |
| Bahamian {n} (person from the Bahamas) | :: bahameño {m} |
| Bahá'í Faith {prop} (religion) | :: bahaísmo {m} |
| Bahrain {prop} /bɑːˈɹeɪn/ (country in the Middle East) | :: Baréin |
| Bahraini {n} (a person from Bahrain or of Bahraini descent) | :: bareiní {m} {f} |
| Bahraini {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Bahrain or the Bahraini people) | :: bareiní {m} {f} |
| baht {n} /bɑːt/ (unit of currency) | :: baht {m} |
| baiji {n} /ˈbaɪd͡ʒi/ (freshwater dolphin) | :: baiji {m}, delfín chino de río {m} |
| bail {n} /beɪ̯l/ (security) | :: fianza {f}, caución {f} |
| bail {n} (release from imprisonment on payment of such money) | :: fianza {f} |
| bail {n} (bucket or scoop) | :: balde {m} |
| bail {v} (to remove water) | :: achicar |
| bail bond {n} (surety posted as bail) | :: fianza {f} |
| bailiff {n} (steward) SEE: steward | :: |
| bailiff {n} /ˈbeɪlɪf/ (equivalent officers of the court in foreign contexts) | :: alguacil {m} |
| bailiwick {n} /ˈbeɪ.lɪ.wɪk/ (precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction) | :: bailía {f} |
| bailiwick {n} (area or subject of authority or involvement) | :: bailía {f} |
| bail out {v} (To remove water from a boat by scooping it out) | :: achicar |
| bail out {v} (To exit an aircraft while in flight) | :: saltar (del avión) |
| bail out {v} (To rescue, especially financially) | :: sacar de un apuro |
| bail out {v} (To leave or not attend) | :: abandonar |
| bailout {n} /ˈbeɪlˌawt/ (a rescue, especially a financial rescue) | :: rescate {m}, rescate financiero {m}, auxilio financiero {m} |
| bailout {n} (backup supply of air in scuba diving) | :: suministro de escapada {m} |
| bain-marie {n} (pan containing hot water) | :: baño maría {m}, baño de María {m} |
| Baird's sandpiper {n} (Calidris bairdii) | :: correlimos de Baird {m} |
| bait {n} /beɪt/ (substance used in catching fish) | :: carnada {f}, cebo {m} |
| bait {n} (anything which allures) | :: anzuelo {m}, carnada {f} |
| bait {v} (to attract with bait) | :: cebar |
| Baja California {prop} /ˈbɑː.hɑː ˌkælɪˈfɔː(ɹ)n.ɪə/ (mountainous peninsula) | :: Península de Baja California {f} |
| Baja California {prop} (state of Mexico) | :: Baja California {f} |
| Baja California Sur {prop} (state of Mexico) | :: Baja California Sur {f} |
| Bajan {prop} (Barbadian) SEE: Barbadian | :: |
| Bajan {adj} (Barbadian) SEE: Barbadian | :: |
| Bajocian {prop} | :: Bajociense |
| Bačka {prop} /ˈbɑːtʃ.kə/ (historical region divided between Serbia and Hungary) | :: Bačka |
| bake {v} /beɪk/ (to cook in an oven) | :: hornear, enhornar |
| baked {adj} /beɪkt/ (high on cannabis) | :: fumado, colocado |
| baked beans {n} (food) | :: baked beans {f-p} |
| baked goods {n} (bread etc.) | :: productos horneados {m-p} |
| Bakelite {n} /ˈbeɪk.ə.laɪt/ (heat-resisting chemically inert resin) | :: baquelita {f} |
| baker {n} /ˈbeɪ.kɚ/ (person who bakes and sells bread, etc) | :: panadero {m} |
| Baker {prop} (Occupational surname) | :: Panadero |
| baker's {n} (bakery) SEE: bakery | :: |
| baker's dozen {n} (cousin) SEE: cousin | :: |
| baker's dozen {n} /ˌbeɪkəz ˈdʌzən/ (group of thirteen) | :: docena del fraile |
| bakery {n} /ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/ (a shop in which bread and such is baked and sold) | :: panadería {f}, tahona {f}, horno {m} |
| baking {n} /ˈbeɪkɪŋ(ɡ)/ (action in which something is baked) | :: panpasteleo {m} |
| baking powder {n} (dry leavening agent used in baking) | :: polvo de hornear {m}, royal {m} |
| baking soda {n} (common name for sodium bicarbonate) | :: bicarbonato de sodio {m} |
| baking tray {n} (oven-proof tray) | :: bandeja {f}, bandeja del horno {f} |
| baklava {n} /ˈbæk.lə.və/ (sweet pastry) | :: baclava {f} |
| baksheesh {n} /bækˈʃiːʃ/ (bribe or tip) | :: baksheesh {m} |
| bʼakʼtun {n} /ˈbɑkˌtun/ (Maya calendar period of 144000 days) | :: baktún {m}, baktun {m} |
| Baku {prop} /bɑːˈkuː/ (the capital city of Azerbaijan) | :: Bakú |
| balaclava {n} /ˌbæl.əˈklɑː.və/ (headgear) | :: pasamontañas {m} |
| balalaika {n} /bæləˈlaɪkə/ (Russian instrument) | :: balalaica {f} |
| balance {n} /ˈbæləns/ (equilibrium) | :: equilibrio {m} |
| balance {n} (scales) | :: balanza {f} |
| balance {n} (awareness of both viewpoints) | :: equilibrio {m} |
| balance {n} (accounting: list of credits and debits) | :: balance {m} |
| balance {v} (to bring to equipoise) | :: balancear |
| balance {v} (accounting: to make credits and debits correspond) | :: hacer balance |
| balance {v} (to estimate) SEE: estimate | :: |
| balance {n} (astrology: Libra) SEE: Libra | :: |
| balance beam {n} (gymnastics: narrow wooden rail) | :: barra de equilibrio {f}, viga de equilibrio {f} |
| balance of trade {n} (difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time) | :: balanza comercial {f} |
| balanitis {n} (inflammation of glans penis) | :: balanitis {f} |
| balanoposthitis {n} (inflammation of the glans penis and the prepuce) | :: balanopostitis |
| balboa {n} /bælˈbəʊə/ (currency of Panama) | :: balboa {m} |
| balconing {n} (going from one room to another romm by jumping from the balcony) | :: balconismo {m}, balconing {m} |
| balconing {n} (jumping from a balcony towards a swimming pool) | :: balconismo {m}, balconing {m} |
| balcony {n} /ˈbælkəni/ (structure extending from a building) | :: balcón {m} |
| balcony {n} (structure overlooking a stage) | :: palco {m} |
| bald {adj} /bɑld/ (having no hair) | :: calvo, pelón {m} |
| baldacchin {n} /ˈbaldəkɪn/ (canopy suspended over an altar or throne) | :: baldaquino {m} |
| bald eagle {n} (species of eagle native to North America) | :: águila calva {f}, pigargo cabeciblanco {m}, pigargo americano {m} |
| bald-faced {adj} (shameless and undisguised) | :: descarado |
| baldie {n} (somebody who is bald) | :: pelado {m} |
| baldness {n} (condition or state of being (or becoming) bald) | :: calvicie {f} |
| baldrick {n} (broad belt) | :: tahalí {m} |
| bald spot {n} (area on the head which has little or no hair) | :: calva {f} |
| bale {v} (to remove water from a boat) SEE: bail | :: |
| bale {n} /beɪ̯l/ (rounded bundle of goods) | :: bala {f} |
| bale {n} (measurement of paper) | :: bala {f} |
| bale {v} (to wrap into a bale) | :: embalar |
| Balearic {adj} /bæliˈæɹɪk/ (of the Balearic Islands) | :: baleárico |
| Balearic {prop} (Catalan dialect) | :: balear |
| Balearic Islands {prop} (group of Mediterranean islands) | :: Islas Baleares {f-p}, Baleares {f-p} |
| Balearic Sea {prop} (sea) | :: mar Balear |
| baleen {n} /ˈbeɪliːn/ (plates in mouth of baleen whale) | :: barbas de ballena {f-p} |
| balefire {n} (ritual bonfire) | :: fogata de brujos {f} |
| baleful {adj} /ˈbeɪl.fəl/ (ominous) | :: funesto, torvo |
| baler {n} (machine) | :: empacadora {f} |
| baler {n} (profession) | :: empacador {m} |
| Bali {prop} /ˈbɑːli/ (island of Indonesia) | :: Bali {m} |
| Balinese {n} /ˈbɑːlɪniːz/ (language) | :: balinés {m} |
| Balinese {n} (inhabitant) | :: balinés {m} |
| Balinese {adj} (of or relating to Bali, or its inhabitants, language or culture) | :: balinés |
| Bali tiger {n} (Panthera tigris balica) | :: tigre de Bali {m} |
| balk {n} /bɔk/ (beam) | :: viga |
| Balkan {adj} /ˈbɔːlkən/ (of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula) | :: balcánico |
| Balkanian {adj} (Balkan) SEE: Balkan | :: |
| Balkanic {adj} (of or relating to Balkan peninsula) SEE: Balkan | :: |
| Balkanization {n} /ˌbɑl.kən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (fragmentation of a region into several small states) | :: balcanización {f} |
| Balkanization {n} (any disintegration process) | :: balcanización {f} |
| Balkan Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in southeastern Europe, see also: Balkans) | :: Península balcánica {f} |
| Balkans {prop} /ˈbɑl.kənz/ (geographical region in the southeast of Europe, see also: Balkan Peninsula) | :: Balcanes {m-p} |
| ball {n} /bɔːl/ (solid or hollow sphere) | :: bola {f}, esfera {f} |
| ball {n} (object, generally spherical, used for playing games) | :: pelota {f}, balón {m}, bola {f} |
| ball {n} (quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape) | :: bola {f} |
| ball {n} (baseball: a pitch that falls outside the strike zone) | :: bola {f}, bola mala {f} |
| ball {n} (pinball: an opportunity to launch the ball into play) | :: tirada {f} |
| ball {n} (ballistics: a solid nonexplosive missile) | :: bala {f} |
| ball {n} (mathematics: set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance of a given point) | :: esfera {f} , círculo {m} |
| ball {n} (testicle) | :: huevo {p}, cojón {p}, pelota {f-p} |
| ball {n} (in plural — slang — courage) | :: agallas {f-p}, huevos {m-p} |
| ball {n} (cricket: a single delivery) | :: pelota {f} |
| ball {v} (vulgar slang: have sexual intercourse with) | :: follar con , coger con , tirarse a |
| ball {n} (formal dance) | :: baile {m} |
| ballad {n} /ˈbæləd/ (narrative poem) | :: balada {f} |
| ballad {n} (slow romantic song) | :: balada {f} |
| ballast {n} /ˈbæl.əst/ (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | :: lastre {m} |
| ballast {n} (anything that steadies emotion or mind) | :: lastre {m} |
| ballast {n} (material laid to form a bed for a road) | :: balastro {m}, balasto {m} |
| ballast {n} (electronics) | :: balasto {m}, balastra {f} , balastro {f} |
| ballast {v} (to stabilize a ship with ballast) | :: lastrar |
| ball bearing {n} (bearing assembly with spherical balls) | :: cojinete {m}, rodamiento {m} |
| ball boy {n} (A male person responsible for retrieving balls) | :: recogepelotas {m} {f} |
| ballerina {n} /ˌbæləɹˈiːnə/ (female ballet dancer) | :: bailarina {f} |
| ballet {n} /ˈbæleɪ/ (form of dance) | :: ballet {m}, baile {m} |
| balletomane {n} /bæˈlɛt.əˌmeɪn/ (a ballet enthusiast) | :: balletómano {m} |
| ball game {n} /ˈbɔːl ˌɡeɪm/ (game played with a ball) | :: juego de pelota {m} |
| ballgame {n} (ball game) SEE: ball game | :: |
| ball girl {n} (female who clears balls) | :: recogepelotas {f} |
| ball hog {n} (player who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it) | :: chupón {m} |
| ballista {n} /bəˈlɪstə/ (crossbow-like military engine for hurling large missiles) | :: balista {f} |
| ballistic {adj} /bəˈlɪs.tɪk/ (relating to ballistics) | :: balístico |
| ballistic missile {n} (missile) | :: misil balístico {m} |
| ballistics {n} /bəˈlɪst.ɪks/ (science of the study of falling objects) | :: balística {f} |
| ballistic vest {n} (bulletproof vest) SEE: bulletproof vest | :: |
| ball lightning {n} (a short-lived, glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air) | :: rayo globular {m} |
| balloon {n} (slang: woman’s breast) SEE: boob | :: |
| balloon {n} /bəˈluːn/ (inflatable and buoyant object) | :: globo {m}, vejiga |
| balloon {n} (child’s toy) | :: globo {m}, bomba {f} , chimbomba {f} |
| balloon {n} (speech bubble) SEE: speech bubble | :: |
| balloonfish {n} (blowfish) SEE: blowfish | :: |
| balloon modelling {n} | :: globoflexia {f} |
| ballot {n} /ˈbalət/ (paper used for vote-casting) | :: papeleta de voto {f}, balota {f} |
| ballot {n} (process of voting) | :: elecciones {f-p} |
| ballot {n} (list of candidates) | :: candidatura {f} |
| ballot {v} (to vote) | :: votar, balotar |
| ballot box {n} (a sealed box into which a voter puts a voting slip) | :: urna {f}, urna electoral {f} |
| ballpark {n} (field) | :: cancha {f} |
| ballpark {n} (general vicinity) | :: vecindad {f}, región {f} |
| ballpark {adj} (approximate) | :: aproximado, orientativo |
| ballpark {v} (make an estimate) | :: estimar |
| ball pen {n} (ballpoint pen) SEE: ballpoint pen | :: |
| ballpoint pen {n} (pen) | :: bolígrafo {m}, birome {f}, boli {m}, esfero {m}, lapicero {m}, lápiz pasta {m}, mango {m}, pluma {m}, plumero {m}, puntabola {f} |
| ballroom {n} /ˈbɔːlɹuːm/ (large room used for dancing) | :: salón de baile {m} |
| balls {n} (follow the translations in the entry "ball") SEE: ball | :: |
| balls {n} /bɔːlz/ (testicles) | :: huevos {m-p}, pelotas {f-p}, cojones {m-p}, bolas {f-p} |
| balls {n} (bravery) | :: huevos {m-p}, cojones {m-p} |
| balls-deep {adv} (with the penis fully immersed in an orifice) | :: hasta las pelotas |
| ballsy {adj} /ˈbɔlzi/ (having balls) | :: corajudo {m}, cojonudo {m} |
| ball up {v} (to crush into a ball) | :: apelotonar |
| ballyhoo {n} /bæliˈhuː/ (noise shouting or uproar) | :: alboroto, jaleo |
| ballyhoo {v} (to sensationalise or make grand claims) | :: alborotar |
| balm {n} (sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from some plants) SEE: balsam | :: |
| balm {n} (plant or tree yielding such substance) SEE: balsam | :: |
| balm {n} (soothing lotion) SEE: balsam | :: |
| balm {n} (figurative: something soothing) SEE: balsam | :: |
| Balochi {prop} (language) | :: baluchi {m} |
| Balochistan {prop} (region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia) | :: Beluchistán {m} |
| baloney {n} /bəˈloʊni/ (type of smoked sausage) | :: mortadela {f} |
| baloney {n} (nonsense) | :: tonterías {f}, inventos {m}, chorrada {f}, chuminada {f}, farfolla {f} |
| balsam {n} /ˈbɔːlsəm/ (sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from some plants) | :: bálsamo {m} |
| balsam {n} (soothing ointment) | :: bálsamo {m} |
| balsam {n} (flowering plant of the genus Impatiens) | :: balsamina {f} |
| Balt {n} /bɔːlt/ (inhabitant of one of the modern Baltic states) | :: báltico {m}, báltica {f} |
| Balthazar {prop} /ˈbælθəˌzɔɹ/ (male given name) | :: Baltasar |
| Baltic {prop} (Baltic Sea) SEE: Baltic Sea | :: |
| Baltic {adj} /ˈbɑl.tɪk/ (of the Baltic region or sea) | :: báltico |
| Baltic {adj} (pertaining to the Baltic languages) | :: báltico |
| Baltic {adj} (pertaining to the Balts) | :: báltico |
| Baltic {prop} (Baltic region, Baltic states) | :: Báltico, países bálticos {m-p} |
| Baltic Sea {prop} (a sea) | :: mar Báltico {m} |
| Balto-Slavic {adj} (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) | :: baltoeslavo |
| balun {n} (electronic device) | :: balun {m} |
| baluster {n} /ˈbæl.ʌ.stɹ/ (banister) | :: balaustre {m} |
| balustrade {n} /ˈbæl.ə.stɹeɪd/ (row of balusters) | :: balaustrada {f} |
| Bamako {prop} (capital of Mali) | :: Bamako, Bámako |
| Bambara {prop} (language) | :: bambara |
| bamboo {n} /bæmˈbu/ (plant) | :: bambú {m} |
| bamboo {n} (wood) | :: bambú {m} |
| Bamboo Curtain {prop} (political barrier between communist and capitalist in Asia) | :: Telón de Bambú {m} |
| bamboozle {v} /bæm.ˈbuː.zəl/ (to con, defraud, trick) | :: engañar |
| ban {v} /bæn/ (forbid) | :: prohibir |
| ban {n} (prohibition) | :: prohibición {f} |
| banal {adj} /bəˈnɑːl/ (common) | :: banal |
| banality {n} /bəˈnælɨti/ (quality of being banal) | :: banalidad {f} |
| banality {n} (something which is banal) | :: banalidad {f} |
| banalize {v} (to make banal) | :: banalizar |
| banally {adv} (in a banal manner) | :: banalmente |
| banana {n} /bəˈnɑːnə/ (fruit) | :: banana {f} , banano {m} , cambur {m} , guineo {m} , mínimo {m} , plátano {m} , plátano fruta {m} |
| banana {n} (plant) | :: bananero {m} |
| banana bread {n} (type of bread made with mashed bananas) | :: pan de plátano {m}, pan de banana {m}, pan de guineo {m} |
| banana peel {n} (outermost layer of the banana) | :: cáscara de banana {f}, cáscara de plátano {f} |
| bananaquit {n} (Coereba flaveola) | :: platanero {m}, reinita {f} |
| banana republic {n} (country) | :: república bananera {f} |
| banana skin {n} (banana skin) SEE: banana peel | :: |
| banana split {n} /bə.ˈnæ.nə splɪt/ (A dessert containing a banana cut in half) | :: banana split {m} |
| Banbury story of a cock and a bull {n} /ˈbænbɹi ˈstɔːɹi əv ə ˈkɒk ənd ə ˈbʊl/ (roundabout, nonsensical story) | :: una historia sin pies ni cabeza (a story without feet or head) |
| band {n} /bænd/ (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) | :: cinta {f}, franja {f} |
| band {n} (part of radio spectrum) | :: banda {f} |
| band {n} (group of energy levels in a solid state material) | :: pasmo {n} |
| band {n} (group of musicians) | :: banda {f}, grupo {m} |
| band {n} (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) | :: banda {f} |
| bandage {n} /ˈbændɪdʒ/ (medical binding) | :: venda {f}, vendaje {m} |
| bandage {v} (to apply a bandage to something) | :: vendar |
| bandage {n} (adhesive bandage) SEE: band-aid | :: |
| band-aid {n} /ˈbændeɪd/ (adhesive bandage) | :: curita {f}, parche curita, tirita {f}, apósito {m}, esparadrapo {m} |
| bandana {n} /bænˈdæn.ə/ (large kerchief) | :: paliacate {m} |
| Bandar Seri Begawan {prop} /ˌbɑːndəɹ sɪˌɹiː bɪˈɡaʊ.ən/ (capital of Brunei) | :: Bandar Seri Begawan {m} |
| banded anteater {n} (numbat) SEE: numbat | :: |
| banderilla {n} /ˌbæn.də.ˈɹiː.jə/ (decorated barbed stick used in bullfighting) | :: banderilla {f} |
| banderillero {n} /ˌbændəɹiːˈjeəɹəʊ/ (one who sticks the banderillas in the bull's neck) | :: banderillero {m} |
| bandicoot {n} /ˈbændiˌkut/ (small Australian marsupial with a long snout) | :: bandicut {m}, peramélido {m} |
| bandit {n} /ˈbændɪt/ (one who robs others) | :: bandido {m} |
| bandog {n} (guard dog) SEE: guard dog | :: |
| bandoleer {n} (bandolier) SEE: bandolier | :: |
| bandolier {n} /ˌbændəˈlɪə(ɹ)/ (an ammunition belt) | :: bandolera {f}, canana {f} |
| bandoneon {n} (accordion) | :: bandoneón {m} |
| bandstand {n} /ˈbænd.stænd/ (platform for bands to play on) | :: templete |
| band-tailed antshrike {n} (bird) | :: batará Guayanés |
| bandurria {n} (plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body) | :: bandurria {f} |
| bandwidth {n} /ˈbændwɪdθ/ (width of a frequency band) | :: ancho de banda {m} |
| bandwidth {n} (width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit) | :: ancho de banda {m} |
| bandwidth {n} (measure of data flow rate in digital networks) | :: ancho de banda {m} |
| bandy {v} /ˈbændi/ (to give and receive reciprocally) | :: intercambiar, cambiar |
| bandy {adj} (bowlegged) | :: arqueado |
| bane {v} (to (kill by) poison) SEE: poison | :: |
| bane {n} (killer) SEE: killer | :: |
| bane {n} /beɪn/ (source of harm or ruin; affliction) | :: desgracia {f}, maldición {f}, ruina {f}, perdición {f} |
| bane {v} (to be the poison of) | :: envenenar, intoxicar |
| bane {v} (to be the bane of) | :: maldecir, arruinar |
| bang {n} /bæŋ(ɡ)/ (A sudden percussive noise) | :: estallido {m}, estruendo {m} |
| bang {n} (A strike upon an object causing such a noise) | :: golpe {m}, zumbido {m}, percusión {f}, zarpazo {m} |
| bang {n} (An explosion) | :: explosión {f}, detonación {f} |
| bang {n} (The symbol !) | :: signo de exclamación {m} |
| bang {interj} (verbal percussive sound) | :: pum |
| Bangalore {prop} /ˈbæŋɡəlɔːɹ/ (state capital of Karnataka, India) | :: Bangalore {m} |
| banger {n} (woman's breast) SEE: breast | :: |
| bangers and mash {n} (meal of sausages and mashed potato, usually with onions and gravy added) | :: salchichas con puré {f-p} |
| Bangkok {prop} /bæŋˈkɒk/ (the capital of Thailand) | :: Bangkok {m} |
| Bangla {prop} (Bengali) SEE: Bengali | :: |
| Bangladesh {prop} /ˌbæŋ.ɡlə.ˈdɛʃ/ (country) | :: Bangladés {m} |
| Bangladeshi {n} (person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent) | :: bangladesí {m} {f} |
| Bangladeshi {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh) | :: bangladesí |
| bangle {n} /ˈbæŋ.ɡəl/ (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) | :: brazalete {m}, pulsera {f} |
| bang out {v} (to do something quickly) | :: chapucear |
| bangs {n} /bæŋz/ (hair that hangs down over the forehead) | :: flequillo {m}, capul {m}, cerquillo {m}, chasquilla {f}, china {f}, fleco {m}, pava {f}, perrera {f}, pollina {f} |
| Bangui {prop} (capital of the Central African Republic) | :: Bangui |
| banish {v} /ˈbænɪʃ/ (to send someone away and forbid that person from returning) | :: desterrar |
| banishment {n} /ˈbænɪʃmənt/ (The act of banishing) | :: exilio {m} |
| banishment {n} (The state of being banished, exile) | :: exilio {m} |
| banister {n} /ˈbænɪstə(ɹ)/ (the handrail on the side of a staircase) | :: barandilla {f} |
| banj {n} (hashish or henbane) | :: banj {m} |
| banj {n} (Quercus leucotrichophora, oak tree) | :: banj {m} |
| banjo {n} /ˈbæn.dʒoʊ/ (a musical instrument) | :: banjo {m} |
| Banjul {prop} (capital of the Gambia) | :: Banjul |
| bank {n} /bæŋk/ (institution) | :: banca {f}, banco {m} |
| bank {n} (branch office) | :: banco {m}, sucursal {f} |
| bank {n} (controller of a card game) | :: banca {f} |
| bank {n} (storage for important goods) | :: banco {m}, almacén {m} |
| bank {n} (device used to store coins or currency) | :: hucha {f} |
| bank {v} (to deal with a bank or financial institution) | :: tener la cuenta en |
| bank {v} (to put into bank) | :: ahorrar, depositar, ingresar |
| bank {n} (edge of river or lake) | :: ribera {f}, orilla {f} |
| bank {n} (an underwater area of higher elevation, a sandbank) | :: banco {m}, bajío {m} |
| bank {n} (embankment, an earth slope) | :: talud {m}, terraplén {m} |
| bank {n} (incline of an aircraft) | :: ladeo {m} |
| bank {v} (to incline laterally in order to turn) | :: ladearse |
| bank {v} (to make incline in turn) | :: ladear |
| bank {v} (to form into a bank) | :: amontonar, apilar |
| bank {n} (row or panel of items) | :: hilera {f} |
| bank {n} (row of keys on a musical or typewriter keyboard) | :: hilera {f}, teclado {m} |
| bankable {adj} (reliable) SEE: reliable | :: |
| bank account {n} (fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank) | :: cuenta bancaria {f} |
| bank cheque {n} (cheque which is payable by a bank) | :: cheque bancario {m} |
| banked slalom {n} | :: banked slalom |
| banker {n} /ˈbæŋkɚ/ (one who conducts the business of banking) | :: banquero {m}, banquera {f} |
| banker {n} (dealer) | :: banquero {m}, banquera {f} |
| bank holiday {n} (a weekday granted to workers as a national holiday) | :: fiesta nacional {f} |
| banking {n} (occupation) | :: banca {f} |
| bank machine {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| banknote {n} (paper currency) | :: billete {m} |
| Bank of China {prop} (state-owned publicly-traded commercial bank based in China) | :: Banco de China {m} |
| Bank of England {prop} (central bank of the United Kingdom) | :: Banco de Inglaterra {m} |
| Bank of England {prop} (building in Threadneedle Street) | :: Banco de Inglaterra {m} |
| Bank of England {prop} (organisation which controls the bank of United Kingdom) | :: Banco de Inglaterra {m} |
| bank robber {n} (one who robs or steals from a bank) | :: robabancos {m}, ladrón de bancos {m} |
| bankroll {n} (.A roll of banknotes.) | :: fajo, billetaje |
| bank run {n} | :: pánico bancario {m}, estampida bancaria {f} |
| bankrupt {adj} /ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt/ (having been legally declared insolvent) | :: quebrado, arruinado |
| bankruptcy {n} /ˈbæŋkɹʌptsɪ/ (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) | :: bancarrota {f}, concurso {m} |
| bank statement {n} (statement of transactions and balances) | :: extracto {m} |
| bank swallow {n} (sand martin) SEE: sand martin | :: |
| banner {n} /ˈbænɚ/ (flag) | :: bandera {f}, estandarte {m} |
| banner {n} (large sign) | :: pancarta {f} |
| banner {n} (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) | :: pancarta {f} |
| banner {n} (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) | :: estandarte {m} |
| banner {n} (advertisement on a web page) | :: banner publicitario {m} |
| banner {adj} (exceptional; very good) | :: excepcional |
| banner blindness {n} (desensitization to attention-attracting means) | :: banner blindness, ceguera a banner |
| banquet {n} /ˈbæŋkwɪt/ (a large celebratory meal; a feast) | :: comida festiva {f}, banquete {m}, convite |
| banshee {n} /bænˈʃiː/ (in Irish folklore, a female spirit) | :: banshee {f}, La Llorona {f} |
| bantamweight {n} (weight in sports) | :: peso gallo |
| banter {n} /ˈbæntɚ/ (good humoured conversation) | :: charla {f}, plática {f}, cháchara {f} |
| banter {v} (to engage in banter) | :: charlar, bromear |
| banter {v} (to play or do something amusing) | :: divertirse |
| banter {v} (to tease mildly) | :: torear, burlarse de, tomar el pelo a, chacotear |
| Bantu {n} /ˈbæntu/ (language family) | :: bantú |
| banyan {n} /ˈbæn.jən/ (tropical Indian fig tree) | :: baniano {m} |
| banzai {interj} (hurrah) SEE: hurrah | :: |
| baobab {n} /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/ (Adansonia digitata) | :: baobab {m} |
| Baotou {prop} (a prefecture-level city in northern China) | :: Baotou |
| Baphomet {prop} /ˈbæfɵmɛt/ (pagan deity) | :: Baphomet {m} |
| baptise {v} (baptise) SEE: baptize | :: |
| baptism {n} /ˈbæptɪzəm/ (Christian sacrament) | :: bautismo, bautizo {m} |
| baptismal {adj} (relating to baptism) | :: bautismal |
| baptismal font {n} (a basin used for baptism) | :: pila bautismal {f} |
| baptism by fire {n} (baptism of fire) SEE: baptism of fire | :: |
| baptism of fire {n} (the first experience of a severe ordeal) | :: bautismo de fuego {m} |
| baptist {n} /ˈbæptɪst/ (person who baptizes) | :: bautista {m} {f} |
| Baptist {adj} (of the Baptist religious denomination) | :: bautista |
| baptistry {n} (space where a baptismal font is located) | :: baptisterio |
| baptize {v} /ˈbæptaɪz/ (To perform the Christian sacrament of baptism) | :: bautizar |
| bar {n} (vertical bar mark) SEE: pipe | :: |
| bar {n} (music: section of a staff) SEE: measure | :: |
| bar {prep} (with the exception of) SEE: except | :: |
| bar {n} (heraldry: one of the ordinaries) SEE: fess | :: |
| bar {n} (soccer: crossbar) SEE: crossbar | :: |
| bar {n} (music: vertical line across a staff) SEE: bar line | :: |
| bar {n} (solid object with uniform cross-section) | :: barra {f} |
| bar {n} (metallurgy: solid object of round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular section) | :: barra {f} |
| bar {n} (rail bar at level crossing) | :: barrera {f} |
| bar {n} (cuboid piece of any commodity) | :: tableta {f} (de chocolate), pastilla {f} (de jabón) |
| bar {n} (business licensed to sell intoxicating beverages) | :: bar {m}, taberna {f} |
| bar {n} (counter of such a premises) | :: barra {f} |
| bar {n} (closet containing alcoholic beverages in a private house or a hotel room) | :: minibar {m} |
| bar {n} (official order prohibiting some activity) | :: prohibición {f} |
| bar {n} (profession of lawyers) | :: abogacía |
| bar {n} (nautical: sand formation) | :: barra {f} |
| bar {v} (to obstruct the passage of) | :: barrar |
| Barabbas {prop} /bəˈɹæbəs/ (insurrectionary whom Pontius Pilate freed instead of releasing Jesus) | :: Barrabás {m} |
| barb {n} (bit for a horse) SEE: bit | :: |
| barb {n} (beard or something that resembles a beard) SEE: beard | :: |
| barb {n} /bɑː(ɹ)b/ (point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc) | :: lengüeta {f}, pincho {m}, púa {f} |
| barb {n} (a hurtful remark) | :: puya |
| barb {n} (one of the side branches of a feather) | :: barba {f} |
| Barbadian {n} (person from Barbados) | :: barbadense {m} {f} |
| Barbadian {adj} (of or relating to Barbados) | :: barbadense |
| Barbados {prop} /bɑɹˈbeɪ.doʊs/ (country in the Caribbean) | :: Barbados |
| Barbara {prop} /ˈbɑɹb(ə)ɹə/ (cognates and transliterations of female given name) | :: Bárbara {f} |
| barbarian {adj} /bɑɹ.ˈbɛəɹ.i.ən/ (uncivilized) | :: bárbaro |
| barbarian {n} (uncivilized person) | :: bárbaro |
| barbaric {adj} /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/ (uncivilised) | :: barbárico, bárbaro |
| barbarism {n} /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹɪz(ə)m/ (error in language use) | :: barbarismo {m} |
| barbarize {v} /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹaɪz/ (to cause to become savage) | :: barbarizar |
| barbarous {adj} (barbarian) SEE: barbarian | :: |
| barbarous {adj} (barbaric) SEE: barbaric | :: |
| Barbary {prop} /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹi/ (Mediterranean North Africa) | :: Berbería {f} |
| Barbary lion {n} (Panthera leo leo) | :: león del Atlas {m}, león bárbaro {m}, león de Berbería {m} |
| barbecue {n} /ˈbɑːbɪˌkjuː/ (cooking instrument) | :: barbacoa {f}, parrilla {f}, asador {m} |
| barbecue {n} (meal) | :: barbacoa {f}, parrillada {f}, asado {m} |
| barbecue {v} (to cook food on a barbecue, see also: ) | :: asar, rostizar |
| barbecue {v} (grill) SEE: grill | :: |
| barbecue sauce {n} /ˈbɑːbɪkjuː sɔːs/ (type of sauce) | :: salsa barbacoa {f} |
| barbed wire {n} (twisted strands of steel wire) | :: alambre de púas {m}, alambre de espino {m}, alambre de espinas {m} |
| barbel {n} /ˈbɑːbəl/ (fish) | :: barbo {m} |
| barbell {n} (wide steel bar with premeasured weights) | :: barra con pesas {f}, barra {f}, haltera {f} |
| barber {n} /ˈbɑː.bə/ (person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers' hair and beards) | :: barbero {m} |
| barberry {n} /ˈbɑɹbɛɹi/ (Berberis) | :: agracejo {m} , alarguez {m} , michay {m} , calafate {m} |
| barber shop {n} (business which offers haircuts to men) SEE: barbershop | :: |
| barbershop {n} (barber's shop) | :: peluquería {f} |
| barbet {n} (dog) | :: perro de agua francés |
| barbiturate {n} /ˌbɑɹˈbɪtʃu.ɪt/ (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) | :: barbitúrico {m} |
| Barbuda {prop} /bɑɹˈb(j)udə/ (island) | :: Barbuda {f} |
| barcarole {n} /ˈbɑːkəɹəʊl/ (Venetian folk song) | :: barcarola {f} |
| Barcelona {prop} /ˌbɑɹsəˈloʊnə/ (capital of Catalonia) | :: Barcelona {f} |
| Barcelonan {adj} (from Barcelona) SEE: Barcelonian | :: |
| Barcelonan {n} (someone from Barcelona) SEE: Barcelonian | :: |
| Barcelonian {adj} (from Barcelona) | :: barcelonés |
| Barcelonian {n} (someone from Barcelona) | :: barcelonés {m}, barcelonesa {f} |
| bar chart {n} (graph in the form of boxes of different heights) | :: diagrama de barras {m} |
| barcode {n} /ˈbɑː(ɹ)kəʊd/ (set of machine-readable parallel bars) | :: código de barras {m} |
| bar-crested antshrike {n} (a passerine bird of the antbird family) | :: batará crestibarrado |
| bard {n} /bɑːd/ (professional poet and singer) | :: bardo {m} |
| bardo {n} /ˈbɑːdəʊ/ (state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation) | :: bardo budista |
| bare {adj} /bɛəɹ/ (minimal) | :: mínimo {m} |
| bare {adj} (naked, uncovered) | :: desnudo {m} |
| bare {adj} (having no decoration) | :: desnudo |
| bare {adj} (having had what usually covers (something) removed) | :: desnudo |
| bare {v} (to uncover, reveal) | :: descubrir |
| bare {adv} (barely) SEE: barely | :: |
| bareass {n} | :: a culo pelado {m} |
| bareback {adv} /ˈbɛəbæk/ (without a saddle) | :: a pelo |
| bareback {adv} (without a condom) | :: a pelo |
| barebone {n} (person) | :: huesudo, huesuda |
| barebutt {adj} (nudity of the bum) | :: nalgas peladas {f}, poto pelado {m} |
| barefaced {adj} /ˈbeə(ɹ)feɪst/ (shameless) | :: descarado, caradura, desvergonzado |
| barefoot {adj} /ˈbɛɹfʊt/ (wearing nothing on the feet) | :: descalzo, chuña , a pies pelados {m} |
| barefoot doctor {n} (farmer with basic medical training) | :: médico descalzo {m}, médica descalza {f} |
| barefooted {adj} (barefoot) SEE: barefoot | :: |
| barefooted {adv} (barefoot) SEE: barefoot | :: |
| barely {adv} /ˈbɛɹ.li/ (by a small margin) | :: apenas |
| barely {adv} (almost not at all) | :: apenas |
| barely {adv} (merely) SEE: merely | :: |
| Barents Sea {prop} (part of the Arctic Ocean) | :: mar de Barents {m} |
| barf {n} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| barf {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| barfly {n} /bɑɹflaɪ/ (person who spends much time in a bar) | :: parroquiano {m}, borracho {m}, cierrabares {m} {f} |
| bargain {n} /ˈbɑːɡən/ (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) | :: trato {m}, ganga {f}, bicoca {f} |
| bargain {n} (item bought at a low price) | :: chollo {m}, ganga {f} |
| bargain {v} (to make a bargain) | :: regatear |
| barge {n} /bɑːdʒ/ (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) | :: lancha a remolque {f}, barcaza {f} |
| bar graph {n} (bar chart) SEE: bar chart | :: |
| Bari {prop} (town in Italy) | :: Bari |
| barista {n} /baˈɹista/ (person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers) | :: barista {m} {f} |
| barite {n} (mineral) | :: barita {f}, baritina {f} |
| baritone {n} /ˈbɛɹ.ɪ.toʊn/ (male voice) | :: barítono {m} |
| baritone horn {n} (baritone horn) SEE: baritone | :: |
| barium {n} /ˈbɛəɹɪəm/ (chemical element) | :: bario {m} |
| bark {v} /bɑːk/ (to make a loud noise (dogs)) | :: ladrar |
| bark {v} (to speak sharply) | :: ladrar |
| bark {n} (short, loud, explosive utterance) | :: ladrido {m} |
| bark {n} (exterior covering of a tree) | :: corteza {f} |
| bark {v} (to strip the bark from, to peel) | :: descortezar |
| bark {n} (three-masted vessel, foremast and mainmast square-rigged, mizzenmast schooner-rigged) | :: bricbarca {m} {f} |
| barker {n} (a person who strips needed or valuable bark) | :: cascador, cascarillero |
| barking dogs seldom bite {proverb} (people who make threats rarely carry them out) | :: perro ladrador, poco mordedor, perro que ladra no muerde |
| bark up the wrong tree {v} (bark up the wrong tree) | :: ir muy descaminado |
| barley {n} /ˈbɑɹli/ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) | :: cebada {f} |
| bar line {n} (vertical line across a staff) | :: barra de compás |
| barman {n} (bartender) SEE: bartender | :: |
| barn {n} (child) SEE: child | :: |
| barn {n} /bɑɹn/ (building) | :: granero {m} (barn for crops), establo {m} (barn for livestock), galpón {m} |
| barn {n} (unit) | :: barn {m} |
| Béarn {prop} (former viscounty) | :: Bearne {m} |
| barnacle {n} (instrument to fix on the nose of a vicious horse) SEE: twitch | :: |
| barnacle {n} (barnacle goose) SEE: barnacle goose | :: |
| barnacle {n} /ˈbɑːnəkl̩/ (marine crustacean) | :: percebe {m} |
| barnacle goose {n} (Branta leucopsis) | :: barnacla cariblanca {f} |
| Barnaul {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Barnaúl {m} |
| bar none {adv} (without exception) | :: sin excepción |
| barn owl {n} /ˈbɑːn ˌaʊl/ (Tyto alba) | :: lechuza {f}, lechuza común {f} |
| barn swallow {n} (species of swallow) | :: golondrina {f} |
| bar of chocolate {n} (chocolate bar) SEE: chocolate bar | :: |
| bar of chocolate {n} (slab of chocolate) | :: chocolatina {f} |
| barometer {n} /bəˈɹɑməɾɚ/ (an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure) | :: barómetro {m} |
| barometric {adj} /ˌbæɹəˈmetɹɪk/ (of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure) | :: barométrico |
| baron {n} /ˈbæɹən/ (male ruler of a barony) | :: barón {m} |
| baroness {n} /ˌbæ.ɹəˈnɛs/ (female ruler of a barony) | :: baronesa {f} |
| baronial {adj} /bəˈɹəʊnɪəɫ/ (belonging or relating to a baron) | :: baronial |
| barony {n} /ˈbæ.ɹə.ni/ (a dominion ruled by a baron or baroness) | :: baronía {f} |
| Baroque {adj} /bəˈɹoʊk/ (relating or belonging to the Baroque period) | :: Barroco {m} |
| Baroque {prop} (period in architecture) | :: barroco {m}, barroca {f} |
| Baroque {prop} (period in art) | :: barroco {m}, barroca {f} |
| Baroque {prop} (period in music) | :: barroco {m}, barroca {f} |
| Baroque guitar {n} (archaic form of guitar from the Baroque era) | :: guitarra barroca {f} |
| baroscope {n} (barometer) SEE: barometer | :: |
| barque {n} /bɑɹk/ (sailing vessel, all masts but sternmost square-rigged) | :: bricbarca {m} |
| barrack {n} /ˈbæ.ɹək/ (a building for soldiers) | :: cuartel {m}, barraca {f} |
| barracks {n} (buildings used by military personnel) SEE: barrack | :: |
| barracuda {n} (predatory competitor) SEE: shark | :: |
| barracuda {n} /ˌbæɹəˈkuːdə/ (marine fish) | :: barracuda {f} |
| barrage {n} /bəˈɹɑːʒ/ (artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river) | :: presa {f}, represa {f} |
| barrage {n} (heavy curtain of artillery fire) | :: bombardeo {m} |
| barramundi {n} (species of diadromous fish) | :: barramundi {m} |
| barrator {n} /ˈbæɹətə(ɹ)/ (who vexes others with frequent and needless lawsuits) | :: querulante {m} |
| barred antshrike {n} (a passerine bird) | :: batará barrado |
| barred warbler {n} (Sylvia nisoria) | :: curruca sahariana {f} |
| barrel {n} (tube) SEE: tube | :: |
| barrel {n} (jar) SEE: jar | :: |
| barrel {n} /ˈbæɹəl/ (round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop) | :: barril {m}, tonel {m} |
| barrel {n} (quantity) | :: barril {m} |
| barrel {n} (metallic tube of a gun) | :: cañón {m} |
| barrel {n} (part of a clarinet) | :: caño {m} |
| barrel {v} (o put or to pack in a barrel or barrels) | :: embarrilar |
| barrel bomb {n} | :: bomba de barril |
| barrel organ {n} (pipe instrument with air controlled pins in a revolving barrel) | :: organito {m} |
| barrel roll {n} (aerobatic maneuver) | :: tonel {m} |
| barrel roll {n} (full 360° horizontal rotation by a car) | :: vuelta de campana {f} |
| barren {adj} /ˈbæɹən/ (unable to bear children; sterile) | :: estéril, infértil |
| barren {adj} (infertile) | :: estéril, infértil |
| barrette {n} /bəˈɹɛt/ (A clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair) | :: prendedor de pelo {m}, prendedor {m}, pinche {m} |
| Barrett's esophagus {n} (medical condition) | :: esófago de Barrett {m} |
| barricade {n} /ˌbæɹɪˈkeɪd/ (a barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence) | :: barricada {f} |
| barrier {n} /ˈbæɹi.əɹ/ (structure that bars passage) | :: barrera |
| barrier {n} (obstacle or impediment) | :: barrera |
| barrier {n} (boundary or limit) | :: límite |
| barrister {n} /ˈbæ.ɹɪst.ə(ɹ)/ (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) | :: legalista {m} |
| barrow {n} /ˈbæɹoʊ/ (mound of earth and stones raised over a grave) | :: túmulo {m} |
| barrow {n} (small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand) | :: carretilla {f}, carrucha {f} |
| barse {n} /bɑːs/ (fish) | :: róbalo {m}, lubina {f}; perca {f} (freshwater) |
| bar shot {n} (double-headed shot connected by a bar) | :: palanqueta {f} |
| bar-tailed godwit {n} (bar-tailed godwit) | :: aguja colipinta {f} |
| bartender {n} /ˈbɑːˌtɛndə(ɹ)/ (person who works in a bar) | :: barman {m} |
| barter {n} /ˈbɑɹtɚ/ (exchange of goods or services) | :: trueque |
| barter {v} (exchange goods or services without involving money) | :: trocar |
| Bartholomew {prop} /bɑɹˈθɑləmju/ (the Apostle) | :: Bartolomé {m} |
| Bartholomew {prop} (male given name) | :: Bartolomé {m} |
| Bartonian {prop} | :: Bartoniense |
| Baruch {prop} /ˈbɛərək/ (given name) | :: Baruc {m} |
| baryon {n} /ˈbɛəɹiɒn/ (heavy subatomic particle) | :: barión {m} |
| baryonic {adj} (of or pertaining to baryons) | :: bariónico |
| barytes {n} (barite) SEE: barite | :: |
| basal {adj} /ˈbeɪzəɫ/ (relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin) | :: basal |
| basal ganglion {n} (group of nuclei in the brain) | :: ganglio basal {m} |
| basal layer {n} (the deepest layer of the epidermis) | :: capa basal {f} |
| basalt {n} /bəˈsɑlt/ (hard rock) | :: basalto {m} |
| bascinet {n} /ˌbæsɪˈnet/ (light helmet) | :: bacinete {m} |
| bascule bridge {n} (type of movable bridge) | :: puente basculante {m} |
| base {n} /beɪs/ (something from which other things extend) | :: base {f} |
| base {n} (permanent structure for housing military) | :: base {f} |
| base {n} (headquarters) | :: base {f}, sede {f} |
| base {n} (chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) | :: base {f} |
| base {n} (baseball: one of the three places that a runner can stand in safety) | :: base {f} |
| base {n} (heraldic charge: lowest third of a shield or escutcheon) | :: campaña {f} |
| base {n} (heraldry: lower part of the field) | :: campaña {f} |
| base {n} (math: number raised to the power of an exponent) | :: base {f} |
| base {v} (have as its foundation or starting point) | :: basar |
| base {adj} (low) | :: bajo |
| base {adj} (immoral) | :: rastrero |
| base {n} (bass) SEE: bass | :: |
| base {n} (apron) SEE: apron | :: |
| base {n} (housing of a horse) SEE: housing | :: |
| baseball {n} /ˈbeɪs.bɔl/ (ball game) | :: béisbol {m} |
| baseball cap {n} /ˈbeɪs.bɔl ˌkæp/ (cap) | :: gorra {f}, jockey {m} |
| baseball field {n} (a playing field on which the game of baseball is played) | :: campo de béisbol {m}, diamante {m} |
| baseball mitt {n} (glove) | :: guante {m}, manopla {f} |
| baseball player {n} (a person who plays baseball) | :: beisbolista, balonvoleísta {m} {f}, pelotero {m}, pelotera {f}, beisbolero {m}, jugador de béisbol {m} |
| baseboard {n} (panel or molding between floor and interior wall) SEE: skirting board | :: |
| based {adj} /beɪst/ (founded on) | :: basado {m} |
| BASE jumping {n} (extreme sport) | :: salto BASE {m} |
| Basel {prop} (city in Switzerland) | :: Basilea |
| baseless {adj} (based on something that is not true) SEE: unfounded | :: |
| baseline {n} /ˈbeɪslaɪn/ (datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison) | :: referencia {f} |
| baseline {n} ((engineering) something established and documented as a point of reference) | :: línea base {f} |
| basement {n} /ˈbeɪsmənt/ (floor below ground level) | :: sótano {m} |
| basement {n} (mass of rock) | :: zócalo {m} |
| Basenji {n} /bəˈsɛndʒi/ (Basenji) | :: Basenji {m} |
| bash {v} (collide) SEE: collide | :: |
| bashful {adj} /ˈbæʃfəɫ/ (inclined to avoid notice) | :: tímido |
| Bashkir {prop} /bɑːʃˈkɪəɹ/ (language) | :: baskir {m} |
| Bashkiria {prop} (Bashkortostan) SEE: Bashkortostan | :: |
| Bashkortostan {prop} /bɑʃˈkɔɹtoə̯stɛən/ (federal subject of Russia) | :: Baskortostán {m} |
| Bashkortostani {adj} (Bashkir) SEE: Bashkir | :: |
| Bashkortostani {n} (Bashkir) SEE: Bashkir | :: |
| bash the bishop {v} (slang for masturbate (male)) | :: pajearse, pelársela |
| bash up {v} (assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury) | :: golpear |
| basic {adj} /ˈbeɪsɪk/ (necessary, essential for life or some process) | :: básico |
| basically {adv} /ˈbeɪsɪk(ə)li/ (in a fundamental or basic manner) | :: básicamente |
| basic income {n} (basic income) | :: renta básica {f}, renta mínima {f} |
| basidiomycete {n} (fungus of phylum Basidiomycota) | :: basidiomiceto {m} |
| basidium {n} /bəˈsɪdɪəm/ (small club shaped structure) | :: basidio {m} |
| basil {n} /ˈbæz.əl/ (plant) | :: albahaca {f} |
| basil {n} (herb) | :: albahaca {f} |
| Basil {prop} /ˈbæz.əl/ (male given name) | :: Basilio {m} |
| basilar {adj} /ˈbæsəlɚ/ (of, pertaining to, or located at a base) | :: basilar |
| basilean {n} (partisan of a king) SEE: royalist | :: |
| basilect {n} /ˈbæsɪlekt/ (variety of a language that has diverged greatly from the standard form) | :: basilecto {m} |
| basilica {n} /bəˈsɪlɪkə/ (Christian church building having a nave) | :: basílica {f} |
| basilisk {n} /ˈbæs.ɪ.lɪsk/ (snake-like dragon type) | :: basilisco {m} |
| basilisk {n} (type of lizard (genus Basiliscus)) | :: basilisco {m} |
| basilisk {n} (type of large brass cannon) | :: basilisco {m} |
| basin {n} /ˈbeɪsɪn/ (wide bowl for washing) | :: pileta {f}, lavabo {m}, lavamanos {m}, jofaina {f}, palangana {f} |
| basin {n} (area of land that drains into a common outlet) | :: cuenca {f} |
| basis {n} /ˈbeɪsɪs/ (starting point for an argument) | :: base {f}, fundamento {m} |
| basis {n} (underlying condition) | :: base {f}, fundamento {m} |
| basis {n} (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors) | :: base {f} |
| basis point {n} (one hundredth of one percentage point) | :: punto base {m}, punto básico {m} |
| basket {n} /ˈbɑːskɪt/ (container) | :: cesta {f}, cesto {m} |
| basket {n} (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) | :: canasta {f} |
| basket {n} (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) | :: canasta {f} |
| basket {n} (wire or plastic container for carrying articles for purchase) SEE: shopping basket | :: |
| basketball {n} /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔːl/ (the sport) | :: baloncesto {m}, básquetbol {m} |
| basketball hoop {n} (a hoop use in basketball) | :: aro de baloncesto {m} |
| basketball player {n} (person who plays basketball) | :: baloncestista {m} {f} , basquetbolista {m} {f} |
| basket case {n} (in a bad condition) | :: caso perdido {m} |
| basking shark {n} (Cetorhinus maximus) | :: tiburón peregrino {m} |
| Basler {n} /ˈbɑːzlə(ɹ)/ (someone from Basel) | :: basiliense {m} {f} |
| basophil {n} /ˈbeɪsəfɪl/ (cell) | :: basófilo {m} |
| Basque {n} /bɑːsk/ (language) | :: vasco {m}, vascuence {m}, euskera {m}, eusquera {m} |
| Basque {n} (member of a people) | :: vasco {m}, vasca {f} |
| Basque {adj} (relative to the Basque people or their language) | :: vasco, euskera {m} |
| Basque Country {prop} (geographical region in Spain and France) | :: País Vasco, Vasconia |
| Basque Country {prop} (the region where the Basque language is spoken) | :: País Vasco, Vasconia |
| Basque Country {prop} (autonomous community within Spain) | :: País Vasco {m} |
| Basque Shepherd Dog {n} (Basque Shepherd Dog) | :: pastor vasco {m} |
| bas-relief {n} /ˈbæs.ɹɪˌliːf/ (a low or mostly-flat sculpture) | :: bajorrelieve {m} |
| Bas-Rhin {prop} (département) | :: Bajo Rin {m} |
| bass {adj} /beɪs/ (low in pitch) | :: bajo |
| bass {n} (low spectrum of sound) | :: bajo {m} |
| bass {n} (singer) | :: bajo {m} |
| bass {n} (musical instrument) | :: bajo {m} |
| bass {n} /bæs/ (perch) | :: róbalo {m}, lubina {f}, perca {f} |
| bass clarinet {n} (bass instrument in the clarinet family) | :: clarinete bajo {m} |
| bass drum {n} /ˈbeɪsˌdɹʌm/ (large drum with a low pitch) | :: bombo {m} |
| Basseterre {prop} (capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis) | :: Basseterre |
| Basse-Terre {prop} (capital city of Guadeloupe) | :: Basse-Terre |
| bass fiddle {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| bass guitar {n} /ˈbeɪsɡɪˈtɑːɹ/ (stringed musical instrument) | :: guitarra baja {f}, bajo {m} |
| bassinet {n} /ˌbæsɪnˈet/ (a newborn baby's bed, typically made of woven reeds or straw) | :: moisés {m} |
| bassist {n} /ˈbeɪs.ɪst/ (musician) | :: bajista {m} {f} |
| basso continuo {n} (continuous realization of harmony) | :: bajo continuo {m} |
| bassoon {n} /bəˈsuːn/ (musical instrument in the woodwind family) | :: bajón {m}, fagot {m} |
| bassoonist {n} (person who plays the bassoon) | :: bajón {m} , bajonista {m} {f}, fagot {m} , fagotista {m} {f}, piporro {m} |
| bass viol {n} (musical instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| bass violin {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| basswood {n} /ˈbæswʊd/ (linden) | :: tilo {m} |
| basta {interj} (that's enough, stop) | :: basta |
| bastard {n} (longsword) SEE: longsword | :: |
| bastard {n} /ˈbɑːs.təd/ (person born to unmarried parents) | :: bastardo, bastarda {f} |
| bastard {n} (contemptible etc. person) | :: desgraciado, hijo de puta {m}, cabrón , tipejo |
| bastard {n} (informal: child that does not know his father) | :: bastardo {m} |
| bastard sugar {n} (type of sugar) | :: azúcar sin cristalizar {m} |
| baste {v} /beɪst/ (sew with long or loose stitches) | :: hilvanar, embastar |
| baster {n} /ˈbeɪstɚ/ (tool for basting) | :: cuentagotas {m}, pera {f}, inyector {m} |
| bastille {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| bastille {n} (fortress) SEE: fortress | :: |
| bastille {n} (citadel) SEE: citadel | :: |
| bastille {n} /bæˈstɪəɫ/ (castle tower, or fortified building; small citadel or fortress) | :: fortaleza {f} |
| Bastille {prop} /bæˈstɪəɫ/ (a prison in France) | :: Bastilla {f} |
| bastion {n} /ˈbæsti.ən/ (projecting part of a rampart) | :: bastión {m} |
| bastion {n} (well-fortified position) | :: bastión {m} |
| bastion {n} (person who strongly defends some principle) | :: bastión {m} |
| bat {n} /bæt/ (small flying mammal) | :: murciélago {m} |
| bat {n} (club used for striking the ball in sports) | :: bate {m}, bat {m} |
| bat {v} (hit) | :: batear |
| bat an eyelid {v} (to react in any slight way) | :: inmutarse |
| batard {n} /bəˈtɑɹd/ (short loaf of bread) | :: batarda {f} |
| batch {n} /bæt͡ʃ/ (quantity of baked goods made at one time) | :: hornada {f} |
| batch {n} (quantity of anything produced in one operation) | :: lote {m} |
| batch {n} (group or collection of things of the same kind) | :: lote {m} |
| batch {n} (computing) | :: lote {m}, procesamiento por lotes |
| batch processing {n} (the execution of a series of programs) | :: procesamiento por lotes {m} |
| bate {v} (simple past of beat) SEE: beat | :: |
| bate {v} (masturbate) SEE: masturbate | :: |
| Batesian mimicry {n} (resemblance of a non-poisonous species to a poisonous one) | :: mimetismo batesiano {m} |
| bath {n} /bæθ⁓bɛəθ⁓beəθ/ (tub) | :: bañera {f} |
| bath {n} (room) | :: cuarto de baño {m}, baño {m} |
| bath {n} (act of bathing) | :: baño {m} |
| bath {v} (To wash a person or animal in a bath) | :: bañar |
| bathe {v} /beɪð/ (to clean oneself with water) | :: bañarse |
| bathe {v} (to immerse oneself in water) | :: bañar |
| bathe {v} (to clean a person by immersion in water) | :: bañar |
| bathe {v} (to apply water to) | :: lavar |
| bathe {v} (to sunbathe) SEE: sunbathe | :: |
| bather {n} /ˈbeɪðə(ɹ)/ (One who bathes or swims) | :: bañador {m}, bañadora {f}, bañista {m} {f} |
| bathhouse {n} (a building with baths for communal use) | :: casa de baños {f} |
| bathing cap {n} (cap worn by swimmers) SEE: swim cap | :: |
| bathing suit {n} (tight fitting garment for swimming) SEE: swimsuit | :: |
| bathing trunks {n} (pair of shorts or briefs) SEE: swimming trunks | :: |
| bathometer {n} (instrument) | :: batímetro {m} |
| Bathonian {prop} | :: Bathoniense |
| bathos {n} (depth) SEE: depth | :: |
| bathos {n} (nadir) SEE: nadir | :: |
| bathos {n} (anticlimax) SEE: anticlimax | :: |
| bathrobe {n} /ˈbæθɹoʊb/ (terrycloth robe) | :: albornoz {m} , bata de baño {f} , salida de baño {f} |
| bathroom {n} /ˈbɑːθ.ɹuːm/ (a room with a bathtub) | :: cuarto de baño {m}, baño |
| bathroom {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| Bathsheba {prop} /bæθˈʃiːbə/ (biblical character) | :: Betsabé |
| bath towel {n} (towel for drying the body) | :: toalla de baño {f} |
| bathtub {n} /ˈbæθtʌb/ (large container in which a person may bathe) | :: bañera {f}, bañadera {f}, tina {f} |
| bathymeter {n} (bathometer) SEE: bathometer | :: |
| bathymetric {adj} (of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry) | :: batimétrico |
| bathymetry {n} (the measurement of the depths of the seas) | :: batimetría {f} |
| bathyscaphe {n} /ˈbæθɪˌskeɪv/ (self-propelled deep-sea submersible) | :: batíscafo {m}, batiscafo {m} |
| bathysphere {n} /ˈbæθɪˌsfɪə(ɹ)/ (diving chamber) | :: batisfera {f} |
| batik {n} /bəˈtiːk/ (A method of dyeing fabric) | :: batik |
| Batman {prop} /ˈbætmæn/ (the bat-themed hero) | :: Batman |
| baton {n} /bəˈtɑn/ (military staff of office) | :: batuta {f}, porra {f} |
| baton {n} (music: conductor's stick) | :: batuta {f} |
| baton {n} (sports: object transferred by relay runners) | :: testigo {m} |
| baton {n} (club of the police) | :: porra {f} |
| bat one's eyelashes {v} (bat one's eyes) SEE: bat one's eyes | :: |
| bat one's eyes {v} (to flutter one's eyelashes, romantically) | :: hacer ojitos |
| batonnet {n} (A piece of vegetable cut into the shape of a small stick) | :: batonnet |
| Bats {prop} (a commune in France) | :: Bats |
| battalion {n} /bəˈtælɪən/ (army unit) | :: batallón {m} |
| battalion {n} (any large body of troops) | :: batallón {m} |
| batten {v} /ˈbætən/ (to become better) | :: mejorar |
| batten {v} (to thrive by feeding; grow fat) | :: cebarse |
| batten {v} (to prosper, especially at the expense of others) | :: aprovecharse, medrar |
| batten {v} (to improve by feeding; fatten) | :: cebar |
| batten {n} (nautical: long strip that keeps a sail flat) | :: filete {m} |
| batten down the hatches {v} (nautical: to cover the hatches) | :: cerrar las escotillas |
| batter {v} /ˈbætəɹ/ (to hit or strike violently and repeatedly) | :: apalear |
| batter {v} (to coat with batter) | :: apanar, rebozar, empanar |
| batter {n} (beaten mixture of flour and liquid) | :: batido {m} |
| batter {n} (binge) | :: botellón {m} |
| batter {n} (a slope) | :: pendiente {f} |
| batter {n} (player attempting to hit the ball) | :: bateador |
| battered {adj} (beaten up through a lot of use) | :: maltrecho |
| battering ram {n} (type of siege engine used to smash gates and walls) | :: ariete {m} |
| battery {n} /ˈbætəɹi/ (device storing electricity) | :: pila {f}, batería {f} |
| battery {n} (legal: act of unlawful violence) | :: lesiones {f-p}, golpes {m-p} |
| battery {n} (coordinated group of artillery) | :: batería {f} |
| battery {n} (baseball: catcher and pitcher together) | :: batería {f} |
| batting {n} /ˈbætɪŋ/ (material used to stuff) | :: guata {f} |
| battle {n} /ˈbætl̩/ (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat) | :: batalla {f}, lucha {f} |
| battle {v} ((intransitive) to join in battle; to contend in fight) | :: luchar, batallar |
| battle {v} ((transitive) to assail in battle; to fight) | :: batallar |
| battle-ax {n} (battle axe) SEE: battle axe | :: |
| battle axe {n} (electric guitar) SEE: electric guitar | :: |
| battle axe {n} (ancient military weapon) | :: hacha de armas {m} |
| battle cry {n} (something the troops yell out when going to war or battle) | :: grito de guerra {m} |
| battlefield {n} (field of a land battle) | :: campo de batalla {m} |
| battlefront {n} (line along which opposing armies engage in combat) | :: frente de batalla |
| battleground {n} (location) SEE: battlefield | :: |
| battlement {n} /ˈbætəɫmənt/ (indented parapet formed by a series of rising members) | :: almenaje {m} |
| Battle of Britain {prop} (series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II) | :: batalla de Inglaterra {f} |
| battleship {n} (warship) | :: acorazado {m} |
| bauble {n} /ˈbɔbəl/ (small shiny spherical decoration, commonly put on Christmas trees) | :: bola de navidad {f} |
| bauxite {n} /ˈbɔːksaɪt/ (ore) | :: bauxita {f} |
| Bavaria {prop} /bəˈveəɹɪə/ (state) | :: Baviera {f} |
| Bavarian {adj} /bəˈvɛəɹɪən/ (of or pertaining to Bavaria) | :: bávaro |
| Bavarian {n} (person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent) | :: bávaro {m}, bávara {f} |
| Bavarian {prop} (German dialect) | :: bávaro {m} |
| bavarois {n} /ˌbɑvɚˈwɑ/ (pudding) | :: crema bávara {f}, crème bavaroise {f}, bavaroise {f}, bavarois {f} |
| bavette {n} (flank steak) SEE: flank steak | :: |
| bawdy {adj} /ˈbɔdi/ (obscene) | :: guarro {m}, sucio {m}, lascivo {m} |
| bawl {v} /bɔl/ ((intransitive) To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner) | :: gritar |
| bawl {n} (a loud, intense shouting or wailing) | :: alarido {m}, grito {m} |
| bay {n} /beɪ/ (shrub) | :: laurel {m} |
| bay {n} (herb) | :: laurel {m} |
| bay {n} (body of water) | :: bahía {f} |
| bay {adj} (of reddish-brown color) | :: alazán |
| bay {n} (brown colour/color) | :: alazán {m} |
| bay {n} (reddish-brown horse) | :: alazán {m}, alazana {f} |
| Bay {prop} (bay) | :: La Bahía |
| Bay Area {prop} (geographical region) | :: La Área de la Bahía |
| bay cat {n} (Catopuma badia) | :: gato de Borneo {m} |
| Bayesian {adj} /ˈbeɪzɪən/ (of or pertaining to Thomas Bayes) | :: bayesiano |
| bay leaf {n} (herb) | :: laurel |
| Bay of Bengal {prop} (Large bay in the northeastern Indian Ocean) | :: golfo de Bengala {m}, bahía de Bengala {f} |
| Bay of Biscay {prop} (gulf) | :: golfo de Vizcaya |
| Bay of Pigs {prop} (small inlet in Cuba) | :: bahía de Cochinos {f} |
| bayonet {n} /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)nɨt/ (weapon) | :: bayoneta {f} |
| Bayonne {prop} (city and commune of southwest France) | :: Bayona {f} |
| bayou {n} /ˈbaɪ.uː/ (slow-moving creek or swamp) | :: pantano {m}, pantanos {m-p} |
| bay window {n} (type of window) | :: ventana de bahía {f}, ventana saliente {f} |
| bazaar {n} /bəˈzɑɹ/ (marketplace) | :: bazar {m}, mercado {m} |
| bazooka {n} /bəˈzuːkə/ (American shoulder fired rocket grenade launcher) | :: bazuca {f} |
| BBC {prop} (British Broadcasting Corporation) | :: BBC {f} |
| BC {adv} (before Christ) | :: a. de J.C. (antes de Jesucristo), a.C. (antes de Cristo) |
| BCG {n} (Bacillus of Calmette and Guérin) | :: BCG {m} |
| béchamel sauce {n} (white sauce made with butter, flour and milk) | :: bechamel {f}, besamel {f} |
| be {v} (occupy a place) | :: estar |
| be {v} (occur, take place) | :: ser |
| be {v} (exist) | :: ser, existir, haber |
| be {v} (elliptical form of "be here", or similar) | :: estar |
| be {v} (used to indicate that the subject and object are the same) | :: ser |
| be {v} (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal) | :: ser |
| be {v} (used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it) | :: ser, estar |
| be {v} (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase) | :: ser |
| be {v} (used to form the continuous forms of various tenses) | :: estar |
| be {v} (used to link a subject to a count or measurement) | :: ser |
| be able to {v} (have ability to) | :: poder (for a possibility or capacity), ser capaz de (for a skill), saber (for a skill) |
| beach {n} /bit͡ʃ/ (sandy shore) | :: playa {f} |
| beach {v} (to run something aground on a beach) | :: encallar, varar, embarrancar |
| beach chair {n} (A chair for use on beaches) | :: tumbona {f} |
| beachhead {n} (initial success) | :: cabeza de playa {f}, punto de apoyo {m} |
| beachline {n} (shoreline) SEE: shoreline | :: |
| beach towel {n} (towel used at the beach) | :: toalla de playa {f} |
| beach volleyball {n} (sport) | :: vóley-playa {m}, vóley playa {m}, voleibol de playa {m} |
| beach volleyball {n} (ball) | :: pelota de vóley-playa {f}, balón de vóley-playa {m} |
| beacon {n} /ˈbiːkən/ (signal fire) | :: baliza {f}, almenara {f} |
| beacon {n} (signaling or guiding mark erected as guide to mariners) | :: almenara {f} |
| beacon {n} (high hill or similar) | :: cúspide {f}, punto conspicuo {m} |
| bead {n} /biːd/ (rosary ball) | :: cuenta {f} |
| bead {n} (pierced small round object) | :: cuenta {f} |
| bead {n} (small drop of liquid) | :: gota {f} |
| beagle {n} /biːɡəɫ/ (dog) | :: beagle {m} |
| beak {n} /biːk/ (structure projecting from a bird's face) | :: pico {m} |
| beak {n} (slang: human nose) SEE: schnozzle | :: |
| beaked whale {n} (whales in the family Ziphiidae) | :: zífido {m}, zifíido {m}, zifio {m} |
| beaker {n} /ˈbiːkɚ/ (flat-bottomed vessel) | :: vaso de precipitación {m}, vaso de precipitados {m} |
| beakhead {n} (protruding part at the bow of a sailing ship) | :: espolón {m}, alas de proa {f-p} |
| be all about {v} (deal with) | :: lidiar con, enfocarse en, tratarse de |
| be all about {v} (be interested in) | :: estar interesado en |
| be all ears {v} (to listen carefully or eagerly; to anticipate) | :: ser todo oídos |
| beam {n} /biːm/ (large piece of timber or iron) | :: viga {f} |
| beam {n} (ray) | :: radio {m} |
| beaming {adj} (showing happy emotion) | :: radiante |
| bean {n} /biːn/ (seed) | :: haba {f}, frijol {m}, habichuela, judía, alubia {f}, poroto {m} |
| bean {n} (pod) | :: vaina {f} |
| bean {n} (guinea coin) SEE: guinea | :: |
| bean curd {n} (tofu) SEE: tofu | :: |
| beaner {n} /ˈbinɚ/ (a Mexican) | :: frijolero, mejichango {m}, saltamuros {m} |
| bean goose {n} (Anser fabalis) | :: ánsar campestre {m}, ganso de las habas {m} |
| beanie {n} /ˈbiː.ni/ (cap that fits the head closely) | :: gorro {m} |
| beanpole {n} (tall, thin person) | :: espigado, larguirucho, zanquilargo |
| bean sprout {n} (a sprout grown out of a bean) | :: brote {m} |
| bean sprout {n} (the vegetarian food) | :: brotes de soja {m-p}, dientes de dragón {m-p}, frijolitos chinos {m-p} |
| bear {v} (to give birth) SEE: give birth | :: |
| bear {v} /bɛə(ɹ)/ (to carry) | :: llevar |
| bear {v} (to be equipped with) | :: llevar, portar |
| bear {v} (to declare as testimony) | :: atestiguar |
| bear {v} (to support or sustain) | :: soportar, sostener |
| bear {v} (to endure with patience; to be patient) | :: aguantar, soportar |
| bear {v} (to tolerate, to put up with) | :: soportar, aguantar, resistir |
| bear {n} (large mammal of family Ursidae) | :: oso {m} |
| bear {n} (investor who sells in anticipation of falling prices) | :: bajista {m} {f} |
| bear {n} (large hairy man) | :: oso {m} |
| bearable {adj} /ˈbɛəɹəbəɫ/ (able to be borne) | :: soportable, tolerable, llevadero |
| bearcat {n} (red panda) SEE: red panda | :: |
| bearcat {n} (giant panda) SEE: giant panda | :: |
| bear cub {n} (young bear) | :: osezno {m} |
| beard {n} /bɪɹd/ (facial hair) | :: barba {f} |
| beard {n} (woman accompanying a gay male) | :: jotera {f}, pantalla {f} |
| beard {v} (to grow hair on the chin and jaw) | :: barbar |
| beard {v} (bravely oppose) | :: provocar, mortificar |
| bearded {adj} /ˈbɪɹdəd/ (having a beard) | :: barbudo {m}, barbado {m} |
| bearded tit {n} (Panurus biarmicus) | :: bigotudo {m} |
| bearded vulture {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier | :: |
| beardless {adj} (without a beard) | :: imberbe, barbilampiño, lampiño, sin barba |
| beardless {adj} (not having reached manhood) | :: inmaduro {m}, mancebo {m}, imberbe |
| bearer {n} /ˈbɛəɹə/ (one who bears) | :: portador {m}, portadora {f} |
| bear fruit {v} (succeed in some task) | :: dar sus frutas |
| bear garlic {n} (ramsons) SEE: ramsons | :: |
| bear hug {n} (any especially large hug, usually friendly) | :: abrazote {m}, abrazazo {m} |
| bearing {adj} /ˈbɛɹɪŋ/ (carrying weight or load) | :: de soporte, de apoyo, gravitar {m}, soportar {m} |
| bearing {n} (mechanical device) | :: rodamiento {m} (rolling bearing), balero {m}, cojinete {m} |
| bearing {n} (nautical sense) | :: rumbo {m}, acimut {m} |
| bearing {n} (relevance) | :: incumbencia {f}, importancia {f} |
| bearing {n} (posture) | :: conducta {f}, comportamiento {m}, porte, proceder |
| bear in mind {v} (remember, consider) | :: tener en mente, tener en cuenta |
| bearish {adj} (having the qualities of a bear) | :: ursino, osuno |
| bear market {n} (state of stock market) | :: mercado bajista |
| bear out {v} (corroborate, prove, or confirm) | :: confirmar, corroborar |
| bear's breech {n} (acanthus) SEE: acanthus | :: |
| be ashamed {v} (feel ashamed) | :: avergonzarse |
| beast {n} /biːst/ (non-human animal) | :: bestia {f} |
| beast {n} (violent/antisocial person) | :: bestia {f}, animal {m}, salvaje {m} {f} |
| Beast {prop} (figure in the Book of Revelation) | :: Bestia {f} |
| beastliness {n} | :: bestialidad {f} |
| beastmaster {n} | :: gladiador {m} |
| beast of burden {n} (animal that carries or pulls a load) | :: bestia de carga {f}, animal de carga {m} |
| beat {n} /biːt/ (pulsation) | :: latido {m} |
| beat {v} (to hit, to knock, to pound, to strike) | :: golpear, pegar, aporrear, batir, apalizar |
| beat {v} (to strike or pound repeatedly) | :: percutir, golpear (repetidamente) |
| beat {v} (to move with pulsation or throbbing) | :: latir (el corazón) |
| beat {v} (to win against) | :: vencer, derrotar, ganar, aventajar |
| beat {v} (nautical - to sail to windward) | :: barloventear |
| beat {v} (to mix food) | :: batir, revolver, sacudir |
| beat {n} (act of reporting before a rival) SEE: scoop | :: |
| beat around the bush {v} (to treat a topic but omit its main points) | :: andarse con rodeos, andar con ambages |
| beat around the bush {v} (to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant) | :: ir por los cerros de Úbeda, andarse por las ramas |
| beaten {adj} (defeated) SEE: defeated | :: |
| beater {n} /ˈbitɚ/ (a kitchen implement for mixing) | :: batidor {m}, batidora {f} |
| beater {n} (person who drives game towards the shooters) | :: montero {m} |
| beatification {n} /biˌætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (the act of beatifying) | :: beatificación {f} |
| beatify {v} /biːˈætɪfaɪ/ (to take step in declaring a person a saint) | :: beatificar |
| beating {n} /ˈbiːtɪŋ/ (the pulsation of the heart) | :: latido {m} |
| beat it {v} /ˈbiˌdɪt/ (to go away) | :: ahuecar el ala |
| Beatles {prop} /ˈbiːtl̩z/ (rock music quartet) | :: los Beatles {m-p} |
| beatnik {n} /ˈbiːtnɪk/ (beatnik) | :: beatnik {m} {f} |
| beat one's brains out {v} (rack one's brain) SEE: rack one's brain | :: |
| Beatrice {prop} /ˈbiː(ə)tɹɪs/ (female given name) | :: Beatriz |
| beat to a pulp {v} (defeat severely) | :: hacer fosfatina, hacer papilla, hacer puré |
| beat to the punch {v} (to do something before somebody else can) | :: ganar de mano, anticipar, ganar por la mano |
| beat up {v} (to give a beating to) | :: apalear, pegar |
| beau {n} (boyfriend) SEE: boyfriend | :: |
| Beauceron {n} /ˈboʊsəˌɹɑn/ (Beauceron) | :: pastor de Beauce {m} |
| Beaufort scale {prop} (measure for the intensity of the wind) | :: escala de Beaufort {f} |
| beautician {n} /bjuːˈtɪʃən/ (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) | :: esteticista {m} {f} |
| beautiful {adj} /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ (possessing charm and attractive) | :: hermoso {m}, hermosa {f}, bello {m}, bella {f} lindo, linda {f}, guapo {m}, guapa {f}, bonito {m}, bonita {f} |
| beautiful {adj} (of weather: pleasant, clear) | :: bueno, despejado, alegre |
| beautiful {adj} (as a pro-sentence) | :: bravo |
| beautifully {adv} /ˈbjuːtɪf(ə)li/ (In a beautiful manner) | :: bellamente |
| beautifulness {n} (the quality of being beautiful) | :: belleza {f} |
| beautify {v} /ˈbjuː.tɪ.faɪ/ (to make beautiful or more beautiful) | :: embellecer |
| beauty {n} /ˈbjuɾi/ (quality of pleasing appearance) | :: belleza {f}, hermosura {f}, preciosidad {f}, preciosura {f}, beldad {f}, lindeza {f} |
| beauty {n} (someone beautiful: male) | :: guapo {m} |
| beauty {n} (someone beautiful: female) | :: guapa {f}, belleza {f} |
| beauty {n} (something particularly good or pleasing) | :: belleza {f} |
| beauty {n} (beauty quark) SEE: bottom quark | :: |
| beauty contest {n} (beauty pageant) SEE: beauty pageant | :: |
| beauty pageant {n} (competition on attractiveness) | :: concurso de belleza {m} |
| beauty parlor {n} (salon with hairdressers and beauticians) | :: salón de belleza, salón de estética {m} |
| beauty salon {n} (beauty salon) SEE: beauty parlor | :: |
| beauty spot {n} (birthmark) SEE: mole | :: |
| beaver {n} /ˈbiːvə/ (semiaquatic rodent) | :: castor {m} |
| be awake {v} (awake) SEE: awake | :: |
| be awake {v} (wake up) SEE: wake up | :: |
| be born {v} (to come into existence through birth) | :: nacer |
| be born yesterday {v} (to be inexperienced) | :: haber nacido ayer, nacer ayer, caerse de un guindo, caerse del nido, chuparse el dedo |
| be called {v} (to have a specific name) | :: llamarse, decirse |
| be careful {interj} (proceed with caution) | :: aguas, ten cuidado |
| be careful what you wish for {phrase} | :: ¿No querías caldo? ¡Pues toma dos tazas! |
| because {adv} /biˈkɔz/ (on account) | :: porque |
| because {conj} (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that) | :: porque, ya que, por cuanto |
| because {conj} (as known because; as inferred because; as determined because) | :: ya que, por cuanto |
| because of {prep} (on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of) | :: a causa de, debido a |
| Bechuanaland {prop} /ˌbɛtʃuˈɑːnəlænd/ (former name for Botswana) | :: Bechuanalandia |
| beckon {v} /ˈbɛkən/ (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer) | :: llamar con señas |
| beckon {v} (seem attractive and inviting) | :: atraer, llamar |
| become {v} /bəˈkʌm/ (to begin to be) | :: volverse, hacerse, convertirse, llegar a ser, devenir |
| become {v} (to begin to be) | :: quedar bien |
| becoming {n} /bəˈkʌmɪŋ/ (The act or process by which something becomes) | :: devenir |
| becquerel {n} /bɛkəˈɹɛɫ/ (unit of radioactive activity) | :: becquerelio {m} |
| bed {n} (shaped piece of timber to hold a cask clear) SEE: pallet | :: |
| bed {n} (piece of furniture) | :: cama {f}, lecho {m}, catre {m}, piltra {f} , sobre {m} |
| bed {n} (flat surface or layer on which something else is to be placed) | :: lecho {m} |
| bed {n} (the bottom of a lake or other body of water) | :: lecho {m} |
| bed {n} (platform of a vehicle that supports the load) | :: caja {f}, batea {f} , tolva {f} , volco {m}, platón {m} , palangana {f} , tina {f} , cama {f} |
| bed {v} (to go to a sleeping bed) | :: ir a la cama |
| bed {v} (to have sexual intercourse with) | :: encamar |
| bed and breakfast {n} (guesthouse providing breakfast) | :: bed and breakfast {m} |
| bedbound {adj} (unable to leave one's bed) SEE: bedridden | :: |
| bedbug {n} (small nocturnal insect) | :: chinche {f} |
| bedclothes {n} (sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed) | :: ropa de cama {f} |
| bedcover {n} (decorative cover for a bed) SEE: bedspread | :: |
| bedding plane {n} (geology: the planar surface between adjacent strata) | :: plano de estratificación {m} |
| bedevil {v} /bɪˈdɛvəɫ/ (to harass) | :: atormentar |
| bedfast {adj} (unable to leave one's bed) SEE: bedridden | :: |
| bedframe {n} (frame of a bed) SEE: bedstead | :: |
| bedhead {n} /ˈbɛd.hɛd/ (unkempt hair) | :: pelo despeinado {m}, pelo desordenado {m}, pelo descuidado {m} |
| bedlam {n} /ˈbɛdləm/ (place or situation of chaos) | :: belén |
| bedlinen {n} (cloth items used to make up a bed) | :: ropa de cama {f} |
| bed of roses {n} /bɛd ʌv ˈɹəʊzəz/ | :: camino de rosas {m}, jauja {f} |
| bedouin {n} /ˈbɛd.wɪn/ (desert-dweller) | :: beduino {m}, beduina {f} |
| bedridden {adj} /ˈbɛdɹɪdən/ (confined to bed) | :: confinado en cama, postrado en cama {m}, encamado {m} |
| bedrock {n} (underground solid rock) | :: roca madre {f}, material rocoso {m} |
| bedroom {n} /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ (room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping) | :: alcoba {m} , dormitorio {m} , cuarto {m}, habitación , pieza , recámara |
| bedroom community {n} (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) | :: ciudad dormitorio {f} |
| bed sheet {n} (sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen) | :: sábana {f} |
| bedsheet {n} /ˈbɛdʃiːt/ (a sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen) | :: sábana {f} |
| bedside table {n} (nightstand) SEE: nightstand | :: |
| bedsore {n} (Lesion caused by pressure) | :: escara {f}, úlcera por presión {f} |
| bedspread {n} (coverlet) SEE: coverlet | :: |
| bedspread {n} (topmost covering of a bed) | :: colcha, cubrecama {m} |
| bedstead {n} (bed framework) | :: cama (sin colchón) |
| bedtime {n} /ˈbɛdtaɪm/ (time when one goes to bed to sleep) | :: hora de dormir {f} |
| bedwetter {n} /ˈbɛdwɛtɚ/ (person who (habitually) urinates in his bed (during sleep)) | :: mojacamas {m} {f} |
| bee {n} /ˈbiː/ (insect) | :: abeja {f} |
| bee {n} (name of the letter B, b) | :: be {f} |
| beech {n} /biːt͡ʃ/ (tree of genus Fagus) | :: haya {f}, pellín {m} |
| beech marten {n} (Martes foina) | :: garduña {f} |
| bee-eater {n} /ˈbiː iːtəɹ/ (bird in the family Meropidae) | :: abejaruco {m} |
| beef {n} (cow, bull) SEE: cow | :: |
| beef {n} /bif/ (meat) | :: carne de res {m} carne de vaca {m} |
| beefcake {n} /ˈbiːfˌkeɪk/ (muscular, desirable man) | :: galán {m}, churro {m}, mijito rico {m}, guapetón {m}, mino {m} |
| bee fly {n} (bee fly) | :: bombílido {m} |
| beefsteak {n} /ˈbiːfsteɪk/ (steak) | :: bistec {m}, bife {m} |
| beef up {v} (to strengthen or reinforce) SEE: strengthen | :: |
| beefy {adj} (robust) SEE: robust | :: |
| beefy {adj} /ˈbiːfi/ (similar to beef) | :: carnoso, carnudo |
| beefy {adj} (containing beef) | :: cárnico |
| beefy {adj} (muscular) SEE: muscular | :: |
| beehive {n} /ˈbiːhaɪv/ (home of bees) | :: colmena {f} |
| beehive {n} (man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey) | :: colmena {f} |
| beehive {n} (hairstyle) | :: beehive {m}, colmena {f} |
| Beehive {n} (A 12- to 13-year-old participant in Young Women of LDS) | :: abejita {f} |
| bee hummingbird {n} (hummingbird) | :: zunzuncito {m}, colibrí zunzuncito {m}, pájaro mosca {m}, elfo de las abejas {m} |
| beekeeper {n} /ˈbiˌkipɚ/ (someone who keeps bees) | :: apicultor {m}, apicultora {f}, colmenero {m}, colmenera {f}, abejero {m}, abejera {f} |
| beekeeping {n} (raising bees) | :: apicultura {f} |
| beeline {n} /ˈbiːlaɪn/ (straight course, ignoring established paths of travel) | :: a vuelo de pájaro |
| Beelzebub {prop} /biːˈɛlzɪbʌb/ (a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil) | :: Belcebú {m} |
| been there, done that {phrase} (assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic) | :: yo lo hice antes |
| beep {n} /biːp/ (electronically produced tone) | :: pitido {m} |
| beer {n} /bɪɹ/ (alcoholic drink made of malt) | :: cerveza {f}, birra {f} |
| beer {n} (drink made from roots) | :: cerveza {f} |
| beer {n} (glass of beer) | :: cerveza {f}, caña {f} |
| beer and skittles {n} (fun times) | :: no todo el monte es orégano |
| beer bar {n} (beer parlour) SEE: beer parlour | :: |
| beer belly {n} (protruding abdomen) | :: barriga cervecera {f}, lonja {f}, pancho {m}, panza de birra {f}, panza chelera {f} |
| beer bong {n} (funnel) | :: tuberia de barrilete {f} |
| beer gut {n} (beer belly) SEE: beer belly | :: |
| beer nut {n} (peanut served with its husk) | :: cacahuate estilo español {m} |
| beer parlor {n} (beer parlour) SEE: beer parlour | :: |
| beer parlour {n} (a bar, selling beers, that has tables) | :: cervecería {f} |
| bee sting {n} (puncture from a bee) | :: picadura de abeja |
| beestings {n} (first milk drawn from an animal) SEE: colostrum | :: |
| beeswax {n} /ˈbizwæks/ (wax secreted by bees) | :: cera de abeja {f} |
| beet {n} /biːt/ (Beta vulgaris) | :: remolacha {f}, betabel {m} , betarraga {f} , beterava {f} |
| Beethovenian {adj} /ˌbeɪtoʊˈvini.ən/ (of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven) | :: beethoveniano |
| beetle {n} /ˈbiːtəl/ (insect) | :: escarabajo {m} |
| Beetle {n} (Volkswagen car) | :: escarabajo {m}, Vocho {m} , fusca {m} |
| beetroot {n} /ˈbitɹut/ (normally deep red coloured root vegetable) | :: remolacha {f}, beterraga {f} |
| before {prep} /bəˈfɔɹ/ (earlier than) | :: antes de, antes que |
| before {prep} (in front of in space) | :: ante, frente a, enfrente de |
| before {prep} (in front of according to an ordering system) | :: antes de |
| before {adv} (at an earlier time) | :: antes |
| before dark {prep} (before night begins to fall) | :: antes de anochecer |
| beforehand {adv} /bɪˈfɔɹhænd/ (at an earlier time) | :: de antemano, anticipadamente, adelantadamente, antes, con anterioridad |
| before long {prep} (soon) SEE: soon | :: |
| beforesaid {adj} (previously said) SEE: aforesaid | :: |
| befriend {v} (make friends) SEE: make friends | :: |
| befuddle {v} /bɪˈfʌdl/ (perplex or confuse) | :: confundir |
| beg {v} /bɛɡ/ (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money) | :: mendigar, pordiosear |
| beg {v} (to plead with someone for help) | :: suplicar, rogar |
| beget {v} (to beget) SEE: procreate | :: |
| beget {v} /biˈɡɛt/ (to cause, to produce) | :: engendrar |
| beget {v} (to procreate) | :: concebir |
| beggar {n} /ˈbɛɡɚ/ (person who begs) | :: mendigo {m}, mendiga {f}, pordiosero, mendicante {m} {f}, limosnero {m} |
| beggar {n} (person suffering poverty) | :: mendigo {m} |
| beggars can't be choosers {proverb} (when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts) | :: a caballo regalado no le mires el diente, a mucha hambre, no hay pan duro |
| Beghard {n} /bəˈɡɑːɹd/ (one of an association of religious laymen) | :: begardo {m} |
| begin {v} /bɪˈɡɪn/ (to start, to initiate or take the first step into something.) | :: comenzar, iniciar, empezar, principiar |
| beginner {n} /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ (someone who just recently started) | :: principiante {m} {f}, novato {m} |
| beginner {n} (someone who sets something in motion) | :: iniciador |
| beginning {n} /bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/ (act of doing that which begins anything) | :: comienzo {m}, principio {m}, inicio {m} |
| beginning {n} (that which is begun) | :: inicio |
| beginning {n} (that which begins or originates something) | :: origen {m} |
| beginning {n} (initial portion of some extended thing) | :: principio {m} |
| begonia {n} /ˈbəɡəʊniː.ə/ (plants of the genus Begonia) | :: begonia {f} |
| be good for {v} (be fit) | :: servir para |
| beguile {v} /bɪˈɡaɪl/ (to deceive or delude (using guile)) | :: engañar |
| beguile {v} (charm, delight) | :: encanto engañador {m}, encanto secretivo {m}, encanto oculto {m}, cautivar |
| beguinage {n} (walled community of Beguines) | :: beguinaje {m} |
| beguine {n} /bə.ˈɡiːn/ (ballroom dance) | :: beguine |
| beguine {n} (music) | :: beguine |
| Beguine {n} /beɪˈɡiːn/ | :: beguino {m}, beguina {f} |
| behalf {n} (stead) SEE: stead | :: |
| behave {v} /bɪˈheɪv/ (to act in a specific manner) | :: comportarse |
| behave {v} (to act in a polite or proper way) | :: comportarse, portarse |
| behave oneself {v} (to act in a polite or proper way) SEE: behave | :: |
| behavior {n} /bɪˈheɪvjɚ/ (way an animal or human behaves or acts) | :: comportamiento {m}, conducta {f}, proceder {m} |
| behavior {n} (way matter or systems behave) | :: comportamiento {m} |
| behavioral {adj} (of or relating to behavior) | :: del comportamiento, conductual |
| behavioral crisis {n} | :: crisis de comportamiento {f} |
| behaviorism {n} (approach to psychology focusing on behavior) | :: conductismo |
| behaviour {n} (behavior) SEE: behavior | :: |
| behavioural science {n} (analysis and investigation of human and animal behaviour) | :: ciencia del comportamiento, ciencia de la conducta |
| behead {v} /bɪˈhɛd/ (to remove the head) | :: descabezar, decapitar |
| beheadal {n} (beheading) SEE: beheading | :: |
| beheading {n} (an instance of beheading) | :: decapitación {f}, degüello {m}, descabezamiento {m} |
| behemoth {n} /bəˈhi(ː)məθ/ (mighty beast in the Book of Job) | :: behemot {f-p} |
| behest {n} (vow) SEE: vow | :: |
| behest {n} (promise) SEE: promise | :: |
| behest {n} /biˈhɛst/ (command, bidding) | :: solicitud {f}, orden {f} |
| behind {prep} /bɪˈhaɪnd/ (at the back of) | :: detrás de, atrás |
| behind {prep} (to the back of) | :: detrás |
| behind {prep} (after, time- or motion-wise) | :: después |
| behind bars {prep} (in jail or prison) | :: entre rejas |
| behind closed doors {prep} (in private) | :: a puerta cerrada |
| behind someone's back {prep} (secretly) | :: a espaldas de alguien |
| behind the scenes {prep} /bɪˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz/ (in secret; out of public view) | :: detrás del telón, entre bastidores, tras bambalinas |
| behind the times {prep} (out of date, old-fashioned) | :: obsoleto {m} |
| behind time {prep} (arriving late) | :: atrasado |
| behold {v} /bɪˈhoʊld/ (to see, to look at) | :: contemplar, mirar, observar |
| behold {interj} | :: he aquí |
| beholden {adj} /bɨˈhoʊldən/ (obligated, bound by moral obligation) | :: comprometido |
| beholder {n} /bɪˈhəʊldə/ (someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator) | :: observador {m} |
| behove {v} /bɪˈhəʊv/ (to befit, to suit) | :: corresponder, concernir, incumbir |
| beige {n} /ˈbeɪʒ/ (colour) | :: beis {m}, beige {m} |
| beige {adj} (having a slightly yellowish gray colour) | :: beis, beige |
| beignet {n} /ˈbɛn.jeɪ/ (fritter) | :: buñuelo {m} |
| beignet {n} (donut) | :: buñuelo {m}, buñuelo de viento {m} |
| Beijing {prop} /beɪˈdʒɪŋ/ (capital of China) | :: Pekín {m} |
| Beijinger {n} (Pekingese) SEE: Pekingese | :: |
| Beijingese {n} (Pekingese) SEE: Pekingese | :: |
| Beijingese {adj} (Pekingese) SEE: Pekingese | :: |
| being {n} /ˈbiɪŋ/ (a living creature) | :: ser {m}, criatura {f} |
| being {n} (the state or fact of existence) | :: existencia {f} |
| Beirut {prop} /beɪˈɹuːt/ (capital of Lebanon) | :: Beirut |
| bejewel {v} (decorate with jewels) | :: alhajar, enjoyar |
| Belarus {prop} /ˌbɛləˈɹus/ (country) | :: Bielorrusia {f}, Belarús {m}, Rusia Blanca {f} |
| Belarusian {adj} /ˌbɛləˈɹuːsi.ən/ (pertaining to Belarus) | :: bielorruso |
| Belarusian {n} (language) | :: bielorruso {m} |
| Belarusian {n} (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent) | :: bielorruso {m} |
| belated {adj} (later in relation to the proper time) | :: tardío |
| belaying pin {n} | :: cabilla {f} |
| belch {v} /ˈbɛltʃ/ (expel gas from the stomach through the mouth) | :: eructar, regoldar |
| belch {n} (sound one makes when belching) | :: eructo {m} |
| beleaguer {v} /bɪˈliː.ɡə/ (to besiege; to surround with troops) | :: sitiar |
| beleaguered {adj} /bɪˈliːɡəd/ (beset by trouble or difficulty) | :: hostigado {m} |
| Belfast {prop} /ˈbɛl.fæst/ (capital of Northern Ireland) | :: Belfast |
| belfry {n} /ˈbɛlfɹi/ (tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church) | :: campanil, campanario |
| belfry {n} (part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells) | :: campanario {m} |
| Belgian {n} /ˈbɛl.dʒən/ (Belgian, person from Belgium) | :: belga {m} {f} |
| Belgian {adj} (of or pertaining to Belgium) | :: belga |
| Belgian {adj} (of or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people) | :: belga |
| Belgian Congo {prop} (Belgian colony) | :: Congo Belga {m} |
| Belgian Groenendael {n} (Belgian Groenendael) | :: perro de pastor belga groenendael |
| Belgian Laekenois {n} (Belgian Laekenois) | :: perro de pastor belga laekenois |
| Belgian Malinois {n} (Belgian Malinois) | :: perro de pastor belga malinois |
| Belgian Sheepdog {n} (Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants) | :: pastor belga {m} |
| Belgian Sheepdog {n} (Belgian Groenendael) SEE: Belgian Groenendael | :: |
| Belgian Tervuren {n} (Belgian Tervuren) | :: perro de pastor belga tervueren |
| Belgium {prop} /ˈbɛldʒəm/ (country in Europe) | :: Bélgica {f} |
| Belgorod {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: Bélgorod {m} |
| Belgrade {prop} /ˈbɛlɡɹeɪd/ (capital of Serbia) | :: Belgrado |
| belie {v} /bɪˈlʌɪ/ (to give a false representation) | :: representar mal, malrepresentar |
| belie {v} (to tell lies about) | :: calumniar |
| belie {v} (to contradict or show to be false) | :: desmentir |
| belief {n} /bɪˈliːf/ (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) | :: creencia {f} |
| belief {n} | :: creencia |
| believability {n} (state or quality of being believable) | :: credibilidad {f} |
| believable {adj} (capable of being believed; credible) | :: creíble |
| believably {adv} (in a believable way) | :: creíblemente |
| believe {v} /bɪˈliːv/ (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) | :: creer |
| believe {v} (to accept as true) | :: creer |
| believe {v} (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) | :: creer, tener fe |
| believe it or not {adv} (you may not believe the following, but it is true) | :: lo creas o no |
| believe one's ears {v} (to believe that something which one hears is truly the case) | :: dar crédito |
| believe one's eyes {v} (to believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case) | :: dar crédito |
| believer {n} (person who believes) | :: creyente {m} |
| Belisarius {prop} (a general of the Byzantine Empire) | :: Belisario |
| belittle {v} /bɨˈlɪt.əl/ (to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is) | :: menospreciar, minimizar, disminuir |
| Belize {prop} /bəˈliːz/ (country) | :: Bélice |
| Belizean {n} (person from Belize) | :: beliceño |
| Belizean {adj} (Pertaining to Belize) | :: beliceño |
| Belize City {prop} (Belize City) | :: Ciudad de Belice |
| Belizian {n} (Belizean) SEE: Belizean | :: |
| Belizian {adj} (Belizean) SEE: Belizean | :: |
| bell {n} /bɛl/ (percussive instrument) | :: campana {f} (big), campanilla {f} (small) |
| belladonna {n} (a plant, Atropa belladonna) SEE: deadly nightshade | :: |
| bell-bottoms {n} (pants that are flared from the knee downwards) | :: pantalones de campana {p}, pantalones acampanados {m-p}, pantalones de pata de elefante {m-p} |
| bellboy {n} /ˈbɛlˌbɔɪ/ (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) | :: botones |
| bell-end {n} | :: capullo |
| bell-gable {n} (an architectural element) | :: espadaña {f} |
| bellgirl {n} (a female bellhop) | :: botones {m} {f} |
| bellicism {n} /ˈbɛlɪsɪzm̩/ (an inclination to war) | :: belicismo |
| bellicist {n} (warmonger) SEE: warmonger | :: |
| bellicosity {n} /ˌbɛlɪˈkɒsɪti/ (characteristic of being bellicose) | :: belicosidad {f} |
| belligerent {adj} /bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹənt/ (engaged in warfare) | :: beligerante |
| belligerent {adj} (eager to go to war) | :: bélico |
| belligerent {adj} (of or pertaining to war) | :: bélico |
| belligerent {adj} (hostile, eager to fight) | :: belicoso |
| bellow {n} /ˈbɛloʊ/ (the deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise) | :: bramido {m}, berrido {m} |
| bellow {v} (to make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal) | :: bramar, berrear |
| bellow {v} (to shout in a deep voice) | :: bramar |
| bellows {n} /ˈbɛl.oʊz/ (air blower) | :: fuelle |
| bell pepper {n} (spicy-sweet vegetable) | :: pimiento {m}, chile dulce {m} , chile morrón {m} , chile pimiento {m} , chiltoma {f} , locote {m} , morrón {m} , pimentón {m} , pimiento morrón {m} |
| bell ringer {n} (bell ringer) | :: campanero {m}, campanera {f} |
| bells and whistles {n} (extra features added for show rather than function) | :: ringorrangos |
| bell the cat {v} (to undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group) | :: ponerle el cascabel al gato |
| bell tower {n} (tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry) | :: campanario {m} |
| bellwether {n} /ˈbɛlwɛðɚ/ (the leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck) | :: manso {m} |
| bellwether {n} (anything that indicates future trends) | :: barómetro {m} |
| bellwether {n} (a stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition) | :: barómetro {m} |
| belly {n} /bɛli/ (abdomen) | :: barriga, panza, vientre |
| bellyache {n} /ˈbɛliˌeɪk/ (pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen) | :: dolor de barriga {m} |
| bellyacher {n} (whiner) | :: llorón {m}, quejumbroso {m} |
| bellybutton {n} (the navel or umbilicus) SEE: navel | :: |
| belly dance {n} (form of dance) | :: danza del vientre {f} |
| belly flop {n} (style of diving) | :: planchazo {m} |
| belly flop {v} | :: tirarse en plancha |
| Belmopan {prop} (Belmopan) | :: Belmopán |
| belong {v} /bɪˈlɒŋ/ (have its proper place) | :: pertenecer |
| belong {v} (be accepted in a group) | :: pertenecer |
| belong {v} (be part of a group) | :: pertenecer |
| belong {v} (be the property of) | :: pertenecer a |
| belong {v} (set theory: be an element of) | :: pertenecer |
| belonging {n} /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/ (the action of the verb to belong) | :: pertenencia {f} |
| belonging {n} (something physical that is owned) | :: pertenencias {f-p} ; cachachá {m} , chivas {m-p} , macundales {m-p} , maritates , efectos personales {m-p}, enseres {m-p}, artículos personales {m-p}, bártulos {m-p} |
| belongings {n} (plural form of belonging) | :: pertenencias, enseres, bártulos |
| beloved {adj} /bɪˈlʌvd/ (loved) | :: amado, querido {m}, bienamado {m}, dilecto {m} |
| beloved {n} (someone who is loved) | :: amado, enamorado |
| below {prep} /bəˈloʊ/ (lower in spatial position than) | :: bajo |
| below {adv} (in a lower place) | :: abajo |
| belowstairs {adv} (downstairs) SEE: downstairs | :: |
| Bel Paese {n} /ˌbɛl pɑˈeɪzi/ (mild creamy Italian cheese) | :: Bel Paese {m} |
| belt {n} /bɛlt/ (band worn around the waist) | :: cinturón {m}, cincho {m} , cinto {m} , correa {f} , faja {f} |
| belt {n} (band used for safety purposes) | :: cinturón {m}, cinturón de seguridad {m} |
| belt {n} (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) | :: correa {f} |
| belt {n} (powerful blow) | :: golpe {m}, golpear |
| belt {n} (geographical region) | :: cinta {f} |
| Beltane {prop} (holiday) | :: Belotenia {f}, buenfuego {m} |
| beltway {n} (a freeway that encircles a city) SEE: ring road | :: |
| beluga {n} /bəˈluː.ɡə/ (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas) | :: beluga |
| belvedere {n} /ˈbɛl.vəˌdɪɹ/ (raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area) | :: mirador {m}, belvedere {m} |
| bemoan {v} /bɪˈmoʊn/ (to complain about) | :: quejar, lamentar |
| bemock {v} (mock) SEE: mock | :: |
| bemol {n} (bemol) | :: bemol {m} |
| bemuse {v} /bɪˈmjuːz/ (to confuse or bewilder) | :: desconcertar |
| be my guest {v} (do as you wish) | :: orale como vas, adelante, llegale con confinaza, adelante |
| bench {n} /bɛntʃ/ (long seat) | :: banco {m}, banca {f} |
| bench {n} (sports: where players sit when not playing) | :: banca {f}, banquillo {m} |
| bench {n} | :: banco |
| bench {n} (workbench) SEE: workbench | :: |
| benchlet {n} (stool) SEE: stool | :: |
| bench press {n} /ˈbɛntʃ.pɹɛs/ (exercise) | :: banco de prensa, prensa de banco {f} |
| bend {v} /bɛnd/ (to cause to shape into a curve) | :: doblar, curvar |
| bend {v} (to become curved) | :: doblarse |
| bend {v} (to stoop) | :: agacharse |
| bend {v} (to bow in prayer, or in token of submission) | :: inclinarse |
| bend {v} (to force to submit) | :: doblegar, someter |
| bend {v} (to submit) | :: someterse |
| bend {n} (curve) | :: curva {f}, recodo {m} |
| bend {n} (heraldry: one of the ordinaries) | :: banda {f} |
| bendable {adj} (able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking) | :: articulable, flexible |
| bend down {v} (to bend one's legs while upright to get to a lower position) | :: agacharse |
| bender {n} /ˈbɛndɚ/ (one who, or that which, bends) | :: doblador {m}, dobladora {f} |
| bender {n} (device to help bending) | :: dobladora {f}, curvadora {f} |
| bend over {v} (to bend one's upper body forward) | :: agacharse |
| bend sinister {n} (diagonal band on coat of arms going from top right to bottom left) | :: barra {f} |
| bend the truth {v} (change or leave out certain facts of a story) | :: falsear |
| beneath {adv} /bɪˈniːθ/ (below or underneath) | :: bajo |
| beneath {prep} (below) | :: bajo de, abajo de |
| Benedict {prop} /ˈbɛnədɪkt/ (male given name) | :: Benedicto , Benito {m}, Benicio {m} |
| Benedicta {prop} (feminine form of Benedict) | :: Benita |
| Benedictine {n} (monk or nun) | :: benedictino {m} |
| Benedictine {adj} (of or pertaining to St. Benedict of Nursia) | :: benedictino |
| Benedictine {adj} (of or pertaining to the Benedictine Order) | :: benedictino |
| benefactive case {n} (case used to indicate beneficiary) | :: caso benefactivo {m} |
| benefactor {n} /ˈbɛnəˌfæktɚ/ (on who gives gifts or help) | :: bienhechor {m}, benefactor {m} |
| beneficent {adj} /bəˈnɛf.ə.sənt/ (beneficent) | :: benéfico |
| beneficial {adj} /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl/ (helpful or good to something or someone) | :: beneficioso |
| beneficiary {n} /ˌbɛn.ɨˈfɪʃ.ɚ.i/ (one who benefits from the distribution, especially of an estate) | :: beneficiario {m} |
| benefit {n} /ˈbɛn.ə.fɪt/ (advantage, help or aid) | :: beneficio {m}, ventaja {f} |
| benefit {n} (profit, use) | :: beneficio {m} |
| benefit {n} (payment, subsidy) | :: prestación {f} |
| benefit {n} (performance given to raise funds) | :: beneficio {m} |
| benefit {v} (to be or provide a benefit to) | :: beneficiar |
| benefit {v} (to receive a benefit) | :: beneficiar |
| benefit of the doubt {n} (a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence) | :: beneficio de la duda |
| Benevento {prop} (capital of Benevento province) | :: Benevento {f} |
| benevolence {n} /bəˈnɛvələns/ (disposition to do good) | :: benevolencia {f} |
| benevolent {adj} /bəˈnɛvələnt/ (having a disposition to do good) | :: benevolente, benévolo |
| benevolent dictator {n} | :: dictablanda |
| benevolently {adv} (in a benevolent manner) | :: benévolamente |
| Bengal {prop} /bɛŋˈɡɑl/ (region in South Asia) | :: Bengala |
| Bengali {adj} /bɛŋˈɡɔːli/ (of or pertaining to Bengal) | :: bengalí |
| Bengali {n} (person from Bengal) | :: bengalí |
| Bengali {n} (language) | :: bengalí {m} |
| Bengal tiger {n} (Panthera tigris tigris) | :: tigre de Bengala |
| Benghazi {prop} (Benghazi, Libya) | :: Bengasi {m}, Bengazi {m} |
| benight {v} (to darken, see also: darken) | :: oscurecer |
| benign {adj} /bɪˈnaɪn/ (kind, gentle, mild) | :: benigno |
| benign {adj} ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health) | :: benigno |
| Benin {prop} /bəˈnin/ (country) | :: Benín |
| Beninese {n} (person) | :: beninés {m}, beninesa {f} |
| Beninese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) | :: beninés {m} |
| Benjamin {prop} /ˈbɛndʒəmɪn/ (the youngest son of Jacob) | :: Benjamín {m} |
| Benjamin {prop} (male given name) | :: Benjamín {m} |
| bent {adj} /bɛnt/ (folded) | :: doblado |
| bent {n} (inclination or talent) | :: inclinación {f} |
| bent {n} (predisposition) | :: predisposición {f} |
| bent {n} (area) SEE: grassland | :: |
| benthopelagic {adj} (both benthic and pelagic) | :: bentopelágico |
| benthos {n} /ˈbɛnθɒs/ (flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water) | :: bentos {m} |
| benumb {v} (make numb) SEE: numb | :: |
| benumb {v} (deaden) SEE: deaden | :: |
| benzene {n} /ˈbɛnziːn/ (aromatic compound C6H6) | :: benceno {m} |
| benzene {n} (the phenyl group) SEE: phenyl | :: |
| benzine {n} (benzene) SEE: benzene | :: |
| benzo- {prefix} (containing benzene) | :: benzo- |
| benzoate {n} (salt or ester of benzoic acid) | :: benzoato {m} |
| benzodiazepine {n} /ˌbɛnzoʊdaɪˈæzɨpiːn/ (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) | :: benzodiazepina {f} |
| benzofuran {n} (class of bicyclic heterocycles) | :: benzofurano {m} |
| benzoic {adj} (pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin) | :: benzoico |
| benzoic {adj} (derived from benzoic acid or its derivatives) | :: benzoico |
| benzoic acid {n} (white crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH) | :: ácido benzoico {m} |
| benzoin {n} /ˈbɛnzəʊɪn/ (resinous substance from tree) | :: benjuí {m} |
| benzoin {n} (spicebush) SEE: spicebush | :: |
| benzol {n} (an impure benzene) | :: benzol {m} |
| benzoquinone {n} (forms of the simplest quinone) | :: benzoquinona {f} |
| benzphetamine {n} (anti-obesity drug) | :: benzfetamina {f} |
| benzyl {n} (chemical compound) | :: bencilo {m} |
| benzylic {adj} | :: bencílico |
| be off with you {phrase} (go away; get out) | :: esfumarse, largarse |
| Beograd {prop} (Belgrade) SEE: Belgrade | :: |
| Beowulf {prop} /ˈbeɪoʊwʊlf/ (Epic poem) | :: Beowulf |
| bequeath {v} /bɪˈkwiːθ/ (to give or leave by will) | :: heredar, legar, dejar, ceder |
| bequeath {v} (to hand down; to transmit) | :: transmitir, conferir, pasar, legar |
| bequeath {v} (to give; to offer; to commit) | :: dar, otorgar, confiar |
| bequest {n} /bɪˈkwɛst/ (will of the deceased) | :: testamento {m} |
| bequest {n} (a person's inheritance) | :: herencia {f}, heredad {f} |
| be quiet {interj} (remain silent) SEE: silence | :: |
| berate {v} /bɪˈɹeɪt/ (chide vehemently) | :: reprender, vituperar |
| Berber {n} (Member of northwest African ethnic group) | :: berebere |
| berceuse {n} /bɛɹˈsuz/ (specific type of lullaby) | :: canción de cuna {f} |
| bereave {v} /bɪˈɹiːv/ (To take away someone or something important or close) | :: arrebatar, despojar, desposeer, privar |
| bereavement {n} (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) | :: duelo {m}, luto {m} |
| bereft {adj} /bəˈɹɛft/ (pained by the loss of someone) | :: privado (de) |
| Berengar {prop} /ˈbɛɹɪŋɡəɹ/ (a male given name of historical usage) | :: Berenguer, Berengario |
| beret {n} /bəˈɹeɪ/ (type of brimless cap) | :: boina |
| Bergamasco {n} (Bergamasco Shepherd Dog) | :: pastor bergamasco |
| Bergamo {prop} /ˈbɝɡəˌmoʊ/ (city and capital of Bergamo) | :: Bérgamo |
| bergamot {n} (Mentha × piperita) SEE: peppermint | :: |
| Bergen {prop} (city in Norway) | :: Bergeno {m} |
| beriberi {n} (pathology: ailment caused by deficiency of vitamin B) | :: beriberi {m} |
| be right {v} (be correct in one's judgement or statement about something) | :: tener razón, estar en lo correcto |
| be right back {phrase} (indicate speaker will return in a moment) | :: ya vuelvo, ya regreso |
| Bering Sea {prop} /ˈbɛɹɪŋ ˈsiː/ (sea) | :: mar de Bering {m} |
| Bering Strait {prop} (strait between Russia and Alaska) | :: estrecho de Bering {m} |
| berkelium {n} /ˈbɜːɹkliəm/ (transuranic chemical element) | :: berkelio {m} |
| Berkshire {prop} /bəɹkʃəɹ/ (inland county in England) | :: Berkshire {m} |
| Berlin {prop} /bɚ.ˈlɪn/ (capital city of Germany) | :: Berlín {m} |
| Berliner {n} /bɚˈlɪnɚ/ (native or inhabitant of Berlin) | :: berlinés {m}, berlinesa {f} |
| Berliner {n} (doughnut) | :: berlinesa |
| Berlin Wall {prop} (wall that parted Berlin) | :: muro de Berlín {m} |
| Berlusconism {n} (Silvio Berlusconi's policies) | :: berlusconismo {m} |
| berm {n} (strip of land between a street and sidewalk) | :: berma {f} |
| Bermuda {prop} /bɚˈmjuːdə/ (island group) | :: Bermudas {f-p} |
| Bermuda shorts {n} (a type of knee-high shorts) | :: bermuda {m} |
| Bermudian {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Bermuda) | :: bermudeño |
| Bermudian {n} (person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent) | :: bermudeño |
| Bern {prop} /bɜː(ɹ)n/ (city) | :: Berna {f} |
| Bernard {prop} /bəɹˈnɑɹd/ (male given name) | :: Bernardo |
| berry {n} /ˈbɛɹi/ (small fruit) | :: baya {f} |
| berserk {adj} /bə(ɹ)ˈzɜː(ɹ)k/ (injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control) | :: fuera de control |
| berserker {n} (Norse warrior) SEE: berserk | :: |
| berth {n} /bɝθ/ (bunk) | :: catre {m} |
| berth {n} (space to moor) | :: amarra {f} |
| berth {n} (position in a tournament) | :: plaza {f} |
| berth {v} (to bring a ship into berth) | :: atracar |
| Bertha {prop} /ˈbɝθə/ (female given name) | :: Berta |
| Bertram {prop} /ˈbɜːtɹəm/ (male given name) | :: Beltrán |
| beryl {n} /ˈbɛɹəl/ (gem) | :: berilo {m} |
| beryl {n} (colour) | :: berilio {m} |
| beryllium {n} /bəˈɹɪli.əm/ (chemical element) | :: berilio {m} |
| beryllium oxide {n} (white, crystalline compound) | :: óxido de berilio {m} |
| Berytian {adj} /bəˈɹɪʃən/ (of or pertaining to Berytus) | :: beritense |
| Berytian {n} (native or inhabitant of Berytus) | :: beritense {m} {f} |
| Berytus {prop} /ˈbɛɹɪtəs/ (the ancient city of Beirut) | :: Berito |
| beseech {v} /bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ/ (to beg) | :: rogar, implorar, suplicar |
| beset {v} /bɪˈsɛt/ (to surround or hem in) | :: cercar, sitiar |
| beset {v} (to attack, especially from all sides) | :: asediar |
| be sick {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| beside {prep} /bɪˈsaɪd/ (next to) | :: al lado de, cabe |
| beside oneself {prep} (consumed by an emotion) | :: fuera de sí |
| besides {prep} /bəˈsaɪdz/ (in addition to) | :: aparte de |
| besides {prep} (other than; except for) | :: excepto, salvo |
| besides {adv} (also; in addition) | :: además, aparte |
| besides {adv} (moreover; furthermore) | :: además |
| besides {adv} (otherwise; else) | :: de lo contrario, si no |
| beside the point {adj} (irrelevant) | :: no venir a cuento, no venir al caso |
| besiege {v} /bəˈsiːd͡ʒ/ (to surround with armed forces) | :: asediar, sitiar |
| besiege {v} (to vex, to attack continually) | :: asaeteado |
| be silent {v} (refrain from speaking) | :: callarse |
| besmirch {v} /bɪˈsmɝːtʃ/ (tarnish; debase) | :: manchar, mancillar, macular, enlodar, empañar |
| besotted {adj} (infatuated) | :: embelesado |
| besotted {adj} (intoxicated) | :: ebrio {m}; borracho {m}; intoxicado {m} |
| bespectacled {adj} /bɪˈspɛktəkəld/ (wearing spectacles (glasses)) | :: con gafas, que lleva gafas, gafudo {m}, gafotas {m} {f}, anteojudo {m} |
| bespoke {adj} /bəˈspoʊk/ (individually or custom made) | :: a la medida , a medida |
| Bessarabia {prop} (region) | :: Besarabia {f} |
| best {adj} /ˈbɛst/ (superlative of the adjective good) | :: el mejor |
| best {adv} (superlative of the adverb well) | :: mejor {m} |
| best {n} (person) | :: élite, flor, nata |
| best {v} (to beat) | :: sobrepasar, superar, vencer, rebasar, derrotar, aventajar |
| best friend {n} (an especially close and trusted friend) | :: mejor amigo {m}, mejor amiga {f} |
| bestial {adj} /ˈbɛs.tʃəl/ (beast-like) | :: bestial, animalesco |
| bestiality {n} /ˌbɛstʃiˈælɪti/ (status of animal) | :: bestialidad {f} |
| bestiality {n} (sexual activity) | :: bestialidad {f}, bestialismo {f}, zoofilia {f} |
| bestiary {n} (A medieval treatise of animals) | :: bestiario {m} |
| bestir {v} /bɪˈstɜː/ (to put into brisk or vigorous action) | :: animar |
| bestir {v} (to become active) | :: animarse |
| best man {n} (primary attendant to the groom) | :: padrino {m} |
| bestow {v} /bɪˈstoʊ/ (to lay up in store) | :: guardar, estibar, depositar |
| bestow {v} (to provide with accommodation) | :: alojar |
| bestow {v} (to present a thing as a gift or honour) | :: acordar, conceder, conferir, obsequiar |
| bestow {v} (to give in marriage) | :: dar en matrimonio |
| bestow {v} (to make use of) | :: utilizar |
| best regards {n} (polite closing of a letter) | :: atentamente, cordialmente |
| bestride {v} (dominate) SEE: dominate | :: |
| bestseller {n} (book or thing sold in large numbers) | :: superventas {m}, bestseller {m} |
| bet {n} /ˈbɛt/ (a wager) | :: apuesta |
| bet {v} (to stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event) | :: apostar |
| bet {v} (to be sure of something) | :: apostar |
| bet {v} (to place money into the pot in poker) | :: apostar |
| beta {n} /ˈbeɪtə/ (letter of the Greek alphabet) | :: beta {f} |
| beta {adj} (beta) | :: beta |
| beta blocker {n} /ˈbeɪ.tə ˈblɔk.ɚ/ (blocking agent) | :: beta bloqueador {m}, betabloqueante {m} |
| be taken ill {v} (to become ill) SEE: take sick | :: |
| betatron {n} (a form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed) | :: betatrón {m} |
| beta wave {n} (electrical signal produced by the brain) | :: onda beta {f} |
| betel {n} (either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut) | :: betel {m} |
| betel nut {n} (An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm) | :: nuez de areca {f} |
| be that as it may {adv} (nevertheless) | :: sea como fuere |
| be there {v} | :: estar ahí |
| Bethesda {prop} /bə.θɛz.də/ (pool in Jerusalem) | :: Betesdá {f} |
| Bethlehem {prop} /ˈbɛθləhɛm/ (City) | :: Belén {m} |
| betimes {adv} /bɪˈtaɪmz / (in good season or time) | :: al alba |
| betony {n} (Stachys officinalis) | :: betónica |
| betray {v} /bəˈtɹeɪ/ (to deliver into the hands of an enemy) | :: traicionar |
| betray {v} | :: traicionar |
| betrayal {n} (treason) SEE: treason | :: |
| betrayer {n} (someone who betrays) | :: confidente, delator, oreja, traidor |
| betroth {v} /bəˈtɹoʊð/ (to promise to give in marriage) | :: prometer en matrimonio {m} |
| betrothal {n} (mutual promise) | :: esponsales {m-p}, palabra de matrimonio {f}, promesa de matrimonio {f} |
| betrothed {n} /bɪˈtɹəʊðd/ (fiancé or fiancée) | :: comprometida {f}, comprometido {m} |
| betrothment {n} (betrothal) SEE: betrothal | :: |
| better {adj} /ˈbɛtə/ (comparative of the adjectives good or well) | :: mejor |
| better {adv} (comparative form of the adverb well) | :: mejor, mejores {p} |
| better {v} (to improve) | :: mejorar |
| better an egg today than a hen tomorrow {proverb} (a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush) SEE: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush | :: |
| better half {n} (spouse or lover) | :: media naranja {f} |
| better late than never {adv} (it’s better to do something late, than to never do it at all) | :: más vale tarde que nunca, nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena |
| betterment {n} (an improvement) | :: mejora {f} |
| betterment {n} (improvement to a property) | :: mejora {f} |
| better safe than sorry {proverb} (it is preferable to be cautious) | :: más vale prevenir que curar |
| better the devil you know than the devil you don't know {proverb} (Something bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown) | :: más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer, más vale diablo conocido que por conocer |
| better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness {proverb} (in bad times it is worthwhile to do good) | :: es mejor encender una sola vela que maldecir a la penumbra |
| bettor {n} /ˈbɛtə/ (a person who makes bets) | :: apostador {m}, apostadora {f} |
| between {prep} /bɪˈtwiːn/ (in the position or interval that separates two things) | :: entre |
| between {prep} (shared in confidence by) | :: entre |
| between {prep} (in transit from one to the other) | :: entre |
| between {prep} (combined by effort or ownership) | :: entre |
| between {prep} (one of, representing a choice) | :: entre |
| between a rock and a hard place {prep} (in a difficult and inescapable position) | :: entre la espada y la pared (between the sword and the wall) |
| between Scylla and Charybdis {prep} /bəˈtwiːn.ˈsɪlə.ænd.kəˈɹɪbdɪs/ (idiomatic) | :: entre la espada y la pared, entre Escila y Caribdis, entre dos fuegos |
| between the devil and the deep blue sea {prep} (choice between two undesirable options) | :: entre la espada y la pared (between the sword and the wall) |
| betwixt {prep} /bɪˈtwɪkst/ (between, specifically between two things) | :: entre |
| be up to {v} (to do or be involved in doing) | :: tramar |
| be up to {v} (to depend on) | :: depender de |
| beverage {n} /ˈbevəɹɪdʒ/ (drink) | :: bebida {f}, trago {m} |
| bevor {n} /ˈbivɚ/ (plate armour protecting the lower face and neck) | :: barbote {m} |
| bevy {n} /ˈbɛvi/ (large group of birds) | :: bandada |
| bewail {v} /bɪˈweɪl/ (to wail over) | :: lamentar |
| beware {v} /ˌbəˈwɛəɹ/ (use caution, pay attention (to)) | :: tener cuidado, ser precavido |
| beware of the dog {phrase} (beware of the dog) | :: cuidado con el perro |
| Bewick's swan {n} (Bewick's swan) | :: cisne silbador {m} |
| bewilder {v} /bɪˈwɪldə(ɹ)/ (to confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone) | :: confundir, desconcertar |
| bewilderment {n} /bɪˈwɪldəɹmənt/ (state of being bewildered) | :: desconcierto, perplejidad |
| bewitch {v} /bəˈwɪtʃ/ (to cast a spell) | :: hechizar, embrujar |
| bewitched {adj} /bɪˈwɪtʃt/ (Under a spell; entranced) | :: embrujado, encantado, hechizado |
| bewitching {adj} /bəˈwɪtʃɪŋ/ (enchanting) | :: hechicero |
| be wrong {v} (have an incorrect belief, be mistaken) | :: estar equivocado |
| bey {n} /beɪ/ (governor of a Turkish dominion) | :: bey {m} |
| beyond {prep} (beyond) SEE: above | :: |
| beyond {n} (unknown) SEE: unknown | :: |
| beyond {prep} /biˈjɑnd/ (further away than) | :: más allá de, más allá |
| beyond {adv} (farther along or away) | :: más allá |
| beyond {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife | :: |
| beyond a reasonable doubt {prep} (legal standard) | :: más allá de una duda razonable |
| beyond a shadow of a doubt {prep} (without any doubt or hesitation) | :: sin sombra de duda |
| beyond the pale {prep} (behaviour) | :: al margen de la sociedad, mas allá de los límites, fuera de lugar, inaceptable, intolerable, insoportable, pasar de castaño oscuro, pasar de la raya, clamar al cielo |
| bezant {n} /ˈbɛzənt/ (coin minted at Byzantium) | :: besante {m} |
| bezant {n} (heraldic representation of a gold coin) | :: besante {m} |
| bezoar {n} /ˈbi.zɔɹ/ (mass of undigested matter) | :: bezoar {m} |
| Bharat {prop} (India) SEE: India | :: |
| bhikkhu {n} /ˈbɪkuː/ (Buddhist monk) | :: bhikkhu {m} |
| Bhutan {prop} /buːˈtɑːn/ (Himalayan country) | :: Bután |
| Bhutanese {n} /bu.təˈniːz/ (person from Bhutan) | :: butanés {m}, butanesa {f} |
| Bhutanese {adj} (pertaining to Bhutan) | :: butanés {m} |
| bi {adj} /baɪ/ (bisexual) | :: bi |
| bi- {prefix} /baɪ-/ (two-) | :: bi-, bis-, biz- |
| biannual {adj} (occurring every two years) SEE: biennial | :: |
| biannual {adj} /bʌɪˈanjuːəl/ (occurring twice a year; semi-annual) | :: bianual |
| biarchy {n} (rule by 2 people) SEE: diarchy | :: |
| bias {n} /ˈbaɪəs/ (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality) | :: inclinación {f}, predisposición {f}, parcialidad {f}, prejuicio {f}, sesgo, preferencia {f}, predilección {f}, tendencia {f} |
| bias {n} (statistics: difference between expectation and true value) | :: sesgo |
| biased {adj} /ˈbaɪəst/ (exhibiting bias; prejudiced) | :: sesgado, parcial, tendencioso |
| biased {adj} (angled at a slant) | :: oblicuo, inclinado, en declive, ladeado, sesgado |
| biathlon {n} (winter sport) | :: biatlón {m} |
| bib {n} /bɪb/ (item of clothing for protecting other clothes while eating) | :: babero {m} |
| bib {n} (sports: colourful vest) | :: peto {m} |
| bib {v} (to drink heavily) SEE: tipple | :: |
| bib {n} (Trisopterus luscus) SEE: pouting | :: |
| bibimbap {n} (Korean dish of white rice topped with vegetables, beef, a whole egg, and gochujang) | :: bibimbap {m} |
| bible {n} (omasum) SEE: omasum | :: |
| Bible {prop} (Jewish holy book) SEE: Tanakh | :: |
| Bible {prop} /ˈbaɪbəl/ (Christian holy book) | :: Biblia {f} |
| Bible basher {n} (fundamentalist Christian preacher) | :: chupacirios |
| Bible Belt {prop} (area where conservative Protestant Christianity is dominant) | :: Cinturón de la Biblia {m} |
| Bible Belt {prop} (area in the United States) | :: Cinturón de la Biblia {m} |
| biblical {adj} /ˈbɪblɪkəl/ (of or relating to the Bible) | :: bíblico |
| biblical {adj} (in accordance with the teachings of the Bible) | :: bíblico |
| Biblical Hebrew {prop} (the archaic form of the Hebrew language, see also: Hebrew) | :: hebreo bíblico {m}, hebreo clásico {m} |
| biblically {adv} (in a biblical manner) | :: bíblicamente |
| bibliographic {adj} (of or pertaining to bibliography) | :: bibliográfico |
| bibliography {n} /bɪbliɒɡɹəfi/ (section of a written work) | :: bibliografía {f} |
| bibliography {n} (list of books or documents) | :: bibliografía {f} |
| bibliography {n} (study of the history of books) | :: bibliografía {f} |
| bibliolatry {n} (excessive reverence for the Bible) | :: bibliolatra {m} {f} |
| bibliomancy {n} (divination by interpreting a passage from a book) | :: bibliomancia {f} |
| bibliopegy {n} | :: bibliopegia |
| bibliophage {n} (person who loves books) SEE: bookworm | :: |
| bibliophile {n} (person who loves books) | :: bibliófilo {m}, bibliófila {f} |
| bibulous {adj} /ˈbɪb.jʊ.ləs/ (marked by the consumption of alcohol) | :: escabiador {m}, escabio {m} |
| bicameral {adj} /bʌɪˈkaməɹəl/ (having two separate legislative chambers) | :: bicameral |
| bicarbonate {n} (chemistry) | :: bicarbonato {m} |
| bicarbonate {n} (of soda) | :: bicarbonato {m} |
| bicarbonate of soda {n} (sodium bicarbonate) SEE: sodium bicarbonate | :: |
| biccy {n} (slang: biscuit) | :: galletita {f} |
| bicephalous {adj} (Having two heads) | :: bicéfalo {m} |
| bicephaly {n} /baɪˈsɛfəli/ (condition of having two heads) | :: bicefalia {f} |
| biceps {n} /ˈbaɪ.sɛps/ (any muscle having two heads) | :: bíceps {m} |
| biceps {n} (biceps brachii) SEE: biceps brachii | :: |
| biceps brachii {n} (biceps brachii) | :: bíceps braquial |
| bichrome {adj} (having two colours) SEE: bicolour | :: |
| bickering {n} (petty quarreling) | :: riña {f} |
| Bicol {prop} /ˈbikɔl/ (language) | :: Lengua bicolana |
| Bicolano {prop} (Bicol) SEE: Bicol | :: |
| Bicolano {n} /bɪkəˈlɑnoʊ/ (person) | :: bicolano |
| bicolour {adj} (having two colours) | :: bicolor |
| bicoloured {adj} (of two colours) SEE: bicolour | :: |
| Bicol Region {prop} (Bicol Region) | :: Bicolandia, Bícol |
| biculturalism {n} (state or quality of being bicultural) | :: biculturalismo {m} |
| bicycle {n} /ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/ (vehicle) | :: bicicleta {f}, bici {f} |
| bicycle helmet {n} (helmet worn while riding a bicycle) | :: casco de ciclismo {m} |
| bicycle kick {n} (kick) | :: chilena {f} |
| bicycle lane {n} (lane of a roadway designated for use by cyclists) | :: carril bici {m} , ciclovía {f}, bicisenda {f} , ciclorruta {f} |
| bicycle path {n} (segregated path for the use of bicycles) | :: ciclovía {f}, carril bici {m}, sendavía {f} |
| bicycle rack {n} (rack in which bicycles may be parked) SEE: bicycle stand | :: |
| bicycle stand {n} (device to which bicycles may be securely attached) | :: aparcabicicletas |
| bicycle touring {n} (touring on a bicycle) | :: cicloturismo {m} |
| bicyclist {n} (rider of bicycle) SEE: cyclist | :: |
| bid {v} /bɪd/ (intransitive: to make an offer) | :: pujar |
| bid {v} (transitive: to offer as a price) | :: ofrecer, ofertar |
| bid {n} (offer at an auction) | :: licitación {f} |
| bidder {n} /ˈbɪdɚ/ (someone who bids) | :: postor {m}, postora {f} |
| bidet {n} /bɨˈdeɪ/ (low-mounted plumbing fixture for cleaning the genitalia and anus) | :: bidé {m} |
| bidimensional {adj} (two-dimensional) SEE: two-dimensional | :: |
| bidirectional {adj} /ˌbaɪdɪˈɹɛkʃənəl/ (moving in two directions) | :: bidireccional |
| bidirectional {adj} (operating in two directions) | :: bidireccional |
| Biella {prop} (city and capital of Biella) | :: Biella |
| biennial {adj} /baɪˈɛnɪəl/ (happening every two years) | :: bienal |
| biennial {adj} (lasting for two years) | :: bienio {m} |
| biennium {n} /bʌɪˈɛn.ɪ.əm/ (period of two years) | :: bienio {m} |
| bier {n} /biɚ/ (litter to transport the corpse of a dead person) | :: camilla, parihuelas, angarillas {f-p} |
| bier {n} (platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed) | :: catafalco |
| biface {n} (tool) | :: bifaz |
| bifurcate {v} /ˈbʌɪ.fək.eɪt/ (divide into two) | :: bifurcar |
| bifurcation {n} /ˌbaɪfɚˈkeɪʃən/ (any place where one divides into two) | :: bifurcación {f} |
| bifurcation {n} (a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet) | :: bifurcación {f} |
| big {adj} /bɪɡ/ (of a great size, see also: large) | :: grande |
| big {adj} (adult) | :: mayor, adulto |
| bigamist {n} /ˈbɪɡəmɪst/ (someone who practices bigamy) | :: bígamo {m}, bígama {f} |
| bigamy {n} /ˈbɪɡəmi/ (state of having two spouses simultaneously) | :: bigamia {f} |
| Big Apple {prop} (nickname for New York City) | :: Gran Manzana {f} |
| Big Bad Wolf {n} /bɪɡ bæd ˈwʊlf/ (fictional evil wolf) | :: Lobo Feroz {m} |
| big bang {n} (explosion creating a universe) | :: big bang {m} |
| Big Bang {prop} (cosmic event) | :: Big Bang {m} |
| Big Ben {prop} (the hour bell in London) | :: Big Ben {m} |
| Big Ben {prop} (clock tower itself) | :: Big Ben {m} |
| big brother {n} (a sibling's older brother) SEE: older brother | :: |
| Big Brother {prop} | :: Gran Hermano |
| big cheese {n} (very important figure) | :: pez gordo {m} , cerote gordo {m}, gerifalte |
| Big Crunch {prop} (hypothetic eventual collapse of the universe) | :: Gran Implosión {f}, Gran Colapso {f} |
| big deal {n} (something very important) | :: gran cosa |
| Big Dipper {prop} (bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky) | :: el Carro {m}, el Cazo {m} |
| big eater {n} (glutton) SEE: glutton | :: |
| Bigfoot {n} /ˈbɪɡˌfʊt/ (unidentified yeti-like animal) | :: Pie Grande {m} |
| big hairy armadillo {n} (Chaetophractus villosus) | :: quirquincho grande {m}, armadillo peludo {m} |
| bight {n} /baɪt/ (bend) | :: curva {f}, corva {f} , sangradura {f} |
| bight {n} (large bay) | :: ensenada {f} |
| bight {n} (curve) | :: lazo {m} |
| Big Mac {n} /bɪɡ mæk/ (burger) | :: Big Mac {m} {f} |
| big mouth {n} (person who has such a "big mouth") | :: bocazas {m} {f}, hocicón {m}, hocicona {f}, bocón {m}, bocachancla |
| bigmouth {n} (one who talks too much) | :: hocicón {m}, bocón {m}, bocaza {m} {f} |
| bigmouthed {adj} (loud, talkative, indiscreet) | :: deslenguado, bocón |
| bigorexia {n} (mental disorder) | :: vigorexia {f} |
| bigorexic {adj} (suffering from bigorexia) | :: vigoréxico {m}, vigoréxica {f} |
| bigorexic {n} (a person suffering from bigorexia) | :: vigoréxico {m}, vigoréxica {f} |
| bigot {n} /ˈbɪɡət/ (one who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups and intolerant of others) | :: fanático {m} |
| bigotedness {n} (bigotry) SEE: bigotry | :: |
| bigotry {n} /ˈbɪɡ.ə.tɹi/ (intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance) | :: discriminación {f} |
| big picture {n} /bɪɡ ˈpɪk(t)ʃɚ/ (totality of a situation) | :: impresión general {f}, visión general {f}, visión de conjunto {f}, panorama general {m}, idea general {m} |
| Big Rip {prop} (hypothetical end of the universe) | :: Gran Desgarramiento {m} |
| big screen {n} (surface) | :: gran pantalla {f} |
| big shot {n} (person with reputation or importance) SEE: big cheese | :: |
| big sister {n} (a sibling's older sister) SEE: older sister | :: |
| big toe {n} (largest of the toes of the foot of a human) | :: dedo gordo del pie {m}, hallux {m} |
| big wheel {n} (big cheese) SEE: big cheese | :: |
| big wheel {n} (Ferris wheel) SEE: Ferris wheel | :: |
| bigwig {n} (A person of importance) | :: pez gordo {m} |
| Bihar {prop} /bɪˈɦɑːɻ/ (a state in eastern India) | :: Bihar |
| bijection {n} /baɪ.dʒɛk.ʃən/ (function that is both a surjection and an injection) | :: biyección {f} |
| bijective {adj} (both injective and surjective) | :: biyectivo |
| bike {n} /bɐɪk/ (bicycle) | :: bici {f} |
| bike {n} (motorcycle) | :: moto {f} |
| bike-and-ride {n} (Activity involving the use of a bicycle in conjunction with another type of transportation such as public transit) | :: depósito de bicicletas {m} |
| bike cab {n} (cycle rickshaw used as taxi) SEE: pedicab | :: |
| bike lane {n} (bicycle lane) SEE: bicycle lane | :: |
| bike path {n} (bicycle path) SEE: bicycle path | :: |
| biker {n} /ˈbaɪkɚ/ (person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles) | :: motero {m}, motera {f} |
| biker {n} (person who rides a bicycle) SEE: cyclist | :: |
| bike rack {n} (bicycle stand) SEE: bicycle stand | :: |
| bikini {n} /bɪˈkiːni/ (bathing suit) | :: biquini {m} |
| bikini bottom {n} (bottom part of a bikini) | :: braga de bikini {f} |
| bikini panties {n} (bottom part of a bikini) SEE: bikini bottom | :: |
| bilabial {adj} (articulated with both lips) | :: bilabial |
| bilabial {n} (a speech sound articulated with both lips) | :: bilabial {f} |
| bilateral {adj} /baɪˈlætəɹəl/ (having two sides) | :: bilateral |
| Bilbao {prop} /bɪlˈbaʊ/ (city of northern Spain) | :: Bilbao |
| Bilbaoan {adj} (from Bilbao) | :: bilbaíno |
| Bilbaoan {n} (someone from Bilbao) | :: bilbaíno {m}, bilbaína {f} |
| bilberry {n} /ˈbɪlb(ə)ɹɪ/ (type of blueberry from the cowberry family, see also: blueberry) | :: arándano {m}, mirtilo {m} |
| bildungsroman {n} /ˈbɪl.dʊŋzˌɹoʊ.mən/ (a type of novel) | :: novela de aprendizaje {f}, novela de formación {f} |
| bile {n} /baɪl/ (secretion produced by the liver) | :: bilis {f}, hiel {f} |
| bile duct {n} (structure carrying bile) | :: vía biliar, conducto biliar {m} |
| bilge {n} /bɪldʒ/ (rounded portion of a ship's hull) | :: sentina {f} |
| Bilhah {prop} (handmaid of Rachel) | :: Bilha |
| bilingual {adj} /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ (speaking two languages) | :: bilingüe |
| bilingual {adj} (written in two languages) | :: bilingüe |
| bilingual {n} (a person who is bilingual) | :: bilingüe {m} {f} |
| bilingualism {n} (condition of being bilingual) | :: bilingüismo {m} |
| bilious {adj} /ˈbɪl.jəs/ (suffering from real or supposed liver disorder) | :: bilioso |
| bilious {adj} (of or pertaining to bile) | :: biliar, biliario |
| bilious {adj} (irritable, irascible) | :: atrabiliario, atrabilioso, intranquillo, colérico, iracundo |
| -bility {suffix} | :: -bilidad {f} |
| biliverdin {n} (a green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment) | :: biliverdina {f} |
| bill {n} /bɪl/ (bird's beak) | :: pico {m} |
| bill {n} (written inventory) | :: declaración {f} |
| bill {n} (official statement) | :: nota {f} |
| bill {n} (draft of a law) | :: proposición de ley {f}, proyecto de ley {m} |
| bill {n} (invoice) | :: factura {f} |
| bill {n} (advertisement) | :: cartel {m} |
| bill {n} (bill of exchange) | :: letra {f} |
| bill {n} (piece of paper money) SEE: banknote | :: |
| Bill {prop} /bɪl/ (male given name) | :: Guille |
| billboard {n} (large advertisement along side of highway) | :: cartelera {f} |
| billet {v} /ˈbɪlɪt/ (to lodge soldiers, or guests, in a private house) | :: acuartelar |
| billet-doux {n} (love letter) SEE: love letter | :: |
| billfold {n} (wallet) SEE: wallet | :: |
| billhook {n} (agricultural implement) | :: podón {m}, corquete {m} |
| billiard {num} /ˈbɪl.i.ɑː(ɹ)d/ (a million milliards, see also: quadrillion) | :: billardo {m} |
| billiards {n} /ˈbɪlɪədz/ (a cue sport) | :: billar {m} |
| billing {n} /ˈbɪlɪŋ/ (amount claimed) | :: facturación f |
| billion {n} /ˈbɪljən/ (a thousand million; 1,000,000,000; a milliard) | :: millardo {m}, mil millones {m-p} |
| billion {n} (a million million; 1,000,000,000,000, see also: trillion) | :: billón {m} |
| billionaire {n} /ˌbɪl.jəˈnɛɚ/ (wealth exceeding one billion (109)) | :: milmillonario {m}, multimillonario {m}, millardario {m} |
| bill of exchange {n} (document demanding payment from another party) | :: letra de cambio {f} |
| bill of fare {n} (enumeration of dishes in writing) | :: carta {f}, menú {m} |
| bill of lading {n} (waybill for transport by boat) | :: conocimiento de embarque {m} |
| bill of rights {n} (a formal statement of the rights of a specified group of people) | :: declaración de derechos {f} |
| billow {n} /ˈbɪloʊ/ (large wave) | :: oleada {f}, ola {f} |
| billow {v} (to swell or bulge) | :: hincharse, inflarse |
| Billy {prop} (William) SEE: William | :: |
| billy goat {n} (male goat) | :: cabro {m}, cabrón {m} |
| Billy Wix {prop} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl | :: |
| bilocation {n} /baɪləʊˈkeɪʃən/ (paranormal ability) | :: bilocación {f} |
| bimbo {n} /ˈbɪmboʊ/ (physically attractive woman who lacks intelligence) | :: mujer florero {f} |
| bimedian {n} | :: bimediana {f} |
| bimetallism {n} (a monetary standard) | :: bimetalismo {m} |
| bimonthly {adv} (two times per month) | :: bimensual |
| bin {n} /bɪn/ (container used for storage) | :: bote {m} |
| bin {n} (container for rubbish) | :: bote {m} de basura {f}, caneca {f} |
| binary {adj} /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/ (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) | :: binario |
| binary {adj} (logic states) | :: binario |
| binary {adj} (using binary number system) | :: binario |
| binary {adj} (equal importance) | :: binario |
| binary {adj} (not ASCII) | :: binario |
| binary code {n} (code that uses binary digits) | :: código binario {m} |
| binary operator {n} (operator taking two operands) | :: operador binario {m} |
| binary relation {n} (order theory) | :: relación binaria {f} |
| binary star {n} (stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass) | :: estrella binaria {f} |
| binary star system {n} (binary star) SEE: binary star | :: |
| binary system {n} (astronomy: system of two celestial objects) SEE: binary star | :: |
| binary tree {n} (a data structure) | :: árbol binario {m} |
| bind {v} /baɪnd/ (transitive to tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.) | :: atar |
| bind {v} (transitive connect) | :: atar (tie), empastar (books), liar |
| bind {v} (transitive couple) | :: acoplar |
| bind {v} (transitive put together in a cover, as of books) | :: encuadernar, engargolar |
| binder {n} /ˈbaɪndɚ/ (a bookbinder) | :: encuadernador |
| binder {n} (cover or holder for unbound papers, pages etc.) | :: carpeta |
| binder {n} (something that is used to bind things together) | :: aglutinante |
| binder {n} (machine used in harvesting that ties cut stalks of grain into a bundle) | :: agavilladora |
| binder clip {n} (device for binding sheets of paper) | :: sujetapapeles {m}, pinza sujetapapeles {f} |
| binding {adj} /ˈbaɪndɪŋ/ (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured) | :: vinculante |
| binding {n} (spine of a book) | :: lomo {m} |
| binding {n} ((chemistry) the sticking together) | :: unión |
| binding spell {n} | :: hechizo vinculante {m} |
| binge {n} /bɪndʒ/ (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) | :: atracón {m} , comilona , botellón {m} (of alcohol), francachela |
| binge {n} (short period of an activity done in excess) | :: atracón {m} |
| binge eating disorder {n} (medical disorder) | :: trastorno por atracón |
| binge-watch {v} (watch multiple episodes of a television programme) | :: maratonear |
| binge watching {n} (The viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show) | :: maratón {m}, atracón {m} |
| binge-watching {n} (watching multiple episodes of a TV programme in a short period of time) SEE: binge watching | :: |
| bingo {n} /ˈbɪŋ.ɡoʊ/ (game of chance) | :: bingo {m} |
| binky {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier | :: |
| bin man {n} (garbage collector) SEE: garbage collector | :: |
| binnacle {n} /ˈbɪnəkəl/ ((nautical) the wooden housing for a ship's compass) | :: bitácora {f} |
| binoculars {n} /ˈbɪnˌɒk.jʊ.lə(ɹ)z/ (hand-held device for looking at a distance) | :: gemelos {m-p}, binoculares {m-p}, prismáticos {m-p} |
| binomial {adj} /baɪˈnəʊ.mi.əl/ (consisting of two parts) | :: binomial |
| binomial {n} (algebra: polynomial with two terms) | :: binomio {m} |
| binomial nomenclature {n} (The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts) | :: nomenclatura binominal {f} |
| binucleate {adj} (having two nuclei) | :: binuclear |
| bio- {prefix} (life) | :: bio- |
| bioaccumulation {n} (the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms) | :: bioacumulación {f} |
| bioaccumulative {adj} (tending to accumulate in organisms) | :: bioacumulativo |
| bioaerosol {n} (aerosol containing biologically active...) | :: bioaerosol {m} |
| bioavailability {n} (amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration) | :: biodisponibilidad {f} |
| bioboy {n} (biological male) | :: chico biológico {m} |
| biocenosis {n} (biocoenosis) SEE: biocoenosis | :: |
| bioch {n} | :: putilla {f}, mujerzuela {f} |
| biochemical {adj} (of or relating to biochemistry) | :: bioquímico |
| biochemical {adj} (involving chemical processes in living organisms) | :: bioquímico |
| biochemist {n} (A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry) | :: bioquímico {m}, bioquímica {f} |
| biochemistry {n} (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) | :: bioquímica {f} |
| biochronology {n} (dating of rocks) | :: biocronología {f} |
| biocide {n} /ˈbaɪəʊsaɪd/ (any substance that can destroy living organisms) | :: biocida {f} |
| bioclimatic {adj} (of or pertaining to the relationship between living things and climate) | :: bioclimático |
| bioclimatic {adj} (focused on providing a comfortable microclimate) | :: bioclimático |
| biocoenosis {n} (community of organisms) | :: biocenosis {f} |
| biodegradability {n} (capacity of a material to decompose over time) | :: biodegradabilidad {f} |
| biodegradable {adj} /baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/ (capable of being decomposed by biological activity) | :: biodegradable |
| biodegradation {n} (decomposition of any material by microorganisms) | :: biodegradación {f} |
| biodegrade {v} (to decompose as a result of biological action) | :: biodegradar |
| biodiesel {n} (fuel) | :: biodiésel {m} |
| biodiversity {n} /ˌbaɪoʊdɑɪˈvɚsəti/ (diversity of flora and fauna) | :: biodiversidad {f} |
| bioethics {n} (branch of ethics) | :: bioética {f} |
| biofilm {n} (aggregation of microorganisms) | :: biopelícula {f} |
| biofuel {n} /ˈbaɪ.əʊˌfjʊ(.ə)l/ (biofuel) | :: biocombustible {m} |
| biogas {n} (gas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel) | :: biogás {m} |
| biogenesis {n} /bʌɪə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnəsɪs/ (principle) | :: biogénesis {f} |
| biogenesis {n} (biosynthesis) SEE: biosynthesis | :: |
| biogirl {n} (biological female) | :: chica biológica {f} |
| biographer {n} (the writer of a biography) | :: biógrafo {m}, biógrafa {f} |
| biographette {n} (short biography) | :: biografieta {f} |
| biographic {adj} (biographical) SEE: biographical | :: |
| biographical {adj} (relating to an account of a person's life) | :: biográfico |
| biography {n} /baɪˈɑːɡɹəfi/ (personal life story) | :: biografía {f} |
| biohazard {n} (biological risk) | :: riesgo biológico |
| bioindicator {n} (indicator of environmental health) | :: bioindicador {m} |
| bioinformatics {n} /ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfɚˈmætɪks/ (field of science) | :: bioinformática {f} |
| biologic {adj} (biological) SEE: biological | :: |
| biological {n} /ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/ (of biology) | :: biológico |
| biological {n} (consanguine) | :: biológico, consanguíneo |
| biological immortality {n} (phenomenon) | :: inmortalidad biológica {f} |
| biologically {adv} (with regard to biology) | :: biológicamente |
| biological parent {n} (biological parent) | :: padre biológico {m} {p} |
| biological warfare {n} (use of an organism as a weapon of war) | :: guerra biológica {f} |
| biological weapon {n} (biological pathogen) | :: arma biológica {f}, bioarma {f}, arma bacteriológica {f} |
| biologist {n} (student of biology; one versed in the science of biology) | :: biólogo {m}, bióloga {f} |
| biology {n} /baɪˈɑlədʒi/ (study of living matter) | :: biología {f} |
| bioluminescence {n} /ˌbaɪ̯oʊ̯ˌluməˈnɛsəns/ (emission of light by a living organism) | :: bioluminiscencia {f} |
| bioluminescent {adj} (exhibiting bioluminescence) | :: bioluminescente |
| biomagnetism {n} (production or detection of a magnetic field) | :: biomagnetismo {m} |
| biomarker {n} /ˈbaɪoʊˌmɑɹkɚ/ (indicator of a biological state) | :: biomarcador |
| biome {n} /ˈbaɪoʊm/ (biological community) | :: bioma {m} |
| biomedicine {n} (a branch of medical science) | :: biomedicina {f} |
| biometrics {n} (measurement of biological data) | :: biometría |
| biometrics {n} (measurement of physical characteristics for use in personal identification) | :: biometría {f} |
| biomolecule {n} (molecules) | :: biomolécula {f} |
| bionic {adj} /ˈbɪˌɒn.ɪk/ (related to bionics) | :: biónico {m} |
| bionics {n} /ˈbaɪˌɒnɪks/ (engineering based on biological systems) | :: biónica {f} |
| biophilia {n} /ˈbaɪəʊˌfɪil.i.ə/ (love of nature and all living things) | :: biofilia |
| biophysics {n} (science) | :: biofísica {f} |
| biopsy {n} /ˈbaɪɑpsi/ (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) | :: biopsia {f} |
| bioremediation {n} (use of biological organisms to remove contaminants) | :: biorremediación {f} |
| bioscience {n} (sciences dealing with living organisms) | :: biociencia {f} |
| biosimilar {n} (variant of a biopharmaceutical) | :: biosimilar {m} |
| biosphere {n} (part of Earth capable of supporting life) | :: biosfera {f} |
| biostatistics {n} (application of statistics) | :: bioestadística {f} |
| biosynthesis {n} (synthesis of organic compounds) | :: biosíntesis |
| biotechnological {adj} /ˈbaɪəʊˌtɛk.nə.lɒdʒ.ɪk.əl/ (of or pertaining to biotechnology) | :: biotecnológico |
| biotechnology {n} /ˈbaɪəʊˌtɛk.nɒl.əʊ.dʒi/ (use of living organisms in industrial, agricultural, medical applications) | :: biotecnología {f} |
| biotechnology {n} (application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences) | :: biotecnología {f} |
| biotherapy {n} (any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes) | :: bioterapia {f} |
| biotherapy {n} (the use of living organisms in the control of disease) | :: bioterapia {f} |
| biotic {adj} /baɪˈɑ.tɪk/ (of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms) | :: biótico |
| biotin {n} /ˈbaɪətɪn/ (sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex) | :: biotina {f} |
| biotite {n} /ˈbaɪəˌtaɪt/ (dark brown mica) | :: biotita {f} |
| biotope {n} (geographical area) | :: biotopo |
| bipartidism {n} | :: bipartidismo {m} |
| bipartisanship {n} /ˈbaɪˌpɑː(ɹ)t.ɪ.zæn.ʃɪp/ (political situation in the US) | :: bipartidismo {m} |
| bipartite {adj} (having two parts) | :: bipartito |
| bipartite {adj} (graph theory) | :: bipartito |
| biped {n} /ˈbaɪpɛd/ (a two-footed (or two-legged) animal) | :: bípedo {m} |
| bipedal {adj} (having two feet or two legs) | :: bipedal |
| bipedal {adj} (pertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being) | :: bipedal |
| bipedalism {n} (habit of standing and walking on two feet) | :: bipedismo {m} |
| biphenyl {n} (organic compound) | :: bifenilo {m} |
| biplane {n} (airplane that has two pairs of wings) | :: biplano {m} |
| bipolar {adj} (involving both poles) | :: bipolar |
| bipolar disorder {n} (psychiatric diagnostic category) | :: trastorno bipolar {m} |
| bipolarity {n} (state of being bipolar) | :: bipolaridad {f} |
| birch {n} /bɝtʃ/ (tree) | :: abedul {m} |
| birch {n} (wood) | :: abedul {m} |
| birchbark {n} (bark of the birch tree) | :: corteza de abedul {f} |
| bird {n} /bɝd/ (animal) | :: pájaro {m}, ave {f} |
| bird {n} (woman) | :: muchacha {f} chica {f} |
| bird {n} (girlfriend) | :: novia {f} |
| birdbrain {n} /ˈbɚd.bɹeɪn/ (someone who is not intelligent) | :: casquivano {m} |
| birdcage {n} (cage to keep birds in) | :: jaula {f} |
| birdcall {n} (device used to imitate the cry of a bird) | :: reclamo {m} |
| birdcatcher {n} (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) | :: pajarero {m} |
| bird dog {n} (tout) SEE: tout | :: |
| bird flu {n} (avian influenza) SEE: avian influenza | :: |
| birdhouse {n} (aviary) SEE: aviary | :: |
| birdie {n} (badminton: shuttlecock) SEE: shuttlecock | :: |
| birdie {n} /ˈbɝdi/ (bird, birdling) | :: pajarito {m} |
| birdlime {n} (serving of a prison sentence) SEE: time | :: |
| birdlime {n} /ˈbɜːdlaɪm/ (sticky substance to catch birds) | :: liga {f}, ajonje {m} |
| bird of ill omen {n} | :: pájaro de mal agüero {m}, agorero |
| bird of paradise {n} (bird) | :: ave del paraíso {m} |
| bird of paradise {n} (flower) | :: ave del paraíso {m} |
| bird of passage {n} (bird) SEE: migrant | :: |
| bird of prey {n} (carnivorous bird) | :: ave de rapaz {f}, ave de rapiña {f}, ave rapiega {f} |
| bird's-eye view {n} (view from directly or high above) | :: vista aérea {f}, vista elevada {f} |
| birdshit {n} (vulgar: avian excreta) | :: mierda de pájaro {f} |
| birds of a feather {n} (people having similar characters) | :: Dios los cría y ellos se juntan |
| birds of a feather flock together {proverb} (people of similar character, etc. tend to associate) | :: dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres, cada oveja con su pareja, Dios los cría y ellos se juntan |
| birds of the feather flock together {proverb} (birds of a feather flock together) SEE: birds of a feather flock together | :: |
| birdsong {n} (musical sound made by a bird) | :: reclamo {f} |
| birdwatching {n} /ˈbɜː(ɹ)dˌwɒtʃ.ɪŋ/ (observing wild birds) | :: observación de aves {f} |
| biretta {n} (square cap) | :: birreta {f} |
| biro {n} (ballpoint pen) SEE: ballpoint pen | :: |
| Birobidzhan {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Birobidzhán {m} |
| birth {n} /bɝθ/ (process of childbearing; beginning of life) | :: nacimiento {m} |
| birth {n} (instance of childbirth) | :: parto {m} |
| birth {n} (beginning or start; a point of origin) | :: nacimiento {m} |
| birth certificate {n} (official document certifying the details of a person's birth) | :: certificado de nacimiento {m} |
| birth control {n} (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) | :: control de la natalidad {m} |
| birthdate {n} (date of birth) SEE: date of birth | :: |
| birthday {n} /ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/ (anniversary) | :: cumpleaños {m}, natalicio {m} |
| birthday {n} (date of birth) | :: fecha de nacimiento {f} |
| birthday boy {n} (a male whose birthday it is) | :: cumpleañero {m}, festejado {m} |
| birthday cake {n} (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) | :: torta de cumpleaños {f} |
| birthday girl {n} (a female whose birthday it is) | :: cumpleañera {f} |
| birthday party {n} (a party held to celebrate a birthday) | :: fiesta de cumpleaños {f} |
| birthday suit {n} (nakedness) | :: to be in one’s birthday suit: estar como su madre le trajo al mundo |
| birth defect {n} (any of several medical disorders that are present at birth) | :: defecto congénito {m} |
| birthmark {n} (a mark on the skin formed before birth) | :: mancha de nacimiento {f}, lunar {m} |
| birthplace {n} /ˈbɝθˌpleɪs/ (location where a person is born) | :: lugar de nacimiento {m}, lugar natal {m} |
| birthrate {n} (rate of live births to population) | :: natalidad {f} |
| birth weight {n} (weight of a baby at birth) | :: peso al nacer {m} |
| birthweight {n} (birthweight) SEE: birth weight | :: |
| biryani {n} (dish of spiced rice) | :: biryani {m} |
| Biscay {prop} (Bay of Biscay) SEE: Bay of Biscay | :: |
| Biscay {prop} (province of Spain) | :: Vizcaya {f} |
| biscuit {n} (cracker) SEE: cracker | :: |
| biscuit {n} /ˈbɪskɪt/ (small, flat baked good, see also: cookie; cracker) | :: galleta {f} |
| biscuit {n} (small bread similar to scone) | :: hallulla |
| biscuit {n} (form of earthenware) | :: biscocho {m}, bizcocho {m} |
| bisector {n} /ˈbaɪˌsɛktɚ/ (A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts) | :: bisectriz {f} |
| bisexual {adj} /baɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ (sexually attracted to both men and women) | :: bisexual |
| bisexual {n} (bisexual person) | :: bisexual {m} {f} |
| bisexual {adj} (hermaphrodite) SEE: hermaphrodite | :: |
| bisexuality {n} (psychology) | :: bisexualidad {f} |
| Bishkek {prop} /bɪʃˈkɛk/ (capital of Kyrgyzstan) | :: Biskek {m} |
| Bishnupriya Manipuri {prop} (language) | :: bishnupriya manipurí |
| bishop {n} /ˈbɪʃəp/ (church official, supervisor of priests and congregations) | :: obispo {m} |
| bishop {n} (chess piece) | :: alfil {m}, arfil {m} |
| bishopric {n} /ˈbɪʃ.ə.pɹɪk/ (diocese) | :: obispado {m} |
| Bislama {prop} /ˈbɪʃləmɑː/ (a creole spoken on the South Pacific island-nation of Vanuatu) | :: bislama {m} |
| bismuth {n} /ˈbɪz.məθ/ (chemical element) | :: bismuto {m} |
| bison {n} /ˈbaɪ̯sən/ (wild ox, Bison bonasus) | :: bisonte europeo {m} |
| bison {n} (North American animal, Bison bison) | :: bisonte americano {m} |
| Bissau {prop} (capital of Guinea-Bissau) | :: Bisáu, Bissau |
| bissextile {n} (leap year) SEE: leap year | :: |
| bissextile {adj} /bɪˈsɛks.taɪəl/ (having an extra day) | :: bisiesto |
| bissextile year {n} (year with an extra day) SEE: leap year | :: |
| bistro {n} /ˈbiːstɹoʊ/ (small restaurant) | :: bistró, casa de comidas {f} |
| bisulfate {n} (Univalent anion HSO4-) | :: bisulfato {m} |
| bisyllabic {adj} (comprising two syllables) SEE: disyllabic | :: |
| bit {n} /bɪt/ (metal in horse's mouth) | :: bocado {m} |
| bit {n} (rotary cutting tool) | :: broca {f} |
| bit {n} (eighth of a dollar) | :: octavo de dólar |
| bit {n} (portion) | :: porción |
| bit {n} (math: binary digit) | :: binio {m} |
| bit {n} (computing smallest unit of storage) | :: binio {m} |
| bit {n} (datum that may take on one of exactly two values) | :: binio {m} |
| bit {n} (coin of a specified value) SEE: coin | :: |
| bit {n} (ten-cent piece) SEE: dime | :: |
| bit by bit {adv} (small amount at a time) | :: poco a poco |
| bitch {n} /bɪt͡ʃ/ (female canine) | :: perra {f} , zorra {f} , loba {f} |
| bitch {n} (disagreeable, aggressive person, usually female) | :: perra {f}, arpía {f}, zorra {f} |
| bitch {n} (difficult or confounding problem) | :: marrón {m} |
| bitch {v} (complain (about something) spitefully) | :: quejarse |
| bitch {n} (complaint) SEE: complaint | :: |
| bitch {n} (playful variation on dog (sense "man")) SEE: dog | :: |
| bitch out {v} (to complain) SEE: bitch | :: |
| bitch out {v} (to fear from something) SEE: chicken out | :: |
| bitchy {adj} /ˈbɪtʃi/ (spiteful; catty) | :: mala leche {m} {f} |
| bitchy {adj} (irritable) | :: venenoso |
| bitcoin {n} /ˈbɪtˌkɔɪn/ (cryptocurrency) | :: bitcóin {m} |
| bite {v} /baɪt/ (to cut into by clamping the teeth) | :: morder |
| bite {v} (to hold something by clamping one’s teeth) | :: morder |
| bite {v} (to attack with the teeth) | :: morder |
| bite {v} (to bite a baited hook or other lure) | :: picar |
| bite {v} (to sting) | :: picar |
| bite {n} (act of biting) | :: mordida {f}, mordedura {f}, mordisco {m} |
| bite {n} (wound left behind after having been bitten) | :: mordedura {f}, picadura {f} |
| bite {n} (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting) | :: mordedura {f}, picadura {f} |
| bite cell {n} | :: degmacito |
| bite off more than one can chew {v} (To try to do too much) | :: quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta, abarcar más de lo que se puede |
| bite the dust {v} (to die) | :: morder la tierra, morder el polvo |
| bite the dust {v} (to quit or fail) | :: morder el polvo |
| bite the hand that feeds one {v} (cause harm to a benefactor) | :: morder la mano que te da de comer |
| Bithynia {prop} /bɪˈθɪni.ə/ (ancient region) | :: Bitinia {f} |
| bitmap {n} (a series of bits) | :: mapa de bits |
| bit of skirt {n} (Woman) | :: falda {f} |
| Bitola {prop} (city) | :: Bitola |
| bitstock {n} (drill bit-carrying crank for boring holes) | :: berbiquí {m} |
| bitt {n} (bollard) | :: bita {f} |
| bitter {adj} /ˈbɪtə/ (having an acrid taste) | :: amargo |
| bitter {adj} (cynical and resentful) | :: amargado |
| bitter {n} | :: bíter {m} |
| bitter cucumber {n} (colocynth) SEE: colocynth | :: |
| bitterly {adv} /ˈbɪtəɹli/ (in a bitter manner) | :: amargamente |
| bitter melon {n} /ˈbɪtəɹ ˈmɛlən/ (fruit of Momordica charantia) | :: melón amargo {m} |
| bittern {n} /ˈbɪtəɹn/ (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) | :: avetoro {m} , avetorillo {m} |
| bitterness {n} /ˈbɪtənəs/ (quality of being bitter in taste) | :: amargo {m} |
| bitterness {n} (quality of feeling bitter) | :: amargura {f}, acíbar |
| bittersweet {adj} /ˈbɪtɚˌswit/ (both bitter and sweet) | :: agridulce |
| bittersweet {adj} (expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure) | :: agridulce |
| bittersweet {n} (the bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | :: dulcamara {f} |
| bitter vetch {n} (Vicia ervilia) | :: alcarceña {f}, yero {m} |
| bitumen {n} /bɪˈtumən/ (Mineral pitch) | :: betún, bitumen {m} |
| bivalve {n} /ˈbaɪvælv/ (Any mollusc of taxonomic class Bivalvia) | :: bivalvo {m} |
| bivector {n} (an antisymmetric tensor) | :: bivector {m} |
| bivouac {n} /ˈbɪv.u.æk/ (encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering) | :: vivac {m}, vivaque {m} |
| bivouac sack {n} (waterproof fabric shell designed to slip over a sleeping bag) | :: saco de vivac {m} |
| biweekly {adj} /baɪˈwiːkli/ (occurring every two weeks) | :: quincenal, bimensual |
| biweekly {adj} (occurring twice a week) | :: bisemanal |
| biweekly {adv} (every two weeks) | :: cada dos semanas, quincenal (this last one actually means every 15 days, but it could be used depending of the situation) |
| biweekly {adv} (twice a week) | :: dos veces por semana |
| biweekly {n} (something published or released once every two weeks) | :: bisemanario {m} |
| bizarre {adj} /bɪˈzɑɹ/ (strangely unconventional) | :: raro {m}, extraño {m}, estrafalario {m} |
| blab {n} (gossip) SEE: gossip | :: |
| blab {v} /blæb/ (tell tales) | :: cotillear |
| blabber {v} /ˈblæb.ə(ɹ)/ (to let out a secret) | :: cotillear |
| blabber {n} (A person who blabs) | :: cotilla |
| blabbermouth {n} /ˈblæb.ə(ɹ)ˌmaʊθ/ (gossip) | :: bocazas {m} |
| blabbermouth {n} (chatterbox) SEE: chatterbox | :: |
| black {v} (to blacken) SEE: blacken | :: |
| black {adj} (absorbing all light) | :: negro |
| black {adj} (without light) | :: oscuro |
| black {adj} (relating to people with dark skin) | :: negro |
| black {adj} (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener) | :: negro |
| black {n} (colour/color) | :: negro {m} |
| black {n} (dark-skinned person) | :: negro {m}, negra {f} |
| black alder {n} (Alnus glutinosa tree) | :: aliso {m}, alisos {m-p} |
| black and white {adj} (black-and-white) SEE: black-and-white | :: |
| black-and-white {adj} (using shades of grey/gray) | :: blanco y negro |
| black-and-white {adj} (displaying images in shades of grey/gray) | :: blanquinegro {m} |
| black antshrike {n} (bird) | :: batará negro |
| black-arched moth {n} (species of moth) | :: lagarta monacha, mariposa moncha, mariposa monja {f} |
| black-backed jackal {n} (Canis mesomelas) | :: chacal de lomo negro {m}, chacal de gualdrapa {m} |
| black bear {n} (American black bear) | :: oso negro {m}, baribal {m} |
| black bear {n} (Asiatic black bear) | :: oso tibetano {m}, oso del Himalaya {m}, oso negro asiático {m} |
| Blackbeard {prop} (pirate's name) | :: Barbanegra |
| blackberry {n} /ˈblækbeɹi/ (shrub) | :: zarza {f}, zarzamora {f}, mora {f} |
| blackberry {n} (fruit) | :: zarzamora {f}, mora {f} |
| black-bibbed tit {n} (Poecile hypermelaenus) | :: carbonero barbinegro {m} |
| black bile {n} (one of the four humours) | :: bilis negra {f}, atrabilis {f} |
| blackbird {n} /ˈblækˌbɚd/ (Turdus merula: blackbird) | :: mirlo {m} |
| blackbird {n} (bird of the family Icteridae) | :: turpial {m}, soldadito {m} |
| blackboard {n} /ˈblækbɔɹd/ (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) | :: pizarra {f}, encerado {m} , pizarrón {m} , tablero {m} |
| blackbody {n} (an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it) | :: cuerpo negro {m} |
| black box {n} (recorders in an aircraft) | :: caja negra {f} |
| black box {n} (theoretical construct or device) | :: caja negra {f} |
| black-browed albatross {n} (Thalassarche melanophris) | :: albatros ojeroso {m}, albatros de ceja negra {m} |
| blackcap {n} (Sylvia atricapilla) | :: curruca capirotada {f} |
| black caraway {n} (Nigella sativa, see also: nigella) | :: comino negro {m}, ajenuz |
| black caraway {n} (spice) | :: comino negro {m}, ajenuz |
| black cat {n} (Martes pennanti) SEE: fisher | :: |
| black cat {n} (black-furred cat) | :: gato negro |
| black child {n} (black child, see also: pickaninny) | :: negrillo {m} |
| black-chinned siskin {n} (South American bird) | :: jilguero golinegro {m}, cabecita negra austral {f} |
| black coffee {n} (coffee served without cream or milk) | :: café Express {m} , café negro {m} , café solo {m} , negrito {m} , tinto {m} |
| black-crested antshrike {n} (bird) | :: batará crestinegro |
| black-crested titmouse {n} (Baeolophus atricristatus) | :: herrerillo crestinegro {m}, carbonero crestinegro {m}, carbonero cresta negra {m}, paro crestinegro {m} |
| black-crowned night heron {n} (Nycticorax nycticorax) | :: martinete común {m}, pedrete gris {m}, garza bruja {f} , huairavo {m} , guaco {m} , huaco {m} , cuaco, gauda {f} |
| black cumin {n} (Nigella sativa) SEE: nigella | :: |
| black currant {n} /ˈblækˌkɜɹənt/ (shrub) | :: grosellero negro {m} |
| black currant {n} (berry) | :: grosella negra {m} |
| Black Death {prop} (14th century pandemic outbreak) | :: peste negra {f} |
| black dwarf {n} (cooled white dwarf) | :: enana negra {f} |
| black earth {n} (chernozem) SEE: chernozem | :: |
| black elder {n} (Sambucus nigra) SEE: elder | :: |
| blacken {v} /ˈblækən/ (make black) | :: ennegrecer |
| blacken {v} (defame, sully) | :: tiznar |
| black eye {n} (bruised eye) | :: ojo morado {m}, ojo a la funerala {m} |
| black-eyed pea {n} | :: caupí {m}, anconí {m} , chícharo de vaca {m} , frijol {m} , frijol alacín {m} , frijol carita {m} , frijol Castilla {m} , fríjol caupí {m} , frijol de vara {m} , frijol ojo negro {m} , frijol pelón {m} , frijol yorimón {m} , poroto caupí {m} |
| black-faced ibis {n} (South American bird) | :: bandurria austral {f}, bandurria de collar {f} |
| black-footed cat {n} (Felis nigripes) | :: gato patinegro {m} |
| black-footed rock wallaby {n} (One of several rock-wallabies in the genus Petrogale) | :: walabí de las rocas de flancos negros {m}, warru |
| Black Forest {prop} (German forest and mountain range) | :: Selva Negra {f} |
| Black Forest gâteau {n} (type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany) | :: tarta Selva Negra {f}, torta Selva Negra {f}, pastel Selva Negra {m} |
| Black Friday {prop} (day after U.S. Thanksgiving Day) | :: viernes negro {m}, Black Friday {m} |
| Black Friday {prop} (sales period involving heavy price reductions) | :: liquidaciones {f-p} |
| black gold {n} (petroleum) | :: oro negro {m} |
| black goose {n} (goose of the genus Branta) SEE: brant | :: |
| black grouse {n} /ˈblæk ɡɹɑʊs/ (Lyrurus tetrix) | :: gallo lira {m} |
| blackguard {n} (scoundrel) SEE: scoundrel | :: |
| black guillemot {n} (black guillemot) | :: arao aliblanco {m} |
| black-handed gibbon {n} (Hylobates agilis) | :: gibón de manos negras {m} |
| black-headed gull {n} (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) | :: gaviota reidora {f} |
| black hole {n} /blæk ˈhoʊl/ (celestial body) | :: agujero negro {m}, hoyo negro {m} |
| black-hooded antshrike {n} (passerine bird) | :: batará negruzco |
| black horehound {n} (Ballota nigra) | :: ballota fétida {f}, ballota negra {f} |
| black humor {n} (subgenre of comedy) | :: humor negro {m} |
| black ice {n} (invisible film of ice) | :: placa de hielo {f}, verglás {m} |
| blacking {n} (shoe polish) SEE: shoe polish | :: |
| blackish {adj} /ˈblækɪʃ/ (somewhat black) | :: negruzco |
| blackish-gray antshrike {n} (passerine bird) | :: batará ceniciento |
| blackjack {n} /ˈblækdʒæk/ (card game) | :: veintiuna {f} |
| blackjack {n} (flag) | :: bandera pirata {f} |
| black lead {n} (graphite) SEE: graphite | :: |
| blackleg {n} (strikebreaker) SEE: strikebreaker | :: |
| Black Legend {prop} (the depiction of Spain as cruel, greedy and fanatical) | :: Leyenda Negra {f} |
| black-legged kittiwake {n} (Rissa tridactyla) | :: gaviota tridáctila {f} |
| black light {n} (light bulb that emits ultraviolet light) | :: luz negra {f} |
| black liquor {n} (a waste product in pulp and paper industry) | :: licor negro {m} |
| blacklist {n} /ˈblæklɪst/ (list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned) | :: lista negra {f} |
| black lives matter {phrase} (statement of protest) | :: las vidas negras importan |
| black magic {n} (magic derived from evil forces) | :: magia negra {f} |
| black magick {n} (evil magic) | :: magia negra {f} |
| blackmail {n} (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure) | :: chantaje {m} |
| blackmail {v} (to extort money) | :: chantajear |
| blackmailer {n} (someone who blackmails) | :: chantajista {m} {f} |
| black market {n} (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) | :: mercado negro {m} |
| black marketeer {n} (trader on the black market) | :: estraperlista |
| black metal {n} (a subgenre of heavy metal) | :: black metal {m} |
| blackmouth {n} (chinook salmon) SEE: chinook salmon | :: |
| black-necked grebe {n} (black-necked grebe) | :: zampullín cuellinegro {m} |
| blackness {n} /ˈblæknəs/ (state or quality of being black) | :: negror {m}, negrura {f} |
| blackness {n} (result or product) | :: negror {m}, negrura {f} |
| black nightshade {n} (Solanum nigrum) | :: hierba mora {f} |
| black olive {n} (olive picked after it has ripened) | :: aceituna negra |
| blackout {n} /ˈblækaʊt/ (a temporary loss of consciousness) | :: desmayo {m} |
| blackout {n} (a large-scale power failure) | :: apagón {m} |
| blackout {n} (the mandatory blinding of all light) | :: corte {m} |
| black pepper {n} (spice) | :: pimienta negra {f} |
| black rat {n} (Rattus rattus) | :: rata de campo {f}, rata negra {f} |
| black redstart {n} (a small passerine bird) | :: colirrojo tizón {m} |
| black rhinoceros {n} (Diceros bicornis) | :: rinoceronte negro {m} |
| black rice {n} (type of rice) | :: arroz negro {m} |
| black salsify {n} (Scorzonera hispanica) | :: escorzonera {f} |
| black sapote {n} (fruit) | :: zapote prieto, zapote negro |
| Black Sea {prop} (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) | :: Mar Negro {m} |
| blackseed {n} (Nigella sativa) SEE: nigella | :: |
| black sheep {n} (disliked person) | :: oveja negra {f} |
| blackshirt {n} (member of a fascist party) SEE: fascist | :: |
| blackshirt {n} (uniformed Italian fascist, member of a paramilitary wing of the party) | :: camisa negra {m} {f}, escuadrista {m} {f} |
| black skimmer {n} (bird) | :: rayador americano {m} |
| blacksmith {n} /ˈblæk.smɪθ/ (iron forger, see also: smith) | :: herrero {m}, herrera {f} |
| blacksmith {n} (iron forger, see also: smith) | :: herrador {m}, herradora {f} |
| black stork {n} (Ciconia nigra) | :: cigüeña negra {f} |
| black swan {n} (Cygnus atratus) | :: cisne negro {m} |
| black-tailed godwit {n} (Limosa limosa) | :: aguja colinegra {f} |
| black tea {n} (tea leaves which have been "fermented") | :: té negro {m}, té negro {m} |
| black tea {n} (cup of tea served without milk) | :: té negro {m} |
| black tern {n} (black tern) | :: fumarel común {m}, gaviotín negro {m} |
| blackthorn {n} /ˈblækˌθɔɹn/ (Prunus spinosa) | :: endrino, arañón {m}, arañonera {f}, arañuela {f}, ciruelo silvestre {m}, ciruelo salvaje {m} |
| black-throated antshrike {n} (passerine bird) | :: batará gorginegro |
| black-throated diver {n} (Gavia arctica) | :: colimbo ártico {m} |
| black-throated loon {n} (black-throated diver) SEE: black-throated diver | :: |
| black tie {n} (evening dress) | :: de etiqueta |
| black vulture {n} (Coragyps atratus) | :: buitre negro americano {m}, cuervo de cabeza negra {m} , gallinazo {m} , gallinazo negro {m} , guaraguao {m} , jote {m} , jote de cabeza negra {m} , sucha {f} , zamuro {m} , zope {m} , zopilote |
| black vulture {n} (Aegypius monachus) SEE: Eurasian black vulture | :: |
| blackwater {n} (contaminated waste water) | :: agua negra {f} |
| black widow {n} (species of venomous spider) | :: viuda negra {f}, cazampulga {f} |
| black widow {n} (a murderous woman) | :: viuda negra, cazampulga |
| black-winged kite {n} (Elanus caeruleus) | :: elanio común {m} |
| black-winged pratincole {n} (Glareola nordmanni) | :: canastera alinegra {f} |
| black woodpecker {n} /ˈblækˈwʊdpɛkə(ɹ)/ (Dryocopus martius) | :: pito negro {m} |
| bladder {n} /ˈblædə/ (flexible sac in zoology) | :: vejiga {f} |
| bladder {n} (sealed plastic wine bag) | :: cubi {m}, barrica plástica {f}, bota {f} |
| bladder {n} (urinary bladder) SEE: urinary bladder | :: |
| bladder cherry {n} (Physalis alkekengi) | :: vejiga de perro {f}, alquequenje {f}, farol chino {m}, halicácabo {m} |
| bladder infection {n} (urinary tract infection) SEE: urinary tract infection | :: |
| blade {n} /bleɪd/ (sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil) | :: cuchilla {f}, hoja {f} |
| blade {n} (thin plate, foil) | :: lámina {f} |
| blade {n} (the flat part of a leaf or petal) | :: hoja {f}, lámina {f}, limbo {m} |
| blade {n} (slang term for a weapon such as a dagger) | :: cuchillo {m} (said of a dagger), espada {f} |
| blade {n} (flat outer part of an oar) | :: pala {f} |
| blade {n} (part of a propeller) | :: aleta {f} |
| blade {n} (airfoil in windmills and windturbines) | :: pala {f} aspa {f} |
| Blagoevgrad {prop} (town in Bulgaria) | :: Blagóevgrad {m} |
| Blagoveshchensk {prop} (city in Siberia) | :: Blagovéshchensk {m} |
| blah {n} /blɑː/ (nonsense talk) | :: bla, blablablá {m}, bla-bla-bla {m} |
| blah {interj} (the sound of vomiting) | :: bluaa, bluaaa |
| blah blah blah {interj} (a put-down to silence someone) | :: bla bla bla, bla-bla-bla, blablablá |
| blah blah blah {interj} (a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content) | :: bla bla bla, bla-bla-bla, blablablá |
| Blairism {n} | :: blairismo {m} |
| Blaise {prop} (male given name) | :: Blas {m} |
| blame {n} /bleɪm/ (state of having caused a bad event) | :: culpa {f} |
| blame {v} (place blame upon) | :: culpar, culpabilizar, echar la culpa, inculpar |
| blame {n} (censure) SEE: censure | :: |
| blame {n} (responsibility) SEE: responsibility | :: |
| blameworthy {adj} /ˈbleɪmˌwɚ.ði/ (deserving blame of censure) | :: culpable, reprensible, reprehensible |
| Blanche {prop} (female given name) | :: Blanca |
| bland {adj} /blænd/ (Mild; dull; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave) | :: tenue, desabrido, simple, suave, débil, insípido {m} |
| bland {adj} (Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating) | :: suave |
| bland {adj} (Lacking in taste or vigor) | :: soso, insulso, ñoño, insípido {m}, desabrido {m} |
| blandness {n} (state, quality, or characteristic of being bland) | :: insipidez {f} |
| blank {adj} /blæŋk/ (without color) | :: en blanco |
| blank {adj} (free from writing, printing or marks) | :: en blanco |
| blank {adj} (blank ammunition) | :: de fogueo |
| blank {n} (space to be filled in on a form or template) | :: espacio en blanco {m} |
| blank {n} (space character) | :: espacio {m} |
| blank {n} (simulation cartridge) | :: cartucho de fogueo {m}, bala de salva {f} |
| blank {v} (to make void) | :: borrar, blanquear |
| blank check {n} (signed check) | :: cheque en blanco {m} |
| blank check {n} (grant of complete authority) | :: cheque en blanco {m} |
| blanket {n} /ˈblæŋkɪt/ (fabric) | :: manta {f} , cobija {f} , colcha {f} , frazada {f} , frisa {f} , |
| blanket {n} (layer of anything) | :: capa {f} |
| blanket {adj} (covering or encompassing everything) | :: general |
| blanket term {n} (word or phrase used to describe multiple groups of related things) SEE: umbrella term | :: |
| Blasius {prop} (male given name) | :: Blas |
| blaspheme {v} /ˈblæs.fim/ (to speak against God or religious doctrine) | :: blasfemar |
| blasphemer {n} (One who commits blasphemy) | :: blasfemo {m} |
| blasphemous {adj} /ˈblæs.fəm.əs/ (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) | :: blasfemo |
| blasphemy {n} /ˈblæs.fə.mi/ (Irreverence toward something sacred) | :: blasfemia {f} |
| blast furnace {n} (furnace where iron ore is smelted) | :: alto horno |
| blastoderm {n} /ˈblæstəˌdɚm/ (point from which the embryo develops) | :: blastodermo {m} |
| blastopore {n} (the opening into the archenteron) | :: blastoporo {m} |
| blat {n} (connections; relationships; one's social or business network (Russia)) | :: blat {m} |
| blatant {adj} /ˈbleɪtənt/ (bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling; clamoring; disagreeably clamorous) | :: estentóreo, estruendoso |
| blatant {adj} (obvious, on show) | :: obvio, evidente, ostensible, descarado, flagrante, notorio, saltante, desvergonzado, hiriente |
| blather {v} /blæðə(ɹ)/ (to talk rapidly without making much sense) | :: despotricar |
| blay {n} (bleak) SEE: bleak | :: |
| blazar {n} /ˈbleɪz.ɑɹ/ (astronomy: a very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole) | :: blazar {m} |
| blaze {n} /bleɪz/ (fast-burning fire) | :: llama, llamarada, fogonazo |
| blazer {n} /ˈbleɪzɚ/ (a jacket) | :: blazer {m}, vestón {m}, saco {m} |
| blazing {adj} /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/ | :: llameante, flamígero |
| blazon {n} /ˈbleɪzən/ (a description of a coat of arms) | :: blasón {m} |
| blazon {v} (to describe of a coat of arms) | :: blasonar |
| bleach {v} (to treat with bleach) | :: blanquear, curar, decolorar |
| bleach {n} (chemical) | :: lejía {f}, lavandina {f}, blanqueador {m}, cloro {m} |
| bleacher {n} (seating for spectators) | :: gradas {f} |
| bleak {adj} /bliːk/ (without color) | :: sin color, pálido |
| bleak {adj} (desolate and exposed) | :: desolado, yermo |
| bleak {adj} (cheerless) | :: sin alegría, amargado |
| bleak {n} (small European river fish) | :: albur {m} |
| bleakness {n} (characteristic of being bleak) | :: palidez {f}, tristeza {f} |
| bleat {n} /ˈbliːt/ (cry of a sheep or a goat) | :: (sheep's bleat) balido {m} |
| bleat {v} (to make the cry of a sheep or goat) | :: balar |
| bleed {v} /ˈbliːd/ (lose blood) | :: sangrar |
| bleed {v} (draw blood) | :: desangrar |
| bleed {v} (remove air bubbles) | :: purgar |
| bleeding {n} /ˈbliːdɪŋ/ (the flow or loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel) | :: sangrado {m}, hemorragia {f} |
| bleed out {v} (die due to excess bloodloss) | :: desangrarse |
| bleep {n} (high-pitched sound) | :: pip |
| bleep censor {n} (software module) | :: censor de la señal {m} |
| bleh {interj} (an expression of disgust) | :: que asco |
| blemish {n} /ˈblɛmɪʃ/ (small flaw which spoils the appearance of something) | :: mancha {f}, marca {f}, maca {f} |
| blemish {n} (moral defect) | :: defecto {m}, lacra |
| blemish {n} | :: mancha {f}, mácula {f} |
| blemish {v} (Spoil the appearance of) | :: manchar, perjudicar |
| blend {n} (in linguistics) SEE: portmanteau word | :: |
| blend {n} /blɛnd/ (mixture) | :: mezcla |
| blend {v} (to mix) | :: mezclar, combinar |
| blende {n} (sphalerite) SEE: sphalerite | :: |
| blender {n} /ˈblɛndɚ/ (machine) | :: batidora {f} (de vaso) |
| blennorrhea {n} (an inordinate secretion and discharge of mucus) | :: blenorragia {f} |
| blepharitis {n} /blɛfəɹˈaɪtɪs/ (inflammation of the eyelid) | :: blefaritis {f} |
| blepharoplasty {n} (plastic surgery on the eyelid) | :: blefaroplastia {f} |
| bless {v} /blɛs/ (confer blessing on) | :: bendecir |
| blessed {adj} /ˈblɛsɪd/ (having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing) | :: bendito |
| blessing {n} /ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/ (divine or supernatural aid or reward) | :: bendición {f} |
| blessing {n} (prayer before a meal) SEE: grace | :: |
| blessing in disguise {n} (A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best) | :: no hay mal que por bien no venga |
| bless oneself {v} (to make the sign of the cross) SEE: cross oneself | :: |
| bless you {interj} (said to somebody who has sneezed) | :: ¡Jesús! , ¡salud! , ¡santinos! |
| bless you {interj} (short for "God bless you") SEE: God bless you | :: |
| bleuatre {adj} (bluish) SEE: bluish | :: |
| blight {n} /blaɪt/ (plant disease) | :: mildiu {m}, tizón {m} |
| blight {n} (anything that impedes growth or spoils something) | :: mal {m}, plaga {f} |
| blimey {interj} /ˈblaɪmi/ (used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc.) | :: caramba |
| blimp {n} /blɪmp/ (airship) | :: dirigible {m} |
| blind {adj} /blaɪnd/ (unable to see) | :: ciego |
| blind {adj} (failing to see) | :: ciego |
| blind {n} (covering for a window) | :: celosía {f}, persiana {f} |
| blind {n} (forced bet in poker) | :: ciega {f} |
| blind {n} (blind person) | :: ciego {m} |
| blind {v} (make temporarily or permanently blind) | :: cegar |
| blind alley {n} (course of inquiry) SEE: impasse | :: |
| blind alley {n} (street that leads nowhere) SEE: dead end | :: |
| blind as a bat {adj} (nearly totally blind) | :: no ver tres en un burro, ver menos que un gato de escayola |
| blind date {n} (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before, see also: miai) | :: cita a ciegas {f} |
| blindfold {n} (a covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes) | :: venda |
| blindfold {n} | :: venda {f} |
| blindfold {v} | :: vendar |
| blindfolded {adj} (wearing a blindfold) | :: vendado |
| blind gut {n} (caecum) SEE: caecum | :: |
| blinding {adj} /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/ (very bright) | :: cegador |
| blindingly {adv} (extremely) SEE: extremely | :: |
| blindly {adv} /ˈblaɪndli/ (sightlessly) | :: ciegamente, a ciegas, a tientas, a tiento |
| blindly {adv} (without consideration or question) | :: ciegamente, a ciegas |
| blindman {n} (a blind individual) | :: ciego {m} |
| blind man's buff {n} (game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others) | :: gallina ciega {f} |
| blind massage {n} (massage given by a blind masseur) | :: masaje a ciegas {m} |
| blindness {n} /ˈblaɪndnəs/ (condition of being blind) | :: ceguera {f} |
| blindside {n} /ˈblaɪndˌsaɪd/ (driver's field of blindness) | :: punto ciego {m} |
| blindside {v} (catch off guard) | :: sorprender, tomar por sorpresa, desconcertar, coger por sorpresa |
| blind spot {n} (place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina) | :: punto ciego {m}, papila optica {f}, mancha ciega {f} |
| blind spot {n} (part of the road that cannot be seen) | :: punto ciego {m} |
| blindworm {n} (slowworm) SEE: slowworm | :: |
| blink {v} /blɪŋk/ (to close and reopen both eyes quickly) | :: parpadear, guiñar |
| blink {v} (to flash headlights) | :: guiñar |
| blink {v} (to flash on and off at regular intervals) | :: destellar, parpadear, titilar |
| blink {n} | :: parpadeo |
| blinker {n} /ˈblɪŋkə(ɹ)/ (eye shield) | :: anteojeras {f}, gríngolas {f} |
| blip {n} /blɪp/ (small dot registered on electronic equipment) | :: parpadeo {m} |
| blip {n} (short sound of a single pitch) | :: pitido {m} |
| bliss {n} /blɪs/ (perfect happiness) | :: euforia {f}, dicha {f}, beatitud {f} |
| blissful {adj} (full of joy) | :: dichoso {m}, feliz, maravilloso |
| blister {n} /ˈblɪstɚ/ (bubble on the skin) | :: ampolla {f}, ámpula {f} |
| blister {n} | :: ampolla {f} |
| blister {v} (cause blisters to form) | :: ampollar |
| blistering {adj} (very hot) | :: abrasador, candente |
| blister pack {n} (one of several types of plastic packaging) | :: blister {m} {m-p} |
| blithe {adj} /blaɪð/ (happy, cheerful) | :: alegre, feliz |
| blithe {adj} (indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern) | :: indiferente, descuidado |
| blitz {n} /blɪts/ (swift and overwhelming attack) | :: relámpago {m} |
| blitz {n} (American football play) | :: carga {f} |
| Blitzen {prop} (reindeer of Santa Claus) | :: Relámpago {m}, Rayo {m} |
| blitzkrieg {n} (fast military offensive) | :: guerra célere {f}, guerra relámpago {f} |
| blizzard {n} /ˈblɪ.zəd/ (severe snowstorm) | :: ventisca {f}, tempestad de nieve {f} |
| BL Lac object {n} (type of galaxy with AGN) | :: objeto BL Lac |
| bloat {v} /bloʊt/ (to cause to become distended) | :: hinchar, inflar |
| bloat {v} (to fill soft substance with gas, water, etc) | :: inflar |
| bloated {adj} /ˈbloʊtɪd/ (swollen with fluid or gas) | :: inflado |
| bloated {adj} (excessively or extremely large or wealthy) | :: gigantesco |
| blob {n} /blɑb/ (shapeless or amorphous mass) | :: bodoque {m}, mazacote {m}, bloboque {m}, grumo {m} |
| bloc {n} /blɑk/ (group of voters or politicians) | :: bloque |
| bloc {n} (group of countries) | :: bloque {m} |
| block {n} /blɑk/ (substantial often approximately cuboid piece) | :: bloque {m} |
| block {n} (chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading) | :: bloque |
| block {n} (group of buildings demarcated by streets) | :: manzana {f}, cuadra {f} |
| block {n} (residential building consisting of flats) | :: bloque |
| block {n} (distance from one street to another) | :: manzana, cuadra {f} |
| block {n} (set of paper sheets) | :: block {m} |
| block {n} (chemistry: portion of macromolecule) | :: bloque |
| block {v} (to fill, making it impossible to pass) | :: bloquear, atascar |
| block {v} (to prevent passing) | :: bloquear, impedir, obstruir, atorar |
| block {v} (to prevent an action) | :: bloquear, impedir |
| block {v} (to impede opponent) | :: bloquear |
| block {v} (to disable communication) | :: bloquear |
| block {n} (stupid fellow) SEE: blockhead | :: |
| block {n} (solitary confinement) SEE: solitary confinement | :: |
| block {n} (simplified head model) SEE: wig block | :: |
| blockade {n} /blɑˈkeɪd/ (the isolation of something) | :: bloqueo {m} |
| blockage {n} (state of being blocked) | :: estancamiento |
| blockage {n} (thing blocking) | :: tapón |
| block and tackle {n} (system of several pulleys) | :: polipasto {m}, polispasto {m}, mufla {f}, aparejo {m} |
| blockbuster {n} /ˈblɒkˌbʌstə(ɹ)/ (high-explosive bomb) | :: bombazo {m} |
| blockbuster {n} (film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales) | :: taquillazo {m}, bombazo {m}, blockbuster {m} |
| blockchain {n} (shared record) | :: cadena de bloques {f} |
| blocked {adj} (obstructed, of movement) | :: cerrado, obstruido, cortado, bloqueado, trabado |
| blocked {adj} (obstructed, of flow) | :: estancado, obstruido, tapado |
| blocker {n} (something or someone that blocks) | :: bloqueador {m}, bloqueadora {f} |
| blocker {n} ((Computer) An application that stops unauthorised access to a programme) | :: bloqueador {m}, bloqueadora {f} |
| blockhead {n} (stupid person) | :: idiota {m} {f} |
| blockhouse {n} (a sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) | :: blocao {m} |
| Bloemfontein {prop} /ˈbluːmfɒnˌteɪn/ (city) | :: Bloemfontein |
| blog {n} /blɑɡ/ (a personal or corporate website) | :: bitácora {f}, blog {m}, ciberbitácora |
| blog {v} (to contribute to a blog) | :: bloguear |
| blogger {n} /ˈblɔ.ɡɚ/ (contributor to a blog) | :: bloguero {m}, bloguera {f}, blogger {m} {f} |
| blogosphere {n} (the totality of blogs) | :: blogosfera {f} |
| bloke {n} /bləʊk/ (man) | :: tío {m}, tipo {m} |
| blond {adj} /blɒnd/ (of a pale golden colour) | :: rubio |
| blond {n} (fair-haired person) | :: rubio {m}, canche {m} , catire {m} , chele {m} , choco {m} , fulo {m} , gringo {m} , güero {m} , macho {m} , mono {m} , rucio {m} , suco {m} |
| blonde {n} (blond) SEE: blond | :: |
| blonde {adj} (blond) SEE: blond | :: |
| blood {v} /blʌd/ (to cause to be covered with blood) | :: ensangrentar |
| blood {n} (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies) | :: sangre {f}, crúor |
| blood {n} (family relationship due to birth, e.g. between siblings) | :: lazo de sangre {m} |
| blood bank {n} (place where human blood or blood plasma is typed and stored) | :: banco de sangre {m} |
| bloodbath {n} /ˈblʌdˌbæθ/ (indiscriminate killing or slaughter) | :: baño de sangre {m}, escabechina |
| blood cell {n} (any of the cells normally found in the blood) | :: glóbulo {m} |
| blood clot {n} | :: coágulo {m}, coágulo de sangre |
| blood corpuscle {n} (blood cell) SEE: blood cell | :: |
| blood feud {n} (feud between clans or families) SEE: vendetta | :: |
| blood flow {n} (continuous circulation of blood in the cardiovascular system) | :: flujo sanguíneo {m} |
| blood group {n} (blood type) SEE: blood type | :: |
| bloodhound {n} /ˈblʌd.haʊnd/ (dog) | :: sabueso {m} |
| bloodhound {n} (informal: detective) | :: sabueso {m}, sabuesa {f} |
| bloodhound {n} | :: sabueso {m} |
| bloodily {adv} (in a bloody manner) | :: sangrientamente |
| blood is thicker than water {proverb} (relationships are stronger within the family) | :: la sangre tira mucho |
| bloodless {adj} (lacking blood) | :: exangüe |
| bloodless {adj} (taking place without loss of blood) | :: incruento, sin efusión de sangre |
| bloodless {adj} (lacking emotion or vivacity) | :: exánime |
| bloodletting {n} (ancient medical practice) | :: sangría {f} |
| bloodletting {n} (large amount of blood likely to be spilled through violence) | :: carnicería {f} |
| blood libel {n} (accusation that Jews murder children) | :: libelo de sangre {m}, calumnia de sangre {f} |
| bloodlust {n} /ˈblʌdˌlʌst/ (the desire for bloodshed) | :: sed de sangre |
| blood money {n} (money paid to the family of someone killed) SEE: wergeld | :: |
| blood orange {n} (type of orange) | :: naranja sanguina {f} |
| blood pressure {n} (pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries and veins) | :: presión sanguínea {f}, tensión arterial {f}, tensión venosa {f}, presión arterial {f} |
| blood pudding {n} (blood sausage) SEE: blood sausage | :: |
| bloodroot {n} (plant) | :: sanguinaria {f} |
| blood sausage {n} (type of sausage) | :: morcilla {f}, prieta {f} |
| bloodshed {n} /ˈblʌdˌʃɛd/ (shedding or spilling of blood) | :: derramamiento de sangre {m}, derrame de sangre {m}, hechos de sangre {m-p} |
| bloodshed {n} (carnage, destruction of life, slaughter) | :: matanza {f}, carnicería {f} |
| bloodshed {n} | :: derramamiento {m} de sangre |
| bloodshot {adj} (reddened and inflamed) | :: sanguinolento, inyectados en sangre, inyectado de sangre {m}, sanguinolento {m} |
| bloodstone {n} (type of green chalcedony) | :: heliotropo {m} |
| bloodstream {n} /ˈblʌd.stɹɪim/ (flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal) | :: torrente sanguíneo {m} |
| bloodsucker {n} (vampire) SEE: vampire | :: |
| bloodsucker {n} (parasite) SEE: parasite | :: |
| bloodsucker {n} (animal that drinks the blood of others) | :: sanguijuela {f} |
| bloodsucker {n} (one who attempts to take as much from others as possible) | :: sanguijuela {f}, chupasangre, chupóptero |
| blood, sweat and tears {n} (person's determination and hard work) | :: sangre, sudor y lágrimas |
| blood tax {n} | :: impuesto de sangre |
| blood test {n} (a serologic analysis of a sample of blood) | :: análisis de sangre {m} |
| bloodthirsty {adj} /ˈblʌdθəːsti/ (thirsty for blood) | :: sanguinario |
| blood transfusion {n} (taking blood from one and giving it to another individual) | :: transfusión {f}, transfusión de sangre {f} |
| blood type {n} (blood classification) | :: grupo sanguíneo {m}, tipo de sangre {m} |
| blood vessel {n} (component of the circulatory system that carries blood) | :: vaso sanguíneo {m} |
| blood work {n} (blood test) SEE: blood test | :: |
| bloody {adj} /ˈblʌ.di/ (covered in blood) | :: sangriento, ensangrentado, sanguinolento, cruento |
| bloody {adj} (characterised by great bloodshed) | :: sangriento, cruento {m}, sanguinolento, encarnizado |
| bloody {adj} (intensifier) | :: jodido, maldito |
| bloody {v} (to draw blood) | :: ensangrentar |
| bloody hell {interj} (expression of dismay) | :: joder, mierda, me cago en la leche |
| bloody mary {n} (cocktail made from vodka and tomato juice) | :: bloody mary {m} |
| bloom {n} (flower) SEE: flower | :: |
| bloom {n} (blossom) SEE: blossom | :: |
| bloom {v} (open its blooms) SEE: blossom | :: |
| bloom {n} /bluːm/ (delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves) | :: pruina {f} |
| bloom {v} (cause to bloom; make flourish) | :: florecer |
| bloom {v} (flourish) | :: florecer |
| bloomers {n} (Women’s underpants with short legs.) | :: bombacha {f} |
| blooming {adj} /ˈblʊ.mɪŋ/ (opening in blossoms) | :: floreciente |
| blooming {n} (blooming) | :: plancheado |
| blossom {n} /ˈblɒ.səm/ (flowers on trees) | :: flor {f} |
| blossom {n} (state or season for such flowers) | :: floración {f} |
| blossom {v} (have or open into blossoms) | :: florecer |
| blot {v} /blɑt/ (to cause a blot) | :: emborronar, manchar |
| blotch {n} /blɒtʃ/ (An uneven patch of color or discoloration) | :: mancha {f} |
| blotto {adj} ((very) drunk or intoxicated) SEE: drunk | :: |
| blouse {n} /blaʊs/ (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) | :: blusa {f} |
| blow {v} /bləʊ/ (to produce an air current) | :: soplar |
| blow {v} (to propel by an air current) | :: soplar |
| blow {v} (to create or shape by blowing) | :: soplar |
| blow {v} (to cause sudden destruction) | :: reventar |
| blow {v} (to fail suddenly destructively) | :: arruinar, cagar |
| blow {v} (be very undesirable) | :: apestar |
| blow {v} (to squander) | :: cagar |
| blow {v} (to fellate) | :: chupar, mamar |
| blow {v} (to leave) | :: ir, largar |
| blow {n} (act of striking or hitting) | :: golpe |
| blow {n} (damaging occurrence) | :: golpe, mazazo {m}, varapalo {m} |
| blow {n} (cocaine) SEE: snow | :: |
| blow {v} (blossom) SEE: blossom | :: |
| blow-dryer {n} (an electrical device used for drying hair) SEE: hairdryer | :: |
| blower {n} (device) | :: fuelle {m}, ventilador {m} |
| blower {n} | :: aspirador. |
| blower {n} (telephone) SEE: telephone | :: |
| blowfish {n} (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) | :: pez globo {m} |
| blowfish {n} | :: pez globo {m} |
| blowfly {n} (flies of the family Calliphoridae) | :: moscardón {m}, moscarda {f} |
| blowgun {n} (weapon) | :: cerbatana {f} |
| blowhole {n} (spiracle through which cetaceans breath) | :: espiráculo {m} |
| blow hot and cold {v} (inconsistent behavior) | :: una de cal y otra de arena |
| blowjob {n} /ˈbloʊdʒɑb/ (the act of fellatio) | :: mamada {f}, francés {m}, pete {m}, chupada {f}, petardo |
| blow off {v} (pass gas) | :: desatender |
| blow off steam {v} (to vent to relieve stress) | :: desahogarse, desfogarse |
| blow one's nose {v} (to expel mucus from nose) | :: sonarse (la nariz), mocarse |
| blow one's top {v} (lose one's temper) SEE: lose one's temper | :: |
| blow out {v} (extinguish) | :: apagar |
| blow out of proportion {v} (overreact or overstate) | :: cargar las tintas |
| blowpipe {n} (weapon) SEE: blowgun | :: |
| blow the whistle {v} (disclose information to the public) | :: chivarse, dar el soplo |
| blow the whistle {v} (make a sound which signals a referee's action or the end of a game) | :: pitar |
| blowtorch {n} /ˈbloʊˌtɔɹtʃ/ (tool) | :: soplete {m} |
| blow up {v} (to explode (transitive)) | :: explotar |
| blow up {v} (to explode (intransitive)) | :: explotar |
| blow up {v} (to inflate) | :: inflar |
| blow up in one's face {v} (fail disastrously) | :: explotar en la cara de |
| blubbo {n} (overweight person) | :: grasote {m}, guatón {m}, morsa {m} |
| blucher {n} /ˈbluːkə/ (sturdy laced leather half-boot) | :: blucher |
| bludgeon {n} /blʌdʒ.ən/ (short heavy club) | :: cachiporra {f}, cachiporra {f}, porra {f}, maza {f}, garrote {m}, clava {f} |
| bludgeon {v} (to club, hit with a bludgeon) | :: aporrear |
| blue {adj} /bluː/ (blue-colored, see also: dark blue; light blue) | :: azul, celeste |
| blue {adj} (depressed) | :: triste, melancólico, deprimido |
| blue {adj} (pornographic) | :: verde |
| blue {n} (colour) | :: azul {m}, celeste {m} |
| blue {v} (to make blue) | :: azular |
| blue {v} (to turn blue) | :: azular |
| blue {n} (argument) SEE: argument | :: |
| blue {n} (blue uniform) SEE: blues | :: |
| blue {n} (bluefish) SEE: bluefish | :: |
| blue {n} (sky, literally or figuratively) SEE: sky | :: |
| bluebell {n} (flowering plants of the genus Hyacinthoides) | :: jacinto de los bosques {m} |
| blueberry {n} /ˈblu.ˌbɛ.ɹi/ (fruit) | :: arándano {m}, mora azul {f}, arándano azul {m} |
| bluebird {n} (bird of Sialia) | :: azulejo {m} |
| blue blood {n} (noble or aristocratic ancestry) | :: sangre azul {f} |
| bluebottle {n} (man-of-war) SEE: man-of-war | :: |
| bluebottle {n} (cornflower) SEE: cornflower | :: |
| blue catfish {n} (freshwater catfish) | :: bagre azul |
| blue cheese {n} (kind of cheese with bluish mold) | :: queso azul {m} |
| blue corn {n} (Corn with bluish grains) | :: maíz negro {m} |
| blue-eyed {adj} (having blue eyes) | :: de ojos azules, ojiazul |
| blue fish {n} | :: pescado azul {m} |
| bluefish {n} (Pomatomus saltatrix) | :: anjova {f}, sastre {m} |
| blue giant {n} (very luminous star) | :: gigante azul {f} |
| blue jay {n} (species of North American jay) | :: urraca de América {f}, arrendajo azul {m}, urraca azul {f} |
| blue jeans {n} (denim trousers, see also: jeans) | :: tejanos {m-p}, vaqueros {m-p}, jeans {m-p}, yin {m}, yines {m-p} |
| blue mussel {n} (Mytilus edulis) | :: mejillón {m} |
| blueprint {n} /ˈbluːˌpɹɪnt/ (any detailed technical drawing) | :: copia de plano {f} |
| blueprint {n} (any detailed plan of action) | :: hoja de ruta {f} |
| blueprint {n} | :: modelo {m} |
| blues {n} /bluːz/ (feeling of sadness) | :: murria {f} |
| blue screen of death {n} (screen indicating a system error) | :: pantalla azul de la muerte |
| blue shark {n} (long blue shark) | :: tintorera {f} |
| bluesman {n} (male blues musician) | :: blusero {m} |
| bluestone {n} (slate) SEE: slate | :: |
| bluestone {n} (limestone) SEE: limestone | :: |
| bluestone {n} (basalt) SEE: basalt | :: |
| blue straggler {n} (unusually hot and blue star) | :: estrella rezagada azul {f} |
| blue supergiant {n} (a large blue giant) | :: supergigante azul {f} |
| blueswoman {n} (female blues musician) | :: blusera {f} |
| bluethroat {n} (bird) | :: pechiazul {m} |
| blue tit {n} (Cyanistes caeruleus) | :: herrerillo común {m} |
| bluetongue {n} (disease of ruminants) | :: lengua azul {f} |
| Bluetooth {prop} /ˈbluːtuːθ/ (personal area wireless network) | :: Bluetooth {m} |
| blue whale {n} (a whale, Balaenoptera musculus) | :: rorcual azul {m}, ballena azul {f} |
| blue-winged kookaburra {n} (Dacelo leachii) | :: cucaburra aliazul {f} |
| bluff {n} /blʌf/ (act of bluffing) | :: farol {m} |
| bluff {n} (poker: attempt to represent yourself as holding a stronger hand than you do) | :: farol {m} |
| bluff {v} (to make a bluff) | :: presumir, alardear |
| bluish {adj} /ˈbluːɪʃ/ (somewhat blue in color) | :: azulado |
| blunder {n} /ˈblʌn.dɚ/ (mistake) | :: error {m}, condoro {m}, descache {m}, torpeza {f}, desliz {m}, garrafal {m}, metida de pata {f}, tropiezo {m}, desatino, topinada {f} |
| blunder {v} (To make a stupid mistake) | :: meter la pata |
| blunder {v} (To move blindly or clumsily) | :: dar tumbos |
| blunderbuss {n} /ˈblʌndəbʌs/ (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle) | :: trabuco {m} |
| blunt {adj} /blʌnt/ (having a thick edge or point, not sharp) | :: romo, obtuso |
| blunt {adj} (dull in understanding; slow of discernment) | :: obtuso |
| blunt {adj} (abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious) | :: brusco |
| blunt {n} (cigar filled with marijuana) | :: porro {m}, filin {m}, blon {m} |
| blunt {v} (to dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker) | :: embotar |
| blunt {v} (to repress or weaken) | :: embotar |
| blur {v} /blɜ(ɹ)/ (make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim) | :: desdibujar, difuminar, borrar |
| blur {v} (smear, stain or smudge) | :: borrar, manchar |
| blur {v} (become indistinct) | :: esfumarse |
| blur {v} | :: difuso |
| blurred {adj} /blɝd/ (Out of focus) | :: borroso, desdibujado, desenfocado |
| blurry {adj} /ˈblɜːɹi/ (not clear, crisp, or focused) | :: borroso, desenfocado {m}, movido {m} |
| blurry {adj} (lacking well-defined boundaries) | :: confuso {m} |
| blurt {v} /ˈblɜːt/ (to speak suddenly and unadvisedly) | :: soltar, espetar |
| blurt out {v} (blurt) SEE: blurt | :: |
| blush {n} /blʌʃ/ (an act of blushing) | :: bochorno {m} |
| blush {n} (makeup) | :: colorete {m}, arrebol |
| blush {v} (to redden in the face from shame, excitement or embarrassment) | :: ruborizarse, enrojecerse, sonrojarse, abochornarse, arrebolarse |
| blustery {adj} (blowing in loud and abrupt bursts) | :: ventoso, tormentoso |
| Blu-Tack {n} (putty-like adhesive) | :: Blu-Tack {m} |
| BMI {n} (body mass index) | :: IMC {m} |
| boa {n} /ˈboʊ.ə/ (snake) | :: boa {f} |
| Boaco {prop} (department of Nicaragua) | :: Boaco |
| boa constrictor {n} (snake) | :: boa constrictora {f} |
| boar {n} (wild boar) SEE: wild boar | :: |
| boar {n} /bɔɹ/ (male pig) | :: verraco {m} |
| board {n} /bɔːɹd/ (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) | :: tablero {m}, tabla {f} |
| board {n} (device containing electrical switches) | :: tablero {m} |
| board {n} (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) | :: pizarra {f}, pizarrón {m} |
| board {n} (managing committee) | :: consejo {m}, comité {m}, junta {f}, buró {m}, consejo de administración {m} |
| board {n} (side of a ship) | :: bordo {m} |
| board {v} (to step or climb onto) | :: abordar, embarcar, subir |
| board {v} (nautical: to capture an enemy ship) | :: abordar |
| board and lodging {n} (lodging with daily meals) | :: comida y alojamiento {m} {f} |
| board game {n} (game played on a board) | :: juego de mesa {m} |
| boarding {n} (embarkation) | :: embarque {m} |
| boarding house {n} (private house for paying guests) | :: pensión {f}, pupilaje |
| boarding house {n} (boarding school building) | :: internado {m} |
| boarding pass {n} /ˈbɔɹdɪŋ ˌpæs/ (a document to board a plane, ship, etc.) | :: tarjeta de embarque {f} |
| boarding school {n} (school which provides board and lodging) | :: internado {m} |
| board of directors {n} (group of people elected by stockholders) | :: consejo de administración {m} |
| boast {n} /bəʊst/ (brag) | :: presunción {f}, alarde {m}, fanfarronada {f}, vanagloria {f}, ostentación {f}, jactancia {f} |
| boast {v} (to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself) | :: presumir, alardear, fanfarronear, vanagloriarse de, ostentar, jactarse de, ufanarse, fardar |
| boastful {adj} (tending to boast or brag) | :: jactancioso, fachendoso |
| boastfulness {n} (characteristic of being boastful) | :: jactancia {f}, fanfarronería {f} |
| boat {n} /boʊt/ (water craft) | :: barca {f}, bote {m}, barco {m} |
| boat {v} (travel by boat) | :: barquear |
| boater {n} /ˈboʊ.tɚ/ (straw hat) | :: canotier {m} |
| boathook {n} (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things, see also: setting pole) | :: bichero {m} |
| boat lift {n} (mechanism) | :: ascensor de barcos {m} |
| boatman {n} (a man in charge of a small boat) | :: barquero {m}, balsero {m} |
| boat neckline {n} | :: escote barco {m} |
| boat shoe {n} (type of shoe) | :: zapato náutico {m} |
| boatswain {n} /ˈboʊ.sn̩/ (the officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship) | :: contramaestre |
| boatyard {n} (shipyard) SEE: shipyard | :: |
| Boaz {prop} (Biblical character) | :: Booz |
| bob {n} (bobber) SEE: float | :: |
| bob {n} (curtsey) SEE: curtsey | :: |
| Bob {prop} /bɑb/ (diminutive of Robert) | :: Beto {m} |
| bobber {n} (buoyant fishing device) SEE: float | :: |
| bobbin {n} (spool around which wire or thread is coiled) | :: bobina {f} |
| bobbin {n} (small spool in a sewing machine) | :: carrete {m}, carreta {f} |
| bobbin lace {n} | :: encaje de bolillos {m} |
| bobcat {n} /ˈbɒbkæt/ (North American wild cat) | :: lince rojo {m} |
| bobolink {n} (songbird) | :: charlatán {m}, chambergo {m}, tordo arrocero {m} |
| bobstay {n} (strong rope) | :: barbiquejo {m}, barboquejo {m} |
| bobtail {n} /ˈbɑbteɪl/ (animal) | :: colín |
| bobtailed {adj} (having a bobtail) | :: rabón {m} |
| bocal {n} /ˈboʊkəl/ (metal tube connecting a double reed to the instrument) | :: tudel {m} |
| bocce {n} /ˈbɑtʃi/ (A game similar to bowls or pétanque) | :: bochas {f-p} |
| Boche {n} (German) SEE: German | :: |
| bode {v} /boʊd/ (to be the omen of; to portend to presage) | :: anunciarse, agorar, presagiar, pronosticar, prever |
| bodge {v} (do a clumsy or inelegant job) SEE: botch | :: |
| bodhi {n} /ˈbəʊdi/ (enlightenment) | :: bodhi {m} |
| bodhisattva {n} /boʊ̯diːˈsɑtvə/ (bodhisattva) | :: bodhisattva {m} {f} |
| bodhi tree {n} (fig tree under which the Buddha sat) | :: árbol de bodhi {m} |
| bodhi tree {n} (Indian fig tree) SEE: sacred fig | :: |
| bodice {n} /ˈbɒdɪs/ (blouse-like garment in European folk dress) | :: corpiño {m} |
| bodice {n} (kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone) | :: jubón {m} |
| bodily {adj} /ˈbɑdɪli/ (relating to the body) | :: corporal, corpóreo |
| bodily {adv} (in or by the body) | :: corporalmente |
| bodily fluid {n} (biofluid) | :: humor {m} |
| bodkin {n} (dagger) SEE: dagger | :: |
| bodkin {n} (hairpin) SEE: hairpin | :: |
| body {n} /ˈbɑdi/ (physical structure of a human or animal) | :: cuerpo {m} |
| body {n} (corpse) | :: cuerpo {m}, cadáver {m} |
| body {n} (torso) | :: torso {m} |
| body {n} (largest or most important part of anything (e.g. car bodywork)) | :: carrocería {f} |
| body {n} (collection of knowledge) | :: cuerpo {m} |
| body {n} (any physical object or material thing) | :: cuerpo {m} |
| body art {n} (application of tattoos, piercings or jewellery) | :: arte corporal |
| body art {n} (type of performance art) | :: arte corporal |
| bodyboarding {n} (water sport using a bodyboard) | :: bodyboard {m} |
| bodybuilder {n} /ˈbɑː.diˌbɪl.dɚ/ (a person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique) | :: culturista {m} {f}, fisicoculturista {m} |
| bodybuilding {n} /ˈbɑːdiˌbɪldɪŋ/ (sport of muscle development) | :: fisicoculturismo, culturismo, musculación {m} |
| bodybuilding {n} (work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile) | :: carrocería {f} |
| body corporate {n} (corporation) SEE: corporation | :: |
| bodyguard {n} /ˈbɑːdiɡɑːɹd/ (person responsible for protecting an individual) | :: escolta {m} {f}, guardaespaldas {m} {f}, espaldero {m} |
| body hair {n} (androgenic hair) | :: vello androgénico {m}, vello corporal {m} |
| body hair {n} (individual strand of body hair) | :: vello {m} |
| body image {n} (subjective inner picture of one's physical appearance) | :: imagen corporal {f} |
| body language {n} (non-verbal communication) | :: movimientos {m}, expresiones físicas {f}, kinésica {f}, quinésica {f} |
| body odour {n} (unpleasant smell on a perons's body) | :: bromhidrosis {f}, sobaquina {f} |
| body of water {n} (significant accumulation of water) | :: agua {f}, cuerpo de agua {m}, extensión de agua {f} |
| body part {n} (anatomy: part of organism) | :: parte del cuerpo {f}, parte corporal {f} |
| body part {n} (vehicle: part of body) | :: parte de auto |
| body shop {n} (body shop) | :: chapista {f}, latonería {f}, carrocería {f} |
| bodyswap {n} (act of exchanging minds) | :: cambio de cuerpos {m} |
| bodywork {n} (exterior body of a motor vehicle) | :: carrocería {f} |
| bodywork {n} (application of physical therapy) | :: terapia física {f} |
| Boeotia {prop} /biːˈəʊʃə/ (a district in Greece) | :: Beocia {f} |
| Boeotian {adj} /biːˈəʊʃən/ (pertaining to Boeotia) | :: beocio |
| Boeotian {adj} (stupid, foolish) | :: tarado {m}, simplón {m} |
| Boeotian {n} (inhabitant of Boeotia) | :: beocio {m} |
| Boeotian {n} (dull or ignorant person) | :: tarado {m}, simplón {m} |
| Boer {n} /ˈbʊəɹ/ (South African of Dutch descent) | :: bóer {m} {f} |
| boffin {n} /ˈbɒfɪn/ ((informal) engineer or scientist) | :: cientifico {m} |
| boffin {n} ((informal) person with specialized knowledge or skills) | :: especialista |
| bog {n} /bɔɡ/ (expanse of marshland) | :: ciénaga {f} |
| bog {v} (to become mired or stuck) | :: pegado |
| bogart {v} (selfishly take or keep something; hog) | :: acaparar |
| bogart {v} (get something by bullying, intimidation; be a tough guy) | :: arrebatar |
| bogatyr {n} (medieval Russian heroic warrior, see also: bahadur) | :: bogatyr {m} |
| bog down {v} (to become stuck) | :: empantanarse |
| bog down {v} (to cause to become stuck) | :: empantanar |
| bogey {n} (structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi) SEE: bogie | :: |
| bogey {n} (booger) SEE: booger | :: |
| bogeyman {n} /ˈboʊɡimæn/ (menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | :: coco, cuco {m}, cucuy {m} |
| bogie {n} (cigarette) SEE: cigarette | :: |
| bogie {n} (ghost) SEE: ghost | :: |
| bogie {n} /ˈboʊɡi/ (structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi) | :: bogi {m} |
| bogie {n} (booger) SEE: booger | :: |
| bog iron {n} (bog iron ore) SEE: bog iron ore | :: |
| bog iron ore {n} (deposit) | :: hierro de los pantanos {m}, hierro de los prados {m} |
| Bogotá {prop} (Bogota) SEE: Bogota | :: |
| Bogota {prop} /ˌboʊɡəˈtɑː/ (capital of Colombia) | :: Bogotá {f} |
| Bogotan {n} (someone from Bogota) | :: bogotano {m}, bogotana {f} |
| Bogotan {adj} (of Bogota) | :: bogotano |
| bogue {n} (bayou) SEE: bayou | :: |
| bogue {n} (Boops boops) | :: boga {f} |
| bogus {adj} /ˈboʊ.ɡəs/ (counterfeit or fake; not genuine) | :: falso, falsificado, adulterado, trapicheado |
| bogus {adj} (incorrect; useless; broken) | :: averiado, pajolero, jodido |
| Bohemia {prop} /boʊˈhimiə/ (The region of the Czech Republic) | :: Bohemia {f} |
| bohemian {n} /boʊˈhimi.ən/ (unconventional person) | :: bohemio {m}, bohemia {f} |
| bohemian {adj} (unconventional) | :: bohemio |
| Bohemian {n} (native or resident of Bohemia) | :: bohemio {m}, bohemia {f} |
| Bohemian {adj} (of, or relating to Bohemia or its language) | :: bohemio |
| bohemium {n} (rhenium) SEE: rhenium | :: |
| bohrium {n} /ˈbɔːɹiəm/ (chemical element) | :: bohrio {m} |
| boil {n} /bɔɪl/ (accumulation of pus) | :: furúnculo {m}, forúnculo {m} |
| boil {n} (point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour) | :: hervir {m} |
| boil {v} (heat (a liquid) until it begins to turn into a gas) | :: hervir |
| boil {v} (cook in boiling water) | :: hervir, bullir |
| boil down {v} (Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning) | :: reducir |
| boil down {v} (To become reduced) | :: resumirse |
| boil down {v} (To reduce) | :: reducir |
| boiled {adj} (angry) SEE: angry | :: |
| boiled {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| boiled egg {n} (boiled egg (generic)) | :: huevo cocido {m} |
| boiled egg {n} (hard-boiled egg) | :: huevo hervido {m}, huevo duro {m} |
| boiled egg {n} (soft-boiled egg) | :: huevo pasado {m} |
| boiled sweet {n} (hard sweet) SEE: hard candy | :: |
| boiler {n} /ˈbɔɪlə/ (device for heating circulating water) | :: caldera {f}, calentador {m} |
| boiler {n} (hot water heater with storage) | :: calentador {m}, bóiler {m} , calefón {m} , terma {f} , termotanque {m} |
| boilermaker {n} /ˈbɔɪləɹmeɪkəɹ/ (a person making or repairing boilers) | :: calderero |
| boiler room {n} (a room that houses the boiler) | :: sala de calderas |
| boiling {adj} /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/ (that boil(s)) | :: hirviendo |
| boiling {adj} (of a thing: extremely hot) | :: hirviendo |
| boiling point {n} /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/ (temperature at which a liquid boils) | :: punto de ebullición {m} |
| boisterous {adj} /ˈbɔɪstəɹəs/ (full of energy; noisy) | :: ruidoso, escandaloso |
| boisterous {adj} (characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy) | :: salvaje |
| boisterous {adj} (having or resembling animal exuberance) | :: salvaje |
| bok choy {n} (Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis) | :: berro chino {m}, repollo chino {m}, col china {f} |
| bokeh {n} /ˈboʊ.kə/ (subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image) | :: bokeh {m} |
| Bokmål {n} (language) | :: bokmål {m} |
| bold {adj} /bəʊld/ (courageous, daring) | :: audaz, intrépido, atrevido, denodado |
| bold {adj} (having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface) | :: negrita |
| bold {adj} (presumptuous) SEE: presumptuous | :: |
| boldly {adv} /ˈboʊldli/ (in a bold manner) | :: audazmente, valientemente |
| boldness {n} /ˈboʊldnəs/ (courage) | :: osadía |
| boldo {n} (tree) | :: boldo |
| boldo {n} (herbal leaf) | :: boldo |
| bolete {n} /boʊˈlit/ (type of mushroom) | :: boleto {m} |
| bolide {n} /ˈboʊ.laɪd/ (extremely bright meteor) | :: bólido {m} |
| Bolivarian {adj} (of or relating to Simon Bolívar) | :: bolivariano |
| Bolivarianism {n} (political doctrines in South America inspired by Simón Bolívar) | :: bolivarianismo {m} |
| Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela {prop} (official name of Venezuela) | :: República Bolivariana de Venezuela {f} |
| Bolivia {prop} /boʊ.ˈlɪv.i.ə/ (country in South America) | :: Bolivia {f} |
| Bolivian {n} /bəˈlɪv.i.ən/ (Bolivian person) | :: boliviano {m}, boliviana {f} |
| Bolivian {adj} (pertaining to Bolivia) | :: boliviano |
| Bolivian slaty antshrike {n} (passerine bird of the antbird family) | :: batará pizarroso Boliviano |
| boll {n} /boʊl/ (the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant) | :: cápsula {f}, vaina {f} |
| bollard {n} /ˈbɒləɹd/ (post to secure mooring lines) | :: noray {m}, bolardo {m} |
| bollard {n} (post preventing vehicles from entering pedestrian area) | :: bolardo {m}, pilona {f}, pivote {m} |
| bollock {n} /ˈbɒ.lək/ ((vulgar, slang) testicle) | :: cojón {m} |
| bollocks {n} /ˈbɒ.ləks/ (testicles) | :: cojones |
| bollocks {interj} (expressing anger, frustration) | :: chingados, mierda, me cago en la puta, hostia |
| boll weevil {n} (beetle) | :: picudo del algodón {m} |
| Bollywood {prop} (Indian film industry) | :: Bollywood {m} |
| Bologna {prop} /bəˈloʊnjə/ (city) | :: Bolonia {f} |
| bolognese {n} /ˌbɒləˈneɪz/ (Italian sauce) | :: salsa boloñesa {f}, boloñesa {f} |
| Bolognese {adj} /ˌbɒləˈneɪz/ (of or relating to Bologna) | :: boloñés |
| Bolognian {adj} (of or relating to Bologna) SEE: Bolognese | :: |
| bolon {n} (traditional Malian harp) | :: bolon {m} |
| bolo tie {n} (necktie) | :: corbata de bolo {f}, corbata de cordón {f} |
| Bolshevik {n} /ˈbɒlʃəvɪk/ (a member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which seized power in the October Revolution of 1917) | :: bolchevique {m} |
| Bolshevism {n} /ˈbɒlʃəˌvɪz(ə)m/ (Communist political ideology) | :: bolchevismo {m} |
| bolster {n} /ˈboʊlstɚ/ (a large cushion or pillow) | :: cabecera, almohada |
| bolt {n} /boʊlt/ (metal fastener) | :: tornillo {m} |
| bolt {n} (sliding pin or bar in a lock) | :: cerrojo {m}, falleba |
| bolt {n} (bar to prevent a door from being forced open) | :: tranca {f} |
| bolt {n} (short, stout, blunt-headed arrow) | :: virote {m} |
| bolt {n} (lightning spark) | :: chispa {f}, rayo {m} |
| bolt {n} (large roll of material) | :: rollo {m} |
| bolt {n} (iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter) | :: esposas {f-p}, cadenas {f-p}, grillete {m} |
| bolt {n} | :: perno {m} , cerrojo {m} (2 or 3) |
| bolt {v} (to connect pieces using a bolt) | :: atornillar |
| bolt {v} (to secure a door) | :: trancar |
| bolt from the blue {n} (something totally unexpected) | :: como rayo caído del cielo |
| bolus {n} (round mass of food) | :: bolo alimenticio {m} |
| bolus {n} (large dose of a drug) | :: bolo {m} |
| bolívar {n} (currency of Venezuela) | :: bolívar {m} |
| Bolzano {prop} (town and capital of South Tyrol) | :: Bolzano |
| bomb {n} /bɑm/ (device filled with explosives) | :: bomba {f}, explosivo {m} |
| bomb {v} (attack with bombs) | :: bombardear, bombear |
| bomb {v} (to jump into water in a squatting position) | :: hacer la bomba |
| bomb {n} (success) SEE: success | :: |
| bombard {n} /ˌbɑmˈbɑɹd/ (medieval primitive cannon) | :: bombarda {f} |
| bombard {v} (to attack something with bombs, artillery shells, or other missiles) | :: bombardear |
| bombard {v} (to attack something or someone by directing objects at them) | :: bombardear |
| bombard {v} (to direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms) | :: bombardear |
| bombard {v} | :: bombardear |
| bombardier beetle {n} (beetle) | :: escarabajo bombardero {m} |
| bombardment {n} (act of bombing, esp towns or cities) | :: bombardeo {m} |
| bombardment {n} (incidence of stream of high-energy particles) | :: bombardeo {m} |
| bombardment {n} | :: bombardeo {m} |
| bombastic {adj} /bɑmˈbæs.tʰɪk/ (pompous or overly wordy) | :: bombástico, rimbombante, altisonante, ampuloso {m}, pomposo {m}, hinchado {m}, grandilocuente, grandílocuo {m} |
| bombastic {adj} (inflated, overfilled) | :: bombástico |
| Bombay {n} (Mumbai) SEE: Mumbai | :: |
| bomber {n} /ˈbɑməɹ/ (aircraft) | :: bombardero {m} |
| bomber jacket {n} (short leather jacket) | :: cazadora {f} |
| bombing {n} /ˈbɒmɪŋ/ (action of dropping bombs from the air) | :: bombardeo {m} |
| bombproof {n} (air-raid shelter) SEE: air-raid shelter | :: |
| bombproof {adj} (sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb) | :: a prueba de bombas |
| bombshell {n} (a bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact) | :: bomba {f}, bombazo {m} |
| bombshell {n} (something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational) | :: bombazo {m} |
| bombshell {n} (someone who is very attractive) | :: pibón {m}, bombón {m} |
| bomb shelter {n} (air-raid shelter) SEE: air-raid shelter | :: |
| bona fide {adj} /ˈboʊnə.faɪd/ (done in good faith) | :: de buena fe |
| bona fide {adj} (genuine) | :: auténtico |
| bona fides {n} (good faith) SEE: good faith | :: |
| Bonaparte's gull {n} (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | :: gaviota de Bonaparte {f} |
| Bonapartism {n} /ˈbəʊnəpɑːtɪzəm/ (pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte) | :: bonapartismo {m} |
| Bonapartist {n} (one attached to Napoleon's policy) | :: bonapartista {m} {f} |
| bon appétit {phrase} /ˌbɒn apəˈtiː/ (used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat) | :: buen provecho, buen apetito, que aproveches {s}, que aprovechéis {p}, que aproveche {s}, que aprovechen {p} |
| Bonaventure {prop} (male given name) | :: Buenaventura {m} |
| bond {n} /bɑnd/ (in chemistry, a link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule) | :: enlace {m} |
| bond {v} (to connect, secure, or tie) | :: pegar |
| bond {n} (bail bond) SEE: bail bond | :: |
| bondage {n} /ˈbɑn.dɪd͡ʒ/ (The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery) | :: esclavitud {f} |
| bondage {n} (The state of lacking freedom; constraint) | :: sujeción {f} |
| bondage {n} (The practice of tying people up for sexual pleasure) | :: bondage {m} |
| bonding {n} (act by which something is bonded) | :: vínculo afectivo {m} |
| bondsman {n} /ˈbɒndzmən/ (someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations) | :: aval, fiador {m} |
| bone {v} /ˈboʊn/ (to remove bones) | :: deshuesar , quitar las espinas |
| bone {v} (slang: have sexual intercourse with) | :: joder con, follar con, coger con, culear , tirarse a |
| bone {v} (to study) | :: quemarse las pestañas |
| bone {n} (material) | :: hueso {m} |
| bone {n} (component of a skeleton) | :: hueso {m} |
| bone {n} (fishbone) | :: espina {f} |
| bone density {n} (bone mineral density) | :: densidad ósea {f} |
| bonefolder {n} (A dull-edged hand tool used to fold and crease) | :: plegador {m} |
| boneless {adj} (without bones) | :: deshuesado {m} |
| bone marrow {n} (bone marrow) | :: meollo {m}, tuétano {m}, médula {f}, médula ósea {f} |
| boner {n} /ˈboʊ.nɚ/ (erect penis) | :: erección, tieso {m}, empalme {m} |
| boner {n} (blunder; silly or stupid mistake) | :: metida de pata {f}, cagada {f} , pifia |
| boner {n} (rigid state of penis or clitoris) SEE: erection | :: |
| bonfire {n} /ˈbɑnˌfaɪ.ɚ/ (fire to burn unwanted items or people) | :: hoguera {f} |
| bonfire {n} (large, outdoor controlled fire) | :: fogata {f} |
| bong {n} /bɒŋ/ (vessel used in smoking various substances) | :: pipa {f} |
| bong {n} (device for rapidly consuming beer) | :: tuberia de barrilete {f} |
| bongo {n} (mammal) | :: bongo |
| bongo {n} (drum) | :: bongó {m} |
| bongo drum {n} (bongo) SEE: bongo | :: |
| bonhomie {n} /boʊnəˈmiː/ (geniality) | :: bonhomía {f}, amigable {m} |
| bonhomie {n} (friendly atmosphere) | :: cordial {m} |
| Boniface {prop} (male given name) SEE: Bonifatius | :: |
| Bonifatius {prop} (male given name) | :: Bonifacio |
| bonito {n} (fish of Sarda) | :: sarda |
| bonjour {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| bonkers {adj} (mad, crazy) | :: majara , chiflado , majareta , loco |
| Bonn {prop} (a city in Germany) | :: Bonn |
| bonnet {n} /ˈbɒn.ɪt/ (type of women's and children's hat) | :: capucha, gorra {f}, cofia {f}, capota {f} |
| bonnet {n} (cover over the engine of a motor car) | :: capó {m}, bonete {m} , capirote {m} , cofre {m} |
| bonnet {n} (second stomach of a ruminant) SEE: reticulum | :: |
| bonobo {n} /bəˈnoʊ̯ˌboʊ̯/ (pygmy chimpanzee) | :: bonobo {m} |
| bonsai {v} /ˈbɑnsaɪ/ (a miniaturized tree or plant) | :: bonsái {m} |
| bonus {n} /ˈboʊ.nəs/ (something extra that is good) | :: bono {m}, bonificación {f} |
| bonus {n} (extra amount of money given as a premium) | :: bonificación {f}, bono {m}, prima {f}, sobresueldo {m} |
| bonus {n} | :: plus {m}, beneficio {m} |
| bon vivant {n} /ˌbɑn viˈvɑnt/ (person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink) | :: vividor {m}, vividora {f} |
| bon voyage {interj} /ˌbɒn vwaɪˈɑːʒ/ (wish of good journey) | :: buen viaje |
| bony {adj} /ˈbəʊni/ (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) | :: huesudo |
| bony {adj} (with little flesh; skinny, thin) | :: huesudo |
| bony {adj} (having prominent bones) | :: huesudo |
| bonze {n} (Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia) | :: bonzo |
| boo {interj} /buː/ (loud exclamation intended to scare someone) | :: bu |
| boo {interj} (word used ironically in a situation where one might have scared someone, but said someone was not scared) | :: uuh |
| boo {n} (derisive shout) | :: abucheo |
| boo {v} (to shout boos derisively (intransitive)) | :: abuchear |
| boob {n} /ˈbuːb/ (breast (colloquial)) | :: teta {f}, macoca {f}, chichi {f} , tetica {f} |
| boob job {n} (breast augmentation) | :: arreglo de tetas {m} |
| boo-boo {v} /ˈbuːˌbuː/ (A minor injury) | :: yaya {f} , pupa {f} |
| boob tube {n} (slightly derogatory term for television) | :: caja idiota {f}, caja tonta |
| booby {n} /ˈbuːbi/ (stupid person) | :: tonto {m}, pendejo {m}, bobo |
| booby {n} (bird) | :: piquero {m} |
| booby {n} (woman’s breast) | :: teta {f}, melón {m} |
| booby prize {n} (a prize awarded for poor performance) | :: premio limón |
| booby trap {n} (an unforeseen source of danger; a pitfall) SEE: pitfall | :: |
| booger {n} /ˈbʊɡɚ/ (a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus) | :: pelotilla de la nariz {m}, moco {m} |
| book {n} (ebook) SEE: e-book | :: |
| book {n} (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material) | :: libro {m} |
| book {n} (convenient collection of small paper items, such as stamps) | :: álbum {m} |
| book {n} (script of a musical) | :: libreto {m} |
| book {n} (usually in plural: records of the accounts of a business) | :: libros {m-p} |
| book {v} (to reserve) | :: reservar |
| book {v} (to write down, register, record) | :: anotar |
| book {v} (to record the details of an offender) | :: multar |
| bookbag {n} (bag for holding books for school) | :: mochila |
| bookbinding {n} (art, craft or process of binding books) | :: encuadernación {f} |
| bookcase {n} /ˈbʊkːeɪs/ (furniture displaying books) | :: estantería {f}, librero {m}, biblioteca {f} |
| bookend {n} (object designed to keep books upright) | :: sujetalibros {m} |
| book fair {n} (public event at which books are sold) | :: feria del libro {f} |
| bookie {n} (bookmaker) SEE: bookmaker | :: |
| booking {n} /ˈbʊkɪŋ/ (reservation for a service) | :: reserva {f} |
| booking {n} (sports: issuing of a caution) | :: amonestación |
| bookish {adj} /ˈbʊk.ɪʃ/ (given to reading; fond of study) | :: estudioso, matado, mateo, empollón |
| bookish {adj} (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books) | :: literario, pedante, formalista, libresco |
| bookjacket {n} (jacket of a book) SEE: dust jacket | :: |
| bookkeeping {n} (skill of keeping records of financial transactions) | :: contabilidad {f} |
| booklet {n} /ˈbʊk.lət/ (small book) | :: libreto {m}, folleto {m} |
| book lover {n} (person who loves books) | :: bibliófilo {m}, letraherido {m} |
| booklover {n} (booklover) SEE: book lover | :: |
| book lung {n} (A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids) | :: pulmón en libro {m}, filotráquea {f} |
| bookmaker {n} /ˈbʊkmeɪkəɹ/ (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) | :: corredor de apuestas {m} |
| bookmark {n} /ˈbʊkmɑɹk/ (strip used to mark a place in a book) | :: separador {m}, punto de libro {m}, marcapáginas {m}, señalador {m} |
| bookmark {n} (record of the address of a file or page) | :: marcador {m}, favorito {m} |
| Book of Mormon {prop} (one of the sacred works of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) | :: El libro de Mormón {m} |
| Book of Shadows {n} (Wiccan book of spells) | :: libro de las sombras {m} |
| bookplate {n} (piece of paper pasted on a book to show ownership) | :: ex libris {m} |
| bookrack {n} (rack for books) SEE: bookshelf | :: |
| bookseller {n} /ˈbʊksɛlɚ/ (person) | :: librero {m}, librera {f} |
| bookshelf {n} /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/ (shelf for storing books) | :: estantería {f}, librero {m}, estante {m} |
| bookshop {n} (shop that sells books) | :: librería {f} |
| Books of Moses {prop} (five books) | :: Libros de Moisés {m-p} |
| bookstore {n} (bookshop) SEE: bookshop | :: |
| bookworm {n} /ˈbʊk.wɜːm/ (avid reader) | :: ratón de biblioteca {m}, tragalibros {m} {f}, comelibros {m} {f}, letraherido {m} |
| Boolean {adj} /ˈbuli.ən/ (logic: pertaining to data items that have values “true” and “false”) | :: booleano {m} |
| Boolean {n} (type of variable) | :: booleano {m} |
| boom {v} /bum/ (to speak with low pitch) | :: retumbar |
| boom {n} (abrupt, low-pitched sound) | :: bum {m} |
| boom {interj} (sound of explosion) | :: bum |
| boom {n} (period of prosperity) | :: boom {m} |
| boom barrier {n} (gate at level crossing) | :: barrera {f} |
| boom box {n} (portable audio system) | :: radiocasetera {f}, boombox {m}, radiograbador {m} |
| boomerang {n} /ˈbuːməɹæŋ/ (flat curved airfoil) | :: bumerán {m}, búmeran {m} |
| boomerang effect {n} | :: efecto bumerán {m} |
| boom gate {n} (boom barrier) SEE: boom barrier | :: |
| boon {n} /buːn/ (A blessing or benefit) | :: bendición {f}, ventaja {f} |
| boon {n} (a prayer or petition) | :: oración {f} |
| boondock {n} (rural area) | :: barrios lejanos |
| boondoggle {n} /ˈbuːndɒɡəl/ (pointless activity) | :: pérdida de tiempo {f} |
| boor {n} /bʊə/ (a peasant) | :: huaso {m} |
| boor {n} (a yokel) | :: paleto {m} |
| boor {n} (an uncultured person) | :: patán {m}, cateto {m}, paleto {m} |
| boorish {adj} /ˈbʊəɹɪʃ/ (behaving as a boor) | :: zafio, cafre, grosero, tosco, maleducado, bruto, bestia, patán |
| boost {n} /buːst/ (push from behind) | :: impulso, empuje |
| boost {v} (to lift or push from behind) | :: impulsar, empujar |
| boot {n} /but/ (heavy shoe that covers part of the leg) | :: bota {f} |
| boot {n} (torture device) | :: cepo {m} |
| boot {v} (to start a system) | :: arrancar |
| boot {n} (kick) SEE: kick | :: |
| boot {n} (luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car) SEE: trunk | :: |
| bootblack {n} (shoeshiner) SEE: shoeshiner | :: |
| booth {n} /buːθ/ (A small stall for the display and sale of goods) | :: puesto {m}, stand {m} |
| booth {n} (An enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) | :: cabina {f}, garita {f} |
| bootjack {n} (a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots) | :: sacabotas {m} |
| bootlegger {n} (illegal trader) | :: traficante {m} {f}, contrabandista {m} {f} |
| bootlicker {n} (person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner) | :: zalamero {m}, zalamera {f}, lamebotas {m} {f}, lameculos {m} {f} , chupamedias {m} {f} , arrastrado {m} |
| bootstrap {v} (to load the operating system) SEE: boot | :: |
| bootstrap {n} /ˈbuːtˌstɹæp/ (a loop at the top of a boot to help in pulling it on) | :: lengüeta {f} |
| bootstrap {n} (the process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory) | :: arranque {m} |
| bootstrap {v} (to help (oneself) without the aid of others) | :: arreglárselas, arreglárselas solo |
| boot up {v} (to start computer by bootstrap procedure) SEE: boot | :: |
| booty {n} /ˈbuːti/ (plunder) | :: botín {m} |
| booze {n} /buːz/ (any alcoholic beverage) | :: trago {m}, aguardiente {m}, chupe {m}, copa {f}, copete {m}, bebercio {m} , priva {f} , escabio {m} |
| booze {v} (slang:to drink alcohol) | :: escabiar {m} |
| booze-up {n} (session of heavy drinking) | :: juerga {f}, joda {f}, botellón {m} |
| boozing {n} (drinking heavily) | :: bebercio {m} , escabio {m} |
| boozy {adj} /ˈbuːzi/ (intoxicated by alcohol) | :: borracho {m}, ebrio {m}, escabio {m}, escabiado {m} |
| boozy {adj} (inclined to consume a significant amount of alcohol) | :: escabiador {m} |
| boozy {adj} (involving large consumption of alcohol) | :: escabio {m} |
| boracite {n} (Mg3B7O13Cl) | :: boracita {f} |
| borage {n} /ˈbɒɹ.ɪdʒ/ (Borago officinalis) | :: borraja {f} |
| borax {n} (crystalline salt) | :: bórax {m}, borraj {m} |
| Bordeaux {prop} /bɔɹdoʊ/ (a city in France) | :: Burdeos |
| bordello {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| border {n} /ˈbɔɹdɚ/ (the outer edge of something) | :: borde {m} |
| border {n} (a decorative strip around the edge of something) | :: cenefa {f}, orla {f} |
| border {n} (a strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown) | :: parterre {m} |
| border {n} (the line or frontier area separating regions) | :: frontera {f} |
| bordering {adj} (having a common boundary or border) | :: lindante, colindante, rayano |
| borderland {n} (land near a border) | :: marca {f} |
| bordure {n} (contrasting border round a shield) | :: bordura {f} |
| bore {v} /bɔɹ/ (to make a hole) | :: perforar, horadar, agujerear |
| bore {v} (to inspire boredom) | :: aburrir |
| bore {n} (The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired) | :: ánima {f} |
| bore {n} (One who inspires boredom) | :: pesado {m}, pelmazo {m}, petardo , plasta , palizas , plomo , pestiño , muermo , sosaina {m} {f} |
| boreal {adj} /ˈbɔːɹɪəl/ (relating to the north) | :: boreal |
| boreal owl {n} (Tengmalm's owl) SEE: Tengmalm's owl | :: |
| boreas {n} | :: bóreas |
| Boreas {prop} /ˈbɔːɹɪəs/ (Greek god) | :: Bóreas {m} |
| bored {adj} /bɔːɹd/ (suffering from boredom) | :: aburrido |
| boredom {n} /ˈbɔɹ.dəm/ (state of being bored) | :: aburrimiento {m}, tedio {m} |
| Borgesian {adj} (characteristic of Jorge Luis Borges) | :: borgesiano, borgeano, borgiano |
| Borgia {prop} (family) | :: Borja |
| boric oxide {n} (white solid) | :: óxido bórico {m} |
| boride {n} (the B3- anion) | :: boruro |
| boride {n} (any binary compound of boron and a more electropositive element) | :: boruro |
| boring {adj} /ˈbɔːɹɪŋ/ (causing boredom) | :: aburrido, tedioso {m}, soso {m} |
| Boris {prop} /ˈbɔɹɪs/ (male given name) | :: Boris {m} |
| born {adj} /ˈbɔɹn/ (given birth to) | :: nacido, nato |
| born {v} (be born) SEE: be born | :: |
| born-again {adj} (renewed commitment to Jesus Christ) | :: renacido |
| borne {adj} /bɔɹn/ (carried, supported) | :: soportado, aguantado |
| bornite {n} (mineral) | :: bornita {f} |
| born with a silver spoon in one's mouth {adj} (born rich or in a wealthy family) | :: nacer en cuna de oro |
| boro {v} (borrow) SEE: borrow | :: |
| boron {n} /ˈbɔːˌɹɒn/ (chemical element) | :: boro {m} |
| borough {n} /ˈbʌɹoʊ/ (municipal borough) | :: municipio {m}, concejo {m} |
| borrow {v} /ˈbɒɹəʊ/ (receive temporarily) | :: pedir prestado, tomar prestado |
| borrower {n} /ˈbɔɹəuə/ (one who borrows) | :: prestatario {m} |
| borrowing {n} (loanword) SEE: loanword | :: |
| borscht {n} /bɔːʃt/ (beetroot soup) | :: borscht {m}, borshch {m} |
| borzoi {n} /ˈbɔːzɔɪ/ (breed of dog) | :: borzoi {m}, lebrel ruso para la caza |
| Bose-Einstein condensate {n} (gaseous superfluid) | :: condensado de Bose-Einstein {m} |
| bosk {n} (thicket; small wood) SEE: thicket | :: |
| bosky {adj} /ˈbɒski/ (having abundant bushes or trees) | :: boscoso |
| Bosnia {prop} /ˈbɑz.ni.ə/ (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina') | :: Bosnia |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina {prop} /ˈbɒzni.ə ænd ˌhɜɹtsɨɡoʊˈviːnə/ (country on the Balkan peninsula) | :: Bosnia-Herzegovina {f}, Bosnia y Herzegovina {f} |
| Bosnian {adj} /ˈbɑːzni.ən/ (of or pertaining to Bosnia) | :: bosnio |
| Bosnian {n} (the people) | :: bosnio {m}, bosnia {f} |
| Bosnian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) | :: bosnio |
| bosom {n} /ˈbʊz(ə)m/ (chest, breast) | :: seno {m}, pechera {f}, busto {m} |
| bosom buddy {n} (bosom friend) SEE: bosom friend | :: |
| bosom friend {n} (very close friend) | :: amigo del alma {m}, amiga del alma {f} |
| boson {n} /ˈboʊ.zɒn/ (particle) | :: bosón {m} |
| Bosphorus {prop} /ˈbɒs.fəɹ.əs/ (a strait that passes through Istanbul) | :: Bósforo {m} |
| boss {n} /bɔs/ (supervisor) | :: jefe {m}, jefa {f}, patrón {m} |
| boss {n} (person in charge) | :: jefe {m}, jefa {f} |
| boss {n} (enemy in video game) | :: jefe {m} |
| boss {v} (to exercise authority over (someone)) | :: dirigir, mandar |
| bossage {n} (rough, unfinished stone block) | :: almohadillado {m} |
| bossy {adj} /ˈbɔsi/ (tending to give orders to others) | :: mandón |
| Boston {prop} /ˈbɔstən/ (city in Massachusetts) | :: Boston |
| bot {n} (robot) SEE: robot | :: |
| bot {n} /bɑt/ (a piece of software for doing repetitive tasks) | :: bot {m} |
| bota bag {n} (wineskin bag) | :: bota {f} |
| botanic {adj} (pertaining to botany) SEE: botanical | :: |
| botanical {adj} (Of or pertaining to botany) | :: botánico |
| botanical garden {n} (a place where a variety of plants are grown for scientific reasons) | :: jardín botánico {m} |
| botanic garden {n} (botanical garden) SEE: botanical garden | :: |
| botanist {n} /ˈbɒt.ən.ɪst/ (a person engaged in botany) | :: botánico {m}, botánica {f}, botanista {m} {f} |
| botanize {v} (do the work of a botanist) | :: botanizar |
| botany {n} /ˈbɒtəni/ (scientific study of plants) | :: botánica {f} |
| botch {v} /bɑt͡ʃ/ (to perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner) | :: desbarrar, chapucear |
| botch {v} (to do something without skill, without care, or clumsily) | :: desbarrar, chapucear |
| botch {n} (An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly) | :: chapucería {f}, pifia |
| botch {n} (a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work; mess; bungle) | :: chapuza {f} |
| botch {n} (a mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing) | :: pifia |
| botched {adj} (clumsily made or repaired) | :: chapucero |
| Boötes {prop} /boʊˈoʊtiːz/ (a constellation) | :: Boötes, Pastor, Boyero |
| botfly {n} (insect) | :: éstrido {m} |
| botfly {n} | :: estro {m} |
| both {determiner} /bəʊθ/ (each of two; one and the other) | :: ambos, los dos |
| both {conj} (both...and...) | :: tanto... como... |
| bother {v} /ˈbɑðɚ/ (to annoy, disturb) | :: molestar, agobiar |
| bother {n} (fuss, ado) | :: cansón {n} |
| bother {interj} (mild expression of annoyance/irritation) | :: joroba, rayos, caramba |
| botheration {interj} (expression of annoyance) SEE: bother | :: |
| bothersome {adj} (causing bother or perplexity) | :: hostigoso, irritante, molestoso |
| Botox {prop} /ˈboʊtɑks/ (toxic compound) | :: bótox {m} |
| bo tree {n} (sacred fig) SEE: sacred fig | :: |
| Botswana {prop} /bɑːtˈswɑːnə/ (Republic of Botswana) | :: Botsuana {f} |
| Botswanan {n} (person from Botswana) | :: botsuano {m}, botsuana {f} |
| Botswanan {adj} (pertaining to Botswana) | :: botsuano |
| Botswanian {n} (Botswanan) SEE: Botswanan | :: |
| Botswanian {adj} (Botswanan) SEE: Botswanan | :: |
| bottle {n} /ˈbɒ.təl/ (container) | :: botella {f}, frasco {m} |
| bottle {n} (contents of such a container) | :: botella {f}, frasco {m} |
| bottle {n} (nerve, courage) | :: arrojo {m}, osadía {f} |
| bottle {n} (with one’s hair dyed) | :: de bote |
| bottle {v} (seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption) | :: embotellar |
| bottle {n} (container with a rubber nipple) SEE: baby bottle | :: |
| bottle cap {n} (closure used to seal bottles) | :: tapón {m}, chapa {f} , corcholata {f} |
| bottled water {n} (drinking water sold in a bottle) | :: agua botellada {f}, agua de botella {f} |
| bottle gourd {n} (calabash) SEE: calabash | :: |
| bottleneck {n} (neck of a bottle) | :: cuello de botella {m} |
| bottleneck {n} (narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay) | :: cuello {m}, garganta {f}, embotellamiento {m}, boquerón {m}, gollete {m}, cuello de botella {m}, estrangulamiento {m}, embudo {m} |
| bottleneck {n} (part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome) | :: cuello de botella {m}, atasco {m} |
| bottlenose dolphin {n} (species of dolphin) | :: delfín mular {m}, delfín nariz de botella {m} |
| bottle opener {n} (device to open bottles) | :: abrebotellas {m}, destapador {m} |
| bottle shop {n} (liquor store) SEE: liquor store | :: |
| bottle up {v} (to put into bottles) | :: embotellar |
| bottle up {v} (to prevent enemy vessels of leaving an anchorage) | :: embotellar |
| bottom {n} (abyss) SEE: abyss | :: |
| bottom {n} /ˈbɑtəm/ (lowest part) | :: fondo {m} |
| bottom {n} (euphemistic: buttocks or anus) | :: culo {m} |
| bottom {n} (gay sexual slang: penetrated partner in sex) | :: pasivo {m} |
| bottom {n} (bed of a body of water) | :: fondo {m} |
| bottom {n} (physics: bottom quark) SEE: bottom quark | :: |
| bottom bracket {n} | :: eje pedalier {m} |
| bottomless {adj} /ˈbaɾm̩lɨs/ (having no bottom) | :: sin fondo |
| bottomless pit {n} (person with boundless appetite; entity or problem which consumes endless resources) | :: pozo sin fondo, tragaldabas |
| bottom line {n} (final balance) | :: saldo final {m} |
| bottom line {n} (summary or result) | :: conclusión {f} |
| bottom quark {n} (bottom quark) | :: quark fondo {m} |
| bottomry {n} | :: préstamo a la gruesa ventura {m} |
| bottom sheet {n} (bottom bed sheet) | :: sábana bajera {f}, bajera |
| bottoms up {interj} (Cheers!) | :: salud |
| bottom the house {v} (clean a house extremely thoroughly) | :: limpiar completamente |
| botulism {n} /ˈbɒt.jʊl.ɪz.əm/ (medical condition) | :: botulismo {m} |
| boudoir {n} (woman's private room) SEE: bower | :: |
| bougainvillea {n} /ˌbu.ɡənˈvɪl.jə/ (flower) | :: buganvilia {f} , buganvilla {f} , comomosí {m} , papelillo {m} , Santa Rita {f} , trinitaria {f} , veranera {f} |
| bough {n} /baʊ/ (tree branch) | :: rama {f} |
| bouillabaisse {n} (mixture) SEE: mixture | :: |
| bouillabaisse {n} /ˈbuːjəˌbeɪs/ (type of fish stew or soup from Provence) | :: bullabesa {f} |
| bouillon {n} /ˈbuː.jɒn/ (a clear seasoned broth) | :: caldo {m} |
| boulder {n} /ˈboʊldəɹ/ (large mass of stone) | :: peñasco {m}, peña {f}, roca {f}, pedrusco {m} |
| bouldering {n} (climbing on large boulders) | :: bulder {m}, búlder, escalada en bloque {f}, bouldering {m} |
| boule {n} (A round loaf of bread) | :: bola {f}, pan bola {m} |
| boule {n} (A round piece of dough) | :: bola {f} |
| boule {v} (Shape a piece of dough into a ball) | :: bolear |
| boules {n} (game played with metal balls) | :: petanca {f} |
| bouleuterion {n} | :: bouleuterión |
| boulevard {n} /ˈbʊləvɑɹd/ (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) | :: bulevar {m} |
| bounce {v} /baʊns/ (to change direction of motion after hitting an obstacle) | :: rebotar |
| bounce {v} (of a cheque/check: to be refused) | :: rebotar |
| bounce {n} (change of direction of motion after hitting an obstacle) | :: rebote {m} |
| bounce {n} (movement up and down) | :: rebote {m} |
| bouncer {n} /ˈbaʊnsə˞/ (member of security personnel) | :: portero {m}, gorila {m} , patovica |
| bouncing castle {n} /ˌbaʊnsɪŋ ˈkæsəl/ (inflatable structure on which children jump and play) | :: brincolín {m}, castillo hinchable {m} |
| bound {adj} /ˈbaʊnd/ (constrained by something, or constrained to something) | :: limitado |
| bound {n} (boundary, border of territory) | :: límite {m} |
| bound {n} (mathematics: value greater (or smaller) than a given set) | :: límite {m} |
| bound {v} (to surround a territory) | :: limitar |
| boundary {n} /ˈbaʊndəɹi/ (dividing line or location between two areas) | :: frontera {m}, límite {m}, linde {m} {f}, lindero {m} |
| bounder {n} (dishonourable man) SEE: cad | :: |
| boundless {adj} (without bounds, unbounded) | :: ilimitado, sin límites |
| bounty {n} (abundance or wealth) SEE: abundance | :: |
| bounty {n} /ˈbaʊnti/ (something given liberally, see also: gift) | :: dádiva {f}, donación {f} , obsequio {m}, presente {m}, regalo {m} |
| bounty {n} (reward for some specific act) | :: recompensa {f} |
| bounty {n} (generosity) SEE: generosity | :: |
| bounty hunter {n} (person who catches criminals in return for a reward) | :: cazarrecompensas {m} |
| bouquet {n} /boʊˈkeɪ/ (bunch of flowers) | :: ramo {m}, ramita {f}, buqué {m} |
| bouquet {n} (scent of wine) | :: aroma {m}, buqué {m} |
| bouquet garni {n} (bouquet garni) | :: bouquet garni {m} |
| bourbon {n} /bɜː(ɹ)bən/ (whiskey) | :: bourbon {m} |
| bourdon {n} (bumblebee) SEE: bumblebee | :: |
| bourgeois {adj} /bu(ɹ)ʒ.ˈwɑː/ (of or relating to the middle class) | :: burgués {m} |
| bourgeois {n} /bəɹˈdʒɔɪs/ (9-point type) | :: breviario |
| bourgeoisie {n} /ˌbʊə(ɹ)ʒwɑːˈziː/ (class) | :: burguesía {f} |
| bourgeoisification {n} (embourgeoisement) SEE: embourgeoisement | :: |
| bourgeoisify {v} (to make bourgeois) | :: aburguesarse |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté {prop} (region of France) | :: Borgoña-Franco Condado |
| Bourguibism {n} (political ideology of Habib Bourguiba) | :: bourguibismo {m} |
| bourse {n} (stock exchange) SEE: stock exchange | :: |
| boustrophedon {n} /ˌbuːstɹəˈfiːdən/ (writing that is alternately right-to-left and left-to-right) | :: bustrófedon |
| bout {n} /ˈbaʊt/ (period of something) | :: racha |
| bout {n} (boxing match) | :: encuentro |
| boutique {n} /buːˈtiːk/ (a small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like) | :: boutique {f} |
| bouzouki {n} /bəˈzuːki/ (lute) | :: buzuki {m} |
| bovarysm {n} (anxiety to escape from an unsatisfactory social or sentimental condition) | :: bovarismo {m} |
| bovid {n} /ˈboʊvɪd/ (an animal of Bovidae) | :: bóvido {m} |
| bovine {adj} /ˈboʊvaɪn/ (of, relating to or resembling cattle) | :: bovino, vacuno {m} |
| bovine {n} (animal like cattle, buffalo, bison) | :: bovino {m} |
| bovine spongiform encephalopathy {n} (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) | :: encefalopatía espongiforme bovina {f} |
| bow {n} /boʊ/ (weapon used for shooting arrows) | :: arco {m} |
| bow {n} (rod used for playing stringed instruments) | :: arco {m} |
| bow {n} (type of knot with two loops) | :: lazo {m} |
| bow {v} (to become bent) | :: arquearse, curvar |
| bow {v} (to bend a thing) | :: doblar |
| bow {v} /baʊ/ (to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference) | :: doblar, inclinarse |
| bow {n} (gesture made by bending forward at the waist) | :: reverencia {f} |
| bow {n} /baʊ/ (front of a boat or ship) | :: proa {f} |
| bow and arrow {n} /bəʊ(.)ən(d.)æɹəʊ/ (weapon) | :: arco y flecha |
| bowdlerize {v} /ˈbaʊd.lə.ˌɹaɪz/ (to remove or alter parts of a text considered offensive) | :: censurar, expurgar |
| bow drill {n} (a simple hand-operated tool) SEE: fire drill | :: |
| bowel {n} /ˈbaʊ.əl/ (large intestine) | :: intestino grueso {m} |
| bowel {n} (intestines, entrails) | :: tripa {f}, intestino {m} |
| bowel {n} (interior of something) | :: entrañas {f-p} |
| bowel {n} (seat of pity or gentler emotions) | :: vísceras {f-p}, entrañas {f-p} |
| bowel obstruction {n} (obstruction of the intestines) | :: obstrucción intestinal {f} |
| bowels {n} /baʊ.əlz/ (deepest or innermost part) | :: profundidades {f-p}, entrañas {p} |
| bowels {n} (intestines) | :: intestinos {m} |
| bower {n} /baʊ.əɹ/ (a woman's bedroom or private apartments, especially in a medieval castle) | :: tocador {m} |
| bowhead {n} (Balaena mysticetus) | :: ballena boreal {f} |
| bowhead whale {n} (a whale, Balaena mysticetus) SEE: bowhead | :: |
| bowl {n} /boɫ/ (container for food) | :: tazón {m}, cuenco {m}, bol {m} |
| bowl {n} (lawn bowls) SEE: bowls | :: |
| bowl {n} (haircut) SEE: bowl cut | :: |
| bowl cut {n} (haircut) | :: casquete {m} |
| bowleg {n} (leg that curves outward from the knee) | :: pierna arqueada {f}, genu varo {m} |
| bow-legged {adj} (having a bowleg) | :: patizambo |
| bowler {n} (pitcher) SEE: pitcher | :: |
| bowler {n} (bowler hat) SEE: bowler hat | :: |
| bowler hat {n} (hard round black felt hat) | :: bombín {m}, hongo {m} |
| bowline {n} (knot) | :: as de guía {m} |
| bowling {n} /ˈboʊliŋ/ (a game played by rolling a ball down an alley) | :: bolos {m} |
| bowling {n} | :: bolos {m-p} |
| bowling alley {n} (a building which contains bowling lanes) | :: bolera {f} |
| bowls {n} /bəʊlz/ (precision sport) | :: bowls sobre hierba |
| bowman {n} (archer) SEE: archer | :: |
| bowser {n} (fuel pump) | :: surtidor {m} (de gasolina, de nafta) |
| bowser {n} (fuel transport vehicle) | :: camión cisterna {m} |
| bowsprit {n} /ˈbəʊspɹɪt/ (spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel) | :: bauprés {m} |
| bowstring {n} /ˈboʊstɹɪŋ/ (string of an archer's bow) | :: cuerda {f} |
| bowtie {n} /boʊˈtaɪ/ (necktie shaped like a bow) | :: corbata de humita {f}, corbata de lacito {f}, corbata de moño {f}, corbata de pajarito {f}, corbata gato {f}, corbata michi {f}, corbatín {m}, lacito {m}, moñita {f}, moño {m}, pajarita {f} |
| bow wow {n} (sound of a dog barking) | :: guau guau |
| bow-wow {interj} (bow wow) SEE: bow wow | :: |
| box {n} /bɒks/ (cuboid space; container) | :: caja {f} |
| box {n} (as much as fills a box) | :: caja {f} |
| box {n} (compartment of an item of furniture) | :: cajón {m} |
| box {n} (compartment to sit inside) | :: palco {m} |
| box {n} (small rectangular shelter) | :: garita {f} |
| box {n} ((slang) television) | :: tele {f} |
| box {n} (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.) | :: marco {m} |
| box {n} (small area on a document for a tick mark) | :: casilla {f} |
| box {v} (to place inside a box) | :: encajonar |
| box {n} (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus) | :: boj {m} |
| box {n} (blow with the fist) | :: puñetazo {m} |
| box {v} (to fight against (a person) in a boxing match) | :: boxear |
| box {v} (to participate in boxing) | :: boxear |
| box {n} (rectangle) SEE: oblong | :: |
| box {n} (input field on an electronic display) SEE: text box | :: |
| box {n} (wood from a box tree) SEE: boxwood | :: |
| box {n} (fish of the genus Boops) SEE: bogue | :: |
| boxer {n} /ˈbɑːksɚ/ (participant in a boxing match) | :: boxeador {m}, boxeadora {f} |
| boxer {n} (breed of dog) | :: bóxer {m} |
| Boxer {n} (participant in the Boxer Rebellion) | :: bóxer {m} |
| boxer briefs {n} (style of underpants) | :: bóxer slip {m} |
| boxers {n} (boxer shorts) SEE: boxer shorts | :: |
| boxer shorts {n} (underwear) | :: bóxer {m} |
| boxing {n} /ˈbɒksɪŋ/ (the sport of boxing) | :: boxeo {m} |
| Boxing Day {n} /ˈbɒksɪŋ deɪ/ (the day after Christmas: 26 December) | :: Boxing Day {m} |
| boxing glove {n} (padded mitten worn in boxing) | :: guantes boxeo {p} |
| box office {n} /ˈbɑksˌɑfɪs/ (ticket office) | :: taquilla {f} |
| box-office bomb {n} (a motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office) | :: fracaso en taquilla {m} |
| box spring {n} (frame of spiral springs) | :: somier {m} |
| boxthorn {n} (plant of the genus Lycium) SEE: wolfberry | :: |
| box-to-box midfielder {n} (a central midfielder who both defends and attacks) | :: volante mixto {m}, todocampista {m} {f} |
| box tree {n} (tree of the genus Buxus) | :: boj {m} |
| boxwood {n} (Buxus sempervirens) | :: boj {m} |
| boxwood {n} (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) | :: boj {m} |
| boy {n} /bɔɪ/ (young male) | :: niño {m} (child), chico {m} , muchacho {m} , chaval {m} , varón {m}, (gender specification: boy or girl?) ¿varón o mujer? |
| boyar {n} /ˈbɔɪɑː/ (rank of aristocracy) | :: boyardo {m} |
| boycott {v} /ˈbɔɪkɑt/ (to abstain from dealing with a person or organisation as a protest) | :: boicotear |
| boycott {n} (the act of boycotting) | :: boicot {m}, boicoteo {m} |
| boyfriend {n} /ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/ (male partner in a romantic relationship) | :: novio {m}, pololo {m}, enamorado {m} |
| boyfriend {n} (male friend) | :: amigo {m} |
| boyhood {n} /ˈbɔɪˌhʊd/ (The state or period of being a boy) | :: niñez {f} |
| Boy Scout {n} (male member of the Scout Movement) | :: niño explorador {m} |
| boysenberry {n} /ˈbɔɪzn̩ˌbɛɹi/ (berry) | :: boysenberry, boysena {f}, boysenberi {f}, zarza boysen {f}, zarza de boysen {f} |
| bra {n} /bɹɑː/ (brassiere) | :: ajustador {m} , brasier {m} , corpiño {m} , sostén {m} , soutien {m} , sujetador {m} |
| Brabant {prop} /ˈbɹæbənt/ (former province of central Belgium) | :: Brabante {m} |
| brace {n} /bɹeɪs/ (two goals in one game) | :: doblete {m} |
| brace {v} (to prepare oneself for an impact) | :: prepararse |
| brace {n} (harness) SEE: harness | :: |
| brace {n} (system to correct crooked teeth) SEE: braces | :: |
| brace {n} (curly bracket) SEE: curly bracket | :: |
| brace {n} (bitstock) SEE: bitstock | :: |
| bracelet {n} /ˈbɹeɪslət/ (a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry or an ornament) | :: brazalete {m}, pulsera {f} |
| braces {n} (handcuffs) SEE: handcuffs | :: |
| braces {n} /ˈbɹeɪsɪz/ (device for straightening teeth) | :: frenillo {m}, frenos {m-p}, aparato {m} |
| brachial {adj} /ˈbreɪkɪəl/ (pertaining or belonging to the arm) | :: braquial |
| brachiation {n} (movement by swinging arms between holds) | :: braquiación {f} |
| brachiocephalic {adj} (of or pertaining to the arm and the head) | :: braquiocefálico |
| brachiopod {n} /ˈbɹækɪəˌpɒd/ (any of the many marine invertebrates of the phylum Brachiopoda) | :: braquiópodo {m} |
| brachioproctic {adj} (of or pertaining to a sexual practice wherein a hand or arm is inserted into a rectum) | :: braquioproctal |
| brachioradialis {n} (muscle that flexes the forearm) | :: braquiorradial {m} |
| brachiosaur {n} (dinosaur of the genus Brachiosaurus) | :: braquiosaurio {m} |
| brachium {n} (upper arm) SEE: upper arm | :: |
| brachylogy {n} (concise speech) | :: braquilogía {f} |
| brachytherapy {n} (type of radiotherapy) | :: braquiterapia {f} |
| brachyuran {adj} /ˌbɹæk.iˈju.ɹən/ (of or pertaining to crabs) | :: perteneciente a los braquiuros |
| bracken {n} (any of several coarse ferns) | :: helecho {m} |
| bracket {n} /ˈbɹækɪt/ (item attached to a wall to hold up a shelf) | :: consola {f}, soporte {m}, canecillo |
| bracket {n} (engineering: intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part) | :: ménsula {f} |
| bracket {n} (generically any of "(", ")", "", "{", "}", "<" and ">") | :: paréntesis {m} |
| bracket {n} (square bracket) SEE: square bracket | :: |
| bracket {n} (round bracket) SEE: round bracket | :: |
| bracket fungus {n} (fungus of the family Polyporaceae) | :: poliporo {m} |
| brackish {adj} /ˈbɹækɪʃ/ (slightly salty) | :: salobre |
| brackish {adj} (distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste) | :: desabrido {m} |
| brackish {adj} (repulsive) SEE: repulsive | :: |
| braconid {n} (any species of the family Braconidae) | :: bracónido {m} |
| bract {n} (leaf or leaf-like structure) | :: bráctea {f} |
| bradycardia {n} (condition of having a slow heartbeat) | :: bradicardia {f} |
| bradylalia {n} /ˌbɹeɪdəˈleɪliə/ (form of dysarthria characterized by very slow speech) | :: bradilalia {f} |
| brae {n} (hillside or slope) SEE: hillside | :: |
| brag {v} /bɹæɡ/ (to boast) | :: fanfarronear, presumir, jactarse |
| brag {n} (boast) SEE: boast | :: |
| Bragança {prop} /bɹəˈɡɑnzə/ (city in the homonymous district of Portugal) | :: Braganza {f} |
| braggadocio {n} (braggart) SEE: braggart | :: |
| braggardly {adj} (boastful) SEE: boastful | :: |
| braggart {n} /ˈbɹæɡɑːt/ (one who constantly brags or boasts) | :: fanfarria {m}, fanfarrón {m}, fantasma {m}, baladrón, bravucón, matasiete |
| braggart {adj} (characterized by boasting) SEE: boastful | :: |
| bragging {n} /ˈbɹaɡɪŋ/ (the act of one who brags) | :: fanfarronada {f}, jactancia {f} |
| Brahman {prop} (concept of Hinduism) | :: Brahman {m} |
| braid {v} /bɹeɪd/ (to intertwine) | :: trenzar |
| braid {n} (weave of three or more strands) | :: trenza {f} |
| braid {n} (hairstyle) | :: trenza {f} |
| braille {n} /bɹeɪl/ (system of writing using raised dots) | :: braille {m} |
| brain {n} /bɹeɪn/ (organ) | :: cerebro {m} |
| brain {n} (brains: intellect) | :: seso, sesudez |
| brain cancer {n} (cancer of the brain) | :: cáncer del cerebro {m}, cáncer cerebral {m} |
| brain cell {n} (cell in brain) | :: célula cerebral {f} |
| brainchild {n} /ˈbɹeɪn.tʃaɪld/ (creation) | :: bodeguero, invención {f} |
| brain damage {n} (injury to the brain) | :: lesión cerebral {f}, daño cerebral {m} |
| brain drain {n} (emigration of educated people) | :: fuga de cerebros {f} |
| brain fart {n} | :: Una Laguna |
| brainiac {n} /ˈbɹeɪniæk/ (a very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person) | :: cerebrito, pitagorín |
| brainless {adj} (having no brain) | :: descerebrado {m} |
| brainless {adj} (unintelligent; having little or no common sense) | :: descerebrado |
| brain mushroom {n} (fungus) | :: falsa colmenilla {f} |
| brainpower {n} (mental ability) SEE: intelligence | :: |
| brains {n} /bɹeɪnz/ ((informal) intelligence, aptitude) | :: seso, sesera, mollera, entendederas |
| brain stem {n} (part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum) | :: tronco del encéfalo {m} |
| brainstorm {n} (brainstorming) SEE: brainstorming | :: |
| brainstorming {n} (method of problem solving) | :: tormenta de ideas {f}, lluvia de ideas {f}, brainstorming {f} |
| brainwash {n} /ˈbɹeɪnwɒʃ/ (effect upon one's memory, belief or ideas) | :: lavado de cerebro {m} |
| brainwash {v} (to affect one's mind) | :: lavar el cerebro |
| brain-washing {n} (form of indoctrination) | :: lavado de cerebro {m}, comedura de coco {f} |
| brainy {adj} /ˈbɹeɪni/ (intelligent) | :: sesudo |
| braise {v} /bɹeɪz/ (To cook in a small amount of liquid) | :: guisar, estofar |
| brake {n} /bɹeɪk/ (tool for crushing and beating flax or hemp) | :: agramadera {f} |
| brake {n} (nautical: handle of pump) | :: guimbalete {m} |
| brake {n} (device used to slow or stop a vehicle) | :: freno {m} |
| brake {v} (to operate brakes) | :: frenar |
| brake {v} (to be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking) | :: frenar |
| brake {v} | :: frenar |
| brake lining {n} (consumable surfaces in brake systems) | :: balata {f} |
| brake pad {n} (friction element in a disc brake) | :: pastilla de frenos |
| brake shoe {n} (element of a drum brake) | :: zapata {f} |
| bramble {n} (diverse Rubus shrubs) SEE: blackberry | :: |
| bramble {n} (any thorny shrub) SEE: thornbush | :: |
| brambling {n} (bird) | :: pinzón real {m} |
| bran {n} /ˈbɹæn/ (outside layer of a grain) | :: salvado {m}, acemite {m} , afrecho {m} |
| branch {n} /bɹæntʃ/ (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk) | :: rama {f} |
| branch {n} (location of an organization with several locations) | :: sucursal {f} |
| branch {n} | :: ramo {m} |
| branch {v} (to arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree) | :: ramificar |
| branch {v} (to produce branches) | :: ramificar |
| branch {v} (to divide into separate parts or subdivisions) | :: ramificar |
| branch {n} (rail transport: branch line) SEE: branch line | :: |
| branch line {n} (non-through line) | :: ramal ferroviario {m} |
| branch off {v} (to diverge into two or more separate paths) | :: bifurcar |
| branch office {n} (office separate from the headquarters of the business) | :: sucursal, delegación |
| brand {n} /bɹand/ (burning wood, ember) | :: tizón {m} |
| brand {n} (name, symbol, logo) | :: marca {f} |
| brand {n} (a specific product, service, or provider so distinguished) | :: marca {f} |
| brand {v} (stigmatize) | :: tildar, tachar |
| brand {n} (marker for cattle) SEE: branding iron | :: |
| brandade {n} (puree of salted cod, olive oil, and milk) | :: brandada |
| Brandenburg {prop} (state) | :: Brandeburgo {m} |
| branding iron {n} (bent piece of metal) | :: fierro {m} |
| brandish {v} /ˈbɹændɪʃ/ (to move a weapon) | :: esgrimir, blandir |
| brand name {n} (trade name) SEE: trade name | :: |
| brand new {adj} (utterly new) | :: recién estrenado, sin estrenar, flamante |
| brand spanking new {adj} (brand new) SEE: brand new | :: |
| brandy {n} /ˈbɹændi/ (liquor) | :: brandy {m}, coñac {m} |
| brane {n} /bɹeɪn/ (hypothetical object) | :: brana {f} |
| brant {n} /bɹænt/ (wild geese of the genus Branta) | :: barnacla {f} |
| bras d'honneur {n} /ˌbɹɑ dɑˈnɝ/ (obscene gesture) | :: corte de manga {m}, corte de mangas {m}, mentada de madre {f} |
| brash {adj} /bɹæʃ/ (overly bold or self-assertive) | :: procaz |
| brash {adj} | :: irreflexivo, precipitado, tosco |
| Brasília {prop} /bɹəˈziːli.ə/ (The capital of Brazil) | :: Brasilia {f} |
| brass {n} /bɹɑːs/ (alloy of copper and zinc) | :: latón {m} |
| brass {n} (class of wind instruments) | :: cobres {m-p} |
| brass {n} (spent shell casings) | :: casquillo {m} |
| brass {n} (slang: money) | :: plata {f}, pasta {f}, varo {m} |
| brassiere {n} (bra) SEE: bra | :: |
| brass knuckles {n} (weapon which reinforces the fist) | :: puño de acero {m}, puño americano {m}, manopla {f} |
| brat {n} /bɹæt/ (a selfish, spoiled, or unruly child) | :: mimado {m}, malcriado {m}, malportado {m}, mocoso |
| brat {n} (bratwurst) SEE: bratwurst | :: |
| Bratislava {prop} /ˌbɹætɨˈslɑːvə/ (The capital of Slovakia) | :: Bratislava |
| bratwurst {n} (A small pork sausage) | :: bratwurst |
| Braunschweig {prop} (Brunswick) SEE: Brunswick | :: |
| bravado {n} /bɹɑːˈvɑːdoʊ/ (a show of defiance or courage) | :: bravata {f} |
| bravado {n} (a false show of courage) | :: bravata {f}, bravuconada {f} |
| brave {adj} /bɹeɪv/ (strong in the face of fear) | :: valiente, valeroso, corajudo |
| bravely {adv} /ˈbɹeɪvli/ (in a brave manner) | :: valientemente |
| bravery {n} /ˈbɹeɪvəɹi/ (being brave) | :: valor {m} |
| bravo {n} /ˈbɹɑvoʊ/ (the letter "B") | :: Barcelona |
| brawl {n} /bɹɔːl/ (disorderly argument or fight) | :: pelea {f}, trifulca |
| brawl {v} (to engage in a brawl, see also: fight; quarrel) | :: pelear |
| brawn {n} /bɹɔːn/ (terrine) | :: queso de cabeza {m}, cabeza de jabalí |
| bray {v} /bɹeɪ/ (to make the cry of a donkey) | :: rebuznar |
| bray {v} (to make the cry of a camel) | :: ronquido {m} |
| bray {n} (cry of an ass or donkey) | :: rebuzno {m} |
| bray {n} (cry of a camel) | :: roncar |
| brazen bull {n} (ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death) | :: toro de Falaris {m} |
| brazen-faced {adj} /ˈbɹeɪ.zənˌfeɪst/ (Impudent) | :: sinvergüenza |
| brazier {n} /ˈbɹeɪ.ʒɚ/ (An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal) | :: brasero {m} |
| Brazil {prop} /bɹə.ˈzɪl/ (Portuguese-speaking country in South America) | :: Brasil {m} |
| Brazilian {n} /bɹə.ˈzɪ.lɪ.ən/ (person from Brazil) | :: brasileño {m}, brasileña {f}, brasilero |
| Brazilian {adj} (pertaining to Brazil) | :: brasileño, brasilero {m} |
| Brazilian Portuguese {prop} (Portuguese spoken and written in Brazil) | :: portugués brasileño {m} |
| brazil nut {n} (tree) | :: nuez de Brasil {f}, coquito del Brasil {m} |
| brazil nut {n} (nut) | :: nuez de Brasil {f}, coquito del Brasil {m} |
| brazilwood {n} (timber tree) | :: palo Brasil {m}, pau-Brasil {m}, pernambuco {m} |
| Brazzaville {prop} /ˈbɹɑːzəvɪl/ (the capital of the Republic of the Congo) | :: Brazzaville |
| breach {n} /bɹiːtʃ/ (figuratively: the act of breaking) | :: brecha {f} |
| breach {n} (break of a law or obligation) | :: violación {f}, brecha {f} |
| breach {n} (gap) | :: brecha {f}, batería {f}, boquete {m} |
| breach {n} (breaking up of amicable relations) | :: disolución {f} |
| breach {n} (breaking of waves) | :: quebrada {f} |
| breach {n} (assault) | :: brecha {f} |
| breach {n} | :: brecha {f} |
| breach of contract {n} (failure to perform) | :: incumplimiento de contrato {m} |
| breach of promise {n} (tort of withdrawing a promise to marry) | :: incumplimiento de la promesa de matrimonio {m} |
| bread {n} /bɹɛd/ (baked dough made from cereals) | :: pan {m} |
| bread {n} (countable: any variety of bread) | :: pan {m} |
| bread {n} (slang: money) | :: pasta {f} (Spain), lana {f} (Mexico), plata {f} (Argentina) |
| bread {v} (to bread) | :: empanar, empanizar |
| bread and circuses {n} /ˈbɹɛd ənd ˈsɜːkəsəz/ (food and entertainment provided by the state) | :: pan y circo |
| breadbasket {n} (stomach) SEE: stomach | :: |
| breadbasket {n} /ˈbɹɛdbɑːskɨt/ (basket for storing or carrying bread) | :: panera {f} |
| breadboard {n} (cutting board) | :: tabla de cortar {f} |
| breadbox {n} (a container for storing bread) | :: panera {f} |
| breadcrumb {n} (tiny piece of bread) | :: miga {f}, migaja {f} |
| breadfruit {n} /ˈbɹedfɹuːt/ (tree) | :: árbol del pan {m} |
| breadfruit {n} (fruit) | :: fruto del árbol del pan; fruta de pan; buen pan {m}; pana {f}; yaca {f} |
| breadmaker {n} (baker) SEE: baker | :: |
| breadstick {n} (slender loaf of crisp bread) | :: rosquilleta {f}, grisín {m}, palillo de pan {m}, palito de pan {m}, colín {m}, pico {m} |
| breadth {n} (width) SEE: width | :: |
| breadwinner {n} /ˈbɹɛdˌwɪnɚ/ (primary income-earner in a household) | :: cabeza de familia {f} |
| break {v} /bɹeɪk/ (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces) | :: romperse |
| break {v} (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces) | :: romper, quebrar |
| break {v} (intransitive, of a bone: to crack) | :: romper, quebrar |
| break {v} (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack) | :: romper |
| break {v} (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether) | :: descomponerse |
| break {v} (transitive: to cause to stop functioning) | :: descomponer |
| break {v} (of a wave, to collapse into a surf) | :: romper |
| break {v} (of a spell of weather: to end) | :: cambiar |
| break {n} (instance of breaking something into pieces) | :: ruptura {f} |
| break {n} (rest or pause, usually from work) | :: receso {m}, pausa {f}, respiro {m} |
| breakable {adj} (fragile) SEE: fragile | :: |
| breakable {adj} /ˈbɹeɪkəbl/ (able to be broken) | :: frangible, rompible |
| break a leg {interj} (expression of best wishes to a performer) | :: ¡mucha mierda! |
| break a sweat {v} (to start sweating) | :: comenzar a sudar, empezar a sudar |
| break a sweat {v} (to put effort into something) | :: sudar la gota gorda |
| breakaway {adj} (having broken away from a larger unit) | :: separado, separatista |
| breakaway {n} (in cycling) | :: escapado {m} |
| break bad {v} /bɹeɪk bæd/ (to go wrong, to turn toward immorality or crime) | :: irse cuesta abajo |
| break bread {v} (eat a meal, especially shared) | :: compartir el pan |
| break bread {v} (take part in Holy Communion) | :: comulgar |
| break down {v} (to cease to function) | :: fallar, descomponerse, averiarse, estropearse, romperse |
| break down {v} (to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise) | :: transtornarse |
| break down {v} (to become weak and ineffective) | :: debilitarse, deteriorarse |
| break down {v} (to decay) | :: descomponerse, echarse a perder |
| break down {v} (to divide into parts for analysis) | :: desglosar |
| breakdown {n} (failure, particularly mechanical) | :: avería, descompostura {f} , pana {f} , panne {f} |
| breakdown {n} (lapse of mental stability) | :: ataque de nervios {m}, colapso nervioso {m} |
| breakdown {n} (listing or categorization in great detail) | :: desglose {m} |
| break-even point {n} (The point where total costs equal total sales revenue) | :: punto muerto {m} |
| breakfast {n} /ˈbɹɛkfəst/ (first meal of the day) | :: desayuno {m} |
| breakfast {v} (to eat the morning meal) | :: desayunar |
| breakfast cereal {n} (food made from processed grains) | :: cereal {m} |
| break in {v} (to enter by force or illicitly) | :: irrumpir |
| break in {v} (to make something new function well through use) | :: domar, estrenar, ahormar |
| break in {v} (to tame (a horse)) | :: domar |
| break-in {n} (act of entering to commit an offense) | :: efracción {m}, allanamiento de morada {m} |
| breaking news {n} (news that just happened or is happening) | :: noticia de última hora {f}, última hora {f}, último adelanto {m} |
| break into {v} (to enter illegally) | :: forzar la entrada |
| breakneck {adj} (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) | :: a toda carrera, a tumba abierta, como alma que lleva el diablo, disparado, como relámpago, a toda leche , a toda ostia , a todo vapor, a velocidad de vértigo, a toda máquina, a toda pastilla |
| break of dawn {n} (daybreak) SEE: daybreak | :: |
| break one's back {v} | :: romperse el lomo, deslomarse |
| break one's fast {v} (archaic: to eat breakfast) | :: desayunar |
| break out {v} (to begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition) | :: brote |
| breakout {n} (An escape from prison) | :: evasión {f} |
| breakout {n} (An escape from any restrictive or confining situation) | :: evasión {f} |
| break ranks {v} (military) | :: romper filas |
| break someone's heart {v} (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) | :: partirle a alguien el corazón, partir el alma |
| break the bank {v} (win all the money that is available to be paid) | :: hacer saltar la banca |
| break the bank {v} (exhaust one's financial resources) | :: arruinarse |
| break the ice {v} /ˈbɹeɪk ði ˈaɪs/ (to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness) | :: romper el hielo |
| break the Internet {v} (to literally break the Internet) | :: romper Internet |
| breakthrough {n} /ˈbɹeɪkθɹuː/ (military advance) | :: brecha {f} |
| break up {v} (intransitive: to disintegrate) | :: romperse |
| break up {v} (to end a relationship) | :: terminar, romper |
| break up {v} (to dissolve; to part) | :: terminar |
| break up {v} (to stop a fight) | :: separar |
| breakup {n} (breakdown) SEE: breakdown | :: |
| breakwater {n} /ˈbɹeɪkˌwɔːtə/ (construction in or around a harbour) | :: rompeolas {m} |
| breakwater {n} (beach barrier) | :: rompeolas |
| break wind {v} (to fart) | :: peer, peerse |
| bream {n} /bɹɪm/ (fish of the genus Abramis) | :: brema {f} |
| bream {n} (Abramis brama) | :: brema {f}, platica {f} |
| breast {n} /bɹɛst/ (milk-producing organ) | :: pecho {m}, seno {m}, teta {f} |
| breast {n} (chest) | :: pecho {m} |
| breast {n} (seat of emotions) | :: corazón {m} |
| breast {n} (animal's thorax) | :: pechuga {f} |
| breast {n} (choice cut of meat from poultry or other animals) | :: pechuga {f} |
| breast augmentation {n} (cosmetic procedure) | :: cirugia a los senos {f}, cirugia a los pechos {f}, arreglo de tetas |
| breastbone {n} (the central narrow bone in the front of the chest) | :: esternón {m} |
| breast cancer {n} (cancer of the breast) | :: cáncer de mama {m} |
| breastfeed {v} (feed a baby milk via the breasts) | :: dar teta, dar de mamar, lactar, dar el pecho, amamantar |
| breastfeeding {n} /ˈbɹɛstˌfidɪŋ/ (activity) | :: lactancia {f} |
| breast implant {n} (medical prosthesis) | :: implante mamario {m} |
| breast ironing {n} (pounding and massaging of a pubescent girl's breasts to make them stop developing) | :: planchado de senos {m} |
| breast milk {n} (milk produced by humans) | :: leche materna {f} |
| breastpin {n} (brooch) SEE: brooch | :: |
| breastplate {n} (armor) | :: peto {m} |
| breastplate {n} (horse tack) | :: petral {m} |
| breast pump {n} (device used to extract breast milk) | :: sacaleche {f} |
| breaststrap {n} (breastplate) SEE: breastplate | :: |
| breaststroke {n} (swimming stroke) | :: braza {m}, estilo braza {m} |
| breastwork {n} (fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark) | :: parapeto {m} |
| breath {n} /bɹɛθ/ (act or process of breathing) | :: respiración {f} |
| breath {n} (single act of breathing in and out) | :: respiración, aliento {m} |
| breath {n} (air expelled from the lungs) | :: aliento {m} |
| breath {n} (rest or pause) | :: respiro {m} |
| breathalyzer {n} (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) | :: alcoholímetro {m}, alcotest {m} |
| breathe {v} /bɹiːð/ (to draw air in and out) | :: respirar |
| breathe down someone's neck {v} (to follow or supervise too closely) | :: tener a alguien en la mira |
| breather {n} /bɹiː.ðə(ɹ)/ (something that breathes) | :: respirador {m} |
| breather {n} (short break) | :: respiro {m} |
| breathing {n} /ˈbɹiːðɪŋ/ (act of respiration) | :: respiración {f} |
| breathless {adj} /ˈbɹɛθləs/ (having difficulty breathing; gasping) | :: jadeante, sin aliento |
| breathlessness {n} (difficult respiration) SEE: shortness of breath | :: |
| breath of fresh air {n} (something relieving, refreshing, or new) | :: soplo de aire fresco {m} |
| breathtaking {adj} /ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/ (stunningly beautiful) | :: impresionante, emocionante, asombroso, fascinador, fascinante |
| breccia {n} /ˈbɹɛtʃ(ɪ)ə/ (rock) | :: brecha {f} |
| Brechtian {adj} (of or pertaining to Bertolt Brecht or his works) | :: brechtiano |
| breeches {n} /ˈbɹiːtʃɪz/ (a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs) | :: calzones |
| breed {v} /bɹiːd/ (to sexually produce offspring) | :: criar, procrear |
| breed {v} (of animals, to mate) | :: aparearse |
| breed {v} (to keep animals and have them reproduce) | :: criar |
| breed {v} (to propagate or grow plants) | :: criar, cultivar |
| breed {v} (to take care of in infancy and through childhood) | :: criar |
| breed {v} (to yield or result in) | :: engendrar |
| breed {n} (all animals or plants of the same species or subspecies) | :: raza {f} (of animals), variedad {f} (of plants) |
| breed {n} (race or lineage) | :: raza {f} (of animals), casta {f} (of people), cepa {f} (of plants), variedad {f} (of plants) |
| breeder {n} /ˈbɹiːdə(ɹ)/ ((professional) plant or animal breeder) | :: criador {m}, criadora {f} |
| breeding {n} (copulation) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| breeding-ground {n} (figuratively) | :: semillero, caldo de cultivo |
| breeze {n} /bɹiːz/ (a light, gentle wind) | :: brisa {f} |
| breezefly {n} (horsefly) SEE: horsefly | :: |
| breezy {adj} /ˈbɹiːzi/ ((figuratively) cheerful and lively) | :: fresco |
| Brendan {prop} (male given name) | :: Borondón |
| brent goose {n} (Small member of the goose family) | :: barnacla carinegra {f} |
| Brescia {prop} /ˈbɹɛʃə/ (city and province of Italy) | :: Brescia |
| Breslau {prop} (Wroclaw) SEE: Wroclaw | :: |
| Brest {prop} /bɹɛst/ (a city in Brittany) | :: Brest |
| Brest {prop} (a city in Belarus) | :: Brest |
| brethren {n} /ˈbɹɛðɹən/ (the body of members) | :: hermanos {p} |
| Breton {n} /ˈbɹɛtən/ (person from Brittany) | :: bretón {m}, bretona {f} |
| Breton {n} (the language) | :: bretón {m} |
| Breton {adj} (pertaining to Brittany) | :: bretón |
| breve {n} /bɹiːv/ (double whole note) | :: cuadrada {f} |
| breviary {n} /ˈbɹɛv.i.ɛɹ.i/ (a book containing prayers and hymns) | :: breviario {m} |
| brevier {n} | :: gallarda |
| brevity {n} /ˈbɹɛvəti/ (the quality of being brief in duration) | :: brevedad {f} |
| brevity {n} (succinctness; conciseness) | :: concisión {f} |
| brevity is the soul of wit {proverb} (conciseness is essential to witty remarks) | :: la brevidad es el alma del talento |
| brew {n} (beer) SEE: beer | :: |
| brew {v} /bɹuː/ (make tea or coffee) | :: preparar |
| brew {v} (to be in a state of preparation) | :: hirviendo, fermentando |
| brew {v} | :: fermentar, destilar |
| brew {n} (something brewed) | :: destilado {m} |
| brew {n} (hill) SEE: hill | :: |
| brew {n} (cup of tea) SEE: cup of tea | :: |
| brewer {n} /ˈbɹu.ə(ɹ)/ (someone who brews) | :: cervecero, brebajero |
| brewery {n} /ˈbɹuːəɹi/ (building where beer is produced) | :: cervecería {f} |
| brewery {n} (company that brews beer) | :: cervecería {f} |
| brewing {n} /ˈbɹuɪŋ/ (production of alcoholic beverages) | :: elaboración de cerveza {f}, |
| Brexit {prop} /ˈbɹɛɡzɪt/ (withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU) | :: Brexit {m} |
| Brezhnev {prop} (surname) | :: Brézhnev |
| briar {n} (any thorny plant) SEE: thornbush | :: |
| briard {n} (dog breed) | :: pastor de Brie |
| bribable {adj} (susceptible to bribery) | :: sobornable |
| bribe {n} /bɹaɪb/ (inducement to dishonesty) | :: soborno {m}, coima {f} , matraca {f} , mordida {f} , cohecho, alfadía {f} |
| bribe {v} (to give a bribe) | :: sobornar, cohechar, coimear , aceitar , untar, comprar, corromper |
| bribery {n} /ˈbɹaɪbəɹi/ (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions) | :: soborno {m}, cohecho {m} |
| BRIC {prop} (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) | :: BRIC {m} |
| brick {n} /bɹɪk/ (hardened block used for building) | :: ladrillo {m} |
| brick {n} (a building material) | :: ladrillo {m} |
| brick and mortar {adj} (buildings and property for the conduct of a business) | :: tradicional, físico |
| bricklayer {n} (craftsman) | :: albañil {m} |
| brickyard {n} (factory where bricks are produced or distributed) | :: tejar {m} |
| bricolage {n} /ˌbɹi.koʊˈlɑʒ/ (construction) | :: bricolaje {m} |
| bride {n} /bɹaɪd/ (woman in the context of her own wedding) | :: novia {f} |
| bridegroom {n} /ˈbɹaɪdˌɡɹuːm/ (bridegroom, groom) | :: novio {m} |
| bride price {n} (sum paid to the family of the bride) | :: excrex {m} |
| bridesmaid {n} /ˈbɹaɪdzˌmeɪd/ (woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony) | :: dama de honor {f} |
| bridge {n} /bɹɪd͡ʒ/ (construction or natural feature that spans a divide) | :: puente {m}, bóveda {f} |
| bridge {n} (bony ridge of the nose) | :: puente {m} |
| bridge {n} (replacement for teeth) | :: puente {m} |
| bridge {n} (nautical) | :: puente {m} |
| bridge {n} (communications) | :: pasarela {f} |
| bridge {n} (piece on string instruments) | :: puente {m} |
| bridge {n} (card game) | :: bridge {m} |
| Bridget {prop} /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪt/ (female given name) | :: Brigida |
| Bridgetown {prop} /ˈbɹɪdʒˌtaʊn/ (capital of Barbados) | :: Bridgetown |
| bridle {n} /ˈbɹaɪdəl/ (headgear for horse) | :: brida {f} |
| bridled tern {n} (Onychoprion anaethetus) | :: charrán ambridado {m} |
| bridled titmouse {n} (Baeolophus wollweberi) | :: herrerillo embridado {m}, carbonero embridado {m} |
| brie {n} /bɹiː/ (mild French cheese) | :: brie {m} |
| brief {adj} /bɹiːf/ (of short duration) | :: breve, corto |
| brief {adj} (concise) | :: conciso, sucinto, escueto |
| brief {n} (a short news story or report) | :: resumen {m} |
| brief {v} (to summarize) | :: poner al tanto |
| briefcase {n} /ˈbɹiːfˌkeɪs/ (case used for carrying documents) | :: maletín {m} |
| briefly {adv} /ˈbɹiːfli/ (in a brief manner) | :: concisamente |
| briefs {n} /bɹiːfs/ (male underwear) | :: slip, trusa {f} |
| brig {n} (two-masted vessel) | :: bergantín {m} |
| brig {n} (naval military jail or guardhouse) | :: calabozo {m} |
| brigade {n} /bɹɪˈɡeɪd/ (organized group of people) | :: brigada {f} |
| brigade {n} (military unit) | :: brigada {f} |
| brigadier {n} (an army rank) | :: brigadier {m} |
| brigand {n} /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənd/ (bandit) | :: bandido {m} |
| brigandine {n} /ˈbɹɪɡəndiːn/ (coat of armor) | :: brigantina {f} |
| bright {adj} /bɹaɪt/ (visually dazzling, luminous, radiant) | :: claro, brillante, resplandeciente, luminoso, lucio |
| bright {adj} (intelligent) | :: brillante, inteligente, genial |
| bright {adj} (vivid) | :: expresivo, vívido, vivo |
| bright {adj} (happy) | :: alegre |
| bright {adj} | :: subido |
| brightness {n} /ˈbɹaɪtnəs/ (the quality of being bright) | :: brillo {m} |
| brilliance {n} /ˈbɹɪljən(t)s/ (The quality of being exceptionally effulgent) | :: brillantez {f} |
| brilliance {n} (The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity) | :: brillantez {f} |
| brilliant {adj} /ˈbɹɪljənt/ (shining brightly) | :: brillante |
| brilliant {adj} (of a colour: both light and saturated) | :: brillante |
| brilliant {adj} (of surpassing excellence) | :: brillante |
| brilliant {adj} (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage)) | :: brillante |
| brilliant {adj} (highly intelligent) | :: brillante |
| brilliant {n} (4-point type) | :: perla |
| brilliantly {adv} (in a brilliant manner) | :: brillantemente |
| brillo pad {n} (scouring pad containing soap) | :: estropajo {m} |
| brim {n} /bɹɪm/ (the topmost rim or lip of a container) | :: borde {m} |
| brim {n} (a projecting rim, especially of a hat) | :: ala {f} |
| brimstone {n} (sulfur) SEE: sulfur | :: |
| Brindisi {prop} /ˈbrɪndɪzi/ (port city in Apulia, Italy) | :: Bríndisi {?} |
| brindled {adj} /ˈbɹɪndəld/ (streaky, spotted) | :: aleonado |
| brine {n} /bɹaɪn/ (salt water) | :: salmuera {f} |
| brine {n} (the sea or ocean) | :: agua de mar {f} |
| brine {v} (to preserve food in a salt solution) | :: poner en salmuera, salar |
| bring {v} /ˈbɹɪŋ/ (to transport toward somebody/somewhere) | :: traer (bringer is coming), llevar (bringer is going) |
| bring about {v} (To cause to take place) | :: traer, provocar |
| bring about {v} (To accomplish) | :: lograr |
| bring a knife to a gunfight {v} (to be inadequately equipped) | :: (L.A.): a la guerra sin fusil |
| bring home the bacon {v} (to make a living) | :: ganarse la vida, traer el pan a casa |
| bring owls to Athens {v} (to undertake a pointless venture) SEE: carry coals to Newcastle | :: |
| bring to a boil {v} (heat something until it reaches boiling point) | :: poner a hervir |
| bring together {v} (to cause people to do something together) | :: concitar |
| bring to heel {v} (compel someone to obey) | :: meter en cintura |
| bring to light {v} (expose) | :: sacar a luz, sacar a la luz |
| bring up {v} (to bring from a lower position) | :: levantar, alzar, traer (desde abajo) |
| bring up {v} (mention) | :: traer a colación, sacar a relucir |
| bring up {v} (to raise children) | :: criar |
| bring up {v} (to stop or interrupt) | :: detener, interrumpir |
| bring up the rear {v} (to be last in a moving line of people) | :: cerrar la marcha |
| brinjal {n} (an aubergine) SEE: eggplant | :: |
| brink {n} /bɹɪŋk/ (edge) | :: borde {m} |
| briny {n} (sea) SEE: sea | :: |
| brioche {n} /ˈbriːɒʃ/ (type of bun) | :: pan de yema {m}, bollo suizo {m} |
| Brisbane {prop} /ˈbɹɪzbən/ (Capital of Queensland, Australia) | :: Brisbane {m} |
| brisk {adj} /bɹɪsk/ (full of liveliness and activity) | :: brioso, enérgico |
| brisk {adj} (full of spirit of life) | :: vital |
| brisk {adj} (stimulating or invigorating) | :: vigorizante |
| brisk {adj} (abrupt, sharp in one's manner or tone) | :: brusco |
| brisket {n} (the chest of an animal) | :: pecho |
| brisket {n} (a cut of meat from an animal chest) | :: falda |
| briskly {adv} /ˈbɹɪskli/ (fast, quickly, swiftly) | :: con brío, brioso; rápido, enérgico |
| bristle {n} /ˈbɹɪs.l̩/ (stiff or coarse hair) | :: cerda {f} |
| bristle {n} (hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.) | :: cerda {f} |
| bristle {v} (to rise or stand erect, like bristle) | :: erizar |
| bristletail {n} (insect of the order Zygentoma) | :: pececillo de plata {m}, lepisma de la harina {f}, lepisma del azúcar {f} |
| Bristolian {adj} /bɹɪsˈtəʊ.li.ən/ (of, from, or relating to Bristol) | :: bristolense |
| Bristolian {n} | :: bristolense |
| Brit {n} (British person) SEE: Briton | :: |
| Britain {prop} (United Kingdom) SEE: United Kingdom | :: |
| Britain {prop} /ˈbɹɪ.tn̩/ (island, see also: Great Britain; British Isles) | :: Gran Bretaña {f} |
| Britain {prop} (Brittany) SEE: Brittany | :: |
| britches {n} (pants) SEE: pants | :: |
| britches {n} (breeches) SEE: breeches | :: |
| British {prop} /ˈbɹɪɾ.ɪʃ/ (citizens or inhabitants of Britain) | :: británicos {m-p} |
| British {prop} (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK) | :: británicos {m-p} |
| British {prop} (the British English language) | :: inglés británico |
| British {adj} (of Britain) | :: británico |
| British {adj} (colloquial: of the UK) | :: británico |
| British Columbia {prop} /ˈbɹɪt.ɪʃ kə.ˈlʌm.bi.ə/ (province of Canada) | :: Columbia Británica {f} |
| British Commonwealth {prop} (Commonwealth of Nations) SEE: Commonwealth of Nations | :: |
| British Empire {prop} (empire) | :: Imperio Británico {m} |
| British English {n} (English language as in Britain, especially in England) | :: inglés británico {m} |
| Britisher {n} /ˈbɹɪtɪʃə/ (British subject) | :: británico {m} |
| British Isles {prop} /ˌbɹɪ.tɪʃ ˈaɪlz/ (group of islands) | :: las Islas Británicas {f-p} |
| British Virgin Islands {prop} (British overseas territory) | :: Islas Vírgenes Británicas {f-p} |
| Briton {n} /ˈbɹɪtən/ (inhabitant of Great Britain) | :: británico {m}, británica {f}, británicos {m-p}, británicas {f-p} |
| Brittany {prop} /ˈbɹɪtəni/ (region of North West France) | :: Bretaña {f} |
| Brittany {prop} (dog breed) | :: spaniel bretón |
| brittle {adj} /ˈbɹɪtl̩/ (able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure) | :: frágil, quebradizo, friable |
| brittle {adj} (apt to break or crumble when bending) | :: frágil |
| brittle {n} (confection of caramelized sugar and nuts) | :: crocante {m} |
| brittleness {n} (property) | :: fragilidad {f} |
| brittle star {n} (echinoderms) | :: ofiura {f}, ofiuroideo {m} |
| Brittonic {adj} (Brythonic) SEE: Brythonic | :: |
| bro {n} (a male sibling) SEE: brother | :: |
| bro {n} /bɹoʊ/ (a male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals) | :: compadre {m}, broder {m} |
| broach {n} (spit) SEE: spit | :: |
| broach {v} /bɹoʊtʃ/ (make a hole in) | :: espitar |
| broach {v} (begin discussion about) | :: sacar a colación |
| broach {n} (brooch) SEE: brooch | :: |
| broach {n} (architecture: spire) SEE: spire | :: |
| broad {adj} (wide) SEE: wide | :: |
| broad {n} /bɹɔːd/ (colloquial term for a woman or girl) | :: pava {f} , piba , jermu {f} |
| broad {n} (whore) SEE: whore | :: |
| broadband {n} (high-capacity internet connection) | :: banda ancha {f} |
| broad bean {n} (Vicia faba) | :: haba {f} |
| broad-billed sandpiper {n} (Calidris falcinellus) | :: correlimos falcinelo |
| broadcast {n} /ˈbɹɔːdkɑːst/ (transmission of a radio or television programme) | :: emisión {f} |
| broadcast {n} (programme transmitted) | :: programa {m} |
| broadcast {n} (act of scattering seed) | :: diseminar |
| broadcast {v} (to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means) | :: transmitir, emitir |
| broadcaster {n} (organisation) | :: emisora {f} |
| broadcasting {n} (business or profession of radio and television) | :: retransmisión {f}, emisión {f} |
| broaden {v} (to make broad) | :: ensanchar |
| broaden {v} (to become broad) | :: ensancharse |
| broad-leaved {adj} (having broad leaves) | :: planifolio, latifolio, de hoja ancha |
| broadly {adv} (in a wide manner) | :: a grandes rasgos, en líneas generales |
| broadness {n} (the state, characteristic, or condition of being broad) | :: vastedad {f} |
| broadside {n} (one side of a warship) | :: costado {m} |
| broadside {n} (the simultaneous firing of all the guns on one side of a warship) | :: andanada {f} |
| broadside {n} (written or spoken attack) | :: andanada {f} |
| broad-winged hawk {n} (Buteo platypterus) | :: águila aliancha {m}, gavilán aliancho {m} |
| brocade {n} /bɹəˈkeɪd/ (fabric) | :: bordado, bordadura |
| broccoli {n} /ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/ (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) | :: brécol {m}, bróculi {m}, brócoli {m} |
| brochure {n} /bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/ (booklet of printed informational matter) | :: folleto {m} |
| broiler {n} /ˈbɹɔɪlɚ/ (chicken suitable for broiling) | :: broiler {m} |
| broke {adj} /bɹoʊk/ (lacking money; bankrupt) | :: pelado, sin un duro, sin un peso, sin blanca, tieso |
| brokeback {adj} (derelict) SEE: derelict | :: |
| broken {adj} /ˈbɹəʊkən/ (fragmented) | :: roto, quebrado |
| broken {adj} (having the bone in pieces, fractured) | :: roto, fracturado |
| broken {adj} (of a line: dashed) | :: discontinuo |
| broken {adj} (of skin: split or ruptured) | :: cortado |
| broken {adj} (not working properly) | :: descompuesto, averiado, estropeado |
| broken {adj} (completely defeated and dispirited) | :: destrozado, derrotado, descorazonado |
| broken {adj} (poorly spoken) | :: chapurreado, deslavazado, macarrónico |
| broken {adj} (having no money) | :: quebrado, seco, bruja |
| broken {adj} (uneven of relief, cut by valleys) | :: irregular, disparejo |
| broken {adj} (disconnected) | :: cortado, desconectado, discontinuo |
| broken heart {n} (feeling of grief or loss) | :: corazón partido {m} |
| broken record {n} (Someone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance) | :: disco rayado {m} |
| broker {n} /ˈbɹoʊkɚ/ (mediator between a buyer and seller) | :: corredor, intermediario {m}, bróker {m} |
| broker {n} (stockbroker) | :: corredor de bolsa, agente de bolsa |
| brokerage {n} (company whose business is to act as a broker) | :: corredor {m}, correduría {f} |
| brokerage {n} (the commission paid to a broker) | :: corretaje {m} |
| bromatology {n} /bɹəʊməˈtɒlədʒi/ (study of food) | :: bromatología {f} |
| brome {n} /bɹəʊm/ (grass of Bromus) | :: bromo {m} |
| bromhexine {n} (mucolytic agent) | :: bromhexina {f} |
| bromide {n} /ˈbɹoʊ.maɪd/ (chemistry: binary compound of bromine and another element) | :: bromuro {m} |
| bromide {n} (dull person with conventional thoughts) | :: pelmazo |
| bromide {n} (platitude) SEE: platitude | :: |
| bromine {n} /ˈbɹoʊmin/ (nonmetallic chemical element) | :: bromo {m} |
| bromocriptine {n} (ergoline derivative) | :: bromocriptina {f} |
| bromophenol blue {n} (acid-base indicator) | :: azul de bromofenol {m} |
| bronchial {adj} /ˈbɹɑːn.ki.əl/ (Of or relating to the bronchi or to the bronchioles) | :: bronquial |
| bronchiectasis {n} (abnormal permanent dilatation of the bronchial tubes) | :: bronquiectasia {f} |
| bronchitis {n} /bɹɒŋˈkaɪtɪs/ (inflammation of the lungs) | :: bronquitis {f} |
| broncho- {prefix} (relating to bronchi) | :: bronco- |
| bronchodilator {n} (drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages) | :: broncodilatador {m} |
| bronchoscope {n} (form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes) | :: broncoscopio {m} |
| bronchoscopy {n} (technique) | :: broncoscopia {f}, broncoscopía {f} |
| bronchospasm {n} (difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles) | :: broncoespasmo {m} |
| bronchus {n} /ˈbɹɒŋkəs/ (Either or two branches of the trachea) | :: bronquio {m} |
| Bronx cheer {n} (synonym of raspberry) SEE: raspberry | :: |
| bronze {v} (to tan) SEE: tan | :: |
| bronze {n} /bɹɑnz/ (alloy) | :: bronce {m} |
| bronze {n} (colour) | :: bronce {m}, broncíneo {m}, broncínea {f} |
| bronze {adj} (made of bronze) | :: brónceo, éneo |
| bronze {adj} (having a bronze colour) | :: bronceado |
| bronze {adj} (tanned; darkened as a result of exposure to the sun) | :: tostado, bronceado |
| bronze {v} (to plate with bronze) | :: pavonar |
| bronze {v} (to color bronze) | :: broncear |
| bronze {n} (bronze medal) SEE: bronze medal | :: |
| Bronze Age {prop} (archaeology) | :: Edad de Bronce {f} |
| bronze medal {n} (medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze) | :: medalla de bronce {f} |
| brooch {n} /bɹoʊtʃ/ (jewellery with pin) | :: broche {m} |
| brood {n} /bɹuːd/ (the young of certain animals) | :: cría {f} |
| brood {n} (the young of any egg-laying creature) | :: polluelo {m} |
| brood {n} (the children in one family) | :: prole {f} |
| brood {v} (to keep an egg warm) | :: empollar |
| brood {v} (to protect) | :: proteger |
| brooding {adj} /ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/ (deeply or seriously thoughtful) | :: meditativo |
| broody {n} /ˈbɹuːdi/ (female bird in the condition to incubate eggs) | :: clueca {f}, culeca {f} |
| brook {n} /bɹʊk/ (a small stream) | :: arroyo {m}, arroyuelo {m} |
| brook {v} (tolerate) SEE: tolerate | :: |
| Brooklyn {prop} /ˈbɹʊk.lən/ (borough of New York City) | :: Brooklyn {n} |
| broom {n} /bɹuːm/ (domestic utensil) | :: escoba {f}, escobillón {m} |
| broom {n} (sweeper in curling) | :: cepillo {m} |
| broom {n} (Fabaceae shrub) | :: retama {f}, hiniesta {f}, genista {f} |
| broomcorn millet {n} (proso millet) SEE: proso millet | :: |
| broomrape {n} (plant of the genus Orobanche) | :: orobanca {f} |
| bros. {n} (abbreviation of brothers) | :: hnos. |
| broth {n} /bɹɔθ/ (water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled) | :: caldo {m} |
| brothel {n} /ˈbɹɑθəl/ (house of prostitution) | :: casa de citas {f}, bulín {m} , burdel {m}, lupanar {m}, prostíbulo {m}, mancebía {f}, casa de putas {f} |
| brother {n} /ˈbɹʌðɚ/ (male sibling) | :: hermano {m} |
| brother {n} (male having parents in common) | :: hermano {m} |
| brother {n} (male fellow member of a religious community) | :: hermano {m} |
| brother {n} (peer) | :: hermano {m} |
| brotherhood {n} /ˈbɹʌðɚhʊd/ (state of being brothers or a brother) | :: fraternidad {f} |
| brotherhood {n} (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) | :: hermandad {f} |
| brother-in-arms {n} (fellow combatant or soldier) | :: compañero de fatigas |
| brother-in-law {n} /ˈbɹʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/ (one's husband's brother) | :: cuñado {m} |
| brother-in-law {n} (one's wife's brother) | :: cuñado {m} |
| brother-in-law {n} (one's sister's husband) | :: cuñado {m} |
| brother-in-law {n} (one's husband's sister's husband) | :: concuñado {m} |
| brother-in-law {n} (one's wife's sister's husband) | :: concuñado {m} |
| brotherly {adj} /ˈbɹʌð.ɚ.li/ (of or characteristic of brothers) | :: fraternal, fraterno |
| brow {n} (forehead) SEE: forehead | :: |
| brow {n} (eyebrow) SEE: eyebrow | :: |
| browbeat {v} /ˈbɹaʊ.biːt/ (to bully in an intimidating way) | :: intimidar |
| brown {n} /bɹaʊn/ (colour) | :: marrón {m}, café {m} , canelo {m} , carmelita {m} , carmelito {m} , castaño {m}, pardo {m}, moreno {m}, bronceado {m}, moreno {m} |
| brown {adj} (having a brown colour) | :: marrón {m}, café {m} {f}, pardo {m}, castaño |
| brown {v} (to become brown) | :: pardear |
| brown {v} (to cook until brown) | :: dorar |
| brown {v} (to tan) SEE: tan | :: |
| Brown {prop} (surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion) | :: Castaño, Moreno, Pardo |
| brown bear {n} (Ursus arctos) | :: oso pardo {m} |
| brown coal {n} (lignite) SEE: lignite | :: |
| brown dwarf {n} (starlike object) | :: enana marrón |
| brown-eyed {adj} (having brown eyes) | :: ojimoreno |
| brown falcon {n} | :: halcón berigora {m} |
| Brownian motion {n} (random motion of particles suspended in a fluid) | :: movimiento browniano {m} |
| brownish {adj} /ˈbɹaʊnɪʃ/ (of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown) | :: pardusco |
| brownnose {v} (fawn) SEE: fawn | :: |
| brownnose {v} (to flatter in obsequious manner) | :: hacer la pelota, pelotear, lamer el culo |
| brown noser {n} (one who brownnoses) | :: pelota {m} {f}, chupamedias {m} {f}, lameculos {m} {f} |
| brownout {n} (a period of low alternating current line voltage) | :: baja de voltaje {f} |
| brown rat {n} (Rattus norvegicus) | :: rata común {f} |
| brown rice {n} (unpolished rice) | :: arroz integral |
| Brownshirt {n} (a uniformed member of the Nazi party) | :: camisa parda {m} |
| brown sugar {n} (partially refined sugar) | :: azúcar moreno {m}, azúcar morena {m} |
| brown woolly monkey {n} (monkey) | :: mono barrigudo {m}, barrigudo {m} |
| browse {v} /bɹaʊz/ (scan, casually look through) | :: navegar |
| browser {n} (web browser) SEE: web browser | :: |
| brucellosis {n} (infection by the bacterium, Brucella) | :: brucelosis {f} |
| Bruges {prop} /bɹuːʒ/ (city in Belgium) | :: Brujas |
| bruise {v} /bɹuːz/ (strike (a person), giving them a bruise) | :: magullar, contusionar |
| bruise {v} (cause fruit or vegetables to bruise) | :: mazar, magullar, machacar |
| bruise {v} (of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises) | :: macarse, estropearse |
| bruise {v} (to get bruised) | :: magullarse, salirse moratones, moretonearse, amoratarse |
| bruise {n} (medical: mark on the skin) | :: moratón {m} , moretón {m} , cardenal {m}, magulladura {f} |
| bruise {n} (mark on fruit or vegetable) | :: maca {f}, magullamiento {m} |
| Brumaire {prop} /bɹʊˈmɛəɹ/ (the second month of the French Republican Calendar) | :: brumario {m} |
| brumous {adj} (wintry) SEE: wintry | :: |
| brumous {adj} /ˈbɹuːməs/ (foggy or misty, see also: foggy; misty) | :: brumoso |
| brunch {n} /bɹʌntʃ/ (a meal) | :: brunch {m} |
| Brunei {prop} /bɹuːˈnaɪ/ (a country in Southeast Asia) | :: Brunéi |
| Bruneian {n} (person from Brunei) | :: bruneano {m} bruneana {f} |
| Bruneian {adj} (pertaining to Brunei) | :: bruneano, de Brunéi |
| brunette {adj} /bɹuˈnɛt/ (having brown or black hair) | :: castaña clara, castaña oscura, morena, morocha |
| brunette {n} (a person, especially female, with brown or black hair) | :: morocho {m}, moreno {m} |
| brunette {n} (a person, especially female, with dark eyes and darkish or olive skin) | :: morena {f} |
| brunion {n} (nectarine) SEE: nectarine | :: |
| Bruno {prop} /ˈbɹunoʊ/ (male given name) | :: Bruno {m} |
| brunost {n} (cheese) | :: geitost |
| Brunswick {prop} (Braunschweig, Germany) | :: Brunsvigo {m}, Brunsvico {m} |
| bruschetta {n} /bɹuˈʃɛtə/ (Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes) | :: bruschetta {f} |
| brush {n} /bɹʌʃ/ (implement) | :: pincel {m}, cepillo {m}, escobilla {f}, brocha {f} |
| brush {n} (electrical contact) | :: escobilla {f} |
| brush {n} (act of brushing) | :: cepillado {m} |
| brush {n} (wild vegetation) | :: matorral {m} |
| brush {n} (short experience) | :: pincelada {f} |
| brush {v} (to clean (with a brush)) | :: cepillar |
| brush {v} (to untangle/arrange) | :: cepillar |
| brush {v} (to apply) | :: aplicar |
| brush {v} (to remove) | :: recoger |
| brush {v} (to touch) | :: rozar |
| brush one's teeth {v} (to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush) | :: cepillarse los dientes |
| brushstroke {n} (stroke of a brush) | :: pincelada {f} |
| brush up {v} (to improve a rusty or underdeveloped skill) | :: desempolvar |
| brushwood {n} (fallen branches and twigs) | :: broza {f} |
| brusque {adj} /bɹʌsk/ (rudely abrupt, unfriendly) | :: brusco |
| brusquely {adv} (in a brusque manner) | :: bruscamente |
| Brusselian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to, Brussels) | :: bruselense |
| Brusselian {n} (someone from Brussels) | :: bruselense {m} {f} |
| Brussels {prop} /ˈbɹʌsəlz/ (capital of Belgium) | :: Bruselas {f} |
| Brussels sprout {n} (vegetable) | :: col de Bruselas {f} |
| brutal {adj} /ˈbɹuːtəl/ (savagely violent) | :: brutal |
| Brutalism {n} (style of modernist architecture) | :: brutalismo {m} |
| brutality {n} (a state of being brutal) | :: brutalidad {f} |
| brutally {adv} (in a brutal manner) | :: brutalmente |
| brute {adj} /bɹuːt/ (of humans: senseless, unreasoning) | :: bruto |
| brute {adj} (crude, unpolished) | :: bruto |
| brute {adj} | :: bruto, bestia |
| brute {n} (animal destitute of human reason) | :: bestia {f} |
| brute {n} (brutal person) | :: bruto {m} |
| brutish {adj} /ˈbɹuːt.ɪʃ/ (Of, or in the manner of a brute) | :: cafre |
| Brutus {prop} /ˈbɹutəs/ (Roman cognomen) | :: Bruto |
| bruxism {n} /ˈbɹʌksɪz(ə)m/ (habit or practice of grinding the teeth) | :: bruxismo {m} |
| Bryansk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Briansk {m} |
| Bryce {prop} (given name) | :: Bryce |
| Bryce {prop} (surname) | :: Bryce |
| bryology {n} (The study of bryophytes) | :: briología {f} |
| bryophyte {n} /ˈbɹaɪ̯.ə.fʌit/ (member of the Bryophyta; moss, liverwort, or hornwort) | :: briofita {f}, briófito {m}, briofito {m} |
| bryozoan {n} /ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən/ (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa) | :: briozoo {m} |
| Brythonic {adj} /bɹɪˈθɒnɪk/ (of or relating to the Brythonic language subgroup) | :: britónico |
| B-side {n} (reverse side of a phonograph record) | :: cara B {f} |
| bête noire {n} /bɛt ˈnwɑɹ/ (an anathema) | :: bestia negra {f} |
| bubble {n} (Greek) SEE: Greek | :: |
| bubble {n} /ˈbʌb.əl/ (spherically contained volume of air or other gas) | :: burbuja {f}, pompa {f} |
| bubble {n} (period of intense speculation in a market) | :: burbuja {f} |
| bubble {v} (to rise up in bubbles) | :: burbujear |
| bubble {n} (someone who has been fooled) SEE: dupe | :: |
| bubble {v} (to cry, weep) SEE: weep | :: |
| bubble {v} (to cheat, delude) SEE: cheat | :: |
| bubble butt {n} (large, rounded buttocks) | :: culón {m} |
| bubble level {n} (tool) SEE: spirit level | :: |
| bubble tea {n} (milk tea with tapioca balls) | :: té de burbujas {m}, té de perlas {m} |
| bubo {n} /ˈbu.boʊ/ (inflamed lymph node) | :: bubón {m} |
| bubonic {adj} (of or pertaining to buboes) | :: bubónico |
| bubonic plague {n} (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) | :: peste bubónica {f} |
| Bucalemu {prop} (Bucalemu) | :: Bucalemu {m}, Bucalemo {m} |
| Bucharest {prop} /ˌbuːkəˈɹɛst/ (The capital of Romania) | :: Bucarest {?} |
| buck {n} (ram) SEE: ram | :: |
| buck {n} /bʌk/ (male deer, goat, etc.) | :: buco {m}, gamo {m}, macho {m}, macho {m} cabrío, macho del conejo {m} |
| buck {n} (fop or dandy) | :: caballerete {m}, pisaverde {m} |
| buck {n} (informal: dollar) | :: pavo {m}, pavos {m-p} |
| buck {v} (of a horse: to leap upward arching its back, kicking out hind legs) | :: corcovear |
| bucket {n} /ˈbʌkɪt/ (container) | :: balde {m} , cubeta {m} , cubo {m} , pozal {m} , tobo {m} |
| bucket {v} (rain heavily) | :: llover a cántaros, jarrear |
| bucket down {v} (rain heavily) | :: llover a cántaros, caer chuzos de punta, caer a plomo |
| bucket list {n} (a list of things to accomplish before one's death) | :: lista de cosas por hacer antes de morir {f} |
| Buckingham Palace {prop} (the official London residence of the British monarch) | :: Palacio de Buckingham {m} |
| buckle {n} /ˈbʌk(ə)l/ (belt clasp) | :: hebilla |
| buckler {n} /ˈbʌk.lə/ (small shield) | :: escudo {m}, rodela {f} |
| buckle up {v} (to fasten one's seat belt or safety belt) | :: abrochar el cinturón |
| buckskin {n} | :: ante {m}, piel de ante {f} |
| buck's party {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party | :: |
| buckwheat {n} /ˈbʌkʍiːt/ (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) | :: alforfón {m} |
| buckwheat {n} (fruit of this plant as cereal) | :: alforfón {m} |
| bucolic {adj} /bjuˈkɑlɪk/ (rustic, pastoral, country-styled) | :: bucólico |
| bucolic {adj} | :: bucólico |
| bud {n} /bʌd/ (newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded) | :: botón {m}, brote {m}, retoño {m}, yema {f} |
| bud {n} (slang: potent cannabis) | :: cogollo |
| bud {n} (small rounded body in the process of splitting from an organism, which may grow into a genetically identical new organism) | :: yema {f} |
| bud {v} (to form buds) | :: florecer, brotar, retoñar |
| bud {v} (to reproduce by splitting off buds) | :: reproducirse por gemación |
| bud {n} (slang: buddy) | :: amigote {m} |
| Budapest {prop} /ˈbuːdəpɛst/ (the capital city of Hungary) | :: Budapest {m} |
| buddha {n} (marijuana) SEE: marijuana | :: |
| buddha {n} /ˈbudə/ (enlightened human) | :: Buda {m} |
| Buddha {prop} /ˈbʊdə/ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) | :: Buda {m} |
| Buddhahood {n} (state of being enlightened by Buddhist teachings) | :: budeidad |
| Buddha's hand {n} (citrus fruit) | :: mano de buda {f} |
| Buddhic {adj} /ˈbʊdɪk/ (Buddhist) | :: búdico |
| Buddhism {n} /ˈbu.dɪ.zəm/ (religion and philosophy) | :: budismo {m} |
| Buddhist {adj} /ˈbudɪst/ (of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism) | :: budista |
| Buddhist {adj} (of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists) | :: budista |
| Buddhist {n} (practitioner of Buddhism) | :: budista {m} {f} |
| Buddhist Era {prop} (calendrical system) | :: era budista {f} |
| Buddhistic {adj} (of, relating to Buddhism) | :: búdico |
| buddy {n} /bʌd.i/ (friend or casual acquaintance) | :: compañero {m}, acompañante {m} {f}, camarada {m} {f}, cuate {m} |
| buddy {n} (partner for a particular activity) | :: colega {m} {f}, compinche {m} {f} |
| buddy {n} (informal address to a stranger) | :: colega {m} {f}, amigo {m}, amiga {f} |
| budge {v} /bʌdʒ/ (intransitive: to move) | :: mover |
| budge {v} (transitive: to move) | :: mover |
| budgerigar {n} (species of parakeet) | :: periquito {m} |
| budget {n} /ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/ (the amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame) | :: presupuesto {m} |
| budget {n} (itemized summary of intended expenditure) | :: presupuesto |
| budget {adj} (of, or relating to a budget) | :: presupuesto {m} |
| budget {v} (construct or draw up a budget) | :: presupuestar |
| budget {v} (allow for in a budget) | :: presupuestar |
| budget {v} (plan for the use of in a budget) | :: presupuestar |
| budgetary {adj} (of or pertaining to a budget) | :: presupuestario, presupuestal |
| budyonovka {n} (Red Army hat) | :: budiónovka {f} |
| Buenos Aires {prop} /ˌbweɪnoʊs ˈaɪɹeɪs/ (capital of Argentina) | :: Buenos Aires {?} |
| buff {n} /bʌf/ (a person who is very interested in a particular subject) | :: aficionado {m} |
| buff {n} (A brownish yellow colour) | :: color del ante |
| buff {adj} (Unusually muscular) | :: papiado |
| buffalo {n} /ˈbʌf.ə.loʊ/ (Old World mammals) | :: búfalo {m} |
| buffalo {n} (North American bison) | :: bisonte {m} |
| Buffalo {prop} (a city in New York State) | :: Buffalo |
| buff-breasted sandpiper {n} (Calidris subruficollis) | :: correlimos canelo {m} |
| buffer {n} /ˈbʌfɚ/ (portion of memory in computing) | :: memoria intermedia {f} |
| buffer {n} (solution to stabilize pH) | :: tampón, solución amortiguadora, solución reguladora |
| buffer {v} (maintain a given acidity) | :: tamponar |
| buffer solution {n} (buffer solution) | :: solución tampón |
| buffer zone {n} (neutral area) | :: zona colchón {f} |
| buffet {n} /bəˈfeɪ/ (counter or sideboard) | :: bufé {m}, bufet {m}, ambigú {m} |
| bufflehead {n} /ˈbʌfəlhɛd/ (a duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola) | :: porrón coronado {m}, pato moñudo {m}, pato pinto {m}, porrón albeola {m} |
| buffoon {n} /bəˈfuːn/ (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) | :: bufón {m} |
| bug {n} /bʌɡ/ (an insect of the order Hemiptera) | :: chinche {m} |
| bug {n} (a colloquial name for insect) | :: bicho {m} |
| bug {n} (problem that needs fixing (especially in computing)) | :: error {m}, fallo {m}, defecto {m} |
| bug {n} (an enthusiasm for something) | :: manía {f}, pasión {f} |
| bug {n} (an electronic listening device) | :: micrófono oculto {m} |
| bug {v} (to annoy) | :: molestar, hacer la puñeta , buscarle las cosquillas |
| bug {v} (to install an electronic listening device in) | :: colocar micrófonos ocultos |
| bugger {n} (heretic) SEE: heretic | :: |
| bugger {n} /ˈbʌɡɚ/ (someone who commits buggery) | :: pervertido {m}, sodomita {m}, bugarrón {m}, bujarrón {m} |
| bugger {n} | :: majadero {m}, jodón {m}, fregón {m}, fastidio {m} |
| bugger {v} (to have anal intercourse with) | :: encular, sodomizar, dar por el culo |
| bugger {n} (whippersnapper) SEE: whippersnapper | :: |
| bugger factor {n} (Murphy's law) SEE: Murphy's law | :: |
| bugger off {interj} (go away) SEE: get lost | :: |
| buggery {n} (anal sex) SEE: anal sex | :: |
| buggy {n} (shopping cart) SEE: shopping cart | :: |
| bughouse chess {n} (variant of chess) | :: Pasapiezas |
| bugle {n} /ˈbjuːɡəl/ (music: simple brass instrument) | :: clarín {m} |
| bug screen {n} (window screen) SEE: window screen | :: |
| bug spray {n} (insecticide for household pests) | :: repelente de insectos {f} |
| build {v} /bɪld/ ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) | :: construir, edificar |
| build castles in the air {v} (to have any desire, idea, or plan unlikely to be realized) | :: hacer castillos en el aire, forjar castillos en el aire, levantar castillos en el aire, hacer castillos de naipes |
| builder {n} /ˈbɪl.dɚ/ (a person who builds or constructs things) | :: constructor {m}, constructora {f}, constructor civil {m}, constructora civil {f} |
| builder {n} (a bodybuilder) SEE: bodybuilder | :: |
| building {n} /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ (act or process of building) | :: edificación {f}, construcción {f} |
| building {n} (closed structure with walls and a roof) | :: edificio {m} |
| building blocks {n} (toy) | :: bloques de construcción {m-p} |
| building material {n} (any material which is used for construction purposes) | :: material de construcción {m} |
| building site {n} (place where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected) | :: obra {f} |
| building society {n} (financial institution) | :: sociedad de préstamo inmobiliario {f} |
| building worker {n} (construction worker) SEE: construction worker | :: |
| built-in {adj} (constructed as a non-detachable part) | :: integrado, empotrado |
| built-in {adj} (included) | :: incluido {m} |
| Buin {prop} (Buin) | :: Buin {m} |
| buisine {n} (medieval wind instrument) | :: añafil {m} |
| Bujumbura {prop} /ˌbuːdʒəmˈbʊɹə/ (former capital of Burundi) | :: Buyumbura |
| bukkake {n} /buˈkɑː.ki/ (act of multiple people ejaculating on someone) | :: bukkake, bukake, bucake |
| bulb {n} /bʌlb/ (bulb-shaped root) | :: bulbo {m} |
| bulb {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb | :: |
| bulbourethral {adj} (pertaining to the urethra and the bulb of the penis) | :: bulbouretral |
| bulbous {adj} /ˈbʌlbəs/ (having the shape of a bulb) | :: bulboso |
| bulbous {adj} (growing from a bulb or producing bulbs) | :: bulboso |
| bulbul {n} /ˈbʊlbʊl/ (bird of the family Pycnonotidae) | :: bulbul {m} |
| Bulgaria {prop} /bʌlˈɡɛɹ.i.ə/ (country) | :: Bulgaria {f} |
| Bulgarian {adj} /bʌlˈɡɛɹi.ən/ (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) | :: búlgaro |
| Bulgarian {n} (native of Bulgaria) | :: búlgaro {m}, búlgara {f} |
| Bulgarian {n} (language) | :: búlgaro {m} |
| Bulgarian Hound {n} (Bulgarian Hound) | :: sabueso de Bulgaria {m} |
| bulge {n} /bʌldʒ/ (Something sticking out) | :: bulto {m}, abultamiento {m}, protuberancia {f} |
| bulge {v} (to stick out from) | :: abultar |
| bulimia {n} /bjuˈlimi.ə/ (eating disorder) | :: bulimia, bulimia nerviosa {f} |
| bulimia nervosa {n} (eating disorder) SEE: bulimia | :: |
| bulimic {adj} (suffering from bulimia nervosa) | :: bulímico |
| bulimic {adj} (of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa) | :: bulímico |
| bulimic {n} (person suffering from bulimia) | :: bulímico |
| bulk {n} /bʌlk/ (volume) | :: masa {f} |
| bulk {n} (major part of something) | :: grueso |
| bulk {n} (unpackaged goods in transport) | :: bulto |
| bulk {adj} (large in size, mass, or volume) | :: masivo |
| bulk {n} (dietary fibre) SEE: dietary fibre | :: |
| bulkhead {n} (partition on ship) | :: mamparo |
| bulkhead {n} (partition on air- or spacecraft) | :: mamparo |
| bulkhead {n} (panel through which connectors pass) | :: panel |
| bulky {adj} /ˈbʌlki/ (large in size, mass, or volume) | :: voluminoso |
| bulky {adj} (unwieldy) | :: abultado |
| bull {n} /ˈbʊl/ (uncastrated adult male bovine) | :: toro {m} |
| bull {n} (slang: policeman) | :: poli |
| bull {v} (lie) | :: mamar |
| bull {n} (document) | :: bula |
| bull {n} (nonsense) | :: bulo {m} |
| bullcrap {n} (bullshit) SEE: bullshit | :: |
| bulldog {n} /ˈbʊldɔɡ/ (breed of dog) | :: bulldog {m}, buldog {m}, dogo {m} |
| bulldozer {n} /ˈbʊldoʊzɚ/ (tractor) | :: aplanadora {f}, bulldozer {m} |
| bull dyke {n} /ˈbʊlˌdaɪk/ (masculine lesbian) | :: marimacho |
| bullectomy {n} (surgical procedure) | :: bullectomía {f} |
| bullet {n} /ˈbʊl.ɪt/ (projectile) | :: bala {f}, proyectil {m} |
| bullet ant {n} (Paraponera clavata) | :: hormiga bala {f} , folofa {f} , tucandera {f} , yanabe {f} , conga {f} |
| bulletin {n} /ˈbʊlɪtɪn/ (A short report) | :: boletín {m} |
| bulletin {n} (A short news report) | :: boletín {m} |
| bulletin {n} (A short printed publication) | :: boletín {m} |
| bulletin board {n} (a board) | :: tablón de anuncios {m} |
| bulletproof {adj} /bʊl.ɪtpɹuːf/ (capable of withstanding a bullet) | :: antibalas, a prueba de balas |
| bulletproof {adj} (reliable, infallible) | :: infalible |
| bulletproof vest {n} /bʊl.ɪtpɹuːf vɛst/ (garment) | :: chaleco antibalas {m} |
| bullet train {n} (Japanese high-speed train) | :: tren de alta velocidad, shinkansen {m} |
| bull fiddle {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| bullfight {n} (public spectacle) | :: corrida {f}, corrida de toros {f} |
| bullfighter {n} (a toreador or matador) | :: torero {m}, matador {m}, diestro {m} |
| bullfighting {n} (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) | :: toreo {m}, tauromaquia {f}, corrida de toros {f} |
| bullfinch {n} (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) | :: camachuelo {m} |
| bullfrog {n} /ˈbʊlfɹɑɡ/ (bullfrog) | :: rana toro {f} |
| bullhead {n} (Europe, Asia: the European bullhead) SEE: European bullhead | :: |
| bullhorn {n} (portable device which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice) | :: megáfono {m} |
| bullion {n} /ˈbʊl.jən/ (bulk quantity of precious metal) | :: tejo {m}, tejón {m} |
| bullionism {n} (an economic theory that defines wealth by the amount of precious metals owned) | :: bullionismo |
| bull market {n} (state of stock market) | :: mercado alcista |
| Bullmastiff {n} /ˈbʊlˌmæstɪf/ (breed of dog) | :: bullmastiff {m} |
| bullock {n} /ˈbʊlək/ (a castrated bull; an ox) | :: buey {m} |
| bullpen {n} (enclosed area to hold bulls) | :: toril |
| bull ring {n} (bullring) SEE: bullring | :: |
| bullring {n} (area in which a bullfight is takes place) | :: plaza de toros {f} |
| bull run {n} (event in which people run with bulls in the streets) | :: encierro {m} |
| bullseye {n} /ˈbʊlzaɪ/ (centre of a target) | :: centro del blanco {m} |
| bullseye {n} (thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light) | :: ojo de buey {m} |
| bullseye {n} (shot which hits the centre of a target) | :: diana {f} |
| bullshit {n} /ˈbʊlʃɪt/ (deceitful statements, etc) | :: tontería {f}, pendejadas {f}, idiotez {f}, huevada {f}, mierda {f}, caca {f}, chamullo {m}, gilipollez, leseras {f} , chorrada {f}, bosta, mierda de toro |
| bullshit {n} (card game) | :: desconfío {m}, mentiroso {m} |
| bullshit {v} (to tell lies, exaggerate) | :: mentir, fanfarronear |
| bullshit {v} | :: huevear, decir tonterías |
| bullshit {interj} (expression of disbelief) | :: tonterías {f-p}, pendejadas {f-p}, huevadas {f-p}, chorradas {f-p}, mierda {f}, mierda de torro |
| bullshitter {n} (someone who lies a lot (vulgar)) | :: cantamañanas {m} {f} |
| bully {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| bully {n} /ˈbʊli/ (person who is cruel to others) | :: bravucón {m}, abusón {m}, matón, abusador {m}, peleón {m}, pendenciero {m}, perdonavidas {m}, matasiete {m} |
| bully {n} (hired thug) | :: matón {m}, sicario {m} |
| bully {v} (to intimidate) | :: intimidar, chulear, acosar, hacer bullying |
| bully {v} (act aggressively towards) | :: tiranizar, acosar |
| bully {interj} (well done!) | :: bravo |
| bullying {n} /ˈbʊl.i.ɪŋ/ (act of intimidating a person) | :: vejación {f}, ultraje {m}, acoso {m}, hostigamiento {m}, bullying, matonaje {m}, matonismo {m} |
| bullying {n} (persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant) | :: bullying {m}, mobbing {m} |
| bulwark {n} /ˈbʊl.wɝk/ (defensive wall or rampart) | :: baluarte {m} |
| bulwark {n} (defense or safeguard) | :: baluarte {m} |
| bulwark {n} (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale) | :: amurada {f} |
| bulwark {n} (breakwater) SEE: breakwater | :: |
| bum {n} /bʌm/ (informal: buttocks or anus) | :: ano, trasero |
| bum {n} (hobo) | :: vagabundo {m}, vago {m} |
| bum bag {n} (small pouch attached to a belt) SEE: fanny pack | :: |
| bumblebee {n} /ˈbʌmbl̩bi/ (genus of bee) | :: abejorro {m}, abejarrón {m}, abejón {m}, moscardón {m} , jicote {m} |
| bumfodder {n} (toilet paper) SEE: toilet paper | :: |
| bumfuck {n} (sodomy) SEE: sodomy | :: |
| bumfuck {v} (sodomize) SEE: assfuck | :: |
| bumfuck {n} (assfuck) SEE: assfuck | :: |
| bumfuck {n} (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) | :: jurutungo viejo {m} |
| bumfuck nowhere {prop} (the middle of nowhere) | :: el culo del mundo {m}, en el quinto coño |
| bummer {interj} /ˈbʌ.mə(ɹ)/ (a disappointment, a pity, a shame) | :: decepción {f}, fiasco {m}, fracaso {m}, vergüenza {f} |
| bump {n} /bʌmp/ (a swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury) | :: chichón {m}, tolondro {m}, cototo {m} , bulto {m} |
| bump {n} | :: chichón {m}, bache {m}, abolladura {f} |
| bumper {n} /ˈbʌmpə(ɹ)/ (impact absorber on a vehicle) | :: parachoques {m}, bómper {m} , bumper {m} , defensa {f} , paragolpes {m} , |
| bumper car {n} (vehicle) | :: auto chocón {m}, auto chocador {m}, carro chocón {m}, carro chocador {m} |
| bumpkin {n} /ˈbʌmpkɪn/ (yokel) | :: paleto {m}, palurdo {m}, montañero {m}, montuno {m}, cazurro {m}, guajiro {m}, jíbaro {m} |
| bump stock {n} (weapon mod) | :: modificación semiautomática {f}, bump stock {m} |
| bumpy {adj} /ˈbʌmpi/ (jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements) | :: disparejo, desparejo, dispar |
| bun {n} (newbie) SEE: newbie | :: |
| bun {n} /bʌn/ (A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) | :: bollo |
| bun {n} (A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) | :: rodete {m}, moño {m}, chongo {m} |
| bunch {n} /ˈbʌntʃ/ (a group of similar things) | :: manojo {m}, puñado {m}, (flowers)ramo {m} |
| bunch {n} (a cluster of grapes) | :: racimo {m} |
| bunch {n} (an informal body of friends) | :: grupo {m}, pandilla {f} |
| bunch {n} (a considerable amount) | :: montón {m} |
| bunch {n} (an unusual concentration of ore) | :: bolsada {f} |
| bunch {v} (to form a bunch) | :: arracimarse , enracimarse |
| Bundestag {prop} /ˈbʊndəsˌtɑːɡ/ (federal parliament of Germany) | :: Bundestag {m} |
| bundle {n} /ˈbʌnd(ə)l/ (group of objects held together by wrapping or tying) | :: haz {m}, atado {m}, fajo {m} |
| bundle {n} (biology: cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres) | :: haz {m} |
| bundle {n} (colloquial: large amount, especially of money) | :: fajo {m} |
| bundle {v} (to tie or wrap together) | :: atar, liar, amarrar |
| bundle {v} (to hustle, dispatch quickly) | :: empujar, carrerear, despachar rápidamente |
| bundle {v} (to dress someone warmly) | :: abrigar |
| bundle {v} (intransitive: to dress warmly) | :: abrigarse |
| bundle {v} (intransitive: to hurry) | :: apurarse, carrerearse |
| bundt cake {n} (ring-shaped cake) | :: gugelhupf {m} |
| bung {n} (bribe) SEE: bribe | :: |
| bung {n} /ˈbʌŋ/ (stopper) | :: tapón {m}, corcho {m} |
| bungee {n} /ˈbʌn.d͡ʒi/ (elastic strap for securing luggage) | :: pulpo {m} |
| bungee cord {n} (elastic strap with hooks) SEE: bungee | :: |
| bungee jump {n} (instance of bungee jumping) | :: salto de puenting {m} |
| bungee jump {v} (to participate in bungee jumping) | :: hacer puenting |
| bungee jumping {n} (jumping from a great height with a cord) | :: puénting {m},góming {m}, bungy jumping, bungy, bungee jumping, salto elástico {m}, puentismo {m} |
| bungler {n} (one who makes mistakes) | :: torpe |
| bunion {n} /ˈbʌnjən/ (bump on the big toe) | :: juanete {m} |
| bunk {n} /bʌŋk/ (one of a series of berth in tiers) | :: litera {f} |
| bunk {n} (built-in bed on board a ship) | :: litera {f} |
| bunk {v} (to fail to attend school without permission) | :: hacer novillos , hacer la cimarra |
| bunk bed {n} (two or more beds fixed on top of one another) | :: litera {f} |
| bunkbed {n} (bunk bed) SEE: bunk bed | :: |
| bunker {n} /ˈbʌŋkɚ/ (hardened shelter) | :: búnker {m} |
| bunker {n} | :: búnker {m} |
| bunker {n} (truant) SEE: truant | :: |
| bunkhouse {n} (A building providing sleeping quarters for workers) | :: barracón {m} |
| bunny {n} /ˈbʌni/ (young rabbit) | :: conejito {m}, gazapo {m} |
| bunny {n} (women in a costume of rabbit ears and tail) | :: conejita {f} |
| bunny girl {n} (club hostess in provocative costume suggestive of a rabbit) | :: conejita {f} |
| bunny hug {n} (hoodie) SEE: hoodie | :: |
| Bunsen burner {n} (small laboratory gas burner) | :: mechero {m}, quemador Bunsen {m} |
| bunt {n} (baseball: ball intentionally hit softly) | :: tocar |
| bunt {v} (baseball) | :: toque {m} |
| bunting {n} /ˈbʌntɪŋ/ (bird) | :: escribano {m} |
| Bunuelian {adj} (of or relating to Luis Buñuel) | :: buñueliano |
| buoy {n} /ˈbɔɪ/ (moored float) | :: boya {f} |
| buoy {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
| buoyance {n} (buoyancy) SEE: buoyancy | :: |
| buoyancy {n} /ˈbɔɪ.ən.si/ (physics: upward force on an immersed body) | :: sustentación hidráulica, impulso |
| buoyancy {n} (ability to stay afloat) | :: flotabilidad {f} |
| buoyancy {n} (resilience or cheerfulness) | :: optimismo |
| buoyant {adj} /ˈbɔɪ.ənt/ (able to float) | :: boyante |
| bupkis {n} /ˈbʌp.kɪs/ (absolutely nothing) | :: nada |
| bur {n} (prickly husk) SEE: burr | :: |
| burble {v} /ˈbɜɹ.bəl/ (to bubble, to gurgle) | :: borbollar, borbotar |
| burbot {n} /ˈbɜ(ɹ).bət/ (a freshwater fish: Lota lota) | :: lota {f} |
| burden {n} /ˈbɝdn/ (heavy load) | :: carga |
| burden {n} (responsibility, onus) | :: carga {f}, responsabilidad {f} |
| burden {n} (cause of worry) | :: preocupación {f} |
| burden {v} (encumber) | :: gravar |
| burden of proof {n} (duty of a party in a legal proceeding) | :: carga de la prueba {f} |
| burdensome {adj} /ˈbɝ.dən.səm/ (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) | :: exigente, pesado, penoso, arduo, agotador, fastidioso, puñeta |
| Burdigalian {prop} | :: Burdigaliense |
| burdock {n} /ˈbɝːdɑːk/ (any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium) | :: bardana, cachurrea, cadillo, lampazo, lapaizo, pegadillo, pegote |
| bureau {n} /ˈbjʊɹ.oʊ/ (office (room)) | :: oficina {f} |
| bureau {n} (desk) | :: escritorio {m} |
| bureau {n} (chest of drawers for clothes) | :: cómoda {f} |
| bureaucracy {n} /bjʊˈɹɑːkɹəsi/ (system of administration) | :: burocracia {f} |
| bureaucracy {n} (body of officers) | :: burocracia {f} |
| bureaucracy {n} (excessive red tape) | :: burocracia {f} |
| bureaucrat {n} /ˈbjʊəɹəkɹæt/ (An official in a bureaucracy) | :: burócrata {m} {f} |
| bureaucratically {adv} (in a bureaucratic manner) | :: burocráticamente |
| bureaucratize {v} /bjʊəˈɹɒkɹətʌɪz/ (to make bureaucratic) | :: burocratizar |
| bureau de change {n} /ˈbjʊəɹ.əʊ.dəˌʃɒ̃ʒ/ (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) | :: casa de cambio {f} |
| burg {n} (fortified town in medieval Europe) | :: burgo {m} |
| Burgas {prop} (city in Bulgaria) | :: Burgas {m} |
| burgeon {v} /ˈbɝː.d͡ʒən/ (to grow or expand) | :: medrar |
| burgeon {v} (of plants, to bloom, bud) | :: florecer, retoñar |
| burger bar {n} (fast-food restaurant primarily selling hamburgers) | :: hamburguesería {f} |
| burglary {n} /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡləɹi/ (the crime of breaking into) | :: allanamiento de morada {m} |
| burgle {v} /ˈbɜːɡəl/ (to commit burglary) | :: hurtar, robar |
| burgomaster {n} /ˈbɜɹɡəmæstəɹ/ (the mayor of a town in certain countries) | :: burgomaestre {m} |
| Burgundian {n} /bɜːɹˈɡʌndɪən/ (а member of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe) | :: burgundio {m} |
| Burgundian {prop} (the old Burgundian language) | :: burgundio {m} |
| Burgundian {adj} (pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language) | :: burgundio {m} |
| burgundy {n} /ˈbɝ.ɡən.di/ (color) | :: burdeos |
| burgundy {adj} (color) | :: burdeos |
| Burgundy {prop} /ˈbɝːɡəndi/ (region) | :: Borgoña {f} |
| burial {n} /ˈbɛɹɪəl/ (interment) | :: entierro {m} |
| burial chamber {n} (chamber used to bury the dead) | :: cámara mortuoria {f} |
| buried {adj} /ˈbɛ.ɹid/ (Placed in a grave at a burial) | :: enterrado |
| burka {n} (female garment that covers the whole body) | :: burka {m}, burqa {m} |
| Burkinabe {n} (person from Burkina Faso) | :: burkinés |
| Burkinabe {adj} (from Burkina Faso) | :: burkinés |
| Burkina Faso {prop} /bəː(ɹ)ˈkiːnə ˈfɑsoʊ/ (country) | :: Burkina Faso |
| burl {n} /bɝl/ (mottled wood) | :: lobanillo {m}, lupia {f} |
| burlap {n} /ˈbɝlæp/ (strong cloth) | :: arpillera {f} |
| burly {adj} /ˈbɜːli/ (well-built) | :: corpulento, musculoso |
| Burma {prop} /ˈbɝmə/ (Southeast Asian country (former name), see also: Myanmar) | :: Birmania {f} |
| Burmese {adj} /bɜːˈmiːz/ (Of or relating to Burma) | :: birmano |
| Burmese {n} (a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent) | :: birmano |
| Burmese {prop} (language) | :: birmano |
| burn {n} /bɝn/ (physical injury) | :: quemadura {f} |
| burn {n} (act of burning something) | :: quema, quemar |
| burn {n} (physical sensation in the muscles) | :: quemazón {f} |
| burn {v} (to cause to be consumed by fire) | :: quemar |
| burn {v} (to be consumed by fire) | :: arder, quemar, quemarse |
| burn {v} (to injure with heat or chemicals) | :: quemar |
| burn {v} (computing: to write data) | :: quemar |
| burn {n} (vegetable disease) SEE: brand | :: |
| burn {v} (to cauterize) SEE: cauterize | :: |
| burn {v} (to sunburn) SEE: sunburn | :: |
| burn down {v} (cause a structure to burn to nothing) | :: incendiar, arrasar |
| burn down {v} (completely burn so that nothing remains) | :: incendiarse |
| burner {n} /ˈbɝnɚ/ (someone or something that burns) | :: quemador {m} |
| burner {n} (element on a kitchen stove) | :: hornilla, quemador {m} |
| burner {n} (device that generates localized heat for experiments) | :: quemador {m} |
| burner {n} (a hot-air balloon's propulsion system) | :: quemador {m} |
| burner {n} (device for burning refuse) | :: incinerador {m} |
| burner {n} (computing: device that allows data or music to be stored on a CD) | :: grabador de CD {m} |
| burning {adj} /bɝnɪŋ/ (so hot as to seem to burn (something)) | :: ardiente |
| burning {adj} (feeling very hot) | :: ardiente |
| burning {adj} (feeling great passion) | :: ardiente |
| burning bush {n} (Euonymus in general) SEE: spindle | :: |
| burning bush {n} (biblical object) | :: zarza ardiente {f} |
| burning bush {n} (Dictamnus albus) SEE: gas plant | :: |
| burning times {n} (period of persecution of witches) | :: los tiempos de la quemas |
| burnish {v} /ˈbɜː(ɹ)nɪʃ/ (to make smooth or shiny by rubbing) | :: bruñir |
| burn one's bridges {v} (burn one's bridges) | :: quemar los puentes, quemar las naves |
| burn one's candle at both ends {v} (burn the candle at both ends) SEE: burn the candle at both ends | :: |
| burnoose {n} /bɝˈnus/ (a thick hooded cloak) | :: albornoz {m} |
| burnout {n} (experience of long-term exhaustion) | :: queme {m}, burnout {m} |
| burnt {adj} /ˈbɜɹnt/ (carbonized) | :: quemado |
| burnt {adj} | :: quemado |
| burn the candle at both ends {v} (work hard night and day) | :: quemar la vela por los dos cabos |
| burn the midnight oil {v} (work through the night) | :: hacer días y noches |
| buro {n} (office) | :: oficina {f} |
| buro {n} (desk) | :: escritorio {m} |
| buro {n} (chest of drawers for clothes) | :: cómoda {f} |
| burocratic {adj} (of or pertaining to bureaucracy) | :: burocrático |
| burp {n} /bɝp/ (a softer belch) | :: eructo {m}, regüeldo {m} |
| burp {v} (to emit a burp) | :: eructar, regoldar |
| burp {v} (to burp someone) | :: eructar |
| burqa {n} (burka) SEE: burka | :: |
| burr {n} /bɝ/ (sliver or splinter) | :: astilla {f}, limadura {f}, esquirla |
| burr {n} (seed pod with sharp features) | :: cadillo {m} |
| burr {n} (material left on an edge after cutting) | :: rebaba {f} |
| burr {n} (mispronouncion of "r") | :: erre francesa {f} |
| burr {v} (to pronounce "r") | :: arrastrar las erres |
| burr cell {n} | :: equinocito |
| burrito {n} /bəˈɹi.toʊ/ (Mexican dish) | :: burrito {m} |
| burro {n} (small donkey) | :: burrico {m} |
| burrow {n} /ˈbʌɹoʊ/ (a tunnel or hole) | :: madriguera {f}, ratonera {f} (mouse burrow) |
| burrow {v} (to dig a hole) | :: socavar, cavar |
| burrowing parrot {n} (a South-American conure) | :: loro tricahue {m} |
| bursitis {n} (inflammation of a bursa) | :: bursitis {f} |
| burst {v} /bɝst/ (to break from internal pressure) | :: reventar |
| burst {v} (to cause to burst) | :: reventar, romper |
| burst {n} (instance or act of bursting) | :: ráfaga {f}, estallo {m}, reventón {m}, estallido {m}, explosión {f} |
| burst into tears {v} (suddenly start crying) | :: romper a llorar |
| burst out laughing {v} (suddenly start laughing intensely) | :: reirse a carcajadas |
| burundanga {n} | :: burundanga {f} |
| Burundi {prop} /bʊˈɹʊndi/ (a country in Eastern Africa) | :: Burundi |
| Burundian {n} (person from Burundi) | :: burundés {m} |
| Burundian {adj} (pertaining to Burundi) | :: burundés {m} |
| bury {v} /ˈbɛ.ɹi/ (inter a corpse in a grave or tomb) | :: enterrar, dar sepultura |
| bury {v} (place in the ground) | :: enterrar |
| Buryat {n} (person) | :: buriato {m} |
| Buryatia {prop} (Buryatia, Russia) | :: Buriatia {f} |
| bury the hatchet {v} (to stop fighting or arguing) | :: enterrar el hacha de guerra |
| bus {n} (medical slang: ambulance) SEE: ambulance | :: |
| bus {n} (vehicle) | :: autobús {m}, bus {m} , camión {m} , camioneta {f} , cazadora {f} , chiva {f} , colectivo {m} , guagua {f} , micro {f} , micro {m} , ómnibus {m} , bondi {m} , rufa {f} |
| bus {n} (electrical conductor) | :: bus {m} |
| Busan {prop} (Busan, South Korea) | :: Busán {m} |
| Busanian {n} (a native or resident of Busan) | :: Busanense, Busanés {m}, Busanesa {f} |
| busbar {n} (electrical conductor) | :: embarrado {m}, barraje, barra colectora {f} |
| busboy {n} (assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables) | :: ayudante de camarero {m} {f}, ayudante de mozo {m} {f}, galopino {m} |
| bus bulb {n} (an arrangement by which a sidewalk is extended outwards for a bus stop) | :: ensanchamiento para autobús {m} |
| busby {n} /ˈbʌz.bi/ (fur hat, usually with a plume) | :: colbac {m} |
| bush {n} /bʊʃ/ (category of woody plant) | :: arbusto {m} |
| bush {n} (pubic hair) | :: vello púbico {m}, pelos púbicos {m-p}, pendejos (vulgar) {m-p} |
| bushbaby {n} (galago) SEE: galago | :: |
| bush dog {n} (a wild canine animal) | :: perro de monte {m} |
| bushel {n} /ˈbʊʃəl/ (dry measure) | :: fanega |
| bush hammer {n} (a square-headed hammer with spikes) | :: bujarda {f} |
| Bushism {prop} (political philosophy) | :: bushismo {m} |
| Bushman {n} (Bushman) | :: bosquimán {m} |
| bushmaster {n} (pit viper) | :: cascabel muda {f}, cascabel púa {f} , cuaima {f} , matabuey {f} , pucarara {f} , shushupe {f} , verrugosa {f} |
| bushy {adj} /ˈbʊʃi/ (growing thickly) | :: tupido, poblado |
| business {n} /ˈbɪz.nɪs/ (commercial enterprise or establishment) | :: empresa {f} |
| business {n} (occupation, work or trade of a person) | :: negocio {m} |
| business {n} (commercial, industrial or professional activity) | :: negocio {m} |
| business {n} (something involving one personally) | :: asunto {m} |
| business as usual {n} (The normal course of an activity, in circumstances that are out of the ordinary) | :: como si nada ocurriera, zona de conflicto |
| business before pleasure {proverb} (discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification) | :: primero el deber y después el placer |
| business card {n} (small card) | :: tarjeta de visita {f}, tarjeta de presentacion {f} |
| businessman {n} /ˈbɪznəsmæn/ (a man in business, one who works at a commercial institution) | :: hombre de negocios {m}, empresario {m}, negociante {m} {f} |
| business trip {n} (business trip) | :: viaje de negocios {m} |
| businesswoman {n} (woman of business) | :: mujer de negocios {f}, negocianta {f} |
| busk {v} (nautical: to tack) SEE: tack | :: |
| busker {n} (street performer) | :: artista callejero {m} {f} |
| bus route {n} (set route of bus service) | :: línea de autobús {f} |
| bus shelter {n} (A building or other structure constructed at a bus stop) | :: marquesina {f} |
| bus station {n} (major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes) | :: estación de autobús {f} |
| bus stop {n} (a stop for public transport buses) | :: parada de autobús {f} |
| bust {n} /ˈbʌst/ (sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders) | :: busto {m} |
| bust {n} (breasts and upper thorax of a woman) | :: busto {m} |
| bust {v} (alteration of burst) | :: reventar |
| bust {v} (to break something) | :: reventar |
| bust {v} ((slang) to arrest for a crime) | :: trincar |
| bust {v} ((slang) to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal) | :: cazar, pillar |
| bust {n} (failed enterprise) | :: fiasco {m} |
| bustard {n} /ˈbʌs.təd/ (any of several birds of the family Otididae) | :: avutarda {f} |
| buster {n} (guy, friend) | :: tipo, tío, amigo |
| buster {n} (loser, uncool person) | :: boludo {m}, huevón {m} |
| bustle {n} /ˈbʌsəl/ (frame worn underneath a woman's skirt) | :: polisón {m} |
| bustle {v} (to teem or abound (with)) | :: abundar |
| bustling {adj} (full of noisy activity) | :: ajetreado |
| busty {adj} /ˈbʌsti/ (having large breasts) | :: tetuda |
| busy {adj} /ˈbɪzi/ (crowded with business or activities) | :: ocupado |
| busy {adj} (doing a great deal) | :: ocupado |
| busy {adj} (engaged) | :: ocupado |
| busy {adj} (complicated) | :: complicado |
| busybody {n} (someone who interferes with others) | :: metiche {m}, metijón {m}, metomentodo {m}, intruso {m}, entremetido {m} |
| busy work {n} (activity performed for occupying time) | :: terapia ocupacional {f} |
| but {conj} /bʌt/ (rather) | :: sino |
| but {conj} (although) | :: aunque, pero |
| but {conj} (except) | :: excepto, salvo, sino |
| but {conj} (solely, only, merely (obsolete)) | :: sólo, solamente |
| butadiene {n} (the compound CH2CH-CHCH2) | :: butadieno {m} |
| butane {n} /ˈbjuːteɪn/ (the organic compound) | :: butano {m} |
| butanol {n} (alcohol of butane) | :: butanol {m} |
| butanone {n} (the simple aliphatic ketone: CH3CH2COCH3) | :: butanona {f}, metiletilcetona {f} |
| butcher {n} /ˈbʊt͡ʃ.ɚ/ (a person who prepares and sells meat) | :: carnicero {m}, carnicera {f}, oficial {m} {f} |
| butcher {v} (To slaughter animals and prepare meat for market) | :: carnear, matar, destazar |
| butcher {v} (to kill brutally) | :: masacrar |
| butcher's {n} /ˈbʊtʃə(ɹ)z/ (butcher’s shop) | :: carnicería {f} |
| butcher's hook {n} (hook for hanging carcasses) | :: gancho de carnicero {m}, gancho de carnicería {m} |
| butchershop {n} (a butcher's shop) | :: carnicería {f} |
| butchery {n} (abattoir) SEE: abattoir | :: |
| butene {n} (any of several forms of butylene) | :: buteno {m} |
| butler {n} /ˈbʌt.lɚ/ (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) | :: sumiller {m} {f} |
| butler {n} (chief male servant) | :: mayordomo |
| butt {n} /bʌt/ (buttocks) | :: culo {m}, culamen {m}, nalgas {f-p}, trasero {m}, pompis {m}, posaderas {f-p}, poto |
| butt {n} (remnant of a smoked cigarette or cigar) | :: colilla {f}, bacha {f}, calilla {f}, chenca {f}, chicote {m}, chinga {f}, chiva {f}, pava {f}, pucho {m} |
| butt {n} (limit, bound, goal) | :: límite {m}, ligado {m}, gol {m} |
| butt {v} ((transitive) to strike bluntly) | :: topetar |
| butt {n} (sudden blow from the head of an animal; headbutt) | :: topetazo {m}, topetada {f} |
| butt {n} ((obsolete or dialectal in English) hassock) SEE: hassock | :: |
| butt chin {n} (cleft chin) SEE: cleft chin | :: |
| butte {n} /ˈbjuːt/ (hill) | :: cuello volcánico {m}, otero {m}, páramo {m} |
| butter {n} /ˈbʌtəɹ/ (soft foodstuff made from milk) | :: mantequilla {f}, manteca {f} |
| butter {v} (to spread butter on, see also: spread; butter) | :: untar con mantequilla |
| butterbur {n} (herb) | :: petasita {f} |
| buttercup {n} (flower of the genus Narcissus) SEE: daffodil | :: |
| buttercup {n} /ˈbʌt.ɚ.kʌp/ (herb of the genus Ranunculus) | :: ranúnculo {m} |
| butter dish {n} (specialised dish in which butter is served) | :: mantequera {f} |
| butterfingers {n} /ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəz/ (someone who tends to drop things) | :: torpe {m} {f}, manazas {m} {f}, manos muertas {m} {f} |
| butterfingers {n} (someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated) | :: manos de manteca |
| butterfly {n} /ˈbʌɾɚflaɪ/ (insect) | :: mariposa {f} |
| butterfly {n} (swimming stroke) SEE: butterfly stroke | :: |
| butterfly agave {n} | :: papalometl, papalomé |
| butterfly effect {n} (technical notion of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory) | :: efecto mariposa {m} |
| butterflyfish {n} (tropical marine fish) | :: pez mariposa {m} |
| butterfly nut {n} (butterfly nut) SEE: wing nut | :: |
| butterfly stroke {n} (swimming stroke) | :: mariposa {f} |
| buttermilk {n} /ˈbʌtɚˌmɪlk/ (traditional buttermilk) | :: suero de mantequilla {m} |
| buttermilk {n} (cultured buttermilk) | :: suero de mantequilla {m} |
| butternut {n} (butternut squash) SEE: butternut squash | :: |
| butternut {n} (tree) | :: nogal blanco americano {m} |
| butternut squash {n} (Cucurbita moschata cultivar) | :: calabaza de nuez {f}, calabaza butternut {f} |
| butter up {v} (to flatter) | :: lisonjear, hacer el buz, hacer la pelota, incensar |
| butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth {phrase} (benign appearance, suggesting the contrary) | :: parecer una mosquita muerta |
| buttery {adj} /ˈbʌtəɹi/ (made with or tasting of butter) | :: mantecoso |
| buttfuck {n} (sodomy) SEE: sodomy | :: |
| buttfuck {v} (sodomize) SEE: assfuck | :: |
| buttfuckable {adj} (worthy of being buttfucked) | :: culeable |
| buttfucker {n} (buttfucker) | :: enculador {m}, culeador {m}, cogeculos {m} {f}, follaculos {m} {f} |
| butthole {n} (anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| butthurt {adj} /ˈbʌtˌhɝt/ ((slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended) | :: encabronado, emputado |
| butt in {v} (to join conversation when not welcome) | :: meter baza |
| butt-naked {adj} (naked) SEE: naked | :: |
| buttock {n} /ˈbʌtək/ (each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body) | :: nalga {f} |
| button {n} /ˈbʌtn̩/ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) | :: botón {m} |
| button {n} (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) | :: botón {m} |
| button {n} (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) | :: botón {m} |
| button {n} (a badge worn on clothes) | :: botón {m}, prendedor {m} |
| button {n} (botany: a bud) | :: botón {m}, capullo {m} |
| button {n} (slang: clitoris) | :: clítoris {m} |
| button {v} (to fasten with a button) | :: abotonar, abrochar |
| buttonhole {n} (hole for a button) | :: ojal {m} |
| buttonhole {v} (to detain a person in conversation) | :: cazar al espartillo |
| button mushroom {n} (Agaricus bisporus) | :: champiñón {m} |
| button up {v} (to fasten with a button or buttons) | :: abotonar |
| button up {v} (to fasten all buttons to keep warm) | :: abrocharse |
| buttonwood {n} (mangrove) SEE: mangrove | :: |
| buttress {n} /ˈbʌtɹɪs/ (brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it) | :: boterete {m}, contrafuerte {m}, estantal {m}, machón {m}, estribo {m} |
| buttress {n} (anything that serves to support something) | :: sostén {m}, apoyo {m}, refuerzo {m} |
| buttress {n} (feature jutting out from mountain; crag, bluff) | :: contrafuerte {m}, estribo {m} |
| buttress {v} (support something physically with, or as if with, a buttress) | :: apuntalar |
| buttress {v} (support something or someone by supplying evidence) | :: corroborar, afianzar |
| butyl {n} (Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C4H9) | :: butilo {m} |
| butylene {n} (isomeric aliphatic alkene) | :: butileno {m} |
| butyric {adj} (of or pertaining to butter) | :: mantecoso {m}, butiroso {m} |
| butyric {adj} (of or derived from butyric acid) | :: butírico {m} |
| buxom {adj} /ˈbʌksəm/ (having a full, voluptuous figure) | :: pechugona {f}, maciza {f}, tetona {f} |
| buy {v} /baɪ/ (to obtain something with money) | :: comprar |
| buy {v} (to accept as true) | :: creer, comprar |
| buy {n} (purchase) SEE: purchase | :: |
| buyable {adj} /ˈbaɪəbəl/ (that can be bought) | :: comprable |
| buy cheap, buy twice {proverb} (buying a cheap product is a false economy) | :: lo barato sale caro |
| buyer {n} /ˈbaɪ.ə(ɹ)/ (person who makes purchases) | :: cliente {m} {f}, clienta {f}, comprador {m}, compradora {f} |
| buy-in {n} (support) | :: soporte {m} |
| buying power {n} (purchasing power) SEE: purchasing power | :: |
| buy into {v} (believe) | :: creérselo, comprar , tragar |
| buy time {v} (purposefully cause a delay, in order to achieve something else) | :: ganar tiempo |
| buzz {n} /bʌz/ (continuous humming noise) | :: zumbido, zurrido {m} |
| buzz {n} (information spread behind the scenes) | :: suspiro {m} |
| buzz {v} (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound) | :: zumbar, abejorrear, zurrir |
| buzz {v} (to communicate, as tales, in an undertone) | :: comentar |
| buzz {n} (whisper) SEE: whisper | :: |
| buzzard {n} /ˈbʌzəɹd/ (bird of the genus Buteo) | :: ratonero común {m}, busardo {m} |
| buzzard {n} (scavenging bird) SEE: vulture | :: |
| buzzcut {n} (military style haircut) | :: corte militar {m} |
| buzzer {n} /ˈbʌzəɹ/ (device) | :: bocina {f}, zumbador {m} |
| buzz-phrase {n} (A phrase drawn from or imitative of technical jargon, and often rendered meaningless and fashionable through abuse by non-technical persons in a seeming show of familiarity with the subject) | :: frase zumbona |
| buzzword {n} (word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon) | :: palabra de moda |
| by {prep} /baɪ/ (near, or next to) | :: por, cerca de |
| by {prep} (not later than) | :: para |
| by {prep} (indicates the agent of a passive verb) | :: por |
| by {prep} (indicates creator of a work) | :: por |
| by {prep} (indicates a means) | :: por |
| by {prep} (indicates steady progression) | :: por |
| by {prep} (used to separate dimensions) | :: por |
| by {prep} | :: por |
| by {adv} (along a path) | :: por |
| by accident {adv} (accidentally) SEE: accidentally | :: |
| by a landslide {adv} (with big marginals) | :: por goleada, de goleada |
| by all means {prep} (emphatically yes, definitely) | :: en toda regla, sin duda |
| by a long shot {prep} (by a wide margin) | :: de lejos, ni por asomo, ni mucho menos, ni por casualidad, ni de lejos, ni de cerca |
| by and by {adv} (soon) SEE: soon | :: |
| by and large {adv} (mostly, generally; with few exceptions) | :: en general |
| by any chance {prep} | :: por algún casual |
| by any means {prep} | :: por todos los medios |
| Byblos {prop} (port city in Lebanon) | :: Biblos |
| by chance {prep} (unexpected(ly); accidental(ly)) | :: por casualidad |
| by chance {prep} (by any chance) SEE: by any chance | :: |
| by default {prep} (in absence of any opposing action) | :: de forma predeterminada, por omisión, por defecto |
| by dint of {prep} (because of; by reason of) SEE: because of | :: |
| by dint of {prep} /baɪ ˈdɪnt ɒv/ (by the force of; by means of, see also: by means of) | :: a fuerza de |
| bye {interj} /baɪ/ (short for goodbye, see also: goodbye) | :: adiós, chau, chao |
| bye-bye {n} /baɪˈbaɪ/ (goodbye, see also: bye; goodbye) | :: adiós, chau |
| by-election {n} (special election) | :: elección parcial {f} |
| Byelorussian SSR {prop} /ˌbjɛləˈrʌʃən/ (Soviet republic) | :: RSS de Bielorrusia |
| by far {prep} (to a large extent) | :: de lejos, con creces, con mucho, por mucho, con diferencia, por mucho margen, por amplio margen |
| by foot {adv} (on foot) SEE: on foot | :: |
| by God {interj} (surprise) | :: por Dios, rediós |
| by hand {prep} (manually) SEE: manually | :: |
| by hand {prep} (manually) | :: a mano |
| by heart {prep} /baɪ ˈhɑɹt/ (knowing completely) | :: de memoria |
| by hook or by crook {prep} (by any means possible) | :: por todos los medios, de una forma u otra |
| bylaw {n} /ˈbaɪ.lɔ/ (law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization) | :: estatuto {m} |
| bylina {n} /bəˈliːnə/ (traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem) | :: bylina {f} |
| by means of {prep} (By using) | :: por medio de |
| by mistake {prep} (mistakenly) SEE: mistakenly | :: |
| byname {n} (surname) | :: apellido {m} |
| byname {n} (nickname) | :: apodo {m}, apelativo {m} |
| by no means {prep} (certainly not) | :: de ninguna manera, ni por asomo |
| by now {prep} (now) | :: ya |
| by oneself {prep} (without help) | :: solo, por sí mismo |
| by oneself {prep} (without company) | :: solo, a solas |
| bypass {n} /ˈbaɪpæs/ (road) | :: variante {f} |
| bypass {n} (alternative passage for a bodily fluid) | :: baipás {m} |
| byproduct {n} (secondary or additional product) | :: subproducto {m} |
| by-product {n} (side effect) | :: subproducto {m} |
| byre {n} (a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle) | :: establo {m} |
| by rights {prep} (properly, in justice) | :: en justicia |
| byssus {n} /ˈbɪ.səs/ (filaments of molluscs) | :: biso {m} |
| bystander {n} (a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator) | :: mirón {m}, mirona {f}, transeúnte {m} {f}, espectador {m}, curioso {m}, cotilla |
| byte {n} /baɪt/ (8-bit unit) | :: byte {m} |
| by the book {prep} (by the book) | :: a toda ley |
| by the by {prep} (by the way) SEE: by the way | :: |
| by the Grace of God {prep} (By divine right) | :: por la Gracia de Dios |
| by the looks of things {adv} (apparently) | :: por lo que parece |
| by the same token {prep} | :: de la misma manera, por la misma razón |
| by the skin of one's teeth {prep} (barely, closely) | :: con las justas, dejando pelos en la gatera |
| by the time {prep} (when) SEE: when | :: |
| by the time {prep} (when) | :: para cuando |
| by the way {prep} (incidentally) | :: por cierto, a propósito, dicho sea de paso, depaso |
| by turns {adv} (one after the other) SEE: in turn | :: |
| by way of {phrase} (for the purpose of, as a means or instance of) | :: a modo de |
| byword {n} /ˈbaɪ.wɚd/ (a proverb) | :: refrán, proverbio, estribillo |
| Byzantine {adj} /ˈbɪzəntiːn/ (of or pertaining to Byzantium) | :: bizantino |
| Byzantine {adj} (belonging to the civilisation of the Eastern-Roman empire) | :: bizantino |
| Byzantine {adj} (overly complex or intricate) | :: farragoso |
| Byzantine {adj} (of a devious usually stealthy manner) | :: sibilino |
| Byzantine {n} (native of Byzantine Empire) | :: bizantino {m}, bizantina {f} |
| Byzantine Empire {prop} /ˈbɪzəntiːn ˈɛmpaɪə(ɹ)/ (Greek-speaking empire in the Eastern Mediterranean region) | :: Imperio bizantino {m} |
| Byzantium {prop} (Byzantine Empire) SEE: Byzantine Empire | :: |
| Byzantium {prop} /bɪˈzænti.əm/ (ancient Greek city) | :: Bizancio {m} |
| Bézier curve {n} /bezje kɜːv/ (kind of parametric curve) | :: curva de Bézier {f} |