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Spanish words that start with B
Spanish word | meaning in English | features |
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bañadera | bathtub (Argentina, Cuba, Paraguay) | {f} |
bañador | swimming costume, bathing costume | {m} |
bañador | swimming trunks | {m} |
bañar | to bathe | {v} |
bañarse | To bathe oneself | {vr} |
baba | drool, dribble | {f} |
babaco | The babaco | {m} |
babear | to drool | {v} |
babero | bib | {m} |
babilla | the stifle, or hind knee, of a quadruped | {f} |
babilónico | Babylonic | {adj} |
Babilonia | Babylon | {prop} |
babilonio | Babylonian | {adj} |
bable | Asturian (language) | {m} |
babor | port (side) | {m} |
babosa | slug | {f} |
baboso | mushy | {adj} [colloquial] |
baboso | dribbling | {adj} |
baboso | foolish, stupid | {adj} |
baboso | immature, callow | {adj} |
baboso | blenny (fish) | {m} |
baboso | dribbler | {m} |
baboso | slimeball, groper (contemptible flatterer) | {m} [figuratively] |
baboso | immature or callow person | {m} |
baboso | moron, fool, stupid person | {m} |
babucha | slipper | {f} |
babuino | baboon | {m} [primate] |
baca | luggage rack | {f} [Spain] |
bacalao | cod | {m} |
bacará | baccarat (card game) | {m} |
bachata | party | {f} [Antilles] |
bachata | bachata | {f} |
bache | pothole, bump | {m} |
bacheletista | Being a supporter of the Chilean president Michele Bachelet | {adj} |
bacheletista | Of or relating to the Chilean president Michele Bachelet | {adj} |
bacheletista | A supporter of the Chilean president Michele Bachelet | {mf} |
bachiller | bachelor (person with bachelor degree) | {m} |
bachiller | bachelor (university degree) | {m} |
bachiller | graduate (person) | {m} |
bachiller | graduate (school degree) | {m} |
bachillerato | graduation certificate (degree from high school) | {m} |
bacilo | bacillus | {m} |
bacina | vessel | {f} |
bacinilla | chamber pot | {f} |
bacán | luxurious, refined | {adj} [colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay] |
bacán | posh | {adj} [colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay] |
bacán | snobbish | {adj} [colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay] |
bacán | cool, awesome | {adj} [colloquial, Chile, Colombia, Cuba] |
bacán | pimp | {m} [colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay] |
bacán | boss, owner | {m} [colloquial, dated, Argentina, Uruguay] |
bacán | concubine | {m} [colloquial, dated, Argentina, Uruguay] |
bacán | lover of a kept woman | {m} [colloquial, dated, Argentina, Uruguay] |
bacón | bacon | {m} |
bacteria | bacterium | {f} |
bacteriano | bacterial | {adj} |
bacteriófago | bacteriophage | {m} [bacteriology] |
bacteriólogo | bacteriologist | {m} |
bacteriológico | bacteriological | {adj} |
bacteriología | bacteriology | {f} |
bacteriorodopsina | bacteriorhodopsin | {f} [protein] |
badajo | clapper (the tongue of a bell) | {m} |
Badajoz | Badajoz (city) | {prop} |
Badajoz | Badajoz (province) | {prop} |
badana | sheepskin | {f} |
badmintonista | badminton player | {mf} |
bañera | bathtub | {f} |
bagaje | baggage, luggage | {m} |
bagaje | cultural knowledge | {m} |
bagatela | bagatelle, trifle (an unsubstantial thing) | {f} |
Bagdad | Baghdad | {prop} |
bagre | catfish | {m} |
baguete | baguette (a variety of bread) | {f} |
bah | indicates disdain or unbelief | {interj} |
bahía | bay (geographical feature) | {f} |
Bahamas | {prop} [l/en, Bahamas] | |
bahameño | Bahamian | {adj} |
bahameño | Bahamian | {m} |
baho | dish made with rice and yucca | {m} |
bahreiní | Bahraini | {adj} |
bahreiní | Bahraini | {mf} |
Bahréin | Bahrain (country in the Middle East) | {prop} |
bailaor | flamenco dancer | {m} |
bailaora | flamenco dancer | {f} |
bailar | to dribble (the ball) | {v} [soccer] |
bailar | to dance | {v} |
bailarina | (female) dancer | {f} |
bailarín | dancer | {m} |
baile | dance | {m} |
bañista | bather | {mf} |
baja | A casualty | {f} |
Baja California | A state of Mexico | {prop} |
bajacaliforniano | Of or pertaining to the Mexican state of Baja California | {adj} |
Baja California Sur | A state of Mexico | {prop} |
bajada | declivity | {f} |
bajada | drop, descent | {f} |
bajamar | low tide | {f} |
bajamente | basely | {adv} |
bajar | to descend | {v} |
bajar | to download | {v} |
bajar | to go down | {v} |
bajar al pilón | To eat pussy; to go down on | {v} [vulgar, idiomatic] |
Baja Verapaz | A department of Guatemala | {prop} |
bajeza | base act | {f} |
bajeza | baseness | {f} |
bajeza | meanness | {f} |
bajista | bear | {mf} [finance] |
bajista | bassist | {mf} [music] |
bajito | diminutive form of bajo, very low | {adj} |
bajón | bassoon | {m} |
bajón | bassoonist | {m} |
bajón | blues, slump (lack of spirit) | {m} |
bajón | lull, low, dip, drop (decline) | {m} |
bajío | shoal, shallows, sandbank | {m} |
bajo | bass | {adj} [music] |
bajo | short, in both literal and figurative senses | {adj} |
bajo | low | {adv} |
bajo | bass (sound, voice or instrument) | {m} [music] |
bajo | under, in both literal and figurative senses | {prep} |
bajorrelieve | bas relief | {m} |
bajo sajón | Low Saxon (language or language group) | {m} |
baúl | (of a car) trunk [US], boot [UK, Australia] | {m} [Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Puerto Rico] |
baúl | chest, trunk | {m} |
bala | bullet | {f} |
balacera | shootout | {f} |
baladí | trivial, banal, of no importance, meaningless | {adj} |
balance | balance | {m} [accounting] |
balanceado | balanced, even keeled | {adj} |
balancear | to balance | {v} |
balancín | seesaw | {m} |
balanza | Libra | {f} [astronomy, constellations] |
balanza | balance, scale (device used to measure weight) | {f} |
balanza | comparative estimate, judgment | {f} [figuratively] |
balar | to bleat | {v} |
balata | brake lining | {f} |
balaustrada | balustrade | {f} |
balazo | gunshot, shot | {m} |
balboa | balboa | {m} |
balbucear | to lisp | {v} |
balbucear | to mutter | {v} |
balbucear | to prattle | {v} |
balbucear | to stutter | {v} |
balbucir | to stammer | {v} |
balcón | balcony | {m} |
balcánico | Balkan | {adj} |
balda | shelf | {f} |
baldaquín | baldachin | {m} |
baldar | to cripple | {v} |
balde | bin, bucket | {m} |
baldear | to bail out | {v} [nautical] |
baldear | to hose down, wash | {v} |
baldío | wasteland | {m} |
baldosa | tile, slab | {f} |
balear | to shoot | {v} |
Baleares | Balearics; Balearic Islands | {prop} |
baleárico | Balearic | {adj} |
balido | The sound of a sheep, lamb, goat, deer; baa, bleat | {m} |
baliza | (aerial): beacon, marker | {f} |
baliza | (nautical): buoy, marker | {f} |
ballena | baleen, whalebone | {f} |
ballena | whale | {f} |
ballena asesina | orca, killer whale | {f} |
ballena azul | blue whale | {f} |
ballena jorobada | humpback whale | {f} |
ballenato | whale calf | {m} |
ballenero | whaling (attributive) | {adj} |
ballenero | whaler | {m} |
ballenero | whaling ship; whaler | {m} |
ballet | ballet | {m} |
balón | ball | {m} |
balón | balloon | {m} |
balneario | seaside resort, bathing resort | {m} |
balneario | spa | {m} |
balompié | football (soccer) | {m} |
baloncestista | basketball player | {mf} |
baloncesto | basketball (sport) | {m} |
balonmanista | handballer | {mf} |
balonmano | handball | {m} |
balota | ballot | {f} |
balotar | to vote | {v} [rare] |
balotar | to ballot | {v} |
balsa | balsa (tree) | {f} |
balsa | ferry | {f} |
balsa | raft | {f} |
balsámico | balsamic | {adj} |
balística | ballistics (study of the motion of projectiles) | {f} |
balístico | ballistic | {adj} |
baluarte | bastion | {m} |
bambú | bamboo (plant) | {m} |
bambú | bamboo (wood) | {m} |
bamba | a Latin American dance | {f} |
bamba | flip-flop, thong, jandal | {f} |
bamba | hit, strike (in a game) | {f} |
bamba | sneaker | {f} |
bambalina | backdrop | {f} |
bambara | Bambara (language) | {f} |
bambara | Bambara (people) | {f} |
bambolear | to sway, to wobble | {v} |
bambolear | to swing | {v} |
banal | banal | {adj} |
banalidad | banality | {f} |
banana | banana (fruit) | {f} |
bananero | Of or pertaining to bananas | {adj} |
bananero | banana (plant) | {m} |
banano | banana (fruit) | {m} [Colombia, Central America] |
banca | financial system | {f} |
banca | seat (in an elective body) | {f} |
banca | small bench | {f} |
bancada | bench for government officials | {f} |
bancario | related to banks | {adj} |
bancarrota | bankruptcy | {f} |
banco | bank | {m} |
banco | bench | {m} |
banco | school of fish | {m} |
banco de datos | database | {m} |
banco de prensa | bench press | {m} [weightlifting] |
banda | badge | {f} |
banda | band | {f} |
banda | gang or group | {f} |
bandada | flock (of birds) | {f} |
bandada | shoal (of fish) | {f} |
Bandar Seri Begawan | {prop} [l/en, Bandar Seri Begawan] | |
banda sonora | soundtrack | {f} |
bandazo | swerve | {m} |
bandeja | tray | {f} |
bandera | banner | {f} |
bandera | flag | {f} |
banderillero | banderillero | {m} [bullfighting] |
bandicut | bandicoot | {m} |
bandida | feminine form of bandido | {f} |
bandido | outlaw, bandit | {m} |
bando | edict | {m} |
bando | faction, party, side | {m} |
bando | swarm, flock (of fish, birds, etc.) | {m} |
bandoneón | bandoneon | {m} |
bangaña | gourd | {f} |
bangladesí | Bangladeshi | {adj} |
bangladesí | Bangladeshi | {mf} |
Bangladesh | {prop} [l/en, Bangladesh] | |
Bangladés | Bangladesh | {prop} |
baniano | banyan | {m} |
banjo | banjo | {m} |
banquero | banker (conducting the business of a bank) | {m} |
banquero | banker (dealer in a gambling house) | {m} |
banqueta | footstool | {f} |
banqueta | sidewalk | {f} [Guatemala, Mexico] |
banquete | banquet | {m} |
banquete | catering | {m} |
banquillo | bench | {m} |
banquisa | floe | {f} |
banquisa | iceberg | {f} |
banquisa | sea ice | {f} |
banquito | stool | {m} |
baño | bath | {m} |
baño | bathroom | {m} |
baño | toilet | {m} |
baobab | {m} [l/en, baobab] | |
baño turco | Turkish bath | {m} |
baptisterio | A baptismal font | {m} |
baptisterio | A baptistery. (place where a baptismal font is located) | {m} |
baquelita | Bakelite (a heat-resisting chemically inert resin) | {f} |
baquiar | to train | {v} [Latin America] |
Baquílides | Bacchylides | {prop} |
bar | Bar, pub | {m} |
Barça | Shortened form of Futbol Club Barcelona | {prop} [soccer] |
baraja | deck (of cards) | {f} |
barajado | shuffled | {adj} |
barajar | to shuffle | {v} |
barajear | to shuffle (mix up cards in a random order) | {v} [Cuba, Mexico] |
baraka | A person of good fortune | {n} |
baranda | balustrade | {f} |
baranda | banister, handrail | {f} |
baranda | railing | {f} |
barandilla | handrail, banister (the handrail on the side of a staircase) | {f} |
barata | cockroach | {f} [Chile] |
baratar | to barter | {v} |
barato | cheap; inexpensive; sold at a low price | {adj} |
barba | beard | {f} |
barba | chin | {f} |
barbacoa | barbecue | {f} |
barbacoa | Meat steamed until tender (most common present use) | {f} |
barbacoa | meats (traditionally from the inside of a cow's cheek or jaw) or a whole sheep slow cooked over an open fire, or more traditionally, in a hole dug in the ground covered with maguey leaves, although the interpretation is loose | {f} |
barbadense | Barbadian | {adj} |
barbadense | Barbadian | {mf} |
Barbados | {prop} [l/en, Barbados] | |
barba partida | cleft chin | {f} |
barbar | to beard (to grow hair on the chin and jaw) | {v} |
barbaridad | a lot, a large amount | {f} |
barbaridad | barbarity | {f} |
barbaridad | incredible!, unbelievable! | {interj} |
barbarie | barbarity | {f} |
barbarismo | barbarism | {m} |
barbarizar | to barbarize | {v} |
barbas de ballena | baleen, whalebone | {fp} |
barbecho | fallow | {m} |
barbería | barbershop | {f} |
barbero | barber | {m} |
barbilla | chin | {f} |
barbilla | pull-up | {f} [sports] |
barbilla partida | cleft chin | {f} |
barbudo | bearded | {adj} |
barca | bark (boat), a small boat | {f} |
barcaza | barge | {f} |
Barcelona | {prop} [l/en, Barcelona] | |
Barcelona | The letter B in the Spanish phonetic alphabet | {prop} |
barcelonés | Barcelonan | {adj} |
barcelonés | Barcelonan | {m} |
barcito | small bar | {m} |
barco | boat | {m} |
barco de vapor | steamboat | {m} |
barda | (Mexico) fence | {f} |
bardana | burdock (any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium) | {f} |
bar de ambiente | gay bar | {m} |
bar de copas | bar, wine bar | {m} |
baricentro | barycenter | {m} [physics] |
barión | baryon | {m} |
bariónico | baryonic | {adj} |
bario | barium | {m} |
barman | , bartender | {m} [l/en, barman] |
barómetro | barometer | {m} |
barón | baron | {m} |
Barna | A nickname of Barcelona | {prop} |
barnacla canadiense | The Canada goose | {f} |
barnacla cariblanca | The barnacle goose, a freshwater bird | {f} |
barnacla carinegra | The brent goose (UK), or brant goose (US). A water bird | {f} |
barniz | varnish, gloss | {m} |
barnizar | to varnish | {v} |
baro- | baro- | {prefix} |
baronesa | baroness | {f} |
barquero | boatman, ferryman (man who operates a boat) | {m} |
barquillo | ice cream cone | {m} |
barra | bar | {f} |
barra | (iron) rod | {f} |
barra | slash ("/" symbol) | {f} |
barra | barbell | {f} [weightlifting] |
barraca | barrack | {f} |
barraca | storage shed | {f} |
barraca | tent, hut | {f} |
barracón | bunkhouse | {m} |
barra con pesas | barbell | {n} |
barracudina | {f} [l/en, barracudina] | |
barra de equilibrio | balance beam | {f} |
barra fija | horizontal bar | {f} [gymnastics] |
barragán | brave | {adj} [obsolete] |
barragán | A coat made of this fabric | {m} |
barragán | Barracan; a waterproof woolen fabric | {m} |
barragán | companion | {m} [obsolete] |
barragán | The lover of a married person; a concubine | {m} |
barranca | barranca, canyon, ravine | {f} |
barranco | ravine | {m} |
barrancoso | broken, uneven, full of cliffs or ravines | {adj} [of terrain] |
barras asimétricas | uneven bars | {fp} [gymnastics] |
barrena | drill, a tool for creating holes in a workpiece | {f} |
barrena | tailspin | {f} |
barreno | drill, a tool for creating holes in a workpiece | {m} |
barrer | to sweep | {v} |
barrera | barrier | {f} |
Barrera | Spanish surname | {prop} |
barrera de hielo | ice dam | {f} |
barrera de hielo | ice shelf | {f} |
barricada | barricade (barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence) | {f} |
barrido | swept | {adj} |
barrido | sweep (act of sweeping) | {m} |
barriga | belly, paunch | {f} |
barriguita | diminutive form of barriga, tummy | {f} |
barriguita | pot belly | {f} |
barril | barrel | {m} |
barril de oro | the barrel cactus, (Echinocactus grusonii) | {n} |
barrio | any neighbourhood of the original or ancient part of a city (usually excluding new growths after 30's, 40's or 50's, depending on the state or city) | {m} [Mexico] |
barrio | neighbourhood | {m} |
barrio | slum | {m} [Venezuela, Dominican Republic] |
barrio bajo | slum (dilapidated neighborhood) | {m} |
barritar | to trumpet (to make an elephant call) | {v} |
barrito | (elephant noise) trumpet | {m} |
barro | clay | {m} |
barro | mud | {m} |
barro | pustule (caused by acne), closed comedo | {m} |
barroco | Baroque | {adj} |
barros jarpa | a sandwich made with ham and melted cheese | {m} [Chile] |
barros luco | a sandwich made with grilled steak and melted cheese | {m} [Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru] |
barroso | muddy | {adj} |
barrote | bar, crossbeam | {m} |
barrote | bolt | {m} |
Bartolomé | Bartholomew, the apostle | {prop} |
Bartolomé | male given name | {prop} |
barullo | uproar | {m} |
basalto | basalt (hard rock) | {m} |
basamento | the base of a column or another structure | {m} |
basar | to base | {v} |
base | base | {f} |
base | basis | {f} |
base | point guard | {f} [basketball] |
base | foundation | {f} |
base | grounding | {f} |
base | basis | {f} [linear algebra] |
base de datos | database | {m} |
basidio | basidium | {m} [mycology] |
basidiomiceto | basidiomycete | {m} [mycology] |
Basilio | male given name, cognate to English Basil | {prop} |
basilisco | basilisk | {m} [mythology] |
basílica | basilica (all senses) | {f} |
basílica | palace | {f} [poetic] |
basta | enough | {interj} |
bastante | more than enough; sufficient | {adj} |
bastante | Enough; sufficiently | {adv} |
bastante | Fairly well; to a considerable degree | {adv} |
bastar | to be enough; to suffice | {vi} |
bastardo | bastard | {adj} |
bastardo | bastard | {m} |
bastedad | crudeness, coarseness, roughness | {f} |
bastedad | rudeness, vulgarity | {f} |
bastión | bastion, bulwark | {m} |
bastón | walking stick, staff | {m} |
basto | rough | {adj} |
basura | something trashy or undesirable | {f} |
basura | trash, waste, garbage, rubbish, nonsense | {f} |
basural | landfill, dump (place where waste or garbage is left) | {m} |
basurero | dust bin | {m} |
basurero | dustman | {m} |
basurero | landfill, dump (place where waste or garbage is left) | {m} |
batalla | battle | {f} |
batallar | to battle | {v} |
batallita | yarn, story | {f} |
batallón | battalion | {m} |
batamanta | Snuggie, sleeved blanket | {f} |
batará lineado | fasciated antshrike | {m} |
batará luctuoso | glossy antshrike | {m} |
batata | sweet potato | {f} |
batatal | piece of land cultivating sweet potato | {m} |
bate | reefer, joint (a marijuana cigarette) | {m} [Honduras, slang] |
bate | bat | {m} [sports] |
batea | shallow pan (wide receptacle used in gold washing) | {f} |
batea | tray (for foods such as shellfish, fruit) | {f} |
bateador | batter | {m} |
bateadora | feminine form of bateador | {f} |
batear | to bat | {v} |
batería | drummer | {f} |
batería | drums | {f} |
batería | large battery | {f} |
baterista | drummer | {mf} |
batey | The Caribbean name for a residential area on a plantation for its workers | {m} |
batido | chatoyant, variegated, shot (silk) | {adj} |
batido | trodden, beaten (path) | {adj} |
batido | beating (of metal, batter, wool, etc.) | {m} |
batido | batter | {m} [cooking] |
batido | smoothie (fruit drink), milkshake | {m} |
batido | whipped cocktail | {m} |
batidor | whisk | {m} |
batidora | mixer, blender (electrical) | {f} |
batidora | whisk (hand-powered) | {f} |
batir | to beat, whisk | {vt} [cooking] |
batir | to beat, overcome (an opponent, record, etc.) | {vt} |
batir | to beat, to pound repeatedly | {vt} |
batir | to coin (a word, etc.) | {vt} |
Batista | Spanish surname | {prop} |
batán | fulling mill | {m} [textile] |
bato | dork, dimwit | {m} [dated] |
bato | young man, youth | {m} [Latin America, informal] |
bato | chump, punk | {m} [Mexico, colloquial] |
bato | dude, guy, buddy | {m} [Mexico, colloquial] |
bato | father | {m} [Spain, slang] |
batuta | baton (stick used by conductors) | {f} |
batuta | rule, sway | {f} |
bauprés | bowsprit | {m} [nautical] |
bautismal | baptismal | {adj} |
bautismo | baptism (rite, ceremony) | {m} |
bautista | baptist (person who baptizes) | {m} |
bautizar | to baptize | {v} |
bautizo | baptism, christening | {m} |
Baviera | Bavaria (confederate state (Land) of southwest Germany) | {prop} |
baxo | obsolete spelling of bajo | {adj} |
baya | berry (a small fruit) | {f} |
baya de enebro | juniper berry | {f} |
baya de junípero | juniper berry | {f} |
bayoneta | bayonet | {f} |
bazar | bazaar (marketplace) | {m} |
bazo | spleen | {m} [anatomy] |
búbalo | water buffalo | {m} |
bíblico | biblical | {adj} |
BCE | ECB | {prop} |
bíceps | bicipital | {adj} [muscle] |
bíceps | two-headed; having two peaks or extensions | {adj} |
bíceps | biceps, especially the biceps brachii | {m} |
bíceps braquial | biceps brachii | {m} |
bíceps crural | biceps femoris | {m} |
BCN | Baja California, a state of Mexico | {abbr} |
BCN | Barcelona | {abbr} |
báculo | staff (long, straight stick, especially one used to assist in walking) | {m} |
bádminton | badminton | {m} |
be | Name of the letter b | {f} |
be | baa (bleating of a sheep) | {m} |
beatificar | to beatify | {v} |
beatitud | blessedness, beatitude | {f} |
beatitud | bliss | {f} |
beato | having too much beatitude, goody goody, pious, sanctimonious | {adj} |
Beatriz | female given name, equivalent to Beatrice | {prop} |
bebé | baby | {m} |
beber | to drink | {v} |
bebida | soda (soft drink) | {f} [Chile] |
bebida | drink | {f} |
bebito | diminutive form of bebé, little baby | {m} |
beca | grant, stipend | {f} |
becado | one who has been granted a scholarship | {m} |
becar | To grant a stipend or scholarship for studying | {v} |
becaria | feminine form of becario | {f} |
becario | grant-holder, scholarship-holder | {m} |
becerro | calf; young cow | {m} |
bedel | janitor, porter | {mf} |
beduino | bedouin | {adj} |
beduino | bedouin | {m} |
Begoña | female given name | {prop} |
begonia | begonia | {f} |
beige | beige | {adj} |
bejuco | liana (any climbing tropical vine) | {m} |
beldad | belle | {f} [countable] |
beldad | feminine beauty | {f} [uncountable] |
belenismo | The art of making nativity scenes | {m} |
belenista | nativity scene artist | {mf} |
beleño | henbane (plant) | {m} |
belga | Belgian (from or native to Belgium) | {adj} |
belga | Belgian (pertaining to Belgium) | {adj} |
belga | a Belgian | {mf} |
Belice | Belize (country) | {prop} |
beliceño | Belizean (pertaining to Belize) | {adj} |
beliceño | Belizean (person) | {m} |
belicoso | bellicose | {adj} |
beligerancia | belligerence | {f} |
beligerante | belligerent | {adj} |
bellas artes | fine arts | {fp} |
belleza | beauty | {f} |
bello | beautiful | {adj} |
bellota | acorn (fruit of the oak) | {f} |
bellísimo | superlative form of bello, very beautiful | {adj} |
belén | crib, nativity (nativity scene) | {m} |
Belén | Bethlehem, the town in Palestine | {prop} |
Belén | female given name derived from the place name | {prop} |
benceno | benzene | {m} [organic compound] |
bencenodiol | benzenediol | {m} [organic compound] |
bencina | gasoline | {f} |
bendecir | to bless | {v} |
bendición | blessing | {f} |
bendito | blessed | {adj} |
bendito sea Dios | good Lord, good heavens | {phrase} |
beneficencia | beneficence, charity | {f} |
beneficiar | to benefit | {v} |
beneficio | benefit | {m} |
beneficio | profit | {m} |
beneficioso | beneficial | {adj} |
beneplácito | approval | {m} |
benevolencia | benevolence | {f} |
benevolente | benevolent | {adj} |
benéfico | beneficent | {adj} |
benéfico | beneficial | {adj} |
benéfico | charitable | {adj} |
bengalí | Bengali | {adj} |
bengalí | Bengali (person) | {mf} |
bengalí | Bengali (language) | {prop} |
benignidad | benignity | {f} |
Benin | {prop} [l/en, Benin] | |
beninés | Beninese | {adj} |
beninés | Beninese | {m} |
Benita | female given name | {prop} |
Benito | male given name, equivalent to English Benedict | {prop} |
benjamín | baby (lastborn of a family) | {m} |
Benjamín | Benjamin | {prop} [biblical character] |
Benjamín | male given name | {prop} |
benjuí | benzoin (aromatic balsam, a medicinal plant) | {m} [botany] |
Benín | Benin (country) | {prop} |
benzfetamina | benzphetamine | {f} [pharmaceutical drug] |
benzoato | benzoate | {m} [organic compound] |
benzofurano | benzofuran | {m} [organic compound] |
benzoico | benzoic | {adj} |
benzonitrilo | benzonitrile | {m} [organic compound] |
benzopireno | benzopyrene | {m} [organic compound] |
benzoquinona | benzoquinone | {f} [organic compound] |
beoda | feminine form of beodo | {f} |
beodo | drunk, drunken | {adj} |
beodo | drunk, drunkard | {m} |
berberecho | cockle | {m} |
berbiquí | brace, bitstock | {m} |
berenjena | aubergine, eggplant | {f} |
bergantín | brig | {m} |
berilio | beryllium | {m} |
berilo | beryl | {m} |
berkelio | berkelium | {m} |
berlina | a sedan | {f} |
berlinés | from Berlin | {adj} |
berlinés | Berliner | {m} |
berlín | donut (fried pastry, usually in an ellipsoidal shape and filled with cream) | {m} [Chile] |
Berlín | Berlin (capital of Germany) | {prop} |
berma | A berm | {f} |
Bermúdez | Spanish surname | {prop} |
bermellón | vermillion (color) | {m} |
bermellón | vermillion (pigment) | {m} |
bermudeño | Bermudian | {adj} |
bermudeño | Bermudian | {m} |
Berna | Bern (city) | {prop} |
Bernabé | Barnabas | {prop} [biblical character] |
Bernardo | male given name, cognate to Bernard | {prop} |
berrear | to bellow | {v} |
berrinche | tantrum, skirmish | {m} |
berro | cress | {m} |
berro | watercress | {m} |
berro chino | Chinese cabbage | {m} |
Berta | female given name, cognate to English Bertha | {prop} |
berza | cabbage | {f} |
besador | kisser | {m} |
besar | to kiss | {v} |
besito | diminutive form of beso | {m} |
beso | kiss | {m} |
beso blanco | snowball (sex act in which ejaculated semen is passed between the mouths of two people) | {m} |
beso francés | French kiss | {m} |
beso negro | anilingus | {m} |
bestia | animal | {f} |
bestia | a person who acts stupidly | {f} [pejorative] |
bestia de carga | a beast of burden | {f} |
besugo | blackspot sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo) | {m} |
besugo | booby, dummy, yokel, clumsy (awkward or stupid person) | {m} |
besuquear | to cover with kisses | {v} |
bet | beth; the Hebrew letter ב | {f} |
beta | beta; the Greek letter Β, β | {f} |
betahidroxibutirato | betahydroxybutyrate | {m} |
betahidroxibutírico | betahydroxybutyric | {adj} |
betaína | betaine, trimethylglycine | {f} [organic compound] |
betarraga | beet, beetroot | {f} [Chile] |
betún | bitumen | {m} |
Beto | A diminutive of male given names ending in -berto, such as Roberto and Alberto | {prop} |
betulina | betulin | {f} [organic compound] |
beudo | alternative form of beodo | {adj} [obsolete] |
bïez | BS | {m} |
bezoar | bezoar | {m} |
búfalo | buffalo (Old World bovine) | {m} |
búfalo | buffalo, the American bison | {m} |
bígamo | bigamous | {adj} |
bígamo | bigamist | {m} |
búho | informant, a squealer | {m} [colloquial] |
búho | owl, eagle owl | {m} |
bi- | bi- | {prefix} |
bianual | biennial | {adj} |
biaumentado | biaugmented | {adj} [geometry] |
biberón | bottle (for a baby) | {m} |
biblia | bible | {f} |
Biblia | Bible | {prop} |
bibliófila | feminine form of bibliófilo | {f} |
bibliófilo | bibliophile | {m} |
bibliómano | bibliomaniac | {adj} |
bibliómano | bibliomaniac | {mf} |
biblio- | biblio- | {prefix} |
bibliofilia | bibliophilia | {f} |
bibliografía | bibliography | {f} |
bibliográfico | bibliographic; bibliographical | {adj} |
biblioteca | bookcase | {f} |
biblioteca | library | {f} |
bibliotecaria | A female professional librarian | {f} |
bibliotecario | A male professional librarian | {m} |
bicarbonato | bicarbonate | {m} |
bicentenario | bicentenary, bicentennial | {adj} |
bicentenario | two-hundred-year-old | {adj} |
bicentenario | bicentenary, bicentennial | {m} |
bicho | bug | {m} |
bicho | kid, boy | {m} [Honduras, El Salvador, pejorative, colloquial] |
bicho | vulva | {m} [Nicaragua] [vulgar] |
bicho | penis | {m} [Puerto Rico] [vulgar] |
bicho | vermin | {m} |
bici | short word for bicycle: bike | {f} |
bicicleta | bicycle, pushbike, cycle | {f} |
bicicleta estática | exercise bike | {n} |
bicóncavo | biconcave | {adj} |
bicoca | bargain | {f} |
bicoca | piece of cake, duck soup (task that is pleasant, easy or simple) | {f} |
bicúpula | bicupola | {f} [geometry] |
bidé | bidet | {m} |
BID | Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, Inter-American Development Bank | {abbr} |
bidimensional | bidimensional, two-dimensional | {adj} |
bidimensionalidad | bidimensionality | {f} |
bidisminuido | bidiminished | {adj} [geometry] |
bidón | drum (barrel for liquid) | {m} |
Bielorrusia | Belarus | {prop} |
bielorruso | Belarusian (pertaining to Belarus) | {adj} |
bielorruso | Belarusian (person) | {m} |
bielorruso | Belarusian (language) | {prop} |
bien | properly | {adv} |
bien | well | {adv} |
bien | willingly | {adv} |
bien | good (as opposed to evil) | {m} |
bien | goodness | {m} |
bien | (plural) goods, property, possessions, assets, wealth, estate | {m} |
bien | welfare, benefit | {m} |
bienaventuranza | beatitude (happiness) | {f} |
bienaventuranza | beatitude | {f} [Christianity] |
bien cuidado | A, usually self-employed, parked automobile attendant intended to prevent vandalism and theft | {m} [Latin America] |
bienes | property, goods | {mp} |
bienes raíces | real estate | {mp} |
bienes raices | real estate | {f} |
bienestar | well-being | {m} |
bienhadado | happy, fortunate | {adj} |
bienhechor | benefactor, welldoer | {m} |
bienhechora | feminine form of bienhechor | {f} |
bienio | A period of two years; biennium | {m} |
bien nacido | well-born, well-bred | {adj} |
bien predica quien bien vive | He who preaches well is he who lives well | {phrase} |
bienvenida | welcome | {f} |
bienvenida | welcome (when saying this to a female) | {interj} |
bienvenido | welcome | {adj} |
bienvenido | welcome (to a male) | {interj} |
biesfenocíngulo | disphenocingulum | {m} [geometry] |
biesfenoide | disphenoid | {m} [geometry] |
biez | BS | {m} |
bifaz | biface (tool) | {m} [archaeology] |
bifenilo | biphenyl | {m} [organic compound] |
bifenol | biphenol | {m} [organic compound] |
bifosfato | biphosphate | {m} |
bifurcarse | to split, divide, fork, branch off | {v} |
Big Mac | Big Mac | {mf} |
bigote | moustache, mustache; moustaches, mustaches | {m} |
bigote | whisker, whiskers | {m} |
bigotudo | moustachio'd | {adj} |
bigotudo | The bearded tit. A bird | {m} |
biógrafa | feminine form of biógrafo | {f} |
biógrafo | biographer | {m} |
bija | annatto | {f} [Dominican Republic, Cuba] |
bikini | {m} [l/en, bikini] | |
bilateral | bilateral | {adj} |
bilbaíno | Bilbaoan | {adj} |
bilbaíno | Bilbaoan | {m} |
Bilbao | Bilbao | {prop} |
bilbilitano | of or from Calatayud | {adj} |
bilbilitano | A person from Calatayud | {m} |
biliar | biliary | {adj} |
-bilidad | Form of -dad used generally for adjectives ending in -ble; Comparable generally to English suffix -ity | {suffix} |
bilingüe | bilingual | {adj} |
bilingüismo | bilingualism | {m} |
bilioso | bilious | {adj} |
bilirrubina | bilirubin | {f} [organic compound] |
bilis | bile | {f} |
billar | An establishment accommodating billiard tables; a billiard room | {m} |
billar | billiards | {m} |
billar | pool (game) | {m} |
billete | banknote, bill (paper currency) | {m} |
billete | ticket | {m} |
billetera | wallet | {f} |
billetito | diminutive form of billete | {m} |
billón | 1012; a trillion (short system); a billion (obsolete, long system). | {numm} |
bilocación | bilocation | {f} |
bióloga | (female) biologist | {f} |
biólogo | biologist | {m} |
bilunabirrotonda | bilunabirotunda | {f} [geometry] |
bimotor | twin-engine | {adj} |
binacional | binational | {adj} |
bingo | (game) | {m} [l/en, bingo] |
biónico | bionic | {adj} |
binocular | {adj} [l/en, binocular] | |
binomial | binomial | {adj} |
binomio | binomial | {m} [mathematics] |
binuclear | binuclear | {adj} |
bio- | bio- | {prefix} |
biocombustible | biofuel, ecofuel | {m} |
biodegradable | {adj} [l/en, biodegradable] | |
biodinamica | biodynamics | {f} |
biogenético | biogenetic | {adj} |
biogénesis | biogenesis | {f} |
biografía | biography | {f} |
biográfico | biographic | {adj} |
biológicamente | biologically | {adv} |
biológico | biologic | {adj} |
biología | biology | {f} |
biomasa | biomass | {f} |
biombo | folding screen | {m} |
biometría | biometrics | {f} |
biomolécula | biomolecule | {f} |
biopsia | biopsy | {f} [medicine] |
bioquímica | biochemistry | {f} |
bioquímico | biochemical | {adj} |
biorremediación | bioremediation | {f} |
biosfera | biosphere | {f} |
biosintético | biosynthetic | {adj} |
biosíntesis | biosynthesis | {f} |
biotecnológica | biotechnology | {f} |
biotina | biotin | {f} [vitamin] |
biotita | biotite | {f} [mineral] |
bipartito | Divided into two; having two parts | {adj} |
bipedal | bipedal | {adj} |
bipersonal | ; involving exactly two people | {adj} [l/en, bipersonal] |
bipirámide | dipyramid | {f} [geometry] |
bipolar | bipolar | {adj} |
biquini | bikini | {m} |
birlar | to swipe, pinch or steal | {v} |
Birmania | Burma (Southeast Asian country) | {prop} |
birmano | Burmese (pertaining to Burma) | {adj} |
birmano | Burmese (person) | {m} |
birmano | Burmese (language) | {prop} |
birrectangular | birectangular; containing two right angles | {adj} |
birrefringencia | birefringence | {f} |
birrete | biretta | {m} |
birrotonda | birotunda | {f} [geometry] |
bis- | great- | {prefix} |
bis- | {prefix} [l/en, bis-] | |
bisabuelo | great-grandparent; great-grandfather (great-grandmother for the feminine form) | {m} |
bisagra | hinge | {f} |
bisbisar | to mutter | {v} |
béisbol | baseball (ballgame) | {m} |
biscocho | alternative spelling of bizcocho | {m} |
bisecar | to bisect | {vt} |
bisectriz | bisection | {f} [geometry] |
biselar | to bevel | {v} |
bisexual | bisexual | {adj} |
bisexual | bisexual | {mf} |
bisexualidad | bisexuality | {f} |
bisiesto | leap year | {m} |
bislama | Bislama (language) | {m} |
bismuto | bismuth | {m} |
bisnieta | feminine form of bisnieto | {f} |
bisnieto | great-grandchild; great-grandson (great-granddaughter for the feminine form) | {m} |
bisoñé | toupee | {m} |
bisonte | bison | {m} |
bisonte americano | American bison | {n} |
bisonte europeo | wisent | {n} |
bisté | steak (food) | {m} |
bistec | steak, beefsteak | {m} |
bisturí | scalpel, bistoury | {m} |
bisulfato | bisulfate | {m} [chemistry] |
bisulfuro | bisulphide, bisulfide | {m} [chemistry] |
bisutería | Fake jewellery, or costume jewellery | {f} |
bit | bit (binary digit) | {m} |
bitácora | a captain's log or journal on a ship | {f} |
bitácora | the closet where aforementioned journal is kept; binnacle | {f} |
bitácora | weblog, blog | {f} |
biótico | biotic | {adj} |
Bitinia | Bithynia | {prop} |
bituminoso | bituminous | {adj} |
biuora | obsolete spelling of víbora | {f} |
bividí | sleaveless undershirt, singlet | {m} [Ecuador, Peru, slang] |
biyección | bijection | {f} [mathematics] |
bizarro | bizarre, strange, weird | {adj} [Argentina] |
bizarro | dashing, brave, spirited, gallant | {adj} |
bizarro | generous, magnanimous, noble | {adj} |
bizco | crosseyed | {adj} |
bizcocho | bisque (fired unglazed pottery) | {m} |
bizcocho | sponge cake | {m} |
biznaga | khella, toothpickweed (Ammi visnaga) | {f} |
biznaga | A generic name for several species of small, prickly cacti, especially barrel cacti | {f} [Mexico] |
bla | blah (idle talk) | {m} |
blada | sycamore | {f} |
Blanca | female given name | {prop} |
Blancanieves | Snow White | {prop} |
Blanca Nieves | Snow White, an alternative spelling of Blancanieves | {prop} |
blanca y en botella, leche | no doubt about it, no question | {phrase} [idiomatic] |
blanco | white | {adj} |
blanco | target | {m} |
blanco | white | {m} |
Blanco | Spanish surname | {prop} |
blancura | whiteness | {f} |
blancuzco | whitish | {adj} |
blandir | to brandish | {vt} |
blando | bland | {adj} |
blando | cowardly | {adj} |
blando | flabby | {adj} |
blando | flat | {adj} [music] |
blando | soft | {adj} |
blanqueador | bleach | {m} |
blanquear | to win without allowing rival to get points | {v} [sports] |
blanquear | to bleach | {v} |
blanquear | to whiten; to turn white | {v} |
blanquear | to whitewash | {v} |
blanquecino | whitish | {adj} |
blanquinoso | whitish | {adj} |
blanquito | diminutive form of blanco | {adj} |
blanquitos | Very clean or well bleached | {adj} |
blanquitos | pearly whites | {m} |
Blas | male given name | {prop} |
blasfemamente | blasphemously | {adv} |
blasfemar | to blaspheme | {v} |
blasfemia | blasphemy | {f} |
blasfemo | blasphemous | {adj} |
blasfemo | blasphemer | {m} |
blasón | blazon | {m} [heraldry] |
blasón | coat of arms | {m} [heraldry] |
blasón | heraldry | {m} [heraldry] |
blasón | honor, glory | {m} |
blasonar | to blazon | {v} |
blasonar | to boast | {v} |
blasonar | to emblazon | {v} |
búlder | bouldering | {m} |
bledo | common amaranth, red-root amaranth, pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) | {m} |
bledo | something insignificant | {m} [figuratively] |
blefaroplastia | blepharoplasty | {f} [surgery] |
blenorragia | gonorrhea | {f} |
blenorrea | gonorrhea | {f} |
búlgara | feminine form of búlgaro | {f} |
búlgaro | Bulgarian (from or native to Bulgaria) | {adj} |
búlgaro | Bulgarian (pertaining to Bulgaria) | {adj} |
búlgaro | a Bulgarian | {m} |
búlgaro | the Bulgarian language | {prop} |
Bélgica | Belgium | {prop} |
bélgico | Belgian (from or native to Belgium) | {adj} [rare] |
bélgico | Belgian (pertaining to Belgium) | {adj} [rare] |
Bélice | Belize (country) | {prop} |
bélico | bellicose, belligerent | {adj} |
blindado | armoured | {adj} |
blindado | armoured car | {m} |
blindaje | shield, amor | {m} |
blindar | to shield | {vt} |
bloc | pad (such as of paper) | {m} |
blocao | movable blockhouse | {m} [military] |
blofear | to bluff | {v} |
blogosfera | blogosphere | {f} [Internet] |
bloguera | blogger | {f} [Internet] |
bloguero | blogger | {m} [Internet] |
blonda | lace | {f} |
bloque | bloc | {m} |
bloque | block (street block or a piece of something) | {m} |
bloquear | to block | {vt} |
bloqueo | blockade | {m} |
bloqueo | blockage | {m} |
bloqueo | freeze | {m} |
bloqueo | locking | {m} |
bálsamo | balsam | {m} |
bálsamo | balsam (tree or shrub) | {m} |
bluejeans | jeans (trousers) | {m} |
blujins | blue jeans | {m} |
blusa | blouse | {f} |
BM | Banco Mundial: World Bank | {abbr} |
búmeran | boomerang | {m} [Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico] |
búnker | bunker | {m} |
boa | (snake) | {m} [l/en, boa] |
Boaco | Boaco | {prop} |
bobada | nonsense, tosh (stupid act) | {f} |
bobería | foolishness, something foolish | {f} |
bobina | electrical coil | {f} |
bobina | reel, bobbin, spool | {f} |
bobo | stupid, naïve, naive | {adj} |
bobo | A stupid or naive person; a fool | {m} |
boca | entrance | {f} |
boca | estuary | {f} |
boca | mouth, oral cavity | {f} |
bocacalle | turning (into a street) | {f} |
boca de dragón | The snapdragon plant | {f} |
bocadillo | sandwich | {m} [Spain] |
bocado | bit | {m} |
bocado | mouthful | {m} |
bocado | snack | {m} |
bocado de Adán | Adam's apple | {m} |
bocajarro | At point-blank | {adv} |
bocajarro | In a direct manner, without hesitation; to say something straight out | {adv} |
bocana | estuary | {f} |
bocanada | gasp | {f} |
bocanada | gust | {f} |
bocanada | mouthful | {f} |
bocanada | puff | {f} |
bocanadas | puff, whiff | {fp} |
bocazas | big mouth, chatterbox (someone who talks too much) | {mfp} [colloquial, pejorative] |
bochinche | A mouthful of food, particularly that which has been masticated | {m} |
bochinche | A tumultuous or riotous situation | {m} |
bochinche | The sound or noise resulting from a group of people in an event or party. | {m} [Domican Republic] |
bochinche | Gossip , particularly that which is malicious, spread deliberately with the intention to defame the victim and amuse others, or disseminated by a busybody or meddler | {m} [Panama, Puerto Rico] |
bochinche | A social gathering, particularly a lively one | {m} [Venezuala, Uruquay] |
bochorno | blush (reddened face) | {m} |
bocina | horn (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle) | {f} |
bocina | loudspeaker | {f} |
bocio | goiter | {m} |
bocón | bigmouthed, bragging, boastful | {adj} |
bocón | bigmouth, blabbermouth, braggart | {m} |
bocón | black fly of the species Simillidae, found in Central America | {m} |
boda | wedding | {f} |
bode | goat buck | {m} |
bodega | cellar | {f} |
bodega | stockroom, storeroom | {f} |
bodega | winery | {f} |
bodegón | still life | {m} |
bofetada | a slap in the face | {f} |
bofetear | to slap | {v} |
boga | a species of ray-finned fish, Leporinus obtusidens | {f} |
bogavante | lobster (specifically the European lobster Homarus gammarus) | {m} |
Bogotá | Bogota; Bogotá | {prop} |
bohemio | bohemian | {adj} |
bohrio | bohrium | {m} |
boicot | boycott | {m} |
boicotear | to boycott | {v} |
boina | beret | {m} |
boj | box (tree), boxwood | {m} |
bola | ball | {f} |
bola | hitchhiking, free ride | {f} [Dominican Republic, slang] |
bola | testicle | {f} [slang] |
bola de nieve | snowball | {f} |
bolardo | bollard (post preventing vehicles from entering pedestrian area) | {m} |
bolardo | bollard | {m} [nautical] |
bolchevique | Bolshevik | {mf} |
bolear | to polish | {v} |
bolera | bowling alley | {f} |
boleta | bill, receipt | {f} [Chile] |
boleta | ticket | {f} [Latin America] |
boletín | bulletin | {m} |
boleto | porcini (Boletus edulis) | {m} |
boleto | ticket | {m} |
bolígrafo | A ballpoint pen | {m} |
boli | pen | {m} [European Spanish, informal] |
boliche | small store, small shop | {m} [Argentina] |
bolillo | bobbin | {m} |
bolillo | type of bread | {m} [Mexico] |
bolillo | bread roll | {m} [regional] |
bolillo | Someone of Caucasian race | {m} [regional, pejorative] |
bolivariano | Of or pertaining to Simón Bolívar | {adj} |
Bolivia | Bolivia | {prop} |
boliviano | Bolivian | {adj} |
boliviano | Bolivian | {m} |
bollo | bump on the head | {m} |
bollo | bun | {m} |
bollo | confusion, chaos | {m} [colloquial] |
bollo | vulva | {m} [colloquial, Cuba] |
bollo | dyke | {m} [f] [colloquial, Spain] |
bollo | puff, tuft | {m} [in clothing] |
bolo | bolus | {m} |
Bolonia | Bologna (city) | {prop} |
bolos | bowling, skittles | {mp} |
bolsa | bag | {f} |
bolsa | coin purse | {f} |
bolsa | purse, handbag | {f} |
bolsa | stock exchange | {f} |
bolsear | to sponge, scrounge | {v} [colloquial, Chile] |
bolsear | to pickpocket | {v} [colloquial, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico] |
bolsillo | {m} | |
bolsita | (small) bag | {f} |
bolsón | bag | {m} |
bolso | purse | {m} |
boludez | nonsense, bullshit (something that is stupid, dumb) | {f} [Argentina, Uruguay] |
boludo | jackass, moron, immature | {adj} [Argentina, Uruguay] [vulgar] |
boludo | wealthy | {adj} [El Salvador] |
bolívar | bolívar | {m} |
bomba | adjustable metal slide used to tune brass instruments | {f} |
bomba | bomb | {f} |
bomba | extraordinary | {f} |
bomba | high-hat | {f} |
bomba | lamp globe | {f} |
bomba | firecracker | {f} [Latin America] |
bomba | pump | {f} |
bomba | something unusual producing excitement | {f} |
bomba atómica | atomic bomb | {f} |
bomba de hidrógeno | hydrogen bomb | {f} |
bomba de la taquilla | box office bomb, flop, turkey, dud | {f} |
bomba de racimo | cluster bomb | {f} |
bombardear | to bomb, to bombard | {v} |
bombardeo | bombardment | {m} |
bombardero | bomber | {m} |
bombear | to bomb | {v} |
bombear | to cheat | {v} |
bombear | to pump | {v} |
bombera | feminine form of bombero | {f} |
bombero | firefighter | {m} |
bombilla | light bulb | {f} |
bombillo | light bulb, light globe | {m} [Central America, Colombia] |
bombín | bowler hat, or (US) derby | {m} |
bombón | lollipop | {m} [Colombia] |
bombón | hottie, cutie (attractive woman or man) | {m} [figuratively] |
bombón | marshmallow | {m} [Mexico] |
bombón | praline, chocolate confection | {m} |
bombo | reckless | {adj} [colloquial, of a person] |
bombo | bland, insipid, flavorless | {adj} [Cuba, of fruit] |
bombo | having a mild temperature | {adj} [Cuba, of liquids] |
bombo | attention! | {interj} |
bombo | barge | {m} |
bombo | bass drum | {m} |
bombo | bass drum player | {m} |
bombo | the stomach of a pregnant woman | {m} [colloquial] |
bombo | noisy or excessive praise | {m} |
bombonería | candy store (especially chocolate) | {f} |
bombástico | bombastic | {adj} |
bonaerense | Of the Province of Buenos Aires | {adj} |
bonaerense | An inhabitant of the Province of Buenos Aires | {mf} |
bondad | affability | {f} |
bondad | good deed | {f} |
bondad | goodness | {f} |
bondadoso | kind | {adj} |
Bondi | A colectivo in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Lunfardo argot) | {prop} |
boniato | sweet potato | {m} |
Bonifacio | male given name | {prop} |
bonito | pretty, lovely | {adj} |
bonito | skipjack | {m} [fish] |
bonito | tuna; bonito | {m} [fish] |
bono | good | {adj} [obsolete] |
bono | bond (bank) | {m} |
bono | bonus | {m} |
bono | voucher | {m} |
bonsái | bonsai | {m} |
bonzo | bonze (Buddhist monk) | {m} |
boquear | to gape | {v} |
boquear | to gasp | {v} |
boquear | to pronounce | {v} |
boquear | to utter | {v} |
boquerón | anchovy | {m} |
boquete | gap, small opening | {m} |
boquiabierta | Open-mouthed; gaping | {adv} |
boquiabierto | open-mouthed | {adj} |
boquilla | cigarette holder | {f} |
boquilla | leg opening (in pants or a dress) | {f} |
boquilla | mouthpiece of a wind instrument | {f} |
boquilla | nozzle | {f} |
borbollar | to bubble | {v} |
borbotar | to boil | {v} |
borbotear | to bubble | {v} |
bordó | maroon in colour | {adj} [Argentina] |
bordó | The colour maroon | {m} [Argentina] |
borda | gunwale; rail (of a boat) | {f} [nautical] |
bordado | embroidered | {adj} |
bordado | embroidery | {m} |
bordar | to embroider | {v} |
borde | bastard (born out of wedlock) | {adj} |
borde | impertinent | {adj} [colloquial] |
borde | border, boundary, rim | {m} |
bordear | to border | {v} |
bordillo | kerb [UK], curb [US] | {m} |
bordo | dam | {m} [Latin America] |
bordo | ridge | {m} [Latin America] |
bordo | side, board | {m} [nautical] |
bordo | tack | {m} [nautical] |
boreal | boreal | {adj} |
boricua | Puerto Rican | {adj} [colloquial] |
boricua | Puerto Rican | {m} [colloquial] |
borla | tassel (ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads) | {f} |
boro | boron | {m} |
borojó | A South American fruit tree, Borojoa patinoi | {m} |
borra | cotton waste | {f} |
borra | flock (for mattress) | {f} |
borra | rough wool | {f} |
borra | stuffing (for cushions) | {f} |
borra | young she-sheep | {f} |
borrable | deletable | {adj} |
borracha | wineskin | {f} |
borrachazo | augmentative form of borracho; drunk | {m} |
borrachera | drunkenness | {f} |
borrachín | drunkard | {adj} |
borrachín | drunkard, alcoholic | {m} |
borracho | drunk | {adj} |
borracho | drunkard | {m} |
borracho como una cuba | drunk as a skunk | {adj} [colloquial, idiomatic] |
borrado | deleted | {adj} |
borrado | delete, deletion key | {m} |
borrado | deletion | {m} |
borrador | chalkboard eraser | {m} |
borrador | eraser, rubber | {m} |
borraj | borax | {m} |
borraja | borage | {f} |
borrar | to erase | {v} |
borrasca | squall, storm | {f} |
borrega | feminine form of borrego | {f} |
borrego | A sheep around its second year of age | {m} |
borrego | A woolly, white cloud reminiscent of a sheep | {m} |
borrego | sheep (person) | {m} |
borreguil | Pertaining or relating to sheep | {adj} |
borrico | A stubborn, lazy, or stupid person | {m} |
borrico | donkey | {m} |
borriquero | donkey-keeper, donkey-driver, donkey-drover | {m} |
borrón | blot, smudge | {m} |
borrón | draft, sketch | {m} |
borronear | to blot | {v} |
borroso | blurry | {adj} |
bortsch | borscht | {m} |
boruga | A fermented milk drink similar to yogurt | {f} [Dominican Republic] |
boscoso | woody, wooded | {adj} |
bosón | boson | {m} |
bosón de gauge | gauge boson | {m} |
bosón de Higgs | Higgs boson | {m} |
Bosnia y Hercegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | {prop} |
bosónico | bosonic | {adj} |
bosnio | Bosnian | {adj} |
bosnio | Bosnian | {m} |
bosnioherzegovino | pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina | {adj} |
bosnioherzegovino | someone from Bosnia and Herzegovina | {m} |
bosón W | W-boson | {m} |
bosón Z | Z-boson | {m} |
bosque | forest | {m} |
bosquejar | sketch (to create a sketch) | {v} |
bosquejo | stub, outline, sketch | {m} |
bostezar | to yawn | {v} |
bostezo | yawn (the action of yawning) | {m} |
bota | boot | {f} |
bota | bota bag; soft pouch, usually suspended from a cord or lanyard, for carrying wine or other beverages (Similar to a canteen.) | {f} |
botanista | botanist | {mf} |
botar | to bounce | {v} |
botar | to throw, to throw away | {v} |
botarata | wasteful, thriftless, unthrifty | {adj} [Chile, Colombia, Peru, Puerto Rico] |
boîte | nightclub | {f} |
bote | boat | {m} |
bote | vessel, container | {m} |
botella | bottle | {f} |
botellazo | hit with a bottle | {m} |
botellón | street binge drinking (social gathering in the street with the purpose of drinking alcoholic bevearges from bottles) | {m} |
botica | drug, medicament | {f} |
botica | drugstore, pharmacy | {f} |
boticario | pharmacist | {m} |
botillería | bottle shop, beverage store (store selling alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages) | {f} [Chile, Peru] |
botiquín | first aid box | {m} |
botiquín | medicine cabinet | {m} |
botiquín | medicine chest | {m} |
botita | little boot | {f} |
botín | booty, prey | {m} |
botón | bud (newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded) | {m} |
botón | button (clothing, mechanical) | {m} |
botón | key (on a musical instrument) | {m} |
botánica | botany | {f} |
botánica | (female) botanist | {f} |
botánico | botanical, botanic | {adj} |
botánico | botanist | {m} |
boto | blunt | {adj} |
botones | bellboy | {m} |
Botsuana | Botswana (Republic of Botswana) | {prop} |
botsuano | Botswanan (person) | {adj} |
botsuano | Botswanan (thing) | {adj} |
botsuano | Botswanan (person) | {m} |
Botswana | {prop} [l/en, Botswana] | |
botulismo | botulism | {m} [pathology] |
bouldering | bouldering | {m} |
bovino | bovine (of, relating to or resembling cattle) | {adj} |
bovino | bovine | {m} |
boxeador | (male) boxer | {m} |
boxeadora | female boxer | {f} |
boxear | to box (the sport) | {v} |
boxeo | boxing | {m} |
boxístico | Of or pertaining to boxing | {adj} |
boya | buoy | {f} |
boyante | buoyant | {adj} |
boyante | prosperous | {adj} |
boysena | boysenberry | {f} |
boysenberi | boysenberry | {m} |
bozal | A muzzle; device to stop an animal from biting | {m} |
bozal | A noseband, usually on a horse bridle or halter | {m} |
bpd | abbreviation of barriles por día (barrels per day) | {abbr} |
bípedo | A biped | {m} |
bíper | pager (device for receiving alpha-numeric messages) | {m} [Latin America] |
bracamante | falchion | {m} |
bracamarte | falchion | {m} |
bracear | to stroke (while swimming) | {v} |
bracero | labourer, farmhand, navvy | {m} |
bradiquinesia | bradykinesia | {f} |
bradiquinina | bradykinin | {f} |
braga | woman's slip | {f} [Spain] |
braga | underpants | {f} |
bragas | panties | {fp} |
braguetazo | A marriage between a poor man and a rich woman | {m} [colloquial] |
braille | Braille | {prop} |
brama | rut, mating season | {f} [zoology] |
bramar | to roar, to bellow | {v} |
bramido | roar | {m} |
braquial | brachial | {adj} |
braquioproctal | brachioproctic | {adj} |
braquiorradial | brachioradialis | {m} |
braquiosaurio | brachiosaur | {m} |
braquiovaginal | brachiovaginal | {adj} |
brasa | hot coal, ember | {f} |
brasil | brazil, brazilwood | {m} |
Brasil | Brazil | {prop} |
brasileño | Brazilian | {adj} |
brasileño | Brazilian | {m} |
brasilero | Brazilian | {adj} |
brasilero | Brazilian | {m} |
bravo | agitated (sea) | {adj} |
bravo | angry, furious | {adj} |
bravo | bold, courageous | {adj} |
bravo | good, excellent | {adj} |
bravo | bravo! | {interj} [at the theatre, etc] |
bravo | well done!, good show! | {interj} [in general use] |
bravura | anger | {f} |
bórax | borax | {m} |
braza | breaststroke | {f} |
braza | (measure) fathom About 1.67 metres. Twice a vara | {f} |
brazada | stroke | {f} [swimming] |
brazalete | bracelet | {m} |
brazo | arm | {m} |
brazo | branch | {m} |
bárbara | feminine form of bárbaro | {f} |
Bárbara | female given name, cognate to Barbara | {prop} |
bárbaro | barbaric | {adj} |
bárbaro | cool | {adj} [colloquial] |
bárbaro | enormous | {adj} [colloquial] |
bárbaro | stupendous | {adj} [colloquial] |
bárbaro | barbarian | {m} |
brécol | broccoli | {m} |
brócoli | broccoli | {m} |
bróculi | broccoli | {m} |
brea | tarpaulin | {f} |
brea | tar, pitch | {f} |
brear | to abuse, to mistreat | {v} |
brear | to make fun of | {v} |
brebaje | potion, concoction | {m} |
brecha | breach | {f} |
brecha | impression | {f} |
bregar | to toil | {v} |
Bretaña | Brittany, Bretagne | {prop} |
brete | an unavoidable and inescapable predicament | {m} |
brete | job | {m} [Costa Rica] |
brete | difficult situation | {m} |
bretón | Breton | {adj} |
bretón | Breton (person) | {m} |
bretón | Breton (language) | {prop} |
breva | fig, breva (first fruit of the fig tree) | {f} |
breve | brief, short | {adj} |
brevedad | brevity, shortness | {f} |
breviario | breviary | {m} |
breviario | compendium | {m} |
brezo | heath | {m} |
brígido | dangerous, difficult | {adj} [Chile, colloquial] |
brígido | terrible | {adj} [Chile, colloquial] |
bribón | mischievous | {adj} |
bribón | rascal, villain, bad guy | {m} |
bribona | feminine form of bribón | {f} |
bricolaje | bricolage | {m} |
bricolaje | do-it-yourself handicraft | {m} |
brida | bridle | {f} |
brida | cable tie | {f} |
bridge | bridge (card game) | {m} [card games] |
brigada | brigade | {f} |
brillante | bright, brilliant, lustrous | {adj} |
brillante | excellent | {adj} |
brillantez | brilliance | {f} |
brillar | to shine | {v} |
brillo | sheen | {m} |
brillo | shine | {m} |
brincar | jump, frolic, bounce | {v} |
brinco | jump, hop | {m} |
brindar | to offer, provide | {v} |
brindar | to toast, drink a toast to | {v} |
brindis | toast (e.g., to one’s health) | {m} |
briofita | bryophyte | {f} |
brioso | lively, energetic, zestful | {adj} |
briquet | lighter | {m} [Colombia] |
brisa | breeze | {f} |
británica | feminine form of británico | {f} |
británico | British (from or native to Britain, in both the historical and modern senses) | {adj} |
británico | British (pertaining to Britain) | {adj} |
británico | A Briton | {m} |
britónico | Brythonic | {adj} |
brújula | compass | {f} |
Brújula | Pyxis (constellation) | {prop} |
bróker | realtor | {mf} |
brío | vigour; zest | {m} |
broche | clasp, brooch | {m} |
broche | cuff link, cufflink | {m} |
broche | paperclip | {m} |
brocheta | skewer | {f} |
broma | joke, practical joke | {f} |
bromear | to fool; to trick | {v} |
bromear | to joke | {v} |
bromelina | bromelain | {f} [enzyme] |
bromista | joking | {adj} |
bromista | joker, one who jokes | {mf} |
bromo | brome | {m} |
bromo | bromine | {m} |
bromobenceno | bromobenzene | {m} [organic compound] |
bromocriptina | bromocriptine | {f} |
bromosuccinimida | bromosuccinimide | {f} [organic compound] |
bromuro | bromide (chemistry: binary compound of bromine and another element) | {m} |
bronca | hassle, dispute, quarrel, argument | {f} |
bronca | problem | {f} [Mexico] |
bronca | reprimand | {f} |
bronce | bronze | {m} |
broncear | to tan, to bronze | {v} |
broncearse | to become brown | {v} |
broncearse | to tan | {v} |
broncoespasmo | bronchospasm | {m} [pathology] |
brotar | to bud or sprout | {v} |
brote | sprout | {m} |
brownie | {m} [l/en, brownie] | |
bruces | lips | {mf} |
bruñir | to burnish | {v} |
bruja | crone | {f} |
bruja | owl (bird) | {f} |
bruja | witch, sorceress | {f} |
Brujas | Bruges (city in Belgium) | {prop} |
brujería | a spell | {f} |
brujería | sorcery, witchcraft | {f} |
brujilla | diminutive form of bruja | {f} |
brujo | sorcerer (warlock or witch) | {m} |
brujulear | to wander, walk aimlessly | {vi} |
brujulear | to infer, determine from context | {vt} [colloquial, rare] |
bruma | haze | {f} |
brunch | {m} [l/en, brunch] | |
bruneano | Bruneian | {adj} |
bruneano | Bruneian | {m} |
Brunéi | Brunei | {prop} |
Brunilda | female given name, cognate to German Brunhilde | {prop} |
bruscamente | suddenly, brusquely | {adv} |
brusco | sudden, brusque | {adj} |
Bruselas | Brussels (capital of Belgium) | {prop} |
brutal | brutal | {adj} |
brutalidad | brutality | {f} |
brutalizar | to brutalize | {v} |
brutalmente | brutally | {adv} |
brutalmente | extremely | {adv} |
bruto | ignorant, stupid | {adj} |
bruto | uncouth | {adj} |
bruto | brute | {m} |
bruto | ignorant, stupid person | {m} |
bruto | uncouth person | {m} |
BS | (Mexican state) Baja California Sur | {abbr} |
Bs.As. | Buenos Aires | {abbr} |
báscula | scale (device used to measure weight) | {f} |
básicamente | basically | {adv} |
básico | basic | {adj} |
búsqueda | quest | {f} |
búsqueda | search | {f} |
básquet | basketball | {m} |
básquetbol | basketball (the sport) | {m} |
bético | of or relating to Real Betis, a Spanish football team from Seville | {adj} [football] |
bético | of or from Baetica | {adj} |
bético | A fan, player, coach or person associated with Real Betis | {m} [football] |
bubón | bubo | {m} |
bubónico | bubonic | {adj} |
Bucalemo | Bucalemo | {prop} |
Bucalemu | Bucalemu | {prop} |
bucanero | buccaneer | {m} |
buccinador | buccinator | {m} |
bucear | to delve into | {v} [figuratively] |
bucear | to dive, to swim under water | {v} |
bucear | to snorkel | {v} |
bucear | to work as a diver | {v} |
buceo | dive | {m} |
buceo | diving | {m} |
bucle | lock of hair | {m} |
bucle | loop | {m} |
bucólico | bucolic, pastoral (all senses) | {adj} |
Buda | Buddha | {prop} |
budismo | Buddhism | {m} |
budista | Buddhist | {adj} |
budista | Buddhist | {mf} |
budín | pudding (sweet or salty) | {m} |
buena fama hurto encubre | good reputation covers over a theft | {phrase} |
buena fe | goodwill, good faith, bona fides | {f} |
buena onda | cool, good vibe | {adj} [Chile, slang] |
buena onda | Literally, “estar en buena onda” means “being on a good vibe/note.”, and “tener buena onda” is “giving off good vibes.” | {adj} [Mexico, slang] |
buena onda | good vibe | {f} |
buen apetito | enjoy your meal; bon appetit! | {interj} |
buenas noches | good evening | {interj} |
buenas tardes | good evening; good afternoon | {interj} |
buenaventura | Good fortune | {f} |
buenazo | good-natured | {adj} |
buen gusto | good taste; preference for beautiful, aesthetic or artistic things | {m} |
buen gusto | preference for beautiful or attractive people | {m} |
bueno | fine | {adj} |
bueno | good | {adj} |
bueno | Expression used when answering the phone, | {interj} [interrogatively, Mexico] |
bueno | okay; fine | {interj} |
bueno | well; a short pause in a sentence | {interj} [used at the start of a phrase] |
Bueno | Spanish surname | {prop} |
buenos días | good day, good morning | {interj} |
buen provecho | bon appétit, enjoy your meal | {interj} |
buenísimo | superlative form of bueno | {adj} |
buey | cuckold | {m} [Mexico] |
buey | ox, bullock | {m} |
buey | packet, large amount of money | {m} [Puerto Rico] |
buey almizclero | musk ox | {m} |
buey de mar | brown crab (Cancer pagurus) | {m} |
buey viejo surco derecho | an old ox, a straight furrow (it makes) | {phrase} |
buf | expresses unpleasantness | {interj} |
bufanda | scarf | {f} |
bufar | to snort | {v} |
bufete | lawyer's office | {m} |
bufón | jester | {m} |
bufonada | antic, clowning | {f} |
bufonear | to jest, to clown | {v} |
buga | Of or pertaining to heterosexuality | {adj} [Mexico, colloquial] |
buga | heterosexual (person) | {mf} [Mexico, colloquial] |
buga | automobile | {mf} [Spain, colloquial] |
buganvilia | bougainvillea | {f} [chiefly Latin America] |
buganvilla | bougainvillea | {f} [chiefly Spain] |
buhardilla | attic | {f} |
buharro | the scops owl, Otus scops | {m} |
Buin | Buin (the Chilean city) | {prop} |
buitre | vulture | {m} |
buitrear | to vomit | {v} [colloquial, Chile, Peru, Bolivia] |
bujía | candle | {f} |
bujía | spark plug (device that forms a high-voltage spark for fuel ignition) | {f} |
bula | bull (document) | {f} |
bula papal | papal bull | {f} |
bula pontificia | papal bull | {f} |
bulbo | bulb | {m} [botany] |
bulbocavernoso | bulbospongiosus | {m} |
bulboesponjoso | bulbospongiosus | {m} |
bulboso | bulbous (all senses) | {adj} |
bulder | bouldering | {m} |
buldog | a bulldog | {m} |
bulevar | boulevard | {m} |
Bulgaria | {prop} [l/en, Bulgaria] | |
bulla | rowdiness, racket, ruckus | {f} |
bullectomía | bullectomy | {f} |
bullir | to boil | {v} |
bullir | to budge | {v} |
bullir | to spring, to well | {v} |
bullir | to teem, to abound | {v} |
bullying | school bullying | {m} |
bulín | bachelor pad | {m} [Argentina] |
bulín | room (used for sex); room in a brothel | {m} [Argentina] |
bulín | bowline | {m} |
bulo | canard, hoax (alse or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so) | {m} |
bulto | bulge | {m} |
bulto | lump, volume or an indeterminate object | {m} |
bulto | Piece of luggage | {m} |
bumerang | boomerang | {m} |
bumerán | boomerang | {m} |
bungalow | {m} [l/en, bungalow] | |
bungy | bungee jumping | {m} |
bungy jumping | bungee jumping | {m} |
buque | ship, vessel | {m} |
buque cisterna | tanker ship | {m} |
buró | writing desk | {m} |
burbuja | bubble | {f} |
burbuja | bubble (period of intense speculation) | {f} [economy] |
burbuja | excessive value due to speculation | {f} [economy] |
burbujear | to bubble | {v} |
burócrata | bureaucrat | {mf} |
burdel | brothel | {m} |
burgalés | Of, from or pertaining to Burgos (city and province of Spain) | {adj} |
burgalés | A person from Burgos (city and province of Spain) | {m} |
Burgos | Burgos | {prop} |
burguesía | bourgeoisie | {f} |
burgués | bourgeois | {adj} |
burgués | bourgeois | {m} |
burka | burka or burqa | {m} |
Burkina Faso | {prop} [l/en, Burkina Faso] | |
burkinés | Burkinese | {adj} |
burkinés | Burkinese | {m} |
burla | mockery, taunt, ridicule | {f} |
burla | prank | {f} |
burlar | to mock | {vr} |
burlar | to trick, to deceive | {vt} |
burlarse | to ridicule; to mock | {vr} |
burlarse | to deceive oneself | {vr} [with |
burlón | mocking | {adj} |
burlón | mocker, joker | {n} |
burocracia | {f} [politics] [l/en, bureaucracy] | |
burqa | burqa or burka | {m} |
burra | she-ass | {f} |
burro | donkey, especially one used as a pack animal | {m} |
burro | an idiot, dunce | {m} [slang] |
burro | a well hung man | {m} [slang, figuratively] |
Burundi | {prop} [l/en, Burundi] | |
burundés | Burundian | {adj} |
burundés | Burundian | {m} |
busca | search | {f} |
buscador | prospector | {m} |
buscador | seeker | {m} |
buscar | To seek, to search for, to look for | {v} |
buscar pelos en la sopa | to look for excuses to complain; literally "to search for hair in the soup" | {phrase} |
buscavida | go-getter | {n} |
buscavidas | One who is good at finding easy employment, and who can easily exploit any ability he has to succeed in life and earn money | {mf} |
Bustamante | Spanish surname | {prop} |
busto | bust | {m} |
bustrófedon | boustrophedon | {m} |
butaca | armchair | {f} |
butaca | stool | {f} |
butadieno | butadiene | {m} [organic compound] |
butanero | A person who delivers gas bottles of butane to houses | {m} |
butano | Common term for a gas cylinder of butane for household use | {m} |
butano | butane | {m} [organic compound] |
butanol | butanol | {m} [organic compounds] |
butanona | butanone | {f} [organic compound] |
butanés | Bhutanese | {adj} |
butanés | Bhutanese | {m} |
buteno | butene | {m} [chemistry] |
butifarra | a sausage from Catalonia | {f} |
butino | butyne | {m} [organic compound] |
butirato | butyrate | {m} |
butirilcolinesterasa | butyrylcholinesterase | {f} [enzyme] |
Bután | Bhutan (Himalyan country) | {prop} |
butírico | butyric | {adj} |
buñuelo | beignet (type of donut) | {m} |
buzón | mailbox [US], letterbox [UK] | {m} |
buzo | sweatshirt (loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel) | {m} [Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay] |
buzo | tracksuit, joggers (garment consisting of a top and trousers for sports and casual wear) | {m} [Chile, Peru] |
buzo | diver (someone who dives underwater) | {m} |
buzo | overall | {m} |
bóveda | arch | {f} [architecture] |
bóveda | bridge | {f} [architecture, El Salvador] |
bóveda | vault | {f} [architecture] |
bóveda | crypt, sepulture | {f} |
bóvido | Bovid | {m} |