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566 B
balsadera
B
b B, s.f. b, B ; segunda letra del alfabeto
español.
baba s.f. 1. saliva, spittle. 2. BIOL. slime. 3.
caérsele a uno la ~, (fig.) to be besotted with
somebody.
babada s.f. BIOL. kneecap.
babaza s.f. 1. BIOL. slime. 2. ZOOL. slug.
babear v.i. to slaver, to slobber.
babel s.m. o s.f. 1. chaos, bedlam. 2. Babel,
Babel.
babera s.f. beaver.
babero s.m. bib.
Babia (estar o quedarse en) s.f. to daydream.
babieca adj. / s.m. y f. stupid.
babilla s.f. BIOL. kneecap.
bable s.m. Asturian dialect.
babor s.m. port.
babosa s.f. 1. slug. 2. onion.
babucha s.f. slipper.
baca s.f. roof rack, luggage rack.
bacalada s.f. cured cod.
bacalao s.m. 1. ZOOL. cod. 2. cortar el ~, to
have the last word, to be the boss.
bacanal adj. 1. bacchanalian. s.f. 2. orgy.
bacante s.f. 1. bacchante. 2. (fig.) drunken
woman.
bacará o bacarrá s.m. baccarat.
bache s.m. 1. hole, pothole. 2. ~ de aire, air
pocket.
bachear v.t. to repair potholes.
bachiller s.m. a person who has passed the
school-leaving exam.
bachillerato s.m. school-leaving certificate.
bachillería s.f. nonsense, prattle.
bacía s.f. shaving bowl.
bacilar adj. bacillary.
bacilo s.m. bacillus.
bacín s.m. 1. chamber-pot, (fam.) potty. 2.
bastard, wretch.
bacina s.f. begging bowl.
bacinica s.f. (Am.) chamber-pot.
bacon s.m. bacon.
bacteria s.f. BIOL. germ, bacterium.
bactericida adj. 1. germ-killing. s.m. 2.
germicide.
bacteriología s.f. bacteriology.
bacteriológico -ca adj. bacteriological.
bacteriólogo -ga s.m. y f. bacteriologist.
báculo s.m. 1. stick, walking stick. 2. (fig.)
comfort.
badajada s.f. 1. chime. 2. gossip, chit-chat.
badajo s.m. 1. clapper . 2. gossip, (fam.)
chatterbox.
badal s.m. steak.
badana s.f. 1. tanned hide. 2. zurrar la ~, (fam.)
to tan someone’s hide.
badea s.f. 1. melon, watermelon or cucumber of
poor quality. 2. weakling. 3. insubstantial thing.
badén s.m. 1. hollow, depression. 2. irrigation
channel.
bafle s.m. MÚS. loudspeaker, speaker.
baga s.f. 1. linseed pod. 2. halter, rope.
bagaje s.m. MIL. 1. equipment. 2. luggage,
baggage. 3. pack animal.
bagar v.i. to go to seed.
bagatela s.f. trinket, bagatelle.
bagre s.m. 1. catfish. adj. 2. ugly woman. 3.
clever, astute.
bagual adj. 1. uncouth, rude. s.m. 2. wild horse.
¡bah! interj. bah!
baharí s.m. sparrowhawk.
bahía s.f. GEOG. bay.
bailador s.m. 1. dancer. 2. (fam.) thief.
bailar v.t. e i. 1. to dance. 2. (fig.) to jump around.
bailable adj. music that you can dance to,
catchy.
bailarín -na s.m. y f. ballet dancer, ballerina
(mujer).
baile s.m. 1. dance. 2. ~ clásico, ballet. 3. ~ de
San Vito, St. Vitus’s dance.
bailotear v.i. to dance around.
bailoteo s.m. dancing around.
baivel s.m. bevel.
baja s.m. 1. drop, fall ; en precio, en temperatura.
2. MIL. casualty. 3. MIL. slump. 4. darse de
~, to leave.
bajá s.m. governor ,de Turquía.
bajada s.f. 1. slope. 2. descent.
bajalato s.m. governor, de Turquía.
bajamar s.f. low tide, low water.
bajar v.t. 1. to lower. 2. to take down ,un objeto.
3. to help down, una persona. 4. to drop. 5. to
turn down ; radio, gas, luz. 6. to go down, to
come down ; escaleras, montañas, calles. 7.
(fig.) to humiliate. v.i. 8 .to go down, to come
down. 9. to get out ; de coches, to get off ; de
aviones, de trenes. v.pron. 10 .to get out ; de
coches, to get off; de aviones, de trenes.
bajareque s.m. 1. shack, hut. 2. adobe wall.
bajel s.m. MAR. ship.
bajera s.f. 1. lower leaves ; de la planta del
tabaco. 2. blanket.
bajeza s.f. meanness, small-mindedness.
bajial s.m. lowland.
bajinis (por lo) loc. adv. (fam.) to oneself
secretly.
bajío s.m. sandbank.
bajista adj. 1. bear ;cuando en la Bolsa se
venden más acciones de las que se compran.
s.m. y f. 2. FIN. bear. 3. MÚS. double-bass
player ; contrabajo, bass guitarist; guitarra.
bajo -ja adj. 1. low ; montaña, agua. 2. short ;
persona. 3. soft, low; voz, sonido. 4. humble
; persona. 5. pale ; color. 6. base ; metal. 7.
ground floor ; edificio. 8. vulgar, common ;
persona. 9. MAR. sandbank. 10. hem. adv. 11.
below. 12. softly, quietly ; hablar, cantar. prep.
13 .under, underneath.
bajón s.m. 1. fall, drop. 2. worsening.
bajuno -na adj. 1. despicable, contemptible. 2.
worthless.
bajura s.f. 1. lowness, smallness. 2. pesca de ~,
MAR. coastal fishing.
bala s.f. MIL. 1. bullet. 2. sweet. 3. ~ fría, spent
bullet. 4. ~ perdida, stray bullet. 5. ~ rasa, low
shot. 6. ~ roja, tracer bullet. 7. como una ~,
like a shot. 8. ni a ~, no way.
balacera s.f. (Am.) shoot-out.
balada s.f. ballad.
baladí adj. insignificant, worthless, trivial.
baladrón -na adj. boastful.
baladronada s.f. boast, brag.
bálago s.m. 1. AGR. thatch. 2. soapsuds.
balalaica s.f. balalaika.
balance s.m. 1. rocking, swinging. 2. (fig.)
hesitation. 3. balance.
balancear v.t. 1. to balance. v.i. 2. to swing, to
rock, to oscillate. 3. (fig.) to hesitate, to waver.
v. r. 4. to swing, to rock.
balanceo s.m. rocking, swinging.
balancín s.m. 1. balance beam. 2. swingletree ;
de carros y diligencias. 3. balancing pole ; de
volatinero. 4. swing ; columpio. 5. AGR. yoke.
balandra s.f. MAR. sloop.
balandrán s.m. cassock.
balandro s. m. MAR. small sloop.
bálano o balano s. m. 1. ANAT. glans penis. 2.
acorn barnacle.
balanza s.f. 1. scales. 2. balance. 3. ~ de
pagos, balance of payments. 4. en ~, in the
balance.
balanzón s. m. container, vessel.
balar v.i. 1. to baa, to bleat. 2. ~ por una cosa,
to dream of getting something.
balarrasa s.m. happy-go-lucky person.
balasto s.m. ballast.
balaustra s.f. pomegranate tree.
balaustrado -da o balaustral adj. balustraded.
balaustre s.m. balustrade, banister.
balay s.m. wicker basket.
balazo s.m. 1. shot. 2. bullet wound.
balbucir o balbucear v.t. e i. to stammer, to
stutter.
balbuciente adj. stammering, stuttering.
balcánico -ca adj. Balkan.
balcón s.m. 1. balcony. 2. railing.
balconada s.f. row of balconies.
balconaje s.m. row of balconies.
balconcillo s.m. 1. gallery. 2. seat. 3. cliff-top
path.
balda s.f. 1. shelf. 2. knocker.
baldado -da adj. crippled, disabled.
baldadura s.f. disability.
baldamiento s.m. disablement.
baldar v.t. 1. to cripple, to disable. 2. to trump.
3. to cause somebody problems. 4. to leave
something unfinished. 5. to bend, to twist.
balde s.m. 1. bucket. 2. de ~, for nothing, free. 3.
en ~, in vain. 4. estar en ~, to be in the way,
to be out of work.
baldear v.t. to swill, to wash down.
baldeo s.m. swilling.
baldíamente adv. uselessly.
baldío -a adj. 1. AGR. uncultivated. 2. without
foundation. 3. idle, lazy. s.m. 4. wasteland.
baldón s.m. 1. insult, affront. 2. shame, disgrace.
baldonar o baldonear v.t. to insult, to affront.
baldosa s.f. floor tile.
baldosar v.t. to tile.
baldosín s.m. small tile.
balea s.f. brush, broom.
balear adj. 1. Balearic. 2. Balearic dialect. v.t. 3.
(Am.) to shoot, to fire.
baleo s.m. 1. doormat. 2. fan. 3. small brush. 4.
shoot-out.
balería o balerío balería s.f. o balerío s.m.
round of bullets.
balero s.m. 1. bullet mould. 2. toy.
balido s.m. baa, bleat.
balín s.m. pellet, small bullet.
balística s.f. ballistics.
baliza s.f. 1. MAR. buoy. 2. AER. beacon.
balizar v.t. to mark.
ballena s.f. 1. whale. 2. stay.
ballenato s.m. whale calf.
ballenero -ra adj. 1. whaling. s.m. 2. MAR.
whaler, whaling ship.
ballesta s.f. 1. HIST. crossbow. 2. MEC. spring.
ballestero s.m. HIST. crossbowman.
ballestilla s.f. 1. beam. 2. sign; cartas. 3. ASTR.
device for measuring the height of the stars.
ballet s.m. ballet.
balneario -ria adj. 1. medicinal, thermal. s.m.
2. spa.
balompié s.m. DEP. football.
balompédico -ca adj. football.
balón s.m. 1. ball, football. 2. balloon. 3. bale.
baloncesto s.m. DEP. basketball.
balonmano s.m. DEP. handball.
balonvolea s.m. DEP. volleyball.
balsa s.f. 1. pond. 2. MAR. raft. 3. BOT. balsa
wood.
balsadera o balsadero balsadera s.f. o