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llenar el ~, to eat a lot.
bausán -na s.m. y f. 1. dummy. 2. idiot, fool. 3.
lazybones, loafer.
bautismal adj. baptismal.
bautismo s.m. 1. baptism, christening. 2.
romper a uno el ~, to hit someone over the
head.
bautista s.m. 1. baptist. 2. el Bautista, St. John
the Baptist.
bautisterio o baptisterio s.m. baptist(e)ry.
bautizar v.t. 1. to baptise, to christen. 2. to water,
to dilute.
bautizo s.m. baptism, christening.
bauxita s.f. MIN. bauxite.
baya s.f. berry.
bayadera s.f. Indian dancer and singer.
bayal adj. 1. long-stalked. s.m. 2. lever.
bayeta s.f. 1. cloth. 2. baize.
bayoneta s.f. 1. bayonet. 2. a la ~, to fight with
fixed bayonets. 3. calar la ~, to fix bayonets.
bayonetazo s.m. bayonet thrust, wound.
baza s.f. 1. trick ; cartas. 2. (fig.) opportunity.
3. hacer ~, to prosper, to thrive. 4. meter
~, to butt in. 5. no dejar meter ~, not to let
someone get a word in edgeways.
bazar s.m. bazaar.
bazo -za adj. 1. reddish. s.m. 2. ANAT. spleen.
bazoca o bazuca s.f. bazooka.
bazofia s.f. 1. rubbish, left-overs. 2. nonsense,
rubbish.
bazucar o bazuquear v.t. to shake.
bazuqueo s.m. shaking.
be s.f. 1. baa ; sound of sheep. 2 .~ por ~,
meticulously.
beatería s.f. false piety, cant.
beaterio s.m. beguine convent.
beatificación s.f. beatification.
beatificar v.t. to beatify.
beatífico -ca adj. beatific.
beatísimo s.m. beatism.
beatitud s.f. 1. beatitude. 2. eternal happiness,
blessedness.
beato -ta adj. 1. content, happy. 2. REL.
blessed. 3. adj. /s.m. y f. canting, hypocritical.
bebé s.m. baby.
bebedero -ra adj. 1. drinkable. s.m. 2. drinking
trough. 3. spout.
bebedizo s.m. drinkable.
bebedor -ra s.m. y f. 1. drinker. adj. 2. hard-
drinking.
beber v.t. 1. to drink. 2. to toast. s.m. 3. drink.
bebible adj. drinkable.
bebido -da adj. 1. half-drunk, merry. s.f. 2. drink,
alcoholic drink.
bebistrajo s.m. 1. unpleasant drink. 2. strange
concoction; de bebida.
beca s.f. 1. insignia ; de estudiante. 2. grant;
dinero. 3. sash; adorno de vestimenta.
becado -da s.m. y f. grant holder.
becario -ria s.m. y f. grant holder.
becerra s.f. 1. yearling calf. 2. dragon.
becerrada s.f. bullfight.
becerrillo s.m. calfskin.
becerro s.m. 1. yearling calf. 2. calfskin. 3. REL.
cartulary, register. 4. ~ de oro, (fig.) golden
calf, money. 5. ~ marino, ZOOL. seal.
bechamel s.f. GAST. bechamel, white sauce.
becuadro s.m. MÚS. natural sign.
bedel s.m. 1. porter, (p.u.) beadle. 2. watchman,
guard.
beduino -na adj. /s.m. y f. Bedouin.
befa s.f. jibe, taunt.
befar v.i. to taunt, to jeer.
befo -fa adj. 1. ANAT. thick-lipped. 2. ANAT.
knock-kneed. s.m. 3. lip ; de animales.
begonia s.f. BOT. begonia.
beige adj. 1. beige. s.m. 2. beige.
béisbol s.m. DEP. baseball.
bejín s.m. 1. BOT. fungus. 2. temperamental
person, turbulent person. 3. cry-baby.
bejuco s.m. liana.
bejuquear v.t. to thrash, to beat.
bejuquillo s.m. gold necklace.
bel s.m. FÍS. bel.
beldad s.f. 1. beauty. 2. beautiful woman.
beldar o bieldar v.t. AGR. to winnow ; con
rastrillo o bieldo.
belduque s.m. large, sharp knife.
belén s.m. 1. Bethlehem. 2. nativity scene.
3. (fig.) chaos, mess, madhouse. 4. risky
business.
beleño s.m. BOT. henbane.
belesa s.f. BOT. leadwort.
belez o belezo s.m. 1. pot, container. 2.
household furnishing. 3. vat ; para vino o
aceite.
belfo -fa adj. 1. thick-lipped. s.m. 2. lip.
Bélgica s.f. Belgium.
belicismo s.m. warmongering.
belicista adj. 1. militaristic, war-loving. s.m. y f.
2. militarist, warmonger.
bélico -ca adj. bellicose, warlike.
belicosidad s.f. bellicosity, aggressiveness.
belicoso -sa adj. bellicose, warlike, aggressive.
beligerancia s.f. 1. belligerancy. 2. conceder/
dar ~ a uno, to give credit to someone.
beligerante adj. belligerant, aggressive.
beligero -ra adj. bellicose.
belio s.m. FÍS. bel.
bellacada s.f. dirty trick, mean thing.
bellaco -ca adj. 1. evil, wicked. 2. cunning, sly.
s.m. y f. 3. rogue, scoundrel.
belladona s.f. BOT. belladona, deadly
nightshade.
bellamente adv. beautifully.
bellaquear v.i. 1. to play a mean trick, to cheat.
2. to rear ; caballos.
bellaquería s.f. 1. mean trick, dirty trick. 2.
slyness, cunning.
belleza s.f. 1. beauty. 2. decir bellezas, to speak
elegantly. 3. una ~, a beautiful woman. 4.
crema de ~, beauty cream. 5. concurso de ~,
beauty contest.
bellido -da adj. beautiful ; mujer, handsome ;
hombre.
bello -lla adj. beautiful, lovely, pretty; fine.
bellota s.f. 1. BOT. acorn. 2. tassle ; en
pasamanería. 3. ~de mar, MAR. sea urchin.
bellote s.m. large nail.
bellotear v.i. to eat acorns.
bellotero -ra s.m. y f. 1. acorn-gatherer or seller.
2. acorn season. 3. acorn crop. 4. acorn tree.
bemba s.f. (Am.) thick lower lip.
bembón -na adj. (Am.) thick-lipped.
bemol s.m. y adj. 1. MÚS. flat. 2. tener
bemoles/tres bemoles, to be hard, difficult.
bemolado -da adj. MÚS. flat.
ben s.m. BOT. horseradish.
benceno s.m. QUÍM. benzene.
bencina s.f. QUÍM. benzine.
bendecir v.t. 1. to praise. 2. to consecrate. 3.
to bless.
bendición s.f. 1. blessing, benediction. 2. echar
la ~ a uno, to give one’s blessing to someone.
3. hacer con ~ algo, to do something gladly.
4. ser una ~, to be a godsend.
bendito -ta adj. 1. saintly, holy. 2. lucky,
fortunate. 3. simple, simple-minded. s.m. y f.
4. saint.
benedictino -na adj. / s.m. y f. 1. Benedictine.
s.m. 2. benedictine ; bebida.
benefactor -ra adj. 1. beneficent, charitable.
s.m. y f. 2. benefactor.
beneficencia s.f. 1. welfare. 2. charity.
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beneficiado -da p.p. 1. de beneficiar. adj. 2.
benefitted. s.m. y f. 3. beneficiary.
beneficial adj. beneficed.
beneficiar v.t. 1. to benefit, to be of benefit.
2. AGR. to cultivate. 3. to work, exploit ;
minas. 4. to process ; minerales. 5. to sell at
a discount. 6. to cut into pieces ; animales.
v.pron. 7. to benefit, to profit from.
beneficiario -ria s.m. y f. beneficiary.
beneficio s.m. 1. benefit. 2. profit. 3. AGR.
cultivation. 4. extraction ; de las minas. 5.
benefit, charity performance. 6. a ~ de, for
the benefit of. 7. a ~ de inventario, with
reservations.
beneficioso -sa adj. beneficial, profitable.
benéfico -ca adj. beneficent, charitable.
benemérito -ta adj. 1. meritorious, worthy. 2. la
Benemérita, The Civil Guard.
beneplácito s.m. approval, consent.
benevolencia s.f. benevolence, kindliness.
benevolente adj. benevolent, kind.
benévolo -la adj. kind, benevolent.
bengala s.f. 1. flare. 2. BOT. rattan. 3. military
badge.
benignidad s.f. 1. kindness. 2. mildness ; clima.
3. benignancy ; de un tumor.
benigno -na ; adj. 1. kindly, benign. 2. mild ;
tiempo. 3. tumor ~, benign tumour.
benjamín -na s.m. y f. 1. youngest child, baby.
s.m. 2. small Champagne bottle.
bentos s.m. BIOL. benthos.
benzoico -ca adj. QUÍM. benzoic.
benzol s.m. QUÍM. benzol.
beodo -da adj. 1. drunk. s.m. y f. 2. drunk,
drunkard.
berberecho s.m. cockle.
berberís s.m. BOT. barberry, berberry.
bérbero o bérberos s.m. BOT. barberry,
berberry.
berbiquí s.m. carpenter’s brace.
beréber o bereber adj. / s.m. y f. Berber.
berenjena s.f. aubergine, eggplant.
berenjenal s.m. 1. aubergine field. 2. meterse
uno en buen/en mal/en un ~, to get into a
mess.
bergamonte o bergamoto o bergamota
bergamonte, bergamoto s.m. o bergamota
s.f. BOT. bergamot.
bergante s.m. rogue, scoundrel.
bergantín s.m. MAR. brig, brigantine.
beriberi s.f. MED. beriberi.
berilio s.m. QUÍM. beryllium.
berilo s.m. MIN. beryl.
berkelio s.m. berkelium.
berlanga s.f. three of a kind naipes.
berlina s.f. 1. saloon car. 2. en ~, in ridicule.
berlinés -sa adj. 1. of/from Berlin. s.m. y f. 2.
Berliner.
berlinga s.f. stick.
bermejear v.i. to be reddish.
bermejo -ja adj. reddish.
bermellón s.m. vermilion.
berrear v.i. 1. ZOOL. to low. 2. to shout, to
bellow. 3. MÚS. to sing off key.
berrenchín s.m. 1. ZOOL. breath of the wild
boar. 2. (fam.) temper, rage.
berrendo -da adj. 1. two-coloured, two-toned.
2. mottled.
berreo s.m. howl, screech.
berrera o berro berrera s.f. o berro s.m.
watercress.
berrido s.m. 1. ZOOL. lowing. 2. bellowing ; de
persona. 3. MÚS. screeching.
berrinche s.m. tantrum, rage.
berrocal s.m. rocky area, place.
berroqueña adj. granite.
berrueco s.m. 1. MED. tumour of the eye. 2.