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andar o echarse uno a la ~, to idle around,
to loaf about.
bribón -na adj. 1. roguish, rascally. 2. idle, lazy.
s.m. y f. 3. rogue, rascal. 4. tramp, beggar ;
mendigo.
bribonada s.f. 1. dirty trick. 2. roguishness ;
cualidad de bribón.
bribonear v.i. 1. to loaf about, to idle around. 2.
to be a rogue, rascal. 3. to play a dirty trick.
bribonería s.f. 1. roguishness. 2. idle life, tramp’s
life.
bribonesco -ca adj. roguish, rascally.
bricolaje s.m. do-it-yourself, DIY.
brida s.f. 1. bridle, rein. 2. MED. bride. 3. TEC.
clamp. 4. flange ; de un tubo. 5. a toda ~, at
full speed, flat out.
bridge s.m. bridge.
bridón s.m. 1. small bridle, snaffle. 2. MIL.
bridoon. 3. steed.
brigada s.f. 1. MIL. brigade. 2. gang, squad
; de trabajadores. 3. squad ; de policías.
4. ~ móvil, flying squad. 5. general de ~,
brigadier.
brigadier s.m. brigadier.
brillante adj. 1. brilliant, bright, shining. 2. (fig.)
brilliant. 3. shining ; superficie. 4. sparkling,
brilliant ; conversación . 5. bright ; colores.
6. brilliant ; compañía. 7. sparkling ; joyas. 8.
brilliant ; estudiante. s.m. 9. diamond.
brillantemente adv. brilliantly, brightly.
brillantez s.f. brilliance, brightness.
brillantina s.f. brilliantine.
brillar v.i. 1. to shine ; en general. 2. to sparkle
; los ojos. 3. to glow, to light up ; de felicidad.
4. to sparkle, to shine ; joyas, luna, estrellas.
5. to shine; en conversación. 6. to blaze ;
llamas. 7. (fig.) to stand out, to shine out ; en
los estudios.
brillo s.m. 1. brilliance, brightness, shine,
sparkle. 2. lustre, shine ; de superficies. 3.
(fig.) brilliance. 4. sacar ~ a, to polish, to
shine.
brilloso -sa adj. (Am.) shining.
brincar v.i. 1. to jump. 2. to jump up and down ;
niños. 3. to gambol ; ovejas. 4. to omit, to miss
out. 5. (fig.) to get angry. 6. está que brinca,
(fam.) he’s hopping mad.
brinco s.m. 1. jump, leap, hop. 2. a brincos, by
fits and starts. 3. de un ~, with one leap. 4. en
un ~, in no time at all.
brincotear v.i. to jump up and down.
brindar v.i. 1. to toast, to drink a toast. v.t. 2. to
offer, to present. 3. ~ el toro a alguien, to
dedicate the bull to someone. v. r. 4. to offer
oneself.
brindis s.m. 1. toast. 2. dedication ceremony
;en los toros. 3. echar un ~, to toast, to drink
a toast.
brío s.m. 1. spirit, dash, brio. 2. energy, verve.
3. daring. 4. elegance. 5. determination,
resolution. 6. hombre de bríos, a man
of spirit. 7. cortar los bríos a uno, to clip
someone’s wings.
brioso -sa adj. 1. spirited, dashing. 2. energetic.
3. daring. 4. elegant. 5. determined, resolute.
briozoo s.m. BOT. bryozoan, bryozoon.
briqueta s.f. briquette.
brisa s.f. breeze.
briscado -da adj. 1. brocaded. s.m. 2. brocade-
work.
briscar v.t. to brocade.
británico -ca adj. / s.m. y f. British.
britano -na adj. 1. British. s.m. y f. 2. HIST.
Briton.
brizna s.f. 1. strand, filament. 2. blade ; de
hierba. 3. string ; de judía. 4. piece, bit ; trozo.
briznoso -sa adj. drizzly.
broca s.f. 1. MEC. bit, drill. 2. tack ; de zapatos.
3. reel, bobbin ; de bordadora.
brocado s.m. 1. brocade. adj. 2. brocaded.
brocal s.m. 1. curb ; de un pozo. 2. rim ; de
cerco. 3. edge, border ; de un escudo.
brocatel s.m. 1. brocatelle ; tela. 2. brocatello ;
mármol.
brocearse v.r. to dry up, to run out ; una mina.
brocha s.f. 1. paintbrush. 2. shaving brush ; de
afeitar . 3. de ~ gorda, painter and decorator ;
de casa, dauber ; mal pintor.
brochada adj. 1. brocaded. s.f. 2. brushstroke.
brochazo s.m. brushstroke.
broche s.m. 1. brooch. 2. clip, fastener.
broma s.f. 1. joke: prank: le hemos gastado una
broma = we played a trick on him. 2. ZOOL.
shipworm (molusco). 3. fun, merriment: lo dije
en broma = I said it in fun.
bromar o abromar v.t. to gnaw.
bromatología s.f. food science, bromatology.
bromazo s.m. stupid joke, unpleasant trick.
bromear v.i. to joke.
bromista s.m. y f. 1. joker. 2. practical joker. adj.
3. fond of joking.
bromo s.m. QUÍM. bromine.
bromuro s.m. 1. bromide. 2. ~ de plata, bromide
paper.
bronca s.f. 1. quarrel, row. 2. telling-off, ticking-
off. 3. boos, jeers ; protestas. 4. armar una ~,
to create a row, to make a big fuss: se armó
una bronca = there was a tremendous row. 5.
buscar ~, to look for trouble. 6. dar una ~, to
hiss, to boo. 7. echar una ~, to give a telling-
off, a ticking-off.
bronce s.m. 1. MET. bronze. 2. bronze ; estatua.
3. copper coin. 4. ser un ~ o de ~, to work
like a horse.
bronceado adj. 1. bronze, bronze-coloured. 2.
sunburnt, tanned ; tostado. s.m. 3. suntan,
tan. 4. TEC. bronzing, bronze finish.
bronceador -ra adj. 1. tanning. s.m. 2. suntan
lotion.
broncear v.t. 1. TEC. to bronze. 2. to suntan,
to tan.
bronco -ca adj. 1. coarse, rough. 2. brittle ;
metales. 3. harsh, gruff ; sonido, voz. 4. gruff,
surly.
bronconeumonía s.f. MED. bronchopneumonia.
bronquedad s.f. 1. coarseness, roughness. 2.
MET. brittleness. 3. harshness, gruffness ;
sonido, voz. 4. gruffness, surliness ; carácter.
bronquial adj. ANAT. bronchial.
bronquio s.m. ANAT. bronchus, bronchial tube.
bronquítico -ca adj. bronchitic.
bronquitis s.f. MED. bronchitis.
broquel s.m. 1. shield. 2. (fig.) shield.
broquelarse v.r. 1. to shield oneself. 2. (fig.) to
protect/defend/shield oneself.
brotar v.i. 1. BOT. to germinate, to sprout. 2.
to sprout, to bud ; raíces. 3. (fig.) to sprout.
4. to flow, to gush ; agua. 5. to rise ; ríos.
6. MED. to appear, to break out. 7. to flow
; lágrimas. 8. to produce, to throw out ;
renuevos. 9. to break out ; tumultos. v.t. 10.
to produce.
brote s.m. 1. BOT. bud, shoot. 2. budding
; brotadura. 3. rise ; de fiebre. 4. MED.
appearance, outbreak. 5. outbreak ; de
huelgas. 6. welling-up ; de lágrimas. 7. (fig.)
outbreak.
broza s.f. 1. dead leaves. 2. rubbish ;
desperdicio. 3. thicket, undergrowth ; maleza.
4. (fig.) nonsense, rubbish. 5. printer’s brush
; imprenta.
bruces s.m. pl. 1. lips. 2. caer de ~, to fall flat
on one’s face, to fall headlong. 3. de ~, face
down.
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bruja s.f. 1. witch. 2. ZOOL. barn owl. 3. (fig.) old
hag, witch.
brujear v.i. to practise witchcraft.
brujería s.f. 1. witchcraft, sorcery. 2. magic, black
magic.
brujo s.m. 1. wizard, sorcerer. 2. witch doctor ;
en las tribus.
brújula s.f. 1. compass. 2. perder la ~, to lose
one’s bearings.
brujulear v.t. 1. to turn over ; cartas. 2. to guess
(fam.). 3. to investigate. 4. to scheme, to plot.
brujuleo s.m. 1. (fam.) guessing.
brulote s.m. 1. MAR. fire-ship. 2. swear word ;
palabrota.
bruma s.f. 1. mist. 2. sea mist ; en el mar.
brumal adj. wintry, wintery.
brumo s.m. white wax.
brumoso -sa adj. misty.
bruno -na adj. 1. dark brown. s.m. 2. BOT. black
plum.
bruñido -da adj. 1. polished. s.m. 2. polishing.
bruñidor -ra s.m. y f. polisher.
bruñir v.t. 1. to polish, to shine. 2. to make up. 3.
(Am.) to annoy, to pester.
bruscamente adv. suddenly, abruptly, brusquely.
brusco -ca adj. 1. abrupt, sudden. 2. sharp
; cambio de temperatura, curva. 3. sharp,
brusque ; de carácter.
brusquedad s.f. 1. abruptness, brusqueness ;
persona. 2. brusqueness, suddenness ; de
cosas.
brutal adj. 1. brutal, brutish. 2. (fam.) fantastic,
terrific. 3. (fam.) enormous, huge.
brutalidad s.f. 1. brutality, savagery. 2. stupidity.
brutalmente adv. brutally.
bruteza s.f. 1. brutality. 2. stupidity.
bruto -ta adj. 1. stupid, thick. 2. ignorant. 3.
brutal, brutish. 4. rough, coarse ; tosco. 5.
uncut ; diamante, piedra. 6. crude ; petróleo,
hierro. s.m. y f. 7. beast ; animal. 8. (fig.)
brute, beast. 9. peso ~, gross weight. 10.
producto ~, ECON. gross product. 11.
producto nacional ~, ECON. gross national
product.
bruza s.f. 1. horse brush . 2. printer’s brush.
bruzar v.t. to brush.
bubónico -ca adj. 1. MED. bubonic. 2. peste
bubónica, bubonic plague.
bucal adj. 1. ANAT. buccal, oral. 2. higiene ~,
oral hygiene.
bucanero s.m. buccaneer.
búcaro s.m. 1. odoriferous clay. 2. vase, jar.
buccino s.m. ZOOL. whelk.
bucear v.i. 1. to swim under water ; nadar. 2. to
dive ; sumergirse. 3. (fig.) to explore, to delve
into.
bucéfalo s.m. (fig. y fam.) dolt, idiot.
buchada s.f. mouthful.
buche s.m. 1. craw, crop ; de aves. 2. maw ; de
animales. 3. (fam.) stomach, belly. 4. mouthful
; de líquido . 5. pucker, bag ; en la ropa. 6.
newly-born donkey ; borrico. 7. llenarse el ~,
to fill one’s belly.
buchón -na adj. 1. pot-bellied ; barrigón. 2.
paloma buchona, pouter (pigeon).
bucle s.m. curl, ringlet.
bucólico -ca adj. 1. bucolic, pastoral. s.f. 2.
bucolic, pastoral poem ; poesía. 3. (fam.)
food, grub.
budín s.m. pudding ; dulce, pie ; salado.
budión s.m. ZOOL. wrasse.
budismo s.m. REL. Buddhism.
budista s.m. y f. REL. Buddhist.
buen adj. apócope de bueno.
buenamente adv. 1. effortlessly, easily. 2. simply.
3. willingly.
buenaventura s.f. 1. good luck, fortune ; suerte.