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butaca
2. fortune. 3. decir o echar la ~ a alguien, to
tell someone’s fortune.
buenazo -za adj. 1. good-natured. s.m. y f. 2.
good-natured person.
bueno -na adj. 1. good ; persona o cosa.
2. kind, benevolent ; de buen corazón. 3.
healthy: este niño no está bueno últimamente
= this child hasn’t been very healthy
lately. 4. of good quality, of a good make ;
especialmente hablando de un producto u
objeto. 5. good ; conveniente: no es un buen
momento para invertir en la Bolsa = it’s not a
good time to invest on the Stock Exchange.
6. good, fair ; tiempo atmosférico. 7. funny ;
divertido: eso sí que es bueno = that’s very
funny. 8. considerable: una buena cantidad
de cerveza = a considerable amount of beer.
9. innocent, naive ; bonachón. interj. 10. all
right ; basta: bueno, no me des tantos besos =
all right, that’s enough kisses.11. well ; duda,
incertidumbre. 12. de buenas a primeras, all
of a sudden.
buey s.m. 1. ox, bullock. 2. ~ marino, sea cow.
bufa s.f. 1. joke. 2. drunkenness. adj. 3. drunk.
bufador s.m. GEOL. fissure, crack.
búfalo s.m. ZOOL. buffalo.
bufanda s.f. scarf.
bufar v.i. 1. to snort ; toro. 2. to spit ; gato. 3. ~
de rabia, to snort with rage.
bufete s.m. 1. writing desk. 2. lawyer’s office. 3.
lawyer’s practice. 4. abrir ~, to set up a legal
practice.
buffet s.m. 1. sideboard. 2. buffet ; de comida.
bufido s.m. 1. snort ; toro. 2. hiss ; gato. 3. (fig.)
snort.
bufo -fa adj. 1. comic, ridiculous, farcical. s.m. 2.
clown, buffoon. 3. comic-opera singer. s.f. 4.
buffoonery. 5. opera bufa, comic opera.
bufón adj. 1. comical, farcical. s.m. 2. buffoon,
clown. 3. HIST. jester.
bufonada s.f. buffoonery, clowning.
bufonearse v.i. 1. to play the clown. v.pron. 2. to
make fun of, to laugh at (burlarse de).
bufonesco -ca adj. comical, funny, farcical.
buganvilla s.f. BOT. bougainvillea.
bugle s.m. MÚS. bugle.
buglosa s.f. BOT. bugloss.
buharda s.f. dormer window.
buhardilla bohardilla o boardilla,s.f. attic, garret.
buharro s.m. ZOOL. scops owl.
buhedera s.f. opening, hole.
buhedo s.m. pond, pool.
buhero s.m. owl-keeper.
búho s.m. 1. ZOOL. owl. 2. (fig.) recluse, hermit.
buhonería s.f. 1. pedlar’s goods. 2. peddling.
buhonero s.m. pedlar, hawker.
buido -da adj. 1. sharp. 2. grooved.
buitre s.m. ZOOL. 1. vulture. 2. gran ~ de las
Indias, condor.
buitrero -ra s.m. y f. vulture hunter.
buitrón s.m. fish trap.
buje s.m. axle casing.
bujería s.f. trinket, knick-knack.
bujía s.f. 1. MEC. spark plug. 2. candle ; vela. 3.
ELEC. candle power.
bula s.f. 1. papal bull ; del papa. 2. bulla ;
medalla romana. 3. seal ; sello. 4. no poder
con la ~, to be done in.
bulario s.m. papal bulls.
bulbo s.m. BOT. bulb.
bulboso -sa adj. bulbous.
buldog s.m. bulldog.
bulerías s.f. pl. traditional Andalusian song/
dance.
buleto s.m. papal brief.
bulevar s.m. boulevard.
Bulgaria s.f. Bulgaria.
búlgaro -ra adj. / s.m. y f. Bulgarian.
bulimia s.f. bulimia.
bulla s.f. 1. racket, din, uproar, noise. 2. crowd,
mob. 3. meter o armar ~, to make a racket.
bullabesa s.f. bouillabaisse.
bullanga s.f. 1. racket, uproar. 2. disturbance,
riot.
bullanguero -ra adj. 1. noisy, riotous. s.m. y f. 2.
noisy person. 3. rioter, troublemaker.
bulldozer s.m. bulldozer.
bullicio s.m. 1. din, racket, uproar ; ruido. 2.
bustle. 3. riot, confusion.
bullicioso -sa adj. 1. noisy, rowdy. 2. busy,
bustling. 3. riotous.
bullir v.i. 1. to boil. 2. to bubble ; a borbotones. 3.
to swarm ; insectos. 4. (fig.) to boil. 5. to bustle
about ; agitarse. v.t. 6. to move, to stir. v.pron.
7. to move, to budge.
bulo s.m. unfounded story, false rumour.
bulto s.m. 1. size, volume ; volumen. 2. shape,
form ; forma. 3. vague shape, form ; forma
confusa. 4. bundle, parcel ; fardo. 5. bump
; chichón. 6. MED. swelling, lump. 7. ART.
statue, sculpture. 8. a ~, roughly, broadly.
9. buscar a uno el ~, to pester/ hassle
someone. 10. escurrir uno el ~, to avoid/
dodge something. 11. poner de ~ una cosa,
to exaggerate. 12. ser de ~, to be obvious.
bumerán s.m. boomerang.
bungalow s.m. bungalow.
buniato s.m. BOT. sweet potato.
búnker s.m. 1. bunker. 2. bunker ; golf. 3. shelter
; contra bombas. 4. estar en el ~, to be
bunkered.
buñolería s.f. doughnut shop.
buñolero -ra s.m. y f. 1. doughnut seller/maker ;
vendedor. 2. doughnut maker ; fabricante.
buñuelo s.m. 1. doughnut. 2. mess, botched-up
job.
buque s.m. 1. boat, ship. 2. hull ; casco. 3.
tonnage, capacity ; capacidad. 4. ~ carguero,
cargo ship o freighter. 5. ~ costero, coaster.
6. ~ de desembarco, landing craft. 7. ~ de
guerra, warship. 8. ~ insignia, flagship. 9.
~ de pasajeros, passenger ship. 10. ~ de
ruedas, paddle steamer. 11. ~ de vapor,
steam ship. 12. ~ de vela, sailing ship. 13. ~
escuela, training ship. 14. ~ nodriza, mother
ship. 15. ir en ~, to go by boat.
buqué s.m. bouquet.
burbuja s.f. 1. bubble. 2. hacer burbujas, to
bubble, to make bubbles.
burbujeante adj. bubbly, fizzy.
burbujear v.i. to bubble.
burbujeo s.m. bubbling.
burda s.f. 1. MAR. backstay. adj. 2. rough,
coarse.
burdégano s.m. ZOOL. hinny.
burdel s.m. brothel.
burdo -da adj. 1. rough ; tosco. 2. clumsy ;
torpe.
bureta s.f. burette.
burga s.f. hot spring.
burgado s.m. snail.
burgo s.m. hamlet.
burgomaestre s.m. burgomaster, mayor.
burgués -sa adj. 1. middle-class, bourgeois.
s.m. y f. 2. middle-class person, bourgeois.
burguesía s.f. middle-class, bourgeoisie.
buriel adj. dark red.
buril s.m. burin.
burilada o buriladura s.f. burin stroke.
burilar v.t. to chisel, to engrave.
burla s.f. 1. taunt, jibe. 2. joke ; broma. 3.
trick, hoax ; engaño. 4. ~ burlando, without
realising. 5. de burlas, in fun. 6. entre burlas
y veras, half jokingly. 7. gastar burlas, to play
tricks. 8. hacer ~ de, to make fun of, to mock.
burladero s.m. refuge.
burlador -ra s.m. y f. 1. mocker. 2. hoaxer,
joker. 3. m. seducer, libertine, Don Juan. adj.
4. mocking.
burlar v.t. 1. to fool, to deceive, to trick. 2. to
deceive ; a una mujer. 3. to outwit ; chasquear.
4. to flout the laws ; burlar las leyes. 5. to
frustrate. v.pron. 6. make fun of, to ridicule.
7. to joke.
burlería s.f. 1. fun, mockery. 2. trick, hoax. 3. tall
story ; historia difícil de creer .
burlesco -ca adj. 1. burlesque. 2. (fig.) comic,
funny.
burlete s.m. draught excluder.
burlón -na adj. 1. mocking, joking. s.m. y f. 2.
joker, leg-puller.
buró s.m. bureau, writing desk.
burocracia s.f. 1. civil service. 2. bureaucracy.
burócrata s.m. y f. 1. civil servant. 2. bureaucrat.
burocrático -ca adj. bureaucratic.
burrada s.f. 1. drove of donkeys. 2. (fam.) stupid
thing, nonsense. 3. silly or stupid remark ;
necedad. 4. decir burradas, to talk nonsense.
5. una ~, an enormous amount, a lot: cuesta
una burrada = it costs an enormous amount.
burrajo -ja adj. foolish, stupid.
burrero s.m. donkey driver.
burro s.m. 1. donkey. 2. (fig.) idiot, ass. 3. hard
worker. 4. TEC. sawhorse. 5. brute, lout ;
tosco. 6. ~ de carga, drudge, dogsbody. 7.
caerse del ~, to back down, to admit one’s
mistake. 8. no ver tres en un ~, to be as blind
as a bat.
bursátil adj. stock-exchange, financial.
burujo s.m. 1. cattle cake ; comida de los
animales. 2. lump.
burujón s.m. lump, bump.
bus s.m. bus.
busca s.f. 1. hunt, search. 2. group of hunters. 3.
en ~ de, in search of.
buscador -ra s.m. y f. 1. searcher. adj. 2.
searching, seeking. 3. ~ de oro, gold
prospector.
buscapersonas s.m. pager.
buscapié s.m. feeler, hint.
buscapiés s.m. jumping jack.
buscapleitos s.m. y f. troublemaker.
buscar v.t. 1. to look for, to search for. 2. to
seek ; ayuda, amistad, consejo. 3. to look up
; consultar. 4. to look for, to ask for ; buscar
problemas, dificultades. v.i. 5. to look, to
hunt. v.pron. 6. buscársela, to ask for it, to
look for trouble. 7. buscarse la vida, to look
after oneself, to earn one’s living. 8. ~ una
aguja en un pajar, to look for a needle in a
haystack. 9. ir a ~, to pick up, to fetch. 10.
buscarle tres pies al gato, to quibble, to split
hairs.
buscarruidos s.m. y f. troublemaker, rabble-
rouser.
buscavidas s.m. y f. 1. busybody, nosy parker.
2. hustler ; persona habilidosa para encontrar
medios de subsistencia. 3. social climber ;
ambicioso.
busco s.m. threshold.
buscón -na s.m. y f. 1. searcher. 2. thief ;
ladrón. 3. crook ; estafador. s.f. 4. prostitute ;
ramera. adj. 5. thieving.
busilis s.m. 1. snag, hitch. 2. core ; el punto
central. 3. ahí está el ~, there’s the catch.
4. dar en el ~, to put one’s finger on the
problem.
búsqueda s.f. hunt, search.
busto s.m. bust.
butaca s.f. 1. armchair, easy chair. 2. seat ;
teatro. pl. 3. stalls ; teatro.