Bulgarian–English dictionary

буча

To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. · bucha

бучене

A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open. · buchene

бучини́ш

Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera · buchinish

бучка

A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. · buchka

Буш

A surname from Middle English. · Bush

бушо́н

(electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it. · bushon

бушувам

To blow in strong or sudden gusts (refers to winds). · bushuvam

бушуващ

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a tempest; also, of a place: frequently experiencing tempests; (very) stormy. · bushuvasht

бъ́брек

An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine. · babrek

бъбрене

An informal chat. · babrene

бъ́бреци

This organ (of an animal) cooked as food. · babretsi

бъбречен

(archaic) Of or relating to the kidneys. · babrechen

бъбри́в

(informal) Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting. · babriv

бъбри́ца

(informal) One who chats or talks to excess. · babritsa

бъ́бря

To be engaged in informal conversation. · babrya

бъг

(chiefly, _, computing, engineering, _, jargon) A problem that needs fixing. · bag

бъда

To occur, to take place. · bada

бъ́дещ

Having to do with or occurring in the future. · badesht

бъдеще

A later time; the future. · badeshte

бъ́деще вре́ме

Something that will happen in moments yet to come. · badeshte vreme

бъз

A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries. · baz

бълбукам

To flow with a bubbling sound. · balbukam

бълвам

(transitive, informal) To produce a large quantity of (something) rapidly and easily. · balvam

бълвоч

The regurgitated former contents of a stomach; vomitus. · balvoch

бъ́лгарин

(countable) A native of Bulgaria. · balgarin

България

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Capital and largest city: Sofia. · Balgariya

бъ́лгарка

(countable) A native of Bulgaria. · balgarka

бъ́лгарски

Relating to Bulgaria, its people, or the Bulgarian language. · balgarski

български език

(uncountable) The official language of Bulgaria. · balgarski ezik

бълну́ване

(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection. · balnuvane

бълнуващ

(symptom) Being in the state of delirium. · balnuvasht

бълха́

A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities. · balha

бърборене

Idle talk; senseless prattle · barborene

бърборко

One who blathers. · barborko

бърборя

(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle. · barborya

бърбън

A serving of bourbon whiskey. · barban

бърдо

(countable, weaving) A comb-like part of a beater for beating the weft when weaving. · bardo

бърз

Fast, prompt, speedy. [from 1590s] · barz

бъ́рза по́мощ

An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital. [1854] · barza pomosht

бързам

(transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform. · barzam

бързане

Speed; swiftness; dispatch. · barzane

бъ́рзей

A fast-moving current of water. · barzey

бързина

Speed, swiftness. · barzina

бъ́рзо

Quickly, with great speed; within a short time [from 13th c.]. · barzo

бързо преминаващ

Passing quickly; of short duration. · barzo preminavasht

бързолет

Apus apus, a swallow-like bird native to Europe and much of temperate Asia, rarely alighting on the ground. · barzolet

бързопис

A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc. · barzopis

бъркалка

A kitchen implement for mixing. · barkalka

бъркам

(transitive) To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another. · barkam

бъркам се

(intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way. · barkam se

бъркане

The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion. · barkane

бърканица

A complicated or confused state or condition. · barkanitsa

бърка́чка

An implement for shaking or mixing. · barkachka

бъркотия

A confused, muddled, or messed-up condition or state; a ridiculously chaotic situation; confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state. · barkotiya

бърло́га

A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment. · barloga

бърникам

(transitive, intransitive) To handle nervously or awkwardly. · barnikam

бъротия

An interruption of that which is normal or regular. · barotiya

бърса́лка

An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc. · barsalka

бърша

(curling) To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less. · barsha

бърша прах

(intransitive) To remove dust; to clean by removing dust. · barsha prah

бърша с моп

(transitive) To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop. · barsha s mop

бъхтя се

(intransitive, by extension) To work slowly and deliberately at a tedious task. · bahtya se

бъ́чва

(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum. · bachva

бъчва с вода за пиене

(countable, nautical) Originally (now, chiefly, historical) , a cask with a hole cut into its top, used to provide drinking water on board a ship; now (by extension, informal) , a drinking fountain on a modern ship. · bachva s voda za piene

бъчвар

A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs. · bachvar

бъчонка

A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer. · bachonka

бюджетен

Appropriate to a restricted budget. · byudzheten

бюлетин

A time-sensitive news item or short news report. · byuletin

бюлети́на

(originally) A small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote. · byuletina

бюро́

An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency. · byuro

бюрокра́т

An official who is part of a bureaucracy. · byurokrat

бюрокра́ция

(business, organizational theory) A system of administration based upon organisation into bureaus, division of labour, a hierarchy of authority, etc., designed to dispose of a large body of work in a routine manner. · byurokratsiya

бюст

A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders. · byust

бюфе́т

A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items. · byufet

бя́гам

(intransitive) To run away; to escape. · byagam

бягам от училище

(British, India) To fail to attend school or work without permission; to play truant (usually as in 'to bunk off'). · byagam ot uchilishte

бя́гане

Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet. · byagane

бя́гания

(uncountable, sports) The racing events of track and field; track and field in general. · byaganiya

бягащ

Moving or advancing at a run. · byagasht

бя́гство

The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation. · byagstvo

бял

(archaic) White or pale; without colour. · byal

бял дроб

(anatomy) A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood. · byal drob

бя́ла

A person of European descent with light-colored skin. · byala

бяла риба

A European freshwater fish in the family Percidae, closely related to the perch, Sander lucioperca. · byala riba

бя́ла ча́пла

Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season. · byala chapla

бя́лка

Martes foina, a marten of Eurasia. · byalka

бяло

The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water. · byalo

бялото на окото

(archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot. · byaloto na okoto

бяс

Extreme anger. · byas

бясно дърво

Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals. · byasno darvo

в

Indicating time of occurrence, especially an instant of time, or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker’s perspective. · v

в безпорядък

(figurative) Not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner; chaotically. · v bezporyadak

в безсъзнание

Without feeling or desire to work; deprived of sensation. · v bezsaznanie

в бъдеще

(dated) In time to come; in some future time or state. · v badeshte

в голям мащаб

(of a map or image) Drawn large so as to show detail. · v golyam mashtab

в действителност

(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively. · v deystvitelnost

в добра́ фо́рма

In good shape; physically well. · v dobra forma

в допълнение

(conjunctive) Also; in addition. · v dopalnenie

в заключение

(discourse marker) Used to signal that the speaker is about to yield control of the conversation. · v zaklyuchenie

в засада

(sports) In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc. · v zasada

в изобилие

(postpositive) In abundance. [from late 17th c.] · v izobilie

в изпълнение на обет

Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge. · v izpalnenie na obet

в кола (до шофьора)

(slang) The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat. Can also be used in situations of claiming other resources such as bedrooms. · v kola (do shofyora)

в края на краищата

After a thorough examination of the situation · v kraya na kraishtata

в миналото

at some time in the past · v minaloto

в наши дни

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.] · v nashi dni

в неделя

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Sunday. · v nedelya

в общия случай

In the general case; without further assumption; without qualification; in all respects. · v obshtiya sluchay

в отлично състояние

(originally, nautical) Meticulously neat and tidy. · v otlichno sastoyanie

в отсъствие на

If what follows is not possible; without. · v otsastvie na

в очакване

Anxious and eager, especially to begin or have something. · v ochakvane

в пламъци

In flames, on fire, flaming, with flames coming from it. · v plamatsi

в по-голямата си част

Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole. · v po-golyamata si chast

в повече

Greater in number than. · v poveche

в повечето случаи

Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole. · v povecheto sluchai

в после́дно вре́ме

(referring to a time period starting in the recent past and including the present) in recent times. · v posledno vreme

в продълже́ние на

For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending. · v prodalzhenie na

в процес на

Presently or currently happening; being in progress. · v protses na

в сила съм

(transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain. · v sila sam

в случай че

if hypothetically (optionally followed by that) · v sluchay che

в сравне́ние с

Compared with, as opposed to. · v sravnenie s

в събота

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Saturday. · v sabota

в съгласие с

In a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion to; in accordance with. [from 16th c.] · v saglasie s

в съзнание

Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active. · v saznanie

в това отношение

(pronominal) in that; in that place; in him/her/it. · v tova otnoshenie

в този момент

At this time; upon this event. · v tozi moment

в ущърб на

Causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious. · v ushtarb na

Вавило́н

(historical) An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates. · Vavilon

вагабонт

(dated) A rascal, scamp, rogue, or scoundrel. · vagabont

вагинален

(relational) Of, relating to, or affecting the vagina. · vaginalen

ваго́н

(rail, UK, Australia) A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit. · vagon

ваго́н-рестора́нт

(US) A typically small restaurant, historically modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other. · vagon-restorant

вагонетка

(mining) A car on low wheels, in which coal is drawn in the mine and hoisted out of the pit. · vagonetka

вадене

An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted. · vadene

ваденка

A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily. · vadenka

вадя

(transitive) To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc. · vadya

вадя костилките

(transitive) To remove a stone from (fruit etc.). · vadya kostilkite

вадя от черупката

(transitive, intransitive, slang) To fool; to hoax. · vadya ot cherupkata

важен

Significant; worth considering. · vazhen

важна клечка

(informal) A person of some consideration or standing. · vazhna klechka

ва́жнича

(transitive, by extension) To walk across or on (a stage or other place) haughtily or proudly. · vazhnicha

важничене

Confidence, pride. · vazhnichene

важничещ

Of momentous or ominous significance. · vazhnichesht

важно събитие

(idiomatic) An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc. · vazhno sabitie

ва́жност

An effect; something that follows a cause as a result. · vazhnost

ва́за

An upright open container used mainly for displaying fresh, dried, or artificial flowers. · vaza

вайкам се

(intransitive) To complain peevishly. · vaykam se

вакантен

Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled. · vakanten

вака́нция

(chiefly, UK, Australia) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural. · vakantsiya

вакси́на

A substance given to stimulate a body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a derivative of it; or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute; also, a dose of such a substance. · vaksina