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банкнота от 100 долара
(obsolete) The yardland, an obsolete English unit of land roughly understood as 30 acres. · banknota ot 100 dolara
ба́нкова ка́рта
(colloquial, metonym) Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services. · bankova karta
Банко́к
(exonym) The capital city of Thailand. · Bankok
банкома́т
(banking) Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine. · bankomat
банкрут
(finance, of a person, company, etc.) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent. [from 1565] · bankrut
банкрутирал
Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due. · bankrutiral
ба́ня
A type of steam bath, popular in Russia (and in some parts of Alaska as well). · banya
бао
Any of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine · bao
бапти́ст
An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants. · baptist
бапти́стка
An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants. · baptistka
бар
A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, slightly less than atmospheric pressure at sea level. · bar
барабан
A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case · baraban
барабанене
A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface. · barabanene
барабанист
(musician) One who plays the drums. · barabanist
барабанче
(percussion instruments) A small drum. · barabanche
барабанчик
(musician) One who plays the drums. · barabanchik
барабаня
(ambitransitive) To beat with a rapid succession of strokes. · barabanya
бараж
(fencing) A "next hit wins" contest to determine the winner of a bout in case of a tie. · barazh
Бара́к
A en given name. · Barak
бара́ка
(US) A (structure with a) movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc. · baraka
барака за дърва
An enclosed, roofed structure, often an outbuilding, used primarily to store firewood. · baraka za darva
бараку́да
Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators. · barakuda
Барбадос
An island and country in the Caribbean. · Barbados
барбекю
A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium. · barbekyu
Барби
A tall, slender female fashion doll. · Barbi
бард
A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men. · bard
барда́к
A house of prostitution. · bardak
ба́рел
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom. · barel
барета
(headwear) A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France. · bareta
Ба́ри
A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Bari and the region of Apulia, Italy. · Bari
барие́ра
A structure that bars passage. · bariera
ба́рий
The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal. · bariy
барика́да
A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence · barikada
барикади́рам
To close or block a road etc., as, or using, a barricade. · barikadiram
баритон
The musical range between tenor and bass. · bariton
ба́рка
(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Noah's ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge. · barka
барман
One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · barman
барометър
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure. · barometar
баро́н
A baron of beef, a cut made up of a double sirloin. · baron
Барса
(informal, soccer) FC Barcelona, a prominent Spanish association football club. · Barsa
Барсело́на
The capital city of Catalonia, Spain. · Barselona
бару́т
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks. · barut
бархет
Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear. · barhet
барче
A counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room. · barche
бас
A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event). · bas
басе́йн
(geography) An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin. · baseyn
басирам се
(transitive, ditransitive) To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager. · basiram se
баскетбо́л
(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball. · basketbol
баскетболна топка
(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball. · basketbolna topka
баски
Relating to the Basque people or their language. · baski
баскски
Relating to the Basque people or their language. · baskski
басма
(textiles) A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern. · basma
басмен
Made of calico or resembling the color of calico cloth, having a pattern of red and contrasting areas; variegated. · basmen
баснописец
A person who writes or tells fables. · basnopisets
баснословен
Of or relating to fable, myth or legend. · basnosloven
ба́сня
A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables. · basnya
басов
Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency. · basov
басов ключ
The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef. · basov klyuch
Ба́сра
A port city in southeastern Iraq. · Basra
Бастиан
A en given name. · Bastian
бастийски
Of or relating to the city of Bastia, Corsica, France. · bastiyski
Басти́лия
A former fortress and prison in Paris, France, the storming of which in 1789 began the French Revolution. · Bastiliya
бастио́н
(architecture) A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification. · bastion
бастун
(countable) A long rod often collapsible and commonly white (for visibility to other persons), used by vision impaired persons for guidance in determining their course and for probing for obstacles in their path · bastun
батаре́я
(military, countable) A coordinated group of artillery weapons, with any of various numbers of guns. · batareya
бате́рия
(electrical, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells. · bateriya
батискаф
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol. · batiskaf
батут
A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors. · batut
ба́у
Used to indicate the sound of a dog barking, or something resembling it. · bau
Бах
(music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer. · Bah
Баха́мски острови
An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas. · Bahamski ostrovi
бахар
(uncountable) A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. · bahar
Бахре́йн
An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama. · Bahreyn
бацбийски
A Northeast Caucasian language of the Nakh family, spoken in Georgia. · batsbiyski
бацил
An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+1⁄2 yards. · batsil
баща́
A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his own, etc.). · bashta
ба́щин
Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family. · bashtin
бащино име
(onomastics, by extension) A name acquired from the first name of one's father, grandfather or earlier (male) ancestor. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname. · bashtino ime
ба́щински
Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood. · bashtinski
ба́щинство
The state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father; sometimes the biological father specifically). · bashtinstvo
бая
before a countable noun: A large, indefinite number of. · baya
баят
No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated. · bayat
бгг
(Internet slang, text messaging) Lots of laughs. (occasionally used) · bgg
бде́ние
An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray. · bdenie
бдителен
Attentive; awake; on guard. · bditelen
бдителност
Alert watchfulness. · bditelnost
бдя
(transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding. · bdya
бе
The name of the Latin-script letter B/b. · be
бе́бе
A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention. · bebe
бебешки
Suitable for or expected of a child. · bebeshki
бег
(history) . · beg
бегач
Someone who takes part in a race. · begach
бегемо́т
(Bible) A great and mighty beast which God shows to Job in Job 40:15–24. · begemot
беглец
Someone who has become free through escaping imprisonment. · beglets
бегъл
Hasty or superficial. · begal
бегъл поглед
(also, figuratively) A brief or cursory look. · begal pogled
беда
Serious danger. · beda
беден
Poor; destitute; in need. · beden
беден квартал
(countable, pejorative) A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty. · beden kvartal
бедните
(with the) The poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society. · bednite
бедност
Extreme poverty or destitution. · bednost
бедня́к
A person suffering from extreme poverty. · bednyak
бедня́чка
A person suffering from extreme poverty. · bednyachka
бедрен
Of, pertaining to, or near the femur or thigh. · bedren
бедрена кост
(skeleton) The bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee in humans; the femur. · bedrena kost
бедро́
(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock. · bedro
бедствен
Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous. · bedstven
бе́дствие
An event resulting in great loss. · bedstvie
бедуи́н
A member of nomadic Arab tribes dwelling in the desert. · beduin
бежане́ц
(attributive, also, figurative) A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a foreign country, out of fear or prospect of political, religious persecution, war, natural disaster, etc. [from 1680s] · bezhanets
бежанка́
(attributive, also, figurative) A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a foreign country, out of fear or prospect of political, religious persecution, war, natural disaster, etc. [from 1680s] · bezhanka
бе́жов
Having a slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool. · bezhov
бежов цвят
A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool. · bezhov tsvyat
без
Minus; not including · bez
без бързане
Characterized by leisure; taking plenty of time; unhurried. · bez barzane
без горнище на банския
(of a place) Featuring women that are naked from the waist up, often strippers or dancers. · bez gornishte na banskiya
без дата
Not marked with a date. · bez data
без дискриминация
(US) characterized by racial integration · bez diskriminatsiya
без дръжка
(botany, oncology) Attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk; stalkless. · bez drazhka
без дъно
Having no bottom. · bez dano
без задръжки
Not inhibited; having no inhibitions. · bez zadrazhki
без заобикалки
Utterly or thoroughly. · bez zaobikalki
без коса
Destitute of hair. · bez kosa
без късмет
Without luck, unfortunate. · bez kasmet
без петна
(zoology) Lacking spots; unspotted. · bez petna
без покрив
Lacking a top. · bez pokriv
без последствия
Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance. · bez posledstviya
без презерватив
(slang, sex) Without a condom. · bez prezervativ
без презрамки
Without a strap or straps; usually describing women's clothing without shoulder straps. · bez prezramki
без прека́чване
Without stopping; without interruption or break. · bez prekachvane
без разтворител
(chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent. · bez raztvoritel
без седалка
Having no bottom. · bez sedalka
без стойност
Having no value; worthless. · bez stoynost
без юзда
Not fitted with a bridle. · bez yuzda
безапелационен
Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive. · bezapelatsionen
безбожен
Of or relating to atheists or atheism. · bezbozhen
безбо́жие
(broadly) A lack of belief in deities, or a belief that there is insufficient evidence to believe in a god. · bezbozhie
безболезнен
(medicine) Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.). · bezboleznen
безбра́чие
Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried. · bezbrachie
безбро́ен
(of a number) Too large to be counted to. · bezbroen
безброй
(informal, often, _, slightly, _, derogatory) Relatively large but unspecified in number. [1907] · bezbroy
безветрен
(of weather) Without wind or storm. · bezvetren
безветрие
(meteorology) The absense of wind; a period of time without wind. · bezvetrie
безвку́сен
Lacking in taste or flavor. · bezvkusen
безвла́стие
(countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government. · bezvlastie
безводен
Very dry. · bezvoden
безвре́ден
Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe. · bezvreden
безвъзвратен
Unable to be retracted or reversed; final. · bezvazvraten
безвъзвра́тно
(manner) Definitively, comprehensively. · bezvazvratno
безгла́сен
Lacking a voice, without vocal sound. · bezglasen

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