Spanish–English dictionary

biológico

Of or relating to biology.

biólogo

A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

bioma

Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert.

biónico

(not comparable) Related to bionics.

biopelícula

(biology, medicine) A thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.

biopsia

The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

biopsiar

To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.

bioquímica

A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry

bioquímico

A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry

biosfera

The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.

biótico

(biology) Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms.

bíper

(telecommunications) A wireless telecommunications device that receives text or voice messages.

bípode

A two-legged stand.

biquini

A brief bathing suit worn by men.

birla

A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.

birlar

(ambitransitive) To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object)

birmana

(chiefly, in the plural) A person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent.

Birmania

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar.

birmano

Of or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.

birra

(uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.

birrete

A distinctively colored fold of material, representing a university degree.

birria

(uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.

biruji

(uncountable) A condition of low temperature.

biryani

A spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables.

bis

A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete.

bis-

Every two; a rate of once every two.

bisagra

A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.

bisalto

(culinary) The edible seed of Pisum sativum.

biscocho

A form of unglazed earthenware.

biscote

a twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback)

bisemanal

Occurring twice a week.

bisemanalmente

once in a fortnight; once every two weeks

bisexual

(of humans, or, other animals) Sexually attracted to both same-gendered and different-gendered partners. (Compare pansexual.)

bisi

Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.

bisiesto

Having an intercalary day, particularly the quadrennial leap day of the Julian and Gregorian calendars traditionally placed as a "second sixth" day before March 1st.

bisnes

(countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

bisoñé

(obsolete) A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig, worn by both sexes.

bisoñez

A lack of experience.

bisoño

Untried or inexperienced.

bisonte americano

A bovine mammal, a species of bison, Bison bison.

bisonte europeo

The wisent, species Bos bonasus, Europe's heaviest land animal.

bísquet

(UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, sometimes, Canada, rare) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.

bisté

Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.

bistec

(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer).

bistró

A small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.

bistrot

A small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.

bisturí

A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.

bitácora

(nautical) The wooden housing for a ship's compass, with its corrector magnets and illuminating arrangements. The log and other equipment for measuring the ship's speed are also stowed there.

bitcoin

(countable, computing, finance) A unit of the bitcoin (proper noun sense 1) cryptocurrency.

bíter

(usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.

bitoque

(medicine) A tube inserted into the body to drain or inject fluid.

bitumen

A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.

bivalvo

Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.

bivitelino

(genetics) Of twins or embryos, produced from two different eggs and sperm, and genetically distinct.

biz-

Every two; a rate of once every two.

Bizancio

(historical) An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul.

bizantina

(historical) A native of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul) or of the Byzantine empire

bizantino

(figurative, often lower-case) Overly complex or intricate, especially of bureaucracy.

bizarría

(countable) An odd or strange thing or opinion.

bizarro

Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.

bizcocho

A sweet and flaky yeast-raised roll made from a dough using butter or margarine and filled with remonce (butter and sugar) or custard.

bizcocho de soletilla

A small sponge cake, shaped approximately like a finger.

bizquear

(intransitive) To look or glance sideways.

bla

(uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.

bla-bla-bla

(uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.

blablablá

(uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.

Blanca

A en given name.

blancazo

Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.

blanco

(tincture) : of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.

blancura

(statistics, of a stochastic process) The quality of being white noise.

blancuzco

Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.

blandengue

An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.

blandicia

(countable) Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade.

blandir

(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.

blando

Soft; floppy.

blandón

A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

blanqueado

A thing used to hide mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; also (often, politics) , an act of hiding mistakes or creating an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; especially, a campaign, investigation, etc., which intentionally hides or overlooks unfavourable facts.

blanqueador

(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.

blanqueamiento

(culinary) A white area of cocoa butter that forms on the surface of chocolate when warmed and cooled.

blanquear

(transitive, cooking) To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.

blanquecer

(transitive, figuratively) To give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to whiten;

blanquecino

Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.

blanqueo

(culinary) A white area of cocoa butter that forms on the surface of chocolate when warmed and cooled.

blanquiñoso

(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.

blanquizco

Somewhat white, pale or almost white.

blanquizo

Somewhat white, pale or almost white.

blao

(tincture) A blue colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.

Blas

A en given name.

blasfemador

One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.

blasfemante

One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.

blasfemar

(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.

blasfematorio

Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.

blasfemia

An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.

blasfemo

One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.

blasón

(heraldry) A coat of arms or a banner depicting a coat of arms.

blat

The Soviet system of connections and social relationships; one's social or business network (in Russian or Soviet society).

blazar

(galaxy) A very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole at the center of an active galaxy.

blazer

A semi-formal jacket.

blindado

(countable) A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.

blindaje

(uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.

blindar

(ambitransitive) To protect, to defend.

bloboque

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.

bloc

A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.

bloc de notas

A pad of paper, often bound, in which one jots down notes; a notebook.

block

A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.

blockbuster

(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.

blockchain

A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency. [from 2010s]

blof

(countable, or, uncountable) An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.

blofe

(countable, or, uncountable) An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.

blog

(Internet) A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.)

blogger

(blogging) A contributor to a blog (from weblog) or online journal.

bloguear

(blogging, ambitransitive) To contribute to a blog.

bloguera

(blogging) A contributor to a blog (from weblog) or online journal.

bloguero

(blogging) A contributor to a blog (from weblog) or online journal.

blon

(smoking, slang, US) A marijuana cigar.

blonda

(uncountable) A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.

blondo

(countable) A person with this hair color.

bloque

A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.

bloque de viviendas

A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.

bloque errático

(geology) A rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier.

bloqueado

Obstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded.

bloqueador

(computing) An application that stops / impedes unauthorised access to a programme.

bloqueadora

Agent noun of ; something that blocks something else.

bloquear

(transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.

bloquearse

(computing, hardware, software, intransitive) To terminate or halt execution due to an exception.

bloqueo

(by extension) Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms.

bloqueta

A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.

bluaa

Representing the sound of vomiting.

bluaaa

Representing the sound of vomiting.

Bluetooth

(networking, trademark) An industrial specification for wireless personal area networks.

bluf

(countable, or, uncountable) An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.

bluff

(countable, or, uncountable) An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.

bluma

Underpants for women and girls.

blume

Underpants for women and girls.

blusa

(fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.

bluyín

A pair of trousers made from denim cotton and dyed dark blue.

boardilla

An attic or similar space (often used for storage) in the roof of a house or other building.

boato

A pageant; a colourful show or display, as in a pageant.

Bob

A en given name.

bobada

(informal, uncountable) Nonsensical talk or thinking.

bobalicón

silly, quirky

bobamente alegre

Joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness.

bobería

(uncountable) The state of being goofy.

bobina

A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.

bobinado

(electronics) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.

bobinar

(transitive) To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.

bobo

A stupid person.

boca

A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.

boca a boca

In a verbal manner; with words; by speaking.

bocacalle

(UK, Irish) A turn or deviation from a straight course.