Spanish–English dictionary

bonito

Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s]

Bonn

An independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the Rhine River; the former capital of West Germany and (until 1999) seat of government of unified Germany.

bonsái

(transitive) To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning.

bonus

An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.

booleano

(logic, computing) Pertaining to data items that can have “true” and “false” (or, equivalently, 1 and 0 respectively) as their only possible values and to operations on such values.

boom

(economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.

Booz

(biblical character) The second husband of Ruth, the father of Obed, the son of Salmon

boqueada

The last breath taken before death.

boquear

(intransitive, of a cat) To open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals.

boquerón

Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, those of the genus Engraulis being widely sold as food.

boquete

A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence.

boqui

Any plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining.

boquiabierto

In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.

boquilla

The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.

boquirrubio

A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.

borbollar

(intransitive) To bubble; to gurgle.

borbollear

(intransitive, also, figurative) To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.

borbollón

A sudden rapid outflow.

borbollonear

(intransitive, also, figurative) To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.

borboritar

(intransitive, also, figurative) To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.

borbotar

(intransitive) To bubble; to gurgle.

borboteante

Having a popping or bursting sound.

borbotear

(intransitive, of a liquid) To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.

borbotón

A sudden rapid outflow.

bordado

Decorated with embroidery; covered in decorative needlework.

bordadura

The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.

bordar

(transitive, US, informal) To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.

borde

Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.

bordear

(intransitive) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

bordillo

(British spelling) .

bordo

(nautical) The side of a ship.

bordón

(linguistics) Any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause.

bordoncillo

(linguistics) Any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause.

boreal

Of, relating to, or coming from the north.

Borgoña

A historical region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Boris

A en given name.

Borja

A surname. Famously borne by the House of Borgia, a prominent family during the Renaissance.

borla

A ball or pad of soft material used for the application of cosmetic powder to the face.

borna

(automotive, road transport) A numbered milepost or sign along a highway, or some other road, used to determine the location of a motor vehicle.

borne

An electric contact on a battery.

bórol

The contents of such a container.

borona

(US) Bread made from cornmeal.

Borondón

A en given name.

borra

(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.

borrachera

(obsolete or literary) Sickness or indisposition caused by excessive eating or drinking.

borrachín

(informal) alcoholic, drunkard

borracho

(slang, pejorative) A person who spends much time in a bar or similar drinking establishment

borrachómetro

A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while under the influence of alcohol.

borrado

The act of deleting. [c. 1600]

borrador

A version of a written work (such as a book or paper) or drawing.

borradura

The act of deleting. [c. 1600]

borrajear

(ambitransitive) To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.

borrajo

A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.

borrar

(computing) A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.

borrarse

(intransitive) To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information).

borrasca

A gathering of people to engage in group sex.

borrascoso

Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements.

borrega

(figuratively) A person who is meek, docile and easily led.

borregada

(derogatory, slang) People who unquestioningly accept as true whatever their political leaders say or who adopt popular opinion as their own without scrutiny.

borrego

Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

borrén

The upper front brow of a saddle.

borrón

A smear, smudge or blot.

borronear

(ambitransitive) To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.

borroso

Out of focus; partially obscured; smudged.

borsalino

A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.

borscht

A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.

borshch

A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.

boscaje

(broadly) Land covered with woody vegetation.

boscoso

Having abundant bushes, shrubs or trees.

bosear

(transitive) To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.

bosnia

(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

bosnio

Of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian people or their culture and language.

bosón

(particle) A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion.

bosque

A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.

bosquecillo

A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.

bosquejado

That suffices but requires additional work; provisional.

bosquejar

(transitive) To write a first version; to make a preliminary sketch.

bosquejo

(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.

bosquimán

A person who lives in the bush, especially a member of a community or ethnic group who lives in the bush.

bostezar

(intransitive) To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.

bostezo

The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.

Boston

An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for the city in Massachusetts.

bot

(computing) A piece of software designed to perform a task (often a minor but repetitive one) automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.

bot conversacional

(internet, AI) A computer program that holds conversations through a chat room.

bota

A sealed plastic bag that contains wine and is usually packaged in a cask.

bota de goma

(British) A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.

bota de lluvia

(British) A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.

bota para la lluvia

(British) A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.

botanear

To eat between meals.

botánica

(botany) A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants.

botánico

Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants.

botanista

(botany) A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants.

botar

(transitive) To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.

bote

A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.

bote (de basura)

A container for rubbish or waste.

bote a remos

(US) A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).

bote de remo

(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.

bote de remos

(US) A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).

bote de spray

(countable) Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.

bote inflable

(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.

bote salvavidas

(nautical) A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship).

botella

The contents of such a container.

botella de agua

(countable) A serving of liquid water.

botellón

(countable, slang) A binge; a heavy drinking session.

boterete

(architecture) A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.

bótil

The contents of such a container.

botín

(clothing) A boot that rises up to the ankle.

boto

Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.

botón

(mechanics) A protrusion; frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.

botonear

(intransitive, slang) To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.

botones

A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands.

botoso

Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.

botox

A toxic compound (generic name botulinum toxin type A) produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, that causes the paralysis of muscles, used in cosmetic surgery to conceal wrinkles and for muscle spasm relief and headache prevention.

Botsuana

The Republic of Botswana, since 1966.

botulismo

(pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.

boul

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.

boulevard

A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.

bouncear

(intransitive, informal, of a cheque/check) To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.

bounsear

(intransitive, informal, of a cheque/check) To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.

bourbon

A serving of bourbon whiskey.

boutique

A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.

bóveda

A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.

bóveda celeste

(also, Lancashire) The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.

bóvido

An animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, cattle, goat, and sheep).

bovino

(not comparable) Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle.

bowl

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.

bowling

A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; ten-pin bowling/five-pin bowling

bowls sobre hierba

A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do.

box

(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.

boxeador

A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.

boxeadora

A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.

boxeo

(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.

bóxer

(historical) A Chinese anti-imperial and xenophobic rebel of the early 1900s.

boya

(nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes

boyal

Having a muscular physique, built ‘like a bull’.

boyante

Having buoyancy; able to float.

boyardo

(historical) A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.

boyera

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.

boyuno

Having a muscular physique, built ‘like a bull’.

bozal

A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.

bozo

A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.

brabante

A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.

bracamante

(also, attributively) A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao.

bracero

Synonym of farmworker.

brackets

(orthodontics) A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.

braco

(hunting) A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.

bradicardia

(medicine, cardiology) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.

braga

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A loose-fitting jumpsuit-style protective garment worn over other clothing.

bragas

Underpants for women and girls.

bragueta

(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.