Spanish–English dictionary

bruñimiento

(video games, RPG) An effect that makes a character or item stronger.

bruñir

(idiomatic) To review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill.

Bruno

(countable) A en given name.

Brunsvico

Synonym of Braunschweig: a city in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Brunsvigo

Synonym of Braunschweig: a city in Lower Saxony, Germany.

bruscamente

In a brusque manner; abruptly; rudely.

brusco

Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation. [First attested in 1925.]

brutal

Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.

brutalmente

In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically.

Bruto

a Roman cognomen.

bu

A loud exclamation intended to scare someone. Usually used when one has been hidden from the target, and then appears unexpectedly.

bubal

A type of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus buselaphus, native to parts of Africa.

bubi

(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.

bubónico

Of or pertaining to buboes.

bucal

(relational) Relating to the mouth.

Bucarest

The capital city of Romania.

buceador

Someone who works underwater; a frogman.

bucear

(intransitive) To swim under water.

bucéfalo

A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person, particularly one who is dim-witted. [from 17th c.]

buceo

A swim under water.

buche

(anatomy) A pouch-like part of the alimentary tract of some birds (and some other animals), used to store food before digestion or for regurgitation.

buchonear

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

bucle

A fabric knitted or woven of uneven yarn with a surface of loops and curls.

bucle infinito

An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.

buco

A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, shad and kangaroo.

bucólico

Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.

Buda

Siddhartha Gautama, the Nepali prince and Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.

Budapest

The capital and the most populous city of Hungary.

budare

A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which food is fried or baked.

budín

One of pounded foods, such as fish paste, liver paste, or tomato paste.

budismo

The religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of Gautama Buddha.

budismo zen

(religion) A school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means and principally associated with China and Japan.

budista

Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.

buen

Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial.

buen apetito

Used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat.

buen desfacimiento

A welcome departure or loss.

buen deshacimiento

A welcome departure or loss.

buen día

Used as a greeting when meeting someone for the first time in the morning.

buen provecho

Used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat.

buen trabajo

(idiomatic) Well done; congratulations!

buen viaje

Used to wish someone a good journey.

buena desfacción

A welcome departure or loss.

buena disposición

The state of being willing

buena gana

The state of being willing

Buena Nueva

The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of Jesus.

buena obra

(countable, now, rare) A righteous act or quality.

buena suerte

(literary) Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of a person's actions be positive for them; typically said to someone who is about to start a journey or a daring endeavour.

buena voluntad

A partial payment made to show a provider that the customer is sincere about buying a product or a service. If the product or service is not purchased the customer then forfeits the bond.

buenas

(dated, formal) A somewhat formal greeting generally used between sunrise and sunset.

buenas matinas

Used as a greeting when meeting someone for the first time in the morning.

buenas tardes

(rather formal in, _, US, Canada) A greeting or farewell said in the afternoon.

Buenaventura

A surname transferred from the given name.

buenísimo

(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic. [from 1848]

bueno

Satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional.

bueno fuese

Used to signify approval.

buenos días

(dated, formal) A somewhat formal greeting generally used between sunrise and sunset.

buey

A castrated bull; an ox.

bueyuno

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

búfalo

An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.

bufanda

A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.

bufar

(intransitive) To produce an air current.

bufarda

An opening, possibly covered by a grate or grill, possibly ducted, that allows air to circulate.

bufé

A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.

bufet

A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.

bufet sueco

A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; (by extension) any buffet with a wide selection of dishes.

bufete

(business, economics) A business enterprise, however organized.

bufido

The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.

bufón

One who performs in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.

bufonada

(often, in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.

bufonear

To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.

bufonesco

Resembling a buffoon

bug

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

buga

(LGBT slang, derogatory) A heterosexual person; one whose sexual intercourse can lead to breeding.

buharda

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

buhardilla

The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.

buhedera

A slit, as in a castle wall, through which arrows can be fired.

búho

Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]

buhonero

An itinerant seller of small goods.

buitre

Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.

buitrear

(colloquial, ambitransitive) To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.

buje

(mechanical engineering) A type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.

bula

A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.

bulbo

The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.

buldócer

A tractor with caterpillar tracks and an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.

buldog

A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.

buleador

A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. [from late 17th c.]

bulear

(transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully.

buleo

An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.

bulevar

A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.

búlgara

(countable) A native of Bulgaria.

Bulgaria

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

búlgaro

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

búliin

An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.

bulimia

(pathology) A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.

bulimia nerviosa

(pathology) A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.

bulímico

A person suffering from bulimia nervosa.

bulín

A studio apartment.

bulla

A continual loud noise.

bullabesa

A type of fish soup or stew from Provence, France.

bullanguero

One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.

bulldog

A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.

bulldozer

A tractor with caterpillar tracks and an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.

bullente

(archaic) Of a liquid: boiling and bubbling, or agitated as if boiling.

bullicio

A scam or swindle.

bullicioso

(of a person, thing, event, etc.) Noisy.

bullir

(transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

bully

A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. [from late 17th c.]

bullying

An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.

bulo

(euphemistic, informal) Nonsense.

bulón

A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.

bulto

A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.

bum

Used to suggest the sound of an explosion.

bumerán

A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.

búmper

(automotive) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.

Bundestag

The federal/state parliament of Germany.

bungaló

A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.

bungalow

A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.

bunio

(pathology) A bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin.

buqué

A bunch of cut flowers.

buque almirante

(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.

buque corsario

The ship of privateers or pirates, especially of French nationality.

buque de guerra

(military, watercraft, chiefly, historical) A powerful armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails; a warship.

buque insignia

(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.

buque militar

Any ship built or armed for naval combat.

buqui

(informal) A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.

buraco

(stud poker) A card (also called a hole card) dealt face down thus unknown to all but its holder; the status in which such a card is.

burbuja

A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.

burbujeante

Full of life; energetic, vivacious.

burbujear

(intransitive) To produce bubbles, to rise up in bubbles (such as in foods cooking or liquids boiling).

burdégano

The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).

burdel

A house of prostitution.

Burdeos

The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

burdo

(informal) Ungainly; awkward; inelegant; cumbersome.

burelete

(heraldry) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms.

burgo

(historical) A fortified town in medieval Europe.

burgomaestre

The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.

búrguer

(informal) A hamburger.

burgués

Of or relating to the middle class (often, pejorative) , and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.

burguesía

(Marxism) The capitalist class.

buril

A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver.

burilada

(printing) The art of producing an image from an engraved printing form, typically made of copper.

buriladura

(art) The practice of incising a design onto a hard surface, by cutting grooves into it.

burka

(strictly) An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).

burla

Mockery; the act of mocking.

burlar

(transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.

burlarse

(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.

burlarse de

(transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way.

burlería

A mocking remark or reflection.

burlón

(informal) Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.

burlona

A person who mocks.