NOUN
racket armar barullo to make a racket
la báscula NOUN
scales
la base NOUN
base la base de la columna the base of the column
básico (FEM básica) ADJECTIVE
basic
bastante (FEM bastante)
bastante can be an adjective or an adverb.
A ADJECTIVE
1 enough No tengo bastante dinero. I haven’t got enough money. ¿Hay bastante? Is there enough?
2 quite a lot of Vino bastante gente. Quite a lot of people came. Se tarda bastante tiempo en llegar. It takes quite a while to get there.
B ADVERB
quite Son bastante ricos. They are quite rich.
bastar VERB
to be enough Con esto basta. That’s enough. ¡Basta ya de tonterías! That’s enough of your nonsense!
¡Basta! That’s enough!
la basura NOUN
1 rubbish Eso es basura. That’s rubbish. tirar algo a la basura to put something in the bin
2 litter
el basurero NOUN
dustman
la bata NOUN
overall
la batalla NOUN
battle
batería
batería can be a feminine or masculine noun.
A FEM NOUN
1 battery Se ha agotado la batería. The battery is flat.
2 drums ¿Tocas la batería? Do you play the drums?
B MASC/FEM NOUN
drummer
el batido NOUN
1 milkshake un batido de fresa a strawberry milkshake
2 smoothie
batir VERB
1 to break
2 to beat
el baúl NOUN
1 chest
2 trunk
el bautizo NOUN
christening
beber VERB
to drink Hay que beber mucha agua en verano. You need to drink a lot of water in the summer.
la bebida NOUN
drink bebidas alcohólicas alcoholic drinks
la beca NOUN
1 grant
2 scholarship
el beicon NOUN
bacon
la belleza NOUN
beauty
bello (FEM bella) ADJECTIVE
beautiful
bendecir VERB
to bless
la bendición (PL las bendiciones) NOUN
blessing
las bermudas NOUN
Bermuda shorts Le compré unas bermudas. I bought him a pair of Bermuda shorts.
besar VERB
to kiss Ana y Pepe se besaron. Ana and Pepe kissed each other.
el beso NOUN
kiss
Dame un beso. Give me a kiss.
besos love
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la bestia NOUN
beast
la Biblia NOUN
Bible
la biblioteca NOUN
library
el bicho NOUN
insect Me ha picado un bicho. I’ve been bitten by an insect. David es un bicho raro. David’s weird.
la bici NOUN
bike
la bicicleta NOUN
bicycle una bicicleta de montaña a mountain bike
bien
bien can be an adverb or a noun.
A ADVERB
1 well Habla bien el español. He speaks Spanish well.
2 good Huele bien. It smells good. Lo pasamos muy bien. We had a very good time. Ese libro está muy bien. That’s a very good book. Has contestado bien. You gave the right answer. Hiciste bien en decírselo. You were right to tell him. ¡Está bien! Lo haré. OK! I’ll do it.
3 very un café bien caliente a very hot coffee
¡Qué bien! Excellent!
B