knickersknickers a pair of knickers
la bragueta NOUN
fly
bravo EXCLAMATION
well done!
la braza NOUN
breaststrokebreaststroke to do the breaststroke
el brazo NOUN
armarm My arm hurts. arm She was sitting with her arms folded.
breve (FEM breve) ADJECTIVE
shortshort a short story
brillante
brillantecan be an adjective or a noun.
A (FEM A) ADJECTIVE
shinyshiny Her hair was shiny.
B MASC NOUN
diamond
brillar VERB
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Hoy brilla el sol. The sun is shining today.
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el brillo NOUN
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británicobritánico
británicocan be an adjective or a noun.
A ADJECTIVE
British
B MASC/FEM NOUN
British personBritish person the British
la brocha NOUN
paintbrush
el broche NOUN
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la broma NOUN
jokejoke We played a joke on the teacher. joke to say something as a joke joke a practical joke
bromear VERB
to joke
el/la bromista NOUN
joker
la bronca NOUN
111 They had a huge row.
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echar una bronca a alguien to tell somebody off
el bronce NOUN
bronze
el bronceado NOUN
suntan
el bronceador NOUN
suntan lotion
la bruja NOUN
witch
el brujo NOUN
wizard
la brújula NOUN
compass
bruto (FEM bruto) ADJECTIVE
roughrough Dont be so rough!
bucear VERB
to dive
buen ADJECTIVE seebuen
Language tip
Whenbuenogoes in front of a masculine singular noun it is shortened tobueno.
Es un buen hombre. Hes a good man.
bueno (FEM bueno) ADJECTIVE
goodgood Its a good book. good The weathers good. good Hes a good person. good a good slice good to be good for good This sponge cake is lovely. good Good morning! good Good afternoon!/Good evening! good Good evening!/Good night!
Language tip
Did you know that the Spanish use¡buenas tardes!in the afternoon and early evening and¡buenas tardes!when it starts to get dark as well as when they say good night?
¡Bueno! OK!
la bufanda NOUN
scarf
el búho NOUN
owl
el bulto NOUN
lumplump I have a lump on my forehead.
la burbuja NOUN
bubblebubble a still drink bubble a fizzy drink
la burla NOUN
Siempre hacen burla de mí. They are always making fun of me.
burlarse VERB
Siempre se burlan de mí. They are always making fun of me.
la burrada NOUN
Siempre andan haciendo burradas. Theyre always messing around.
burro
burrocan be a noun or an adjective.
A MASC NOUN
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222 Youre an idiot.
B (FEM B) ADJECTIVE
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el buscador NOUN
search engine
buscar VERB
111 Im looking for my glasses.
222 My mother always picks me up from school in the car.
333 Look the word up in the dictionary. 3 He was asking for it.
la búsqueda NOUN
search
la butaca NOUN
armchair
el buzo NOUN
diver
el buzón (PL los buzón) NOUN
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Did you know?
Spanishletterboxestend to be American-Style boxes in which the postman leaves mail rather than the hole in the door that is common in the UK.
Spanishletterboxestend to be American-Style boxes in which the postman leaves mail rather than the hole in the door that is common in the UK.
222 to post a letter 2 voice mail
C c
el caballo NOUN
horsehorse Do you like horseriding?
el cabello NOUN
hair
caber VERB
to fitto fit It wont fit in my cupboard. to fit Theres no room for anyone else.
la cabeza NOUN
headhead He scratched his head.
la cabina NOUN
phone box
el cable NOUN
cable
la cabra NOUN
goat
cabrá VERB seecabrácabrá I dont know whether it will fit.
el cachorro la cachorro NOUN
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cada (FEM cada) ADJECTIVE
111 Each book is a different colour. 1 each one
222 every year 2 every time I see her 2 More and more people are coming. 2 He comes less and less often. 2 Its getting colder and colder.
la cadena NOUN
111 a gold chain
222 Theres a film on channel three.
tirar de la cadena to flush the toilet
caer VERB
to fallto fall Careful or youll fall! to fall I really like his brother. to fall I cant stand Eva.
caersecaersecaerse I tripped and fell. caerse I dropped the coins.
el café (PL los café) NOUN
111 a white coffee
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caigo VERB seecaigocaigo Now I remember!
la caja NOUN
111 a shoe box
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el cajón (PL los cajón) NOUN
drawer
el calcetín (PL los calcetín) NOUN
sock
la calculadora NOUN
calculator
la calefacción NOUN
heatingheating central heating
el calendario NOUN
calendar
el calentamiento NOUN
el calentamiento global global warming el calentamiento global warm-up exercises
calentar VERB
111 Do you want me to heat up the milk for you?
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calentarse VERB
111 Wait for the water to heat up.
222 Let the engine warm up.
caliente (FEM caliente) ADJECTIVE
hothot This soup is very hot.
la calificación (PL las calificación) NOUN
markmark He got good marks. mark school report
callado (FEM callado) ADJECTIVE
quietquiet a very quiet person
callar VERB
to be quietto be quiet Be quiet, I cant concentrate.
callarsecallarse
Language tip
callarsehas two meanings. Look at the examples.
Prefirió callarse. He preferred to keep quiet. Prefirió callarse. When the teacher came in, everyone stopped talking.
la calle NOUN
streetstreet They live at number 13, Peñalver Street. street I havent been out today.
calmar VERB
to calm downto calm down I tried to calm her down a little. to calm down Calm down!
el calor NOUN
heatheat Its impossible to work in this heat.
Hace calor. Its hot. Hace calor. Im hot.
los calzoncillos NOUN
underpantsunderpants a pair of underpants
la cama NOUN
bedbed Hes in bed.
hacer la cama to make the bed hacer la cama to go to bed
la cámara NOUN
camera
una cámara digital a digital camera
la camarera NOUN
waitress
el camarero NOUN
waiter
cambiar VERB