Me gusta más bañarme que ducharme. I prefer having a bath to having a shower.
2 to go for a swim Estuve en la playa pero no me bañé. I went to the beach but I didn’t go for a swim.
la bañera NOUN
bath
el baño NOUN
1 bathroom La casa tiene dos baños. The house has two bathrooms. darse un baño to have a bath/to go for a swim
Language tip
darse un baño has two meanings. It can be translated by to have a bath or to go for a swim.
2 toilet ¿Puedo usar el baño, por favor? Can I use the toilet, please?
el bar NOUN
bar
la baraja NOUN
pack of cards
barato (FEM barata)
barato can be an adjective or an adverb.
A ADJECTIVE
cheap Esta marca es más barata que aquélla. This brand is cheaper than that one.
B ADVERB
cheaply Aquí se come muy barato. You can eat really cheaply here.
la barba NOUN
beard dejarse barba to grow a beard
la barbaridad NOUN
1 atrocity Hicieron barbaridades en la guerra. They committed atrocities during the war.
2 Pablo come una barbaridad. Pablo eats an awful lot.
la barbilla NOUN
chin
la barca NOUN
boat
el barco NOUN
1 ship
2 boat
un barco de vela a sailing boat
la barra NOUN
bar una barra metálica a metal bar Me tomé un café en la barra. I had a coffee at the bar. una barra de pan a French stick una barra de labios a lipstick
barrer VERB
to sweep
la barrera NOUN
barrier
la barriga NOUN
belly Estás echando barriga. You’re getting a bit of a belly. Me duele la barriga. I’ve got a stomachache.
el barrio NOUN
area Ese chico no es del barrio. That boy’s not from this area.
el barro NOUN
mud Me llené los zapatos de barro. My shoes got covered in mud.
el barullo 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
