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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

       Did you know…?

      Did you know that Spanish speakers sometimes end e-mails, postcards, and letters to friends with un beso (a kiss) or besos (kisses)?

      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