barba, _f._, beard; _pl._, beard; y se le rieron en sus --s; and they laughed in his face.
bastante, sufficient, enough, sufficiently, rather, considerable; lo --, sufficiently, enough.
bastar, to be sufficient; baste, let that suffice; enough.
batallar, to disagree, battle, be at odds.
batir, to beat, strike, clap; -- el cobre de firme, to be most diligent; -- las palmas, to clap the hands; _subst._, beating; _refl._ to fight a duel.
bellisimo, -a, _abs._ supper. of bello, very (_or_ most) beautiful.
bendición, _f._, benediction, blessing; que era una -- del cielo, in a surprising way.
bendito, -a, _adj. pp. (irr.) of_ bendecir, blessed, holy, consecrated.
besar, to kiss; to touch; llegar y -- el santo, to succeed in a brief space of time; to find good fortune quickly.
bien, _m._, good deed (or act), good, benefit; un -- de caridad, a good turn, a benevolent favor; _pl._, property; _adv._, well, very; si --, although, even if; mas --, rather; pues --, well, well then, well now; ó --, or, or else; -- ... ó, whether ... or; either, or; porque ... ó por ser, whether because ... or because it was; -- que ... -- que, whether ... or; either because ... or because.
bizarro, -a, gallant, brave, highspirited, generous.
blancura, _f._, whiteness, whiteness of complexion.
blanquear, to whiten, shine white; to bleach.
boca, _f._, mouth; de --, on (his) face; de manos á --, all of a sudden; unexpectedly; punto en --, silence, hush.
boca-calle, _f._, entrance (end _or_ opening) to a street.
bonito, -a, pretty, charming, good, fine.
borrar, to efface, erase; _refl._, to be effaced (_or_ blotted out).
bote, _m._, bound; boat; canister; box, toilet box, estar de -- en --, to be cram full; to be completely filled.
bramido, _m._, bellow, bellowing, belling; calling; clamor, noise, blast.
breve, short, brief; en-s palabras, in a few words.
brevísimo, -a, _abs._ sapper, of breve, very (_or_ most) brief.
brigada, _f._, brigade; general de --, brigadier-general.
brillante, brilliant, bright, radiant, clear.
brillo, _m._, gleam, glitter, light, brilliancy, brightness.
brinco, _m._, leap, bound; dar un --, to leap, bound, jump.
brindar, to offer; to toast, drink a toast.
broma, _f._, rubbish; jest, joke; echar á --, to take (_or_ consider) as a joke (_or_ jest).