barba

=

beard

noun

barba

feminine noun

1. beard

apurarse la barba -> to shave close
dejarse barba -> to grow a beard
barbas -> beard; (de persona) barbel (de pez)
un hombre con toda la barba -> a real man
por barba -> per head (cada uno) (peninsular Spanish)
lo hizo en sus (propias) barbas -> he did it right under her nose
reírse de alguien en sus propias barbas -> to laugh in somebody's face
barba incipiente -> stubble

barba [bar’-bah’]

noun

1. Chin. (f)

2. Beard, the hair which grows on the chin. (f)

3. The first swarm of bees which leaves the hive. (f)

Barba cabruna -> (Bot.) yellow goat's-beard
Barba de Aarón -> (Bot.) green dragon arum
Barba de cabra or cabrón -> goat's-beard
Amarrado a barba de gato -> (Naut.) moored by the head
Temblar la barba -> to shake with fear
Barba a barba -> face to face
A barba regada -> in great plenty
Barba cabosa -> noble, earnest fellow
A la barba -> en la barba, to his face, in his presence
Por barba -> a head, apiece
A polla por barba -> every man his bird

noun

4. Actor who acts the part of old men. (m)

5. (m)

noun, plural

6. The portion of rays opposite to the tail of a comet; the head.

7. Slender roots of trees or plants; fibres. (Botany)

Barbas enredadas -> a full hawse
Barbas de ballena -> whale bone
Barbas de gallo -> wattle
Barbas honradas -> A respectable or honorable man
Cuales barbas -> tales tobajas, treat every one with due respect
De tal barba -> tal escama
Decir a uno en sus barbas alguna cosa -> to tell a man a thing to his face
Echarlo a las barbas -> to reproach a man with something
Hacer la barba -> 1. To shave, to take off beard. 2. To suck up to somebody.
Mentir por la barba -> to tell a barefaced lie
Pelarse las barbas -> to fly into a violent passion
Subirse a las barbas -> to fly in one's face
Tener buenas barbas -> to have a graceful mien: applied to a fine woman
Echar a la buena barba -> to induce one to pay for what he and his companions have eaten and drunk
Andar -> estar, or traer la barba sobre el hombro
Tener pocas barbas -> to be young or inexperienced
Hacerse la barba -> to shave oneself
Hacer la barba a alguno -> (Amer.) to flatter, to cajole

we must expect people to act in accordance with their condition and education. to wear one's face on one's shoulder, to be alert, to live watchful and careful.

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