baza

baza
feminine noun
1. trick (en naipes)
  • jugó bien sus bazas (figurative) -> she played her cards right
  • están jugando su última baza (figurative) -> they're playing their last card
  • no pude meter baza (en la conversación) -> I couldn't get a word in edgeways
  • siempre trata de meter baza (en la conversación) -> she's always trying to butt in
2. advantage (ventaja)
  • la gran baza del producto es su reducido precio -> the product's great advantage is its low price
  • el delantero ruso es la gran baza del equipo -> the Russian forward is the team's main weapon

baza [bah'-thah]
noun
1. Trick at cards. (f)
  • No dejar meter baza -> not to allow anyone to put in a single word
  • Tener bien asentada su baza -> to have one's character well established
2. Oozy ground. (Nautical) (f)
3. Meter baza, to butt in. (f)
  • No deja meter baza a nadie -> not to let somebody get a word in edgeways
  • Tiene sentada la baza de discreto -> he has a reputation for good sense
(fig.)
adjective
1. Brown inclining to yellow.
  • Pan bazo -> brown bread

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