bill

∗ ≈

la cuenta

∗ noun

bill

[bɪl]

sustantivo

1. pico (m) (of bird)

verbo intransitivo

2. (familiar) (lovers)

to bill and coo -> hacerse mimos or arrumacos

sustantivo

1. cuenta (f) (in restaurant); factura (f) (for goods, services)

bill of exchange (finanzas) -> letra (f) de cambio

2. billete (m) (banknote) (Estados Unidos)

3. cartel (m) (notice)

(stick) no bills -> prohibido fijar carteles (sign)
to head or top the bill (Theat) -> estar en cabecera de cartel

4. (list)

bill of fare -> menú (m) , carta (f)
the doctor gave me a clean bill of health -> el médico me dio el visto bueno
to fit the bill (familiar) -> venir como anillo al dedo

5. proyecto (m) de ley (política) (proposed law)

the bill of Rights (política) -> = las diez primeras enmiendas a la constitución estadounidense, relacionadas con la garantía de las libertades individuales (Estados Unidos)

verbo transitivo

6. pasar (la) factura a (give invoice to)

7. anunciar (publicize)

it was billed as the debate of the decade -> fue anunciado como el debate del decenio

bill [bil]

sustantivo

1. Pico de ave.

2. Honcejo o podadera corva.

Bill-hoo -> o hedging bill, podadera corva con dos filos

3. Papel, escrito, billete, cédula.

4. Cuenta, factura (invoice). (Comercio) (m)

The telephone bill -> la cuenta o el recibo del teléfono

5. Billete (banknote), pagaré, letra. (m)

A dollar bill -> un billete de un dólar
Bill of exchange -> letra de cambio

6. Private bill, proyecto de ley o estatuto, que se presenta al Parlamento de Inglaterra o al Congreso de los Estados Unidos para su aprobación. (m)

7. Cartel, anuncio, (poster), programa (program). (m)

To head/top the bill -> encabezar el reparto

8. Hacha de arma (m)

sustantivo

Bill-broker -> corredor de cambios
Bill of rights -> una de las leyes fundamentales de Inglaterra
Play-bill -> cartel de teatro
Bill of lading -> conocimiento de embarque; resguardo de un capitán de buque
Bill of fare -> lista de los manjares dispuestos para comer
Bill of health -> patente de sanidad
Bill of mortality -> lista o relación de los muertos que ha habido en algún distrito en un tiempo determinado
Bills payable -> letras pagaderas
Bills receivable -> letras a cobrar
Bill head -> encabezamiento de factura
To sell somebody a bill of goods -> darle, pasarle, meterle gato por liebre a alguien

Cuenta, nota, adición (in a restaurant).

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

1. Arrullar, como las palomas cuando se enamoran; acariciar. (n)

To bill and coo -> estar como dos tortolitos

2. Avisar al público o publicar alguna cosa por medio de periódicos, carteles, etc. (advertise) (play, performer).

3. Pasarle la cuenta o la factura a (invoice, charge).

va.

bill [bɪl]

noun

1 especially (Britain) (in restaurant, hotel etc) cuenta (f); adición (f); (S. Cone)

can we have the bill, please? ¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor?; to pay the bill pagar la cuenta; put it on my bill, please póngalo en mi cuenta

to foot the bill (for sth) correr con los gastos (de algo); pagar (algo)

Who is footing the bill for her extravagant holiday?

2 (Comm) (Economics) (invoice) factura (f)

the gas bill la factura del gas; wage(s) bill (in industry) gastos (m) de nómina or salariales

the increase adds Pounds 5.5 million to the Government wages bill delegates hit out at the Pounds 711,000 annual wages bill for the Union's 46 staff

bills discounted efectos (m) descontados; bills payable efectos (m) a pagar; bills receivable efectos (m) a cobrar

3 (Parl) proyecto (m) de ley

the bill passed the Commons (Britain) el proyecto de ley fue aprobado en la Cámara de los Comunes

4 (US) (banknote) billete (m)

a 5-dollar bill un billete de 5 dólares

5 (notice) cartel (m)

stick no bills prohibido fijar carteles

6 (Teat) programa (m)

to head or top the bill ser la atracción principal; encabezar el reparto

that fills or fits the bill eso cumple los requisitos

verb:transitive

1 (Teat) anunciar; presentar

he is billed to appear next week figura en el programa de la semana que viene; it is billed as Britain's most interesting museum lo presentan como el museo más interesante de Gran Bretaña

2 (Comm)

to bill sb for sth extender or pasar a algn la factura de algo; you've billed me for five instead of four me ha puesto cinco en vez de cuatro en la factura

modifier

bill of exchange (n) letra (f) de cambio

bill of fare (n) carta (f); menú (m)

bill of health (n)

the doctor gave him a clean bill of health el médico le aseguró que estaba perfectamente

bill of lading (n) conocimiento (m) de embarque

bill of rights (n) declaración (f) de derechos

El conjunto de las diez enmiendas (amendments) originales a la Constitución de los Estados Unidos, en vigor desde 1791, recibe el nombre de Bill of Rights. Aquí se enumeran los derechos que tiene todo ciudadano norteamericano y se definen algunos de los poderes de los gobiernos estatales y federal. Se incluyen, por ejemplo, el derecho a la libertad de culto, de asociación y de prensa (First Amendment), el derecho a llevar armas (Second Amendment) y el derecho a un juicio justo (Sixth Amendment). Entre las enmiendas hechas a la Constitución después de 1791 están el derecho a la igualdad de protección legal para todos los ciudadanos (Fourteenth Amendment) y el derecho al voto (Fifteenth Amendment).

note See culture box in entry amendment.

bill of sale (n) escritura (f) de venta

bill [bɪl]

noun

1 [of bird] pico (m)

2 [of anchor] uña (f)

3 (Agr) podadera (f); podón (m)

4 (Geog) promontorio (m)

verb:intransitive

to bill and coo [+birds] arrullarse; [+lovers] arrullarse; hacerse arrumacos

Verb Conjugation for "bill" (go to la cuenta)

Imperative

bill
you bill
he/she bills
we bill
you bill
they bill

Preterite

I billed
you billed
he/she billed
we billed
you billed
they billed

Present Continuous

I am billing
you are billing
he/she is billing
we are billing
you are billing
they are billing

Present Perfect

I have billed
you have billed
he/she has billed
we have billed
you have billed
they have billed

Past Continuous

I was billing
you were billing
he/she was billing
we were billing
you were billing
they were billing

Past Perfect

I had billed
you had billed
he/she had billed
we had billed
you had billed
they had billed

Future

I will bill
you will bill
he/she will bill
we will bill
you will bill
they will bill

Future Perfect

I will have billed
you will have billed
he/she will have billed
we will have billed
you will have billed
they will have billed

Future Continuous

I will be billing
you will be billing
he/she will be billing
we will be billing
you will be billing
they will be billing

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been billing
you have been billing
he/she has been billing
we have been billing
you have been billing
they have been billing

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been billing
you will have been billing
he/she will have been billing
we will have been billing
you will have been billing
they will have been billing

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been billing
you had been billing
he/she had been billing
we had been billing
you had been billing
they had been billing

Lookup translations for "bill" using our machine translators.

Lookup phrases and idioms related to "bill" in our phrasebook.

Lookup questions and answers related to "bill" in our answers forum.

Paid English to Spanish translation

Search History

Did you find an answer to your question? Yes | No

What could we do to improve?

Word of the Day: el sótano

∗

basement, cellar (in a house); vault (in a bank)

SpanishDict

bill

la cuenta