barba
1 (pelo) beard
llevar o tener barba to have a beard; lleva o tiene barba de tres días he's got three days' stubble; he's got three days' growth of beard; tiene la barba cerrada o muy poblada he's got a very thick beard; his beard grows thickly; arreglarse o hacerse o recortarse la barba to trim one's beard; dejarse barba: me estoy dejando barba I'm growing a beard; por barba: dos naranjas por barba two oranges apiece o per head
colgar barbas al santo to give sb his due
hacer algo en las barbas de algn to do sth right under sb's nose
hacerle la barba a algn (México) (adular) to fawn on sb; flatter sb
llevar a algn de la barba to lead sb by the nose
mentir por la barba to lie through one's teeth
tener pocas barbas to be inexperienced
a barba regalada abundantly
subirse a las barbas de algn to be cheeky to sb
tirarse de las barbas to be tearing one's hair (out)
un hombre con toda la barba a real man; a regular guy (familiar); (EEUU)
cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas pelar pon las tuyas a remojar you should learn from other people's mistakes
barba de chivo goatee (beard)
barba honrada distinguished personage
(Teat) (papel) old man's part; (actor) performer of old men's roles; (villano) villain;
