bottle

la botella

embotellar

bottle(ba-duhl)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (container for liquids)

a. la botella

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Can you fill my bottle with water, please?¿Me puedes llenar la botella de agua, por favor?

2. (empty container)

a. el envase

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

We collect plastic bottles to recycle.Recolectamos envases de plástico para reciclar.

3. (liquid in a container)

a. la botella

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

I love ginger ale so much I can drink a bottle in 30 seconds.Me encanta tanto la gaseosa de jengibre que me tomo una botella en 30 segundos.

4. (medicine container)

a. el frasco

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

We need another bottle of medicine.Necesitamos otro frasco de medicina.

5. (baby bottle)

a. el biberón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Give the baby his bottle.Dale el biberón al bebé.

b. la mamadera

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

The baby's bottle is too cold.La mamadera del bebé está demasiado fría.

c. la mamila

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

The baby drank his bottle.El bebé se tomó su mamila.

d. el tetero

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Colombia

(Colombia)

Regionalism used in Venezuela

(Venezuela)

The baby dropped her bottle.La bebé dejó caer su tetero.

e. el chupón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico

(Caribbean)

Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

(Central America)

Warm up the bottle, please.Calienta el chupón, por favor.

f. la mema

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Regionalism used in Uruguay

(Uruguay)

The bottle is empty.La mema está vacía.

g. el pomo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Cuba

(Cuba)

Ruben drank the whole bottle but he still seems to be hungry.Rubén se tomó todo el pomo pero parece que sigue con hambre.

h. la pacha

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Regionalism used in El Salvador

(El Salvador)

Regionalism used in Guatemala

(Guatemala)

Regionalism used in Nicaragua

(Nicaragua)

The baby woke up. Where's his bottle?El bebé se despertó. ¿Dónde está su pacha?

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

6. (to fill)

a. embotellar

They bottle the milk in this factory.Embotellan la leche en esta fábrica.

7.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(to hit with a bottle) (United Kingdom)

a. dar un botellazo

He bottled the thief on the head.Le dio un botellazo en la cabeza al ladrón.

bottle

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (container)

a. la botella

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

2. (of medicine)

a. el frasco

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

3. (for baby)

a. el biberón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

bring your own bottletrae una botella de algo

4. (colloquial)

a.

to take to or hit the bottledarse a la bebida

bottle bankcontenedor de vidrio

bottle greenverde botella

bottle openerabrebotellas m inv

bottle partyfiesta f

5. (colloquial) (United Kingdom)

a. (courage)

to have a lot of bottleecharle muchas narices, tener muchas agallas

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

6. (general)

a. embotellar

bottle [ˈbɒtl]

noun

1 (gen) botella (f); (empty) envase (m); [of ink, scent] frasco (m); (baby's) biberón (m)

to hit or take to the bottle darse a la bebida

2 (Britain) (courage)

it takes a lot of bottle to ... hay que tener muchas agallas para ... (informal); to lose one's bottle rajarse (informal)

transitive verb

1 [+wine] embotellar; [+fruit] envasar; enfrascar

2 (Britain)

he bottled it se rajó (informal)

He was scheduled to appear on the Russell Harty Show, but bottled it at the last moment

modifier

bottle bank (n) contenedor (m) de vidrio

bottle brush (n) escobilla (f); limpiabotellas (m); (Bot) callistemon (m)

bottle opener (n) abrebotellas (m); destapador (m); (LAm)

bottle party (n) fiesta a la que cada invitado contribuye con una botella