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baño(
bah
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nyoh
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1. (room)
a. bathroom
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
¿Puedes decirme dónde está el baño?Could you tell me where the bathroom is?
b. toilet (United Kingdom)
Disculpa un momento, he de ir al baño.Excuse me for a moment, I have to go to the toilet.
2. (action)
a. bath (in the bathtub)
Esta noche voy a darme un baño de espuma maravilloso.I'm going to take a wonderful bubble bath tonight.
b. swim (outdoors)
¿Quieres darte un baño en el lago?Would you like to go for a swim in the lake?
3. (tub for bathing)
a. bath
A mi hijo le encanta jugar con su patito de goma en el baño.My son loves playing with his rubber duck in the bath.
b. bathtub
El agua del baño estaba ardiendo y tuve que esperar casi media hora para meterme.The water in the bathtub was scalding hot, and I had to wait nearly half an hour to get in.
4. (coating)
a. coat (paint)
Hay que darle otro baño de pintura al carro.We have to give the car another coat of paint.
b. plating (gold or silver)
Mi dedo está verde porque el baño de mi anillo se está desgastando.My finger is green because the plating on my ring is wearing off.
5. (culinary)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Le di un baño de chocolate a las galletas.I covered the cookies with a chocolate coating.
Se le da un baño de almíbar al bizcocho antes de rellenarlo.The sponge cake is soaked in syrup before filling it.
baños
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
6. (spa)
a. baths
Una visita a los baños turcos seguramente será una experiencia reconstituyente.A visit to the Turkish baths is sure to be a restorative experience.
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baño
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (acción; en bañera)
a. bath
2. (en playa, piscina)
a. swim
darse un bañoto have o take a bath
3. (fig)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
dar un baño a alguiento take somebody to the cleaners
baño de asientohip bath
baño Maríabain Marie
baño de espumabubble bath
baño turcoTurkish bath
baño de vaporsteam bath
4. (bañera)
a. bathtub, bath
5. (cuarto de aseo)
a. bathroom
una casa con tres bañosa three-bathroom house
6. (servicios)
a. toilet (United Kingdom)
b. bathroom, washroom
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
necesito ir al bañoI need to go to the toilet, bathroom
bañosspa
baños termalesthermal baths
7. (ducha)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. shower
darse un bañoto have a shower
8. (vahos)
a. inhalation
9. (capa)
a. coat
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baño
1 (bañera) bath; bathtub
cuarto de baño bathroom; (aseo) toilet; bathroom; especialmente (EEUU)
2 (acción) (en bañera) bath; (en el mar, piscina) swim
darse o tomar un baño (en bañera) to have o take a bath; (en mar, piscina) to have a swim; go for a swim; playas aptas para el baño beaches suitable for bathing
baño de asiento hip bath
baño de burbujas foam bath; bubble bath
baño de ducha showerbath
baño de espuma foam bath; bubble bath
baño de fuego baptism of fire
baño de masas baño de multitudes walkabout
/Bill Clinton se dio un baño de masas tomando parte en un programa de televisión emitido en directo Para mí que el Rey nunca se ha dado un baño de multitudes como el que le dieron los uruguayos
darse un baño de masas o multitudes to go on a walkabout; mingle with the crowd
baño de pies foot bath
baño de sangre bloodbath
baño de sol
darse o tomar un baño de sol to sunbathe
baño de vapor steam bath
baño ocular eyebath
baño ruso (S. Cone) steam bath
baño turco Turkish bath
3 (Culin)
le dio un baño de licor a las galletas she soaked the biscuits in liqueur; le he dado un baño de chocolate al pastel I've covered the cake with chocolate icing; I've iced the cake with chocolate
bañar los bizcochos en leche
baño María bain-marie
4 [de oro, plata] plating; [de pintura] coat
el pendiente tiene un baño de plata the earring is silver-plated
baño de revelado developing bath
5 (Arte) wash
6 baños (Med) spa
singular
; (s)
ir a baños to take the waters (anticuado); bathe at a spa; (EEUU)
baños termales thermal baths
7 (paliza)
darle un baño a algn to thrash sb (familiar); wipe the floor with sb (familiar)
8 (Caribe) (lugar) cool place
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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