Bed in spanish
pronunciation: kɑmɑ part of speech: noun
bed1 = cama, lecho.
Example: He recommended me to carry a small piece of brimstone sewed up in a piece of very thin linen to bed with me, and if I felt any symptom of cramp to hold it in my hand.more:
» abed = en cama, acostado.
Example: In all three novels, a love-stricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.» a bed of roses = un lecho de rosas.
Example: It is not all a bed of roses for him as he struggles to understand himself, his disability and attempts to live life to the fullest.» air bed [airbed] = colchón inflable, colchón de aire, colchoneta inflable.
Example: Established in 1996, the company specialises in the manufacture of non-stick cookware, air beds, food mincers, coffee cups, cake pans, chicken roaster pans, etc.» air + the bed = airear la cama.
Example: The idea of airing the bed is to fold the duvet over at the bottom of the bed to air out the sheet underneath.» be a bed of nails to endure = ser un calvario, ser un sufrimiento.
Example: To her that school for girls was a bed of nails to endure.» bed and board = cama y comida, pensión completa.
Example: Does anyone know of any organisations which will offer bed and board in return for 2-3 weeks work?.» bed and breakfast (B&B) = casa de huéspedes, pensión.
Example: Comparing this car to other people carriers is like comparing the Ritz Hotel to a bed and breakfast.» bed base = somier.
Example: Try out the bounciness of different bed bases to see which you prefer.» bed bug = chinche.
Example: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.» bedchamber = dormitorio.
Example: In the past, this royal consummation would take place in front of the royal family in the royal bedchamber in relative privacy.» bed count = número de camas.
Example: When construction is complete, the hospital's total bed count will grow from 142 to 210 beds.» bedfast = encamado, postrado en cama.
Example: This module discusses the importance of periodically changing the position of bedfast or wheelchair patients.» bedfellow = compañero, combinación, pareja.
Example: I would like to devote a couple of moments each to what may seem strange bedfellows at first: Sholom Aleichem, Melvil's Rib, the CIA, and La Jolla, California.» bed frame = armazón de cama, armadura de cama, bastidor de cama.
Example: Squeaky bed springs and or bed frames are a time-honoured tradition in comedy.» bed linen = ropa blanca de cama.
Example: They are manufacturers and exporters of table linen, bed linen, cushion covers, mattress protectors, counterpanes, and pillow cases.» bed numbers = número de camas.
Example: While admissions have risen and fallen over the past three years in the city's hospitals, bed numbers have dropped by as much as 27% in the past three years.» bed occupancy rate = tasa de ocupación.
Example: It shows that tourist bed occupancy rates were highest during summer months, when the majority of tourists visit seaside tourist resorts.» bed of nails = cama de clavos.
Example: Lying on a bed of nails, walking barefoot on broken glass -- these practices are very old.» bedpan = cuña, chata, bacinilla, orinal de cama.
Example: These bedpans are designed specifically for patients who have had a hip fracture or recovering from hip replacement.» bed rest = reposo en cama.
Example: To make matters worse, too many patients are content to prescribe bed rest for themselves, even if their doctors would rather have them up and about.» bedridden [bed-ridden] = encamado, postrado en cama.
Example: There is a mobile service only to bedridden patients; others must visit the library.» bedrock = base, fundamento, cimiento, pilar.
Example: We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.» bedrock = roca madre, lecho de roca.
Example: In addition to streams and thermal springs, groundwater discharges from alluvium, bedrock, and karstified tufa.» bedroom = dormitorio, alcoba.
Example: Tom Jones hiding in a particular copse with Molly Seagrim, Marvell lying in a certain garden, Dimitri Karamazov in that prison cell, Will and Anna in that cottage bedroom.» bed sheet = sábana, sábana de cama.
Example: Bed sheets come in two main varieties -- flat or fitted.» bedside = clínico, hospitalario.
Example: Laennec was a master of pathological anatomy and his invention of the stethoscope helped to insure the relevance of this science to bedside medicine.» bed skirt = falda de cama.
Example: Hand-crochet work also graces the hems of the sheets, bed skirts, pillowcases, valance and throw.» bedspread = colcha, cubrecama.
Example: This section discusses design and construction techniques for making slipcovers, draperies, bedspreads, and coverlets.» bed spring = somier.
Example: Squeaky bed springs and or bed frames are a time-honoured tradition in comedy.» bedstead = armazón de cama, armadura de cama, bastidor de cama.
Example: These bedsteads and four-poster beds were originally made for export and now exude a chic elegance.» bedtime = hora de acostarse.
Example: 6 years ago the Monroe County Library in Indiana began weekly bedtime story hours for 2 to 6 year olds.» bedwetting = incontinencia urinaria nocturna.
Example: Bedwetting, or nocturnal enuresis, refers to the unintentional passage of urine during sleep.» before bed = antes de acostarse.
Example: Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.» be good in bed = ser (muy) bueno en la cama.
Example: A lot of people think they're good in bed -- but how many of us are really sex gods or goddesses?.» bunk bed = litera.
Example: This brochure discusses potential safety hazards of bunk beds for infants and children.» camp bed = cama plegable, catre, catre de campaña.
Example: He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.» canopy bed = cama con dosel, cama con baldaquín.
Example: The canopy bed harkens back to a simpler time when bedrooms were a peaceful retreat from the outside world.» crawl under + Posesivo + bed = esconderse debajo de la cama, tragar + la tierra. [Generalmente para indicar que a uno le da vergüenza de lo ha hecho]
Example: Whether that excites you and causes you to jump up and down with joy or makes you want to crawl under your bed, sob for a little bit, and then buy the first ticket out of here to Canada.» deathbed [death bed] = lecho de muerte.
Example: For instance, Bernard Ruffin's 'Last words: a dictionary of deathbed quotations' is not very well known.» double bed = cama de matrimonio.
Example: Each of the two master bedrooms have a double bed, tow bedside tables, two bedside lamps, dresser, mirror, and radio alarm.» dying bed = lecho de muerte. [Uso arcaico]
Example: Very soon after graduation, he was summoned to attend the dying bed of the mother whom he loved so much.» feather-bed = favorecer, subvencionar, mimar. [Normalmente, aplicado a las políticas proteccionistas de los gobiernos]
Example: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.» flash-flood river bed = rambla.
Example: Next, we come across some wild dogs -- six or eight of them -- lying about lazily on the dried-up flash-flood river bed.» flower bed [flowerbed] = arriate, parterre.
Example: For such designs he introduced many features from early English gardens -- raised flower beds, terraces, and trellis work.» footbed = plantilla, plantilla de los zapatos, plantilla para el calzado.
Example: Footbeds will last a number of years as long as your foot doesn't significantly change.» four-poster bed = cama con cuatro columnas.
Example: These bedsteads and four-poster beds were originally made for export and now exude a chic elegance.» get out of + bed = levantarse de la cama.
Example: Through the study group I put some meaning back in my life - on Monday mornings it's easier to get out of bed.» get out of + bed on the right side = levantarse con el pie derecho.
Example: They say that if you get out of bed on the right side, the day will go well for you.» get out of + bed on the wrong side = levantarse con el pie izquierdo.
Example: You got an inspector that had got out of bed on the wrong side that morning, by the sounds of it.» get up on + the wrong side of the bed = levantarse con el pie izquierdo.
Example: I, too, sometimes get up on the wrong side of the bed and regret that you percieved my comments as racist -- nothing could be further from the truth.» go to + bed = acostarse, irse a la cama, irse a dormir.
Example: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.» go to + bed early = acostarse temprano, irse a la cama temprano, irse a dormir temprano.
Example: To wake up early, go to bed early.» go to + bed soon = acostarse pronto, irse a la cama pronto, irse a dormir pronto.
Example: You may find that she may have trouble understanding what you mean when you tell her that 'it's getting late' or you 'should go to bed soon'.» guest bed = cama para invitados.
Example: Constructing a trundle bed is a wonderful way to add a guest bed for your child's bedroom.» hospital bed = cama de hospital, cama hospitalaria.
Example: He spent the next year convalescing in hospital and saw the end of the war from his hospital bed.» hotbed = semillero.
Example: Plants started in a hotbed and especially those started indoors should be 'hardened' before they are moved into the garden.» hotel bed night = noche de hotel.
Example: Nationally the number of hotel bed nights decreased by 8% during the first quarter and by 4% during the second quarter of 2009.» jolt + Nombre + out of bed = sobresaltar de la cama.
Example: If your child has ever had croup, then you likely know that barking cough well -- it has probably jolted you out of bed in the middle of the night.» king-size(d) bed = cama de matrimonio super grande, cama de matrimonio tamaño 'king size'.
Example: Our ocean view rooms have a king size bed that can be split into twins if you require.» lie in + bed = echarse en la cama, estar acostado.
Example: In order to study the long-term effects of gravity on the human body, NASA is looking for a few good lazy people to lie in bed all day sleeping.» life's not (exactly) a bed of roses = la vida no es un camino de rosas, la vida no es un lecho de rosas.
Example: Now, fifteen years later, their two daughters are stroppy teenagers, money is tight and although they're still together, life's not exactly a bed of roses.» make + the bed = hacer la cama.
Example: Income is the payment people receive for doing work, such as earning a weekly allowance for making beds and emptying the wastebaskets.» Murphy bed = cama empotrada.
Example: The Murphy bed was invented around 1900, and it has continued to fascinate since.» ocean bed = fondo del océano.
Example: Implications of marine legislation and laws of the sea related to ocean bed exploration are described in detail.» Procrustean bed = situación forzada.
Example: Dewey claims: 'we have not sacrificed utility in order to force subjects on the decimal Procrustean bed'.» pull-out sofa bed = sofá cama.
Example: Each bedroom contains 2 double beds plus a pull-out sofa bed in the living room.» put + Nombre + to bed = acostar.
Example: To keep a horse in top shape, you should put it to bed no later than 10 pm.» queen size bed = cama de matrimonio extra grande.
Example: The popularity of a queen size bed makes it easy to spruce it up with a wide range of beddings.» reed bed = juncal, juncar, junquera, cañaveral.
Example: Reed beds are becoming increasingly popular for the treatment of both industrial and domestic effluents, offering a simple means of wastewater treatment.» retire to + Posesivo + bed = retirarse a la cama.
Example: After stoking the fire so it would burn through the night, he took a long hot shower before retiring to his bed.» riverbed [river bed] = lecho, cauce. [De río]
Example: The author discusses the hydrodynamic reasons why a riverbed meanders through a plain.» roadbed = firme, lecho del camino, lecho del ferrocarril.
Example: Drainage facilities under or immediately adjacent to the roadbed must be maintained and kept free of obstruction.» rollaway bed = cama plegable.
Example: Even the standard double rooms are large enough for a family; request one with two double beds, or take advantage of a pull-out sofa or rollaway bed.» roll out of + bed = caerse de la cama.
Example: She had very hard floors in her room at the time and I was worried about her rolling out of bed and hitting her head.» roll out of + bed = levantarse.
Example: His son often had trouble rolling out of bed in the morning and making it to school on time.» seabed [sea bed] = lecho del mar, lecho marino, fondo del mar.
Example: The wreckage of a Venetian galleon and its cargo were found on the seabed near the islet of Gnalic in Dalmatia.» seedbed = semillero, vivero, cuna, escuela.
Example: The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.» separation from bed and board = separación legal.
Example: Under classical canon law, a judicial separation `from bed and board' (a mensa et thoro) can be secured for adultery and heresy.» single bed = cama individual.
Example: When all single beds are taken, we will ask for volunteers to use sofa sleepers.» sofa bed = sofá cama.
Example: Each cabin has one bedroom with two twin beds, one sofa bed in the living room, closet, and one bathroom.» sunbed = cama solar, tumbona.
Example: A survey involving 6143 adults in the UK in 1996 determined views on suntanning and the use of sunbeds.» tanning bed = cama solar.
Example: There's no safe way to get a tan -- just like the sun, tanning beds and sun lamps release ultraviolet (UV) rays that trigger the tanning process in the skin.» three-bed house = casa de tres dormitorios.
Example: Thirteen illegal immigrants living in a cramped cockroach-ridden three-bed house.» truckle bed = cama nido.
Example: On the ground floor there is an additional double bedroom with one single bed and a truckle bed and ensuite shower room.» trumple bed = cama nido.
Example: By removing the mattress from a trumple bed it can be used as a general storage drawer.» trundle bed = cama nido.
Example: Constructing a trundle bed is a wonderful way to add a guest bed for your child's bedroom.» tuck + Nombre + into bed = acostar a Alguien.
Example: With the kids tucked into bed, bossy boots left to fill her empty life with some cocktails.» twin bed = cama individual. [Referido generalmente a una habitación con dos camas individuales]
Example: Each cabin has one bedroom with two twin beds, one sofa bed in the living room, closet, and one bathroom.» twin size bed = cama individual.
Example: Selling Twin Size Bed - Mattress and Headboard - 3 years old - Good condition - Pickup only.» wake up on + the wrong side of the bed = levantarse con el pie izquierdo.
Example: We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a 'grouch'.» wall bed = cama empotrada.
Example: Wall beds are a resourceful way to add a sleeping area to nearly any room in your home.» waterbed [water bed] = cama de agua, colchón de agua.
Example: This book focuses on the 14-month strike of undocumented workers in a Los Angeles area waterbed factory in 1985-86.» winter bed sheet = sábana de inviermo.
Example: It's time to get the warm winter bedding and winter bed sheets out.» you've made your bed, now you must lie in it! = tienes lo que te mereces; tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes; a lo hecho, pecho; cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos; el que la hace, la paga, aquellos polvos traen estos lodos.
Example: After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining.bed2 = mesa. [En historia de la imprenta, superficie plana donde se colocaba el bastidor con la forma de impresión]
Example: Chases were made in pairs, and for most of the hand-press period they were of a standard size that fitted comfortably in the bed of the wooden press.more:
» flat-bed [flatbed] = escáner de sobremesa.
Example: This article describes the 3 basic types of scanner available: the handheld; the flatbed; and the sheet-fed.» press bed = mesa. [Mecanismo de impresión]
Example: In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.» put to + bed = finalizar, acabar, concluir, aceptar, dar por concluido, dar por finalizado, dar por acabado, dar por terminado.
Example: At the session on Sunday 15th, it was agreed to put to bed the non-controversial items = En la sesión del domingo día 15 se acordó dar por concluidos los puntos que no eran polémicos.» testbed [test bed] = banco de pruebas.
Example: OPACS are thus considered to be appropriate test beds for end user searching.bed3 = llevarse a la cama.
Example: I'm worried the man of my dreams has vanished after bedding me.more:
» bed down = acostarse.
Example: One reason dogs turn around three times before bedding down is because that's what feels right instinctively.