Translations for bailarse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.bailar VB intr

1. bailar MUS:

bailar

to dance

salir a bailar

to go out dancing

la sacó a bailar

he asked her to dance

¿bailas? o ¿quieres bailar?

do you want o would you like to dance?

bailar suelto

to dance (without holding on to one's partner, as at a discotheque)

bailar agarrado

to dance (holding on to one's partner)

otro que tal baila inf

another one who's just as bad

¡que me quiten lo bailado o bailao! inf

I'm going to enjoy myself while I can

2. bailar trompo/peonza:

bailar

to spin

3. bailar inf (estar flojo) (+ me/te/le etc):

tus zapatos me quedan bailando

your shoes are miles too big for me inf

4. bailar Mex inf:

andar/quedar/estar bailando dinero:

to be unaccounted for

mientras tanto la firma del contrato queda bailando

meanwhile the contract is still up in the air

II.bailar VB trans

1. bailar MUS:

bailar

to dance

bailar un tango/vals

to tango/waltz

bailar un tango/vals

to dance a tango/waltz

2. bailar Mex inf (quitar, robar):

bailar

to swipe inf

bailar

to pinch Brit inf

me bailaron dos mil pesos

I had two thousand pesos pinched

III.bailarse VB vpr

bailarse Mex inf:

se los bailaron en tres sets

they were thrashed in three sets

See also feo³, feo², feo¹

feo³ N m inf

1. feo (desaire):

hacerle un feo a alg.

to snub sb

2. feo inf (fealdad):

es encantador, pero es de un feo …

he's charming, but boy, is he (ever) ugly! Am

es encantador, pero es de un feo …

he's charming but he isn't half ugly! Brit inf

es de un feo que asusta

he's as ugly as sin o as ugly as they come inf

feo² ADV LatAm

feo oler/saber:

feo

bad

me miró feo

she gave me a dirty look

sentir feo Mex

to feel terrible

se siente feo que te traten así

it's really terrible to be treated like that

feo¹ (fea) ADJ

1. feo:

feo (fea) persona/animal/edificio

ugly

feo (fea) peinado

unflattering

es fea de cara

she's not at all pretty

es fea de cara

she has a very plain face

es feo con ganas

he's as ugly as sin inf

la pobre chica es feíta o feúcha

the poor girl is rather plain

la pobre chica es feíta o feúcha

the poor girl is rather homely Am inf

es un barrio feo

it's not a very nice neighborhood

es un color bastante feo

it isn't a very attractive o nice color

llevaba una corbata feísima

he was wearing the most awful tie

ser más feo que Picio o que un pecado o que pegarle a Dios o que pegarle a la madre inf

to be as ugly as sin inf

siempre me toca bailar con la más fea inf

I always get the short end of the stick o draw the short straw inf

2. feo:

feo (fea) asunto/situación

unpleasant

feo (fea) olor/sabor esp. LatAm

unpleasant

¡qué feo está el día! LatAm

what an awful day!

me has dado cartas muy feas

you've dealt me horrible cards

la cosa se está poniendo fea, vámonos

things are getting nasty o ugly o this is getting unpleasant, let's go

es o Spain está muy feo hablar así de los amigos

it's not nice to talk about your friends like that

tiene la fea costumbre de contestar

he has an unpleasant habit of answering back

Translations for bailarse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to run rings around sth/sb

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