Compound Forms:
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| banana boat n | (banana-shaped inflatable) | banana nf |
| | Él gana cerca de $100 por día recogiendo turistas en la playa y llevándolos a una vuelta en la banana |
| banana boat n | (cargo ship carrying bananas) | barco bananero nm + adj |
| boat builder n | ([sb] who constructs boats) | fabricante de canoas n común + loc adj |
| | A boat builder spends hours sanding wood. |
| | Los fabricantes de canoas pasan mucho tiempo lijando madera. |
| boat charter n | (act of hiring a water craft) | alquiler de botes nm + loc adj |
| boat charter n | (rental of a water craft) | alquiler de botes nm + loc adj |
| boat club n | (organization for boating activities) | club náutico loc nom m |
| boat deck n | (nautical) | cubierta nf |
| boat graveyard n | (for old boats) | cementerio de barcos nm + loc adj |
| | En una de sus obras plasmó el lienzo una imagen del cementerio de barcos de Mar del Plata. |
| boat neck n | (clothing) | cuello bote loc nom m |
| | | cuello barco loc nom m |
| boat person n | usually plural (refugee fleeing by boat) | refugiado que huye en bote nm + loc adj |
| | Many boat people from Vietnam went to Hong Kong after the Vietnam War. |
| | Muchos refugiados que huían en bote desde Vietnam fueron a Hong Kong después de la Guerra de Vietnam. |
| boat race n | (rowing competition) | regata nf |
| | The Ghent Student Regatta is a boat race for students. |
| | La Ghent Student Regatta es una regata para estudiantes. |
| the Boat Race n | UK (Oxford-Cambridge competition) | regata anual entre Oxford y Cambridge nf + loc adj |
| | Oxford won the Boat Race last year. |
| | Oxford ganó la regata anual entre Oxford y Cambridge del año pasado. |
| boat race n | UK, regional, slang (Cockney rhyming slang: face) | cara nf |
| | I've got a joke that will put a smile on your boat race. |
| | Tengo un chiste que te alegrará la cara. |
| boat rental n | (act of hiring a water craft) | alquiler de botes nm + loc adj |
| boat rental n | (rental of a water craft) | alquiler de botes nm + loc adj |
| boat ride n | (trip or outing in a water craft) | viaje en barco nm + loc adj |
| | | paseo en bote nm + loc adj |
| | We went for a boat ride out to the island. |
| | Hicimos un viaje en barco hacia la isla. |
| boat show n | (exhibition of boats) | regata nf |
| | | exposición de barcos nf + loc adj |
| | This year, the boat show will feature antique wooden vessels. |
| | Este año la regata tendrá barcos de madera antiguos. |
| boat slip n | (nautical: ramp) | rampa para embarcaciones nf + loc adj |
| | | muelle nm |
| boat train | (type of train) | tren que llega a un puerto nm + loc adj |
| boat trip n | (excursion on water) | excursión en barca, excursión en barco nf + loc adj |
| | | viaje en barco, viaje en barca, trayecto en barca nm + loc adj |
| | In Paris, we took a boat trip along the Seine. |
boathook,
boat hook,
boat-hook n | (pole with a hook) | bichero nm |
| canal boat n | (vessel used on waterways) | barco canal loc nom m |
| cargo boat n | (carrier) | buque de carga nm + loc adj |
| | | carguero nm |
couta,
couta boat n | (fishing boat: Australia) | barco pesquero nm + adj |
| don't rock the boat interj | figurative (do not cause trouble) (coloquial) | no jodas loc interj |
| | The arrangements are already made, so don't rock the boat. |
| | Ya está todo arreglado, así que no jodas. |
| | | no estorbes loc interj |
| | Ya está todo arreglado, así que no estorbes. |
| | | no vengas a romper loc interj |
| | Ya está todo arreglado, así que no vengas a romper. |
| | (MX, coloquial) | no hacer olas expr |
| | Ya está todo arreglado, así que no hagas olas. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | no marear la perdiz expr |
| | Ya está todo arreglado, así que no marees la perdiz. |
| ferry boat n | (passenger boat on a short route) | trasbordador nm |
| | Ferry boats are the common mode of public transportation in Venice. |
| | | lancha nf |
| | | ferry nm |
| fishing boat n | (vessel: for fishing) | bote de pesca nm + loc adj |
| | | barca de pesca nf + loc adj |
| gravy boat n | (receptacle for pouring gravy) | salsera nf |
| | In our house, we only use the gravy boat on very special occasions. |
| | En casa sólo usamos la salsera en ocasiones muy especiales. |
| in the same boat expr | figurative, informal (in a similar situation) (figurado) | en el mismo barco loc adv |
| | | en la misma situación loc adv |
| | If you're struggling to keep up with technology, don't feel bad; lots of us are in the same boat. |
| jet boat n | (small boat) | lancha nf |
| miss the boat v expr | figurative (lose your chance for [sth]) (figurado) | perder el tren loc verb |
| | | dejar pasar el tren expr |
| | I should have asked Emily to the prom when I had the chance, but I've missed the boat; she's going with Luke now. |
| motor torpedo boat n | (vessel) | buque torpedero loc nom m |
| MTB n | UK, initialism (Royal Navy: motor torpedo boat) (Marina Real británica: buque torpedero) | torpedero MTB loc nom m |
narrowboat,
narrow boat n | UK (boat used on canals) | barco de canal nm + loc adj |
| paddle boat n | (small boat with pedals) | bote de pedales, bote a pedales nm + loc adj |
| | (ES) | patín nm |
| pedal boat | (recreational water vehicle) | hidropedal nm |
| | | pedalón nm |
| | | bote a pedal nm + loc adj |
| pilot boat n | (vessel: carries pilots) | barco piloto loc nom m |
| pleasure boat n | (recreational vessel) | bote recreativo, barco recreativo nm + adj |
| rock the boat v expr | figurative (cause trouble) | causar problemas loc verb |
| | | agitar las aguas loc verb |
| | Sam didn't dare to rock the boat by asking his boss for a pay raise. |
| rowing boat n | (wooden boat with oars) | bote de remos nm + loc adj |
| | | barca de remos nf + loc adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. En el lago hay botes de remos para hacer paseos. |
sailboat,
sail boat (US),
sailing boat (UK) n | (yacht, small vessel with a sail) | velero nm |
| | | barco de vela nm + loc adj |
| | My dad took his new sailing boat out on the lake today for the first time. |
| | From our window we watched sailboats in the harbor. |
| | Hoy mi papá sacó por primera vez su nuevo velero a navegar por el lago. |
| | Desde la ventana observamos los barcos de vela en el puerto. |
sauce boat,
sauceboat n | (vessel for pouring sauce) | salsera nf |
| | The maid placed a sauce boat on the dining table. |
| | A sauce boat is pretty but it never keeps the gravy as hot as a jug does. |
| | La empleada puso una salsera en la mesa. // Las salseras son bonitas pero no mantienen la salsa tan caliente como un jarro. |
| ski boat n | (speedboat used to pull waterskiers) | lancha de esquí nf + loc adj |
sleigh bed,
boat bed n | (furniture: bed) | cama trineo loc nom f |
| torpedo boat n | (small warship armed with torpedoes) | buque torpedero loc nom m |
trailer,
boat trailer n | (trailer for transporting a boat) | remolcador nm |
| | (cuerda, cabo) | remolque nm |
| | The car was towing a boat on a trailer. |
| | El coche llevaba un bote en el remolcador. |
tug,
tugboat,
tug-boat n | (small boat for pulling or pushing ships) (barco) | remolcador nm |
| | A tug was crossing the river. |
| | Un remolcador estaba cruzando el río. |
| U-boat n | (German submarine) (voz alemana) | u-boot nm |
| | | submarino nm |
| Whatever floats your boat. expr | slang, figurative (OK, whatever you'd like.) | como quieras expr |
| | "I'd like to learn how to speak Japanese." "Whatever floats your boat." |
| | (vulgar) | como se te dé la gana expr |
| | (MX, vulgar) | como se te hinche expr |
| | (ES, ofensivo) | como te de la real gana expr |
| | | lo que te venga bien expr |