| Principal Translations |
| bed n | (furniture for sleeping) | cama nf |
| | I will put clean sheets on your bed. |
| | Voy a poner sábanas limpias en tu cama. |
| bed n | (patient's cot) | cama nf |
| | The ward has six beds and a view over the hospital grounds. |
| | La habitación tiene seis camas y una vista sobre el terreno del hospital. |
| bed n | (lodging) | alojamiento nm |
| | He was looking for a bed for the night. |
| | Estaba buscando alojamiento para pasar la noche. |
| bed n | (resting place) | lecho nm |
| | | lugar donde dormir grupo nom |
| | The cat went looking for a bed in the sun. |
| | El gato andaba buscando un lecho bajo el sol. |
| bed n | (road layer) | cama nf |
| | | fondo nm |
| | | base nf |
| | The road was made of tar and stones on a bed of gravel. |
| | El camino estaba hecho de alquitrán y piedras sobre una cama de grava. |
| Additional Translations |
| bed n | (food: layer) | cama nf |
| | | base nf |
| | | capa nf |
| | The salad was served on a bed of lettuce. |
| | La ensalada estaba servida sobre una cama de lechuga. |
bed,
flower bed n | (garden plants) | macizo nm |
| | | parterre nm |
| | There were rose beds around the cottage. |
| | Había un macizo de rosas alrededor de la casa. |
| bed n | (lake, river, ocean bottom) | lecho nm |
| | There was coral on the bed of the sea. |
| | Había corales en el lecho marino. |
| bed n | (foundation) | base nf |
| | The house was built on a bed of solid rock. |
| | La casa fue construida sobre un base de roca sólida. |
| bed n | (open back of a truck) | caja nf |
| | Jack loaded the furniture onto the bed of the truck and covered it with a tarp. |
| | Jack cargó el mueble en la caja del camión y lo cubrió con una lona. |
| bed [sb]⇒ vtr | (provide with a bed) | acoger⇒ vtr |
| | The room could bed five people. |
| | La habitación podía acoger cinco personas. |
| bed [sb] vtr | (put to bed) | acostar⇒ vtr |
| | The nurse had to bath and bed the children by seven o'clock. |
| | La niñera tenía que bañar y acostar a los niños a las siete. |
| bed [sb] vtr | informal (have sex with) | acostarse con v prnl + prep |
| | He had bedded countless women. |
| | Se ha acostado con innumerables mujeres. |
| bed [sth]⇒ vtr | (lay flat) | colocar⇒ vtr |
| | To make the garden path, Lucy bedded the stone tiles into the ground. |
| | Para hacer la vereda del jardín, Lucy colocó las losetas en la tierra. |
| bed [sth] vtr | (place in a layer) | rodear de loc verb |
| | | envolver⇒ vtr |
| | If you bed the glasses in straw it will protect them. |
| | Si rodeas los vasos de paja, ésta los protegerá. |
| | Si envuelves los vasos con paja, ésta los protegerá. |
| bed [sth] vtr | (horticulture: plant) | trasplantar⇒ vtr |
| | It is time to bed out the seedlings. |
| | Ya es tiempo de trasplantar las plantas de semillero. |
Locuciones verbales
bed | bedding |
| bed down vi phrasal | (go to bed) | irse a la cama loc verb |
| | I usually bed down at about eleven o'clock. |
| | Generalmente me voy a la cama a eso de las once. |
| bed [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | (provide bed for) | dar cama a loc verb |
| | Emily fed, bathed, and bedded down the children. |
| | Emily alimentaba, bañaba y daba cama a los niños. |
| bed in vi phrasal | (become settled) | asentarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | acostumbrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | New players at the football club need time to bed in. |
| | Los nuevos jugadores del club necesitan tiempo para asentarse. |
| bed [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | (make settled) | acostumbrar a vtr + prep |
| | | asentar a vtr + prep |
| | The coach took several months to bed the team's young defender in. |
| | Al entrenador le llevó varios meses acostumbrar al joven defensor al equipo. |
bed [sth] out,
bed out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (horticulture: plant) | plantar en un macizo loc verb |