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baba

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
baba nf	(saliva abundante) (child)	dribble, drool n
	(adult)	spittle, saliva n
	El bebé ha estado haciendo burbujitas y tiene la cara llena de baba.
	The baby has been making little bubbles and his face is filled with dribble (or: drool).
baba nf	(viscosidad animal) (snail, slug)	slime n
	(dog)	slobber n
	Odio tocar la baba de los caracoles.
	I hate touching slug slime.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
caerse la baba loc verb	(ponerse tonto)	dote on vi + prep
	(figurative)	drool⇒ vi
	A Juan se le cae la baba con su nietecito.
	Juan dotes on his little grandson.
	John simply drools over his little grandson.
caérsele la baba loc verb	(embobarse, alelarse)	go crazy for, be crazy for expr
	(figurative)	drool over expr
	A la abuela se le cae la baba con su nieta Jimena.
mala baba nf	España (mala intención)	spiteful adj
	(person)	nasty character, nasty piece of work n
	Qué mala baba tiene lo que has dicho.
	What you just said is very spiteful.

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