WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
bolero adj | coloquial (mentiroso, embustero) (colloquial) | fibber n |
| | liar, storyteller n |
| (evades truth) | prevaricator n |
| Ese niño bolero se inventa unas historias disparatadas. |
| The boy is a fibber; he comes out with some crazy stories. |
bolero, bolera nm, nf | coloquial (persona mentirosa) (colloquial) | fibber n |
| | liar n |
| Efraín es un bolero: no le creas nada de lo que dice. |
| Efrain is a fibber: don't believe anything he says. |
bolero nm | (género musical cubano) (popular music of Caribbean origin) | bolero n |
| (Andalusian dance) | bolero n |
| Mi abuela cantaba bonitos boleros cuando yo era pequeño. |
| My grandmother sang beautiful boleros when I was a boy. |
bolero nm | (baile caribeño) | bolero n |
| | Caribbean dance n |
| El bolero se baila en pareja. |
| Bolero is danced in pairs. |
bolero nm | (género musical español) (Spain) | ballad n |
| | bolero n |
| La guitarra no puede faltar en el bolero. |
| The guitar is essential in a ballad. |
bolero nm | (danza española) | bolero n |
| | Spanish folk dance n |
| Una amiga madrileña me enseñó a bailar bolero. |
| A friend from Madrid taught me to dance bolero. |
Additional Translations |
bolero nm | GT, HN (sombrero: chistera) | topper n |
| | top hat n |
bolero, bolera nm, nf | CR, MX (persona que bolea zapatos) | shoe shiner, shoe polisher n |
| El hombre terminó de leer el periódico y le dio unas monedas al bolero. |
| The man finished reading the newspaper and gave the shoe shiner a few coins. |