gay

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡeɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/geɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gā)

Inflections of 'gay' (adj):
gayer
adj comparative
gayest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
gay adj (attracted to own sex)homosexual adj
  (voz inglesa)gay adj
 The politician announced to the world that he was gay.
 El político reconoció públicamente que era homosexual.
gay n potentially offensive (person attracted to own sex) (voz inglesa)gay n común
Note: Some gay people use this sense to refer to themselves, but it may be best to use the adjective--ie, "he is gay" or "gay people"--to avoid causing offense.
 That bar is a favorite place for gays.
 Ese bar es el lugar favorito de los gays.
gay adj dated (bright)alegre adj
  vistoso/a, vistosa adj
 The young girls wore gay dresses of blue and yellow.
 Las niñas usaban vestidos de colores alegres, azules y amarillos.
 Las niñas usaban vestidos de colores vistosos, azules y amarillos.
gay adj dated (joyous)alegre adj
 People like her company because she is always so gay.
 A la gente le agrada su compañía porque siempre está muy alegre.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
Enola Gay (aircraft) (aeronave)Enola Gay n propio m
gay marriage n (marriage: same-sex)matrimonio homosexual nm + adj
  matrimonio gay nm + adj
  matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo nm + loc adj
 The state senate is voting on whether to allow gay marriage.
 El senado del Estado está votando si legalizar el matrimonio homosexual.
gay-bashing n informal (homophobic attack or assault)ataque a homosexuales nm + loc adj
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'gay' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bender - bent - bottom - bugger - chicken - closeted - come out - come out of the closet - coming out - coming-out - cottaging - fag - fag hag - faggot - fairy - fruit - fruity - gaydar - GLBT - homo - homoerotic - homophobe - homophobia - homophobic - homosexual - in the closet - inversion - lesbian - LGBT - limp wrist - out - outing - pansy - pink dollar - poof - poofter - poofy - pride - queen - queer - queerness - same-sex - woofter
Spanish:
de ambiente - joto - feliz - gayo - homosexual - julay - pájaro - pato - raro - mariconada - jocundo - bar de ambiente - botar pluma - chuletón - floripondio - gay - gaya ciencia - hacerse gay - lila - perder aceite - petarda

Collocations: Note: The plural gays is often considered pejorative or offensive, and in general the term gay people is preferred., a gay [man, woman, senator, player, priest, couple], discrimination against [gay people, gays], more...

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