loaf

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈləʊf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/loʊf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lōf )

Inflections of 'loaf' (n): npl: loaves
  • WordReference
  • Collins
  • WR Reverse (20)
  • Definition
  • Synonyms
  • English Collocations

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
loaf n (mass of bread)hogaza nf
  barra de pan grupo nom
  pan de molde grupo nom
 The baker shaped the loaf of bread out of the dough.
 El panadero amasó el pan en forma de hogaza.
loaf⇒ vi (be idle, do nothing)vaguear⇒ vi
  holgazanear⇒ vi
  haraganear⇒ vi
  gandulear⇒ vi
 Amy loafed around all day.
 Amy vagueó todo el día.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.
Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
loaf n (food mass)montón nm
 Dan made a meat loaf for dinner.
 Dan preparó un montón de carne para cenar.
loaf [sth] away,
loaf away [sth] vtr + adv		 (be idle, waste time)no hacer nada con loc verb
  desperdiciar⇒, malgastar⇒ vtr
 Rachel loafed her whole weekend away.
 Rachel no hizo nada con su fin de semana.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
loaf around (US),
loaf about (UK) vi phrasal		 informal (sit idly)pasársela tirado loc verb
  no hacer nada loc verb
  (AR)huevear⇒ vi
 I can't loaf about, watching television; I have to go to work.
 The lazy student loafed about instead of doing his homework.
 No puedo pasármelo tirado viendo televisión, me tengo que ir a trabajar. // El estudiante flojo se la pasaba tirado en lugar de ir a hacer su tarea.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
French loaf n (baguette, long stick of bread)baguette nf
  (AR)flauta nf
 En esa panadería hacen unas flautas riquísimas.
  pan francés loc nom m
 Por favor, ¿me da un kilo de pan francés?
half a loaf is better than none expr figurative (something is better than nothing)peor es nada expr
loaf around (US),
loaf about (UK) vi + prep		 informal (sit idly in)no hacer nada, hacer el vago, estar tirado sin hacer nada loc verb
  vaguear⇒, hogazanear⇒ vi
 He spends all day loafing around the house.
 Se pasa todo el día tirado sin hacer nada.
loaf bread (store-bought bread)pan nm
loaf of bread n (shaped mass of baked bread) (ES)barra de pan nf + loc adj
  (anticuado)hogaza nf
  (AR)flauta, flautita nf
  (AmL)pieza de pan nf + loc adj
 I sliced the loaf of bread to make toast for breakfast.
 William bought a loaf of bread at the grocery store.
 Corté en rebanadas la barra de pan para hacer tostadas para el desayuno. // William compró una barra de pan en la tienda.
  pan de molde nm + loc adj
  bollo de pan nm + loc adj
loaf pan (US),
loaf tin (UK) n		 (metal container for baking bread)molde para pan nm + loc prep
 Put the dough into a loaf pan and bake for one hour.
meatloaf,
meat loaf n		 (minced meat dish)pastel de carne, rollo de carne loc nom m
 Meatloaf is an inexpensive meat dish made with cheap ground beef.
 El pastel de carne es una comida barata hecha de carne molida.
nut bread,
nut loaf n		 (vegetarian dish)pan de nuez nm + loc adj
 It is easy to make a dish similar to a hamburger with nut bread.
Sugar Loaf Mountain,
Sugarloaf Mountain n		 (mountain in Rio de Janeiro)Pan de Azúcar n propio m
sugarloaf,
sugar loaf n		 (cone of refined sugar)pan de azúcar nm + loc adj
use your loaf v expr figurative, informal, UK (think, use common sense)usar la cabeza loc verb
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'loaf' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
banana bread - bloomer - boule - bread roll - headcheese - heel - loaves - slice of bread
Spanish:
gandulear - hogaza - holgar - holgazanear - tocarse las narices - a falta de pan, buenas son tortas - boludear - cancanear - golfear - mangonear - pan cuadrado - pendonear - pilón - pistola - vagabundear - vaguear - varilla - zanganear

Collocations: a loaf of [whole-wheat, cereal, sliced] bread, a (half) -kilo loaf (of bread), a [fresh, baked, frozen] loaf, more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "loaf" in the title:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.
See Google Translate's machine translation of 'loaf'.

In other languages: French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Infórmanos de los anuncios inapropiados.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.