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SPI397: Legal Terms

Interpreter Prep: Bilingual Legal Terminology - Basic Terms [B]

EnglishSpanish
background antecedentes; fondo; historia; educación
bad check cheque sin fondos
badge la insignia; la placa; el distintivo; la chapa; el gafete
bail fianza
bail bond bono de fianza; excritura de fianza
bail bond office agencia de fianzas
bail forfeiture pérdida de la fianza
bail out sacar o salir bajo fianza
bailable afianzable
bailiff alguacil; guardia
bargain el trato; el acuerdo
bartender cantinero; barman
basis la base; el fundamento
bastard bastardo; ilegítimo
battery agresión
battery (electric) batería; acumulador
bearings (auto) cojinetes; rulemanes
beer joint cantina; taberna; bar
to bet apostar
betting markers marcadores de apuestas; anotaciones de apuestas
bill of sale escritura de compraventa; comprobante de compraventa
billiard cue taco de billar
bills facturas; cuentas; "biles" (Spanglish)
billy club macana; garrote; cachiporra
bind over poner bajo fianza
bind over for trial consignar para juicio
birthmark marca de nacimiento
black eye ojo amoratado
blackjack cachiporra; macana
blackmail (crime of threatening to tell secret information about someone unless the person being threatened gives you money or does what you want) el chantaje
blade (of a cutting instrument) hoja; cuchilla
blank blanco; en blanco
blink parpadear; pestañar
block (the) la cuadra; el bloque; la manzana
to block bloquear; impedir; obstruir
blow the horn pitar; tocar o sonar el claxon o la bocina
blowout (of a tire) reventón de llanta
blows (with the butt of a rifle) culatazos
blue laws (any puritanical law that forbids certain practices, especially drinking or working on Sunday, dancing, etc.) leyes puritanas
blurred borroso; nublado; empañado
board of supervisors junta de supervisores (Consejo del Condado)
body attachment arresto (para obligar a comparecer a una persona citada como testigo)
bogus falso
boisterous conduct conducta escandalosa o ruidosa
bolt (of a door lock) aldaba; cerrojo; pasador; pestillo
to book fichar
bookie; bookmaker corredor de apuestas; persona quien recibe las apuestas
booking (the) la inscripción de arresto; la toma de fotografía y huellas dactilares (digitales)
bookmaking el negocio de tomar apuestas; hacer apuestas; la postura de apuestas
brakes frenos, "brecas" (Spanglish)
brass knuckles manoplas; boxeras
brawl la disputa; la riña; la pelea; el pleito
breaking and entering escalamiento; allanamiento de morada
breech (of a gun) recámara
bribe (the) el soborno; el cohecho; la mordida
to bribe (persuade (someone) to act in one's favor, typically illegally or dishonestly, by a gift of money or other inducement) sobornar; cohechar
bring legal action ejercer acción legal
bring suit entablar pleito; demandar
bring up to date poner al corriente; poner al día
broker corredor; agente; comisionista
brothel (a building in which prostitutes are available) burdel; prostíbulo
bruise magulladura; contusión; moretón
buckshot perdigón
bullet bala
bulletproof vest chaleco a prueba de balas
bullshitting hablando mierda
bullwhip látigo; azote; chicote
bully el bravucón; el matón; el velentón
bump la abolladura; el chicón; el tope; el choque
bumper (auto) el parachoques
bunco (swindle or cheat) estafa
bunco artist estafador
burglarize escalar para robar
burglary entrar a una casa o cualquier edificio o estructura con la intención de cometer algún delito mayor o robo; escalamiento
butt (of a gun) culata
buzzing of the ears zumbido en los oídos
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