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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
buoy [sb] up,
buoy up [sb]
vtr + adv
figurative (morally support [sb])alentar, apoyar vtr
  azuzar vtr
buoy [sth] up,
buoy up [sth]
vtr + adv
figurative (prices, etc., bolster, raise)alzar, elevar vtr
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
buoy [sb/sth] up,
buoy up [sb/sth]
vtr + adv
literal (cause to float)hacer flotar loc verb
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
buoy n(floating marker)boya nf
 Boats must keep between the buoys when leaving harbour.
 Los barcos deben permanecer entre las boyas cuando abandonan el puerto.
buoy n(lifebuoy, life ring)boya salvavidas loc nom f
  guindola nf
  salvavidas nm
 One of the passengers threw a buoy overboard to the woman.
 Uno de los pasajeros le tiró a la mujer una boya salvavidas por la borda.
buoy [sth],
buoy [sth] up
vtr
(keep afloat)mantener a flote loc verb
 (embarcación)boyar vi
Note: Usually followed by "up."
 The vessel is buoyed up by airbags that surround it.
 El barco se mantiene a flote gracias a las bolsas de aire que lo rodean.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. El barco quedó boyando por horas hasta que arreglaron el motor.
buoy [sth] vtrfigurative (cheer, hearten)animar, alentar vtr
 Our spirits were buoyed when we heard news of the rescue.
 Cuando tuvimos noticias del rescate, todos nos animamos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
buoy | buoy up
InglésEspañol
lifebelt,
life belt,
lifebuoy,
life buoy,
life preserver
n
(anti-drowning device: life ring)salvavidas nm inv
lifebuoy,
life buoy,
life-buoy,
life ring,
life-ring,
lifering
n
(flotation device)salvavidas nm inv
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