| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| barrel n | (large wooden keg) | barril nm |
| | Some people have gone over Niagara Falls in a barrel. |
| | Hay gente que ha saltado las cataratas del Niágara en un barril. |
| barrel n | (keg for beer) | barril nm |
| | There will be several barrels of beer at the party. |
| | En la fiesta habrá varios barriles de cerveza. |
barrel,
gun barrel n | (tube-shaped part of a gun) | cañón nm |
| | The policemen polished the barrel of his gun before replacing it in its holster. |
| | El policía limpió el cañón de su arma antes de volver a meterla en la funda. |
barrel,
wine barrel n | (cask in which wine is aged) | barril nm |
| | | tonel nm |
| | The barrels are stored in a climate-controlled warehouse to properly age the wine. |
| | Los barriles se guardan en un almacén climatizado para que el vino envejezca de manera adecuada. |
barrel,
oil barrel n | (unit of petroleum: 42 gallons) | barril nm |
| | | barril de petróleo nm + loc adj |
| | The price of oil barrels has reached a record high. |
| | El precio del barril de petróleo ha alcanzado un nuevo máximo histórico. |
| barrel n | (cylindrical part of a machine) (máquina) | barril nm |
| | James added two tablespoons of grit to the barrel of the stone polisher. |
| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| barrel n | (belly, torso of animal) | cuerpo nm |
| | | vientre nm |
| | The stout pony had a firm barrel and stocky legs. |
| | El robusto poni tenía un sólido cuerpo y patas cortas y fornidas. |
barrel,
barrelful n | (amount a barrel can hold) | barril nm |
| | The earthquake damage caused 40 barrels of wine to be spilled. |
| | La fuerza del terremoto hizo que se derramaran 40 barriles de vino. |
| barrel n | (chamber in a musical instrument) | barrilete nm |
| | The organist turned the crank and the barrel turned, playing a tune. |
| | El organista apretó la palanca y se encendió el barrilete, tocando un tono. |
| barrel⇒ vi | informal (move quickly) (coloquial) | recorrer a toda velocidad vi + loc adv |
| | | pasar volando por loc verb + prep |
| Note: Followed by a preposition or an adverb: barrel along, barrel down, barrel into |
| | Omar barreled down the driveway. |
| | Omar recorrió la entrada a toda velocidad. |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| barrel knot | (type of knot) | nudo barrilito loc nom m |
| a barrel of laughs n | informal, figurative (person: cheerful, amusing) | chistoso, chistosa nm, nf |
| | | gracioso, gaciosa nm, nf |
| | | divertido, divertida nm, nf |
| Note: Usually in the negative |
| | She's OK to talk to, but she's hardly a barrel of laughs. |
| | Hablar con ella está bien, pero no es precisamente chistosa. |
| a barrel of laughs n | informal, figurative (thing, event: funny) | divertido adj |
| | | gracioso adj |
| Note: Usually in the negative |
| | This documentary is interesting, but I wouldn't say it's a barrel of laughs. |
| barrel organ n | (musical instrument) | organillo nm |
| barrel plating n | (method of electroplating metal) (siderurgia) | galvanoplastia en tambor loc nom f |
| barrel roll n | (aircraft maneuver: rotation) (Aeronáutica) | tonel nm |
| barrel-roll⇒ vi | (aircraft: perform a rotation) (Aeronáutica) | hacer un tonel loc verb |
| barrel vault n | (architecture: curved arch) | bóveda de cañón loc nom f |
| barrel-chested adj | (man: large, round chest) | de pecho fuerte y grueso loc adj |
| beer barrel n | (large keg that holds beer) | barril de cerveza nm + loc adj |
| beer barrel n | (Australian mollusk) | acteon tornatilis n propio m |
| beer barrel n | UK, figurative, slang (beer gut: stomach) | panza de cerveza nf + loc adj |
| | (AR) | panza de birra nf + loc adj |
| biscuit barrel n | UK (tub containing cookies) | tarro de las galletas, tarro de galletas nm |
| bottom of the barrel n | figurative, informal (poor quality) (PR) | lo peor de lo peor loc adj |
| | Her last boyfriend was really the bottom of the barrel. |
| | (ES) | lo más tirado loc adj |
| | Su último novio era realmente lo más tirado. |
| | (AR) | el último orejón del tarro loc adj |
| cracker-barrel n as adj | US, figurative, informal (homely, rustic) | campechano adj |
| | His cracker-barrel style quickly changed to polished sophistication after his election. |
| | Su estilo campechano cambió rápidamente a un estilo de refinada sofisticación después de la elección. |
| have [sb] over a barrel v expr | informal, figurative (put [sb] at your mercy) | tener a alguien entre la espada y la pared loc verb |
| | | tener a alguien donde uno lo quiere loc verb |
| | We had far more to lose in the negotiations than the other side, so they had us over a barrel. |
| | Nosotros teníamos más para perder en las negociaciones que el otro lado, así que nos tenían entre la espada y la pared. |
| like shooting fish in a barrel expr | informal (very easy) | como pescar en un barril expr |
| | (coloquial) | ser pan comido loc verb |
lock,
stock,
and barrel expr | figurative, informal (entirely) (coloquial) | de lleno loc adv |
| | | absolutamente adv |
| | | completamente adv |
| over a barrel adv | informal, figurative (at [sb] else's mercy) | en un problema, en un brete, en un lío, en una posición difícil loc adv |
| pork barrel n | US, figurative, informal (government spending to gain votes) | uso de fondos estatales para conseguir votos de un determinado sector grupo nom |
| pork-barrel n as adj | US, figurative, informal (government spending: to gain votes) | que usa fondos estatales para conseguir votos de un determinado sector loc adj |
| scrape the bottom of the barrel v expr | figurative, informal (resort to [sth], [sb] inferior) | conformarse con lo que hay loc verb |
| | | arreglarse con lo que hay loc verb |
| | | elegir de entre lo peor, elegir de entre lo que queda loc verb |
| | (figurado) | apurar las sobras, apurar los restos loc verb |
| Note: Commonly used in continuous tenses |
| small barrel n | (keg for holding liquid) | pequeño barril nm |
| | The small barrels contain the most expensive wine. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Trajeron la cerveza en pequeños barriles metálicos. |
| | | barrilito nm |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los San Bernardos llevan un barrilito de aguardiente colgado del collar para reanimar a los que se pierden en la nieve. |