Significado de bed en inglés
bedbed1 /bed/ noun 
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sleep [countable, uncountable] a piece of furniture that you sleep onun mueble en el que duermesin bed
Simon lay in bed thinking.Simon estaba tumbado en la cama pensando. You should go to bed early.Deberías irte a la cama pronto. She got into bed and turned out the light.Se metió en la cama y apagó la luz.before bed (=before going to bed)(=antes de acostarse) Dad has a whisky before bed.Papá se toma un whisky antes de acostarse. → camp bed, four-poster bed, sofa bed2sex [uncountable] informalinformal used to refer to having sexusado para referirse a tener relaciones sexuales: I came home and found him in bed with (=having sex with) my best friend.Llegué a casa y lo encontré en la cama con (=teniendo sexo con) mi mejor amigo. He wanted me to go to bed with him.Quería que me fuera a la cama con él. He’s been trying to get his secretary into bed.Ha estado intentando llevarse a su secretaria a la cama. She told me he was good in bed (=a skilful lover).Me dijo que era bueno en la cama (=un amante hábil).3river/lake/sea [countable] the flat ground at the bottom of a river, lake, or seael suelo plano en el fondo de un río, lago o mar: the sea bedel fondo del mar► see thesaurus at bottom4garden [countable] an area of a garden, park etc that has been prepared for plants to grow inuna zona de un jardín, parque, etc., preparada para que crezcan plantas: rose bedsrosales5rock [countable] a layer of rockuna capa de roca → bedrock(2)6lowest layer [singular] a layer of something that forms a base that other things are put on top ofuna capa de algo que forma una base sobre la que se colocan otras cosasbed of prawns on a bed of lettucegambas sobre una cama de lechuga7in river/water [countable] an area at the edge of a river or in deeper water where things growuna zona al borde de un río o en aguas más profundas donde crecen cosas: an oyster bedun banco de ostras The birds build their nests in reed beds along the river bank.Las aves construyen sus nidos en los cañaverales a orillas del río.8get out of bed on the wrong side British English, get up on the wrong side of the bed American English to feel slightly angry or annoyed for no particular reasonsentirse algo enfadado o irritado sin razón especial9not a bed of roses not a happy, comfortable, or easy situationuna situación que no es feliz, cómoda ni fácil: Life isn’t always a bed of roses, you know.La vida no siempre es un lecho de rosas, ya sabes.10you’ve made your bed and you must lie on it spokenoral used to say that you must accept the results of your actions, even if they are badse usa para decir que debes aceptar las consecuencias de tus actos, aunque sean malas11put something to bed technicaltécnico to complete a newspaper, magazine, or book, so that it is ready to be printedterminar un periódico, revista o libro para que esté listo para imprimirGRAMMAR: Patterns with bedGRAMÁTICA: Patrones con bedon the bed• You use on the bed when someone is not covered by sheets or blankets: · He sat on the bed and took off his shoes.· I lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling.• Se usa on the bed cuando alguien no está tapado por sábanas o mantas: · Se sentó en la cama y se quitó los zapatos.· Me tumbé en la cama y miré el techo.in bed• You use in bed when someone is covered with sheets or blankets: · I spent the morning in bed.• Se usa in bed cuando alguien está tapado con sábanas o mantas: · Pasé la mañana en la cama.in the bed• You use in the bed to refer to a particular bed: · There was no one in the bed.• Se usa in the bed para referirse a una cama concreta: · No había nadie en la cama.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosgo to bed· What time do you go to bed at night?· ¿A qué hora te vas a la cama por la noche?get into bed/get out of bed· I usually read for a bit after I get into bed.· Normalmente leo un rato después de meterme en la cama.climb into bed· Lucy climbed into bed and lay awake thinking.· Lucy se metió en la cama y se quedó despierta pensando.crawl into bed (=get into bed feeling very tired)· We finally crawled into bed at three in the morning.· Finalmente nos arrastramos a la cama a las tres de la mañana.jump into/out of bed· I jumped out of bed and ran over to the window.· Salté de la cama y corrí hacia la ventana.get somebody out of bed (=make someone get out of bed)· His mother couldn’t get him out of bed in the mornings.· Su madre no conseguía sacarlo de la cama por las mañanas.stay in bed (=not get up early/at the usual time)· At the weekend it’s really nice to be able to stay in bed.· Los fines de semana es muy agradable poder quedarse en la cama.make the bed (=tidy the sheets and covers after you get up)· Don’t forget to make your bed before you go out!· ¡No te olvides de hacer la cama antes de salir!change a bed (=put clean sheets on it)· You should change the beds at least once a fortnight.· Deberías cambiar la ropa de cama al menos una vez cada dos semanas.put somebody to bed (=put a child in their bed)· I put the baby to bed at 7 o'clock as usual.· Acosté al bebé a las 7, como de costumbre.take to your bed writtenescrito (=go to bed because you feel ill)· Guy had a stomach ache and took to his bed.· Guy tenía dolor de estómago y se fue a la cama.adjectivesadjetivosa single bed (=for one person)· There was only a single bed.· Solo había una cama individual.a double bed (=a bed for two people)· Would you like a double bed or twin beds?· ¿Prefiere una cama de matrimonio o dos camas individuales?a king-size bed (=a very big double bed)a queen-size bed (=a big bed for two people)twin beds (=two single beds in a room)bunk beds (=two single beds joined together one above the other)· The kids love sleeping in bunk beds.· A los niños les encanta dormir en literas.a spare bed (=a bed for visitors to your home)· Come and stay any time – we have a spare bed.· Ven a quedarte cuando quieras; tenemos una cama libre.a feather bed (=a bed with feathers in the mattress)phrasesfrasesthe foot/head of the bed (=the bottom/top of the bed)· I woke up to find someone standing at the foot of the bed.· Me desperté y encontré a alguien de pie a los pies de la cama.(it’s) time for bed· She sat and sewed until it was time for bed.· Se sentó a coser hasta que llegó la hora de acostarse.
Ver todas las traducciones1sleep [countable, uncountable] a piece of furniture that you sleep onun mueble en el que duermesin bed Simon lay in bed thinking.Simon estaba tumbado en la cama pensando. You should go to bed early.Deberías irte a la cama pronto. She got into bed and turned out the light.Se metió en la cama y apagó la luz.before bed (=before going to bed)(=antes de acostarse) Dad has a whisky before bed.Papá se toma un whisky antes de acostarse. → camp bed, four-poster bed, sofa bed2sex [uncountable] informalinformal used to refer to having sexusado para referirse a tener relaciones sexuales: I came home and found him in bed with (=having sex with) my best friend.Llegué a casa y lo encontré en la cama con (=teniendo sexo con) mi mejor amigo. He wanted me to go to bed with him.Quería que me fuera a la cama con él. He’s been trying to get his secretary into bed.Ha estado intentando llevarse a su secretaria a la cama. She told me he was good in bed (=a skilful lover).Me dijo que era bueno en la cama (=un amante hábil).3river/lake/sea [countable] the flat ground at the bottom of a river, lake, or seael suelo plano en el fondo de un río, lago o mar: the sea bedel fondo del mar► see thesaurus at bottom4garden [countable] an area of a garden, park etc that has been prepared for plants to grow inuna zona de un jardín, parque, etc., preparada para que crezcan plantas: rose bedsrosales5rock [countable] a layer of rockuna capa de roca → bedrock(2)6lowest layer [singular] a layer of something that forms a base that other things are put on top ofuna capa de algo que forma una base sobre la que se colocan otras cosasbed of prawns on a bed of lettucegambas sobre una cama de lechuga7in river/water [countable] an area at the edge of a river or in deeper water where things growuna zona al borde de un río o en aguas más profundas donde crecen cosas: an oyster bedun banco de ostras The birds build their nests in reed beds along the river bank.Las aves construyen sus nidos en los cañaverales a orillas del río.8get out of bed on the wrong side British English, get up on the wrong side of the bed American English to feel slightly angry or annoyed for no particular reasonsentirse algo enfadado o irritado sin razón especial9not a bed of roses not a happy, comfortable, or easy situationuna situación que no es feliz, cómoda ni fácil: Life isn’t always a bed of roses, you know.La vida no siempre es un lecho de rosas, ya sabes.10you’ve made your bed and you must lie on it spokenoral used to say that you must accept the results of your actions, even if they are badse usa para decir que debes aceptar las consecuencias de tus actos, aunque sean malas11put something to bed technicaltécnico to complete a newspaper, magazine, or book, so that it is ready to be printedterminar un periódico, revista o libro para que esté listo para imprimirGRAMMAR: Patterns with bedGRAMÁTICA: Patrones con bedon the bed• You use on the bed when someone is not covered by sheets or blankets: · He sat on the bed and took off his shoes.· I lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling.• Se usa on the bed cuando alguien no está tapado por sábanas o mantas: · Se sentó en la cama y se quitó los zapatos.· Me tumbé en la cama y miré el techo.in bed• You use in bed when someone is covered with sheets or blankets: · I spent the morning in bed.• Se usa in bed cuando alguien está tapado con sábanas o mantas: · Pasé la mañana en la cama.in the bed• You use in the bed to refer to a particular bed: · There was no one in the bed.• Se usa in the bed para referirse a una cama concreta: · No había nadie en la cama.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosgo to bed· What time do you go to bed at night?· ¿A qué hora te vas a la cama por la noche?get into bed/get out of bed· I usually read for a bit after I get into bed.· Normalmente leo un rato después de meterme en la cama.climb into bed· Lucy climbed into bed and lay awake thinking.· Lucy se metió en la cama y se quedó despierta pensando.crawl into bed (=get into bed feeling very tired)· We finally crawled into bed at three in the morning.· Finalmente nos arrastramos a la cama a las tres de la mañana.jump into/out of bed· I jumped out of bed and ran over to the window.· Salté de la cama y corrí hacia la ventana.get somebody out of bed (=make someone get out of bed)· His mother couldn’t get him out of bed in the mornings.· Su madre no conseguía sacarlo de la cama por las mañanas.stay in bed (=not get up early/at the usual time)· At the weekend it’s really nice to be able to stay in bed.· Los fines de semana es muy agradable poder quedarse en la cama.make the bed (=tidy the sheets and covers after you get up)· Don’t forget to make your bed before you go out!· ¡No te olvides de hacer la cama antes de salir!change a bed (=put clean sheets on it)· You should change the beds at least once a fortnight.· Deberías cambiar la ropa de cama al menos una vez cada dos semanas.put somebody to bed (=put a child in their bed)· I put the baby to bed at 7 o'clock as usual.· Acosté al bebé a las 7, como de costumbre.take to your bed writtenescrito (=go to bed because you feel ill)· Guy had a stomach ache and took to his bed.· Guy tenía dolor de estómago y se fue a la cama.adjectivesadjetivosa single bed (=for one person)· There was only a single bed.· Solo había una cama individual.a double bed (=a bed for two people)· Would you like a double bed or twin beds?· ¿Prefiere una cama de matrimonio o dos camas individuales?a king-size bed (=a very big double bed)a queen-size bed (=a big bed for two people)twin beds (=two single beds in a room)bunk beds (=two single beds joined together one above the other)· The kids love sleeping in bunk beds.· A los niños les encanta dormir en literas.a spare bed (=a bed for visitors to your home)· Come and stay any time – we have a spare bed.· Ven a quedarte cuando quieras; tenemos una cama libre.a feather bed (=a bed with feathers in the mattress)phrasesfrasesthe foot/head of the bed (=the bottom/top of the bed)· I woke up to find someone standing at the foot of the bed.· Me desperté y encontré a alguien de pie a los pies de la cama.(it’s) time for bed· She sat and sewed until it was time for bed.· Se sentó a coser hasta que llegó la hora de acostarse.bedbed2 verb (past tense and past participle bedded, present participle bedding) [transitive] 1to fix something firmly and deeply into something elsefijar algo firmemente y con profundidad en otra cosabed something in something The foundations were bedded in cement.Los cimientos estaban fijados en cemento.2 old-fashionedanticuado to have sex with someonetener relaciones sexuales con alguienbed down phrasal verb1to sleep somewhere which is not your bed and where you do not usually sleepdormir en un lugar que no es tu cama ni donde sueles dormir habitualmente: Can I bed down on your sofa?¿Puedo quedarme a dormir en tu sofá?2bed somebody/something ↔ down to make a person or animal comfortable in a place where they do not usually sleepponer cómoda a una persona o animal en un lugar donde no suele dormir3if a new system or arrangement beds down, problems with it are solved and it gradually starts to work in the way that it shouldsi un nuevo sistema o acuerdo se asienta, sus problemas se resuelven y empieza a funcionar como deberíabed something ↔ out phrasal verb to put plants into the ground so that they can growplantar plantas en el suelo para que crezcan
1to fix something firmly and deeply into something elsefijar algo firmemente y con profundidad en otra cosabed something in something The foundations were bedded in cement.Los cimientos estaban fijados en cemento.2 old-fashionedanticuado to have sex with someonetener relaciones sexuales con alguienbed down phrasal verb1to sleep somewhere which is not your bed and where you do not usually sleepdormir en un lugar que no es tu cama ni donde sueles dormir habitualmente: Can I bed down on your sofa?¿Puedo quedarme a dormir en tu sofá?2bed somebody/something ↔ down to make a person or animal comfortable in a place where they do not usually sleepponer cómoda a una persona o animal en un lugar donde no suele dormir3if a new system or arrangement beds down, problems with it are solved and it gradually starts to work in the way that it shouldsi un nuevo sistema o acuerdo se asienta, sus problemas se resuelven y empieza a funcionar como deberíabed something ↔ out phrasal verb to put plants into the ground so that they can growplantar plantas en el suelo para que crezcan