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bay English-French

baie f

bay leaf English-French

feuille f de laurier

sick bay English-French

infirmerie f

to hold sb/sth at bay in bay English-French

tenir qn/qch à distance

bay1 US English

a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward

bay2 US English

an evergreen Mediterranean shrub of the laurel family, with deep green leaves and purple berries. Its aromatic leaves are used in cooking and were formerly used to make triumphal crowns for victors

bay3 US English

a recessed or enclosed area, in particular

bay4 US English

(of a horse) brown with black points

bay5 US English

(of a dog, especially a large one) bark or howl loudly

bay3 English-German

hold or keep sb./sth. at bay

bay1 English-Italian

baia f

bay2 English-Italian

keep at bay

bay3 English-Italian

alloro m

bay1 English-Spanish

bahía

bay2 English-Spanish

aullar*

bay tree in bay2 US English

an evergreen Mediterranean shrub of the laurel family, with deep green leaves and purple berries. Its aromatic leaves are used in cooking and were formerly used to make triumphal crowns for victors

at bay in bay5 US English

forced to confront one’s attackers or pursuers; cornered

bay rum US English

an aromatic liquid, used especially for the hair or as an aftershave, typically distilled from rum and the leaves of the bayberry

Back Bay US English

a historic residential and commercial district in western Boston, Massachusetts, on land along the Charles River that was reclaimed in the 19th century

Bay Area US English

the region around San Francisco Bay, in north central California. Oakland is the hub of the East Bay, San Jose of the South Bay

Bay City US English

an industrial city in eastern Michigan, on the Saginaw River, near Lake Huron; population 33,874 (est. 2008)

bay leaf US English

the aromatic, usually dried, leaf of the bay tree, used in cooking

Bay State US English

a nickname for the state of Massachusetts.

bomb bay US English

a compartment in the fuselage of an aircraft in which bombs are held and from which they may be dropped

Casco Bay US English

an inlet of the Atlantic in southern Maine, known for its hundreds of islands and protected anchorages. Portland lies on it

drive bay US English

a space inside a computer in which a floppy disk, hard disk, or disk drive can be accommodated

Green Bay US English

an industrial port city in northeastern Wisconsin, on Green Bay; population 101,025 (est. 2008)

Hawke Bay US English

a bay on the eastern coast of North Island, in New Zealand

James Bay US English

a shallow southern arm of Hudson Bay, between Quebec and Ontario provinces in Canada

Palm Bay US English

a residential city in east central Florida, southwest of Melbourne; population 100,786 (est. 2008)

Subic Bay US English

an inlet of the South China Sea in the Philippines, off central Luzon Island. A large US naval facility closed here in 1992

Tampa Bay US English

an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, in southwestern Florida. Tampa and St. Petersburg are among the cities that lie along its shores

sick bay English-Italian

infermeria f

sick bay English-Spanish

enfermería

Baffin Bay US English

an extension of the North Atlantic Ocean between Baffin Island and Greenland, linked to the Arctic Ocean by three passages. It is largely ice-bound in winter

bay window US English

a window built to project outward from an outside wall

Botany Bay US English

an inlet of the Tasman Sea just south of Sydney, Australia. It was the site of Captain James Cook’s landing in 1770 and of an early British penal settlement

Drakes Bay US English

an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, northwest of San Francisco in California, visited by Sir Francis Drake in 1579

Galway Bay US English

an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of Ireland

Hawke's Bay US English

an administrative region on the eastern coast of the North Island, New Zealand

Hudson Bay US English

an inland sea—the largest in the world—in northeastern Canada. It is connected to the North Atlantic Ocean via Hudson Strait

loading bay US English

a bay or recess in a building where vehicles are loaded and unloaded

Montego Bay US English

a free port and tourist resort on the northern coast of Jamaica; population 80,400 (est. 2009)

Oyster Bay US English

a town in central Long Island in New York that includes the villages of Hicksville, Farmingdale, and Oyster Bay; population 301,474 (est. 2008)


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