b
second letter of the alphabet and first of the consonants
bababa: kollu - he never does what he says he will
babaw nill (pI -ijiet) ghost, spectre; II agg outstanding;
(ikrah) ugly
babberijla nf(pI-i) foolishness, insanity, non sense
babblu nill (pI-i) stupid, silly; ghamilha tal- he
humiliated himself
babirussla nill kOill (pI -i) babiroussa babun nill
(pI -i) baboon
babuna afa bebuna
baccac v to ball; (fjaxxen) to fatten
baccan afa beccen
bacellerat nill (pI -i) bachelorhood, bachelorship
bacillier nill (pI -i) bachelor
bacilliu nill (pI -i) bacillus
bacir nill (pI -i) dock
bad afa bied
badernla nf (pI -i) plate
badessla nf (pI -i) abbess
baffi nfpI beard; bil-- agg outstanding bagan agg
simple fellow
baganatla nf(pI-i) foolish action
bagla nf(pI-i) buoy II agg cIumsy
bagaljla nf(pI-i) luggage
bagatell nill (pI -i) bagatelle
bagatellla nf (pI -i) bagatelle, trifle; tah – he
gave him some small money
bagoll /Jill (pI-i) trunk,
suit case II aggcIumsy
bagħad
بغض v to hate, to detest II nill
(pI-a) hater
bagħal
بغل nill (pIbghula) mule;
jahdem daqs bagħal يخدم
دقس (قدّ) بغل
- he works very hard;
mela dak bagħal - do not mistreat
him so much;
bagħal in-nahal drone;
nill (pI bagħal a) muleteer
bagħar بعر nill koll f -a (pI -at)
dung
bagħat بعت v to send;
bagħat bagħat bagħat - nobody told
him to come!
bagħtu 'I barra - he sent him away;
bagħtu isfel - he sent him to jail
bagħbas بعبص v to
finger
bagħbusa بعبوصة nf (pI -t) trifle
bagħa nf(bIa pI) hate
bagħli بعلي
agg campestral, rural
baghta nf (bIa pI) mission, sending
bahat v to calumnate, to slander
bahrad v to make one romp
baħar بحر nm (pI ibhra) sea;
baħar qawwi,
baħar jibla' l’art - rough sea, heavy sea;
ilma baħar - sea-water;
ragel tal-baħar sailor, sea-faring man;
bl-art u l-baħar by sea and land;
baħar jaqsam a big distance;
kbir baħar very big;
qam il-baħar - we faced a lot of problems;
mar il-baħar - he is not reliable anymore;
baħar ta' dwejjaq - great sorrow;
baħar zejt بحر
زيت - calm sea;
f' baħar wiehed - in the same situation;
waddab kollox il-baħar - he lost heart
baħbaħ v to rinse
bahbieh nm (pI -a) washer
bahbuh nm (pI-a) jolly fellow; -a nf(pI-t) cowriet,
cowry
bahh nm (pI -ijiet) emptiness
bahhar v to sail, to navigate; (bil-weraq tai
iebbug, eCc';) to fumigate, to purify II nm (pI -a) mariner sailor; (taI-weraq
tai iebbug, eCc';) perfumer
bahnan nm (pI -a) sot, simple
bahri nm (pI -n) seaman, sailor; - fis-sakra an
ailing thing; - taI-bnazzi who turns up when the problems quieten down
balirija nf (pI -t) hornet
baj inter bye-bye
bajda nf(pI-t, bajd)
egg; - mifsuda addle egg; - b'zewgtisfra two good moments; trid bajd u gobon
you have a lot of work; bil-- u 1gobon very good;
bajd u beccun having a lot of children II agg white;
(mimli fjafna) teeming; bla - (vuIg)
incapable
bajdani agg whitish
bajja nf (pI -t) vat; (hdejn il-bahar) bay
bajjad v to whitewash; (irranga) to furbish II nm (pI-a) whitewasher
bajju agg bay
bajrow nm (pI-s) ballpoint, pen, biro
bajtar nill koll f -a (fig) incapable person (pI
bajtriet) fig; - ta' San Gwann fig of the first crop; - tax-xewk indian fig
bajunettla nf (pI -i) bayonet
bakkaljaw nm koll cod, pollack; donnu -a very thin
bakkanaljla nf(pI -i) riotous feast, noisy revel
bakkar v to rise early II nm (pI -a) early riser bakkarla nt (pI
-ajiet) baccara, baccarat bakkettla IIt(pI -i) rod, wand
bakkettatla IIf (pI -i) stroke with a rod bakllu nm
(pI -i) pastoral staff, crosier bala' v to swallow
balallu nm (pI -i) imbecile!
balavostrla IIf(pI -i) baluster, banister balavostrat
nm (pI -i) balustrade
balbal v to prattle
balbuljata: gharnel - he made a blunder baldakkin nm (pI -i)
canopy
balienla nf(pI -i) whale
baljol nm (pi -i) bucket
balla nf(pl balal) bullet,
ball; (munzeII) bale; - fuq l-istonku a problem; il-- waqghet fuqu he
got all the blame; mimli daqs - teeming
balla' v to cram
ballabbli a/Ii; fit for dancing
ballabrott nm (pI -ijiet) ball ballarin nm (pI -i) dancer
ballarinla nt (pI -i) dancer
ballat v to beetle, to pun
ballatla nf (pI -at) punner; (pI -i) lay,
ballad ballett nm (pi -i) ballet
ballistika nt(bla pI) ballistics
ballottagg 11m (pi -i) second ballot ballottrla nf(pI
-i) weasel
bal11u nm (pI -ijiet) ball, dance; bil--! it is not easy
as you think!
ballun 11m (pI blalen) ball; gharnluh – they made fun
of him
bal1ut 11m koJ/ f -a (pI -at) oak
balz 11m (pi -i) beam
balzmatur 11m (pI -i) embalmer
balzmatura IIf(pI -i) embalment
balzmlu 11m koJ/ f -a (pI -at) balsam; hassu he
was really pleased with it
barnbal v to bamboozle
Barnbin 11m (pI -i) baby Jesus; (fig) beautiful
baby; il-- insieh he grew very tall; il-habbu he had a narrow escape;
(meta miet) he died and
ceased his sufferings; (sab xortilJ) he striked gold; il-- baghtek it is
so good that you are here; il-- gabru he died
barnbocc 11m (pI -i)
simpleton
bambU nm (bla pI) bamboo
banaH agg banal
banalitla nf (pI -ajiet) banality
banana nf (pI -t) banana
banavoljla 11m (PI -i) scoundrel
banda nf(pIbnadi) side; (pIbaned) band; bil -l-lejla! there
are children crying! bandal v to swing
bandalorla IIf(pI -i) banderole
bandierla IIf(pI -i, bnadar) flag; - bajda non
allied; qisu - with no constant values bandist 11m (pI -i) bandsman
bandit nm (pI -i) bandit
banditur nm (pI -i) town crier
bandlla nf(pI-i) swing
bandlo nm (pI -jiet) bandeau
band'olira avv elsewhere
bandlu nm (pI -ijiet) proclamation; daqqilha l-- he
spoke to all about her
bandulierla nf(pI -i) bandoleer
bang 11m koJ/ white henbane
banglu 11m (pI -ijiet) banjo
banjat agg pp plated
banjlu 11m (pI -ijiet) bath;
- shun hot bath; tat-tajn mud bath; - tax-xerox sun bath; bilqiegtida sit
bath, hip bath; kamra tal-bath-room; ha - to bathe; ta - to bath;
ha tork he sweated exceedingly II
agg neither hot nor cold
bank nm (pI -ijiet) bench; -
ta' hanut counter; - ta' mastrudaxxajoiner's bench; - tarramel sand-bank; (pi
banek) bank; - il ghaiz a lazy person;
hasbu 1-- Ingliz he thought he could
spend all his money
banka nf (pI banek) stool; - tal-lottu lotto office
bankarotta nf(bla pI) bankruptcy
bankett 11m (pI -i) banquet
bankettla nf(pI -i) footstool
bankier 11m (pI -i) banker
bankinla IIf (pI -i) footpath, sidewalk, pavement
bankun 11m (pI -i) carpenter's bench bannat v to
seed
bans inter truly, undoubtely
baqa' v to remain; - ma - he still did not -; - sa
ma he finally -; hekk - jonqos it's enough; - Iura he did not progress
baqat v to coagulate
baqbaq v to seethe, to bubble; iktar i- milli jinzel
he speaks too much; (illkwieta lil xi hadd) to afflict, to trouble
baqbieq nm (pI -a) pitcher, pot
baqbuqa IIf(pI -t) pitcher
baqgha IIf (pI -t) abode, stay; (ftelJim) covenant,
agreement
baqla nf(pI -i) measles
baqqa nf(pI -t) bug
baqqan v to pick
baqqaq v to create bugs
baqqat v to coagulate
baqqun nm (pI bqaqen) pickax( e) baqqunier 11m (pI
-a) digger, pickman baqra nf (pI baqar) cow; (xorta ta' huta)
(pI -t) devil fish
baqri agg vaccine
baqta IIf(bIa pI) curd; tari - very tender barad v
to file
bararn vto twist, to contort; (illf se1'aq) to
steal; (ir-rih) to blow; barmu he killed him baratterijla nt(pl-i) barratry,
fraud
barax v to scrape; -lu kollox he won all the tally
barba 11m (pI -t) uncle
barbagann nm (pI-i) barn owl
barbarizmlu nm (pI -i) barbarism
barbarlu 11m (pI -i) barbarian, uncivilized, savage
barbaru agg barbaric
barbazzal nm (pI -i) curb
barbettla nf(pI-i) side whisker
barbier 11m (pI -a) barber
barbikan nm (pi -i) barbican
barbun 11m (pI -i) flounder; - imperjali turbot bard nm
(bla pI) cold, chill; -ixoqq il-ghadam very cold
bardan agg frigid, cold
bardaxa nf (pI bradax) rougue
bardnell nm (pI -i) gunwall, gunnel
bardlu 11m (pI -i) bard
barellia nf (pI -i) litter
baritonu agg barytone
barjolla IIf (pI -i) night cap
barju 11m (bla pI) barium
bark 11m (pI -ijiet) bark
barka IIf(pI -t)
benediction, blessing; fih mitt - he is very helpful; fih il-- t' Alla it is
very comprehensi ve; bil-- tieghu with his approval
barkarolla nf (pI -i) barcarolle
barkazzla IIf(pI-i) long boat
barklor 11m (pI -i) boat-man, water-man; tab wahda
tal-- he gave him a sound punch
barkun nm (pI braken) pontoon, barge barlottla nf
(pI -i) keg
barma nf (pI -t) contortion, twisting; jonqsu - u
ftila he is a bit mad
barmil nm (pI bramel) barrel; - tax-xanam a fat man
barnai 11m (pI branez) cowl, hood
barokk agg baroque
barometriku agg barometric( al)
barometrlu nm (pI -i) barometer
barqarn v to coo
barr 11m (bIa pI) desert
barra avv outside;
(minbarra) except; (fig) sa - (hafna) very much; - minn fuqu away
from him!; ma sabhiex - he really cares for her;
ta' - minn hawn the devil; (st1'aordinarju) extraordinary;
jaghti ghal - it leads to the way out; qed thares 'il - she is looking for a boyfriend; II v to
exempt
barrad v to file II 11m (PI -a) filer
barrada nf (pI -t, brared) jar, pantry; (frigg) refrigerator
barrag v to heap, to clamp
barrakkla nt(pI-i) barrack, hut
barrarn v to twist II nm (pI-a) twister
barrani aggstranger, foreigner; lijaqla' kollu - extra-money
barrasarsi npI chain-wales
barrax v to scratch II nm (pI-a) scraper
barraxa nf(pI-t) scraper
barri agg wild, savage II 11m (pI -n) bull;
jonfoh qisu - he puffs heavily; jifla1i daqs - very strong
barrierla nf (pI -i) quarry, stone-pit; (lqugh) barrier
barrikatla nf (pI -i) barricade
barumbarla nf(pI -i) pigeon-house, dove-cot baruni nm
(pI -jiet) baron
barunijla nf (pI -i) barony
barunissla nf(pI -i) baroness
barusla IIf(pI -i) red-necked phalarope; - griZa grey
phalarope
barwai v to sew or stitch badly
barxa nt (pI -t) scratch
barzakkla IIf (pI -i) haversack
basal 11m koJ/ fbasla (PI -t) onion; basla (fig)
a stupid person; (inkwiet) dire troubles basalt 11m (bIa pI) basalt
basar v to presage, to predict
baskat v to torrefy
basket nm (pI basktijiet) basket