bed

• Mueble utilizado para dormir o descansar, generalmente compuesto por un colchón sobre una estructura. También puede referirse a un lugar o superficie donde alguien duerme.

1. Furniture for sleepingA1formal

   A piece of furniture used for sleeping or resting, typically consisting of a mattress on a frame.

   cama

   • She made her bed before leaving for school.
   • He fell asleep as soon as he got into bed.
   • The hotel room had a very comfortable bed.

   Sinónimosbedsteadberthbunkcotpallettrundle bed

2. Garden areaA2formal

   A plot of ground in a garden where plants are grown.

   Tablar de jardín

   • She planted roses in the flower bed.
   • We need to weed the vegetable bed this weekend.
   • The garden bed is full of colorful tulips.

   Sinónimosborderflowerbedpatchplotseedbed

3. River or lake bottomB1formal

   The bottom of a river, lake, or sea.

   lecho

   • The river bed was dry after the long drought.
   • They found ancient fossils in the lake bed.
   • The ocean bed is home to many unique creatures.

   Sinónimosbottomfloorriverbedseabedstreambed

   Antónimossurfacetop

4. C1formalscientific

   A distinct layer of rock or other material in the earth's crust.

   Capa de roca

   • Geologists studied the coal bed for its mineral content.
   • The sedimentary bed contains fossils from millions of years ago.
   • They drilled through a thick bed of sandstone.

   Sinónimosbandlayerseamstratum

• Verbo que significa poner o acomodar a alguien o algo en una cama, o fijar, incrustar o asentar firmemente algo en una base o superficie.

A verb used to indicate the act of providing or placing something in a bed, or to fix or embed something firmly in a base.

1. To provide with a bedB1formal

   To provide a place for someone to sleep.

   proporcionar cama o alojamiento

   • The innkeeper bedded the travelers in the spare room.
   • We bedded the guests in the guesthouse.
   • They bedded the children down for the night.

   Sinónimosaccommodatehouselodgeput upquartershelter

2. To plant or embedB2formal

   To set or fix something firmly in a base or foundation.

   Empotrar, encajar, asentar

   • The gardener bedded the young plants in rich soil.
   • The stones were bedded in concrete.
   • He bedded the fence posts securely in the ground.

   Sinónimosburyembedfiximplantplantsetsink

3. To have sex with (slang)C1informal

   To have sexual intercourse with someone.

   acostarse con, tener relaciones sexuales con

   • He boasted about bedding many women.
   • The novel's protagonist bedded the countess.
   • In the movie, the hero beds the villain's wife.

   Sinónimosbangbonkfuckhumplayscrewshagsleep with

   Antónimosabstainchastise

Variantes phrasalbed down