What does be in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word be in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use be in Spanish.

The word be in Spanish means B, baa, i before e except after c, with full details, point by point, misspeak, like it or not, for one reason or another, for whatever reason. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word be

B

nombre femenino (letra)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Burro se escribe con be.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Boat is spelled with the letter B.

baa

nombre masculino (onomatopeya del balido) (onomatopoeia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las vacas hacen "mu" y las ovejas hacen "be".
Cows say "moo" and sheep say "baa".

i before e except after c

expresión (infantil (regla ortográfica) (grammar)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
No se escribe canbio, sino cambio. Antes de pe y be con eme escribiré.

with full details, point by point

locución adverbial (de manera detallada)

Le contó ce por be lo que sabía sobre el sospechoso.

misspeak

locución adverbial (coloquial (decir: una cosa por otra)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Siempre dice ce por be: se le va la cabeza.

like it or not

locución adverbial (coloquial (de uno u otro modo)

(conjunction: Connects words, clauses, and sentences--for example, "and," "but," "because," "in order that.")
Por ce o por be, el caso es que no cambia de opinión.

for one reason or another, for whatever reason

locución adverbial (coloquial (por una razón u otra)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Por hache o por be no pudo presentarse a tiempo.

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