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Here is some vocabulary about animals (animales) in Spanish:
| Español | English |
|---|---|
| abeja | bee |
| águila | eagle |
| alacrán | scorpion |
| alce | moose |
| anguila | eel |
| araña | spider |
| ardilla | squirrel |
| ardillita | chipmunk |
| armadillo | armadillo |
| bisonte | bison |
| búho, lechuza | owl |
| burro | donkey |
| caballo | horse |
| cabra | goat |
| caimán | alligator / caiman |
| camaleón | chameleon |
| cebra | zebra |
| cerdo | Pig/pork |
| cisne | swan |
| cocodrilo | crocodile |
| colibrí | hummingbird |
| conejo | rabbit |
| cucaracha | cockroach |
| cuerno | antler |
| cuervo | crow |
| el cardenal | cardinal |
| el pájaro carpintero | woodpecker |
| elefante | elephant |
| escarabajo | beetle |
| gato | cat |
| gaviota | seagull |
| gorrión | sparrow |
| grillo | cricket |
| gusano de seda | caterpillar |
| halcón | hawk |
| hipopótamo | hippopotamus |
| hormiga | ant |
| iguana | iguana |
| jirafa | giraffe |
| lagartija | lizard |
| león | lion |
| libélula | dragonfly |
| llama | llama |
| loro | parrot |
| mantis | mantis |
| mariposa | butterfly |
| mono | monkey |
| mosca | fly |
| mosquito | mosquito |
| olmillo | tusk |
| oso | bear |
| oveja | sheep |
| paloma | dove/pigeon |
| perro | dog |
| petirrojo | robin |
| pez espada | swordfish |
| rana | frog |
| rata | rat |
| ratón | mouse |
| raya | stingray |
| renacuajo | tadpole |
| rinoceronte | rhinoceros |
| salmón | salmon |
| saltamontes | grasshopper |
| tiburón | shark |
| tigre | tiger |
| tortuga | turtle |
| trompa | trunk |
| trucha | trout |
| vaca | cow |
| venado | deer |
| víbora | snake |
| zancudo | mosquito |
| zorro | fox |
Expressions
Here are some expressions using animal names:
águila (eagle)
- Ser un águila para los negocios: be good at business
burro (donkey)
- Trabajar como burro: working very hard
- No ver tres en un burro : be blind
- Ser un burro: be stupid
- Ser un burro de carga: Be true workhorse (a hard worker)
- Caerse por fin del burro: finally acknowledge its mistake
caballo (horse)
- Una fiebre de caballo: a raging fever
- Un tratamiento a caballo: a strong medicine
Elefante (Elephant)
- Ser como un elefante en una cacharrería = Be like a bull in a china shop!
- Tener una memoria de elefante = Have a very good memory
gallina (hen)
- Una gallina : a hen (a coward)
- Tener piel de gallina : to have goose pimples
Please edit this part adding more expression!
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