animal

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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. animal
En el zoológico local hay más de 250 animales.The local zoo is home to more than 250 animals.
b. beast
El jinete ensilló el animal y cabalgó hacia el oeste.The rider saddled the beast and rode off into the west.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(uncivilized person)
a. animal
¡Dejen de correr y gritar dentro de la casa, animales!Stop running and screaming inside the house, you animals!
b. brute
Animal, cierra la ventana con cuidado o la vas a romper.Easy on the window or you might break it, you brute.
c. lout
Lucía piensa que todos los jugadores de rugby son unos animales.Lucia thinks all rugby players are louts.
a. fool
Eres un animal. La capital de Uruguay es Montevideo, no Buenos Aires.You are a fool. The capital of Uruguay is Montevideo, not Buenos Aires.
b. moron
Ese animal piensa que el Sol gira alrededor de la Tierra.That moron thinks that the sun spins around the Earth.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
4.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(rough)
a. uncouth
¡Cristina es tan animal! No tiene cuidado con los vasos de vidrio.¡Cristina is so uncouth! She doesn't handle glasses with care.
a. animal
En mi dieta no hay mucha proteína animal.My diet doesn't include much animal protein.
a. stupid
¡No seas animal! Los pingüinos viven en la Antártida, no en el Polo Norte.Don't be stupid! Penguins live in Antarctica, not in the North Pole.
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