What does animal in Spanish mean?

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

The word animal in Spanish means animal, animal, brute, animal, fool, moron, pig, swine, stuffed animal, wintering animal, laboratory animal, lab animal, major species, bone char, bone charcoal, bone black, animal cell, of animal origin, animal species, animal instinct, animal abuse, animal draught. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word animal

animal

nombre masculino (ser vivo que se mueve)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El animal con melena es un león.
A lion is an animal with a mane.

animal

adjetivo de una sola terminación (relativo a los animales)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La etología es la ciencia que estudia el comportamiento animal.
Etiology is a science that studies animal behavior.

brute, animal

nombre masculino (coloquial (bruto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Eres un animal. ¡Mira que pegarle al perro!
You are such a brute (or: animal) to hit that dog like that!

fool, moron

nombre masculino (coloquial (ignorante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El muy animal escribió "estube" con b en lugar de con v.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. That fool (or: moron) thought New Mexico was in Mexico.

pig, swine

nombre masculino (figurado (cerdo, grosero) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Te comportas como un animal de bellota.
You are acting like a pig (or: swine).

stuffed animal

locución nominal masculina (muñeco de peluche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los osos son los animales de felpa más vendidos.

wintering animal

locución nominal masculina (animal de engorde)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

laboratory animal, lab animal

(animal de investigación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La organización está en contra del uso de animales de laboratorio para testear cosméticos.
The organisation is against the use of laboratory animals (or: lab animals) to test cosmetics.

major species

locución nominal masculina (ser humano) (humans)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ser humano es el animal superior por excelencia.

bone char, bone charcoal, bone black

nombre masculino (huesos calcinados)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El carbón animal se obtiene quemando huesos sin grasa en ausencia de aire.

animal cell

nombre femenino (nutrición heterótrofa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las células animales carecen de pared celular rígida y cloroplastos.
Animal cells lack a rigid cellular wall and chloroplasts.

of animal origin

locución adjetiva (que procede de animal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
María no come cosas de origen animal.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Vegans don't use animal products.

animal species

(categoría animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los científicos descubrieron tres nuevas especies animales en estos bosques.
Scientists discovered three new animal species in these forests.

animal instinct

locución nominal masculina (reacción irracional)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan no pudo controlar su instinto animal y golpeó al hombre.
Juan could not control his animal instinct and hit the man.

animal abuse

(crueldad con los animales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La organización se manifestó en contra del maltrato animal.
The organization spoke out against animal abuse.

animal draught

(movido por animales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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