What does ave in Spanish mean?

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

The word ave in Spanish means poultry, high speed train, bearer of bad news, bird of passage, bird of passage, bird of prey, bird of prey, bird of prey, bird of paradise, phoenix, Jesus Christ!, Hail Mary, migratory bird. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ave

poultry

nombre femenino (pájaro) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La carne de ave es más fácil de digerir que la carne de ternera.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I know spring has arrived when I hear the birds chirping in my backyard.

high speed train

(España (tren de alta velocidad) (Alta Velocidad Española)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las siglas AVE corresponden a la locución Alta Velocidad Española.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I rode the high speed train from Madrid to Barcelona.

bearer of bad news

locución nominal femenina (portador de malas noticias)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Matías es un ave de mal agüero, siempre que lo veo entrar tengo miedo de lo que va a decir.
Matías is a bearer of bad news. Whenever I see him come in I'm afraid of what he will say.

bird of passage

(ave migratoria)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay muchas aves de paso en esta zona, suelen migrar en invierno.

bird of passage

(figurado (persona: no residente) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los estudiantes son aves de paso en la ciudad, ninguno vive permanentemente aquí.

bird of prey

(rapaz, de rapiña)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El águila es un ave de presa.
The eagle is a bird of prey.

bird of prey

locución nominal femenina (carnívora)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son aves de rapiña las águilas y los halcones, pero también los búhos y las lechuzas.
Eagles and falcons are birds of prey, but so are owls.

bird of prey

locución nominal femenina (figurado (acosador) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se agolpan entorno a la nueva chica como aves de rapiña.
They crowded around the new girl like birds of prey.

bird of paradise

locución nominal femenina (de Nueva Guinea)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ave del paraíso es nativa de Nueva Guinea.
The bird of paradise is native to new Guinea.

phoenix

locución nominal femenina (mito: ave que renace)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El mito del Ave Fénix es usado como metáfora de perseverancia.
The myth of the phoenix is used as a metaphor for perseverance.

Jesus Christ!

locución interjectiva (expresión de sorpresa) (expression of surprise)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
¡Ave María! ¿Cuánto dices que gana Tomás?

Hail Mary

locución interjectiva (anticuado (saludo)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Ave María. ¿Cómo están?
Hail Mary. How are they?

migratory bird

locución nominal femenina (pájaro viajero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los patos son aves migratorias.
Ducks are migratory birds.

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