What does bestia in Spanish mean?

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

The word bestia in Spanish means beast, brutish, beastly, brute, animal, stupid, thick, dimwit, dunce, like crazy, like mad, like there was no tomorrow, beast of burden, bête noire, bête noire, the Beast. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bestia

beast

nombre femenino (cuadrúpedo grande) (large quadruped)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El viejo fue al establo a dar de comer a las bestias.
The old man went to the stables to feed the beasts.

brutish, beastly

adjetivo de una sola terminación (coloquial (persona: violenta)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ese conductor bestia atropelló a unos ciclistas.
That beastly driver knocked over some cyclists.

brute, animal

nombre común en cuanto al género (coloquial (persona violenta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ese muchacho es un bestia: le dio un puñetazo a su compañero sin razón alguna.
That youngster's a brute (or: animal); he punched his friend for no reason.

stupid, thick

adjetivo de una sola terminación (coloquial (persona: poco inteligente)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
¡No seas bestia! ¿No ves que ahí no cabe el sofá?
Don't be so stupid (or: thick)! Can't you see that the sofa doesn't fit there?

dimwit, dunce

nombre común en cuanto al género (coloquial (persona poco inteligente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
María es una bestia: no sabe ni encender la tele.
Maria is a dunce (or: dimwit): she doesn't even know how to turn the TV on.

like crazy, like mad, like there was no tomorrow

locución adverbial (figurado (salvajemente) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Estuvieron bebiendo a lo bestia durante toda la noche.
They were drinking like crazy (or: like mad) all night.

beast of burden

(animal de carga)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El buey es una buena bestia de carga.
The ox is a good beast of burden.

bête noire

locución nominal femenina (coloquial (causa de fracaso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se pinta a la piratería como la bestia negra de la industria discográfica.
Piracy is painted as the bête noire of the CD industry.

bête noire

locución nominal femenina (coloquial (objeto de rechazo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La profesora de latín era nuestra bestia negra.
The Latin teacher was our bête noire.

the Beast

locución nominal masculina (alegoría bíblica) (Christianity: devil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El número de la bestia es el 666.
The number of the Beast is 666.

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