What does perra in Spanish mean?

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

The word perra in Spanish means tantrum, whore, slut, penny, cent, dog, dog, pig, lousy, crappy, shitty, bone idle, idler, loafer, rotten luck, wretched luck, this bitch of a life, this bloody life, Labrador, boast too soon, claim victory prematurely. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word perra

tantrum

nombre femenino (niño: rabieta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al niño le entró una perra porque no le compramos golosinas.
The boy threw a tantrum because we didn't buy him any candies.

whore, slut

nombre femenino (ofensivo, vulgar (prostituta) (offensive, vulgar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
To insult her, he called her a whore (or: slut).

penny, cent

nombre femenino (ES: coloquial (dinero, moneda)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ese pobre hombre no llevaba ni una perra.
The man didn't have a penny on him.

dog

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (mamífero cánido)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tienen razón los que dicen que el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre.
People who say a dog is man's best friend are right.

dog, pig

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (desaprobación (persona malintencionada) (figurative, pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El usurero es un perro que se aprovecha de la necesidad de la gente.
Loan sharks are dogs (or: pigs) who take advantage of people's hardships.

lousy, crappy, shitty

adjetivo (coloquial (malo, desdichado) (vulgar)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Maldigo mi perra suerte. Harto de este perro mundo, el escritor se entregó a la bebida.
I curse my lousy (or: crappy) luck.

bone idle

adjetivo (apático, indolente)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Matías es muy perro y nunca hace nada.
Matthew is bone idle and never does anything.

idler, loafer

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (persona apática)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu hermano es un perro; ni siquiera ayuda a recoger la mesa.
Your brother is an idler; he doesn't even help clear the table.

rotten luck, wretched luck

locución interjectiva (vulgar (maldita suerte)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
¡Perra suerte la mía!; todo me sale mal.
What rotten luck! Everything is going wrong for me.

this bitch of a life, this bloody life

locución nominal femenina (coloquial, vulgar (maldita vida) (offensive)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

Labrador

locución nominal con flexión de género (raza de perro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me regalaron un perro labrador para mi cumpleaños.
I got a Labrador for my birthday.

boast too soon, claim victory prematurely

locución verbal (AmL, coloquial (jactarse antes de la victoria)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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