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Plants and AnimalsPlants (Las plantas) | |||
| tree | hoja | leaf | |
| arbusto | bush | margarita | daisy |
| botón | bud | la orquídea | orchid |
| bulbo | bulb | tallo | stem |
| cactus | cactus | tulipán | tulip |
| enredadera | vine | violeta | violet |
| flor | flower | rosa | rose |
| Animals (Los animales) | |||
| abeja | bee | iguana | iguana |
| alacrán | scorpion | jirafa | giraffe |
| alce | moose | lagartija | lizard |
| águila | eagle | león | lion |
| anguila | eel | libélula | dragonfly |
| araña | spider | llama | llama |
| ardilla | squirrel | loro | parrot |
| ardillita | chipmunk | mantis | mantis |
| armadillo | armadillo | mariposa | butterfly |
| bisonte | bison | mono | monkey |
| búho, lechuza | owl | mosca | fly |
| burro | donkey | mosquito | mosquito |
| caballo | horse | el pájaro carpintero | woodpecker |
| cabra | goat | paloma | dove/pigeon |
| caimán | alligator / caiman | perro | dog |
| camaleón | chameleon | petirrojo | robin |
| el cardenal | cardinal | pez espada | swordfish |
| cebra | zebra | oso | bear |
| cerdo | Pig/pork | oveja | sheep |
| cocodrilo | crocodile | rana | frog |
| colibrí | hummingbird | rata | rat |
| olmillo | tusk | ratón | mouse |
| conejo | rabbit | raya | stingray |
| cisne | swan | renacuajo | tadpole |
| cucaracha | cockroach | rinoceronte | rhinoceros |
| cuerno | antler | salmón | salmon |
| cuervo | crow | saltamontes | grasshopper |
| elefante | elephant | tiburón | shark |
| escarabajo | beetle | tigre | tiger |
| gato | cat | tortuga | turtle |
| gaviota | seagull | trompa | trunk |
| gorrión | sparrow | trucha | trout |
| grillo | cricket | vaca | cow |
| gusano de seda | caterpillar | venado | deer |
| halcón | hawk | víbora | snake |
| hipopótamo | hippopotamus | zorro | fox |
| hormiga | ant | zancudo | mosquito |
Words
Here is some vocabulary about animals (animales) in Spanish:
- ant----------- hormiga
- bear --------- oso
- bee ---------- abeja
- bird ---------- pájaro
- cat ----------- gato
- chicken ----- pollo
- cow -------- vaca
- dog ---------- perro
- eagle -------- águila
- elephant ---- elefante
- fish---------- pez
- fly ------------ mosca
- horse ------- caballo
- pig ---------- cerdo
- owl----------- búho
- rabbit------- conejo
- rat----------- rata
- sheep ------ oveja
- snake------- serpiente
Expressions
Here are some expressions using animal names:
águila (eagle)
- Ser un águila para los negocios: be good at business
burro (donkey)
- Trabajar como burro: working very hard
- No ver tres en un burro : be blind
- Ser un burro: be stupid
- Ser un burro de carga: Be true workhorse (a hard worker)
- Caerse por fin del burro: finally acknowledge its mistake
caballo (horse)
- Una fiebre de caballo: a raging fever
- Un tratamiento a caballo: a strong medicine
Elefante (Elephant)
- Ser como un elefante en una cacharrería = Be like a bull in a china shop!
- Tener una memoria de elefante = Have a very good memory
gallina (hen)
- Una gallina : a hen (a coward)
- Tener piel de gallina : to have goose pimples
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