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mount_oregano) wrote2013-05-29 11:57 am
mount_oregano) wrote2013-05-29 11:57 am
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Animals in Spanish
Foxes are sly. Hornets are mad. They are in English, at least, but in Spanish, animals can have different characteristics:
besugo: red bream. Also an idiot.
lince: lynx. Also someone especially shrewd or sharp-witted.
zorro: male fox. Also a sly or crafty person.
zorra: female fox. Also a whore.
avispado, avispada: wasp-like. Sharp or bright, as in person who has wised up.
pulpo en un garaje: octopus in a garage. To be lost or disoriented about something.
borrico, borrica: donkey. Also a really stupid person, especially a dumb student.
canguro: kangaroo. Also a babysitter.
— Sue Burke
besugo: red bream. Also an idiot.
lince: lynx. Also someone especially shrewd or sharp-witted.
zorro: male fox. Also a sly or crafty person.
zorra: female fox. Also a whore.
avispado, avispada: wasp-like. Sharp or bright, as in person who has wised up.
pulpo en un garaje: octopus in a garage. To be lost or disoriented about something.
borrico, borrica: donkey. Also a really stupid person, especially a dumb student.
canguro: kangaroo. Also a babysitter.
— Sue Burke