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/kaʊz/

Meanings
noun

Vacas

(properly) An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.

Examples :

"The farmer counted the cows in the pasture, noting which ones had recently given birth. "
El granjero contó las vacas en el pasto, anotando cuáles habían parido recientemente.
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noun

Vacas

(formerly inexact but now common) Any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves.

Examples :

"The farmer owns a large field full of cows, including black and white ones, brown ones, big bulls, and little calves. "
El granjero posee un gran campo lleno de vacas, incluyendo las negras y blancas, las marrones, los toros grandes y los terneros pequeños.
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noun

Vacas

A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.

Examples :

"While most people think of bovines when they hear "cows," marine biologists sometimes refer to female manatees as "cows" to distinguish them from male "bulls." "
Si bien la mayoría de la gente piensa en bovinos cuando escucha "vacas", los biólogos marinos a veces se refieren a las hembras de manatíes como "vacas" para distinguirlas de los "toros" machos.
animal biology agriculture
noun

Vaca, bruja

A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.

Examples :

""The teenagers whispered that the mean substitute teacher was a bunch of cows because of how she yelled at everyone and gave out detention for no reason." "
Los adolescentes susurraron que la malvada maestra sustituta era un montón de vacas por la forma en que les gritaba a todos y ponía castigos sin razón.
person negative attitude character human

Related Words

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

Particularmente, especialmente

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Los aperitivos fueron particularmente estimulantes.

Illustration including

including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

Incluir, comprender

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

Compraré el paquete de vacaciones si incluye el alquiler de coches.

Illustration unpleasant

unpleasant adjective

/ʌnˈplezənt/

Desagradable, antipático

"The weather forecast predicted an unpleasant day, with rain and strong winds. "

El pronóstico del tiempo pronosticó un día desagradable, con lluvia y fuertes vientos.

Illustration intimidate

intimidate verb

/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

Intimidar, amedrentar

"The bully tried to intimidate the smaller children on the playground. "

El abusón intentó intimidar a los niños más pequeños en el patio de recreo.

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considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

Considerar, reflexionar sobre

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

Considere que hemos tenido tres eventos importantes y el año apenas ha comenzado.

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Especialmente, particularmente

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Mi hermana es muy servicial, especialmente cuando se trata de organizar cosas.

Illustration distinguish

distinguish verb

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃ/

Distinguir, diferenciar

"My younger sister is very good at distinguishing different types of flowers. "

Mi hermana menor es muy buena para distinguir diferentes tipos de flores.

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regardless adjective

/ɹɪˈɡɑːd.lɪs/ /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/

Independientemente, despreocupado

"Regardless of the rain, she went to school. "

Independientemente de la lluvia, ella fue a la escuela.

Illustration biologists

biologists noun

/baɪˈɒlədʒɪsts/ /baɪˈɑlədʒɪsts/

Biólogos

"Biologists study living things, from tiny bacteria to giant whales. "

Los biólogos estudian los seres vivos, desde bacterias diminutas hasta ballenas gigantes.

Illustration traditional

traditional noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃnəl/

Tradicionalista

"My grandmother is a traditional, believing strongly in family values. "

Mi abuela es una tradicionalista que cree firmemente en los valores familiares.

Illustration generally

generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

Generalmente, comúnmente

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

Generalmente se sabe que la Tierra es redonda.

Illustration substitute

substitute noun

/ˈsʌbstɪtjut/

Sustituto, reemplazo

"The substitute teacher was very good at explaining the difficult math concepts. "

El sustituto del profesor era muy bueno explicando los conceptos matemáticos difíciles.