Shark in spanish
Tiburón
pronunciation: tibuɹ̩oʊn part of speech: noun
pronunciation: tibuɹ̩oʊn part of speech: noun
In gestures
shark = tiburón.
Example: The pilot fish leads the shark to food, then lives off the crumbs of the shark's meals.more:
» blue shark = tintorera.
Example: Blue sharks are viviparous, giving birth to live young after a gestation period of 9 to 12 months.» catshark = pintarroja, tintorera.
Example: Dogfishes and catsharks can be difficult to differentiate since both are smallish elasmobranchs sharing a similar 'sharky' shape and living together in coastal habitats.» dusky shark = tiburón arenero.
Example: The dusky shark has two types of teeth: one for grabbing and holding prey and another for slicing.» great white shark = gran tiburón blanco.
Example: Great white sharks are an enigma, as scientists are still trying to unravel the mysterious lifestyle of these denizens of the deep.» loan shark = usurero.
Example: Loan sharks are unlicensed lenders, they operate illegally and away from any sort of regulation that governs the financial industry.» loan shark banker = banquero usurero.
Example: Laboring under a tax system written by a cabal of loan shark bankers and rubber stamped by a spineless Congress, people are being robbed of their wealth and separated from their rights.» shark-infested = infestado de tiburones.
Example: The fish pulled him overboard after being hooked and his boat drifted away, leaving him treading water for six hours in the shark-infested area.» shark lawyer = abogado sin escrúpulos, picapleitos, leguleyo.
Example: If you find one of these 'shark lawyers' who can win any case for the right price, hire him immediately.» swim with + sharks = meterse en la boca del lobo.
Example: If there was ever an idiot who stuck her head in the lion's mouth, went swimming with sharks, or dancing with snakes, it would be her.» thresher shark = tiburón azotador.
Example: Thresher sharks are easily recognized by their enormously long caudal fins, comprising half of the total body length.» tiger shark = tiburón tigre.
Example: The slow and gentle dugong has developed an interesting strategy to avoid its nemesis, tiger sharks.» whale shark = tiburón ballena.
Example: Large white sharks will also scavenge on the carcasses of whale sharks, and on the fat-rich blubber layer of dead whales.» white shark = tiburón blanco.
Example: Large white sharks will also scavenge on the carcasses of whale sharks, and on the fat-rich blubber layer of dead whales.