Sheep in spanish
pronunciation: oʊbexɑ part of speech: noun
sheep1 = oveja. [El plural no añade 's' al final]
Example: The presidential address carried the title 'Do libraries need sheep?' = El discurso presidencial se titulaba "¿Necesitan las ovejas las bibliotecas?".more:
» behave like + sheep = comportarse como borregos.
Example: I am almost inclined to agree with the LC administrator that these people don't really know what they want, and that they behave like sheep.» black sheep of the family, the = oveja negra de la familia, la.
Example: As for poor Marilyn, she is the black sheep of the family, who has a devil of a time holding onto a boyfriend.» count + sheep = contar ovejas.
Example: As sleep aids go, counting sheep is probably the oldest in the book.» divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats = separar el grano de la paja.
Example: An interesting outcome from this research has been that instead of dividing the collection of documents into relevant sheep and irrelevant goats, we rank every document, from 'most relevant' to 'least relevant'.» herd + sheep = cuidar ovejas.
Example: The short stories cover such topics as horses, the seasons of spring and summer, the family, the rodeo, home, herding sheep, and weaving a rug.» lost sheep, the = oveja descarriada, la. [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.» sheepdog = perro pastor, perro ovejero.
Example: It is advisable to spay sheepdog bitches since being in heat will bring on all kinds of hormonal changes and they will fight for reasons unknown to us.» sheep farming = industria del ganado lanar.
Example: His dream is to leave the USA, in favor of sheep farming in Australia.» sheepherder = pastor.
Example: The traditional occupational structure involved agriculture & ranching, employing skilled sheepherders.» sheep station = centro de recepción de ovejas.
Example: All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.» sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats = separar el grano de la paja.
Example: Instead of ranking the documents retrieved in probable order of relevance, the conventional search sorts the relevant sheep from the irrelevant goats and ignores the fact that there are a lot of 'maybe's' involved.» wolf in sheep's clothing = lobo disfrazado de cordero, impostor, hipócrita, matarlas callando.
Example: China accuses the Dalai Lama of being a wolf in sheep's clothing who propagates the independence of Tibet.sheep2 = piel de carnero. [Utilizada en la encuadernación en piel]
Example: The normal trade binding for most of the hand-press period was an inexpensive covering of calf or sheep.