Whale in spanish

Ballena

pronunciation: bɑjenɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures

whale = ballena. 

Example: After the conference, participants will be able to experience the excitement of a whale watch off the New England coast.

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» beluga whale = ballena beluga, ballena blanca.

Example: Beluga whales eat many different kinds of fish including capelin, cod, and smelt.

» bottlenose whale = zafio calderón.

Example: The bottlenose whale belongs to the group of cetaceans known as odontocetes or toothed whales.

» fin whale = rorcual común.

Example: Fin whales are found in all oceans of the world, though they seem to prefer temperate and polar waters to tropical seas.

» have + a whale of a time = disfrutar como un enano, pasárselo bomba, pasárselo pipa, pasárselo genial, pasárselo a lo grande, pasárselo en grande, pasárselo fabuloso, pasárselo la mar de bien, pasárselo cañón, gozar como un enano, gozar de lo lindo, pasárselo bárbaro, pasárselo de fábula, pasárselo de miedo.

Example: She was having a whale of a time, spoilt rotten by her friends, and so enamoured of the beach that she wanted to stay there for ever.

» humpback whale = ballena, ballena jorobada.

Example: The writer describes a scientific expedition to study humpback whales.

» killer whale = orca.

Example: As a group, killer whales are known to eat fish, squid, seals, sea lions, penguins, even other whales.

» make + a whale of a difference = suponer una enorme diferencia, suponer una tremenda diferencia.

Example: But, as with many kitchen gadgets, slight changes in the design make a whale of a difference in functionality.

» northern bottlenose whale = zifio calderón boreal, calderón boreal.

Example: Northern bottlenose whales are the largest beaked whales in the North Atlantic.

» pilot whale = ballena piloto, calderón, calderón común.

Example: Pilot whales are extremely social animals, living in pods that sometimes contain hundreds of individuals.

» southern bottlenose whale = zifio calderón austral, calderón austral.

Example: Southern bottlenose whales have a large, bulb-shaped forehead and short, dolphin-like beak.

» sperm whale = cachalote.

Example: The writer presents both a source for and an analysis of two of Herman Melville's names for the sperm whale in Moby-Dick.

» there + be + a whale of a difference between... and... = haber una enorme diferencia entre... y....

Example: There is a whale of a difference between religiosity and spirituality.

» toothed whale = ballena dentada. 

Example: The bottlenose whale belongs to the group of cetaceans known as odontocetes or toothed whales.

» whale hunting = caza de ballenas.

Example: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.

» 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.

» whale watching = avistamiento de ballenas, ver ballenas.

Example: You definitely don't want to miss out on a once in a lifetime whale watching experience.

Whale synonyms

giant in spanish: , pronunciation: dʒaɪənt part of speech: adjective, noun hulk in spanish: , pronunciation: hʌlk part of speech: noun heavyweight in spanish: , pronunciation: heviweɪt part of speech: noun
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