Whale in spanish
pronunciation: bɑjenɑ part of speech: noun
whale = ballena.
Example: After the conference, participants will be able to experience the excitement of a whale watch off the New England coast.more:
» 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.