Thursday, April 04, 2013

ni2 4/4/13




species /ˈspiːʆiːz/ UK  US  sustantivo (plural species)
especie

threatenθretn/ UK  US  verbo [transitivo]
1 amenazar
Don't you threaten me!
¡No me amenaces!
to threaten to do sth amenazar con hacer algo
to threaten sb with sth amenazar a alguien con algo
2 (poner en peligro) amenazar

hippopotamus /ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs/ UK  US  sustantivo (plural -ses)
hipopótamo

rhinoceros /raɪˈnɒsərəs/ UK  US  sustantivo (plural -ses o rhinoceros)
rinoceronte
rhino /raɪˈnəʊ/

extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ UK  US  adjetivo
1  extinguido -a, extinto -a [animal, planta]
to become extinct extinguirse
2  extinto -a, apagado -a [volcán]


breed /briːd/ UK  US  verbo & sustantivo
  verbo (pasado & participio bred)
1  [intransitivo] reproducirse [animales]
2  [transitivo] criar [animales], cultivar [plantas]
3  [transitivo] engendrar, generar [violencia, resentimiento, etc.]

 •  sustantivo
1 (de animal) raza
2 (de planta) variedad
3 (de móviles, ordenadores, etc.) generación
4 (de persona) especie

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auction /ˈɔːkʆən/ UK  US  sustantivo & verbo
 •  sustantivo
subasta
 •  verbo
 [transitivo] subastar

greyhound /ˈgreɪhaʊnd/ UK  US  sustantivo
galgo

blanquear verbo
1 (dinero) to launder
2 (paredes) to whitewash

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