Polyglot Dictionary

animal

/aniˈmal/

el noun A1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los animales

Meaning

  1. animal

    • El perro es un animal fiel.

      The dog is a loyal animal.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

criatura

Close synonyms for "animal, creature."

Similar in other languages

French

animal

animal is the French word for the same thing — both mean "animal."

Portuguese

animal

animal is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "animal."

Practice

1 What does animal mean?

2 Fill the gap: El perro es un ___ fiel.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches animal?

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