ballena

/baˈʝena/, [baˈʝe.na], /baˈʝena/, [baˈʝe.na]

whale

Noun ballena f (plural ballenas)

Examples

La ballena no es un pez, sino un mamífero.

The whale is not a fish but a mammal.

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Una ballena es una especie de mamífero.

A whale is a sort of mammal.

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La novia de tu mejor amigo es tan grande como una ballena.

Your best friend's girlfriend is as big as a whale.

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¿Está mal comer carne de ballena?

Is eating whale meat wrong?

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La ballena azul es el animal más grande de todos los tiempos.

The blue whale is the largest animal of all time.

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Nunca había visto una ballena tan grande.

I've never seen a whale that big.

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Algunos dicen que el bote se perdió, otros que fue tragado por una ballena.

Some say the boat got lost, others say it was swallowed by a whale.

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¿Alguna vez has visto una ballena?

Have you ever seen a whale?

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La ballena es un mamífero muy grande que vive en el mar.

The whale is a very large mammal which lives in the sea.

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No he visto nunca una ballena viva.

I've never seen a live whale.

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