gato

/ˈɡato/, [ˈɡa.t̪o]

cat


Noun gato m (plural gatos, feminine gata, feminine plural gatas)

  1. cat (unspecified gender)
  2. tomcat, gib (male cat)
  3. (Mexico) servant
  4. C-clamp
  5. jack (mechanical device)
  6. (Mexico) tic-tac-toe
  7. (colloquial) Madrilenian (a person from Madrid)
  8. (Costa Rica) person with blue or green eyes

Noun gato m (plural gatos)

  1. (Costa Rica) rectangular cake made of two layers joined by jam in the middle

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Este gato es negro. ¿El perro también?

    This cat is black. Is the dog, too?

  • Mi gato es verdaderamente inteligente.

    My cat is really smart.

  • El gato atrapó a un ratón.

    The cat caught a mouse.

  • El gato es muy chulo.

    The cat is very cute.

  • Jack tiene un gato y un loro en su casa.

    Jack keeps a cat and a parrot at home.

  • Un gato tiene nueve vidas.

    A cat has nine lives.

  • Le di la leche al gato.

    I gave the milk to the cat.

  • Mi gato salió de la cesta.

    My cat came out of the basket.

  • Tom dejó salir al gato.

    Tom let the cat out.

  • Preferiría tener un gato que un perro.

    I would rather have a cat than a dog.

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