ratón

/raˈton/, [raˈt̪õn]

mouse


Noun ratón m (plural ratones, feminine ratona, feminine plural ratonas)

  1. mouse (small rodent)
  2. (computing) mouse (input device)
  3. (Venezuela) hangover

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


Examples
  • El gato se comió al ratón.

    The cat ate the mouse.

  • El ratón fue atraído hasta la trampa por un gran trozo de queso.

    The mouse was lured into the trap by a big piece of cheese.

  • Era un ratón.

    It was a mouse.

  • Este es el perro que perseguía al gato que acosaba al ratón que vivía en la casa que Jack construyó.

    This is the dog that chased the cat that stalked the mouse that lived in the house that Jack built.

  • El gato ha perseguido al ratón.

    The cat has pursued the mouse.

  • El hombre inventó la bomba atómica, pero a ningún ratón jamás se le ocurriría construir una trampa de ratones.

    Man invented the atomic bomb, but no mouse would ever have thought to build a mousetrap!

  • Mary es un ratón de biblioteca.

    Mary is a bookworm.

  • Él es lo que podrías llamar un ratón de biblioteca.

    He is what you might call a bookworm.

  • El gato persiguió al ratón, pero no lo pudo atrapar.

    The cat chased the mouse, but it couldn't catch it.

  • El ratón musita.

    The mouse squeaks.

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