tiburón

/tibuˈɾon/, [t̪i.β̞uˈɾõn]

shark


Noun tiburón m (plural tiburones)

  1. shark
  2. (economics) raider, share raider

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


Examples
  • Un surfista fue devorado por un tiburón en Australia.

    A surfer was eaten by a shark in Australia.

  • Afortunadamente, la mordedura de tiburón no dañó ninguna arteria principal.

    Fortunately, the shark bite didn't hit any major arteries.

  • Tom fue atacado por un tiburón.

    Tom was attacked by a shark.

  • La piel de un tiburón es mucho más áspera que la de un atún.

    The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.

  • La probabilidad de ser atacado por un tiburón es muy baja.

    The likelihood of being attacked by a shark is very low.

  • "La guía para idiotas de cómo matar a un tiburón con las manos desnudas" y "las veinte formas de estrangular a un calamar gigante", ambos de Cristóbal Colón, llegaron a convertirse en best sellers.

    Christopher Columbus's "The Idiot's Guide to Killing a Shark Barehanded" and "The Twenty Ways to Strangle a Giant Squid" both went on to become bestsellers.

  • El tiburón está persiguiendo el pez payaso.

    The shark is chasing the clownfish.

  • Un tiburón le arrancó la pierna a ese hombre.

    A shark snapped the man's leg off.

  • Él fue atacado por un tiburón.

    He was attacked by a shark.

  • Como sea, no puedo dejar de notar que en este momento, a primera vista parece inevitable que el tiburón devore al hombre.

    However, I can't help noticing, at this moment, that at first glance it seems inevitable that the shark will devour the man.

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