zorro

/ˈθoro/, [ˈθo.ro]

fox


Noun zorro m (plural zorros, feminine zorra, feminine plural zorras)

  1. fox (carnivore)
  2. (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Yucatán) opossum
  3. skunk
  4. (by extension, figuratively) fox (sly or cunning person)
  5. (Argentina) jack (device used to raise and temporarily support a heavy object)
  6. (by extension, figuratively) beacon

Adjective zorro (feminine zorra, masculine plural zorros, feminine plural zorras)

  1. clever, crafty, sly

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


Examples
  • El zorro y el oso vivían juntos.

    The fox and the bear lived together.

  • El rápido zorro marrón no saltó por encima del perro vago.

    The quick brown fox didn't jump over the lazy dog.

  • Un zorro huele él primero su propio olor.

    A fox smells its own stink first.

  • El cazador le disparó a un zorro.

    The hunter shot a fox.

  • El anciano liberó al pequeño zorro de la trampa.

    The old man freed the little fox from the trap.

  • Las orejas de un conejo son más largas que las de un zorro.

    The ears of a rabbit are longer than those of a fox.

  • Atraparon al zorro con una trampa.

    They caught the fox with a trap.

  • Llegó un zorro.

    A fox came along.

  • Un zorro cayó en el lazo.

    A fox was caught in the snare.

  • El zorro es un animal salvaje.

    A fox is a wild animal.

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