hembra

adj.

female.

f.

1 female (biology).

2 socket.

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hembra

► nombre femenino

1 (animal) female

■ la mula hembra the she-ass

2 (mujer) woman

■ es una real hembra she's a good-looking woman

3 TÉCNICA female

4 (de tornillo) nut

5 (de enchufe) socket

6 (corchete) eye

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1. noun f.

female

2. adj.

1) female

2) she

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SF

1) (Bot, Zool) female

el pájaro hembra — the hen, the female bird

el armiño hembra — the female stoat, the she-stoat

2) (=mujer) woman, female

hembra — female

cinco hijos: dos varones y tres hembras — five children: two boys and three girls

3) (Mec) nut

hembra de terraja — die

4) (Cos) eye

macho y hembra — hook and eye

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I

adjetivo invariable female

II

femenino

1)

a) (Zool) female

la hembra del faisán — the hen pheasant

b) (mujer) female, woman

2) (de enchufe, corchete) female (part)

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= female, baby girl.

Ex. Most of them -- there are 24 people on the library staff; 6 in reference (3 males and 3 females) -- have not personally experienced sexual harassment and haven't been aware that it exists.

Ex. With a conception calendar you can choose to conceive on the days that Nature has chosen for a baby boy or a baby girl.

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* cabra hembra = nanny-goat, she-goat.

* cedro hembra = cigar-box cedar.

* oveja hembra = ewe.

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I

adjetivo invariable female

II

femenino

1)

a) (Zool) female

la hembra del faisán — the hen pheasant

b) (mujer) female, woman

2) (de enchufe, corchete) female (part)

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= female, baby girl.

Ex: Most of them -- there are 24 people on the library staff; 6 in reference (3 males and 3 females) -- have not personally experienced sexual harassment and haven't been aware that it exists.

Ex: With a conception calendar you can choose to conceive on the days that Nature has chosen for a baby boy or a baby girl.

* cabra hembra = nanny-goat, she-goat.

* cedro hembra = cigar-box cedar.

* oveja hembra = ewe.

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hembra¹

adj inv

female

la ballena/el elefante/la planta hembra the female whale/elephant/plant

hembra²

feminine

A

1 (Zool) female

la hembra del faisán the hen pheasant

2 (mujer) female, woman

tuvieron un varón después de seis hembras after six girls they had a boy

¡eso sí que es una buena hembra! (fam); that's what I call a real woman! (colloq)

B (de un enchufe, corchete) female part, female

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hembra adjetivo invariable
female
■ sustantivo femenino

a) (Zool) female;

◊ la hembra del faisán the hen pheasant

b) (mujer) female, woman

c) (de enchufe, corchete) female (part)

hembra sustantivo femenino
1 Bot Zool female
2 vulgar (mujer) woman ➣ Ver nota en female 3 Téc female
(de un tornillo) nut
(de un enchufe) socket
'hembra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cachorra
- cachorro
- cerdo
- cierva
- ciervo
- cordera
- cordero
- enchufe
- oveja
- pájara
- puerca
- puerco
- leopardo
English:
doe
- female
- goat
- hen
- plug
- she-
- cow
- ewe
- hook
- jack
- mate

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hembra

♦ adj

female;

un búho hembra a female owl

♦ nf

1. [animal, planta] female

2. [mujer] woman;

[niña] girl; muy Fam

una hembra muy atractiva a very attractive bit of skirt

3. [del enchufe] socket

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hembra

f ZO, TÉC female

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hembra adj & nf

: female

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hembra n female

un conejo hembra a female rabbit