águila

f.

eagle.

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águila

(Takes el in singular)

► nombre femenino

1 eagle

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser un águila figurado to be a genius

tener vista de águila to be eagle-eyed

águila caudal golden eagle

águila culebrera short-toed eagle

águila imperial imperial eagle

águila pescadora osprey

águila ratonera buzzard

águila real golden eagle

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noun f.

eagle

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SF

1) (=ave) eagle

águila calzada — booted eagle

águila culebrera — short-toed eagle

águila perdicera — Bonelli's eagle

águila pescadora — osprey

águila ratonera — buzzard

águila real — golden eagle

- ser un águila

2) Cono Sur (=estafador) cheat, swindler

andar a palos con el águila — * to be broke

3) [de moneda]

¿águila o sol? — Méx heads or tails?

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femenino‡

a) (ave) eagle

ser un águila — to be very sharp

b) (Méx) (de moneda) ≈heads (pl)

¿águila o sol? — heads or tails?

- águila blanca/real

- águila ratonera

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= eagle.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Messages from the eagle: Dacus Library's virtual tour'.

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* águila americana = bald eagle.

* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.

* águila imperial = imperial eagle.

* águila imperial ibérica = Spanish imperial eagle.

* águila pescadora = fish eagle, osprey, fish hawk.

* águila ratonera = buzzard.

* águila real = golden eagle.

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femenino‡

a) (ave) eagle

ser un águila — to be very sharp

b) (Méx) (de moneda) ≈heads (pl)

¿águila o sol? — heads or tails?

- águila blanca/real

- águila ratonera

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= eagle.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Messages from the eagle: Dacus Library's virtual tour'.

* águila americana = bald eagle.

* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.

* águila imperial = imperial eagle.

* águila imperial ibérica = Spanish imperial eagle.

* águila pescadora = fish eagle, osprey, fish hawk.

* águila ratonera = buzzard.

* águila real = golden eagle.

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águila

f‡

1 (ave) eagle

ser un águila to be very sharp

es un águila para los negocios he has a good head for business, he's a sharp businessman

2 (Méx) (de moneda) ≈ heads (pl)

¿qué escoges, águila o sol? what do you want? heads or tails?

Compuestos:

● águila barbuda

quebrantahuesos

● águila bastarda

booted eagle

● águila blanca

white-headed eagle

● águila calzada

booted eagle

● águila caudal

golden eagle

● águila culebrera

short-toed eagle

● águila imperial

imperial eagle

● águila perdiguera

Bonelli's eagle

● águila osífraga

lammergeier

● águila pescadora

fish eagle

● águila ratonera

buzzard

● águila real

golden eagle

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águila feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular

a) (ave) eagle;

◊ ser un águila to be very sharp

b) (Méx) (de moneda) ≈ heads (pl);

◊ ¿águila o sol? heads or tails?

águila f Orn eagle
águila real, golden eagle
'águila' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
divisa
- garra
- ojo
- planear
English:
buzzard
- claw
- eagle
- golden eagle
- griffin
- swoop
- toss

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águila nf Takes the masculine articles el and un.

1. [ave] eagle;

Comp

ser un águila [ser vivo, listo] to be sharp o perceptive;

es un águila para los negocios he has a real head for business

Comp

águila caudal golden eagle;

águila imperial Spanish imperial eagle;

águila pescadora osprey, fish hawk;

águila ratonera buzzard;

águila real golden eagle

2. Méx [de moneda] heads;

¿águila o sol? heads or tails?

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águila

f

1 eagle;

ser un águila fig be very sharp

2 Méx

:

¿águila o sol? heads or tails?

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águila nf

1) : eagle

2)

águila o sol Mex : heads or tails

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águila n eagle