female

female
'fi:meil
noun, adjective
1) ((a person, animal etc) of the sex that gives birth to children, produces eggs etc: a female blackbird; the female of the species.) hembra
2) ((a plant) that produces seeds.) hembra
female1 adj
1. hembra
a female elephant una hembra de elefante / un elefante hembra
2. mujer
a female singer una cantante
3. femenino
the female sex el sexo femenino
female2 n
1. hembra
the female is more aggressive than the male la hembra es más agresiva que el macho
2. mujer
a white female una mujer blanca
female
tr['fiːmeɪl]
noun
1 hembra
2 (woman) mujer nombre femenino; (girl) chica
adjective
1 femenino,-a
2 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL hembra
female ['fi:.meɪl] adj
: femenino
female n
1) : hembra f (de animal)
2) woman: mujer f
female
adj.
• femenino, -a adj.
• hembra adj.
n.
• hembra s.f.
• hembrilla s.f.

I 'fiːmeɪl
adjective
1)
a) (Biol, Bot, Zool) <sex> femenino; <animal/plant> hembra

a female elephant — un elefante hembra, una hembra de elefante

b) (of women) <ward/prison> de mujeres

female employees — empleadas fpl

the victim was female — la víctima era una mujer

2) (Tech) <thread/socket/coupling> hembra adj inv

II
noun
1) (Bot, Zool) hembra f
2) (woman, girl) mujer f
['fiːmeɪl]
1. ADJ
1) [animal, plant] hembra

the female hippopotamus — el hipopótamo hembra

2) [population] femenino; [vote] de las mujeres; [slave, subject] del sexo femenino

a female friend — una amiga

female labour — trabajo m femenino or de mujeres

the female sex — el sexo femenino

a female student — una estudiante

female suffrage — derecho m de las mujeres a votar

a female voice — una voz de mujer

2. N
1) (=animal) hembra f
2) pej (=woman) chica f
3.
CPD

female condom N — condón m femenino

female impersonator N — (Theat) actor que representa a una mujer

* * *

I ['fiːmeɪl]
adjective
1)
a) (Biol, Bot, Zool) <sex> femenino; <animal/plant> hembra

a female elephant — un elefante hembra, una hembra de elefante

b) (of women) <ward/prison> de mujeres

female employees — empleadas fpl

the victim was female — la víctima era una mujer

2) (Tech) <thread/socket/coupling> hembra adj inv

II
noun
1) (Bot, Zool) hembra f
2) (woman, girl) mujer f

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