wolf

el lobo

noun

wolf
(pl wolves [wʊlvz])
[wʊlf]
sustantivo
1lobo (m)
  • wolf cub -> lobezno (m) , lobato (m)
2(idioms)
  • to earn enough to keep the wolf from the door -> ganar lo suficiente como para ir tirando
  • to throw somebody to the wolves -> arrojar a alguien a las fieras
  • a wolf in sheep's clothing -> un lobo con piel de cordero
  • to cry wolf -> dar una falsa voz de alarma

wolf [vulf]
sustantivo
1Lobo. (plural)
  • She-wolf -> loba
  • Young wolf -> lobezno, lobato, cachorro de lobo
2Mamífero semejante a un lobo.
3Toda persona o cosa voraz, cruel o rapaz.
4(Ento.) La larva destructiva de varios escarabajos y mariposas nocturna
sustantivo
5Una especie de úlcera cancerosa.
  • To cry wolf -> gritar «al lobo», dar falsa alarma (alusión a la fábula)
  • To have a wolf by the ears -> ver las orejas al lobo, hallarse en gran peligro
  • To have a wolf in the stomach -> tener apetito voraz
  • To keep the wolf from the door -> cerrar la puerta al hambre, mantener alejada la pobreza o la necesidad
(pl. WOLVES).V. LUPUS.

wolf [wʊlf]
noun
wolves (plural) [wʊlvz]
1 (animal) lobo; (m)
lone wolf lobo solitario; (m)
to cry wolf dar una falsa alarma
to keep the wolf from the door defenderse de contra la miseria;or
a wolf in sheep's clothing un lobo disfrazado de cordero
to throw sb to the wolves arrojar a algn a los lobos
2 (informal) (womanizer) tenorio; (m)
verb:transitive
(also wolf down) zamparse; (informal) engullir
modifier
wolf whistle (n) silbido de admiración; (m)

Verb Conjugation for "wolf"

Imperative
  • wolf
  • you wolf
  • he/she wolfs
  • we wolf
  • you wolf
  • they wolf
Preterite
  • I wolfed
  • you wolfed
  • he/she wolfed
  • we wolfed
  • you wolfed
  • they wolfed
Present Continuous
  • I am wolfing
  • you are wolfing
  • he/she is wolfing
  • we are wolfing
  • you are wolfing
  • they are wolfing
Present Perfect
  • I have wolfed
  • you have wolfed
  • he/she has wolfed
  • we have wolfed
  • you have wolfed
  • they have wolfed
Past Continuous
  • I was wolfing
  • you were wolfing
  • he/she was wolfing
  • we were wolfing
  • you were wolfing
  • they were wolfing
Past Perfect
  • I had wolfed
  • you had wolfed
  • he/she had wolfed
  • we had wolfed
  • you had wolfed
  • they had wolfed
Future
  • I will wolf
  • you will wolf
  • he/she will wolf
  • we will wolf
  • you will wolf
  • they will wolf
Future Perfect
  • I will have wolfed
  • you will have wolfed
  • he/she will have wolfed
  • we will have wolfed
  • you will have wolfed
  • they will have wolfed
Future Continuous
  • I will be wolfing
  • you will be wolfing
  • he/she will be wolfing
  • we will be wolfing
  • you will be wolfing
  • they will be wolfing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been wolfing
  • you have been wolfing
  • he/she has been wolfing
  • we have been wolfing
  • you have been wolfing
  • they have been wolfing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been wolfing
  • you will have been wolfing
  • he/she will have been wolfing
  • we will have been wolfing
  • you will have been wolfing
  • they will have been wolfing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been wolfing
  • you had been wolfing
  • he/she had been wolfing
  • we had been wolfing
  • you had been wolfing
  • they had been wolfing
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