La Palabra Del Día "zarpa"
zarpa ( SAHR-pah )
(noun) claw, paw
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Examples:
1: Las zarpas del oso grizzly son enormes.
A grizzly bear's paws are huge.
2: Las zarpas del cocodrilo rayaron el muelle de madera.
The crocodile's claws scratched the wooden pier.
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En la región de Clemson, ellos creen en la potencia de la zarpa.
In Clemson country, they believe in paw power.
"My dear Santa Claws,
Please bring me a big bag of catnip for Christmas."
Love, Kitty
"Mi querido Santo Zarpa,
Por favor, tráigame una bolsa grande de hierba gatera para la Navidad."
Amor, Gatita
Ya podemos ver que el osito polar lindo que ahora parece como un cachorro pequeño tendrá zarpas enormes en su adultez.
We can already see that the cute polar bear that now looks like a small cub will have huge claws in his adulthood.
Quizas los dinosaurios no fueron invitados a zarpar porque tenían grandes zarpas.
Maybe the dinosaurs were not invited to set sail because they had big claws.
Los armadillos gigantes usan las zarpas grandes para despedazar los montículos de las termitas
Giant armadillos use their large front claws to rip apart termite mounds.
Esta zarpa es deliciosa, y no te rascará.
This claw is yummy, and it won't scratch you.
Anoche puse mi zarpa sobre el muslo de mi esposa y le canturreé con la canción en la tele, "¿Qué harías si cantara fuera de tono?"- Me respondió "la verdadera pregunta es qué haría si cantaras entonado en realidad alguna vez."
Last night I put my paw on my wife's thigh and crooned to her with the song on TV "What would you do if I sang out of tune?"- She responded "the real question is what I would I do if you were to actually ever sing in tune."
I don't know why people want to create artificial claws. Don't we have enough other animals with claws?
No sé por qué la gente quiere crear zarpas artificiales. ¿No tenemos bastante otro animales con zarpas?
Una zarpa de un cangrejo violinista es más grande que la otra zarpa.
One claw of a fiddler crab is larger than the other claw.
¡Fíjate en el volero zarpando por la luz del luna a medianoche!
Look at the ship setting sail by the light of the moon at midnight!
¡Fíjate en el volero que zarpa por la luz del luna a medianoche!
Look at the ship that sets sail by the light of the moon at midnight!
The lion's paw is a dangerous encounter. However, there is a plant with the name lion's paw which is something very lovely to behold.
El lion's zarpa es un peligroso encuentro. Sin embargo, hay una planta con que es algo muy lindo para mirar
Spanish correction:
Una zarpa de leon a es un peligroso encuentro. Sin embargo, hay una planta con el nombre leontopodium que es algo muy lindo para mirar. - kenhuizenga
El león le echó las zarpas al cuello.
The lion clawed at his neck.
I saw paw prints of an animal in the snow. Vi las huellas de zarpas de animales en la nieve.
Las zarpas de gallos son mucho más nítidas de lo que paracen. ¡Ay!
Rooster claws are much sharper than they appear. Ouch!
