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"Ape" is a noun which is often translated as "el simio", and "monkey" is a noun which is often translated as "el mono". Learn more about the difference between "ape" and "monkey" below.
ape(
eyp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
2. (colloquial) (oafish person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el bruto (M), la bruta (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Her boyfriend is a real ape - so clumsy and boorish.Su novio es un verdadero bruto: tan torpe y tosco.
b. el patoso (M), la patosa (F) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
I'm not going out with that chauvinist ape!¡No voy a salir con ese patoso machista!
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to imitate)
monkey(
muhng
-
ki
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. el mono (M), la mona (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We saw a pregnant female monkey at the zoo.Vimos una mona embarazada en el zoo.
2. (colloquial) (misbehaved child)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el diablillo (M), la diablilla (F) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Sara's children act like a bunch of monkeys. I can't stand them.Los niños de Sara se comportan como una cuerda de diablillos. No los soporto.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. tontear
Sam's always monkeying around in class and I can't concentrate.Sam siempre anda tonteando en clase y no puedo concentrarme.
a. jugar con
Fans of the series were upset that they'd monkeyed with the storyline to such a degree.Los aficionados de la serie se molestaron que habían jugado con el argumento hasta tal punto.
