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"Branquias" is a form of "branquia", a noun which is often translated as "gill". "Agallas" is a form of "agallas", a plural noun which is often translated as "guts". Learn more about the difference between "branquias" and "agallas" below.
la branquia(
brahn
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kyah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. gill
Las branquias de los peces son como unos pulmones primitivos que extraen oxígeno del agua.Fish gills are like primitive lungs that extract oxygen from water.
las agallas(
ah
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gah
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yahs
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (colloquial) (courage)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. guts
Pablo le echó agallas al enfrentarse al ladrón que estaba en su casa.It took guts for Pablo to take on the robber in his house.
b. pluck
Pese a varios desencuentros, Laura sigue teniendo las agallas de decir lo que piensa.Despite several arguments, Laura continues to have the pluck to speak her mind.
2. (old-fashioned) (anatomy)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. tonsils
Al muchacho le extirparon las agallas porque se le inflamaron.The boy had his tonsils out because they became inflamed.
la agalla
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. gill
Los peces usan sus agallas para extraer oxígeno del agua.Fish use their gills to extract oxygen from the water.
