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"Deer" is a noun which is often translated as "el venado", and "doe" is a noun which is often translated as "la cierva". Learn more about the difference between "deer" and "doe" below.
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doe(
do
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. la cierva (F) (female deer)
(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).
I saw a doe in the meadow with her fawns.Vi una cierva en el prado con sus crías.
The vet told Julian that the doe he saw was likely pregnant.El veterinario le dijo a Julian que la cierva que vio probablemente estaba preñada.
b. la gama (F) (female deer)
(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).
The buck was following a doe in heat.El gamo seguía a una gama en celo.
c. la coneja (F) (female rabbit)
(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).
Our doe gave birth to a litter of five bunnies.Nuestra coneja dio a luz a una camada de cinco crías.
d. la liebre (F) (female hare)
(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 doe could have four litters every year.Una liebre puede tener hasta cuatro camadas al año.
