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"Origen" is a noun which is often translated as "origin", and "animal" is a noun which is often translated as "animal". Learn more about the difference between "origen" and "animal" below.
el origen(
oh
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ree
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hehn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (beginning)
a. origin
Los epidemiólogos están buscando el origen del brote.Epidemiologists are searching for the origin of the outbreak.
2. (ancestry)
c. birth
Mi abuela era de origen noble pero sin dinero; su título no valía nada.My grandmother was of noble birth, but without money. Her title was worthless.
d. background
Desconocemos el origen del nuevo director.We don't know the new principal's background.
el animal, animal(
ah
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nee
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mahl
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (colloquial) (uncivilized person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. animal
¡Dejen de correr y gritar dentro de la casa, animales!Stop running and screaming inside the house, you animals!
b. brute
Animal, cierra la ventana con cuidado o la vas a romper.Easy on the window or you might break it, you brute.
c. lout
Lucía piensa que todos los jugadores de rugby son unos animales.Lucia thinks all rugby players are louts.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
4. (colloquial) (rough)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. uncouth
¡Cristina es tan animal! No tiene cuidado con los vasos de vidrio.¡Cristina is so uncouth! She doesn't handle glasses with care.
6. (ignorant)
a. stupid
¡No seas animal! Los pingüinos viven en la Antártida, no en el Polo Norte.Don't be stupid! Penguins live in Antarctica, not in the North Pole.
