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USAGE NOTE
In the contexts shown in 7) and 8), this word may be used as a feminine or masculine noun without its meaning changing when referring to men.
bestia, la bestia(
behs
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tyah
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (colloquial) (obtuse)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. stupid
No seas bestia. ¿No ves que estás haciendo todo al revés?Don't be stupid. Can't you see you are doing it all the wrong way round?
b. thick (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Creo que Tomás es un poco bestia como para asignarle una tarea tan delicada.I think Tomas is a little thick to be given such a delicate assignment.
c. ignorant
¡Qué bestia! Debería informarse antes de hablar de ese tema.So ignorant! He should get informed before talking about that.
2. (violent)
a. brute
¿Cómo pudiste ser tan bestia y pegarle así a tu hijo?How could you be such a brute and hit your child like that?
a. clumsy
¿Por qué tienes que ser tan bestia? Te sentaste arriba del control remoto y lo rompiste.Why do you have to be so clumsy? You sat on the remote and you broke it.
b. careless
¡Mira si eres bestia! Le echaste demasiada sal al guacamole y ahora está incomible.You're so careless! You put too much salt in the guacamole and now it's inedible.
4. (colloquial) (unbelievable)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. amazing
¡Qué bestia que es ese nadador! ¡Ganó todas las medallas de oro!He is such an amazing swimmer! He's won all the gold medals!
b. incredible
¡Héctor, qué bestia eres! ¡Te comiste toda la olla de sancocho!Hector, you are incredible! You ate the whole pot of sancocho!
5. (impolite)
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
7. (colloquial) (obtuse person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. brute (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Pensé que su novio era más refinado, pero resultó ser una bestia.I thought her boyfriend was more refined, but he turned out to be a real brute.
b. oaf
Cómo puedes ser amigo de Bruno. ¡Tú eres tan inteligente y él es un bestia!You can't be friends with Bruno. You're so smart and he's such an oaf!
a. brute
Cuando se emborracha, se vuelve una bestia y le pega a su mujer.When he gets drunk, he turns into a brute and beats his wife.
b. animal
Solo una bestia desalmada pudo haber cometido un acto tan cruel.Only a heartless animal could have committed such cruelty.
c. thug
¿Quiénes fueron los bestias que te golpearon? - Esos hombres que están junto a la puerta.Who were the thugs that punched you? - Those men at the door.
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