mouse

el ratón

USAGE NOTE

The plural of "mouse" is "mice."

mouse(

maus

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (animal)

a. el ratón

(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).

(M)

If your cat brings you a dead mouse, it's giving you a gift.Si tu gato te trae un ratón muerto, te está ofreciendo un regalo.

2. (computing)

a. el mouse

(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).

(M)

The right-click of the mouse is broken.El clic derecho del mouse no anda.

b. el ratón

(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).

(M)

I prefer a wireless mouse over a wired one.Prefiero un ratón inalámbrico a uno con cable.

mouse

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (animal)

a. el ratón

(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).

(M)

2. (computers)

a. el ratón

(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).

(M)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

b. el mouse

(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).

(M)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

mouse matalfombrilla f

mouse [maʊs]

noun

mice (plural)

1 (Zool) ratón (m)

2 (Comput) ratón (m)

intransitive verb

cazar ratones

modifier

mouse mat mouse pad (n) (Comput) alfombrilla (f); almohadilla (f)

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Examples

Phrases

computer mouse	el ratón de computadora
mouse pad	la alfombrilla de ratón
little mouse	el ratoncito
the mouse is behind the keyboard	el ratón está detrás del teclado
field mouse	el ratón de campo
my mouse is not working	mi ratón no está funcionando
if you give a mouse a cookie	si le das una galleta a un ratón
keyboard and mouse	teclado y ratón