pécora
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la pécora
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
La suegra de Ignacio era una mala pécora que no descansó hasta haber destruido su matrimonio.Ignacio's mother-in-law was a bitch who wouldn't rest until she'd destroyed his marriage.
Esa mala pécora me la ha vuelto a jugar.That cow has played a dirty trick on me again.
2. (pejorative) (prostitute or loose woman)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. whore (pejorative) (vulgar)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Tomasa es una pécora. Se ha acostado con medio pueblo.Tomasa is a whore. She's slept with half the town.
3. (animal)
a. sheep
En esta escena bucólica, puede verse a un pastor tocando la flauta bajo un árbol mientras un rebaño de pécoras pasta en un prado cercano.In this bucolic scene, a shepherd can be seen playing his flute under a tree while a herd of sheep grazes in a nearby meadow.
4. (colloquial) (foul odor of feet) (Peru)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Peru
a. stink of smelly feet
Esa pécora viene de tus zapatos, ¿no? ¿Por qué no los sacas al balcón?That stink of smelly feet is coming from your shoes, right? Why don't you put them out on the balcony?
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