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pet

de mascota

la mascota

pet(

peht

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (domestic)

a. de mascota

I wanted to have a pet snake, but my parent's didn't think it was a good idea.Quería tener una serpiente de mascota, pero a mis padres no les pareció una buena idea.

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

noun

2. (domestic animal)

a. la mascota

(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).

(F)

They have three pets: one dog and two cats.Tienen tres mascotas: un perro y dos gatos.

3. (favorite)

a. el preferido

(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)

, la preferida

(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).

(F)

She is the teacher's pet.Ella es la preferida del profesor.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (to pat)

a. acariciar

The dog loves it when you pet him.Al perro le encanta cuando lo acaricias.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

5. (to touch sexually)

a. manosearse

They were petting when her mom walked in.Estaban manoseándose cuando su mamá entró.

b. toquetearse

They were petting in the movie theater, so the security guard asked them to leave.Se estaban toqueteando en la sala de cine, así que el guardia de seguridad les pidió que se fueran.

pet

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 animal doméstico or de compañía

(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)

pet foodcomida para animales domésticos

pet shoppajarería f

2. (favorite)

mother's/teacher's petpreferido(a) de mamá/del profesor

my pet!¡mi tesoro!

my pet hatelo que más odio

pet nameapelativo m or nombre m cariñoso

pet subjecttema favorito

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

3. (stroke, pat; person, dog)

a. acariciar

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

4. (colloquial)

a. darse or pegarse el lote (sexually)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

b. manosearse

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

(Latin America)

pet [pet]

noun

1 (animal) animal (m) doméstico; mascota (f)

have you got a pet? ¿tenéis algún animal en casa?; ¿tenéis mascota?

no pets are allowed in school we have 6 pets have you got any pets yourself? keep chemicals out of the reach of children and pets it is against the rules to [keep] pets

family/household pet animal (m) doméstico

I would not recommend one of these dogs as a [family] pet the children were told to write a poem about a family pet other household pets such as dogs, goldfish, birds,or even snakes do not transmit the infection cats are commonly kept as household pets

to keep sth as a pet tener algo como animal doméstico or mascota

it is plainly cruel to keep turtles as pets she keeps a goldfish [as] a pet

no pets allowed no se admiten animales

2 (favourite) preferidoapreferida (m) (f);a preferida

she was the pet of the paparazzi a smarmy little man who seemed to be trying to become the president's pet our little brother was the family pet

she's teacher's pet es la preferida de la profesora; es la enchufada de la profesora (informal)

3 (as term of address) cielo (m); amor (m)

come here, (my) pet ven aquí mi cielo or amor

it's all right, pet, let me do it I'm sorry, pet "Here, pet," Boylan said kindly

4 (lovable person) cielo (m)

be a pet and fetch me my glasses sé un cielo y alcánzame las gafas; he's rather a pet es un cielo

adjective

1 [+animal]

she keeps two pet snakes tiene dos serpientes en casa

one of her tenants kept as many as 16 pet snakes

he had a pet monkey which had been trained to do tricks tenía un mono domesticado al que habían enseñado a hacer gracias

could he have caught something from my pet rat?

he lives alone with his pet dog vive solo con su perro

a bachelor living alone in a flat with his pet dog

he was always hanging around her like a pet dog iba siempre con ella como un perro mascota

she took the family's pet dog for a walk a pet [dog] the little boy saw his pet dog hurt by a car a pet [monkey] a pet [rabbit]

2 (favourite) [+theory, project] preferido; favorito

once she gets onto her pet subject there's no stopping her una vez empieza con su tema preferido or predilecto no hay quien la pare

yet another gardener with his pet theories he would not stand by and let his pet project be killed off the example is chosen solely to illustrate the current pet theory of the critic Clarke is defensive about his pet project he seemedd to have an extraordinary knowledge of her pet likes and dislikes

pet hate pet aversion pesadilla (f)

my pet hate is smoking lo que más detesto es el tabaco; el tabaco es mi pesadilla

I will even try my pet hate, squid, and octopus I can't think of any pet hates - except perhaps game shows this was one of Haig's pet aversions: the cavalry officer so keen for glory that he loses sight of his responsibilities as a leader

pet name nombre (m) cariñoso; (short form) diminutivo (m) cariñoso

Teddy was her pet name for him Mamie is a French child's pet-name for her grandmother Autumn is a pet name Molly gave me when I was a baby - my real name is Sue Anne Osborne to call sb [by] a pet name] the Duchess of York calls daughter Beatrice, three, by a pet name Button it was revealed Major Hewitt called Diana by the nickname "Dibbs", which would definitely fit into the category of a pet name

transitive verb

1 (indulge) mimar; consentir

he's totally spoilt - he expects everyone to pet him everybody liked me; everybody petted me

2 (fondle) acariciar

he reached down and petted the dog I petted and smoothed her hair she was holding the cat in her arms and petting it tenderly a child who wants to be petted constantly then I'd pet her and stroke her and sing to her in Armenian he's an old kitty - don't pet him so hard the dog laid his head on Andrew's knee, expecting to be petted

intransitive verb

(sexually) sobarse; acariciarse

they had been petting in their car outside the railway station

modifier

pet door (n) (US) gatera (f)

pet food (n) comida (f) para animales

tins of pet food they would sell the meat off as pet food

pet owner (n) dueñoadueña (m) (f) de animal;a dueña

pressure from pet owners for stricter controls on pet foods pet owners were warned to keep their animals away Britain's pet owners spend Pounds 2,400 million a year on food, toys and gifts every pet owner knows their animal has its own personality

pet shop pet store (US) (n) pajarería (f)

90 per cent of dogs sold in pet shops come from huge breeding centres

pet [pet]

noun

to be in a pet estar enfurruñado

she was in a pet because her brother had taken her favourite toy

to get into a pet enfurruñarse

there's no need to get into a pet about it

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