whale

ballena

Animal muy grande que vive en el mar, respira aire y alimenta a sus crías con leche.

En inglés sencillo: A very large animal that lives in the sea, breathes air, and feeds its young with milk.

• We saw a whale from the boat.
• Whales come to the surface to breathe.
• A blue whale can grow very large.

Expresiones frecuentes: blue whale, humpback whale, whale watching

cetáceo

Cualquier mamífero marino del grupo que incluye grandes ballenas, delfines y marsopas.

En inglés sencillo: Any animal in the sea mammal group that includes large whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

• In this classification, a dolphin is a whale.
• Toothed whales include porpoises and dolphins.
• Scientists group these whale species by their ancestry.

Sinónimos: cetacean

Expresiones frecuentes: toothed whale, whale species, whale family

cazar ballenas

Cazar ballenas para obtener su grasa, carne u otros productos.

En inglés sencillo: To hunt large sea mammals for their oil, meat, or other products.

• The crew whaled in northern waters.
• Those ships used to whale for oil.
• They no longer whale commercially.

Expresiones frecuentes: whale commercially, whale offshore, whale for oil

golpear, apalear

Golpear con fuerza muchas veces a alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: To hit someone or something hard many times.

• He whaled on the bag.
• The attacker whaled on him with both fists.
• She was whaling on the stuck door with a hammer.

Cómo se usa: whale on someone/something (He began to whale on the punching bag.)

Sinónimos: beat, pound, thrash

Expresiones frecuentes: whale on someone, whale on something