beast
/biːst/ sustantivo B1En español: bestia, fiera
- Any four-footed land mammal.
- All non-human animals seen as a group. · Language is what separates man and beast.
- A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
- A monstrously unusual and dangerous animal.
- Anything regarded as larger or more powerful than one of its normal size or strength. · That is a beast of a stadium.· The subwoofer that comes with this set of speakers is a beast.
- Someone who is particularly impressive, especially athletically or physically.
- A sex offender.
- Something unpleasant and difficult.
Plural beasts
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
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As he spoke several of the beasts caught sight of him, and at once the great assemblage hushed as if by magic.
“Welcome, O King of Beasts!
“We will do that gladly,” returned the tiger; and all the other beasts roared with a mighty roar: “We will!”
Little Toto, now that he had an enemy to face, ran barking toward the Lion, and the great beast had opened his mouth to bite the dog, when Dorothy, fearing Toto would be killed, and heedless of danger, rushed forward and slapped the Lion upon his nose as hard as she could, while she cried out:
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