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bestia

beast

noun BES-tyah Rare
Animals & Nature Wild Animals

Also means

brute, savage person

Usage Note

Bestia is a feminine noun (una bestia enorme) even for a male animal. Applied to a person it is common gender — you hear both un bestia and una bestia. In informal speech it is often used admiringly of someone extraordinarily talented or strong — es una bestia en el gimnasio ('he's a beast at the gym').

Examples

"El caballo es una bestia enorme."

Natural Translation

The horse is an enormous beast.

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