WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| pet n | (domestic animal) | mascota nf |
| | She has three pets: a dog and two cats. |
| | Ella tiene tres mascotas: un perro y dos gatos. |
| pet [sth]⇒ vtr | (pat, caress an animal) | acariciar⇒ vtr |
| | I could feel the dog's thick fur when I petted him. |
| | Podía sentir el grueso pelo del perro cuando lo acariciaba. |
| pet adj | (domesticated) | domesticado/a adj |
| | Caroline keeps three pet snakes. |
| | Carolina tenía tres serpientes domesticadas. |
| pet adj | (favourite) | favorito/a adj |
| | Advising the new employees is his pet project. |
| | Brindar consejos a los nuevos empleados es su proyecto favorito. |
| pet n | (favourite person) | favorito, favorita nm, nf |
| | | preferido, preferida nm, nf |
| | Bobby is the boss's pet. |
| | Bobby es el favorito del jefe. |
| pet n | informal, UK (term of affection) | niño, niña nm, nf |
| | Hello, pet, how are you today? |
| | Hola, niño. ¿Cómo estás hoy? |
| pet⇒ vi | (couple: touch sexually) | manosearse⇒ v prnl |
| | | toquetearse⇒ v prnl |
| Note: Usually used in continuous tenses. |
| | The lifeguard told the couple off for petting in the swimming pool. |
| | El guardavidas regañó a la pareja por manosearse en la pileta. |
| pet [sb]⇒ vtr | (person: treat well) | mimar a vtr + prep |
| Note: Often used in the passive. |
| | Elizabeth was coddled and petted throughout her childhood. |
| | Elizabeth fue consentida y mimada durante su infancia. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| PET n | acronym (medicine: positron emission tomography) (tomografía por emisión de positrones) | TEP nf |
| | PET is used to detect the presence of cancer. |
| | La TEP se usa para detectar la presencia de cáncer. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Compound Forms:
pet | PET |
| house pet n | (domestic animal kept indoors) | mascota nf |
| | John keeps a wallaby as a house pet, but dogs and cats are more the norm! |
| | Juan tiene un ualabí como mascota, pero los perros y los gatos son más comunes. |
| pet food n | (feed for domestic animals) | alimento para mascotas nm + loc adj |
| | | comida para mascotas nf + loc adj |
| | Susan has three dogs and five cats, so she spends a lot of money on pet food. |
| | Susan tiene tres perros y cinco gatos, así que gasta mucho dinero en alimento para mascotas. |
pet friendly,
pet-friendly adj | (that welcomes domestic animals) | amigable con las mascotas loc verb |
| | | que admite mascotas loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when adj comes before the noun it modifies |
| | The motel was pet friendly so my brother could bring his two best friends, his dogs. |
| | Era un hotel amigable con las mascotas, así que mi hermano pudo llevar a sus dos mejores amigos, que son sus perros. |
| pet hate n | ([sth] intensely disliked) | manía nf |
| | | fobia nf |
| pet name n | (affectionate nickname) | apodo nm |
| | | nombre cariñoso nm + adj |
| | Gillian's pet name for her husband is "Sweet Pea." |
| pet peeve n | informal (particular source of annoyance) (informal) | manía nf |
| | | cosa que molesta nf + loc adj |
| pet sitting n | (minding [sb] else's pet) | cuidado de mascotas nm + loc adj |
| | | cuidar la mascota de loc verb |
| | Ruth is doing some pet sitting for her parents while they are abroad. |
| pet-sitting n as adj | (relating to minding pet) | de cuidado de mascotas loc adj |
pet store (US),
pet shop (UK) n | (shop selling animals, feed, etc.) | tienda de mascotas nf + loc adj |
| | | tienda de animales nf + loc adj |
| | (PR; voz inglesa) | pet shop loc nom m |
| | The pet store sells a wide range of tropical fish. |
| | La tienda de mascotas vende una amplia variedad de peces tropicales. |
| pet-sit⇒ vi | (mind [sb] else's pet) | cuidar mascotas loc verb |
| | (mascota) | cuidar de vi + prep |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Laura cuida mascotas en el verano para ganarse un dinero extra. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Mis vecinos cuidan de Firuláis cuando tengo que irme de viaje. |
| teacher's pet n | figurative (pupil favoured by a tutor) (figurado, coloquial) | mascota del profe loc nom mf |
| | Ben accused his brother of being the teacher's pet. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | ojito derecho del profe loc nom m dim |
| | (AR, coloquial) | chupamedias n común pl |
'pet' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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