ape

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈeɪp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/eɪp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(āp)

Inflections of 'ape' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
apes
v 3rd person singular
aping
v pres p
aped
v past
aped
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
ape n (large tailless monkey)simio nm
 Zoe took her daughters to the zoo to see the zebras and apes.
 Zoe llevó a sus hijas al zoo para ver las cebras y los simios.
ape n figurative, pejorative, informal (big, clumsy person) (ES, coloquial)patoso, patosa nm, nf
  torpe n común
  bruto, bruta nm, nf
 Don't ask Martin to dance--he's an ape!
 No le pidas a Martin que baile: ¡es un patoso!
ape [sb/sth]⇒ vtr (mimic)imitar a vtr + prep
  remedar a vtr + prep
  (informal)arremedar a vtr + prep
 Billy disrespectfully aped his teacher in front of his classmates.
 Billy imitó a su profesor de manera irrespetuosa delante de sus compañeros de clase.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
ape n literary (imitator)imitador, imitadora nm, nf
 Art is the ape of nature.
 El arte es imitadora de la naturaleza.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
apelike,
ape-like adj		 (simian)simiesco adj
 Bigfoot is reported to be an apelike creature.
 Dicen que Pie Grande es una criatura de aspecto simiesco.
apeman,
ape-man n		 (apelike human ancestor)hombre mono loc nom m
go ape v expr informal, abbreviation, US (get very angry)ponerse como loco loc verb
  (AR, figurado)saltarle a uno la térmica loc verb
go apes*** v expr vulgar, offensive, informal, US (get very angry) (coloquial)ponerse como loco loc verb
  enfurecerse⇒, enojarse⇒ v prnl
  (ES: coloquial)cabrearse⇒ v prnl
  (AmL: vulgar)emputarse⇒ v prnl
great ape n (large ape: gorilla, etc.)grandes simios nmpl
 Gorillas are without doubt the most powerful and majestic of the great apes.
  (coloquial)grandes monos adj + nmpl
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'ape' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
apish - bonobo - chimpanzee - gibbon - gorilla - great ape - missing link - orangutan - primate - simian
Spanish:
simio - mono - repetir - disparar - mona - mono de Gibraltar - remedar - simiesco

In Lists: Animals, more...
Collocations: the seven great apes, a species of ape, have evolved from apes, more...

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