| Principal Translations |
| sheep n | invariable (animal: ovine) | oveja nf |
| Note: «Oveja» es un sustantivo epiceno: «oveja macho, oveja hembra». |
| | Sheep mainly eat grass. |
| | Look at that sheep with her two lambs; they're so cute! |
| | Las ovejas se alimentan principalmente de hierba. // Mira esa oveja con sus dos corderitos: ¡son muy lindos! |
| sheep n | figurative, invariable (obedient person) (desaprobación) | borrego, borrega nm, nf |
| | They are sheep, and do not think for themselves. |
| | Son un grupo de borregos que no son capaces de pensar por sí mismos. |
Compound Forms:
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| bighorn sheep n | (wild sheep) (ES) | muflón nm |
| | Bighorn sheep roam wild in the Rocky Mountains. |
| black sheep n | figurative (misfit, estranged family member) (figurado) | oveja negra loc nom f |
| | My brother is the black sheep of the family. |
| | Mi hermano es la oveja negra de la familia. |
| black sheep n | (sheep with black wool) | oveja negra loc nom f |
Blackface,
Blackface Sheep n | invariable (type of sheep) | oveja de cara negra loc nom f |
| | A herd of Blackface was grazing on the hillside. |
| count sheep v expr | (try to fall asleep) | contar ovejas loc verb |
| | One of the best ways to fall asleep is to count sheep. |
| | (MX) | contar borregos loc verb |
| mountain sheep n | invariable (wild sheep in mountainous area) | cabra montés loc nom f |
| | | cabra montaraz loc nom f |
| | (coloquial) | oveja de montaña nf + loc adj |
| sheep farm n | (place where sheep are raised) | granja de ovejas nf + loc adj |
| | The children always enjoyed visiting the sheep farm. |
| | A los niños les encantaba visitar la granja de ovejas |
| | | granja ovina, hacienda ovina nf + adj |
| | | ovejería nf |
| sheep farmer n | ([sb] who raises sheep) | ovejero nm |
| | Everyone I met on the ranch in New Zealand was a sheep farmer. |
| | | criador de ovejas, criadora de ovejas nm, nf + loc adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Trabajaba como criador de ovejas hasta que decidió mudarse a la ciudad. |
| | | ovicultor, ovicultora nm, nf |
| sheep farming n | (agriculture: sheep raising) (zootecnia) | ovicultura nf |
| | Up in Idaho a lot of people try to make a little money from sheep farming. |
| | | cría de ovejas nf + loc adj |
| | En el estado de Idaho mucha gente trata de obtener algo de dinero con la cría de ovejas. |
sheep laurel,
dwarf laurel,
lambkill n | (plant) | laurel de oveja loc nom f |
| | | cerdo laurel loc nom f |
| | | oveja veneno loc nom f |
| sheep ranch n | (large farm where sheep are raised) | granja de ovejas nf + loc adj |
| | (MX) | rancho ovino, rancho ovejero nm + adj |
| | (CL) | hacienda ovejera nf + adj |
| | The large sheep ranch had over one thousand sheep. |
| | La granja de ovejas albergaba más de mil ejemplares. |
| sheep rustling n | (smuggling of sheep) | robo de ovejas nm + loc adj |
| sheep shed n | (farming: shelter for sheep) | establo para ovejas, cobertizo para ovejas nm + loc adj |
| | (ES) | majada nf |
| | The sheep sheltered in the sheep shed during the storm. |
| sheep station n | AU, NZ (large sheep-raising property) | establecimiento de cría de ovejas nm + loc adj |
| sheep's eyes | (amorous glances) | ojitos tiernos nmpl + adj |
sheepdog,
sheep dog n | (dog that herds sheep) (perro) | ovejero nm |
| | | perro pastor loc nom m |
| | A huge sheepdog suddenly jumped over the fence. |
| | Un enorme ovejero saltó de repente por encima de la cerca. |
| | Un enorme perro pastor saltó de repente por encima de la cerca. |
sheepfold,
sheep-fold n | (pen for sheep) | redil nm |
| | | aprisco nm |
| wolf in sheep's clothing n | figurative ([sb] dangerous who looks harmless) | lobo con piel de cordero loc nom m |
| | After he stole from the company we realized that Joe was a wolf in sheep's clothing. |
| | No le creas sus dulces palabras; es un lobo con piel de cordero. |