zoo

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈzuː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/zu/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(zo̅o̅)

Inflections of 'zoo' (n): npl: zoos
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
zoo n (with animals)zoológico nm
  (informal)zoo nm
 Jacqui took her children to the zoo to see the giraffes.
 Jacqui llevó a los niños al zoológico para que vieran las jirafas.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
zoo n figurative (crazy place) (coloquial)zoo, zoológico nm
  caos nm inv
 This place isn't a kindergarten, it's a zoo!
 ¡Esto no es una guardería sino un zoológico!
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
petting zoo,
petting farm n		 (place where children can pet animals)zoológico interactivo, zoo interactivo loc nom m
zoo technology n (field of study: zookeeping)Zootecnia nf
zookeeper,
zoo keeper n		 (attendant at an animal park)guardián de zoológico, guardiana de zoológico loc nm, loc nf
  cuidador de zoológico, cuidadora de zoológico loc nm, loc nf
 When I was little, I wanted to be a zookeeper.
 Cuando era niño, quería ser guardián de zoológico.
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'zoo' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
animal park - bear pit - captivity - keeper - safari park - zoological garden
Spanish:
parque zoológico - zoo - zoológico - jaula de grillos - selva

Collocations: zoo [animals, workers, staff], the zoo [shop, premises, facilities], animals [kept, living] in zoos, more...

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