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animal (EN)
nom, adjectiu

nom “animal”

singular animal, plural animals
  1. animal
    Dogs, cats, and humans are all examples of animals.
  2. animal (excloent els humans)
    Dogs, cats, and birds are all examples of animals that people often keep as pets.
  3. un mamífer terrestre o ocell (especialment quan es considera com a menjar)
    Fat from animals is sometimes considered less healthy than fish fat.
  4. animal (persona que actua de manera salvatge o cruel)
    The dictator's soldiers are animals.
  5. animal (persona coneguda per una característica donada)
    She's always been a party animal, never missing a single event.
  6. animal (en un sentit figurat per a referir-se a alguna cosa molt diferent)
    Online learning is an entirely new animal compared to traditional classroom education.

adjectiu “animal”

forma base animal, no gradable
  1. animal (relatiu als instints o desitjos bàsics)
    In the heat of the argument, his response was driven by an animal instinct, unfiltered and primal.