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mono

/ˈmono/, [ˈmo.no]

monkey

Adjective mono (feminine mona, masculine plural monos, feminine plural monas) (superlative monísimo)

  1. (Spain, colloquial) cute, pretty
  2. (Colombia, colloquial) blond, blonde

Noun mono m (plural monos, feminine mona, feminine plural monas)

  1. monkey
  2. boiler suit, coveralls, overall, onesie (a one-piece suit combining trousers and jacket, worn for heavy or hot manual labour)
  3. jumpsuit (a one-piece item of clothing originally by parachutists)
  4. jumpsuit (a female one-piece item of clothing)
  5. (Chile, Peru) tracksuit, joggers (garment consisting of a top and trousers for sports and casual wear)
  6. (Costa Rica, slang) the vulva or vagina
  7. (Mexico, Chile) doll, puppet
  8. (colloquial) withdrawal symptom
    estar con el mono
    to have withdrawal symptoms

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • El mono está en la jaula.

    The monkey is in the cage.

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  • Soy un ser de luz en el cuerpo de un mono.

    I am a being of light in the body of a monkey.

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  • El gato es muy mono.

    The cat is very cute.

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  • El mono, habiendo tirado cocos a todos los animales por diversión, no podía entender por qué de repente le expulsaban de la selva.

    The monkey, having thrown coconuts at all of the animals as a means of amusement, could not understand why he was suddenly being chased out of the jungle.

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  • Irán planea mandar un mono al espacio.

    Iran plans to launch a monkey into space.

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  • ¡Mi mono se ha escapado!

    My monkey ran away!

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  • ¡Eh, mira! ¡Un mono de tres cabezas!

    Hey, look, a three-headed monkey!

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  • El mono está trepando a un árbol alto.

    The monkey is climbing a tall tree.

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  • Él se asustó cuando el mono le saltó encima.

    He got scared when the monkey jumped on him.

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  • Me opongo a ser llamado un mono.

    I object to being called a monkey.

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