cub

a young animal, especially a bear or big cat

cría, cachorro (de un gran felino o oso)

Collocations cub of a lion

• The zoo has a new cub of a tiger.

  El zoológico tiene un nuevo cachorro de tigre.

a child, especially one who is very young or small

niño/a pequeño/a, crío/crían (despectivo)

Collocations cub of a man

• She's just a cub, only five years old.

  Ella es solo una niña pequeña, tiene cinco años.

a cube or something shaped like a cube

cubo, forma cúbica

Collocations cub of sugar

• The ice cream was served in a little cub of chocolate.

  El helado se sirvió en un pequeño cubo de chocolate.

one of the four bases that players run around in baseball and softball

base (en béisbol)

Collocations cub home

• The runner was safe at the cub.

  El corredor estaba a salvo en la base.

a soldier who has just joined the army and is still learning how to do things properly

novato, recluta (en el ejército)

Collocations cub officer

• He was a cub when he joined the army.

  Él era un novato cuando se unió al ejército.

a chess piece that looks like a small tower and moves in any direction along the squares it is on

torre (en ajedrez)

Collocations cub bishop

• He moved his cub to the corner of the board.

  Movió su torre al extremo del tablero.

a player who is learning how to play baseball or softball and has not yet played in a real game

novato (en béisbol)

Collocations cub pitcher

• She's a cub and hasn't played in any real games yet.

  Ella es una novata y aún no ha jugado en ningún partido real.

a player who is learning how to play baseball or softball and has not yet played in a real game, often used for young players

novato (en béisbol)

Collocations cub player

• He's a cub and hasn't played in any real games yet.

  Él es un novato y aún no ha jugado en ningún partido real.