fox

S2 W2

BrE /fɒks/ AmE /fɑːks/

noun en → es

1 ANIMAL A2

a wild animal with pointed ears, a long thin tail, and thick fur that is usually reddish-brown in colour

zorro

  • a fox

Collocations red fox · fox hunting

  • The fox was running across the field.

    El zorro corría por el campo.

2 SMART PERSON B1

a clever and dishonest person, especially one who is good at deceiving people or getting what they want by being tricky

traicionero, astuto, zorro (en sentido figurado)

  • be a fox

Collocations a clever fox · play the fox

  • She's such a fox, always getting what she wants.

    Ella es tan astuta, siempre consigue lo que quiere.

3 SPORT B2

a sport in which people hunt wild foxes with dogs and horses

caza de zorros

  • fox hunting

Collocations fox hunting season · oppose fox hunting

  • The debate over whether to ban fox hunting continues.

    El debate sobre si prohibir la caza de zorros continúa.

1 COLOR B2

a reddish-brown colour like that of a fox's fur

rojo pardo, color del zorro

  • fox-coloured

Collocations fox-coloured coat · fox-coloured hair

  • She has fox-coloured hair.

    Ella tiene el cabello de color rojo pardo.

2 IDIOM B1

to be very attractive or sexually appealing, especially to someone of the opposite sex

ser muy atractivo/atrapar miradas

  • be like a fox
  • She's like a fox, all the men are after her.

    Ella es como un zorro, todos los hombres la persiguen.

Idioms

like a fox B1

ser muy atractivo/atrapar miradas

  • She's like a fox, all the men are after her.

    Ella es como un zorro, todos los hombres la persiguen.