hare

BrE /hɛː/ AmE /hɛr/

noun en → es

1 ANIMAL [singular] B1

a small, fast-running animal with long ears and long back legs that is related to rabbits but has longer legs and larger ears

liebre

Collocations a hare's foot

  • The hares were running across the field.

    Las liebres corrían por el campo.

2 GAME [singular] C1

the meat of a hare, which is eaten as food

carne de liebre

Collocations hare stew

  • They served hare for dinner.

    Sirvieron liebre para la cena.

3 RACE [singular] C1

a traditional English sport in which people ride horses and try to catch a hare that has been let loose

carrera de liebres

Collocations hare coursing

  • The hare was released and the race began.

    Se liberó la liebre y comenzó la carrera.