wolf

BrE /wʊlf/ AmE /wʊlf/

noun en → es

1 ANIMAL [singular] B2

a large wild animal that eats meat and is related to dogs, foxes, and jackals

lobo

Collocations wolf pack

  • The wolf howled at the full moon.

    El lobo aulló con la luna llena.

2 PERSON [singular] C1

a person who is very hungry and eats a lot of food, especially when they are not usually like this

hambriento/a, glotón/a

Collocations wolf down

  • He was so hungry that he wolfed down his food.

    Estaba tan hambriento que se comió la comida a toda prisa.

Idioms

wolf in sheep's clothing C1

lobo en piel de cordero

  • He may look like a nice person, but he is really a wolf in sheep's clothing.

    Puede parecer una persona amable, pero realmente es un lobo en piel de cordero.