el caimán
[kai.'mãn]
masculine noun
alligator
Lesson: Dangerous animals, Level 9
How the word "el caimán" is translated into English
[kai.'mãn]
masculine noun
alligator
Lesson: Dangerous animals, Level 9
En el río vimos un caimán tomando el sol.
[en el ˈrio ˈβimos uŋ kajˈman toˈmando el ˈsol.]
We saw a caiman sunbathing in the river.
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre un caimán y un cocodrilo?
[¿ˈkwal ez la ðifeˈɾenθja ˈentɾe uŋ kajˈman i uŋ kokoˈðɾilo?]
What's the difference between a caiman and a crocodile?
En esa zona del pantano viven muchos caimanes.
[en ˈesa ˈθona ðel panˈtano ˈβiβem ˈmuʧos kajˈmanes.]
Lots of caimans live in that part of the swamp.
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