Spanish

In Spanish, praying mantis is mantis religiosa. The term refers to any of the various predatory insects belonging to the Mantidae family.

The English phrase “t-rex” is translated into Spanish as T-rex. T-rex refers to the large carnivorous dinosaur from the Cretaceous period.

Plate tectonics in Spanish is tectónica de placas. tectónica de placas refers to the large-scale movement of tectonic plates.

The English phrase “mirror screen” is translated into Spanish as pantalla espejo.

The Spanish phrase for “I am fine” is Estoy bien.

In Spanish, ‘true’ can be expressed using several words, most commonly verdadero.

The English phrase “send me a request” is translated into Spanish as mándame una solicitud.

The English phrase ‘bottomless pit’ can be translated into Spanish as pozo sin fondo.

The phrase “is it working?” in Spanish is translated as ¿funciona?

In Puerto Rico a baby is a bebé, and a small boy or girl is often called nene or nena. Bebé is the word for an infant.