garra de tigre
/ɡara de tiɡɾe/from spelling rules
The English phrase tiger claw is translated into Spanish as garra de tigre.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of garra (claw), de (of) and tigre (tiger).
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural 'tiger claws', you change the noun garra to garras while keeping tigre in the singular if referring to the species in general.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡara de tiɡɾe/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the phrase tener garra is a common idiom used to describe someone having 'grit' or 'courage' rather than a physical claw.
- The word garra may have ancient roots in the Arabic word for a 'ladle' or 'dipper', suggesting the word originally described the action of scooping or grabbing.
- In Spanish, garra is used for the claws of animals but not for human fingernails, which are called uñas.
Examples in context
- Ella tiene una garra de tigre en el campo de tenisShe has a tiger claw on the tennis court
- El tigre tiene una garra de tigre muy fuerte.The tiger has a very strong tiger claw.
- El dibujo muestra una garra de tigre.The drawing shows a tiger claw.
- ¿Es esto una garra de tigre?Is this a tiger claw?
- Encontré una garra de tigre en el museo.I found a tiger claw in the museum.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are looking at an old fossil in a science book.
- MateoMira esta garra de tigre en el libro.Look at this tiger claw in the book.
- SofíaEs impresionante, Mateo.It is impressive, Mateo.
- Mateo¿Crees que es real?Do you think it is real?
- SofíaParece muy auténtica.It looks very authentic.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, garra, tigre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
