patos salvajes
/patos salbaxes/from spelling rules
The English phrase "wild ducks" is translated into Spanish as patos salvajes.
Use this phrase to refer to ducks that live in nature rather than being domesticated.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun patos (ducks) and the adjective salvajes (wild).
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the phrase is pato salvaje. Because patos is a masculine plural noun, the adjective salvajes must also be in its plural form.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word pato is used in the expression pagar el pato, which means to take the blame for something you did not do.
- In some Latin American dialects, pato can refer to a type of traditional sport or game involving a ball and riders, rather than the bird.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you call a person salvaje, you are not just saying they are wild, but implying they are uncivilized or even brutal.
Examples in context
- Entre los patos salvajes, parece que hay homosexuales necrófilos.Among wild ducks, it seems there are homosexual necrophiliacs.This sentence is useful for seeing the phrase patos salvajes used in a complex context.Tatoeba #2886206 by nancy, translation #373250 by kotobaboke
- Los patos silvestres vuelan en formaciónThe wild ducks fly in formation
- Hoy observé una bandada de patos silvestres volando hacia el surToday, I observed a flock of wild ducks flying south
- Los patos salvajes nadaban despreocupados en el lagoThe wild ducks were swimming carefree in the lake
- Vimos unos patos salvajes en el lago.We saw some wild ducks in the lake.
- Los patos salvajes suelen migrar en invierno.Wild ducks usually migrate in winter.
Example conversation
María and Javier are walking in a park.
- María¿Viste esos patos salvajes cerca de la fuente?Did you see those wild ducks near the fountain?
- JavierSí, María, son muy bonitos.Yes, María, they are very beautiful.
- MaríaMe encanta observar a los patos salvajes.I love watching the wild ducks.
- JavierA mí también me gusta verlos.I like seeing them too.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
