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jellyfish

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɛlifɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʒɛliˌfɪʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jelē fish′)

Inflections of 'jellyfish' (n):
jellyfish
npl (Especially as a collective plural—e.g. "Jellyfish sometimes wash up on beaches.")
jellyfishes
npl (Mainly used to talk about different types—e.g. "Jellyfishes include the Portuguese man-of-war and the lion's mane.")

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
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jellyfish n (marine creature)medusa nf
  aguamala nf
  aguaviva nf
 There were hundreds of jellyfish washed up onto the shore.
 Había cientos de medusas a la deriva en la orilla.
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Additional Translations
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jellyfish n (weak person)pusilánime n común
 Peter was a spineless jellyfish and never worked up the nerve to ask a girl out on a date.
 Peter era un pusilánime y nunca juntaba el coraje para pedirle una cita a una chica.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
moon jellyfish,
moon jelly
n
(sea creature: Aurelia aurita)medusa luna loc nom f
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'jellyfish' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Synonyms: medusa, more...
Collocations: a jellyfish [tentacle, sting], jellyfish stings can be [fatal, deadly], got a jellyfish sting [on the beach, in the water], more...

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