Translation of selva – Spanish-English dictionary
selva
noun
[ feminine ] /'selβa/
jungle
selva amazónica
the Amazon jungle
La abundante vegetación de la selva dificultaba el avance de las tropas.
Synonym
jungle
Tu dormitorio es una selva, hoy te toca ordenarlo.
Your bedroom’s like a jungle, get it tidied today.
No nos podíamos orientar en el zoco, era una verdadera selva.
Synonym
(Translation of selva from the GLOBAL Spanish–English Dictionary © 2021 K Dictionaries Ltd)
Translation of selva | PASSWORD Spanish–English Dictionary
(Translation of selva from the PASSWORD Spanish–English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)
Examples of selva
selva
| Un mercado no es una selva. |
A market is not a jungle.
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Un mercado no es una selva.
A market is not a jungle.
| Tenemos que comprender que una economía libre no significa la ley de la selva, ni ausencia de rendición de cuentas. |
We must understand that a free economy does not mean the law of the jungle, it does not mean unaccountability.
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Tenemos que comprender que una economía libre no significa la ley de la selva, ni ausencia de rendición de cuentas.
We must understand that a free economy does not mean the law of the jungle, it does not mean unaccountability.
| En esta materia no nos regimos por la ley de la selva. |
We are not governed by the law of the jungle here.
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En esta materia no nos regimos por la ley de la selva.
We are not governed by the law of the jungle here.
| Queremos un comercio justo, siempre que no se llegue a la ley de la selva. |
We want fair trade, provided that it is not just about the law of the jungle.
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Queremos un comercio justo, siempre que no se llegue a la ley de la selva.
We want fair trade, provided that it is not just about the law of the jungle.
| Además, abandonando las reglas de la competencia económica justa daremos lugar a la ley de la selva. |
In addition, by abandoning the rules of fair economic competition we will be creating a jungle.
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Además, abandonando las reglas de la competencia económica justa daremos lugar a la ley de la selva.
In addition, by abandoning the rules of fair economic competition we will be creating a jungle.
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