No. 4,594 in Spanish
ballenas
"Ballenas" means "whales" in English.
In a sentence
Las ballenas jorobadas son conocidas por sus cantos.
Humpback whales are known for their songs.
In this sentence, 'ballenas' refers to the marine animals, whales, in a general context about their characteristics.
En el museo, vimos un esqueleto de ballena impresionante.
At the museum, we saw an impressive whale skeleton.
Here, 'ballena' specifies a single whale in the context of an exhibit.
Compré un par de ballenas para sostener mi traje.
I bought a pair of whalebone strips to hold my suit.
In this case, 'ballenas' refers metaphorically to the supports used in clothing, derived from historical usage of whale bones.
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