No. 12,828 in Spanish
ovejas
Sheep.
In a sentence
Las ovejas pastan en el campo verde.
The sheep graze in the green field.
Here, 'ovejas' refers to the plural noun for sheep in its literal sense, showing them as animals grazing.
Acabo de contar treinta ovejas mientras intentaba dormir.
I just counted thirty sheep while trying to sleep.
In this sentence, 'ovejas' is used in a figurative sense as counting sheep is a common method to aid falling asleep, demonstrating a playful idiomatic context.
En este esquema, las ovejas representan personas que siguen a otros sin cuestionar.
In this scheme, the sheep represent people who follow others without question.
Here, 'ovejas' is used metaphorically to represent individuals with a conformist and non-questioning nature, common in various analogies.
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