No. 8,837 in Spanish
tarzán
A strong, adventurous man likened to the fictional character Tarzan, often associated with jungle survival.
In a sentence
Él trepó al árbol como un verdadero tarzán.
He climbed the tree like a true Tarzan.
Here, 'tarzán' refers to someone agile and skilled at climbing, likened to the character Tarzan.
En la obra de teatro, yo interpreté el papel de Tarzán.
In the play, I portrayed the role of Tarzan.
Here, 'Tarzán' is literally the name of the character from the play.
A menudo lo llaman tarzán porque siempre está en el parque columpiándose.
They often call him Tarzan because he is always swinging at the park.
Here, 'tarzán' is used as a nickname to describe someone swinging, reminiscent of Tarzan's swinging on vines.
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