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The Morey Eel Text
Morea Eal audio text vocabulary
| Term | Translation into English |
|---|---|
| Dorsal fin | aleta dorsal |
| Gills | branquias |
| colours and patterns | colores y patrones |
| colour, striped or speckled | color, rayados, con lunares o manchas |
| shallow and deep water | la superficie y en las profundidades |
| frightening | aterrador, que da miedo |
| scary | que da miedo |
| crevices | grietas, fisuras |
| Large populations | grandes poblaciones |
| coral reefs | arrecife de coral |
| go diving | hacer submarinismo |
| Divers | submarinista |
| Mucus | mucosidad |
| sharp rocks | rocas puntiagudas o afiladas |
| bite your finger off | quitarte/ arrancarte el dedo de un bocado |
| smell of fish | oler a pescado |
| fingers | dedos |
| crab | cangrejo |
| oyster | ostra |
| their size | su tamaño |
| their length | su longitud ( de largo) |
| giant | enorme, gigante |
| 4 metres long | 4 metros de largo |
| poor eyesight | vista pobre, mala vista |
| hunt | cazar |
| hide | esconderse |
| marvellous sense of smell | buenísimo sentido del olfato |
| wrap their body around it | envolver su cuerpo alrededor |
| small enough to eat | suficientemente pequeño para comérselo |
| the prey | la presa |
| tear it apart | despedazar, trocear, hacer pedazos |
| sharp teeth | dientes afilados |
| in small bites | en pequeños bocados |
| Large sea creatures | grandes criaturas del mar |
| high | alta |
| feed | alimentar, dar de comer |
| The female | la hembra |
| The male | el macho |
| fertilised egg | los huevos fecundados |
| plankton | plackton |
| release | soltar, poner en libertad |
| the bottom of the sea | en el fond del mar |
| catch | coger, capturar |
| float | flotar |
| hatch | salir del cascarón, romper el cascarón, nacer |
| poisonous | venenoso |
| throw it back into the water | devolverlo al mar |
| swim backwards | nadar hacia atras |
| swim away | alejarse nadando |
| throat | garganta |
| mouth | boca |
| to chew | masticar |
| tail | cola |
| piece of advice | un consejo |
| deep in the ocean | en la profundidad del océano |
| from its head to its tail | de cabeza a cola, desde la cabeza hasta la cola |
| skin | piel |