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whale ,
whatnot ,
whatsit ,
blue whale ,
white whale ,
pilot whale ,
sperm whale ,
baleen whale ,
killer whale ,
whale watcher ,
or
whale watching

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

whale <pl whales or whale> [Am (h)weɪl, Brit weɪl] N

1. whale ZOOL:

whale
ballena f

2. whale inf as intensifier:

we had a whale of a time
lo pasamos bomba or genial inf
it's a whale of a problem/pay increase esp Am
es un tremendo problema/aumento de sueldo inf

sperm whale N

sperm whale
cachalote m

whale watching [ˈweɪl wɑtʃɪŋ, ˈweɪl wɒtʃɪŋ] N

whale watching
avistamiento m de ballenas
whale watching
observación f de ballenas

whale watcher [ˈweɪl wɑtʃər, ˈweɪl wɒtʃə] N

whale watcher
observador m de ballenas / observadora f de ballenas

pilot whale N

pilot whale
ballena f piloto
pilot whale
calderón m común

killer whale N

killer whale
orca f

blue whale N

blue whale
ballena f azul

whatnot [Am ˈ(h)wətˌnɑt, Brit ˈwɒtnɒt] N

1. whatnot (unspecified object):

whatnot
cuestión f inf
whatnot
chisme m Spain Mex inf
whatnot
coso m CSur inf
whatnot
vaina f Col Peru Ven inf
they brought coats and blankets and whatnot
trajeron abrigos y mantas y qué sé yo qué más inf

2. whatnot (piece of furniture):

whatnot
estantería f

whatsit [Am ˈ(h)wətsɪt, Brit ˈwɒtsɪt] N inf

whatsit
cosa f
whatsit
coso m AmS inf
whatsit
chisme m Spain Mex inf
whatsit
vaina f Col Peru Ven inf

whate'er [Am wəˈtɛr, Brit wɒtˈɛː] liter

whate'er → whatever

I. whatever [Am (h)wətˈɛvər, Brit wɒtˈɛvə] PRON

1. whatever (in questions, exclamations):

whatever
qué
whatever can have happened?
¿qué (es lo que) puede haber pasado?
whatever can have happened?
¿qué diablos puede haber pasado? inf
whatever is she doing?
¿qué (es lo que) está haciendo?
whatever is she doing?
¿qué diablos está haciendo? inf
she resigned — whatever for?
renunció — ¿a santo de qué?
whatever next!
¡ya es el colmo!
whatever next!
¡lo que nos faltaba!

2.1. whatever (no matter what):

whatever you do, don't laugh!
hagas lo que hagas ¡no te vayas a reír!
stay calm, whatever happens
no pierdas la calma pase lo que pase
whatever I say, he contradicts me
diga lo que diga, me contradice
whatever the consequences, we must act now
tenemos que actuar ahora, cualesquiera puedan ser las consecuencias
she jogs every morning, whatever the weather
sale a hacer footing todas las mañanas, haga el tiempo que haga
he talked about percentiles, whatever they are
habló de percentiles, que no tengo ni idea de qué son
he talked about percentiles, whatever they are
habló de percentiles, que no tengo ni idea de lo que son inf

2.2. whatever (all that):

they let him do whatever he likes
lo dejan hacer todo lo que quiere
here's $5: buy yourself a sandwich or whatever
aquí tienes $5: cómprate un bocadillo o algo
whatever you say
lo que tú digas
whatever you say
como quieras

II. whatever [Am (h)wətˈɛvər, Brit wɒtˈɛvə] ADJ

1. whatever (no matter what):

whatever route you choose, you won't avoid the traffic
vayas por donde vayas, no te vas a escapar del tráfico
don't give up, whatever doubts you may have
no renuncies, tengas las dudas que tengas
if, for whatever reason, you decide not to go
si por cualquier motivo decides no ir
all people, of whatever race or creed
todos, cualquiera sea su raza o credo

2. whatever (any):

whatever changes are necessary
los cambios que sean necesarios
whatever changes are necessary
cualquier cambio que sea necesario
whatever hopes she had must be fading now
las esperanzas que pueda haber tenido deben estar desvaneciéndose

III. whatever [Am (h)wətˈɛvər, Brit wɒtˈɛvə] ADV as intensifier

none/nothing whatever
ninguno/nada en absoluto
is there any hope whatever of a reconciliation?
¿existe una mínima esperanza de reconciliación?
I don't think there's any chance whatever of persuading them
creo que no hay absolutamente ninguna posibilidad de persuadirlos

in the PONS Dictionary

whale [weɪl] N

whale
ballena f
a beached whale
una ballena varada

Phrases:

to have a whale of a time
pasarlo bomba
a whale of a ... Am
un(a) enorme...
a whale of a difference
una gran diferencia

killer whale N

killer whale
orca f

baleen whale [bəˈli:n ˈweɪl] N

baleen whale
misticeto m

sperm whale [ˈspɜ:mweɪl, Am ˈspɜ:rm-] N

sperm whale
cachalote m

blue whale N

blue whale
ballena f azul

whatsit [ˈwɒtsɪt, Am ˈwʌt-] N inf

whatsit
chisme m

whatnot [ˈwɒtnɒt, Am ˈwʌtnɑ:t] N no pl

whatnot
chisme m
and whatnot inf
y demás
OpenDict entry

white whale N

white whale ZOOL
ballena blanca f
white whale USA fig inf
objetivo casi inalcanzable que se persigue a toda costa
in the PONS Dictionary

whale [hweɪl] N

whale
ballena f
a beached whale
una ballena varada

Phrases:

to have a whale of a time
pasarlo bomba
a whale of a...
un(a) enorme...
a whale of a difference
una diferencia abismal

sperm whale [ˈspɜrm·weɪl] N

sperm whale
cachalote m

blue whale N

blue whale
ballena f azul

killer whale N

killer whale
orca f

baleen whale [bə·ˈlin·ˈhweɪl] N

baleen whale
misticeto m

whatnot [ˈhwʌt·nat] N

whatnot
chisme m
and whatnot inf
y demás

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Other whale falls have since been found by more researchers and deep-sea explorers as well as naval submarines.
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They thought the whale had washed ashore recently, and were hot on the trail of a governmental blubber flub-up.
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It was with the development of deep-sea robotic exploration that whale falls were first observed in the late 1970s.
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The people met their vitamin requirements by eating raw animal products, such as muktuk (whale skin and blubber), meat and fish.
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In the toothed whales, the lower jawbone is broad with a cavity at its base, which projects towards the place where it joins the cranium.
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