fox - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

fox [ZOOL.]	el zorro   or  [coll.]
fox [ZOOL.]	la chilla
fox [ZOOL.]	el raposo
fox terrier [ZOOL.]	el fox
Rueppel's fox [ZOOL.]	zorro de arena   Lat.: Vulpes rueppellii
Rueppel's fox [ZOOL.]	zorro de Rüppel   Lat.: Vulpes rueppellii
Rueppel's fox [ZOOL.]	zorro de Ruppel   Lat.: Vulpes rueppellii
Rueppel's fox [ZOOL.]	zorro del desierto   Lat.: Vulpes rueppellii
Rüppel's fox [ZOOL.]	zorro de arena   Lat.: Vulpes rueppellii
Rüppel's fox [ZOOL.]	zorro de Rüppel   Lat.: Vulpes rueppellii
Rüppel's fox [ZOOL.]	zorro de Ruppel   Lat.: Vulpes rueppellii
Rüppel's fox [ZOOL.]	zorro del desierto   Lat.: Vulpes rueppellii
Rüppell's (or: Rueppell's) (sand) fox [ZOOL.]	zorro de arena   Lat.: Vulpes rueppellii
Rüppell's (or: Rueppell's) (sand) fox [ZOOL.]	zorro de Rüppell   Lat.: Vulpes rueppellii

Verbs

to fox  | foxed, foxed |   - deceive

mentir   - indicio, etc.

Adjectives / Adverbs

like a fox	avispado, avispada
like a fox	artero, artera [pej.]   - astuto

Phrases / Collocations

to set a fox to keep the geese	encomendar las ovejas al lobo [fig.]
to set a fox to keep the geese	meter el lobo en el redil [fig.]
to put the fox in charge of the henhouse	encomendar las ovejas al lobo [fig.]
to put the fox in charge of the henhouse	meter el lobo en el redil [fig.]

Orthographically similar words

foxy

flox