oveja - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

sheep  pl.: sheep [ZOOL.]	la oveja
merino	oveja merina
ewe [ZOOL.]	oveja madre
sheepskin	cuero de oveja
ewe's milk	leche de oveja
ewe's milk cheese	queso de oveja
sheepskin rug	alfombra de piel de oveja
mutton [COOK.]	carne de oveja
sheep pen [AGR.]	corral de ovejas
sheep rearing (or: sheep-rearing) [AGR.]	cría de ovejas
sheep farming [AGR.]	cría de ovejas

Adjectives / Adverbs

sheepskin  adj.

de piel de oveja

Phrases / Collocations

bad apple [coll.]	oveja negra
to be the black sheep [fig.]	ser la oveja negra [fig.]   - de la familia
to be asking for trouble [coll.]	encomendar las ovejas al lobo [fig.]
to set a fox to keep the geese	encomendar las ovejas al lobo [fig.]
to put the fox in charge of the henhouse	encomendar las ovejas al lobo [fig.]
to trust the cat to keep the cream	encomendar las ovejas al lobo [fig.]

Examples

The sheep is grazing in the field.	La oveja está pastando en el campo.
Birds of a feather flock together.	Cada oveja con su igual.
My grandfather was a farmer and I loved spending time with him looking after the cows, pigs and sheep.	Mi abuelo era granjero y me encantaba pasar tiempo con él cuidando a las vacas, los cerdos y las ovejas.

Orthographically similar words

oreja, vejar, verja, vieja