Vocabulary: All About Cats

English-Spanish Glossary: Types of Cats

Angora cat: gato de angora

clowder: conjunto de gatos

kitten: gatito

marmalade cat: gato con pelaje naranja

Persian cat: gato persa

pussy cat: gatito (término cariñoso)

Siamese cat: gato siamés

silver cat: gato con el pelaje gris

tabby cat: gato atigrado



tom cat: gato macho

tuxedo cat: gato blanco y negro

Idioms with the word "cat"

a bag of cats: Irish informal a bad-tempered person she's a real bag of cats this morning

fight like Kilkenny cats: to fight until both parties are destroyed

let the cat out of the bag: to disclose a secret, often by mistake

like a cat on a hot tin roof or on hot bricks: in an uneasy or agitated state

like cat and dog: quarrelling savagely

look like something the cat brought in: to appear dishevelled or bedraggled

not a cat in hell's chance: no chance at all

not have room to swing a cat: to have very little space

play cat and mouse: to play with a person or animal in a cruel or teasing way, esp before a final act of cruelty or unkindness

put, set, etc., the cat among the pigeons: to introduce some violently disturbing new element

rain cats and dogs: to rain very heavily



More Expressions in English related to cats



- There's more than one way to skin a cat: there are more ways or methods of getting something done. This phrase, often changed, is usually used to suggest that there is a different, possibly illegal, way of doing something when the usual method is not possible.

- The adjective skittish is used to refer to a cat and it means easily excited and made afraid.