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balena meaning in English

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balena noun
{f}

whale [whales](large sea mammal)
noun
[UK: weɪl] [US: ˈweɪl]
Is that a whale? = È una balena?

balena beluga noun
{f}

beluga(cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)
noun
[UK: bə.ˈluː.ɡə] [US: bə.ˈluː.ɡə]

balena della Groenlandia noun
{f}

bowhead(Balaena mysticetus)
noun

balenare verb

flash [flashed, flashing, flashes](to cause to shine)
verb
[UK: flæʃ] [US: ˈflæʃ]
She had many ideas flashing in her head. = Aveva molte idee che le balenavano in testa.

caccia alla balena noun
{f}

whaling(practice of hunting whales)
noun
[UK: ˈweɪl.ɪŋ] [US: ˈweɪl.ɪŋ]

in culo alla balena! interjection

break a leg(expression of best wishes to a performer)
interjection

olio di balena noun
{m}

sperm oil(oil)
noun

whale oil(oil or fat extracted from whale blubber)
noun

squalo balena noun
{m}

whale shark [whale sharks](Rhincodon typus)
noun