a cobaia

guinea pig, test subject

k u b a j ɐ
noun · feminine Rare #29,058
guinea pig Also used for a person or subject used in an experiment.
PO: A cobaia está no laboratório.
EN: The guinea pig is in the lab.
test subject, guinea pig Figurative: someone or something used to test an idea, product, or treatment.
PO: Não quero ser cobaia nesse teste.
EN: I don't want to be a guinea pig in this test.

Foi obra da cobaia que fugiu.

It was the handiwork of the test subject that escaped.

— Akira (1988)

Ele conhece a cobaia.

He knows the test subject.

— Akira (1988)

Cobaia.

Guinea pig.

— A Experiência (2001)

Uma cobaia nova?

A new guinea pig?

— Akira (1988)

É a cobaia.

It's the guinea pig.

— Akira (1988)

Mas, Coronel, eu não podia destruir uma cobaia tão magnífica.

But, Colonel, I couldn't destroy such a magnificent guinea pig.

— Akira (1988)

Qual o estado da cobaia?

What is the guinea pig's condition?

— Akira (1988)

Mas é a nova cobaia deles para experiências em humanos.

But it's their new guinea pig for human experiments.

— Akira (1988)

Fizeram a gente de cobaia nessa merda.

They used us as guinea pigs in this mess.

— Máquina de Guerra (2026)