la hembra

female, woman

ˈe m b ɾ a
noun · feminine Uncommon #26,583
female Usually used for animals; when used for a woman, it can sound crude or objectifying.
SP: La hembra cuida a sus crías.
EN: The female cares for her young.
woman, female Can sound crude or objectifying when referring to a woman.
SP: La hembra de la historia es muy valiente.
EN: The woman in the story is very brave.
Declension of hembra
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Atrapamos a la hembra.

We caught the female.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

Ese es un macho y esa es una hembra.

That's a male and that's a female.

Hembra.

Female.

— Burning (2018)

No te basta con una hembra.

One female isn't enough for you.

— Nazarín (1959)

Doctora, ¿El tiburón era macho o hembra?

Doctor, was the shark male or female?

— El agente secreto (2025)

Todo coincide en sostener el derecho y títulos de la hembra.

Everything agrees on upholding the rights and titles of the female.

— Henry V (1989)

En esta época, si pescaba una hembra, hasta podía sacar caviar.

Back then, if I caught a female, I could even get some caviar.

Ven, amigos, pura hembra.

Come on, friends—pure woman.

— Delicatessen (1991)

Una hembra.

A female.

Alé es hembra.

Alé is female.

— Avatar (2009)

El juez era hembra.

The judge was female.

¡Es hembra!

It's a female!

— Las Travesuras de una Sirena (2016)

Y bien, hermano, ¿cómo vamos a compartir a la hembra?

So, brother, how are we going to share the female?

— Брат (1997)

Yo soy un macho y ella es una hembra.

I am a male and she is a female.