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los pollitos

chicks, little chickens, newbies, rookies

→ pollito
poll chicken + itos masculine plural diminutive
noun · plural masculine Rare #46,058
chicks, little chickens Also used figuratively for young or inexperienced people.
SP: Los pollitos siguen a su madre.
EN: The chicks follow their mother.
newbies, rookies Figurative; refers to people who are inexperienced or still very young.
SP: No somos pollitos; ya sabemos qué hacer.
EN: We're not rookies; we already know what to do.

Man Tou, ten cuidado con los pollitos.

Man Tou, be careful with the chicks.

— 活着 (1994)

Como pollitos que sólo pueden ver la cola de su madre.

Like chicks that can only see their mother's tail.

— Fack ju Göhte (2013)

¿Cuándo crecerán los pollitos?

When will the chicks grow up?

— 活着 (1994)

Atraparemos a la gallina, así que no se preocupen por los pollitos.

We'll catch the hen, so don't worry about the chicks.

— El Hombre De Ninguna Parte (2010)

No somos tan pollitos.

We're not that inexperienced.

— Летят журавли (1957)

¿Dónde van a vivir los pollitos?

Where are the chicks going to live?

— 活着 (1994)