selva
fem.noun
1. jungle, rainforest
tropical forest
Common combinations
- selva tropical — tropical jungle
- selva amazónica — Amazon rainforest
- animales de la selva — jungle animals
- La selva amazónica es muy extensa.The Amazon rainforest is very large.
- Vimos monos y aves en la selva.We saw monkeys and birds in the jungle.
- Muchas plantas crecen en la selva tropical.Many plants grow in the tropical rainforest.
2. maze, jungle
figurative: confusing place or mass of things
Common combinations
- selva de cables — maze of cables
- selva de calles — maze of streets
- selva de normas — maze of rules
- Encontré el cable entre una selva de cables.I found the cable among a maze of cables.
- La ciudad puede parecer una selva de cemento.The city can seem like a concrete jungle.
- Nos perdimos en una selva de calles.We got lost in a maze of streets.
Same root
selvático
Phrases with this word
ley de la selvaselva de cemento