Usage examples of "oveja negra" in Spanish with translation to English

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Tom es la oveja negra de la familia. Tom is the black sheep of the family.
Es la oveja negra de la familia. He is the black sheep of the family.
Él es la oveja negra de la familia. He is the black sheep of the family.
Soy la oveja negra de la familia. I'm the black sheep of the family.
Compré la bicicleta negra en lugar de la roja. I bought the black bike instead of the red one.
Tom está vendiendo su oveja. Tom is selling his sheep.
El postre selva negra es un afrodisíaco natural. The Black Forest cake is a natural aphrodisiac.
Pedro consiguió encontrar a la oveja extraviada gracias a sus balidos. Peter succeeded in finding the lost sheep thanks to its bleating.
Tiene una camisa negra. He has a black shirt.
A dondequiera que Mary vaya, la oveja la sigue. Wherever Mary goes, the sheep follows her.
En 1493, el Vaticano regaló América a España y obsequió el África negra a Portugal, "para que las naciones bárbaras sean reducidas a la fe católica". In 1493, the Vatican gave America to Spain and granted Africa to Portugal, "so that barbarous nations be reduced to the Catholic faith".
Tom está esquilando a la oveja. Tom is shearing the sheep.
La negra es mía. The black one is mine.
El queso es un alimento sólido elaborado a partir de la leche de vaca, cabra, oveja u otros mamíferos. Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals.
Esta pizarra no es negra, sino verde. This blackboard is not black, but green.
Algunos políticos son lobos en piel de oveja. Some politicians are wolves in sheep's clothing.
Me gusta más la blusa negra que la azul. I like the black blouse more than the blue.
Ese queso está hecho de leche de oveja. That cheese is made from sheep's milk.
El sospechoso es un varón de raza negra. The suspect is a black male.
Un artista es una oveja que se separa del rebaño. An artist is a sheep that strays from the flock.
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