criatura — meaning in English
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English meaning
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being
noun A living creature, especially in phrases like "human being."
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brute
noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
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creature
noun A living being, especially an animal.
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critter
noun An informal word for a living creature, especially an animal.
Senses
criatura is used for these senses in English:
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being
A living creature.
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brute
(archaic) An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast. [from 17th c.]
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creature
A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.
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critter
(usually, affectionate, US, Australia) A creature, an animal.
being — full definition
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noun A living creature, especially in phrases like "human being."
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noun The state of existing; existence itself.
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conjunction Given that; since (used to introduce a reason).
brute — full definition
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noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
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adjective Purely physical, with no reasoning or subtlety involved.
