🇬🇧🇪🇸 woodchuck - marmota : English Lesson
noun
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Meaning of "woodchuck" ("marmota"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A woodchuck is a chubby, furry animal (also called a groundhog) that lives in holes it digs in the ground, sleeps a lot, and loves to munch on plants and grass.
Our class mascot is a woodchuck who looks like he just woke up from a 10-year nap.
The woodchuck in our backyard thinks my mom’s garden is an all-you-can-eat salad bar.
The woodchuck popped out of its hole, saw my messy hair, and popped right back in.
My drawing of a woodchuck looked so bad my teacher thought it was a lumpy dinosaur.
Fun fact: a woodchuck is the same animal as a groundhog, so the weather-predicting “groundhog” on Groundhog Day is actually a very famous woodchuck.
At dawn, a child and dog watched a furry woodchuck push dirt with its paws. The woodchuck paused, sniffed, and dove into a round hole. A second woodchuck peeked; another woodchuck followed, and they built a tunnel under the fence. The child laughed, the dog wagged, and the woodchuck family settled quietly underground.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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