killer whale or orca

11:03 Aug 14, 2011
English to Albanian translations [PRO]
Zoology / I'm trying to learn Albanian on my own how do you say Killer whale or orca
English term or phrase: killer whale or orca
Hi, I'm trying to learn Albanian on my own and I would like to know how a native commonly say killer whale or orca in Albanian. Thanks for the help.
Maria Lopes


Summary of answers provided
5balenë vrasëse
Αlban SHPΑTΑ
5Balenë vrastare / orkë
Klementina Shahini
5Delfin i egër or orkë
Anxhela Cikopano


  

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balenë vrasëse


Explanation:
Or even "orka" sometimes.

Αlban SHPΑTΑ
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Balenë vrastare / orkë


Explanation:
"Balenë vrastare" is the Albanian version of Killer-whale. We use orkë as well but the first option, "Balenë vrastare" has more common use.

See the following links.

http://www.dictionarist.com/balenë vrastare

http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/killer...

Klementina Shahini
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Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of: Native in AlbanianAlbanian
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Delfin i egër or orkë


Explanation:
Official dictionaries of Italian, German and English to Albanian define Killer whale as delfin i egër (literally: wild dolphin) or orkë. If it was me, I would prefer the first.

Example sentence(s):
  • See Schwertwal German-Albanian/German - English (same definition as German - Albanian is also Italian - Albanian)

    Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=ChgMPVGdPlwC&pg=PA1712&lpg=...
    Reference: http://de.thefreedictionary.com/Schwertwal
Anxhela Cikopano
Local time: 02:07
Native speaker of: Native in AlbanianAlbanian
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