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el burro, la burra, burro(
boo
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rroh
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (ass)
b. jenny (feminine)
La burra caminaba por la colina con su crÃa.The jenny walked along the hill with her baby.
2. (colloquial) (ignoramus)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. moron
En la clase hay gente lista, pero también algunos burros.There are smart people in class, but some morons too.
3. (colloquial) (obstinate person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. stubborn person
Es un burro; sigue insistiendo en que es el presidente legÃtimo.He is a very stubborn person; he still insists that he is the legitimate president.
4. (colloquial) (brute)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. beast (colloquial) (violent)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Una pandilla de burros destrozaron los columpios.A bunch of beasts destroyed the playground.
5. (colloquial) (horse) (Southern Cone)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
6. (carpentry)
a. sawhorse
Coloque la tabla firmemente sobre el burro antes de empezar a cortar.Place the plank firmly on the sawhorse before you begin to cut.
b. sawbuck (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Con un tablero y dos burros improvisamos una mesa.We made up a table with a board and two sawbucks.
c. trestle (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Ponga la madera sobre los burros para cortarla a las longitudes adecuadas.Put the timber on the trestles to cut it in the proper lengths.
7. (card games)
a. game of burro
El burro es un juego de naipes cuyo objetivo es ganar bazas hasta quedarse sin cartas.The game of burro is a card game in which the object is to win tricks until you have no cards left
a. ironing board
Saca el burro del clóset y plancha tus camisas.Take the ironing board out of the closet, and iron your shirts.
a. stepladder
Voy a usar el burro para sacar una lata de la alacena de arriba.I am going to use the stepladder to get a can from the top cupboard.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
10. (colloquial) (ignorant)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. stupid
JoaquÃn es tan burro que escribió mal su propio nombre.JoaquÃn is so stupid that he misspelled his own name.
b. dumb (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Carla es un poco burra, asà que no entendió el chiste de la inundación en la fábrica de bicarbonato.Carla is a bit dumb, so she didn't get the joke about the flood in the baking soda factory.
c. thick (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Hace falta ser muy burro para creer que todo se consigue con dinero.You would have to be very thick to think money gets you everything.
11. (colloquial) (stubborn)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
12. (colloquial) (coarse, clumsy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. rough
No seas tan burro con tu hermana; la vas a lastimar.Don't be so rough with your sister; you're going to hurt her.
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