candidato
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el candidato, la candidata(
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)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. (contender)
2. (nominee)
a. candidate
Propuse al Lic. Ruiz como candidato al puesto de gerente.I recommended Mr. Ruiz as a candidate for the management position.
a. candidate
Los niños y los ancianos son candidatos a contraer la enfermedad.Children and old people are candidates for contracting this disease.
4. (colloquial) (admirer) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. suitor (masculine)
¡Qué linda es esta chica! Seguro que tendrá muchos candidatos y admiradores.What an attractive girl she is! She must have lots of suitors and admirers.
b. would-be boyfriend (masculine)
La actriz divorciada tiene una multitud de candidatos.The divorced actress has a whole host of would-be boyfriends.
c. would-be girlfriend (feminine)
Enrique prefiere quedarse soltero aunque tiene muchas candidatas.Enrique would rather remain unmarried although he has a lot of would-be girlfriends.
5. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (naive person) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. sucker (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Eres un candidato si te crees semejante barbaridad.You're a sucker if you believe that nonsense.
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