indio

adj.

1 Indian, Hindu.

2 dark-red, deep-red, maroon, claret-red.

m.

1 Indian.

2 Indian, native or inhabitant of India.

3 indium.

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indio

► adjetivo

1 Indian

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 Indian

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en fila india in single file

hablar como los indios to speak pidgin English (Spanish etc)

hacer el indio familiar to muck about, act the goat, play the fool

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(f. - india)

noun adj.

Indian

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indio, -a

1. ADJ

1) [persona] Indian

2) (=azul) blue

2. SM / F

1) Indian

2)

- hacer el indio

salirle el indio a algn CAm, Cono Sur * —

le salió el indio — he behaved like a boor

- ser el indio gorrón

subírsele el indio a algn Cono Sur —

se le subió el indio — * he got over-excited

3.

SM

indio viejo — CAm, Méx (Culin) stewed meat with maize and herbs

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I

-dia adjetivo

a) (de América) (American) Indian, Amerindian

b) (de la India) Indian, of/from India

II

-dia masculino, femenino

a) (de América) (American) Indian, Amerindian

hacer el indio — (Esp fam) to act the fool (colloq)

indio comido, indio ido — (Andes) said by or of a person who eats and then leaves immediately

b) (de la India) Indian

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= Indian, all-India, indium.

Nota: Elemento de la tabla periódica.

Ex. The Colon Classification was devised by the eminent Indian librarian and classificationist the late S R Ranganathan.

Ex. This article presents an overview of the all-India coordinated research projects.

Ex. CD-E (CD-Erasable) uses an alloy composed of silver, indium, antimony and tellurium as the recording medium.

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* guerrero indio = brave.

* hacer el indio = horse around/about.

* indio americano = American Indian.

* indio de méjico = Mexican Indian.

* indio nativo americano = American Indian, Native American.

* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out, totally burned-out.

* que no es de la India = non-Indic.

* subcontinente indio, el = subcontinent, the.

* tienda india = tepee, wigwam.

* tribu india = Indian tribe.

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I

-dia adjetivo

a) (de América) (American) Indian, Amerindian

b) (de la India) Indian, of/from India

II

-dia masculino, femenino

a) (de América) (American) Indian, Amerindian

hacer el indio — (Esp fam) to act the fool (colloq)

indio comido, indio ido — (Andes) said by or of a person who eats and then leaves immediately

b) (de la India) Indian

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= Indian, all-India, indium.

Nota: Elemento de la tabla periódica.

Ex: The Colon Classification was devised by the eminent Indian librarian and classificationist the late S R Ranganathan.

Ex: This article presents an overview of the all-India coordinated research projects.

Ex: CD-E (CD-Erasable) uses an alloy composed of silver, indium, antimony and tellurium as the recording medium.

* guerrero indio = brave.

* hacer el indio = horse around/about.

* indio americano = American Indian.

* indio de méjico = Mexican Indian.

* indio nativo americano = American Indian, Native American.

* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out, totally burned-out.

* que no es de la India = non-Indic.

* subcontinente indio, el = subcontinent, the.

* tienda india = tepee, wigwam.

* tribu india = Indian tribe.

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indio¹ -dia

adjective

A

1 (de América) Indian, American Indian, Amerindian

subírsele a algn lo indio (Méx fam): ya se le estaba subiendo lo indio con dos copas de más he'd had too much to drink and he was getting out of hand o (colloq) out of order

2 (de la India) Indian, of/from India

B (Méx) ‹gallo› dark red

indio² -dia

masculine, feminine

1 (de América) Indian, American Indian, Amerindian

hacer el indio (Esp fam); to act the fool (colloq)

indio comido, indio ido (Andes); said by or of a person who eats and then leaves immediately

2 (de la India) Indian

3 (Méx fam) (palurdo) yokel (pej o hum), hick (AmE colloq pej), rube (AmE sl)

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indio

◊ -dia adjetivo

a) (de América) (American) Indian, Amerindian

b) (de la India) Indian, of/from India

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino

a) (de América) (American) Indian, Amerindian

b) (de la India) Indian

indio,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino Indian
fila india, single file
♦ Locuciones: familiar hacer el indio, to play the fool
'indio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
india
English:
Indian
- nan bread
- native
- yokel

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indio, -a

♦ adj

1. [nativo] Indian

2. [de India] Indian

♦ nm,f

1. [nativo] Indian;

Comp

Esp Fam

hacer el indio to play the fool;

Comp

CSur Fam

se le subió el indio, le salió el indio he flew off the handle

Comp

indio americano Native American

2. [de India] Indian

3. RP [niño travieso] rascal

4. Carib, Méx [gallo] = dark red cockerel with a black chest

♦ nm

Quím indium

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indio

I adj Indian

II m, india f Indian;

hacer el indio fam clown around fam , play the fool fam

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indio, -dia adj

1) : American Indian, Indian, Amerindian

2) : Indian (from India)

indio, -dia n

1) : American Indian

2) : Indian (from India)

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indio adj n Indian

hacer el indio to play the fool