lego

adj.

1 novice, apprentice.

2 lay, secular, laic.

m.

layman, lay brother.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: legar.

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lego

► adjetivo

1 lay, secular

2 (ignorante) ignorant

■ soy lego en la materia I know nothing about the subject

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 RELIGIÓN (hermano) lay brother; (hermana) lay sister

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(f. - lega)

adj.

lay

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lego, -a

1. ADJ

1) (Rel) [hermano, predicador] lay

2) (=ignorante) ignorant, uninformed

2. SM / F

1) (Rel) lay brother/lay sister

los legos — the laity

2) (=desconocedor) layman/laywoman, layperson

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I

-ga adjetivo

1) (seglar) lay (before n)

2) (ignorante)

lego en algo: soy lego en la materia — I know nothing at all about the subject

II

-ga masculino, femenino

1) (Relig)

a) (fiel laico) layperson

b) (religioso) (m) lay brother; (f) lay sister

2) (Col) (curandero) quack

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= layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson], pedestrian.

Ex. Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.

Ex. This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems.

Ex. The article 'Modems: an overview for the pedestrian' offers help in selecting a modem for a personal computer.

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I

-ga adjetivo

1) (seglar) lay (before n)

2) (ignorante)

lego en algo: soy lego en la materia — I know nothing at all about the subject

II

-ga masculino, femenino

1) (Relig)

a) (fiel laico) layperson

b) (religioso) (m) lay brother; (f) lay sister

2) (Col) (curandero) quack

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= layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson], pedestrian.

Ex: Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.

Ex: This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems.

Ex: The article 'Modems: an overview for the pedestrian' offers help in selecting a modem for a personal computer.

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lego¹ -ga

adjective

A (seglar) lay (before n), secular (before n)

hermano lego lay brother

B (ignorante) lego EN algo:

soy lego en la materia I know nothing at all about o I'm completely ignorant about the subject

lego² -ga

masculine, feminine

A (Relig)

1 (fiel laico) (masculine) layman, layperson; (feminine) laywoman, layperson

2 (religioso) (masculine) lay brother; (feminine) lay sister

B (Col) (curandero) quack

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Del verbo legar: (conjugate legar)

lego es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

legó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
legar    
lego
legar (conjugate legar) verbo transitivo (en testamento) to bequeath, leave
lego

◊ -ga adjetivo

1 (seglar) lay (before n)
2 (ignorante):

◊ soy lego en la materia I know nothing at all about the subject

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino

a) (fiel laico) layperson

b) (religioso) (m) lay brother;

(f) lay sister

c) (Col) (curandero) quack

legar vtr (un bien material) to bequeath
fig (un bien cultural, espiritual) to hand down, pass on
lego,-a
I adj Rel lay
II sustantivo masculino
1 layman: es lego en la materia, he's a layman on the subject
2 Rel lay brother
'lego' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lega
English:
lay
- layman

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lego, -a

♦ adj

1. [profano, laico] lay

2. [ignorante] ignorant;

ser lego en to know nothing about

♦ nm,f

1. [laico] layman, f laywoman

2. [en convento] lay brother, f lay sister

3. [ignorante] ignorant person;

es un lego en la materia he knows nothing about the subject

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lego

adj

1 lay atr

2 fig

ignorant;

ser lego en la materia know little about the subject

II m layman, layperson; en orden religiosa lay brother

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lego, -ga adj

1) : secular, lay

2) : uniformed, ignorant

lego, -ga n

: layperson, layman m, laywoman f