ordinario

adj.

1 ordinary, everyday, common, usual.

2 ordinary, common, gross, vulgar.

3 third-rate, low-quality, average, low-grade.

m.

1 uncouth person, common person.

2 ordinary.

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ordinario

► adjetivo

1 (corriente) ordinary, common

2 (grosero) vulgar, common

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de ordinario usually

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(f. - ordinaria)

adj.

1) ordinary

2) common

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1. ADJ

1) (=normal) ordinary

de ordinario — usually

de ordinario coge el autobús para ir a trabajar — he usually takes the bus to work

2) (=vulgar) [persona] common; [comportamiento, modales] coarse

son gente muy ordinaria — they're very common people

solo cuenta chistes ordinarios — he only tells crude jokes

2. SM

1) (Rel) ordinary

ordinario de la misa — Ordinary of the mass

2) † (=gastos) daily household expenses pl

3) † (=recadero) carrier, delivery man

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-ria adjetivo

1) (poco refinado) vulgar, common (pej); (grosero) rude, bad-mannered; (en el hablar) vulgar, coarse

2) (de mala calidad) poor o bad quality

un vino ordinario — a very average wine

3) (no especial) ordinary

correo ordinario — regular (AmE) o (BrE) normal delivery

4)

de ordinario — usually, normally

hay menos gente que de ordinario — there are fewer people than usual o normal

II

-ria masculino, femenino (persona - poco refinada) vulgar o (pej) common person; (- grosera) rude o bad-mannered person

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= run-of-the-mill, plebeian [plebian], vulgar, uncouth, tasteless, naff.

Ex. Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.

Ex. I don't feel partial either way but if I were a public librarian I think I would take exception to the idea that there was some kind of common plebeian form which I could use.

Ex. This paper is a somewhat whimsical glance backwards, recalling 6 vulgar American parodies of 7 enduring songs.

Ex. All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.

Ex. Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.

Ex. Elton then started to metamorphose from 'sensitive guy' singer into someone famous for wearing naff sunglasses and dressing up as a duck.

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* acciones ordinarias = common stock.

* hacer ordinario = coarsen.

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-ria adjetivo

1) (poco refinado) vulgar, common (pej); (grosero) rude, bad-mannered; (en el hablar) vulgar, coarse

2) (de mala calidad) poor o bad quality

un vino ordinario — a very average wine

3) (no especial) ordinary

correo ordinario — regular (AmE) o (BrE) normal delivery

4)

de ordinario — usually, normally

hay menos gente que de ordinario — there are fewer people than usual o normal

II

-ria masculino, femenino (persona - poco refinada) vulgar o (pej) common person; (- grosera) rude o bad-mannered person

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= run-of-the-mill, plebeian [plebian], vulgar, uncouth, tasteless, naff.

Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.

Ex: I don't feel partial either way but if I were a public librarian I think I would take exception to the idea that there was some kind of common plebeian form which I could use.

Ex: This paper is a somewhat whimsical glance backwards, recalling 6 vulgar American parodies of 7 enduring songs.

Ex: All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.

Ex: Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.

Ex: Elton then started to metamorphose from 'sensitive guy' singer into someone famous for wearing naff sunglasses and dressing up as a duck.

* acciones ordinarias = common stock.

* hacer ordinario = coarsen.

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ordinario¹ -ria

adjective

A (poco refinado) vulgar, common (pej); (grosero) rude, bad-mannered, uncouth; (en la manera de hablar) vulgar, coarse

B (de mala calidad) poor o bad quality

una tela ordinaria a poor-quality material

un vino ordinario a very average wine

C (no especial) ordinary

correo ordinario regular (AmE) o (BrE) normal delivery

serán sometidos a juicio ordinario they will be tried in a civil court

D

de ordinario usually, normally

de ordinario está cerrado a estas horas it's usually o normally closed at this time

hay menos gente que de ordinario there are fewer people than usual o normal

ordinario² -ria

masculine, feminine

(persona poco refinada) vulgar o (pej) common person; (persona grosera) rude o bad-mannered person

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ordinario

◊ -ria adjetivo

1 (poco refinado) vulgar, common (pej);
(grosero) rude, bad-mannered;
(en el hablar) vulgar, coarse
2 (de mala calidad) poor o bad quality
3 (no especial) ordinary;

◊ correo ordinario regular (AmE) o (BrE) normal delivery

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◊ de ordinario usually, normally;

hay menos gente que de ordinario there are fewer people than usual o normal
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (persona — poco refinada) vulgar o (pej) common person;
(— grosera) rude o bad-mannered person
ordinario,-a
I adjetivo
1 (habitual) ordinary, common, usual
2 (mediocre) (material, tejido) poor quality
(película, café) average
3 (basto, grosero) vulgar, common: contó un chiste bastante ordinario, he told a joke that was quite gross
II sustantivo masculino y femenino common person
'ordinario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
común
- ordinaria
- chusco
English:
coarse
- common
- crude
- naff
- vulgar
- cheap
- foul

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ordinario, -a

♦ adj

1. [común] ordinary, usual;

están más callados que de ordinario they're quieter than usual;

de ordinario la veo todos los días I usually o normally see her every day

2. [vulgar] coarse, vulgar

3. [no selecto] unexceptional;

[de poca calidad] poor-quality, cheap

4.

correo ordinario Br normal o US regular delivery;

tribunal ordinario court of first instance

♦ nm,f

common o coarse person;

es un ordinario he's terribly coarse o vulgar

♦ nm

Rel Ordinary

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ordinario

adj

1 ordinary;

de ordinario usually, ordinarily

2 desp

vulgar

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ordinario, -ria adj

1) : ordinary

2) : coarse, common, vulgar

3)

de ordinario : usually

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ordinario adj

1. (vulgar) vulgar / common

2. (corriente) ordinary / normal