paisano

m.

1 peasant, countryman.

2 fellow citizen, fellow countryman.

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paisano

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (compatriota - hombre) fellow countryman; (- mujer) fellow countrywoman

■ es paisana mía she comes from the same part of the country as me

2 (campesino - hombre) countryman; (- mujer) countrywoman

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de paisano (policía) in plain clothes 2 (soldado) in civilian clothes

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paisano, -a

1.

ADJ (=del mismo país) from the same country; (=de la misma región) from the same region; (=del mismo pueblo) from the same town

2. SM / F

1) (=civil) civilian

traje de paisano — plain clothes pl

vestir de paisano — [soldado] to be wearing civilian clothes, be in civvies *; [policía] to be in plain clothes

2) (=del mismo país) compatriot, fellow countryman/countrywoman

es paisano mío — he's a fellow countryman (of mine); (=del mismo pueblo) person from the same town; (=de la misma región) person from the same region

3) esp Arg (=campesino) peasant

4) Cono Sur (=extranjero) foreigner; Cono Sur (=árabe) Arab; Méx (=español) Spaniard; And, Cono Sur (=chino) Chinaman/Chinese woman

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I

-na adjetivo from the same country (o area etc)

somos paisanos — (compatriotas) we're fellow countrymen; (de la misma zona, ciudad) we're from the same area/place

II

-na masculino, femenino

1)

a) (compatriota) (m) fellow countryman, compatriot; (f) fellow countrywoman, compatriot

b) (de la misma zona, ciudad)

es un paisano mío — he's from the same area/place as I am

2) (Indum)

ir/vestir de paisano — soldado to be in/to wear civilian clothes o (colloq) civvies; policía to be in/to wear plain clothes; sacerdote to be in/to wear secular dress

3)

a) (Chi) (árabe) Arab

b) (Per) mountain-dweller of Indian origin

c) (RPl) peasant

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= countryman [countrymen, -pl.].

Ex. The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.

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* de paisano = in plain clothes.

* ropa de paisano = civilian clothes.

* vestido de paisano = civilian clothes, in plain clothes.

* vestir de paisano = dress in + plain clothes, wear + plain clothes.

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I

-na adjetivo from the same country (o area etc)

somos paisanos — (compatriotas) we're fellow countrymen; (de la misma zona, ciudad) we're from the same area/place

II

-na masculino, femenino

1)

a) (compatriota) (m) fellow countryman, compatriot; (f) fellow countrywoman, compatriot

b) (de la misma zona, ciudad)

es un paisano mío — he's from the same area/place as I am

2) (Indum)

ir/vestir de paisano — soldado to be in/to wear civilian clothes o (colloq) civvies; policía to be in/to wear plain clothes; sacerdote to be in/to wear secular dress

3)

a) (Chi) (árabe) Arab

b) (Per) mountain-dweller of Indian origin

c) (RPl) peasant

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= countryman [countrymen, -pl.].

Ex: The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.

* de paisano = in plain clothes.

* ropa de paisano = civilian clothes.

* vestido de paisano = civilian clothes, in plain clothes.

* vestir de paisano = dress in + plain clothes, wear + plain clothes.

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paisano¹ -na

adjective

from the same country ( o area etc)

somos paisanos (compatriotas) we're fellow countrymen, we're from the same country; (de la misma zona, ciudad) we're from the same area/place

paisano² -na

masculine, feminine

A

1 (compatriota) (masculine) fellow countryman, compatriot; (feminine) fellow countrywoman, compatriot

es una paisana mía she's a compatriot of mine o a fellow countrywoman

2

(de la misma zona, ciudad): es un paisano mío he's from the same area/place as I am

B (Indum):

ir/vestir de paisano «soldado» to be in/to wear civilian clothes o (colloq) civvies;

«policía» to be in/to wear plain clothes; «sacerdote» to be in/to wear secular dress

C

1 (Chi) (árabe) Arab

2 (Per) mountain-dweller of Indian origin

3 (RPl) peasant

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paisano

◊ -na sustantivo masculino, femenino

1

a) (compatriota) (m) fellow countryman, compatriot;

(f) fellow countrywoman, compatriot

b) (de la misma zona, ciudad):

◊ es un paisano mío he's from the same area/place as I am

2 (Indum):

◊ vestir de paisano [soldado] to wear civilian clothes o (colloq) civvies;

[policía] to be in/to wear plain clothes;
[sacerdote] to be in/to wear secular dress
3

a) (Per) mountain-dweller of Indian origin

b) (RPl) peasant

paisano,-a
I adjetivo
1 of the same country
2 (local, campesino) village
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (compatriota: hombre) countryman, (: mujer) countrywoman
2 (campesino, lugareño) villager
III m (no militar) civil: es policía, pero hoy va de paisano, he's a policeman, but today he is in plain clothes
'paisano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
paisana
- vestida
- vestido
English:
mufti
- plain

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paisano, -a

♦ adj

[del mismo país] from the same country; [de la misma región] from the same region; [del mismo pueblo] from the same town

♦ nm,f

1. [del mismo país] compatriot, fellow countryman, f fellow countrywoman;

[de la misma región] person from the same region; [del mismo pueblo] person from the same town

2. [campesino] country person, peasant

♦ nm

[civil] civilian;

ir o [m5]vestir de paisano [militar] to be in o wearing civilian clothes;

[policía] to be in o wearing plain clothes;

traje de paisano [de militar] civilian cothes;

[de policía] plain clothes;

un policía de paisano a plain-clothes policeman

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paisano

m

1 compatriot, (fellow) countryman

2

:

de paisano MIL in civilian clothes; policía in plain clothes

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paisano, -na n

compatriota: compatriot, fellow countryman