profano

adj.

profane, worldly, irreligious.

f. & m.

1 lay person, non-specialist.

2 layman.

pres.indicat.

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

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profano

► adjetivo

1 (no sagrado) profane, secular

2 (no experto) lay

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (hombre) layman; (mujer) laywoman

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser profano,-a en la materia to know nothing about the subject

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profano, -a

1. ADJ

1) (=laico) profane, secular

2) (=irrespetuoso) irreverent

3) (=no experto) lay, uninitiated; (=ignorante) ignorant

soy profano en la materia — I don't know anything about the subject

soy profano en música — I don't know anything about music, I'm a layman when it comes to music

4) (=deshonesto) indecent, immodest

2.

SM / F (=inexperto) layman/laywoman; (=ajeno) outsider

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I

-na adjetivo

1)

a) (no sagrado) <escritor/música> secular, profane (frml); <fiesta> secular

b) (antirreligioso) profane (frml), irreverent

2) (no especializado)

soy profano en la materia — I'm not an expert on the subject

II

-na masculino, femenino

1) (Relig) (m) layman; (f) laywoman

2) (no especialista) non-specialist

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= layman [laymen, -pl.], outsider, lay, lay person [layperson], unholy, 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. If we look at a totally different sort of book, romantic fiction, we find here a form of novel which, to the outsider who has never read one of them, may seem to be endlessly repetitious.

Ex. Most public libraries in western countries are under local control and the smaller the local government unit, the more all embracing is the lay, and therefore uninformed, control.

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 unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.

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

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* profano en la materia = non-scholar.

* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.

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I

-na adjetivo

1)

a) (no sagrado) <escritor/música> secular, profane (frml); <fiesta> secular

b) (antirreligioso) profane (frml), irreverent

2) (no especializado)

soy profano en la materia — I'm not an expert on the subject

II

-na masculino, femenino

1) (Relig) (m) layman; (f) laywoman

2) (no especialista) non-specialist

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= layman [laymen, -pl.], outsider, lay, lay person [layperson], unholy, 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: If we look at a totally different sort of book, romantic fiction, we find here a form of novel which, to the outsider who has never read one of them, may seem to be endlessly repetitious.

Ex: Most public libraries in western countries are under local control and the smaller the local government unit, the more all embracing is the lay, and therefore uninformed, control.

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 unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.

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

* profano en la materia = non-scholar.

* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.

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profano¹ -na

adjective

A

1 (no sagrado) ‹escritor/música› secular, profane (frml); ‹fiesta› secular

2 (antirreligioso) profane, irreverent

B

(no especializado): soy profano en la materia I'm not an expert on the subject

profano² -na

masculine, feminine

A (Relig) (masculine) layman; (feminine) laywoman

B (no especialista) non-specialist

su nombre no dice demasiado a los profanos his name doesn't mean much to the non-specialist o the layperson o the layman

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Del verbo profanar: (conjugate profanar)

profano es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

profanó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
profanar    
profano
profanar (conjugate profanar) verbo transitivo ‹templo/sepultura› to desecrate, defile
profano

◊ -na adjetivo

1

a) (no sagrado) ‹escritor/música› secular, profane (frml);

‹fiesta› secular

b) (antirreligioso) profane (frml), irreverent

2 (no especializado):

◊ soy profano en la materia I'm not an expert on the subject

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Relig) (m) layman;
(f) laywoman
2 (no especialista) non-specialist
profanar verbo transitivo to desecrate
profano,-a
I adjetivo
1 (no sacro) profane, secular
2 (no experto) ignorant, lay
II sustantivo masculino y femenino layperson
(hombre) layman
(mujer) laywoman
'profano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
profana
- temporal
English:
lay
- profane
- secular

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profano, -a

♦ adj

1. [no sagrado] profane, secular;

literatura/música profana secular literature/music

2. [ignorante] ignorant, uninitiated;

soy profano en la materia I'm a layman when it comes to that subject, I know nothing about the subject

♦ nm,f

layman, f laywoman;

soy un profano en cuestiones de economía I'm a layman when it comes to economics, I know nothing about economics

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profano

I adj fig

lay atr

II m layman

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profano, -na adj

1) : profane

2) : worldly, secular

profano, -na n

: nonspecialist