pío

adj.

1 pious, godly, religious, devoted.

2 skewbald, piebald.

m.

1 Pius.

2 Pio.

pres.indicat.

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

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pío

► adjetivo

1 pious

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pío

► nombre masculino

1 chirp

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FRASEOLOGÍA

no decir ni pío familiar not to say a word, not open one's mouth

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SM Pius

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I

pía adjetivo devout, pious

II

masculino peep, tweet

no decir ni pío — (fam) not to say a word

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= twitter, pious, God-fearing.

Ex. I then heard a twitter of distress immediately above me, and, looking up, was delighted to see the female perched on a twig above me.

Ex. This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.

Ex. On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.

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* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.

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I

pía adjetivo devout, pious

II

masculino peep, tweet

no decir ni pío — (fam) not to say a word

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= twitter, pious, God-fearing.

Ex: I then heard a twitter of distress immediately above me, and, looking up, was delighted to see the female perched on a twig above me.

Ex: This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.

Ex: On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.

* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.

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pío¹ pía

adjective

devout, pious

pío²

masculine

peep, tweet

no decir ni pío (fam); not to say a word

no dijo ni pío he didn't say a word

no has dicho ni pío en toda la tarde you haven't said a word all afternoon, we haven't heard a peep out of you all afternoon (colloq)

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Del verbo piar: (conjugate piar)

pío es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pió es:

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

Multiple Entries:
Pío    
piar    
pío
piar (conjugate piar) verbo intransitivo
to chirp, tweet
pío 1,

◊ pía adjetivo

devout, pious
pío 2 sustantivo masculino
peep, tweet;
no decir ni pío (fam) not to say a word
piar vi (pájaro) to chirp, cheep, tweet
pío,-a adjetivo pious, devout
pío sustantivo masculino cheep, chirp
♦ Locuciones: no decir ni pío, not to say a word

'pío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entender
- pía
English:
clear off
- dappled
- peep
- squeak
- utter
- word
- mum

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Pío n pr

Pío I/II Pius I/II

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pío

1 adj pious

pío

2 m tweet, chirrup;

no decir ni pío fam not say a word

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pío, pía adj

1) devoto: pious, devout

2) : piebald, pied, dappled

pío nm

: peep, tweet, cheep