chino

adj.

1 Chinese.

2 curly, very curly.

m.

1 Chinese, Chink, Chinaman, native of China.

2 Chinese, Chinese language.

3 person with curly hair, curly-haired person.

4 lad, boy, young man.

pres.indicat.

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

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chino

► adjetivo

1 Chinese

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (persona) Chinese person

► nombre masculino chino

1 (idioma) Chinese

2 (colador) sieve

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FRASEOLOGÍA

engañar a alguien como a un chino familiar to take somebody for a ride

eso me suena a chino familiar it's all Greek to me

ser un trabajo de chinos familiar to be a fiddly piece of work

trabajar como un chino familiar to work like a slave

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chino

► nombre masculino

1 (idioma) Chinese

2 (colador) sieve

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chino

► nombre masculino

1 (piedrecita) pebble

► nombre masculino plural chinos

1 guessing game sing

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(f. - china)

noun adj.

Chinese

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I chino, -a

1.

ADJ Chinese

barrio chino — red-light district

2. SM / F

1) (=persona) Chinese man/woman

- quedar como un chino

- trabajar como un chino

- es trabajo de chinos

2) LAm (=mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed race ( of Amerindian and European parentage ); (=indio) Indian, Amerindian

3) LAm (=criado) servant/maid

3. SM

1) (Ling) Chinese

- hablar en chino

ni que hablara en chino — it was all Greek to me

- me suena a chino

2) (Culin) conical strainer

3) And, CAm (=cerdo) pig, hog (EEUU)

4) pl chinos Méx (=rizos) curls

5) Arg, CAm (=rabia) anger

le salió el chino — he lost his temper

tener un chino — to be angry

china II

SM (Geol) pebble, stone

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I

-na adjetivo

1) (de la China) Chinese

estar chino de risa — (Per fam) to be in stitches (colloq)

2) (Méx) <pelo> curly

II

-na masculino, femenino

1) (de la China) (m) Chinese man; (f) Chinese woman

los chinos — the Chinese, Chinese people

engañar a alguien como a un chino — to take somebody for a ride; trabajar verbo intransitivo 2

2)

a) (Arg, Per) (mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed Amerindian and European parentage

b) (Col fam) (joven) kid (colloq)

c) (Méx) (de pelo rizado) curly-haired person

III

masculino

1) (idioma) Chinese

es chino para mí or me suena a chino — it's all Greek to me

2) (fam) (de hachís) lump, piece

3) (Méx) (pelo rizado) curly hair; (para rizar el pelo) curler, roller

4) (Per fam) (tienda) convenience store, corner shop (BrE)

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I

-na adjetivo

1) (de la China) Chinese

estar chino de risa — (Per fam) to be in stitches (colloq)

2) (Méx) <pelo> curly

II

-na masculino, femenino

1) (de la China) (m) Chinese man; (f) Chinese woman

los chinos — the Chinese, Chinese people

engañar a alguien como a un chino — to take somebody for a ride; trabajar verbo intransitivo 2

2)

a) (Arg, Per) (mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed Amerindian and European parentage

b) (Col fam) (joven) kid (colloq)

c) (Méx) (de pelo rizado) curly-haired person

III

masculino

1) (idioma) Chinese

es chino para mí or me suena a chino — it's all Greek to me

2) (fam) (de hachís) lump, piece

3) (Méx) (pelo rizado) curly hair; (para rizar el pelo) curler, roller

4) (Per fam) (tienda) convenience store, corner shop (BrE)

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chino¹

¹ = Chinese, Chink, Chinaman.

Nota: Uso ofensivo.

Ex: There are Irish criminals, they are not all in Ireland; there are Chinese criminals; they are not all in China.

Ex: They tend to be utterly paranoid, always having at the back of their head strange notions of how 'these sneaky Chinks are out there to get them'.

Ex: An innocent Chinese man was punched right on his left eye and yelled at 'We don't need Chinamen in this country!'.

* barrio chino, el = Chinatown.

* freír al estilo chino = stir-fry.

* frito al estilo chino = stir-fry.

* naranjita china = kumquat [cumquat].

* papel de China = rice paper, pith paper.

* repollo chino = Chinese cabbage.

* República Popular China = Chinese People's Republic.

* República Popular China, La = People's Republic of China, The.

* trabajo de chinos = fiddly [fiddlier -comp., fiddliest -sup.].

chino²

² = stone.

Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.

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chino¹ -na

adjective

A (de la China) Chinese

estar chino de risa (Per fam); to be in stitches (colloq)

B (Méx) ‹pelo› curly

chino² -na

masculine, feminine

A (de la China) (masculine) Chinese man; (feminine) Chinese woman

los chinos the Chinese, Chinese people

engañar a algn como a un chino to take sb for a ride

trabajar vi B. (↑ trabajar)

B

1 (Arg, Per) (mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed Amerindian and European parentage

2 (Col fam) (joven) kid (colloq)

3 (Méx) (de pelo rizado) curly-haired person, person with curly hair

chino³

masculine

A (idioma) Chinese

es chino para mí or me suena a chino (hablando de un tema) it's all Greek to me; (hablando de un idioma) it sounds like double Dutch to me

caer

B (Esp) (Coc) vegetable mill

C

1 (fam) (de hachís) lump, piece

2 chinos mpl (juego) spoof

jugar a los chinos to play spoof

D (Méx)

1 (pelo rizado) curly hair

2 (para rizar el pelo) curler, roller

E (Per) (tienda) (fam) convenience store, corner shop (BrE)

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chino 1

◊ -na adjetivo

1 (de la China) Chinese
2 (Méx) ‹pelo› curly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (de la China) (m) Chinese man;
(f) Chinese woman;

◊ los chinos the Chinese

2

a) (Arg, Per) (mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed Amerindian and European parentage

b) (Col fam) (joven) kid (colloq)

chino 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (idioma) Chinese;

◊ me suena a chino it's all Greek to me

2 (Méx) (pelo rizado) curly hair;
(para rizar el pelo) curler, roller
3 (Per fam) (tienda) convenience store, corner shop (BrE)
chino sustantivo masculino
1 (idioma) Chinese
2 familiar (lenguaje incomprensible) Greek: le sonaba a chino, it was all Greek to him
'chino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrio
- cuento
- novela
- sonar
- junco
English:
chinatown
- Chinese
- cock and bull story
- Dutch
- red light district
- story
- tall story
- curl
- curly
- double
- eye
- frizzy
- tall

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chino, -a

♦ adj

1. [de China] Chinese

2. Am [mestizo] of mixed race

3. Méx [rizado] curly

♦ nm,f

[persona] Chinese person;

un chino a Chinese man;

una china a Chinese woman;

los chinos the Chinese;

Comp

engañar a alguien como a un chino to take sb for a ride;

Comp

trabajar como un chino to slave away;

Comp

ser un trabajo de chinos [minucioso] to be a fiddly o finicky job;

[pesado] to be hard work

♦ nm

1. [lengua] Chinese;

Comp

Fam

me suena a chino [no lo conozco] I've never heard of it;

[no lo entiendo] it's all Greek to me;

Comp

Méx Fam

está en chino que pase eso no way is that going to happen

2. [pasapuré] hand-operated food mill

3. Andes, RP [mestizo] = person of mixed ancestry

4. Andes, Ven [niño] child

♦ chinos nmpl

1. [juego] = game in which each player must guess the number of coins or pebbles in the others' hands

2. [pantalones] chinos

♦ chino chano loc adv

[poco a poco] bit by bit, little by little;

caminaron sin detenerse y, chino chano, llegaron a su destino they walked on steadily and eventually got where they were going

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chino

I adj

1 Chinese

2 Méx (rizado) curly

II m

1 Chinese man;

trabajo de chinos fam hard work

2 idioma Chinese;

me suena a chino fam it’s all Chinese o

double Dutch to me fam

3 L.Am. desp

half-breed desp

4 Méx (rulo) curler

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chino, -na adj

1) : Chinese

2) Mex : curly, kinky

chino, -na n

: Chinese person

chino nm

: Chinese (language)

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chino¹ adj Chinese

un restaurante chino a Chinese restaurant

chino² n

1. (idioma) Chinese

2. (persona) Chinese man [pl. men] / Chinese woman [pl. women]