- 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.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: chinar.* * *chino► adjetivo1 Chinese► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) Chinese person► nombre masculino chino1 (idioma) Chinese2 (colador) sieve\FRASEOLOGÍAengañar a alguien como a un chino familiar to take somebody for a rideeso me suena a chino familiar it's all Greek to meser un trabajo de chinos familiar to be a fiddly piece of worktrabajar como un chino familiar to work like a slave————————chino► nombre masculino1 (idioma) Chinese2 (colador) sieve————————chino► nombre masculino1 (piedrecita) pebble► nombre masculino plural chinos1 guessing game sing* * *(f. - china)noun adj.Chinese* * *I chino, -a1.ADJ Chinese
barrio chino — red-light district
2. SM / F1) (=persona) Chinese man/woman- es trabajo de chinos2) LAm (=mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed race ( of Amerindian and European parentage ); (=indio) Indian, Amerindian3) LAm (=criado) servant/maid3. SM1) (Ling) Chinese- hablar en chinoni que hablara en chino — it was all Greek to me
- me suena a chino2) (Culin) conical strainer3) And, CAm (=cerdo) pig, hog (EEUU)4) pl chinos Méx (=rizos) curls5) Arg, CAm (=rabia) angerle salió el chino — he lost his temper
china IItener un chino — to be angry
SM (Geol) pebble, stone* * *I-na adjetivo1) (de la China) Chineseestar chino de risa — (Per fam) to be in stitches (colloq)
2) (Méx) <pelo> curlyII-na masculino, femenino1) (de la China) (m) Chinese man; (f) Chinese womanlos 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 parentageb) (Col fam) (joven) kid (colloq)c) (Méx) (de pelo rizado) curly-haired personIIImasculino1) (idioma) Chinesees chino para mí or me suena a chino — it's all Greek to me
2) (fam) (de hachís) lump, piece3) (Méx) (pelo rizado) curly hair; (para rizar el pelo) curler, roller4) (Per fam) (tienda) convenience store, corner shop (BrE)* * *I-na adjetivo1) (de la China) Chineseestar chino de risa — (Per fam) to be in stitches (colloq)
2) (Méx) <pelo> curlyII-na masculino, femenino1) (de la China) (m) Chinese man; (f) Chinese womanlos 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 parentageb) (Col fam) (joven) kid (colloq)c) (Méx) (de pelo rizado) curly-haired personIIImasculino1) (idioma) Chinesees chino para mí or me suena a chino — it's all Greek to me
2) (fam) (de hachís) lump, piece3) (Méx) (pelo rizado) curly hair; (para rizar el pelo) curler, roller4) (Per fam) (tienda) convenience store, corner shop (BrE)* * *chino11 = 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.].chino22 = stone.Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.
* * *chino1 -naadjectiveA (de la China) Chineseestar chino de risa (Per fam); to be in stitches (colloq)B (Méx) ‹pelo› curlychino2 -namasculine, feminineA (de la China) (masculine) Chinese man; (feminine) Chinese womanlos chinos the Chinese, Chinese peopleengañar a algn como a un chino to take sb for a rideB1 (Arg, Per) (mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed Amerindian and European parentage2 (Col fam) (joven) kid (colloq)3 (Méx) (de pelo rizado) curly-haired person, person with curly hairchino3masculineA (idioma) Chinesees 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 meB (Esp) (Coc) vegetable millC1 (fam) (de hachís) lump, piece2 chinos mpl (juego) spoofjugar a los chinos to play spoofD (Méx)1 (pelo rizado) curly hair2 (para rizar el pelo) curler, rollerE (Per) (tienda) (fam) convenience store, corner shop (BrE)* * *
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
2a) (Arg, Per) (mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed Amerindian and European parentageb) (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
* * *chino, -a♦ adj1. [de China] Chinese2. Am [mestizo] of mixed race3. Méx [rizado] curly♦ nm,f[persona] Chinese person;un chino a Chinese man;una china a Chinese woman;los chinos the Chinese;Compengañar a alguien como a un chino to take sb for a ride;Comptrabajar como un chino to slave away;Compser un trabajo de chinos [minucioso] to be a fiddly o finicky job;[pesado] to be hard work♦ nm1. [lengua] Chinese;CompFamme suena a chino [no lo conozco] I've never heard of it;[no lo entiendo] it's all Greek to me;CompMéx Famestá en chino que pase eso no way is that going to happen2. [pasapuré] hand-operated food mill3. Andes, RP [mestizo] = person of mixed ancestry4. Andes, Ven [niño] child♦ chinos nmpl1. [juego] = game in which each player must guess the number of coins or pebbles in the others' hands2. [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* * *chinoI adj1 Chinese2 Méx (rizado) curlyII m1 Chinese man;trabajo de chinos fam hard work2 idioma Chinese;me suena a chino fam it’s all Chinese odouble Dutch to me fam3 L.Am. desphalf-breed desp4 Méx (rulo) curler* * *chino, -na adj1) : Chinese2) Mex : curly, kinkychino, -na n: Chinese personchino nm: Chinese (language)* * *chino1 adj Chineseun restaurante chino a Chinese restaurantchino2 n1. (idioma) Chinese2. (persona) Chinese man [pl. men] / Chinese woman [pl. women]
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.