- poroto
- m.kidney bean. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish , Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)poroto verde green bean (Chilean Spanish)* * *SM1) And, Cono Sur (=judía) beanpl porotos * grub * sing , chow sing (EEUU) **, food sing
poroto verde — green bean, runner bean
2) Cono Sur (Dep) (tb fig) pointanotarse un poroto — * to score a point
¡te anotaste un poroto! — you made it!
3) Cono Sur * (=niño) kid *; (=alfeñique) weakling* * *masculino1) (CS) beananotarse or apuntarse un poroto — (CS fam) to score a point
ganarse los porotos — (Chi fam) to earn one's living, earn a crust (colloq)
2) (RPl fam) (insignificancia)tu problema es un poroto al lado de esto — your problem is nothing compared to this
* * *masculino1) (CS) beananotarse or apuntarse un poroto — (CS fam) to score a point
ganarse los porotos — (Chi fam) to earn one's living, earn a crust (colloq)
2) (RPl fam) (insignificancia)tu problema es un poroto al lado de esto — your problem is nothing compared to this
* * *porotomasculineA (CS) beananotarse or apuntarse un poroto (CS fam); to score a pointte anotaste or te apuntaste un poroto well done!ganarse los porotos (Chi fam); to earn one's bread and butter (colloq)Compuestos:● poroto de manteca(RPl) butter bean● porotos granadosmpl (Chi) beans with squash and carrots (pl)● poroto verde(Chi) green beanB (Chi fam) (bulto) lumpC(RPl fam) (insignificancia): tus problemas son un poroto al lado de esto your problems are nothing compared to thisdejar a algn a la altura de or hecho un poroto (RPl fam); to make sb look small* * *
poroto sustantivo masculino (CS) bean;◊ poroto verde (Chi) green bean
'poroto' also found in these entries:
English:
bean
- butter
- green
- haricot (bean)
- kidney bean
- runner
* * *poroto nm1. Andes, RP [judía] kidney beanCompporoto blanco butter bean;poroto de manteca butter bean;poroto negro black bean;Chile poroto verde green bean2. CompRP Famanotarse un poroto to score a point;RP Famser un poroto to be insignificant* * *porotom Rpl, Chibean* * *poroto nm, Arg, Chile, Uru : bean
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.