tapado

adj.

covered, wrapped.

m.

1 overcoat (abrigo). (Southern Cone)

2 topcoat.

3 candidate, official candidate.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: tapar.

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tapado, -a

1. ADJ

1) Chile [animal] all one colour

2) And (=vago) lazy, slack; (=ignorante) ignorant

3) Ven

ser tapado para algo — to be useless at sth

2.

SM / F Méx (Pol) potential PRI Presidential election candidate

3. SM

1) Uru, Chile (=abrigo) coat

2) Méx (=chal) shawl; (=pañuelo) headscarf

3) Bol (=tesoro) buried treasure

4) And, CAm (Culin) dish of plantain and barbecued meat

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I

masculino

1) (RPl, Ven) (abrigo) (winter) coat

2) (Méx) (Pol) potential candidate (with official support)

II

-da adjetivo

a) (Col, Méx, Ven) (torpe) dim (colloq), dumb (colloq), thick (BrE colloq)

b) (Col fam) (taimado) sly

III

-da masculino, femenino (fam)

a) (Col, Ven) (persona torpe) dimwit (colloq)

b) (Col) (persona taimada) slyboots (colloq), sneaky devil (colloq)

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I

masculino

1) (RPl, Ven) (abrigo) (winter) coat

2) (Méx) (Pol) potential candidate (with official support)

II

-da adjetivo

a) (Col, Méx, Ven) (torpe) dim (colloq), dumb (colloq), thick (BrE colloq)

b) (Col fam) (taimado) sly

III

-da masculino, femenino (fam)

a) (Col, Ven) (persona torpe) dimwit (colloq)

b) (Col) (persona taimada) slyboots (colloq), sneaky devil (colloq)

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tapado¹

masculine

tapado (↑ tapado a1)

A (RPl, Ven) (abrigo) winter coat, coat

B (Méx) (estola) stole; (pañuelo de cabeza) headscarf

C (Méx) (Pol) candidate (with official support)

D (Bol) (tesoro) buried treasure

tapado² -da

adjective

1 (Col, Ven) (torpe) dim (colloq), dumb (colloq), thick (BrE colloq)

2 (Col fam) (taimado) sly

tapado³ -da

masculine, feminine

(fam)

1 (Col, Ven) (persona torpe) dimwit (colloq)

2 (Col) (persona taimada) slyboots (colloq), sneaky devil (colloq)

CULTURAL NOTE

tapado

In Mexican politics, a prospective party candidate for the presidency. Candidates traditionally emerge from within the party but their identity is not revealed until the candidate is officially declared: they remain tapados (hidden), thus arousing a great deal of speculation. Under the rule of the PRI - Partido Revolucionario Institucional (↑ PRI a1) , its candidate was virtually guaranteed to become president.

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Del verbo tapar: (conjugate tapar)

tapado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
tapado    
tapar
tapado sustantivo masculino
1 (RPl, Ven) (abrigo) (winter) coat
2 (Méx) (Pol) potential candidate (with official support)
tapar (conjugate tapar) verbo transitivo
1 (cubrir) ‹caja› to put the lid on;
‹botella/frasco› to put the top on;
‹olla› to cover, put the lid on;
‹bebé/enfermo/cara› to cover
2

a) ‹agujero/hueco› to fill in;

‹puerta/ventana› to block up

b) (Andes, Méx) ‹muela› to fill;

◊ me tapadoon dos muelas I had two fillings

c) ‹defecto/error› to cover up

3

a) ‹vista/luz› to block

b) ‹salida/entrada› to block;

‹excusado/cañería› (AmL) to block
taparse verbo pronominal
1 (refl) (cubrirse) to cover oneself up;
‹cara› to cover
2

a) [oídos/nariz] to get o become blocked;

◊ tengo la nariz tapada my nose is blocked

b) (AmL) [cañería/excusado] to get blocked

tapado sustantivo masculino
1 LAm woman's or child's overcoat
2 figurado Pol (persona de confianza) officially backed candidate
tapar verbo transitivo
1 (cubrir) to cover
(una botella) to put the top on
(un frasco, una caja, etc) to put the lid on
2 (un orificio) to plug, fill: tapó el agujero con cemento, he filled the hole with cement
(obstruir) to block: una rama tapa la entrada del túnel, a branch blocks the tunnel mouth
3 (abrigar, arropar) to wrap up
(en la cama) to tuck in
4 fam (interponerse) me estás tapando el sol, you're blocking out the sun
5 fig (ocultar una falta) to cover up for sb
'tapado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descubrir
English:
blind
- stuffed-up
- veiled
- coat
- stuffy

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tapado, -a

♦ adj

Andes, Méx, Ven [persona] stupid, dull

♦ nm

1. CSur [abrigo] overcoat

2. Méx Fam [candidato] = electoral candidate for a party before his or her identity has been revealed

3. Bol [tesoro] [escondido] hidden treasure;

[enterrado] buried treasure

4. Andes, Méx, Ven [persona]

ser un tapado to be a bit dim o thick

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tapado

1 adj nariz blocked (up)

tapado

2 m Arg, Chi

coat