curro

m.

work (informal). (peninsular Spanish)

pres.indicat.

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

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curro

► nombre masculino

1 argot job, meal ticket

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SM [forma familiar] de Francisco

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masculino

1) (Esp fam) (trabajo) job

2) (RPl fam) (timo) rip-off (colloq)

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= hard graft.

Ex. As the winner of this year's Orange Prize is announced, one of the five judges reflects on weeks of hard graft, moments of panic and at least one day spent in tears.

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masculino

1) (Esp fam) (trabajo) job

2) (RPl fam) (timo) rip-off (colloq)

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= hard graft.

Ex: As the winner of this year's Orange Prize is announced, one of the five judges reflects on weeks of hard graft, moments of panic and at least one day spent in tears.

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curro

masculine

A (Esp fam) (trabajo) job

me he quedado sin curro I've lost my job

B (Esp fam) (golpe) thump (colloq)

C (RPl fam) (timo) rip-off (colloq)

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Del verbo currar: (conjugate currar)

curro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

curró es:

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

Multiple Entries:
currar    
curro
currar verbo intransitivo familiar Esp to work
curro sustantivo masculino familiar Esp job

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curro nm

Fam

1. Esp [tarea, actividad, práctica] work;

tengo mucho curro que hacer I've got a lot of work to do

2. Esp [empleo] job;

buscar/encontrar curro to look for/to find work o a job;

estoy sin curro I've got no job, I haven't got a job

3. Esp [lugar] work;

ir al curro to go to work;

¿quieres que pase a recogerte al curro? do you want me to pick you up from your work?

4. RP [timo] swindle, rip-off

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curro

m pop

work