pino

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pino
masculine noun
1pine
  • en el quinto pino (informal) -> in the back of beyond (peninsular Spanish)
  • hacer el pino -> to do a handstand (peninsular Spanish)
LOS PINOS Los Pinos (“The Pine Trees”) has been the official home of the Mexican president since 1934, when president Lázaro Cárdenas moved there in preference to the nearby Chapultepec Castle, which he felt was too grand, and which he had turned into a national museum. Recently, Los Pinos iteself has been opened to public tours for the first time. By extension, los Pinos is used to refer to the Mexican government: según el portavoz de los Pinos... according to the president's spokesperson...

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pino [pee’-no]
noun
1Pine. (Botany) (m)
  • Pino albar -> Scotch pine
  • Pino de comer -> stone pine
  • Pino real -> clustian pine
  • Pino rodeno or rodezno -> cluster pine
  • Pino uñal -> Siberian pine
2Ship constructed of pine. (m)
  • Hacer el pino -> stand on one's head

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pino
sustantivo:masculino
1 (Botánica) pine; pine tree
ponerle pino (S. Cone) (familiar) to make a great effort
vivir en el quinto pino to live at the back of beyond
eso está en el quinto pino that's miles away
pino albar Scots pine
pino araucano monkey-puzzle (tree)
pino bravo cluster pine
pino de tea pitch pine
pino marítimo pino rodeno cluster pine
pino silvestre Scots pine
2 (en gimnasia)
hacer el pino to do a handstand
ponerse de pino
3 pinos
pinitos
pino
adjetivo
steep
en pino (vertical) upright; vertical; (de pie) standing

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