prieto

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prieto, -a
adjective
1tight (ceñido)
  • íbamos muy prietos en el coche -> we were really squashed together in the car
2dark-skinned (informal) (moreno) (Cuban Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

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prieto [pre-ay'-to, tah]
adjective
1Blackish (oscuro), of a very dark color.
2Narrow-minded, illiberal.
3Close-fisted, mean (tacaño).
4Tight (apretado), compressed.

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prieto
adjetivo
1 (apretado) tight
no hagas el nudo tan prieto don't tie the knot so tight; de carnes prietas firm-bodied; un siglo prieto de historia a century packed full of history; a century rich in history
2 (oscuro) blackish; dark; especialmente (México) dark; swarthy
sustantivo:masculino
(Latinoamérica) (dado) loaded dice

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