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"Bandido" is a noun which is often translated as "bandit", and "pillín" is a noun which is often translated as "rascal". Learn more about the difference between "bandido" and "pillín" below.
el bandido, la bandida(
bahn
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dee
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doh
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (brigand)
2. (malefactor)
a. robber
Los bandidos asaltaron la joyería y robaron dinero y joyas.The robbers held up the store and stole money and jewelry.
b. thief
La policía nunca logró atrapar a los bandidos que robaron el banco.The police never managed to catch the thieves who robbed the bank.
c. criminal
Pedro Rocas es un bandido; dicen que además ha asesinado a varias personas.Pedro Rocas is a criminal; what's more, he's said to have murdered several people.
d. crook (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Según Miguel, los constructores del hotel eran bandidos que estafaron a los propietarios con unas chapuzas horribles.According to Miguel, the builders of the hotel were crooks who hoodwinked the owners with their shoddy workmanship.
e. conman (colloquial) (swindler)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Un bandido timó a mi abuela de 90 años y vació su cuenta bancaria.A conman swindled my 90-year-old grandmother, emptying her bank account.
3. (colloquial) (affectionate term)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. rascal (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Dónde se habrá metido este bandido?Now where can that rascal have got to?
el pillín, la pillina(
pee
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yeen
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (colloquial) (mischievous kid)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. scoundrel
La pillina seducía hombres para quedarse con su dinero.The scoundrel seduced men to keep their money.
a. thief
Resultó que el agente de seguros era un pillín y un mentiroso.It turned out that the insurance agent was a thief and a liar.
