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"Arrastrado" is a form of "arrastrado", an adjective which is often translated as "wretched". "Barbero" is a noun which is often translated as "barber". Learn more about the difference between "barbero" and "arrastrado" below.
el barbero(
bahr
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beh
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roh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (occupation)
a. barber
Si necesitas peluquearte o rasurarte, mi barbero tiene buenos precios.If you need a haircut or a shave, my barber has good prices.
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).
2. (colloquial) (brown-noser) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. suck-up (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Esa barbera siempre le ha dicho a cada uno de sus maestros que su clase es su favorita.That suck-up has told each one of her teachers that their class is her favorite.
b. bootlicker (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El jefe solo promueve a los barberos; como yo no lo adulo, no me asciende.My boss only promotes the bootlickers; since I don't fawn over him, he doesn't promote me.
c. flatterer
Es una barbera y por eso es la consentida de la profesora.She is a flatterer and that's why she is the teacher's pet.
arrastrado(
ah
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rrahs
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trah
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doh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (menial) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. servile
La forma tan arrastrada de actuar de Juana hace que los demás se aprovechen de ella.Juana acts in such as servile way that others take advantage of her.
b. cringing
Felipe finge ser arrastrado cuando en realidad es muy autoritario.Felipe is acting cringing when he is actually quite dictatorial.
c. groveling (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Las personas arrastradas deberían hacerse valer un poco más.Groveling people should value themselves more.
d. grovelling (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Si mi madre sigue siendo tan arrastrada, jamás la van a respetar.If my mother keeps being so grovelling no one will ever respect her.
3. (colloquial) (flattering) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. bootlicking (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No me gustan los empleados arrastrados que me dicen cosas buenas solo porque soy el jefe.I don't like bootlicking employees who say nice things to me just because I'm the boss.
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).
4. (old-fashioned) (scoundrel)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
5. (colloquial) (flatterer) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. bootlicker (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No creas nada de lo que dijo ese arrastrado. Solo quería ganarse tu confianza.Don't believe anything that bootlicker said. He just wanted to earn your trust.
