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"Mero" is a form of "mero", an adjective which is often translated as "mere". "Real" is an adjective which is often translated as "real". Learn more about the difference between "mero" and "real" below.
mero, el mero(
meh
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roh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (pure)
a. very
Él esperó hasta el mero día de su boda para suspender el matrimonio.He waited until the very day of their wedding to call off the marriage.
b. exact (time or moment)
Aun cuando piensas que va a llegar tarde, él llega a la mera hora que lo necesites.Even when you think he'll be late, he arrives at the exact time you need him.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
3. (just about) (Central America) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
4. (exactly) (Central America) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
5. (animal)
a. grouper
Mi hermano es un biólogo marino especializado en las costumbres de desove del mero.My brother is a marine biologist who specializes in the spawning patterns of the grouper.
6. (culinary)
a. grouper
De todos los pescados que le gusta comer, mi papá prefiere el mero.Of all the fish that he likes to eat, my dad prefers grouper.
real(
rreh
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ahl
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (genuine)
a. real
Ese país tiene un ejército pequeño que no representa una amenaza real para nuestro país.That country has a small army that is not a real threat to our country.
b. true
La siguiente es una historia real basada en la vida de una víctima del Holocausto.The following is a true story based on the life of a Holocaust victim.
a. royal
Políticos, celebridades y hasta la familia real de España concurrieron al estreno.Politicians, celebrities, and even Spain's royal family attended the premiere.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. real
¿Cuál es la tasa de cambio del euro contra el real?What's the exchange rate of the euro against the real?
4. (colloquial) (figurative) (small amount of money)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. penny (colloquial) (figurative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Ese reloj es una imitación de un Rolex y no vale ni un real.That watch is a fake Rolex and is not even worth a penny.
a. real
Recuperamos un cofre lleno de reales de un galeón español que se hundió en 1630.We recovered a chest full of reales from a Spanish galleon that sank in 1630.
a. fairground
El caballo que se escapó todavía debe de estar dentro del real de la feria.The horse that escaped must still be inside the fairground.
los reales
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
7. (military)
a. camp
Tenemos que cruzar el río y sentar los reales antes de que caiga el sol.We need to cross the river and set up camp before the sun goes down.
