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"Pícaro" is a noun which is often translated as "rascal", and "bandido" is a noun which is often translated as "bandit". Learn more about the difference between "pícaro" and "bandido" below.
el pícaro, la pícara, pícaro(
pee
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kah
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roh
)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).
a. sly person
Su esposo nunca se enteró de que lo engañó porque es una pícara.Her husband never found out she cheated on him because she's a sly person.
3. (literature)
a. rogue
El pícaro robó un par de zapatos cuando el zapatero no estaba mirando.The rogue stole a pair of shoes when the cobbler wasn't watching.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
4. (clever)
a. crafty
Una mujer pícara como ella nunca pasaría por alto la importancia de tener contactos.A crafty woman like her would never overlook the importance of knowing the right people.
b. cunning
Nicolás era un hombre pícaro que siempre lograba lo que se proponía.Nicolas was a cunning man who always got what he wanted.
5. (impish)
a. roguish
Un niño pícaro rompió las ventanas con una honda.A roguish kid broke the windows with a slingshot.
b. mischievous
Su hija es una niña pícara que siempre está causando problemas.Her daughter is a mischievous girl who is always causing trouble.
6. (malicious)
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?
