amañado
- Dictionary
amañado(
ah
-
mah
-
nyah
-
doh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. rigged (event, results)
Muchos miembros de la oposición sospechan que las elecciones estuvieron amañadas.Many members of the opposition party suspect the election was rigged.
b. fixed (event, results)
El viejo promotor de boxeo había ganado mucho dinero con peleas amañadas.The old boxing promoter had made a lot of money from fixed fights.
c. doctored (document, results)
Levy consiguió pasar la frontera austriaca con un pasaporte amañado.Levy managed to cross the Austrian border with a doctored passport.
d. fake (document, results)
Acusan al científico de llevar a cabo experimentos amañados.The scientist is accused of conducting fake experiments.
2. (old-fashioned) (dexterous)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. skillful (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Candela es muy amañada para el bricolaje.Candela is very skillful at DIY.
b. skilful (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Ese roto te lo puede arreglar Carlos, que es muy amañado cosiendo.Carlos can fix that hole for you; he's very skilful at sewing.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate amañado using machine translators
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
