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amateur

el aficionado

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (non professional)

a. el aficionado

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

, la aficionada

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Thanks for the offer to hire me to photograph your wedding, but I am only an amateur.Gracias por ofrecer contratarme para fotografiar su boda, pero solo soy un aficionado.

b. el amateur

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

, la amateur

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

I would like to compete professionally someday, but now I am just an amateur.Algún día me gustaría competir profesionalmente, pero ahora solo soy un amateur.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

2. (not professional)

a. amateur

This is a boring game to watch because they're all playing as if they were amateur players.Es aburrido ver este partido porque todos están jugando como si fueran jugadores amateurs.

b. para amateurs (sports)

That's not fair! He's a professional golfer in an amateur golf competition.¡No es justo! Es un golfista profesional en una competición de golf para amateurs.

c. aficionado

The quality of his work is so high that it is hard to believe that he is an amateur designer.La calidad de su trabajo es tanta que es difícil creer que sea un diseñador aficionado.

An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).

(pejorative)

(slapdash)

a. de aficionados

If that amateur production is what that theater usually offers, I am never going back there.Si esa producción de aficionados es lo que suele ofrecer ese teatro, no voy a regresar nunca.

b. poco profesional

I think you offended the mechanic by telling him that he did an amateur job on your windshield.Creo que ofendiste al mecánico diciéndole que hizo un trabajo poco profesional con tu parabrisas.

c. chapucero

Those electricians did an amateur job, which could have disastrous consequences.Esos electricistas hicieron un trabajo chapucero, que podría tener consecuencias desastrosas.

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