barbero
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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.
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