boyfriend
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el novio
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boyfriend(
boy
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frehnd
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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. (significant other)
a. el novio
(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)
She met her boyfriend in Europe and they've been together a year now.Conoció a su novio en Europa y ya llevan un año juntos.
b. el pololo
(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)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
What a handsome boyfriend she has!¡Qué pololo más guapo tiene!
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boyfriend
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (general)
a. el novio
(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)
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boyfriend [ˈbɔɪfrend]
noun
amigo (m); (fiancé etc) novio (m); pololo (m) (informal); (Chile)
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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