cachiporra
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la cachiporra
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (weaponry)
a. bludgeon
A algunos guerreros vikingos se los representa con enormes cachiporras.Some Viking warriors are depicted with huge bludgeons.
b. club
Alguien me golpeó la cabeza con un objeto contundente, una cachiporra o algo así.Someone hit me on the head with a heavy object, a club or something like that.
c. billy club (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
El tipo se abalanzó sobre mí con una cachiporra en la mano.The guy ran at me with a billy club in his hand.
d. blackjack (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Uno de los asaltantes golpeó al vigilante con una cachiporra.One of the robbers hit the security guard with a blackjack.
a. baton
Los policías antidisturbios llevaban cascos y cachiporras.The riot police wore helmets and carried batons.
b. nightstick (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Los polis en este país no llevan armas de fuego, solo una cachiporra.Cops in this country don't carry firearms, just a nightstick.
c. billy club (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
El policía golpeó al ladrón con su cachiporra.The policeman hit the thief with his billy club.
d. truncheon (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Un agente de policía se aproximaba hacia mí, agitando su cachiporra con aire amenazador.A police officer was coming towards me, swinging his truncheon menacingly.
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).
3. (colloquial) (conceited or presumptuous person) (Chile)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Chile
a. show-off
Te crees un genio y no eres más que un cachiporra.You think you're a genius and you're nothing but a show-off.
b. blowhard (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
No soporto a tu primo Fidel. Es un tremendo cachiporra.I can't stand your cousin Fidel. He's such a blowhard.
c. braggart
No te preocupes por Fede. Solo es un cachiporra. En el fondo es un cobarde.Don't worry about Fede. He's just a braggart. Deep down he's a coward.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
4. (colloquial) (conceited or presumptuous) (Chile)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Chile
a. bigheaded (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Todos estos famosos son muy cachiporras.All these celebrities are so bigheaded.
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