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el cenizo, cenizo(
seh
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nee
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soh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (person who brings bad luck)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. jinx
Siempre que voy con vosotros al fútbol, nos llueve. Empiezo a pensar que soy un poco cenizo.Every time I go with you to a soccer match, it rains. I'm beginning to think I'm a bit of a jinx.
2. (colloquial) (bad luck)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Ana siente que tiene cenizo a la hora de buscar empleo.Ana feels she's jinxed when it comes to finding a job.
¡Madre mía, es la tercera vez que venimos y está cerrado el restaurante! Tenemos el cenizo.Oh no! This is the third time we've come to this restaurant and it's been closed! We're jinxed.
3. (colloquial) (spoilsport)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. party pooper (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No van a llegar a tiempo. - ¡No seas cenizo!They won't make it. - ¡Don't be a party pooper!
b. wet blanket (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mario no es más que un cenizo que no para de quejarse.Mario is just a wet blanket who won't stop complaining.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
5. (pale gray)
a. ashen
Vivían en una vieja cabaña en medio de un páramo cenizo.They lived in an old shack in the middle of an ashen wasteland.
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