clown [klaʊn]
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clown
clown(
klaun
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (comic performer)
(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).
(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).
Is there anything more terrifying than an evil clown?驴Hay alguna cosa m谩s espeluznante que un payaso malvado?
The clown at the party was very funny.El payaso en la fiesta fue muy c贸mico.
2. (colloquial) (joker)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el payaso (M), la payasa (F) (colloquial)
(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).
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The new guy's a clown. He's always joking around.El tipo nuevo es un payaso; siempre anda bromeando.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
3. (to joke around; used with "around")
b. payasear
I'm not clowning around. Eat your dinner or you don't get dessert!No estoy payaseando. 隆C贸mete la cena o no tienes postre!
c. hacer el payaso (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
I can't take you seriously when you clown around.No te puedo tomar en serio cuando haces el payaso.
clownNounintransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (in circus)
a. el payaso(M)
(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).
to act the clownhacer el payaso
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
2. (general)
a.
to clown about or aroundhacer el payaso
Copyright 漏 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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