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corrido
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corrido(
koh
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rree
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doh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (moved)
a. continuous
La casa tiene un balcón corrido al frente.The house has a continuous balcony at the front.
a. a good
El tendero me dio cinco kilos corridos de naranjas.The storekeeper gave me a good five kilos of oranges.
4. (colloquial) (experienced)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. worldly
Roberto parece demasiado viejo y corrido para Rosa.Roberto seems a little too old and worldly for Rosa.
b. worldly-wise
Le pedí un consejo a Juan, que es un tipo muy corrido.I asked Juan for his advice because he's pretty worldly-wise.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Juanita siempre sabe qué hacer; es muy corrida.Juanita always knows what to do; she's been around.
Saúl es un hombre muy corrido y sabrá cómo ayudarnos.Saul is a man of the world and will know how to help us.
5. (old-fashioned) (ashamed) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. embarrassed
Antonio se sentía corrido por lo que había hecho, así que se excusó.Antonio felt embarrassed about what he had done so he apologized.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
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