criticón

criticón, el criticón, la criticona(
kree
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tee
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kohn
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(given to criticizing)
a. hypercritical
¡No seas criticona! La decoración no está nada mal.Don't be hypercritical! The decoration isn't bad at all.
b. critical
"Una dama jamás se pondría eso," dijo mi abuela con un tono criticón."A lady would never wear that," said my grandmother in a critical tone of voice.
c. nit-picking
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Como era de esperar mi esposo criticón hizo un comentario negativo.As expected my nit-picking husband came up with a negative comment.
d. fault-finding
Las vecinas criticonas no tardaron en hablar de lo joven que era Lorena en comparación con Alberto.It didn't take long for the fault-finding neighbors to start talking about how young Lorena was in comparison to Alberto.
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).
masculine or feminine noun
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(person who criticizes)
a. nit-picker
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Los criticones dijeron que la comida no era buena, pero a mí me gustó.The nit-pickers said the food wasn't good but I liked it.
b. fault-finder
Mi hermano es un criticón y siempre censura lo que digo.My brother is a fault-finder and he always criticizes the things I say.
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