diletante
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el diletante, la diletante
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).
1. (pejorative) (not professional)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. dilettante (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
En su reseña, el crítico decía que el libro no era obra de un escritor serio, sino de un diletante.In his review, the critic said that the book was not the work of a serious writer, but of a dilettante.
b. amateur (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Podría haber llegado lejos como pintora, pero su miedo al fracaso no la dejó ser nunca más que una diletante.She could have gone far as a painter, but her fear of failure stopped her from being anything other than an amateur.
c. dabbler
Si no empiezas a tomártelo más en serio, serás siempre un diletante.If you don't start taking it more seriously, you'll always be a dabbler.
2. (art lover)
a. dilettante
Amo las artes, pero no tengo formación académica en ninguna disciplina. Soy un diletante.I love the arts, but I don't have an academic background in any discipline. I'm a dilettante.
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