católico
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católico(
kah
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toh
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lee
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koh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (religious)
a. Catholic
Louise se casó en una hermosa iglesia católica en Boston.Louise got married in a lovely Catholic church in Boston.
2. (colloquial) (feeling well)
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.
Creo que la gata no está muy católica. No quiere ronronear.I think the cat is a little out of sorts. She won't purr.
Hoy no estoy muy católica; me duele mucho la cabeza.I'm feeling rather under the weather today; I have a terrible headache.
3. (colloquial) (fine)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. nice
El tiempo no está muy católico. Creo que me quedaré en casa.The weather isn't very nice. I think I'll stay at home.
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).
4. (religious)
a. Catholic
Los católicos creen que el papa es el representante de Dios en la Tierra.Catholics believe the Pope is God's representative on Earth.
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