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el empollón, la empollona, empollón(
ehm
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poh
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yohn
)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. (colloquial) (pejorative) (studious person) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in Spain
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Ese empollón no quiso soplarme las respuestas del examen.That grind didn't want to give me the answers to the test.
b. swot (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Tamara le pidió al empollón de la clase que la ayudara con la tarea de mates.Tamara asked the swot in her class to help with her math homework.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (colloquial) (pejorative) (studious) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in Spain
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Es normal que aprueba; es un estudiante empollón que se pasa el día en la biblioteca.Of course he gets good grades. He's a nerdy student who spends all day at the library.
b. swotty (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Mi hermana se mete conmigo por ser empollona, pero la verdad es que no estudio tanto.My sister teases me for being swotty, but I don't really study that much.
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