el prójimo
prójimo
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el prójimo(
proh
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hee
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moh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
b. neighbor (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Nunca le niegues ayuda al prójimo cuando la necesita.Never deny help to a neighbor in need.
c. neighbour (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
En tiempos de guerra es cuando más tendríamos que aprender a amar al prójimo.In times of war we should try even harder to learn to love our neighbour.
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).
2. (colloquial) (individual)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. fellow
¿Quién es ese prójimo que está tocando la guitarra en el jardín?Who is that fellow playing the guitar in the garden?
3. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (spouse) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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. better half (colloquial) (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
¿Lo sabe tu prójima?Does your better half know?
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