primo

cousin

primo(pree-moh)

masculine noun

1. (relative)

a. cousin

Mi primo pequeño vive en Buenos Aires.

My little cousin lives in Buenos Aires.

2.

(colloquial)

(gullible person)

(Spain)

a. sucker

Ese estafador pudo quitarte todo tu dinero porque eres tremendo primo.

That conman was able to take all of your money because you're a total sucker.

adjective

3. (mathematics)

a. prime

Cinco es un número primo: solo puede dividirse por sí mismo o por el número uno.

Five is a prime number: it can only be divided by itself or by the number one.

primo

adjective

1. (mathematics)

a. prime

Noun

2. (pariente)

a. cousin

primo carnal o hermanofirst cousin

primo segundosecond cousin

3. (colloquial)

a. sucker

hacer el primoto be taken for a ride

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primoa prima

adjective

1 [+número] prime

2 [+materia] raw

1 (pariente) cousin

le vino el primo de América she started her period

ser primos hermanos (referido a cosas) to be extraordinarily alike

primo/a carnal primo/a hermano/a first cousin

2 (incauto) dupe; sucker (familiar)

hacer el primo to be taken for a sucker (familiar); be taken for a ride (familiar)

tomar a algn por primo to do sb down (familiar); take sb in (familiar)

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