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paracaidista
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el paracaidista, la paracaidista(
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)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).
a. parachutist
Hay que hacer un curso para tener el certificado de paracaidista.You have to take a course to get a parachutist's certificate.
b. skydiver (acrobatic)
El evento cerró con un gran espectáculo de paracaidistas.Skydivers closed the event with a big display.
2. (military)
a. paratrooper
Los paracaidistas reciben un entrenamiento especializado.Paratroopers get specialized training.
3. (colloquial) (uninvited person) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. gate-crasher
La fiesta de fin de año de nuestra empresa estaba llena de paracaidistas.Our company's New Year's Eve party was full of gate-crashers.
4. (illegal resident) (Guatemala) (Mexico) (Nicaragua)
Regionalism used in Guatemala
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
a. squatter
Cada día hay más paracaidistas en nuestra ciudad.The number of squatters in our town keeps growing every day.
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