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enterado, el enterado, la enterada(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. well-informed
¿Este vino es bueno? - Le preguntaré a mi padre, que es enterado en la materia.Is this wine good? - I'll ask my father, he is well-informed about the subject.
b. knowledgeable
Algunos críticos enterados la consideran la mejor novela del siglo.Some knowledgeable critics consider it the best novel of the century.
3. (pejorative) (stuck-up)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. snooty (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Nos cae mal porque es arrogante y enterada.We don't like her because she is arrogant and snooty.
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. (pejorative) (braggart)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. know-all
A veces es molesto, lo sé, pero nos conviene mantener al enterado de Manuel en nuestro equipo de trivial.He can be annoying sometimes, I know, but we keep Manuel on our trivia team because he's a know-all.
b. know-it-all (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
No aguanto a mi compañera de piso. Es una enterada.I can't stand my flatmate. She's a know-it-all.
a. expert
No podemos tomar la decisión solos, nos hace falta un enterado en el tema.We can't make the decision ourselves, we need an expert on the subject.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Parece que la fiesta solo fue para los enterados.It looks like the party was just for people in the know.
Los enterados en cine habrán adivinado ya la respuesta.People who are well-informed about cinema will have already guessed the answer.
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