querido

dear

querido(keh-ree-doh)

adjective

1. (loved)

a. dear

Este jarrón era de mi querida abuela Aída.

This vase belonged to my dear granny Aida.

b. beloved

Tras el exilio, nunca regresó a su patria querida.

After his exile, he never went back to his beloved country.

2. (written salutation)

a. dear

Querido Manuel: te escribo esta postal en una mañana lluviosa.

Dear Manuel, I'm writing you this postcard on a rainy morning.

3.

(colloquial)

(kind) (Andes)

a. nice

Su novio es muy querido.

Her boyfriend is really nice.

masculine or feminine noun

4. (term of endearment)

a. dear

Sí, querida, ya saqué la basura.

Yes, dear, I already took the trash out.

b. darling

¡Claro que iré, querido!

Of course I'll go, darling!

masculine or feminine noun

5. (extramarital sexual partner)

a. lover

La mujer del panadero tenía un querido.

The baker's wife had a lover.

querido

adjective

1. (general)

a. dear

Noun

2. (amante)

a. lover

3. (apelativo afectuoso)

a. darling

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queridoa querida

adjective

1 (amado) dear

queridos amigos, nos hemos reunido para ... dear friends, we are assembled here to ...; nuestra querida patria our beloved country; sus seres queridos his loved ones; queridos hermanos (Religión) dearly beloved; un alcalde querido por todos a mayor who is well-liked in the community; a popular mayor

2 (en cartas) dear

Queridos padres: Dear parents,

3 (And) nice

1 (uso apelativo) darling

¡sí, querido! yes, darling!

2 (amante) lover