vaina
(persona inútil) twit (familiar); nitwit (familiar); dork (muy_familiar); especialmente (EEUU)
vaina
vaina(
bay
-
nah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (colloquial) (thing whose name you don't remember) (Andes) (Caribbean) (Central America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
¿Me pasas esa vaina que está sobre la mesa roja?Could you pass me that thing on the red table?
Mi tío siempre se trae un montón de vainas cuando se va de vacaciones.My uncle always brings a ton of things with him when he goes on vacation.
b. thingamabob (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Tienes una de esas vainas para cerrar herméticamente una bolsa?Do you have one of those thingamabobs to hermetically seal a bag?
2. (colloquial) (matter) (Caribbean) (Central America) (Colombia) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. thing
La vaina es que no tenemos suficiente dinero para ir al cine y salir después.The thing is that we don't have enough money to go to the movies and go out after.
3. (colloquial) (annoyance) (Caribbean) (Central America) (Colombia) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Venezuela
4. (weaponry)
a. sheath
Sacó la espada de su vaina y cortó la soga.He took his sword out of its sheath and cut the rope.
b. case
El diseño de esta vaina es hermoso pero es demasiado pequeña para mi espada.The design of this case is beautiful but it's too small for my sword.
c. scabbard
El sheriff metió su rifle en la vaina y entró a la taberna.The sheriff put his rifle in the scabbard and went into the bar.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).
6. (colloquial) (dummy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. dork (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Qué vaina eres!You're such a dork!
b. nitwit (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Mario es un vaina que ni puede caminar y mascar chicle al mismo tiempo.Mario is a nitwit who can't even walk and chew gum at the same time.
c. twit (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Eres un vaina! Te dije que no usaras blanqueador.You're such a twit! I told you not to use bleach.
vainaNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (en planta)
a. pod
2. (de espada)
a. scabbard
3. (muy fam)
a. pain
¡déjate de vainas!stop pissing around!
cualquier vainaanything
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