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la niña bonita(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. pretty girl
Su bebé es una niña bonita que pesa ocho libras. ¿Quiere verla?Your baby is a pretty girl who weighs eight pounds. Do you want to see her?
b. lovely girl
Marta es una niña bonita, pero Marcela lo es mucho más.Marta is a lovely girl, but Marcela is even lovelier.
2. (colloquial) (favored or popular woman or girl) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. golden girl
Eva ha batido dos récords mundiales este año y se ha convertido en la niña bonita del atletismo internacional.Eva has broken two world records this year and has become the golden girl of international athletics.
b. daddy's girl (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Se acabó lo de ser la niña bonita, ahora toca trabajar.Your days as a daddy's girl are over; it's time to work now.
c. blue-eyed girl (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Como todo el mundo sabe, Lara Willow es la niña bonita de la secretaria general del partido.As everyone knows, Lara Willow is the blue-eyed girl of the party's general secretary.
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Gloria es la niña bonita de clase y por eso se ha llevado el papel de Julieta en la obra.Gloria is the teacher's pet, and that's why she gets to be Juliet in the play.
La pequeña Verónica siempre fue la niña bonita de su padre.Little Veronica was always the apple of her dad's eye.
3. (colloquial) (pejorative) (rich and smug young woman) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. rich kid
En este internado hay mucha niña bonita.There are plenty of rich kids at this boarding school.
b. spoiled brat (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Yo no le pediría salir. ¿No ves que no es más que una niña bonita?I wouldn't ask her out. Can't you see she's just a spoiled brat?
c. Sloane Ranger (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
A esta calle se vienen de compras todas las niñas bonitas de Londres.All the Sloane Rangers of London go shopping in this street.
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