yuppie

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This word may also be spelled "yuppy."
yuppie(
yoo
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(young, well-paid city-dweller)
a. el yuppie
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la yuppie
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Yuppies moved into the area and caused property prices to rise.A la zona se mudaron yuppies, y como resultado subió el precio de la vivienda.
b. el yuppy
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la yuppy
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
I don't want people to think I'm a yuppie.No vayan a pensar que soy un yuppy.
c. el yupi
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la yupi
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
At six in the evening, this bar is usually full of yuppies in suits.A las seis de la tarde, este bar suele estar lleno de yupis con trajes.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. yuppie
Sandra's OK, but I don't much like her yuppie boyfriend.Sandra no me disgusta, pero no me cae muy bien su novio yuppie.
b. yuppi
In the 1980s, the cellphone was the must-have symbol of yuppie style.En los años 80, el celular era el símbolo imprescindible del estilo yuppi.
c. yupi
Now she's joined the yuppie set, she's forgotten all her old friends.Ahora que anda en círculos yupis, se olvidó de todos sus amigos de antes.
d. de yuppies
They live in a yuppie apartment with an astronomical rent.Viven en un departamento de yuppies con un alquiler astronómico.
e. de yuppis
That car doesn't exactly go with their yuppie image.Ese auto no queda del todo bien con su imagen de yuppis.
f. de yupis
Charlie and Melanie have moved into a yuppie area with lots of swanky new restaurants.Charlie y Melanie se mudaron a una zona de yupis con muchos nuevos restaurantes chic.
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