Indio in english
pronunciation: ɪndiən part of speech: adjective, noun
indio = Indian ; all-India ; indium.
Example: The Colon Classification was devised by the eminent Indian librarian and classificationist the late S R Ranganathan.Example: This article presents an overview of the all-India coordinated research projects.Example: CD-E (CD-Erasable) uses an alloy composed of silver, indium, antimony and tellurium as the recording medium.more:
» demasiados jefes y pocos indios = too many chiefs (and) not enough Indians .
Example: Limiting the number of leaders streamlines decision-making, avoiding the perils of too many chiefs and not enough indians.» fondos indio americanos = American Indian materials .
Example: This article gives a broad overview of the kinds of American Indian materials currently available on microform.» guerrero indio = brave .
Example: There he and his braves met with white settlers to smoke the pipe of peace and settle their differences.» hacer el indio = horse around/about ; fool around/about ; monkey around/about ; clown around/about ; goof around/about ; lark around/about ; dick about/around ; screw around ; act + the goat .
Example: Angus has a lot of energy -- he is always horsing around with his foster brothers and sister. Example: For those professional fools, the clowns, fooling around is serious business. Example: The party is over but the monkeying around is just beginning. Example: Almost as if I were clowning around when more important things needed to be tended to. Example: Does any of your friends goof around and flash you their privates?. Example: This is me and some friends larking about while we were on holiday in Honicombe. Example: Sometimes the reason why we dick around is because there is too much stuff to do and it's difficult to focus. Example: But I've been screwing around for long enough; it's time to get back to work and earn some cash. Example: He was taking drink as a medication. He was not a just drunken fool, but he was acting the goat = Usaba el alcohol como medicación. No es que fuera un tonto borracho, sino que estaba haciendo el ganso.» indio americano = American Indian ; North American Indian .
Example: This article examines some of the interests, needs, and concerns of rural American Indians which arise out of their socio-economic and cultural position in the USA. Example: The North American Indians did not usually regard physical problems as distinct from spiritual problems.» indio de méjico = Mexican Indian .
Example: Berlin scholars have shown interest in the deciphering and publication of Mexican Indian manuscripts since the early 19th century.» indio nativo americano = American Indian ; Native American .
Example: This article examines some of the interests, needs, and concerns of rural American Indians which arise out of their socio-economic and cultural position in the USA. Example: However, in retrospect, the U.S. government's goal of eradicating Native American cultures failed miserably.» jefe indio = Indian chief .
Example: She was offered back to the Texan authorities by Indian chiefs as part of a peace negotiation.» más chupado que la pipa de un indio = as thin as a rake ; as thin as a rail .
Example: I'm a bit overweight but I eat a lot better than my friend who's as thin as a rake. Example: Her constitution was such that no matter what she ate she remained thin as a rail.» más chupado que la pipa que un indio = as thin as a toothpick .
Example: While most men are comfortable with their bodies, most women won't be happy until they're as thin as a toothpick.» más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out ; totally burned-out .
Example: The fact is that people who are completely burned-out on their work find that the only cure is to change what they do. Example: She's totally burned-out after the first year and now doesn't give a shit.» muchos jefes y pocos indios = too many chiefs (and) not enough Indians .
Example: Limiting the number of leaders streamlines decision-making, avoiding the perils of too many chiefs and not enough indians.» mujer india norteamericana = squaw .
Example: He rubbed his head reminiscently and the boys returned to the old man, who was maundering ecstatically about his squaw.» que no es de la India = non-Indic .
Example: The need is seen to provide similar, easily digestible aids for non-Indic language speakers.» reserva india = Indian reservation .
Example: The author describes the methodology and findings of a citation analysis on 2 aspects of economic development on Indian reservations.» subcontinente indio, el = Indian subcontinent, the .
Example: At the time the Indian subcontinent was part of the British Empire.» tan chupado como la pipa de un indio = as thin as a rake ; as thin as a rail ; as thin as a toothpick .
Example: I'm a bit overweight but I eat a lot better than my friend who's as thin as a rake. Example: Her constitution was such that no matter what she ate she remained thin as a rail. Example: While most men are comfortable with their bodies, most women won't be happy until they're as thin as a toothpick.» tienda india = tepee ; wigwam .
Example: Its bark, which is completely waterproof, is used in the construction of canoes, paddles, sleds, tepee covers, and cradles. Example: They hunted and gathered and lived in wigwams constructed of branches, brush, and hides.» tribu india = Indian tribe .
Example: The legal theory of this case must come from the ratified treaties, statutes, and case law defining the relationship of the United States and the Indian tribes.» y ahora me cuentas una de indios = pull the other one (it's got bells on (it)) .
Example: Put simply, my attitude to any claim of a supernatural order is summed up in the phrase 'Pull the other one... it's got bells on it' = En resumen, mi actitud ante la noción de que exista un orden sobrenatural se resume con la frase "deja de contar milongas".