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cretino

/kreˈti.no/noun · masculine / adjectiveB1
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Significado · noun

idiot, moron

  • a foolish, stupid, or irritating person

En una frase

Quel cretino ha dimenticato di nuovo le chiavi.

That idiot forgot the keys again.

Smettila di fare il cretino e aiutami!

Stop fooling around and help me!

Non dare retta a quel cretino, dice solo sciocchezze.

Don't listen to that moron, he only talks nonsense.

Formas de la palabra (2)
PalabraFormas de la palabra
cretinomasculine · singular
cretinimasculine · plural

Notas de uso

  • Informal: can be mildly offensive or teasing depending on tone and context.
  • Also used as an adjective meaning 'foolish' or 'stupid'.

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Antónimos

Significado · adjective

stupid, idiot

  • foolish, senseless, or stupid
  • person lacking intelligence or acting foolishly (as a noun)

En una frase

Ha fatto una domanda davvero cretina durante la lezione.

He asked a really stupid question during the lesson.

Smettila di fare il cretino e aiutami!

Stop playing the fool and help me!

Non sono così cretino da credergli.

I'm not so stupid as to believe him.

Formas de la palabra (4)
PalabraFormas de la palabra
cretinomasculine · singular
cretinafeminine · singular
cretinimasculine · plural
cretinefeminine · plural

Notas de uso

  • Informal: a mild insult, common in spoken Italian among friends or in annoyance.
  • Very frequently used as a masculine or feminine noun: 'un cretino', 'una cretina'.

Palabras relacionadas

Antónimos

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