Polyglot Dictionary

refrán

/reˈfɾan/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
refranes

Meaning

  1. proverb

    • Es un refrán popular.

      It's a popular proverb.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

adagio

Close synonyms for "adage, proverb."

Similar in other languages

French

proverbe

proverbe is the French word for the same thing — both mean "proverb."

Portuguese

provérbio

provérbio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "proverb."

Practice

1 What does refrán mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un ___ popular.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches refrán?

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