American in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for American in the English»Spanish Dictionary

See also The American Dream

I.Irish-American [ˌaɪrɪʃəˈmerɪkən, ˌaɪərɪʃəˈmerɪkən] N

II.Irish-American [ˌaɪrɪʃəˈmerɪkən, ˌaɪərɪʃəˈmerɪkən] ADJ

pan-American [ˌpænəˈmɛrəkən] ADJ

hyphenated American [ˈhaɪfəˌneɪdɪd əˈmɛrəkən] N Am inf

American in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for American in the English»Spanish Dictionary

2. American (person from American continent):

American
americano(-a) m (f)

African-American [ˌæfrɪkənəˈmerɪkən] ADJ N

African-American → Afro-American

See also Afro-American

Pan-American [ˈpænəˈmerɪkən] ADJ

Afro-American [ˌæfrəʊəˈmerɪkən, Am -roʊ-] ADJ N

un-American [ˌʌnəˈmerɪkən] ADJ

American Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he's of American extraction
payopony mf Spain offens sl
panchito (-a) (latinoamericano) mf Spain offens
gringo (-a)
mestizo (of mixed Spanish American and American Indian descent)
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It operated as a school for African-American children until 1956.
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But in 1861 everything changed when the American Civil War began, which caused a drastic reduction in the number of emigrants.
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It is one of the smallest South American owls, averaging at 55 grams (1.9 oz) and 15 cm (6 in).
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The economic gap between the rich and poor in most South American nations is larger than in most other continents.
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In the past, historians considered the battle to be the opening salvo of the American Revolution and locals agreed with this assessment.
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It was the first record company owned and operated by an African American.
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That a large standing army is uneconomic and un-American.
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Since then, compilation albums of his work continue to appear with a recent example being Anglo-American.
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The resistance which has been identified in South American strains of cassava works by preventing colonization of the xylems.
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There also is your American Express card, as black as your soul and bearing your credit number.
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