din don in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for din don in the Spanish»English Dictionary

din don N m

din don

ding dong

Translations for din don in the Spanish»English Dictionary

DIN [din] N m

DIN

DIN

don¹ N m

1. don liter (dádiva):

don

gift

2. don (talento):

don

talent

don

gift

tiene un don para la música

she has a talent o gift for music

tiene un don para la música

she is a talented o gifted musician

el don de la palabra/razón

the gift of speech/reason

tiene el don de meter siempre la pata iron

she has a real talent for putting her foot in it at every available opportunity iron

tiene el don de meter siempre la pata iron

she has a real knack of putting her foot in it at every available opportunity inf, iron

don² N m don/doña

1.1. don (tratamiento de cortesía) (usado con el nombre de pila):

desde que se fue don Miguel

since Mr López left

¿le sirvo un café, don Miguel?

would you like some coffee, Mr López?

Sr Don Miguel López (en correspondencia)

Mr M López

Sr Don Miguel López (en correspondencia)

Miguel López Esq. form

1.2. don inf (en motes):

don

Mr

ese es don dificultades

that's Mr 'No can do' o Mr Negative

a don puntualidad no le va a caer nada bien que llegues tarde

Mr Punctuality isn't going to think much of you showing up late inf

2. don LatAm (en el uso popular):

¿qué le vendo, don?

what can I do for you, buddy? Am inf

¿qué le vendo, don?

what can I do for you, guv? Brit inf

See also don/doña, donjuán

don/doña Info

don/doña

The words don, for men, and doña, for women, are courtesy titles used before someone's name, when they are being spoken or written to. They are used for someone who is senior professionally, in age or socially. Doña is usually used only for married or widowed women, except in official documents, when it refers to any woman.
Don and doña always precede a person's first name. "¿Se va ya, don Juan?" When talking about a third person you can use don and doña before their first name, which is followed by their surname: "Don Juan Montesinos". In correspondence, don and doña can be abbreviated to D. and Dn., or Dña. and Da , respectively, and can be preceded by the appropriate title señor or señora: "Sr. Dn. Juan Montesinos"; "Sra. Dña. Ana Castellón".

donjuán N m

1. donjuán BOT → dondiego

2. donjuán (tenorio):

donjuán

womanizer

donjuán

Casanova

donjuán

Don Juan

don/doña Info

don/doña

The words don, for men, and doña, for women, are courtesy titles used before someone's name, when they are being spoken or written to. They are used for someone who is senior professionally, in age or socially. Doña is usually used only for married or widowed women, except in official documents, when it refers to any woman.
Don and doña always precede a person's first name. "¿Se va ya, don Juan?" When talking about a third person you can use don and doña before their first name, which is followed by their surname: "Don Juan Montesinos". In correspondence, don and doña can be abbreviated to D. and Dn., or Dña. and Da , respectively, and can be preceded by the appropriate title señor or señora: "Sr. Dn. Juan Montesinos"; "Sra. Dña. Ana Castellón".

din don in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for din don in the Spanish»English Dictionary

don (doña) [don, ˈdo·ɲa] N m (f)

don (doña)

≈ Mr. m

don (doña)

≈ Mrs. f (title of respect used before the first name)

don [don] N m

don

gift

tener don de gentes

to have a way with people

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Spanish

En el bosque verde que me circunda - - din don... din dan - - se balancean y cantan las sirenas de nácar verdemar.

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Desde niña me hizo en la mente el din don de ser mujer.

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