What does barato in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word barato in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use barato in Spanish.

The word barato in Spanish means cheap, cheap, old, cheaply, secondhand shop, secondhand store, good, pretty, and cheap, good, attractive, and affordable, cheap joke, bad joke, buy cheap, buy cheaply, work out cheap, be plain sailing, be a piece of cake. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word barato

cheap

adjetivo (de bajo costo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Prefiero no alojarme en un hotel barato.
I'd rather not stay in a cheap hotel.

cheap, old

adjetivo (desaprobación (de poca calidad)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El candidato soltó el mismo discurso barato de siempre; estoy harto de escucharlo.
The candidate came out with the same old speech as ever - I'm sick of hearing it.

cheaply

adverbio (por un bajo costo)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Los estudiantes comen barato.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. They tell me you can eat very cheaply in the new Japanese restaurant.

secondhand shop, secondhand store

nombre masculino (lugar: baratillo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el barato compré ropa a un precio regalado.
I picked up some real clothing bargains at the secondhand shop.

good, pretty, and cheap

expresión (coloquial (producto, mercancía)

¡Compren, señoras! ¡Todo lo que vendo es bueno, bonito y barato!

good, attractive, and affordable

expresión (AmL, coloquial (restaurante, hotel)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Me encanta este restaurante, es bueno, bonito y barato.

cheap joke, bad joke

locución nominal masculina (sin gracia, soso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los chistes baratos de Juan no tienen la menor gracia.
Juan's cheap jokes are not funny at all.

buy cheap, buy cheaply

locución verbal (adquirir a buen precio)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Para comprar verduras baratas, hay que ir al mercado central.
We need to go to the central market to buy vegetables cheaply.

work out cheap

(costar poco)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La cama nueva nos salió barata porque somos amigos del carpintero.
The new bed worked out cheap because we're friends with the carpenter.

be plain sailing, be a piece of cake

locución verbal (figurado (costar poco esfuerzo) (colloquial)

Conseguir el puesto de directora ejecutiva le salió barato: es la amante del dueño.
Getting the job of executive director was plain sailing for her: she's the boss' mistress.

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