What does bruto in Spanish mean?

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

The word bruto in Spanish means ignorant, stupid, brute, gross, idiot, brute, animal, raw, brute, beast, wildly, gross tonnage, gross profit, stupid as can be, uncut diamond, rough diamond, diamond in the rough, gross, uncut, unpolished, gross income, gross weight, gross domestic product, gross salary, gross monthly income, gross tonnage. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bruto

ignorant, stupid

adjetivo (tonto, poco inteligente)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El pobre Germán es muy bruto y por eso no entiende una explicación tan sencilla como esta.
Germán is very ignorant (or: stupid) and that's why he can't grasp an explanation as simple as this one.

brute

adjetivo (violento, de malos modos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi jefe es un viejo bruto que trata mal a todo el mundo.
My boss is an old brute who treats everyone badly.

gross

adjetivo (total: sin deducciones)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El sueldo bruto mensual asciende a 2000 euros.
The monthly gross salary is 2,000 euros.

idiot

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (persona poco inteligente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¡Esa bruta casi se estrella contra un camión!
That idiot almost crashed into a truck!

brute, animal

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (persona violenta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un bruto abusa de los débiles.
A brute (or: animal) abuses those who are weak.

raw

adjetivo (materia, objeto: sin elaborar) (material)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La industria compra casi todos los materiales brutos que se extraen en nuestro territorio.
The industry buys almost all the raw materials that are extracted in our territory.

brute, beast

nombre masculino (animal, bestia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El caballo es un noble bruto.
The horse is a noble brute (or: beast).

wildly

locución adverbial (sin miramientos)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

gross tonnage

(embarcación: capacidad en unidades GT) (ship)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gross profit

locución nominal con flexión de género (Empresa (antes de descuentos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La empresa tiene pérdida cuando los gastos son mayores que el beneficio bruto.
A company has a loss when the expenses are greater than the gross profit.

stupid as can be

expresión (coloquial, ofensivo (persona: no inteligente)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

uncut diamond, rough diamond

(piedra sin tallar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es un diamante en bruto, no está tallado.
It's an uncut (or: rough) diamond, it’s not carved.

diamond in the rough

locución nominal común en cuanto al género (figurado (persona de gran potencial) (US)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
El niño es un diamante en bruto, si le dan posibilidad llegará a ser lo que quiera en la vida.
The child is a diamond in the rough. If they give him opportunities, he will achieve what he wants out of life.

gross

locución adjetiva (sin deducciones)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ramiro calculó el pago en bruto para averiguar cuántos impuestos tendría que pagar.
Ramiro calculated his gross income in order to find out how much tax he would have to pay.

uncut, unpolished

locución adjetiva (sin pulir)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Carlos se dedica al comercio de diamantes en bruto.
Carlos trades in uncut diamonds.

gross income

(gen pl (ganancia sin deducciones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Para calcular el valor de los impuestos que debes pagar, debes decirme cuáles son tus ingresos brutos.
In order to calculate the amount of tax you need to pay, you have to tell me what your gross income is.

gross weight

(peso total de mercancía)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Estas computadoras nuevas tienen un peso bruto de 2,3 kilogramos.
These new computers have a gross weight of 2.3 kilograms.

gross domestic product

locución nominal masculina (producción de un país)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El producto interior bruto creció un 3,7% este año.
Gross domestic product grew 3.7% this year.

gross salary

(sueldo antes de descuentos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El salario bruto es bueno, pero después de los descuentos se reduce mucho.
The gross salary is good, but is greatly reduced after taxes.

gross monthly income

(sueldo antes de descuentos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gross tonnage

locución nominal masculina (medida de volumen)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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