What does forro in Spanish mean?

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

The word forro in Spanish means lining, cover, jacket, rubber, cover, make a killing, stuff yourself, fleece, fleece jacket, at all, not in the slightest, not a bit. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word forro

lining

nombre masculino (revestimiento de ropa) (clothes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se le ha desprendido el forro a esta chaqueta.
This coat's lining has come apart.

cover, jacket

nombre masculino (revestimiento de libros)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Para que no se estropeen le ha puesto forro a los libros.
So they don't get ruined, he has placed a cover (or: jacket) over the books.

rubber

nombre masculino (coloquial (preservativo, condón) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la basura solo había un par de forros y varios cigarrillos.
In the trash there were only a couple of rubbers and several cigarettes.

cover

verbo transitivo (con material protector)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
De pequeño siempre forraba los libros del colegio.
When I was a kid, I always covered my school books.

make a killing

verbo pronominal (coloquial, figurado (enriquecerse) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se forró vendiendo casas de lujo.
He made a killing selling upmarket houses.

stuff yourself

verbo pronominal (coloquial, figurado (hartarse, atiborrarse) (colloquial)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
En la boda se forró a comer y beber.
He stuffed himself on food and drink at the wedding.

fleece

nombre masculino (tejido de abrigo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Este chaquetón lleva un forro polar extraíble.
This jacket comes with a removable fleece.

fleece jacket

nombre masculino (sudadera sintética)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan siempre viaja con un forro polar, un chubasquero y el bañador.
Juan always travels with a fleece jacket, a rain jacket and a swimsuit.

at all, not in the slightest, not a bit

locución adverbial (coloquial (de ningún modo)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
El alpinista no claudicó ni por el forro y llegó hasta la cima.
The mountaineer did not give up in the slightest and reached the summit.

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