What does pringado in Spanish mean?

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

The word pringado in Spanish means sucker, loser, sucker, wretch, poor wretch, poor bugger, stain, work hard, drizzle, get involved, dip, dunk, involve, implicate, splash. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pringado

sucker, loser

adjetivo (ES: coloquial (ingenuo, incauto) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ese tipo de cosas le pasan a Fabio por pringado.
Those kind of things happen to Fabio for being a sucker (or: loser).

sucker

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (ES: coloquial (persona ingenua)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A ese pringado lo engañan muy fácil.
That sucker is easily duped.

wretch

adjetivo (ES: coloquial (que lleva la peor parte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Desde luego, el jefe no admitirá que cometió un error y culpará a algún tonto pringado.
Of course, the boss will not admit that he made a mistake and will blame some poor wretch.

poor wretch, poor bugger

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (ES: coloquial (persona que lleva la peor parte) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pase lo que pase, se culpa siempre al mismo pringado.
Whatever happens, the blame is always put on same poor bugger (or: wretch).

stain

verbo transitivo (manchar con pringue)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los niños pringaron todo el mantel.

work hard

verbo intransitivo (coloquial (trabajar mucho)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Todos pringamos para terminar el trabajo a tiempo.

drizzle

verbo impersonal (MX, SV (lloviznar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
No ha parado de pringar en toda la tarde.

get involved

verbo intransitivo (coloquial (tomar parte)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los hijos del empresario también pringan en el negocio familiar.

dip, dunk

verbo transitivo (pan: empapar con pringue)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

involve, implicate

verbo transitivo (involucrar, infamar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

splash

verbo transitivo (MX, CO, CR (salpicar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Me pringaste la camisa cuando serviste el vino.

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