What does sereno in Spanish mean?

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

The word sereno in Spanish means calm, dew, night watchman, night watchman, calm, calm down, settle down, out in the open. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sereno

calm

adjetivo (tranquilo, sosegado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Roberto siempre fue un niño muy sereno.
Roberto was always a very calm child.

dew

nombre masculino (relente, humedad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cuando yo era niño, el sereno humedecía la tierra.
The dew dampened the ground when I was a child.

night watchman

nombre masculino (ES (vigilante nocturno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El sereno hacía rondas nocturnas y abría el portón de las propiedades a los noctámbulos que volvían a sus casas.
The night watchman did his evening rounds and opened the front gate to the night owls returning home.

night watchman

nombre masculino (PE (vigilante del serenazgo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El sereno es una figura importante de la seguridad ciudadana en los municipios peruanos.
The night watchman is an important figure of public safety in Peruvian cities.

calm

verbo transitivo (apaciguar, sosegar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Serenaron a los manifestantes con continuas llamadas a la calma.
They calmed the protesters with calls for peace.

calm down, settle down

verbo pronominal (apaciguarse, sosegarse)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Las olas se serenaron cuando amainó la tempestad.
The waves settled (or: calmed) down as the storm eased.

out in the open

locución adverbial (a la intemperie)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Nos han robado la tienda de campaña, habrá que dormir al sereno.

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