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galán
galán
See also: galan
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈlan/
- Rhymes: -an
Etymology
Adjective
galán m, f (plural galanes)
- gallant
- (colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador) nice, enviable, without worries (said of a situation)
- Tengo todo planeado para que tengamos una mañana galán. - I've got everything planned out so we can have a nice morning without worrying.
- [P]ero detrás del destello se asomaba un día “galán”, alegre, brillante... - But behind the sparkle, a nice, happy, shiny day was appearing... (Cosecha de Doscientos Soles, Maus, 2012, published by Palibrio, in Mexico. Page 56.)
Noun
galán m (plural galanes)
- an attractive young man, gallant
- beau
- (drama) protagonist
Adverb
galán
- (colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador) copiously, in a great and unmeasured quantity
- Al pastel entonces le echamos azúcar galán, sin pensar que ya tenía suficiente. - Afterwards, we added sugar to the cake copiously, without thinking it already had enough.
- (colloquial, El Salvador) without worries, enjoying it (said of an enviable situation)
- Ese trabajo es fácil: él se la pasa galán todos los días. - That job is very easy: ever day he lets time pass by without worries, enjoying it