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elcretino
noun · masculineC2#11635 most commonAudio · coming soon
- 1
idiot; moron (insult)colloquial
¡No seas cretino! Eso no tiene ninguna gracia. Don't be an idiot! That isn't funny at all.
Se comportó como un cretino al reírse de la desgracia de su amigo. He behaved like a moron by laughing at his friend's misfortune.
- 2
cretin (dated medical term; offensive)technical
Antiguamente se llamaba cretinos a quienes sufrían un grave déficit de tiroides. In the past, people with a severe thyroid deficiency were called cretins.
Forms: cretinos, cretina
Common combinations
- no seas cretino
- un cretino
- cretino integral