so-and-so

so-and-so
so-and-so
tr['səʊənsəʊ]
noun (pl so-and-sos)
1 familiar fulano,-a
she's always going on about Mrs So-and-so siempre habla de la señora Fulana de tal
2 euphemistic use sinvergüenza nombre masulino o femenino
which so-and-so has drunk all the beer? ¿qué sinvergüenza se ha bebido toda la cerveza?
so-and-so
n.
fulano s.m.
fulano de tal s.m.
mengano s.m.
quídam s.m.
zutano s.m.
pron.
tal pron.
'səʊənsəʊ
noun (colloq)
1) u (unspecified person) (no art) fulano, -na m,f

Mr So-and-so — don or señor Fulano (de Tal)

2) c (unpleasant person) (euph)

some so-and-so has used up all the hot water — algún hijo de su (santa) madre me dejó sin agua caliente (euf)

['sǝʊǝnsǝʊ]
N (pl so-and-sos)
1) (=somebody) fulano(-a) m / f

Mr so-and-so — don Fulano (de Tal)

any so-and-so could steal it — cualquiera podría robarlo

2) pej

he's a so-and-so — es un tal, es un hijo de su madre *

you old so-and-so! — hum ¡sinvergüenza!

* * *
['səʊənsəʊ]
noun (colloq)
1) u (unspecified person) (no art) fulano, -na m,f

Mr So-and-so — don or señor Fulano (de Tal)

2) c (unpleasant person) (euph)

some so-and-so has used up all the hot water — algún hijo de su (santa) madre me dejó sin agua caliente (euf)


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