tunas im Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Übersetzungen für tunas im Spanisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

tuna Info

tuna

A tuna, also called an estudiantina, is a group of strolling student players. They play in bars and restaurants, or at parties and weddings. Tunas are one of the most deeply rooted traditions at Spanish universities dating from the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries. Tunas wear black velvet costumes, with doublets and capes. The instruments played are the lute, the guitar, the violin, and the tambourine. Tunas wear ribbons on their capes, showing the faculties that they belong to.

tuna SUBST f tuna

1. tuna:

tuna BOT, GASTRO (planta)

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tuna (fruto)

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como tuna Chil ugs despertó como tuna

he woke up as fresh as a daisy

es muy viejo pero está como tuna todavía

he's an old man but he's still as fit as a fiddle

2. tuna MUS:

tuna

tuna (musical group made up of university students)

tuno¹ (tuna) ADJ ugs

¡qué tuno eres!

you little rascal! ugs

¡qué tuno eres!

you little scalawag! Am ugs

¡qué tuno eres!

you little scalliwag! Brit ugs

I.tuno² (tuna) SUBST m (f) ugs (tunante)

tuno (tuna)

rascal ugs

tuno (tuna)

scalawag Am ugs

tuno (tuna)

scalliwag Brit ugs

II.tuno SUBST m MUS

tuno

member of a → tuna

Siehe auch: tuna, tuna

tuna Info

tuna

A tuna, also called an estudiantina, is a group of strolling student players. They play in bars and restaurants, or at parties and weddings. Tunas are one of the most deeply rooted traditions at Spanish universities dating from the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries. Tunas wear black velvet costumes, with doublets and capes. The instruments played are the lute, the guitar, the violin, and the tambourine. Tunas wear ribbons on their capes, showing the faculties that they belong to.

tuna SUBST f tuna

1. tuna:

tuna BOT, GASTRO (planta)

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tuna (fruto)

prickly pear

como tuna Chil ugs despertó como tuna

he woke up as fresh as a daisy

es muy viejo pero está como tuna todavía

he's an old man but he's still as fit as a fiddle

2. tuna MUS:

tuna

tuna (musical group made up of university students)

Übersetzungen für tunas im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

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tunas im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für tunas im Spanisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

tuna

tuna

The tuna is a group of students who get together to sing and play music. Up until recently, only male students were admitted to tunas, but in the last few years new tunas have been formed for female students. In order to become a member of a tuna, certain initiation rites involving trials of courage have to be successfully completed.

tuna SUBST f

1. tuna MUS:

tuna

tuna

2. tuna (vida picaresca):

correr la tuna

to live it up

I.tuno (-a) ADJ

1. tuno (astuto):

tuno (-a)

cunning

2. tuno (pícaro):

tuno (-a)

roguish

II.tuno (-a) SUBST m (f)

1. tuno (truhan):

tuno (-a)

rogue

2. tuno (astuto):

tuno (-a)

crook

3. tuno (niño):

tuno (-a)

scamp

4. tuno (de la tuna):

tuno (-a)

member of a student ‘tuna’

tunas Beispiele aus dem PONS Wörterbuch (redaktionell geprüft)

correr la tuna

to live it up