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don Meaning in Spanish (don significado en español)

verbdon, ponerse
noundon
Sinónimos:vestircolocarsejefe
don in English:don
Phonetic:dón
Plural: dons
Gender:Masculino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de don en español es don, ponerse. (Ponerse una prenda de vestir o un accesorio.)

Definitions of Don

  1. 1
    verb
    ponerse

    To put on an item of clothing or an accessory.

    Ponerse una prenda de vestir o un accesorio.

  2. 2
    noun
    don

    A university teacher, especially a fellow or tutor at an Oxford or Cambridge college.

    Profesor universitario, especialmente un miembro o tutor de un colegio de Oxford o Cambridge.

  3. 3
    noun
    don

    A respected or prominent man in a particular field, especially the head of a mafia family.

    Hombre respetado o prominente en un campo particular, especialmente el jefe de una familia mafiosa.

Example Sentences

“He decided to don his ceremonial robes for the special occasion.”

Decidió ponerse sus túnicas ceremoniales para la ocasión especial.

“The new don at the college was known for his eccentric lectures.”

El nuevo don del colegio era conocido por sus conferencias excéntricas.

“The crime don ruled his territory with an iron fist.”

El don del crimen gobernaba su territorio con mano de hierro.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

vestircolocarsejefelíder

In English:

wearput ondress in

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

quitarsesubordinado

In English:

doffremovetake off

Inflected Word Forms

past tensedonned
present participledonning
pluraldons

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

don a disguisecollocation

To put on clothes or makeup to change one's appearance.

don a uniformcollocation

To put on a specific set of clothes for a particular job or purpose.