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diestro
- [ˈd̪jest̪ɾo]
- [d̪iˈest̪ɾo]
Rhymes with es.tɾo
Where it comes from
Del latín dexter.
adjective diestros · diestra · diestras · diestrísimo · destrísimo
- Que es más hábil con la mano derecha que con la izquierda.
- Que tiene habilidad o destreza en algún aspecto, especialmente manual.
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Dicho del lado del escudo heráldico que es el izquierdo del observador, y el derecho del portador
Opposite: siniestro
noun
- Torero que va a pie y tiene a su cargo la muerte del toro.
In English
- able skillful
- handy dexterous
- deft skillful
- artful exhibiting or using much art or skill — see also dexterous, skilful
- crafty dexterous
- skilled having or showing skill
- nimble adept at taking or grasping
- dexterous skillful with one's hands
- bullfighter a toreador or matador
- right-handed of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their
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