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Meaning of "idiota" in the Spanish dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IDIOTA

La palabra idiota procede del latín idiōta, la cual a su vez procede del griego ἰδιώτης.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IDIOTA IN SPANISH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IDIOTA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
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Idiota can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IDIOTA MEAN IN SPANISH?

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Idiocy

Idiotez

Idiocy, idiocy, or idiocy is, in medical terms, tantamount to deep mental retardation, a mental illness consisting of the almost total absence of psychic or intellectual faculties in a person. La idiotez, idiotismo o idiocia es, en términos médicos, equivalente al retraso mental profundo, una enfermedad mental que consiste en la ausencia casi total en una persona de facultades psíquicas o intelectuales.

Definition of idiota in the Spanish dictionary

The first idiot definition in the dictionary of the real academy of the Spanish language is that it suffers from idiocy. Another idiot meaning in the dictionary is cocky without foundation for it. Idiot is also stupid, short of understanding. La primera definición de idiota en el diccionario de la real academia de la lengua española es que padece de idiocia. Otro significado de idiota en el diccionario es engreído sin fundamento para ello. Idiota es también tonto, corto de entendimiento.
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SPANISH WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IDIOTA


amniota
am·nio·ta
anamniota
a·nam·nio·ta
antipatriota
an·ti·pa·trio·ta
bardiota
bar·dio·ta
biota
bio·ta
candiota
can·dio·ta
chipriota
chi·prio·ta
cipriota
ci·prio·ta
compatriota
com·pa·trio·ta
especiota
es·pe·cio·ta
estradiota
es·tra·dio·ta
eucariota
eu·ca·rio·ta
gaviota
ga·vio·ta
iota
io·ta
lepiota
le·pio·ta
maniota
ma·nio·ta
patriota
pa·trio·ta
paviota
pa·vio·ta
procariota
pro·ca·rio·ta
rodiota
ro·dio·ta

SPANISH WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IDIOTA

idilio
idiocia
idiófono
idiolecto
idioma
idiomática
idiomático
idiosincrasia
idiosincrásica
idiosincrásico
idiotada
idiotez
idiotipo
idiotismo
idiotizar
ido
idólatra
idolatrar
idolatría
idolátrica

SPANISH WORDS THAT END LIKE IDIOTA

anécdota
bancarrota
bellota
bota
capota
carlota
cota
cuota
derrota
flota
gota
jota
mascota
mota
nota
pelota
remota
rota
Rota
rumeliota

Synonyms and antonyms of idiota in the Spanish dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «idiota» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IDIOTA

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The translations of idiota from Spanish to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «idiota» in Spanish.

In the following section you can check the translations of idiota in the Spanish-English dictionary.

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白痴
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idiota
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moron
510 millions of speakers

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मूर्ख
380 millions of speakers
ar

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الأبله
280 millions of speakers

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идиот
278 millions of speakers

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idiota
270 millions of speakers

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নির্বোধ
260 millions of speakers

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idiot
220 millions of speakers

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bodoh
190 millions of speakers

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Idiot
180 millions of speakers

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馬鹿
130 millions of speakers

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백치
85 millions of speakers

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bodho
85 millions of speakers
vi

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thằng ngốc
80 millions of speakers

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முட்டாள்
75 millions of speakers

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मूर्ख
75 millions of speakers

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salak
70 millions of speakers

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idiota
65 millions of speakers

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idiota
50 millions of speakers

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ідіот
40 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Romanian

idiot
30 millions of speakers
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Translator Spanish - Greek

ηλίθιος
15 millions of speakers
af

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idioot
14 millions of speakers
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Translator Spanish - Swedish

idiot
10 millions of speakers
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Translator Spanish - Norwegian

idiot
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SPANISH - ENGLISH DICTIONARY

idiota
idiota 
  idiot ; fool ; cretinous ; arsehole [asshole, -USA] ; dimwit ; dim-witted [dimwitted] ; brainless ; twat ; arse ; mug ; berk ; prick ; moron ; cretin ; dumbbell ; asinine ; lemon ; airhead ; airheaded ; bonehead ; duffer ; drongo ; schmuck ; schmo ; nonce ; moke ; twerp ; dweeb ; chump ; birdbrained ; birdbrain ; dork ; plonker ; clod ; pumpkin head ; twit ; git ; prat ; goof ; goofball ; lame ; dink ; idiotic ; nitwit ; schlep [schlepp/shlep] ; ass ; half-wit ; gumph ; gubbins.
 Dykstra, M., 'PRECIS: a primer', published in 1985, offers the long-awaited 'idiot's guide' to PRECIS indexing.
 A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
 It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
 Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
 The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
 From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
 From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
 I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
 In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.
 By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
 And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
 Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
 This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
 Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
 The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
 This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules - ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense .
 The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a 'lemon and a retard'.
 Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
 She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
 The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
 Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
 Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.
 Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
 This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
 Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
 States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
 He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
 For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
 Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
 She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
 I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
 And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
 If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
 Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art.
 He loved to tease his daughter by calling her pumpkin head.
 Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
 Very few of the people I know are such gits and I think the world would be better off without them.
 To be honest I really don't have a problem ending relationships as I am such a prat that I usually end up losing good friends.
 They're such goofs - they were pretending like they forgot that the webcam was on.
 Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goofball.
 When I said hello he turned to his gaggle of friends and said 'look what the cat dragged in!' or something lame like that.
 The only real unfairness in all of this is that a guy with such great oratory skills should turn out to be such a dink - total waste.
 Marc basically can't believe that someone he is so close to would make such an idiotic purchase.
 The very idea that any voter would take such nitwits at all seriously is the real horror story.
 I wonder why she puts up with him, he's such a schlep!.
 Maybe they have it in for him because he's such an ass.
 Experts confirmed this week that the U.S. populace appears to have fallen under the spell of yet another pink-faced half-wit.
 But I never know whether to believe Clare, she's such a gumph.
 At some point along the way my camera died because I am such a gubbins I didn't charge my battery.
como un idiota 
stupidly
 Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.
idiota de atar 
blithering idiot
 To be uncharacteristically succinct, he is a blithering idiot: I mean, really stupid.
idiota de capirote 
blithering idiot
 To be uncharacteristically succinct, he is a blithering idiot: I mean, really stupid.
idiota de remate necio                  [Nombre y adjetivo]               
blithering idiot
moron
cretin
dull-witted
asinine
lemon
airhead
airheaded
bonehead
duffer
schmuck
schmo
moke
twerp
dweeb
chump
birdbrained
birdbrain
dork
plonker
pumpkin head
twit
wally
goof
goofball
nitwit
schlep [schlepp/shlep]
jackass
ass
booby
half-wit
gumph
gubbins
 To be uncharacteristically succinct, he is a blithering idiot: I mean, really stupid.
 This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
 Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
 An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
 This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules - ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense .
 The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a 'lemon and a retard'.
 Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
 She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
 The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
 Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
 Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
 This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
 States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
 He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
 For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
 Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
 She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
 I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
 And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
 If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
 He loved to tease his daughter by calling her pumpkin head.
 Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
 It's written in everyday language that even a wally like me can understand.
 They're such goofs - they were pretending like they forgot that the webcam was on.
 Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goofball.
 The very idea that any voter would take such nitwits at all seriously is the real horror story.
 I wonder why she puts up with him, he's such a schlep!.
 Well, maybe if you hadn't been such a jackass I wouldn't make fun of you.
 Maybe they have it in for him because he's such an ass.
 Why, one wonders, was such a booby entrusted with the fate of the British university system?.
 Experts confirmed this week that the U.S. populace appears to have fallen under the spell of yet another pink-faced half-wit.
 But I never know whether to believe Clare, she's such a gumph.
 At some point along the way my camera died because I am such a gubbins I didn't charge my battery.
idiota genio  [Persona retrasada mental pero con ciertas habilidades cognitivas superdesarrolladas]
idiot savant
 Since it was first described a century ago, the phenomenon of the idiot savant - the juxtaposition of severe mental handicap & prodigious mental ability - has remained unexplained.
deficiente mental  
mentally deficient
half-wit
 There are no entries under the terms Backward, Deficient, Handicapped, Mental deficiency, mentally deficient despite the fact that Class JGJ is devoted to the teaching of Deficient, Handicapped, etc.
 Experts confirmed this week that the U.S. populace appears to have fallen under the spell of yet another pink-faced half-wit.

Trends of use of idiota

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IDIOTA»

The term «idiota» is very widely used and occupies the 4.865 position in our list of most widely used terms in the Spanish dictionary.
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Examples of use in the Spanish literature, quotes and news about idiota

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9 SPANISH QUOTES WITH «IDIOTA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word idiota.
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Horacio
A tu prudencia añádele un poco de idiotez: en algunos momentos es mejor hacerse el idiota.
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Proverbio Árabe
Un hombre es sabio mientras busca la sabiduría; si llega a creer que la ha encontrado, se convierte en idiota.
3
William Shakespeare
La vida es un cuento narrado por un idiota, lleno de sonido y furia que nada significa.
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Jerry Lewis
Cuando dirijo, hago de padre; cuando escribo, hago de hombre; cuando actúo, hago el idiota.
5
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
La peor soledad que hay es el darse cuenta de que la gente es idiota.
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Herbert Marshall McLuhan
La indignación moral es la estrategia tipo para dotar al idiota de dignidad.
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William Shakespeare
La vida es como un cuento relatado por un idiota; un cuento lleno de palabrería y frenesí, que no tiene ningún sentido.
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Mario Vargas Llosa
Sólo un idiota puede ser totalmente feliz.
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Enrique Jardiel Poncela
Hay dos maneras de conseguir la felicidad, una hacerse el idiota; otra serlo.

3 SPANISH PROVERBS WITH THE WORD «IDIOTA»

El idiota grita, el inteligente opina y el sabio calla.
El que se enamora no lo nota, pero al poco tiempo se vuelve idiota.
Idiota y tozudo, no hay mejor burro.

10 SPANISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IDIOTA»

Discover the use of idiota in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to idiota and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Spanish literature.
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Cómo trabajar para un idiota: cómo sobrevivir y prosperar en ...
En este libro, el autor, experto coach, intenta ayudarnos en nuestro día a día cuando nos toca convivir en el trabajo con jefes idiotas (i-jefes).
John Hoover, Steve Lait, 2012
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¿Por qué ese idiota es rico y yo no?
Dedica unas cuantas páginas a conocer a Robert y a sus amigos Idiotas Ricos, y quedarás convencido de que “si ellos lo lograron, yo también puedo”. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Robert Shemin, 2010
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Ser feliz no implica ser idiota
¡Puedes cambiar el mundo!
Javier Cebreiros, 2012
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Nunca mientas a un idiota
¿Qué esperas encontrar en Nunca mientas a un idiota? ¿Comedia romántica? ¿Autoayuda? ¿Y si el libro lleva impreso el subtítulo Póker para guionistas y demás escribientes?
Alicia Luna., 2012
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El viaje del idiota
Santiago es un empleado de pompas fúnebres, separado, que a sus cuarenta años sólo tiene un coche con dos airbag y una familia que le considera un fracasado irrecuperable.
Miguel Paz Cabanas, 2012
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Lo que tarda en morir un idiota
Como los grandes autores de la novela negra J. M. Aguilar es, por encima de cualquier otra cosa, un experto conocedor de la materia de la que están hechos los seres humanos.
José Manuel Aguilar, 2011
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El regreso del idiota
Prologado por Mario Vargas Llosa, 'El regreso del perfecto idiota latinoamericano' coloca en el centro de la discusión aquellos temas que parecían agotados - han vuetto la retórica, los dogmas y el fanatismo.
Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, Carlos Alberto Montaner, Álvaro Vargas Llosa, 2007
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Elementos de sociología
Para clasificar al idiota, al imbécil y al morón se toma por base el cociente de inteligencia, considerando como subnormal al que tenga una cifra inferior a 70, de acuerdo con la escala siguiente: Cociente de inteligencia Edad mental Idiota  ...
José J. Nodarse, 1985
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La risa del idiota
Alfons Cervera. otros compromisos, otros compromisos con otros hombres, con los mismos hombres de todas las noches —Pues no sé por qué quieres que te lo diga si ya lo sabes y aprieta la manzana con los dientes en el último puesto de ...
Alfons Cervera, 2000
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Si Soy Tan Inteligente...: Por Que Me Enamoro Como Una Idiota?
En este nuevo libro, la autora de El amor en los tiempos del colesterol habla de la intoxicacion por romanticismo que sufrimos la mayoria de las mujeres.
Gabriela Acher, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IDIOTA»

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La niña que pensaba que su nombre era "Idiota" y otros casos de ...
Según el informe de la policía, cuando se le preguntó a la niña cómo se llamaba, ella respondió "idiota". El novio de la madre, Clarence Reed, admitió ... «BBC Mundo, Aug 16»
2
Verónica Ojeda a una panelista: "Sos de cuarta, cállate, ¡idiota!"
Ojeda salió al cruce: "Y la otra la llama de Dubai, callate la boca, idiota". "¿Qué se puede esperar? No puede hablar sin agredir, discute como una nena de dos ... «El Ancasti Editorial, Aug 16»
3
«Éste es el idiota del fuego alemán de La Palma»
Scott V.S. se marchó de casa con 22 años. Acababa de terminar un grado de formación profesional de panadero y al día siguiente debía empezar a trabajar en ... «Diario Vasco, Aug 16»
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Guillermo Moreno a Martín Tetaz: "sos un idiota"
Polémico como siempre, el ex secretario de Comercio Guillermo Moreno reaccionó con violencia ante el comentario de un periodista al que trató de "idiota". «LA NACION, Aug 16»
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“¡Torpe, ¡eres idiota!”, diputado humilla a asistente; audio fue ...
“¡Torpe, torpe, torpe, de plano!, ¡eres idiota!, ¿a quién se le ocurre hacer estas pendejadas?, ¿a alguien que es inteligente, chingón, listo… cómo, no entiendo? «Sopitas.com, Jul 16»
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Jesús Ochoa e Itatí estrenan "IDIOTA"
En una reunión familiar es en lo que se convirtió el estreno de la puesta en escena I.D.I.O.T.A., al menos para Itatí Cantoral, quien tuvo entre el público a sus ... «El Universal, Jul 16»
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Viktor Troicki pierde los papeles en Wimbledon: "Eres un idiota ...
"Eres un idiota. Lo siento, tengo que decírtelo". El monumental enfado de Troicki con el juez de silla.https://t.co/M1HvT317WK. — Tenis en Movistar+ ... «20minutos.es, Jul 16»
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Rivelino: 'Neymar es el mayor idiota de la historia'
Después de que Neymar envió un mensaje a los críticos de la Selección Brasileña que fue eliminada en la fase de grupos de la Copa América Centenario, ... «Univisión, Jun 16»
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Reconocido actor trabaja como Idiota por dinero y convicción
Premisa que los dirige a Idiota , obra de teatro donde comparten protagónico y que se estrenará el 5 de Julio en el teatro Fernando Soler, dentro del centro ... «Sipse.com, Jun 16»
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Itatí Cantoral y Jesús Ochoa preparan la obra 'IDIOTA'
Itatí Cantoral y Jesús Ochoa preparan la obra 'I.D.I.O.T.A.'. La puesta en escena se espera que se estrene el 5 de julio en el Centro Teatral Manolo Fábregas. «Milenio.com, Jun 16»

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