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The meaning of the Spanish word "tipo" and how you use it

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tipo
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) type; kind; sort
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No me gusta ese tipo de hombre .
I don't like that type of man.
¿ Qué tipo de música escuchas ?
What type of music do you listen to?
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Coffee Break with Belinda, Mexico's Pop Princess
porque estaba acostumbrada a hacer otro tipo de música mucho más pop .
because I was used to making another type of music, much more pop.
Coffee Break with Belinda, Mexico's Pop Princess
Empecé a escuchar otro tipo de música completamente diferente ,
I started to listen to another type of completely different music,
Survival Spanish Expressions
Cualquier tipo .
Any type.
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tipo
(n.) (colloquial) (masc.) (sing.) guy
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¿ Ese tipo es tu novio ?
That guy is your boyfriend?
Ese tipo vive en mi calle .
That guy lives on my street.
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Coffee Break with Belinda, Mexico's Pop Princess
Ese tipo es maravilloso , es espectacular .
That guy is wonderful. He's spectacular.
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Y el tipo de enfrente me viene a insultar .
And the guy in front comes to insult me.
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el que dibuja historietas parece un tipo de otro planeta , el diferente .
the one who draws comic strips seems like a guy from another planet, the different one.
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tipo
(adj.) (colloquial) (masc.) (sing.) similar to; in the style of; like
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Busco un carro tipo Jeep .
I'm looking for a car like a Jeep.
Perdí un zapato tipo bota .
I lost a shoe in the style of a boot.
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Easy Mango Ice Cream Cake
dentro de una olla con agua , a lumbre bajita , tipo baño María ,
inside a pot with water, at low flame, like a double-boiler,
How to Draw a 3D Dragon
Las alas serán tipo murciélago .
The wings will be like a bat.
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vamos a utilizar esta piedra de laja , la vamos a colocar de forma como una trama tipo canasta ,
we're going to use this flagstone, we're going to place it like a basket weave,
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tipo...de
(phrase) (masc.) (sing.) kind of
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Este tipo de ave no es muy conocida .
This type of bird is not well-known.
¿ Qué tipo de fruta es esta ?
What kind of fruit is this?
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NASA Secrets: Caught on Camera in Space
Normalmente un objeto no cambia de dirección , a menos que algún tipo de inteligencia lo controle . Entonces , ¿ qué es lo que pasó ahí ?
Usually, an object doesn't change its direction, unless some type of intelligence controls it. So, what happened there?
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tipo
(adv.) (colloquial) ___ type; ___ style
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Tengo un sombrero tipo vaquero .
I have a cowboy style hat.
Ella es tipo anticuada .
She's the old-fashioned type.
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The 7 Biggest Fashion Mistakes Made by Women
En la parte de la cintura se hace un tipo muffin y aparte es pésimo para la circulación de nuestras piernas .
In the part of the waist it creates like a muffin and besides it's terrible for the circulation of our legs.
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Es que es una sirena tipo vaquera .
The thing is it's a cowgirl-style mermaid.
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