el criterio

criterion, judgment

k ɾ i ˈt e ɾ j o
noun · masculine Rare #35,160
criterion, judgment Often used in the sense of having good judgment ("tener criterio").
SP: Necesitamos un criterio claro para elegir al ganador.
EN: We need a clear criterion to choose the winner.

Claro, si tú lo dices será verdad, confío en tu criterio.

Sure, if you say so it must be true, I trust your judgment.

Toda esa educación, y ni una pizca de criterio.

All that education, and not a shred of common sense.

— Hamnet (2025)

Confío en su buen criterio para tomar la decisión adecuada.

I trust your good judgment to make the right decision.

Ya Lazarito, hijo, pero tú no tienes criterio.

I know, Lazarito, son, but you don't have any judgment.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Tu criterio está muy apagado.

Your judgment is very dull.

— Anaconda (2025)

Debe confiar en mi criterio, Su Alteza.

You must trust my judgment, Your Highness.

No le gusta nada, no me sirve ese criterio.

He doesn't like it at all; that criterion doesn't work for me.

— Oppenheimer (2023)