norteamericano

North American

n o ɾ t e a m e ɾ i ˈk a n o

norte north + americano American (person from the United States)

adjective Rare #23,288

North American Usually refers to someone or something from the United States in everyday Spanish, though it can also mean from North America more generally depending on context.

SP: Mi profesor es norteamericano.

EN: My teacher is North American.

Forms of norteamericano

	Masculine	Feminine

El Gobierno norteamericano intentó acusar a Rusia de violar sus leyes.

The US government tried to accuse Russia of violating its laws.

Soy norteamericano.

I am American.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

Yo soy norteamericano.

I am North American.

— Un día de furia (1993)

Norteamericano.

American.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

Soy ciudadano norteamericano.

I am an American citizen.

Nos invitó el embajador norteamericano.

The U.S. ambassador invited us.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

El típico bar norteamericano.

The typical American bar.

— Love Actually (2003)

Será un rostro nacional, un héroe del público norteamericano.

He will be a national face, a hero to the American public.

Es norteamericano hasta la médula.

He's American through and through.

Lo tomamos por norteamericano.

We took him for an American.

Norteamericano, del refugio.

North American, from the refuge.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

Aunque, debo reconocer, que mi hijo es más norteamericano que chino.

Although I must admit that my son is more American than Chinese.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

La guerra unió al pueblo norteamericano.

The war united the American people.

Y presentaron este cuento al pueblo norteamericano.

And they presented this story to the American people.