cualquiera

/kwalˈkjeɾa/, [kwalˈkje.ɾa]

any, anyone


Pronoun cualquiera m (plural cualesquiera)

  1. anyone, whoever, whomever

Determiner cualquiera (plural cualesquiera)

  1. any, whatever, whichever

Noun cualquiera m (plural cualquieras)

  1. a person of no importance; a nobody, zero

Noun cualquiera f (plural cualquieras)

  1. (slang) a female prostitute

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Cualquiera lo sabe.

    Anybody knows it.

  • A partir de la severidad de aquellas marcas, podemos revelar si acaso cualquiera de estas personas entablaban habitualmente trabajos forzados.

    The severity of such marks can reveal whether or not any of these people were habitually engaged in hard labor.

  • Es un día cualquiera en el trabajo.

    It's an average day at work.

  • Preguntadle a cualquiera.

    Ask anyone.

  • Si el mundo no fuera como es, yo podría confiar en cualquiera.

    If the world weren't in the shape it is now, I could trust anyone.

  • No importa. Cualquiera puede cometer fallos.

    Never mind. Anyone can make mistakes.

  • Yo sé que es muy improbable que cualquiera me conozca.

    I know that it is highly unlikely that anyone knows me.

  • Puedes coger cualquiera de los libros.

    You may take either of the books.

  • Él habló lo suficientemente despacio para que cualquiera entendiera.

    He spoke slowly enough for everyone to understand.

  • Cualquiera puede hacer esto.

    Anybody can do this.

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