en cristiano

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “in Christian”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /en kɾisˈtjano/ [ẽŋ kɾisˈt̪ja.no]
• Syllabification: en cris‧tia‧no

Adverb

en cristiano

1. (colloquial, idiomatic) in layman's terms

   Déjate de tecnicismos; háblame en cristiano.

   Forget about technical jargon; talk to me in layman’s terms.

   Vale, déjame explicarte esto en cristiano.

   Okay, let me explain this in layman’s terms.

2. (colloquial, idiomatic) in Spanish

See also

• en román paladino

Further reading

• “en cristiano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28