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profano meaning in English

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profano adjective

lay(non-professional)
adjective
[UK: leɪ] [US: ˈleɪ]

mundane(worldly)
adjective
[UK: mʌn.ˈdeɪn] [US: mʌn.ˈdeɪn]

profane(Not sacred or holy)
adjective
[UK: prə.ˈfeɪn] [US: proˈfeɪn]
The profane language used on network television makes many parents with young children not want to subscribe to cable. = El lenguaje profano usado en las redes de televisión hace que muchos padres con niños pequeños no quieran suscribir cable.

worldly(concerned with the secular rather than sacred)
adjective
[UK: ˈwɜːld.li] [US: ˈwɝːld.li]

profano noun
{m}

layman [laymen](someone who is not a professional in a given field)
noun
[UK: ˈleɪ.mən] [US: ˈleɪ.mən]
That's a layman's idea. = Es una idea típica de un profano en la materia.

profanos noun
{m-Pl}

general public(laypeople)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl ˈpʌ.blɪk] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl ˈpʌ.blɪk]

para profanos en materia preposition

in layman's terms(phrased simply)
preposition