el/la vecino / vecina (adjective, noun)

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  1. neighbour
  2. resident, inhabitant (of a town)
  3. neighbouring, nearby (adjective)

Mi vecino pintó su buzón de rojo brillante.

My neighbour painted his letterbox bright red.

Éramos vecinos hace muchos años.

We were neighbours many years ago.

Mi vecino es nativo de un pueblo pequeño en los Andes.

My neighbour is a native of a small village in the Andes.

Mis sentimientos hacia el vecino cambiaron desde que adoptó ese loro ruidoso.

My feelings toward the neighbour changed since he adopted that noisy parrot.

Mi vecino intenta cocinar sin encender la alarma de humo.

My neighbour tries to cook without setting off the smoke alarm.