nerd

US /nɝːd/
UK /nɝːd/
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nerd, empollón, friki

a foolish or contemptible person who is usually intelligent but socially awkward and obsessed with non-mainstream interests

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He's a real computer nerd, always tinkering with code.
Es un verdadero nerd de la informática, siempre trasteando con código.
She was called a nerd in high school because she loved science fiction.
La llamaban nerd en la escuela secundaria porque le encantaba la ciencia ficción.