cricketman

Dont worry, I thought chulo's translations were terrible - a bit like google translate on speed

chulo

El vulgar ignorante a todos repreden y habla mas de lo que menos entiende.

Ignorante y burro es todo uno.

Alcalde tonto sentencia pronto.

I`m told typical Spanish phrases.

Mitzyboy

OK

Shall we all try and be nice to each other now
If you are placing foreign posts up here you will have to translate (even though I appreciate what the thread title is) because the language of this forum is English.

jackytoo

Yes quite right. Suppose there must be lots of members on here who don't speak much Spanish (nothing wrong with that). Perhaps they could google though The ones who like to practice their spanish could always google too and argue the point on a spanish forum

agoreira

Typical, my culo! Think it should be "El vulgar ignorante, a todos reprende y habla más de lo que menos entiende.
No such word as "repreden".

Veleta

Well, I have two sides of the family who speak different languages and cannot communicate directly with each other. So therefore I constantly need to translate things backwards and forwards.

Things like "es muy pesado" do have an instant meaning for me, however when it comes to forming that meaning into words in the other language it isn't always that easy. It might be there in your head as an image or a feeling, but putting it into words is sometimes very difficult.

rachelk

Is it just my imagination or does this thread smell of testosterone?

snikpoh

.... just to clarify, I meant the last two only.

Fortaleza

Try Tiresome (or even cumbersome, but I find the former more in common usage). It works for both person or when referring to a situation. eg That guy is really tiresome, or this game is really tiresome.

As for No tengo ganas, I find 'can't be arsed' works fine although you may want to substitute 'bothered' for the last word

Veleta

'Tiresome' is the best I have heard so far. I've been saying 'he's hard work' or 'he's heavy going' whilst being conscious of the fact that they aren't quite right.

jackytoo

I think they could all apply, different meanings for the context. None are incorrect. Nothing wrong with Chulo's "pest" may not be the one I would choose but it is acceptable. I would accept "pain in the ass"

cricketman

"pest" wouldnt work in the context of a famous Spanish saying

"Eres tan pesado como una vaca en brazos"

jackytoo

As I sadi different meanings according to context

chulo

Translation is not an exact science, everybody has different abilities and terms of phrase.

In my area of the UK pest is regularly used, I`m often called a pest by my Spanish friend in both languages and at the end of the day the meaning is the same more or less.

Along with chulo.

mikelincs

A teacher who was teaching me Russian, said he always told people that translating from one language to another, particularly if you are doing it 'in real time' like in a conversation is CDA which he called 'Constant Desperate Approximation'.