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the word "discoteca" sounds cheesy

Spanish translation: cursi; cutre (Spain); hortera (Spain); rasca (Argentina); runcha (Panamá)

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English term or phrase:cheesy
Spanish translation:cursi; cutre (Spain); hortera (Spain); rasca (Argentina); runcha (Panamá)
Entered by: Susana Galilea

18:04 Oct 29, 2003
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: the word "discoteca" sounds cheesy
Informal conversation
abrilsp
a couple of suggestions for Spain
Explanation:
la palabra "discoteca" suena cutre
la palabra "discoteca" suena hortera


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Note added at 27 mins (2003-10-29 18:32:14 GMT)
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la palabra \"discoteca\" suena cursi

... en forma de yoya. Sí, el sonido yoya es realmente interesante. Suena
feo, suena hortera, suena como kiki. Si alguien te dice kiki ...
www.lanuevaespana.es/archivo/2001/JUN/ 07/periodico/PR089EST07MA7.htm - 21k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages

... se que suena cutre y cursi pero es mi verdad...solo pido eso... ZONA USUARIOS.
Página de inicio. Añadir a favoritos. Recomendar Web. Votar web. ...
www.gentemessenger.com/ficha/ficha2642.php - 15k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages

Selected response from:

Susana Galilea
United States
Local time: 05:24
Grading comment
Muchas gracias por la ayuda, cutre y hortera me parecen las dos muy aceptables.
Hasta otra
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +14a couple of suggestions for Spain
Susana Galilea
5 +3la palabra "discoteca" suena rasca
yolanda Speece
4 +1la palabra "discoteca" es de mal gusto
María Teresa Taylor Oliver
5La palabra
biskofski
4la palabra "discoteca" suena muy ordinaria
Ivannia Garcia


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the word
la palabra "discoteca" suena rasca


Explanation:
o rara o anticuado o arcaico

yolanda Speece
Local time: 05:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 555

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cecilia Della Croce: en Argentina rasca está bien
25 mins
agree  Patricia Baldwin
1 hr
agree  Gabriel Castillo-Thomas: rasca es una palabra bastante común por estos pagos
2 hrs
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
la palabra "discoteca" suena muy ordinaria


Explanation:
otra versión...

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Note added at 2003-10-29 18:24:21 (GMT)
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chees·y (ch\"Æz\"), adj., chees·i·er, chees·i·est.
1. of or like cheese: a cheesy aroma; a cheesy taste.
2. Slang. inferior or cheap; chintzy: The movie\'s special effects are cheesy and unconvincing.

webster\'s unabridged

Ivannia Garcia
Local time: 04:24
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 895
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +14
the word
a couple of suggestions for Spain


Explanation:
la palabra "discoteca" suena cutre
la palabra "discoteca" suena hortera


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Note added at 27 mins (2003-10-29 18:32:14 GMT)
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la palabra \"discoteca\" suena cursi

... en forma de yoya. Sí, el sonido yoya es realmente interesante. Suena
feo, suena hortera, suena como kiki. Si alguien te dice kiki ...
www.lanuevaespana.es/archivo/2001/JUN/ 07/periodico/PR089EST07MA7.htm - 21k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages

... se que suena cutre y cursi pero es mi verdad...solo pido eso... ZONA USUARIOS.
Página de inicio. Añadir a favoritos. Recomendar Web. Votar web. ...
www.gentemessenger.com/ficha/ficha2642.php - 15k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages



Susana Galilea
United States
Local time: 05:24
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 2510
Grading comment
Muchas gracias por la ayuda, cutre y hortera me parecen las dos muy aceptables.
Hasta otra

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paula Gayol: sip, cutre y hortera, dos grandes palabras de nuestro español!
4 mins
agree  Alicia Jordá
9 mins
agree  Juan Jacob: Me parecen perfectas... cualquiera de las dos.
14 mins
agree  Dominique de Izaguirre: voto por "hortera"
15 mins
agree  Cristina Canivell: yo también voto por "hortera"
24 mins
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: ¡Nunca había escuchado eso de "cutre" y "hortera"! Supongo que sólo en España.
30 mins
agree  Anna Macip
37 mins
agree  jmml: otro voto para hortera
1 hr
agree  Rottie (X): Yo opto por "cursi". Pero me pregunto: como se debe llamar para que no suene cutre, hortera o cursi? "Disco" - o qué???
3 hrs
  -> eso mismo estaba pensando, en realidad la palabra sólo le suena "cheesy" al interlocutor en cuestión, quien no debe ser hispanohablante...¿cómo se resuelve esto?
agree  medea74: eso es. A mí me gusta "cutre", es muy sonora
4 hrs
agree  Dagnia: En España me parece que "cutre" sería lo más parecido a "cheesy"
4 hrs
agree  MPTierno: Eso es.
14 hrs
agree  Angela-Jo Touza-Medina
17 hrs
agree  Maria-Jose Pastor: cutre me gusta mas
19 hrs
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the word
la palabra "discoteca" es de mal gusto


Explanation:


"de mal gusto" is as standard Spanish as you will get

In Panama it would be something like "runcha" :P

Good luck

María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Panama
Local time: 05:24
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 2027

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
6 mins
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1 day 34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
La palabra


Explanation:
Versión mexicana...

biskofski
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 17
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