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Spanish translation: Intimidante


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English term or phrase:bullying
Spanish translation:Intimidante
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09:43 Jun 23, 2003
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Psychology / Psychology
English term or phrase: bullying
Kate was completely dominating, even bullying. It seemed that Kate, as a preschooler, was able to engage in reciplocal play if paired with a submisive peer...
Sor Juana
Intimidante
Explanation:
Intimidadora is Spanglish!(Thanks to mass media, a great deal of words which we currently use, are made up out of correct English ones)

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Note added at 2003-06-23 12:39:15 (GMT)
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Also, the right (and rather colloquial)way of translating \"bully\" is \"matón.\" To bully is \"matonear\" (colloquial). And, more suitably expressed \"amedrentar\". So it may be said that the girl in question \"desplegaba actitudes amedrentadoras\" or \"amedrentaba\"
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5 +5que intimidaba
aidagda
5Intimidantesilviafont
4intimidadora
Alejandro Field


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
que intimidaba


Explanation:
bullying is intimidar
los bulies en el colegio suelen ser los niños que ademas de intimidar ejercen violencia sobre los demás para conseguir hacer su voluntad

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Note added at 2003-06-23 09:51:07 (GMT)
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kate incluso llegaba intimidar / incluso llegaba a la intimidación

aidagda
Local time: 23:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  moken: en españa coloquialmente "abusona"
2 mins
  -> si, la matona del cole, la bruta, pero initmidar quedaba más "fino"

agree  Henrique Magalhaes
6 mins
  -> gracias

agree  Noelia Corte Fernandez
26 mins
  -> thanks

agree  Maria-Jose Pastor
1 hr
  -> muchas gracias!

agree  colemh
2 hrs
  -> thanks colemh
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
intimidadora


Explanation:
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Alejandro Field
Local time: 18:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Intimidante


Explanation:
Intimidadora is Spanglish!(Thanks to mass media, a great deal of words which we currently use, are made up out of correct English ones)

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Note added at 2003-06-23 12:39:15 (GMT)
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Also, the right (and rather colloquial)way of translating \"bully\" is \"matón.\" To bully is \"matonear\" (colloquial). And, more suitably expressed \"amedrentar\". So it may be said that the girl in question \"desplegaba actitudes amedrentadoras\" or \"amedrentaba\"

silviafont
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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