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awesome

Spanish translation: increíble; en el sentido original es: terrible, aterrador, pavoroso. En uso moderno es: extraordinario, sorprendente, etc.

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:awesome
Spanish translation:increíble; en el sentido original es: terrible, aterrador, pavoroso. En uso moderno es: extraordinario, sorprendente, etc.
Entered by: Marisol Valenzuela-Dillen

20:20 Jun 19, 2002
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / ethics
English term or phrase: awesome
the development of cloning techniques... will be a demostration, if it occurs, that mankind does have the awesome technical power to exchange the humanity which God has given him for something else,
clamira
increíble
Explanation:
El problema con awesome es que el uso le ha cambiado la connotación y hoy se usa para expresar admiración, igual como chevere, "grosso", super, piola, extraordinario y todas las otras opciones mencionadas por mis colegas, PERO en realidad el significado es: terrible, aterrador, pavoroso, que infunde temor. Ref.: Appletons's New Cuyas Dic.
Sugiero usar increíble que es un término más flexible y que puede ser tanto positivo como negativo.
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Marisol Valenzuela-Dillen
Local time: 17:49
Grading comment
Muchas Gracias!


4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3impresionante
John Guzman
4 +1sorprendente
Alfredo Gonzalez
4 +1...impresionante / imponente...
Gabriel Aramburo Siegert
4 +1terrible o temible
Sandra Bonilla
5increíble
Marisol Valenzuela-Dillen
5formidable
Antonio Costa (X)
4extraordinario
aivars
4fantastico, fabuloso
Nitza Ramos


  

Answers


0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sorprendente


Explanation:
una opción

saludos

Alfredo Gonzalez
Local time: 23:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luz Dumanowsky
15 mins
  -> Gracias Virginia
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0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
extraordinario


Explanation:
increible

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Note added at 2002-06-19 20:21:54 (GMT)
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fabuloso

aivars
Argentina
Local time: 02:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 38
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fantastico, fabuloso


Explanation:
fantastico con acento en la segunda "a"

Nitza Ramos
United States
Local time: 01:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
impresionante


Explanation:
Vacano(Colombia) :)


John Guzman
Local time: 00:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ernesto de Lara
2 mins
agree  Luz Dumanowsky
14 mins
agree  bemtrad
44 mins
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
...impresionante / imponente...


Explanation:
Good luck.

Gabriel Aramburo Siegert
Local time: 00:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gustavo Garrido
17 mins
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
terrible o temible


Explanation:
Lo siento, no estoy de acuerdo con mis colegas. No es maravilloso, ni fantástico, ni imponente...Siempre entendí AWESOME como algo que inspiraba respeto o temor. Creo que eso es lo que quiere decir el señor que escribió esas líneas. ¡suerte!

Sandra Bonilla
Local time: 07:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Сергей Лузан: Lo pienso también.
4 mins
  -> gracias :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
increíble


Explanation:
El problema con awesome es que el uso le ha cambiado la connotación y hoy se usa para expresar admiración, igual como chevere, "grosso", super, piola, extraordinario y todas las otras opciones mencionadas por mis colegas, PERO en realidad el significado es: terrible, aterrador, pavoroso, que infunde temor. Ref.: Appletons's New Cuyas Dic.
Sugiero usar increíble que es un término más flexible y que puede ser tanto positivo como negativo.

Marisol Valenzuela-Dillen
Local time: 17:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muchas Gracias!

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
formidable


Explanation:
Más un sinónimo

Antonio Costa (X)
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