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English translation: it makes me grue

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19:37 Aug 8, 2005

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / Formal language

Spanish term or phrase: ...da grima...

Creo entender "da lástima", pero... ¿hay alguna expresión fuerte en inglés que le hiciera de equivalente? Mil gracias.

Gabriel Aramburo Siegert KudoZ activity Questions: 597 (4 open) (2 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 2994
Local time: 07:05

English translation:it makes me grue

Explanation:
This is an expression my grandmother always used. It's sort of like "it makes me shudder," but even worse. I'm 100% sure of the meaning, but it's not everyday English.

It can only be used referring to oneself.

... Tripe looks like towelling nappies to me, it
makes me grue! So does fish, especially that yellow muck. ...
www.thefourcorners.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic. php?t=322&start=15&sid=8e4ab921e035e87c89a0bdb86f65a1dd

from archaic English verb for shudder] The grue was originated in ... “Sour as a grue” is a common expression, even among grues themselves. ...
catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/G/grue.html

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OK, so it\'s really Scottish!

Siclike fowk gars me grue. Such people make me shudder. It wis a black-kin oa nicht.
It was a blackish night. siccan (sic kin). With the indefinite article ...
www.scots-online.org/grammar/adjectiv.htm

Selected response from:

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 04:05

Grading comment

Obrigado, Muriel. Gracias a todas y todos. Me hizo reir mucho María Teresa. Muriel, te "viniste fuerte" con "Siclike fowk gar me grue. Such people make me shudder"... Oh boy! Take care. See you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +3

...gets on my/one's nerves...

Daniel Coria

4 +2

it/he gives me the ibby gibbies / it gives me the creeps

fastwords

¡da cooossaaaaa!

María Teresa Taylor Oliver

it makes me grue

Muriel Vasconcellos

It's pitiful or pathetic

pochita

makes (someone's) skin/flesh crawl

corey2

4 +1

it sets my teeth on edge

Jo-Hanna Goettsche

Disturbing

John Hughson (J.D., M.B.A. Finance)

it saddens/it's moving

MargaEsther

it's disgusting

amj_services

It is unsettling/it is nerve racking/it is a nerve-racking (experience, prospect, etc.)

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)

so sad!

Gabo Pena

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

4 mins confidence:

Disturbing

Explanation:
Ejemplo... "This news is very disturbuing."

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or \"Upsetting\"

John Hughson (J.D., M.B.A. Finance)
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

it sets my teeth on edge

Explanation:
A mi entender, un ejemplo sería la sensación que se tiene al rasguñar un pizarrón

Referencia: Harper Collins Spanish Dictionary (College Edition)

Jo-Hanna Goettsche
United States
Local time: 06:05
Native speaker of: Spanish

7 mins confidence:

it's disgusting

Explanation:
"da grima" is very coloquially used in spain, and it is also used in the north of south america

check out these!
http://www.dealante.com/nodo.php?nodoid=9978
grima= algo dá grima cuando dan entre escalofríos y asco

RAE,
disgusto;sensación desagradable

amj_services
Local time: 13:05
Native speaker of:

Spanish

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

...gets on my/one's nerves...

Explanation:
Hope it helps!

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Me permito agregar \"irritating\" a mi sugerencia...

Saludos, Gabriel!

Daniel Coria
Local time: 09:05
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Maria: Si, es como cuando escriben en el pizarrón con la tiza (el gis, le dicen los mexicanos) y te rechinan los dientes

4 mins

-> Muchas gracias, María...

agree

John Hughson (J.D., M.B.A. Finance): Or (more formally) "annoying" or "irritating"

4 mins

-> Right! Thanks, John... (looks like we added "irritating" at the same time, lol) ;-)

agree

María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Ouch. Lo de las uñas en el tablero me da cooosssaaa.

1 hr

-> Muchas gracias, M. Teresa. Lo de las uñas solía hacerlo yo en la secundaria... ;-)

neutral

Muriel Vasconcellos: For me, "gets on my nerves" refers to a repeated action -- not the blackboard effect.

6 hrs

-> En realidad lo del "blackboard effect" no lo ha mencionado Gabriel, sino Jo-Hanna en su respuesta. Saludos, Muriel!

9 mins confidence:

it saddens/it's moving

Explanation:
Depende mucho del contexto, pues puede ser desde dar tristeza (así lo usaba mi abuela) hasta dar lástima.

MargaEsther
Local time: 06:05
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 12

11 mins confidence:

makes (someone's) skin/flesh crawl

Explanation:
A more colloquial expression would be:

"It gives me (or "people") the willies," meaning it freaks people out, scared them, or makes them uneasy.

Reference: http://www.komotv.com/news/printstory.asp?id=21155
Reference: http://www.gepc.org/esl/scared.html

corey2
Native speaker of:

English

14 mins confidence:

It's pitiful or pathetic

Explanation:
Arousing or capable of arousing sympathetic sadness and compassion

pochita
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

it/he gives me the ibby gibbies / it gives me the creeps

Explanation:
Gabriel
en el sentido de dar asco, repelús

DAR GRIMA - Dar cierto asco, repelús.
http://crisei.blogalia.com/historias/9976

una opción it gives me the ibby gibbies/it gives me the creeps
He gives me the ibby gibbies!!!
http://www.planetgig.com/cgi/forum/viewtopic.php?t=326&postd...

That clown gives me the creeps
http://micheles-myocardium.com/Creep.html

fastwords

23 mins confidence:

It is unsettling/it is nerve racking/it is a nerve-racking (experience, prospect, etc.)

Explanation:
Two options. However, more context would help.

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 06:05
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

31 mins confidence:

so sad!

Explanation:
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what a pity!

Gabo Pena
Local time: 04:05
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

¡da cooossaaaaa!

Explanation:
Mi granito de arena.

Yo nunca había escuchado eso de "grima", pero aquí va la definición del DRAE:

grima.
(Quizá del gót. *grimms, horrible; cf. a. al. ant. grimmi, hostil, nórd. grimmr, rabioso).
1. f. desazón (ǁ disgusto).
2. f. dentera (ǁ sensación desagradable).
3. f. Hond. Temor muy intenso.

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En Panamá, de algo que dé miedo o asco (o incluso vergüenza), se dice que "da cosa". Muy útil la expresión, porque el significado varía según el contexto ;o)

Y bueno, aprendí más leyendo las demás respuestas. Sólo quise dar mi idea.

Saludos, Gabriel, y gracias por tus preguntas, que siempre son interesantes de leer y uno aprende mucho :O)

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Para Alicia: www.dealante.com (tu referencia) es un sitio Web de Panamá, ¡pero yo no sabía que acá se decía eso de \"dar grima\"! jaja :P

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Parece que en Venezuela también lo usan:

La Alpargata Naufraga - Asi somos los Venezolanos - [ Translate this page ]
... cualquier hecho o circunstancia se suele decir, me da miedo, me da rabia, me
da asco o me da lo que sea según el caso, en Venezuela decimos me da cosa. ...
www.gilberto.pagua.name/alparga/ven.htm - 7k - Cached - Similar pages

Marble Station: Bitácora (Blog) » 2004 » Febrero - [ Translate this page ]
Me da cosa que ocupe tanto pero creo que puede ser útil para la gente, no es
ningún capricho mio ;-) Lo que si que es una lástima es mi letra, ...
www.marblestation.com/blog/?m=200402 - 46k - Cached - Similar pages

Hueva!!: Marcas en la piel... - [ Translate this page ]
a mi me da cosa hacerme un tatuaje, y no por mocha o porque piense que ...
pero me da cosa porque cuando este ruquita se va a ver bien gacho jajajajajajajaa ...
kunti.blogspot.com/2005/07/marcas-en-la-piel.html - 29k - Cached - Similar pages

Espacios Políticos. La primera Red Federal de la Ciencia Política. - [ Translate this page ]
Siento un rechazo natural por el gatillo. De sólo mirarlo me da cosa. Las viudas
de los muertos en las Torres Gemelas me preocupan, me dan compasión, ...
www.espaciospoliticos.com.ar/otros/carr.htm - 21k - 7 Aug 2005 - Cached - Similar pages

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Lo siento. Acabo de darme cuenta de la torpeza que he cometido... jajajajaj lo querías en inglés.

Bueno, en todo caso, aquí te dejo mi aporte pa\' la próxima.

María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Panama
Local time: 07:05
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

6 hrs confidence:

it makes me grue

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 04:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 104

Grading comment

Obrigado, Muriel. Gracias a todas y todos. Me hizo reir mucho María Teresa. Muriel, te "viniste fuerte" con "Siclike fowk gar me grue. Such people make me shudder"... Oh boy! Take care. See you.

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