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English translation: Embarrassing (Mexico)


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Spanish term or phrase:penoso
English translation:Embarrassing (Mexico)
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17:19 Dec 12, 2011
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: penoso
In Mexico penoso is embarrasing or sad?
claudia16
Local time: 06:31
Embarrassing
Explanation:
In lieu of any further context (please provide more, if possible) :
Embarrassing

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mbarrassing - English-Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com
www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=embarrass... /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/ adjetivo ‹situation/question› embarazoso; ‹attempt/performance› penoso, lamentable; how ~! ¡qué vergüenza or (AmL exc CS) ...
Translation of penoso
www.vocabulix.com/translation/penoso.htmlTranslate the word penoso to English. The dictionary languages are Spanish-English: ... Spanish, English. penoso · distressing; embarrassing ...
Translation of Penoso in Spanish
translation.babylon.com › Spanish TranslationTranslate penoso in Spanish online and download now our free translator to use ... Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic ...
Penoso synonym by Babylon's thesaurus
thesaurus.babylon.com/penosoQué vergüenza. It was so embarrassing! ¡Estaba tan avergonzado! (¡Fue tan bochornoso (penoso)!) What a shame! ¡Qué pena! Look at him, he's so embarrassing. ...
embarrassing translation Spanish | English-Spanish dictionary ...
dictionary.reverso.net/english-spanish/embarrassing[question, mistake] embarazoso [performance] penoso that was an embarrassing moment for me pasé muchísima vergüenza, fue un momento muy embarazoso ...
Definition of the word penoso
spanish.dictionary.com/definition/penoso·fue un espectáculo penoso. ·it was a sorry o pitiful sight. ·era penoso ver la casa en ese estado. ·the house was a sorry o pitiful ... (=embarazoso) embarrassing ...
Dictionary Definition - Diccionario Definición - penoso [wikiLang ...
www.wikilang.com/English/Spanish/pathetic/penoso/170144Tran... penoso suggest new translation · find similar entries ... penoso (bashful); penoso (difficult); penoso (embarrassing); penoso (grueling) ...

Saludos
eski :;))
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eski
Mexico
Local time: 00:31
Grading comment
muchas gracias
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Summary of answers provided
4Embarrassing
eski
Summary of reference entries provided
CONTEXT
Henry Hinds
Mexican usagepatinba

Discussion entries: 2





  

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Embarrassing


Explanation:
In lieu of any further context (please provide more, if possible) :
Embarrassing

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Note added at 36 mins (2011-12-12 17:55:54 GMT)
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mbarrassing - English-Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com
www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=embarrass... /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/ adjetivo ‹situation/question› embarazoso; ‹attempt/performance› penoso, lamentable; how ~! ¡qué vergüenza or (AmL exc CS) ...
Translation of penoso
www.vocabulix.com/translation/penoso.htmlTranslate the word penoso to English. The dictionary languages are Spanish-English: ... Spanish, English. penoso · distressing; embarrassing ...
Translation of Penoso in Spanish
translation.babylon.com › Spanish TranslationTranslate penoso in Spanish online and download now our free translator to use ... Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic ...
Penoso synonym by Babylon's thesaurus
thesaurus.babylon.com/penosoQué vergüenza. It was so embarrassing! ¡Estaba tan avergonzado! (¡Fue tan bochornoso (penoso)!) What a shame! ¡Qué pena! Look at him, he's so embarrassing. ...
embarrassing translation Spanish | English-Spanish dictionary ...
dictionary.reverso.net/english-spanish/embarrassing[question, mistake] embarazoso [performance] penoso that was an embarrassing moment for me pasé muchísima vergüenza, fue un momento muy embarazoso ...
Definition of the word penoso
spanish.dictionary.com/definition/penoso·fue un espectáculo penoso. ·it was a sorry o pitiful sight. ·era penoso ver la casa en ese estado. ·the house was a sorry o pitiful ... (=embarazoso) embarrassing ...
Dictionary Definition - Diccionario Definición - penoso [wikiLang ...
www.wikilang.com/English/Spanish/pathetic/penoso/170144Tran... penoso suggest new translation · find similar entries ... penoso (bashful); penoso (difficult); penoso (embarrassing); penoso (grueling) ...

Saludos
eski :;))

eski
Mexico
Local time: 00:31
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muchas gracias
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Reference comments


34 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: CONTEXT

Reference information:
Everything is relative to CONTEXT; please supply some.

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In Mexico penoso is embarrasing or sad?

Of course it can be either one and others also according to the CONTEXT, so the question cannot be answered as posed.

Henry Hinds
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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Asker: In Chile it's never embarrassing it always means sad


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agree  Marcos Broc: In Spanish it's usually "embarrasing" but we need context because DRAE says in Cuba, El Salvador and Mexico it can also mean "SHY"
17 mins
  -> Gracias, Marcos. And then you see the Chilean comment, and I am also familiar with that variety of Spanish.
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39 mins
Reference: Mexican usage

Reference information:
I find the Collins Reverso dictionary: http://dictionary.reverso.net very useful for identifying Mexican usage.


    Reference: http://dictionary.reverso.net
patinba
Argentina
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Asker: gracias por la referencia

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Dec 12, 2011 - Changes made by Juan Manuel Macarlupu Peña:
Language pairEnglish to Spanish => Spanish to English


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