palabras indeseables

English translation: nasty words

07:40 Jul 12, 2008

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Spanish term or phrase: palabras indeseables

Contexto: "Aquí tienen ustedes palabras indeseables y bastante dosis de sexo"

Cómo traducirlo en este contexto? Son las palabras que nadie quiere escuchar, malas palabras, políticamente incorrectas.....
Gracias!!

Virginia Feinmann KudoZ activity Questions: 60 (7 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 32
Local time: 12:10

English translation:nasty words

Explanation:
Están los términos "unwanted" o el ya propuesto, pero no encuentro que tengan la misma connotación que "indeseable" en castellano. En inglés es más natural decir "nasty", que es desagradable, detestable, todo lo que evoca ese tipo de vocabulario.

Selected response from:

Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom

Grading comment

Exactly!! thanks! could you check my two other entries I just made? I need to deliver this translation right now. I leave the glossary entry to you so you get Kudoz points. Best! vir.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

offensive language

Carol Gullidge

4 +1

nasty words

Cecilia Gowar

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11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

nasty words

Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 227

Grading comment

Exactly!! thanks! could you check my two other entries I just made? I need to deliver this translation right now. I leave the glossary entry to you so you get Kudoz points. Best! vir.

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

offensive language

Explanation:
this covers the lot, and is used extensively in the media.

A few examples, out of many:

BBC - More Guidance - Offensive - Definition ofThe most offensive language includes terms such as cunt, motherfucker and fuck (which ... Mildly offensive language includes crap, Jesus, Christ, knob etc. ...
www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/editorialguidelines/advice/offensi... - 19k - Cached - Similar pages

BBC - Online Services Guidelines - Harm - Offensive languageOffensive language can give rise to widespread offence. The use of certain, mainly four letter, words in text on the Internet may be far more offensive than ...
www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/editorialguidelines/onguide/harm/o... - 23k - Cached - Similar pages
More results from www.bbc.co.uk »

Profanity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please improve this article or discuss the issue ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profanity - 70k - Cached - Similar pages

Quiz shows blamed for pupils' offensive language | News crumb ...26 Mar 2008 ... Children's casual use of grossly offensive language is being fuelled by TV programmes such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks, the head of the ...
education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2268021,00.html - 51k - Cached - Similar pages

4A Protecting Under 18s and Harm and Offence : Offensive LanguageIn addition, the Code contains some specific rules in relation to offensive language within programmes before the watershed. See also 'Programme Trailers ...
www.independentproducerhandbook.co.uk/.../offensive-languag... - 16k - Cached - Similar pages

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | MTV fined over offensive language4 Jun 2008 ... Media watchdog Ofcom fines MTV £255000 for broadcasting explicit material before the watershed.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7435581.stm - 44k - Cached - Similar pages

Nintendo yanks Mario Party 8 - offensive language to blame ...17 Jul 2007 ... However, it has been claimed, by CVG for one, that Nintendo pulled the game because it contained offensive language. ...
www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/07/17/nintendo_mario_party_8/ - 35k - Cached - Similar pages

IngentaConnect Indigenous Young Australians, Cri...l Justice and ...Indigenous Young Australians, Criminal Justice and Offensive Language ... This paper explores how offensive language is socially constructed in ways that ...
www.ingentaconnect.com/content/carfax/cjys/2002/00000005/00... - Similar pages

ICC to get tough on offensive language and gestures | Sports | ReutersMUMBAI, India (Reuters) - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a zero tolerance crackdown on offensive language and gestures in the sport.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-07-12 09:59:56 GMT) Post-grading
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Vir: It's a pity you had to close this so precipitously, as you would surely have had a lot of good suggestions and more pertinent comments!

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 315

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