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English translation: the most serious incident

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Spanish term or phrase:	gordo (in this context)
English translation:	the most serious incident
Entered by:	Lydia De Jorge

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19:02 Jul 31, 2008

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology / doctor/patient interview - from MEXICO

Spanish term or phrase: gordo (in this context)

Patient: Bueno, levanté la voz a unas cuantas personas, pero no era necesario, pero como parece que se decía algo, algo que le pasaba a mi familia y a mis padres como algo colectivo consciente o inconsciente. Es como si me debieran algo o yo les debiera algo.
Doctor: ¿A veces pierde el control de sí mismo? En situaciones distintas de la que acaba de describir.
Patient: Sí.
Doctor: Bien, ¿qué ha sido lo más **gordo** de la semana pasada? Parece que ha tenido unas cuantas discusiones, ¿es así?

Please keep in mind this is from Mexico. I think I know what it means but need to be sure. Many thanks!

Lydia De Jorge KudoZ activity Questions: 661 (none open) (25 closed without grading) Answers: 8162 United States
Local time: 12:12

the most serious incident

Explanation:
Creo que sí.

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Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2008-08-01 23:16:35 GMT)
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Interpreto que "lo + gordo" se refiere a la acción/reacción de mayor descontrol/violencia que el sujeto se ha mandado.

Selected response from:

Elizabeth Medina
Local time: 12:12

Grading comment

This fits perfectly. Thanks Elizabeth!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +7

problem

Henry Hinds

4 +7

the most serious incident

Elizabeth Medina

4 +4

the heaviest/biggest/worst thing

_POIMANDRES_

5 +1

awful (outrageous / terrible / ugly / nusty)

Ricardo Galarza

4 +1

... riled you most ...

xxxmediamatrix

the absolutely worst

Maria Ramon

(the worst) bummer

Steven Huddleston

Grave = The worst

blacksake

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

problem

Explanation:
¿qué ha sido lo más **gordo** de la semana pasada? = What has been the biggest problem this past week?

Henry Hinds
Local time: 10:12
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 80

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

agree

Beatriz Mendiondo: I like with 'biggest' = biggest problem (DRAE: gordo: coloq. Algún suceso de mucha importancia o muy sonado.)

1 min

-> Gracias, Beatriz.

agree

Mario Ramirez: Coincido con la explicación, no con la respuesta, que debería ser "biggest problem"

5 mins

-> Gracias, Mario.

agree

Dave 72: I like "biggest" in this context

20 mins

-> Gracias, Dave.

agree

Cesar Serrano

52 mins

-> Gracias, César.

agree

Greg Dickie: I agree with "biggest problem"

1 hr

-> Gracias, Gregory.

agree

Esperanza González

2 hrs

-> Gracias, Esperanza.

neutral

_POIMANDRES_: If you mean "What was the problem last week?", "problem" is quite neutral for the intended meaning. I think "gordo" implies a much stronger suggestion. Just to share. Hope it's useful.

2 hrs

-> "Worst thing" sounds good too.

agree

Egmont

3 hrs

-> Gracias, AVRVM.

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

the heaviest/biggest/worst thing

Explanation:
.

_POIMANDRES_
Argentina
Local time: 13:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

... riled you most ...

Explanation:
Something a bit more colloquial that might fit the mood of the doctor's discussion with the patient: "What riled you most in the past week?"

Note that I'm interpreting the source text as asking what most provoked the patient, not about how the patient responded.

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xxxmediamatrix
Local time: 12:12
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

3 hrs confidence:

(the worst) bummer

Explanation:
In the sense that Mexicans use "gordo".

Steven Huddleston
United States
Local time: 12:12
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

7 hrs confidence:

the absolutely worst

Explanation:
As mentioned, it is Mexican Spanish and this is what they mean by "gordo": the absolutely worst....

Maria Ramon
United States
Local time: 11:12
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Dutch

12 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

awful (outrageous / terrible / ugly / nusty)

Explanation:
This is Mexican colloquial, so I would keep the colloquial tone:

"So, what has been the most awful of last week?

You can also use one of the other terms suggested; but I think "awful" is the exact term in this context. At least in the US, "awful" is used as slang in these contexts (as it is "gordo" in Mexican Spanish). Since the real meaning of "awful" is: inspiring awe.

Luck!

Ricardo Galarza
Uruguay
Local time: 13:12
Native speaker of:

Spanish

1 day2 hrs confidence:

Grave = The worst

Explanation:
I'd say that it is referring to the worst thinng that has happened during that week, after all the doctor is asking about how many discusssions. So I'd would consider "grave" as reffering to something that is indicating the level of damage for something

blacksake
Mexico
Local time: 11:12
Native speaker of:

Spanish

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

lo más gordo (in this context)

the most serious incident

Elizabeth Medina
Local time: 12:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

This fits perfectly. Thanks Elizabeth!

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