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un montón de peligroso

English translation: mega dangerous

16:32 Aug 18, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Spanish term or phrase: un montón de peligroso
Hello,
What would be a good translation for "un monton de peligroso" . The sentence is El barrio es un montón de peligroso.

I've ruled out very/incredibly dangerous as i don't think they reflect the informal tone of the original. Any other suggestions?
Thanks
translation1201
English translation:mega dangerous
Explanation:


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Note added at 2 days7 hrs (2011-08-21 00:06:41 GMT)
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"well dangerous" could be another option but it's not as strong as "mega dangerous"

"it's well dangerous" / "this is a well dangerous place"
Selected response from:

Stephen D
Local time: 19:10
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6mega dangerous
Stephen D
4 +2very | extremely dangerous
MPGS
5 +1a world of danger
Becky Warner
4 +1a lot of dangerous
Juan Manuel Macarlupu Peña
4 +1way dangerous
anademahomar
4ridiculously / crazy dangerous
Camden Luxford
4(The neighborhood is) freakin'/freaking dangerous
Jenni Lukac (X)
3 +1ten kinds of dangerous
Jeff Gotfredson
2 +2so dangerous it's not even funny
DFTS (X)
4well dangerous
Chloe Bullock
4highly dangerous
esing (X)
3bigtime dangerous
AllegroTrans
3a hive or hotbed of danger
polyglot45


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
very | extremely dangerous


Explanation:
:)

MPGS
Local time: 20:10
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helly Wolf: I'm an Spanish speaker and this sentence isn't gramatically correct. There should be an adjective like "bastante" or an adverb as "muy" before the adjective "peligroso". It means the neighborhood is very / extremely dangerous.
1 hr
  -> thanks a lot, Helly. Best :)
agree  Dunny Carrión: You are right. It sounds very strange in Spanish. I also would say "demasiado peligroso".
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias, Dunny. Agree. Saludos :)
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ridiculously / crazy dangerous


Explanation:
Steve's also onto a good thing, I think. Colloquial and casual is the key.

Camden Luxford
Peru
Local time: 13:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a world of danger


Explanation:
A bit valley-speak. Very informal!

Becky Warner
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: Yes indeed, also a nice option!
1 hr
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a lot of dangerous


Explanation:
My suggestion.
In order to be as ungrammatical as the original.

Regards,

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Note added at 51 mins (2011-08-18 17:23:15 GMT)
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Notice that the original is not only informal, but ungrammatical.

Juan Manuel Macarlupu Peña
Argentina
Local time: 15:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James A. Walsh: The fixed expression "a whole lot of..." (dangerous, in this case) seems closest to the original, to me.
16 hrs
  -> thanks for the suggestion James! Have a good day!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
way dangerous


Explanation:
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anademahomar
Honduras
Local time: 12:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: Yes, nicely informal.
56 mins
  -> Thank you, fvasconcellos
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
bigtime dangerous


Explanation:
another version

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(The neighborhood is) freakin'/freaking dangerous


Explanation:
Make sure you carry! 25 Most dangerous Neighborhoods -
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I did not see the "25 Most dangerous Neighborhoods" list...what gives? .... freaking dangerous there's no way you'd wander in by accident. ...; paranormal.suvudu.com/.../author-kelly-meding-welcomes-...11 Aug 2011 – Author Kelly Meding Welcomes us to (Freaking Dangerous) Dreg City ... Be as Freaking Dangerous?) By Evangeline Stone ...;


Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 20:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 166
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ten kinds of dangerous


Explanation:
Just adding another choice here.

Jeff Gotfredson
United States
Local time: 13:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: I like it.
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Muriel!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
so dangerous it's not even funny


Explanation:
If you want something really informal, here you go! I recall other teens saying "it's not even funny" about everything when I was a teenager.

DFTS (X)
Sweden
Local time: 20:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: I like this one, too.
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Muriel
agree  James A. Walsh: Me too.
11 hrs
  -> Thanks James
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a hive or hotbed of danger


Explanation:
my offer

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
well dangerous


Explanation:
If you're translating into British English that is

Chloe Bullock
Local time: 19:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
highly dangerous


Explanation:
an alternative

esing (X)
India
Local time: 23:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
mega dangerous


Explanation:


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 days7 hrs (2011-08-21 00:06:41 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

"well dangerous" could be another option but it's not as strong as "mega dangerous"

"it's well dangerous" / "this is a well dangerous place"

Stephen D
Local time: 19:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: like it as it catches the informal register :)
7 mins
  -> Thanks, David :)
agree  Wendy Streitparth: exactly
26 mins
  -> Thanks, Wendy
agree  philgoddard
48 mins
  -> Thanks, Phil
agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  FVS (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  James A. Walsh
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, James
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