Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dec 11, 2003 23:28
22 yrs ago
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Spanish term
puto
someone called me a puto on the street the other day. Was it offensive ?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +8 | faggot |
David Russi
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| 5 +7 | yes... |
lafresita (X)
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| 5 +7 | It depends... |
JuanManuel
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| 5 +3 | absolutely |
Andrea Ali
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| 5 +2 | yes, very... >> bugger, gay, faggot, pansy, fairy, queer, puff, sissy...and so on |
dawn39 (X)
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| 3 +2 | yes.. |
James Hollander
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Proposed translations
+8
3 mins
Selected
faggot
I'm afraid so...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
+7
3 mins
yes...
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\'puta\' would mean mean a prostitute. The \'a\' ending is for a woman
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male homosexual
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www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mfaggot.html
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Note added at 4 mins (2003-12-11 23:33:10 GMT)
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\'puta\' would mean mean a prostitute. The \'a\' ending is for a woman
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Note added at 5 mins (2003-12-11 23:34:46 GMT)
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male homosexual
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Note added at 6 mins (2003-12-11 23:35:02 GMT)
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www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mfaggot.html
Peer comment(s):
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swisstell
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thank you e-rich!
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Víctor Nine
23 mins
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thanks VRN!
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Juan Jacob
: Go back and break his neck! Means faggot, not male prostitute.
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but I never said it was a male prostitute. I only illustrated it with the female version
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JuanManuel
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dawn39 (X)
: yes... :)
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Kathy Figueroa
16 hrs
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margaret caulfield
20 hrs
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+3
6 mins
absolutely
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Peer comment(s):
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Juan Jacob
: Go back and break his neck! Means faggot, not male prostitute.
51 mins
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Hi, Juan! Could have been worse! ;^)
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JuanManuel
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Thanks, Juan!
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dawn39 (X)
: :)
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Thanks, Dawn!
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+2
2 hrs
yes, very... >> bugger, gay, faggot, pansy, fairy, queer, puff, sissy...and so on
Desde luego no te han dicho un piropo...
Normalmente este término tan "delicado"
se emplea como adjetivo, para dar más énfasis al sustantivo al que califica, con distintos significados, según las circunstancias:
- "En mi puto barrio nadie tiene dinero".
- "Ese puto día en que te conocí...".
- "Puto verano, ¡qué calor hace!".
En cuanto a la traducción, depende del sentido que quieran darle y cómo lo tome el que lo recibe...
"Antes estabamos nosotros y los trolos…Los **putos** para ser más claro y disculpe la expresión. Ahora se acabaron los *putos*. No hay más trolos. Ahora hay gays, bisexuales, heterosexuales, homosexuales, transexuales, travestis, ortodoxos y los que van para los dos lados…¿Cómo se llaman los que van para los dos lados? Piñón fijo creo que le dicen…Bueno no importa, no hay por qué saberlo. El tema es que hay una diversidad sexual que ni le cuento. Y ojo, no es fácil identificarlos…Para colmo, fíjese, uno les dice *"putos"* y se enojan. "Yo no soy puto" te dicen así con la muñequita torcida. "Soy gay" o "Travesti" te contestan con orgullo. Vaya a decirle "puto" a alguno de estos…Te pegan…¡Te matan!. Antes por lo menos se avergonzaban. Además se pelean entre ellos. Si entre ellos se pelean y no se ponen de acuerdo para ver quien es uno y quien el otro…Qué nos queda a nosotros…Como que la cosa siga así los que vamos a desaparecer somos nosotros".
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Merry Christmas.
:))
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POOF and more...
Here goes another one
:)
Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for an effeminate or homosexual male
[Probably alteration of \"puff\", \"braggart\", \"homosexual man\", from \"puff\" (influenced by poof (1).]
poof (1) Used to indicate a sudden vanishing: \"The magician waved a wand, and poof! The birds disappeared!\".
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a disparaging term for an openly homosexual man
[syn: fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, pansy, queer, poove, pouf]
Pufff!!
:))
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PUFF
Song : \"Going steady\"
Just a few words:
\"Who\'s this bloke?\" I asked her. \"Gordon \"she replied
\"Not that *puff*\" I said dismayed. \"Yes, but he\'s no *puff*\" she cried
\"He\'s more a man than you\'ll ever be!\"
Here we go, two, three, four!
Oh, she\'s a slug and he\'s a creep. She\'s a tart , he\'s very cheap.
She is a slut, he thinks he\'s tough, *she is a bitch, he is a puff*.
Yeah, yeah it\'s not fair, Yeah, yeah it\'s not fair
I\'m so upset, I\'m so upset, Yeah, yeah!
home.t-online.de/home/walterv/jilted_j.htm
Yeah, yeah!!
:(
Normalmente este término tan "delicado"
se emplea como adjetivo, para dar más énfasis al sustantivo al que califica, con distintos significados, según las circunstancias:
- "En mi puto barrio nadie tiene dinero".
- "Ese puto día en que te conocí...".
- "Puto verano, ¡qué calor hace!".
En cuanto a la traducción, depende del sentido que quieran darle y cómo lo tome el que lo recibe...
"Antes estabamos nosotros y los trolos…Los **putos** para ser más claro y disculpe la expresión. Ahora se acabaron los *putos*. No hay más trolos. Ahora hay gays, bisexuales, heterosexuales, homosexuales, transexuales, travestis, ortodoxos y los que van para los dos lados…¿Cómo se llaman los que van para los dos lados? Piñón fijo creo que le dicen…Bueno no importa, no hay por qué saberlo. El tema es que hay una diversidad sexual que ni le cuento. Y ojo, no es fácil identificarlos…Para colmo, fíjese, uno les dice *"putos"* y se enojan. "Yo no soy puto" te dicen así con la muñequita torcida. "Soy gay" o "Travesti" te contestan con orgullo. Vaya a decirle "puto" a alguno de estos…Te pegan…¡Te matan!. Antes por lo menos se avergonzaban. Además se pelean entre ellos. Si entre ellos se pelean y no se ponen de acuerdo para ver quien es uno y quien el otro…Qué nos queda a nosotros…Como que la cosa siga así los que vamos a desaparecer somos nosotros".
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
Merry Christmas.
:))
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Note added at 2003-12-12 10:06:05 (GMT)
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POOF and more...
Here goes another one
:)
Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for an effeminate or homosexual male
[Probably alteration of \"puff\", \"braggart\", \"homosexual man\", from \"puff\" (influenced by poof (1).]
poof (1) Used to indicate a sudden vanishing: \"The magician waved a wand, and poof! The birds disappeared!\".
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
a disparaging term for an openly homosexual man
[syn: fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, pansy, queer, poove, pouf]
Pufff!!
:))
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Note added at 2003-12-12 10:16:22 (GMT)
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PUFF
Song : \"Going steady\"
Just a few words:
\"Who\'s this bloke?\" I asked her. \"Gordon \"she replied
\"Not that *puff*\" I said dismayed. \"Yes, but he\'s no *puff*\" she cried
\"He\'s more a man than you\'ll ever be!\"
Here we go, two, three, four!
Oh, she\'s a slug and he\'s a creep. She\'s a tart , he\'s very cheap.
She is a slut, he thinks he\'s tough, *she is a bitch, he is a puff*.
Yeah, yeah it\'s not fair, Yeah, yeah it\'s not fair
I\'m so upset, I\'m so upset, Yeah, yeah!
home.t-online.de/home/walterv/jilted_j.htm
Yeah, yeah!!
:(
Peer comment(s):
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JuanManuel
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muchas gracias, Juan Manuel, y buen día :)
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louisajay
: just for info, "puff" is just a strong breath - a "poof" is a term for a gay guy!
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muchas gracias. "Puff" represents a sound, yes, but it also means "homosexual", as far as I know... You are right about "poof", which is probably an alteration of "puff" :))
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+2
3 hrs
yes..
Another way to look at this is that "puto" was an adjective, as in:
"¡Eres un puto cabrón!" - Something like "You're a fucking asshole!
And maybe you just didn't catch the noun in question.
Yeah, dem's is fightin' words.
"¡Eres un puto cabrón!" - Something like "You're a fucking asshole!
And maybe you just didn't catch the noun in question.
Yeah, dem's is fightin' words.
Peer comment(s):
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dawn39 (X)
: you are right: perhaps the word in question was..."caballero" :)
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Antonio Berbel Garcia
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+7
4 hrs
It depends...
What were you wearing?
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PB Trans
: good one!!! :-)
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Andrea Ali
: Jaaaaaaa!
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dawn39 (X)
: jajaja Let´s wait for the asker´s answer. Your question is much better than your answer, indeed :)))
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Maria Lorenzo
: jajajajaja!! poor guy... i feel sorry for the poor guy.. I wonder who's going to get the points for this answer!!! ;o)
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Maria Belarra
: jua jua jua!
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NICHES
: I guess everyone should get points for this answer!!! jajajajaja
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Erika McGovern
: I think you should get the points!!! Your answer was the most creative of all!!! LOL!!!
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