Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
lame
Spanish translation:
patético vs asqueroso
English term
France
Native in: French 
lame
This philosophy is lame.
Esta filosofia es coja. Esta filosofia es patética.
Es esta una mugrosa filosofia, esta filosofia es chunga
Can we use lame like say this book is lame, this party is lame, when we really dislike something, we think it’s garbage. Can we translate it by este libro es patético, esta fiesta es patética ?
Feb 8, 2021 18:34: Rocío Tempone changed "Term Context" from "Hiya. how can we translate lame ? Thnak you so much. Dictionnary says patético, cojo. In the menaing of pathetic ? or in the meaning of cochinada porqueria , somethign really bad ? Thank you inmensely in advance. Does lame and lousy mean the eaxct same stuff here ? like lame movie = lousy movie ? Can we say you’re so lame ! you’re so lousy ? menaing I don’t like th way you think, behave ect. This philosophy is so lame ! Care about nobody but yourself. Don’t help our neighbour. Don’t respect anyone. Get married with them cause of their cash, not cause you love them. Be friends with humans just cause they’re loaded, beautiful, or popular, not cause they’re good spirits. Be mean, rude, cuss, ect. This is so lame ! This philosophy is lame. Esta filosofia es coja. Esta filosofia es patética. Es esta una mugrosa filosofia, esta filosofia es chunga Can we use lame like say this book is lame, this party is lame, when we really dislike something, we think it’s garbage. Can we translate it by este libro es patético, esta fiesta es patética ?" to "Hiya. how can we translate lame ? Thnak you so much. Dictionnary says patético, cojo. In the menaing of pathetic ? or in the meaning of cochinada porqueria , somethign really bad ? Thank you inmensely in advance. Does lame and lousy mean the eaxct same stuff here ? like lame movie = lousy movie ? Can we say you’re so lame ! you’re so lousy ? menaing I don’t like th way you think, behave ect. This philosophy is lame. Esta filosofia es coja. Esta filosofia es patética. Es esta una mugrosa filosofia, esta filosofia es chunga Can we use lame like say this book is lame, this party is lame, when we really dislike something, we think it’s garbage. Can we translate it by este libro es patético, esta fiesta es patética ?"
Proposed translations
Patético vs asqueroso
Although sometimes their meanings can overlap, I think ‘lousy’ is a more direct critic:
It was a lousy meal > Fue una comida asquerosa.
While ‘lame’ expresses an emotion (weak, poor, pathetic)
He posts pictures that are not his. He’s so lame. > Pública fotos que no son suyas. Es tan patético.
I think that text is essentially saying the philosophy is pathetic and the best word would be ‘patético’.
‘Cojo/a’ is something very different, it happens when a person or an animal has a physical disability. You can say: After the race lots of horses return lame but then they’re fine.
Después de la carrera muchos cabellos vuelven cojos, pero luego se recuperan.
| thank you so much! i found lame to be a confusing term, thanks a lot for your excellent explanation |
deleznable/insatisfactoria
| muchas gracias por tu ayuda, no conocia el término deleznable |
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
lamentable / despreciable
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| muchisimas gracias por tu ayuda |
Mexico
Confianza, certeza, creatividad.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 6 more.
imprecisa/defectuosa/distorsionada/deformada
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