campy

Spanish translation: Cutre, hortera, camp

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English term or phrase:campy
Spanish translation:Cutre, hortera, camp
Entered by: Juan Pintado

10:35 May 21, 2003
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: campy
"the change to a slick design, as compared to the original show's campy quality, didn't seem to be a benefit" ¿Puede ser "cutre"?
?_? Gracias, chic@s!
logos75
Cutre, hortera, camp
Explanation:
Lo dejaría como está. Lo he visto muchas veces en castellano. No conozco ninguna palabra que lo pueda definir con exactitud. (Desde luego, no "afeminado"!!!!)
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Juan Pintado
Spain
Local time: 14:23
Grading comment
Me gusta hortera, creo que le va bien al contexto, gracias! Y gracias igualmente a todos!
Irea
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1afectado, amanerado, afeminado
luka
5afectado
jlm
5Cutre, hortera, camp
Juan Pintado
5Ridícula
POONA
4cutre
Terry Burgess
4estrafalario[a]
Terry Burgess
3extravagante
Valentín Hernández Lima


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
afectado, amanerado, afeminado


Explanation:
Según el diccionario Larousse

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Note added at 2003-05-21 11:20:42 (GMT)
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Ejemplos de películas \"campy\" son The Rocky horror show, Xena, the warrior princess, Barbarella, etc. etc, que no necesariamente son cutres.

luka
Spain
Local time: 14:23
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lorna Thomson: My understanding of "camp" implies something effeminate...so afeminado would be correct
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afectado


Explanation:
O: exagerado

jlm
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extravagante


Explanation:
Posiblemente porque era sumamente artificial o anticuado en su aspecto hasta el punto de provocar sonrisas compasivas.

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Valentín Hernández Lima
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cutre


Explanation:
..me parece perfecto! [seedy, shabby, etc]. Es que el Oxford dice, para "camp" ..como afectación o amanerado ..pero "cutre" me parece lo mejor para este caso.

Suerte Irea!
terry

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Note added at 2003-05-21 10:52:52 (GMT)
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Otra posible opción podría ser: \"estrafalario[a]\"


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Terry Burgess
Mexico
Local time: 07:23
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  luka: no es lo mismo afeminado, exagerado, que cutre.
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estrafalario[a]


Explanation:
Otra posible opción Irea.
Suerte!
terry


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Terry Burgess
Mexico
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Cutre, hortera, camp


Explanation:
Lo dejaría como está. Lo he visto muchas veces en castellano. No conozco ninguna palabra que lo pueda definir con exactitud. (Desde luego, no "afeminado"!!!!)

Juan Pintado
Spain
Local time: 14:23
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 30
Grading comment
Me gusta hortera, creo que le va bien al contexto, gracias! Y gracias igualmente a todos!
Irea
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Ridícula


Explanation:
Campy
A form of comedic parody where the clichéd conventions of a dramatic form like adventure are deliberately exaggerated to the point of ridiculousness.

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POONA
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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