Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
cheesy
Spanish translation:
cursi; cutre (Spain); hortera (Spain); rasca (Argentina); runcha (Panamá)
Added to glossary by
Susana Galilea
Oct 29, 2003 18:04
20 yrs ago
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English term
the word "discoteca" sounds cheesy
Non-PRO
English to Spanish
Other
Informal conversation
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
Proposed translations
+14
26 mins
Susana Galilea
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
United States
Customized Translation Services ENG>SPA
Native in: Spanish (Variants: US, Latin American, Standard-Spain) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
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2510
English term (edited):
the word
Selected
a couple of suggestions for Spain
la palabra "discoteca" suena cutre
la palabra "discoteca" suena hortera
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la palabra \"discoteca\" suena cursi
... en forma de yoya. Sí, el sonido yoya es realmente interesante. Suena
feo, suena hortera, suena como kiki. Si alguien te dice kiki ...
www.lanuevaespana.es/archivo/2001/JUN/ 07/periodico/PR089EST07MA7.htm - 21k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
... se que suena cutre y cursi pero es mi verdad...solo pido eso... ZONA USUARIOS.
Página de inicio. Añadir a favoritos. Recomendar Web. Votar web. ...
www.gentemessenger.com/ficha/ficha2642.php - 15k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
la palabra "discoteca" suena hortera
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la palabra \"discoteca\" suena cursi
... en forma de yoya. Sí, el sonido yoya es realmente interesante. Suena
feo, suena hortera, suena como kiki. Si alguien te dice kiki ...
www.lanuevaespana.es/archivo/2001/JUN/ 07/periodico/PR089EST07MA7.htm - 21k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
... se que suena cutre y cursi pero es mi verdad...solo pido eso... ZONA USUARIOS.
Página de inicio. Añadir a favoritos. Recomendar Web. Votar web. ...
www.gentemessenger.com/ficha/ficha2642.php - 15k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
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Comment: "Muchas gracias por la ayuda, cutre y hortera me parecen las dos muy aceptables.
Hasta otra"
+3
2 mins
yolanda Speece
Native in English
Efficiency and effectiveness!!!
Native in: English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English
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English term (edited):
the word
la palabra "discoteca" suena rasca
o rara o anticuado o arcaico
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Cecilia Della Croce
: en Argentina rasca está bien
25 mins
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| agree |
Patricia Baldwin
1 hr
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| agree |
Gabriel Castillo-Thomas
: rasca es una palabra bastante común por estos pagos
2 hrs
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19 mins
Ivannia Garcia
Native in Spanish
26 years in the Translation Business
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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la palabra "discoteca" suena muy ordinaria
otra versión...
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Note added at 2003-10-29 18:24:21 (GMT)
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chees·y (ch\"Æz\"), adj., chees·i·er, chees·i·est.
1. of or like cheese: a cheesy aroma; a cheesy taste.
2. Slang. inferior or cheap; chintzy: The movie\'s special effects are cheesy and unconvincing.
webster\'s unabridged
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chees·y (ch\"Æz\"), adj., chees·i·er, chees·i·est.
1. of or like cheese: a cheesy aroma; a cheesy taste.
2. Slang. inferior or cheap; chintzy: The movie\'s special effects are cheesy and unconvincing.
webster\'s unabridged
+1
54 mins
María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Panama
Panama
Native in Spanish
Panama
Synesthete with a flair for tasty words!
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Costa Rican, Panamanian, Nicaraguan, Mexican, Peruvian, Venezuelan, Cuban, Honduran, Argentine, US, Guatemalan, Salvadoran, Latin American, Colombian)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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2027
English term (edited):
the word
la palabra "discoteca" es de mal gusto
"de mal gusto" is as standard Spanish as you will get
In Panama it would be something like "runcha" :P
Good luck
1 day 34 mins
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