Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
cachas
English translation:
un tío cachas: a hunk/a real muscleman/a muscular guy
Added to glossary by
Nora Bellettieri
Sep 19, 2007 20:07
17 yrs ago
Spanish term
United States
25+ Years of Experience in US Healthcare
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, US) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
cachas
Spanish to English
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Slang
Expressing personal likes/dislikes - Colloquial
When shown a photo, respondent says "un tío cachas no me dice nada y no me siento identificado con él".
There's a hunky-looking guy in the photo.
Does "cachas" mean "hunk"? Or is it more like "a Don Juan" or "a ladys' man"?
There's a hunky-looking guy in the photo.
Does "cachas" mean "hunk"? Or is it more like "a Don Juan" or "a ladys' man"?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | un tío cachas: a real muscleman/ a strong or muscly guy |
Nora Bellettieri
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| 5 | buff |
MDI-IDM
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| 4 | beefy, brawny |
moken
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Change log
Sep 20, 2007 18:03: Nora Bellettieri changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/10779">Victor Wouters's</a> old entry - "cachas"" to ""un tío cachas: a hunk/a real muscleman/a muscular guy""
Proposed translations
+5
11 mins
Nora Bellettieri
Native in Spanish
A reliable hard- working person.
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
un tío cachas: a real muscleman/ a strong or muscly guy
Oxford's
Además la explicación de Sandra está OK
Además la explicación de Sandra está OK
Peer comment(s):
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anamaria bulgariu
: :)))
4 mins
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Gracias anamaria!
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| agree |
MarinaM
7 mins
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Gracias Marina!
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| agree |
Anna Miramontes
38 mins
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Gracias Anna!
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| agree |
JH Trads
4 hrs
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Gracias Hugo!
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| agree |
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
15 hrs
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Gracias!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, everyone!"
7 mins
beefy, brawny
I think these would do. Find other synonyms at http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/beefy
Good luck!
Álvaro :O)
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Note added at 33 mins (2007-09-19 20:41:21 GMT)
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Creo que el comentario de Marina merece una nota aclaratoria:
The New Oxford Dictionary of English:
beefy
>adj, informal
muscular or robust
-large and impressivley powerful
brawny
>adjective
physically strong, muscular
;O)
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Note added at 34 mins (2007-09-19 20:42:26 GMT)
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Y por supuesto que el OED escribe "impressively", antes que alguien se sienta en la necesidad de comentarlo.
Good luck!
Álvaro :O)
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Note added at 33 mins (2007-09-19 20:41:21 GMT)
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Creo que el comentario de Marina merece una nota aclaratoria:
The New Oxford Dictionary of English:
beefy
>adj, informal
muscular or robust
-large and impressivley powerful
brawny
>adjective
physically strong, muscular
;O)
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Note added at 34 mins (2007-09-19 20:42:26 GMT)
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Y por supuesto que el OED escribe "impressively", antes que alguien se sienta en la necesidad de comentarlo.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
MarinaM
: Brawny incluye el sentido de "parecer estúpido" y "beefy" el de obeso y poco atractivo.
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Pues deberías comunicárselo al OED, porque parece que ellos no lo saben.
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12 hrs
buff
This is my young adult informant's preferred term.
Discussion
cachas
I adj fam estar cachas, to be really muscular
II mf fam hunk