El es machista

English translation: he's a sexist

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Spanish term or phrase:	El es machista
English translation:	he's a sexist
Entered by:	Rafa Lombardino

01:52 May 2, 2003

Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]

Spanish term or phrase: El es machista

El cree que es mejor que las muejres, por ser hombre

Solange

he's a sexist

Explanation:
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\"he\'s full of machismo\"

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sexist

adj. -> promoting stereotypical beliefs about gender; promoting gender-based discrimination (especially agains women).

noun -> one who holds stereotypical beliefs about gender roles; one who discriminates based on gender (especially against women)

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machismo

noun -> assertive masculinity which is often characterized by aggressiveness and dominance over women, male chauvinism, quality of being macho.

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Lo he visto la sugerencia de JMF y me gustaria hacer un comentario:

Chauvinist = Chauvinista / Chovinista

Contenido extraido del diccionario de la Real Academia Española
Exaltación desmesurada de lo nacional frente a lo extranjero.

Resulta que a veces también se utiliza el término para la discriminación sexual, pero no sería el sentido principal y registrado en los dicionarios.

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INTERESTING COMMENTS FROM BRITANNICA.COM

CHAUVINISM:
EXCESSIVE AND UNREASONABLE PATRIOTISM, SIMILAR TO JINGOISM. THE WORD IS DERIVED FROM THE NAME OF NICOLAS CHAUVIN, A FRENCH SOLDIER WHO, SATISFIED WITH THE REWARD OF MILITARY HONOUS AND A SMALL PENSION, RETAINED A SIMPLEMINDED DEVOTION TO NAPOLEON. HE CAME TO TYPIFY THE CULD OF THE GLORIFICATION OF ALL THINGS MILITARY THAT WAS THAT WAS POPULAR AFTER 1815 AMONG VETERANS...

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So, as I had pointed out before, CHAUVINISM is related to the patriotic sense, not exclusively to sexual prejudice! Chauvinists do believe they\'re part of a group that is superior, but not mainly because of their gender, but because of they\'re nationality. This way, it could even be one of the causes of xenophobia, which is the exhibition of fear and hatred of foreigners.

In the common sense, people sometimes use the term \"chauvinist pig\" related to men that have a prejudiced view towards women, as they think humans that belong to the male gender are superior. But, if we always follow what the common sense points out, we may be perpetuating a trend of terms that are misused or badly adapted from anglicisms, what I believe translators should always fight whenever it is possible.

Selected response from:

Rafa Lombardino
United States
Local time: 19:27

Grading comment

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +8

[male] chauvinist

jmf (X)

5 +2

he's a sexist

Rafa Lombardino

male chauvinistic pig

Сергей Лузан

5 -1

misogynist

Oso (X)

5 -1

a macho man is not the same as a macho

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)

5 -2

macho

Aida.

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

he's a sexist

Rafa Lombardino
United States
Local time: 19:27
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

English
PRO pts in pair: 227

Grading comment

Thank you very much for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Esther Hermida

26 mins

-> gracias, Esther!

disagree

Rod Nelson: USED TO BE; now it's "sexist"

3 hrs

-> that's what I said: HE'S A SEXIST... why do you disagree with it then? LOL

agree

Mijo Schyllert: either 'a sexist' or 'sexist', both valid I think

5 hrs

-> :o) so SEXIST will be LOL

agree

Lavinia Pirlog

10 hrs

-> :o) thanx

agree

Maria Rosich Andreu

10 hrs

-> :o) thanx

disagree

Veronica Mengana (X): a woman can be sexist too...hence, the term sexist does not work for "machista''

11 hrs

-> that's why you have to put HE'S a sexist... But the term is the correct one since it shows there's sexual prejudice...

disagree

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): sexist can be but is not necessarily macho

11 hrs

-> As I've pointed out HE'S A SEXIST... and when a man is sexist, he's full of MACHISMO... I've put the definitions above so no one would misunderstand my suggestion

agree

Sol: yes, it's used that way: a sexist MAN is "machista"

17 hrs

-> :o) thanx

42 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

[male] chauvinist

Explanation:
male chauvinist or just chauvinist

This is the most common way of saying it in English

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I personally prefer \"male chauvinist\", but chauvinist alone is used:

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jmf (X)
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 256

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Henry Hinds: Or a "male chauvinist pig", don't forget "pig"!

36 mins

-> I thought of it but I thought I'd spare the guy the added offense ;)

neutral

Rafa Lombardino: it's a good term, but read my comment above...

1 hr

-> comment noted and no offense to the dictionaries, but this is what we actually say in English in this exact context, if we were to use "sexist" it would usually be "sexist pig" which IMO is a much stronger register than is warranted by the asker's context

agree

Andrea Ali

2 hrs

agree

Thomaso

5 hrs

agree

jllanguages: I agree with Henry!!

8 hrs

agree

LindseyH

8 hrs

agree

Veronica Mengana (X)

10 hrs

disagree

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): agree with male chauvinist but not just chauvinist and it is not the most common way, macho is

11 hrs

agree

Valeria Verona: male chauvinist

11 hrs

agree

Sol: male chauvinist (no pig)

16 hrs

agree

María Alejandra Funes

19 hrs

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -2

macho

Explanation:
OR
chauvinist

both would work well!....

(....why do men have to be that way any way.....machos!!:))...no offense to any gentlemen here!:)

Aida.
Local time: 22:27
Native speaker of:

Bosnian
PRO pts in pair: 11

5 hrs confidence:

male chauvinistic pig

Explanation:
or simply "macho" as in the answer above. Good luck, Solange!

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 05:27
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in pair: 450

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): yes can be used for macho

6 hrs

-> Thanx, Jane Lamb-Ruiz and for the comment as well.

agree

Valeria Verona

6 hrs

-> Thanx, Valeria Verona!

disagree

Sol: Un "male chauvinist pig" sería un "machista de m..." o un insulto similar. " Macho" no es insulto en español o en inglés... es todo lo contrario, y no significa machista.

11 hrs

-> See explanations by Jane Lamb-Ruiz, they are exact.

disagree

Rafa Lombardino: as I've noted above, it's common sense, but we can't follow it and forget about the original term, which is SEXIST.

12 hrs

-> See explanations by Jane Lamb-Ruiz, they are exact. I just simply can't add anything. They sound reasonable, sensible & logical and are in fact.

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

misogynist

Explanation:
Hola Solange,
Otra opción.

misogynist [noun]
a man who hates women or believes that men are much better than women
(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)

Oso (X)
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 3064

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Lavinia Pirlog

3 hrs

-> Gracias pajarito........ ¶:^)

disagree

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): no there is a BIG difference between a macho and a misogynist ....the latter are worse...:)

4 hrs

-> 1the word in question isn't macho, it's machista 2"El cree que es mejor que las mujeres, por ser hombre =(misogynist :a man who believes that men are much better than women)3It's not coherent to use the word I proposed in your answer and disagree with me

neutral

Sol: I guess its used in some spheres but it's not a common term

4 hrs

-> Yes Sol, you are right. It is a word used only among educated people.

disagree

Rafa Lombardino: MERRIAM WEBSTER'S: a hatred of women. Machistas don't hate women; they use them because they believe they are superior... I believe machistas have intercourse with women, so they can't be classified as misogynists

11 hrs

-> 1) No need to yell. 2) "Machistas don't hate women" (???) Wow! Interesting comment from a woman. 3) So you think intercourse=love? Ever heard of rape?

18 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

a macho man is not the same as a macho

Explanation:
:)

and misogynist is very used....depends on what you READ

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and you could say He\'s a sexist and mean he only like women, if you believe that sexist can go both ways...

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chauvinist\'s first meaning is unduly or overly patriotic and the word chauvinist when meaning macho has to be precedied by the word macho...

there are many other chauvinists...

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From your definition Rafaela:

noun -> one who holds stereotypical beliefs about gender roles; one who discriminates based on gender (especially against women)

but not only AGAINST women, SO, A man WHO THINKS WOMEN ARE SUPERIOR - THERE ARE SUCH MEN - WOULD ALSO BE A SEXIST SINCE THAT COULD BE A STEREOTYPICAL ATTITUDE THAT WOMEN ARE SUPERIOR TO MEN. BUT I DON\'T WANT TO MUDDY THE WATER WITH LITERARY CRITICISM. SO,BASED ON THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION, THE REASON A MAN WHO THINKS WOMEN ARE SUPERIOR IS A SEXIST IS BECAUSE OF THE WORLD VIEW based on sex, That would be a man who has stereotypical view of the role of gender. That\'s based on the definition from the dictionary.
So, read a little more carefully before jumping to the wrong conclusion about what I am writing.....

I am being logical, I am NOT saying sexist men are necessarily ones that like women....

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 7709

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