Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 18, 2006 09:46
17 yrs ago
Spanish term
Dave West
cachondón
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
newspaper article
From an article about feminism taken from El Pais written by Elvira Lindo the whole sentence is "Ese tonito a veces paternalista y cachondón que adoptan en el mitin del día 8".
So far I have :That conciliatory tone at times paternalistic and really condescending/taking the mickey/ a big joke/mocking/ridicule/trying to befriend that they use at rallies on the eighth.
So far I have :That conciliatory tone at times paternalistic and really condescending/taking the mickey/ a big joke/mocking/ridicule/trying to befriend that they use at rallies on the eighth.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | jokey/joky |
garci
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| 4 | patronising |
Edward Tully
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| 3 | teasing |
bigedsenior
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| 2 | taking the mickey, mocking |
Sarah FRUTOS BAMBERRY
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Proposed translations
8 mins
Selected
jokey/joky
jok·ey also jok·y Pronunciation (jk)
adj. jok·i·er, jok·i·est
Characterized by joking or jokes, especially stale or clumsy jokes: jokey bumper stickers
In Spain. In Mexico "cachondo/cachondón" has a completely different meaning. (horny)
adj. jok·i·er, jok·i·est
Characterized by joking or jokes, especially stale or clumsy jokes: jokey bumper stickers
In Spain. In Mexico "cachondo/cachondón" has a completely different meaning. (horny)
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "The right idea but doesn't get the condescending tone."
34 mins
Sarah FRUTOS BAMBERRY
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
The Art of Language - 10+ years exp.
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English, Romanian to English
taking the mickey, mocking
i think from the context it has more this meaning, if its a formal article i´d go for mocking, if its in "plan cachondeo" - taking the mickey"
2 hrs
Edward Tully
Native in English
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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90
patronising
"paternalistic and patronising" fits the context...
Note from asker:
| Thanks. I prefer this one but made a mistake on the web site so I mistakenly didn't give you the score. I thought I had to mark them all. |
11 hrs
teasing
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