Yucky

Spanish translation: desagradable

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English term or phrase:	Yucky
Spanish translation:	desagradable
Entered by:	Gloria Rivera

21:48 Mar 23, 2010

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) / counseling

English term or phrase: Yucky

Talking about carving a pumpkin:
First, have the children help with the clean out portion of the carving-reaching their hand into the open pumpkin to pull out seeds and other gunk that will feel yucky to their hands.

Natali Franc (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 49 (none open) Answers: 21 United States
Local time: 12:59

desagradable

Explanation:
Another option.
Regards,
Gloria

Selected response from:

Gloria Rivera
United States
Local time: 10:59

Grading comment

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

asqueroso/repulsivo/repugnante

Aitor Aizpuru

pegajoso/ desagradable/ repugnante

Javier Moreno Pollarolo

ptuaj

Gloria Rivera

desagradable

Gloria Rivera

que no les va a gustar / le va a parecer feo tocarlo

David Russi

4 -1

muy desagradable

Cecilia Rey

limoso, baboso

Bubo Coroman (X)

Discussion entries: 9

Natali Franc (X)

United States

ASKER

Respuesta a Tomas

12:34 Mar 24, 2010

SI este es material para hispanos en el Norte de Texas.

Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT

Spain

¿País de destino?

06:22 Mar 24, 2010

¿Cuál es el país de destino de la traducción? Está claro que hay que decidir un término con un registro adecuado, y cuanto bajamos de registro más diferencias locales habrá. ¿Es esto para los hablantes de español de los EE.UU.?

Gloria Rivera

United States

Register

01:30 Mar 24, 2010

I think JoseAlejandro and David are right. It is low register. In fact, it sounds like the text was written directed to parents using the words they would use with their kids.
For example, when they say "binky" instead of "pacifier".
Therefore, I posted another option that would give the same idea of "yucky" in Spanish.
Have a great day everyone :)

margaret caulfield

01:30 Mar 24, 2010

On the other hand, it would be quite different if the text stated "Yuck!", but, as it stands, "yucky" is a mere adjective in this context.

margaret caulfield

01:27 Mar 24, 2010

It doesn't look to me as though any child is saying this.

David Russi

United States

register

01:12 Mar 24, 2010

I agree with JoseAlejandro about register, the text is trying to reproduce what a child would say; in Spanish a child would certainly not say words like desagradable, repugnante, etc., though he/she might say "no me gusta", "es feo" or "me da asco" (though this is pretty strong).

margaret caulfield

23:26 Mar 23, 2010

But "yucky" - here - is not onomatopoeic.

Javier Moreno Pollarolo

United States

23:02 Mar 23, 2010

Maybe he's trying to refer the "register" or tone of voice of the person saying "it's yucky", but since the text suggests we're talking about a grammar school teacher, he/she won't say "es cochinito" o "se siente bien puaj". So I'm sticking to my answers and the other ones are as valid as mine.

margaret caulfield

22:59 Mar 23, 2010

Since José Alejandro is so keen on giving "disagrees" (I'd love to know what he means by "register" here), why is he not giving any answer? For what it's worth, I disagree with every one of his disagrees! All the first 4 answers are valid, perhaps some more than others, but they'r all in line with the right answer.

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

yucky asqueroso/repulsivo/repugnante

Explanation:
...

Aitor Aizpuru
Mexico
Local time: 11:59
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

French
PRO pts in category: 4

7 mins confidence:

yucky

desagradable

Explanation:
Another option.
Regards,
Gloria

Gloria Rivera
United States
Local time: 10:59
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

yucky muy desagradable

Explanation:
asqueroso = muy desagradable

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Note added at 13 mins (2010-03-23 22:01:32 GMT)
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yucky
[also more yucky; most yucky] informal 1 : causing discomfort, disgust, or a strong feeling of dislike : unpleasant and disgusting ▪ The water was dirty and smelled yucky. ▪ yucky food
2 : having an unpleasant feeling in your stomach : somewhat sick ▪ I felt yucky after eating all that cake

Cecilia Rey
Argentina
Local time: 14:59
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

42 mins confidence:

yucky pegajoso/ desagradable/ repugnante

Explanation:
... o cualquier otra masa que se sentirá pegajosa/ desagradable en sus manos.

Javier Moreno Pollarolo
United States
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English

3 hrs confidence:

yucky que no les va a gustar / le va a parecer feo tocarlo

Explanation:
See my note in the discussion

David Russi
United States
Local time: 11:59
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 44

3 hrs confidence:

yucky ptuaj

Explanation:
Hi,
Given the controversy regarding register, here is my low register option.
I have seen it several times in the comic strip Mafalda.
Regards,
Gloria

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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-03-24 02:07:11 GMT)
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Here is an example:
http://tq.educ.ar/tq03041/images/quino.gif

Gloria Rivera
United States
Local time: 10:59
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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

agree

JoseAlejandro: Mafalda is awesome! Well, Gloria, at least you tried. Everyone else just complains about getting disagrees. It is important to explore Spanish in its entirety, before settling on a basic synonym. If the English is "colorful", the Spanish should be, too.

13 hrs

-> Hola JoseAlejandro. I know! The reason why I proposed "ptuaj" is not only ´cause I´ve seen it in Mafalda, but I have used it in conversations too. Have a great day :) ps. I tried! lol

disagree

margaret caulfield: I would agree if it were an exclamation as I mentioned in the discussion, but how would you possibly fit this into the above sentence? In the link you posted, it's used as an exclamation ("¡PUAJ!" (and not "ptuaj", by the way).

13 hrs

-> Hi Margaret. Had you grown up as a native Spanish speaker, you would understand that "ptuaj" is not only used as an exclamation but in a normal conversation, like in the link I posted. Cheers. :)

11 hrs confidence:

yucky limoso, baboso

Explanation:
se están refiriendo a los tejidos blandos y semilíquidos en el centro de la calabaza en los que van encajadas las semillas.

http://rawmur.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/pumpkin_seeds.jpg

Bubo Coroman (X)
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 6

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