Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
menudo puñetero
English translation:
What a jerk / a pain
Added to glossary by
Agustin Brignolo
May 9 21:56
24 days ago
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Spanish term
Menudo puñetero
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
A child remembering being drawn by his artist father (both Spanish)
Era habitual en aquella época, finales de los sesenta, que los hermanos desfiláramos por el estudio para que papa nos dibujara. Dibujos de torsos, de espalda, brazos… El día que me tocaba hacer de modelo, al llegar a las manos, me decía: ‘Iñaki, cámbiate por Pedro, que tus manos son muy delgadas’. Menudo puñetero, ¡con las manos tan bonitas que yo tenía!
Era habitual en aquella época, finales de los sesenta, que los hermanos desfiláramos por el estudio para que papa nos dibujara. Dibujos de torsos, de espalda, brazos… El día que me tocaba hacer de modelo, al llegar a las manos, me decía: ‘Iñaki, cámbiate por Pedro, que tus manos son muy delgadas’. Menudo puñetero, ¡con las manos tan bonitas que yo tenía!
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +6 | What a jerk / a pain | Agustin Brignolo |
4 +3 | I was miffed | neilmac |
4 | What a bastard/plonker | Andrew Bramhall |
2 | what a nasty spoilsport/ what a damned rascal | Adrian MM. |
References
Dictionary | philgoddard |
puñetero | Beatriz Ramírez de Haro |
Change log
May 13, 2024 00:12: Agustin Brignolo Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+6
7 hrs
Selected
What a jerk / a pain
puñetero/a is a colloquial term used in Spain to refer to someone being annoying. The term is not too strong of an insult.
(...) What a jerk/pain! With such pretty hands I had!
(...) What a jerk/pain! With such pretty hands I had!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks"
12 mins
What a bastard/plonker
It was common at that time, in the late sixties, for us brothers to parade around the studio so that Dad could draw us. Drawings of torsos, backs, arms... The day it was my turn to model, when I got to the hands, he would say to me: ‘Iñaki, swap with Pedro, your hands are too thin’. What a bastard/plonker I had such beautiful hands, I had!
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
philgoddard
: I'm not sure, but I think 'bastard' may be too strong and 'plonker' too British.
30 mins
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You could be right Phil;
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+3
9 hrs
I was miffed
Could be an option, along the lines of "I was miffed, as I had such beautiful hands"…
Example sentence:
I was miffed, given my upbringing.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Andrew Bramhall
1 hr
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Cheers :)
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agree |
Helena Chavarria
: I like it!
11 hrs
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agree |
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
: Well interpreted.
14 hrs
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15 hrs
Spanish term (edited):
un menudo puñetero
what a nasty spoilsport/ what a damned rascal
Try trawling the ProZ glossaries first. Then, on fuzzy matches, patch and piece together a sutiable moniker to describe the father, rather than the son.
PS There is no need to claim that spoilsport is the only translation of aguafiestas.
PS There is no need to claim that spoilsport is the only translation of aguafiestas.
Reference:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/idioms-maxims-sayings/805955-menudo-pájaro.html
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/art-arts-crafts-painting/3033445-humor-puñetero.html
Reference comments
42 mins
Reference:
Dictionary
http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=menu...
http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=puñe...
I'm not sure of the exact connotations of 'puñetero', though.
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Note added at 45 mins (2024-05-09 22:42:19 GMT)
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Could it be an expression of disappointment, like 'that's so unfair'?
http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=puñe...
I'm not sure of the exact connotations of 'puñetero', though.
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Note added at 45 mins (2024-05-09 22:42:19 GMT)
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Could it be an expression of disappointment, like 'that's so unfair'?
1 hr
Reference:
puñetero
1. adj. coloq. Molesto, fastidioso, cargante.
https://dle.rae.es/puñetero?m=form
As Phil says, bastard is definitely too strong.
https://dle.rae.es/puñetero?m=form
As Phil says, bastard is definitely too strong.
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