Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Dar morbo
English translation:
Fascinates (me)
Added to glossary by
Samuel Sebastian Holden Bramah
Mar 26, 2014 18:19
10 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Samuel Sebastian Holden Bramah
Not just bilingual, bicultural too.
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Latin American) 
, English (Variants: UK, British, US)
Works in: Catalan to English, Spanish to English
Morbo
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Slang
I have no idea how you say "Morbo" in English... as in "Joder, qué morbo me da tu prima, tío." Or even "morbazo" as in "El vecino del quinto siempre tiende la ropa sin camiseta, me da un morbazo que no veas."
It is something that makes you horny/hot and sweatty/flustered... Would appreciate any ideas you may have.
It is something that makes you horny/hot and sweatty/flustered... Would appreciate any ideas you may have.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | Fascinates (me) |
Rachael West
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| 5 | he/she really does it for me |
Rebecca Hendry
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| 3 +1 | turn on |
bigedsenior
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| 4 | really gets me going |
Julie Thurston
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| 3 | horniness |
Mario Freitas
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References
| Findings only. |
Taña Dalglish
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Proposed translations
1 day 52 mins
Selected
Fascinates (me)
Somehow I really think the verb "fascinate" here fits in with morbo because it's not specifically sexual, nor is it too colloquial, yet it conveys that there's just something about the person that you can't quite put your finger on, but you like (in a (kind of!) similar way as "morbo" does in Spanish).
Just another idea to add to the answers already here :)
Just another idea to add to the answers already here :)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Sounds good to me!
Thanks to all for joining in!"
+1
2 hrs
turn on
your cousin turns me on
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Taña Dalglish
: In his note to my reference comments, Samuel mentioned that "turn on" does not work for him!
41 mins
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| agree |
Virginia Koolhaas
3 hrs
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5 hrs
Mario Freitas
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
horniness
Suggestion per discussion above.
14 hrs
Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
MSc MITI MCIL Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, US, Australian, British, New Zealand, UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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16
he/she really does it for me
Colloquial, not too "dirty", and easily understood in the right context.
You can see lots of examples of this being used on google: https://www.google.com/search?q=really does it for me&ie=utf...
Also often used in the negative, e.g. "he just doesn't really do it for me".
It can even be used for objects. See http://www.mybilliedesigns.com/blog/2013/03/pen-and-paper-ju...
You can see lots of examples of this being used on google: https://www.google.com/search?q=really does it for me&ie=utf...
Also often used in the negative, e.g. "he just doesn't really do it for me".
It can even be used for objects. See http://www.mybilliedesigns.com/blog/2013/03/pen-and-paper-ju...
1 day 1 hr
really gets me going
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Reference comments
18 mins
Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Jamaica
Native in English
Jamaica
Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
Reference:
Findings only.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=morbo
http://www.popsynth.com/moenia/moenia.htm
The word Morbo is spanish, and has several meanings. I think the mood of the music fits the gothic undertones of the word, like a thrill or morbid curiosity. Careful! ***A slang meaning of the word is "turned on".*** Don't be suprised if you get vulgar results from a search engine using this word, the music is not like that.
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=96607
Gracias a los dos!
Consulte a un amigo y me dijo que para decir "algo me da morbo" utilizaba "to turn on": "He/she turns me on".
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Note added at 20 mins (2014-03-26 18:39:04 GMT)
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morbo
In Spanish slang, sex appeal, particularly when referring to a shady type
Me dan morbo los macarras
I feel attracted to hoodlums
Vi a Eduardo Noriega en Tesis.¡Qué morbo tiene el tío!
I saw Eduardo Noriega in Tesis. How attractive he is!
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Note added at 21 mins (2014-03-26 18:40:32 GMT)
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Como sabes, el sufijo -azo es aumentativo. Morbazo sería un gran morbo, y el morbo es, coloquialmente (y en España) excitación sexual.
En www.jergasdehablahispana.org lo puedes ver (aquí el vínculo a "morbo").
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1121477
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-03-26 19:24:57 GMT)
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Other ideas:
But you may have to reword the sentence?
http://www.translatorscafe.com/tcterms/EN/mobile/qtn.aspx?id...
Yes, in this sense the best suggestion I have ever received was "sultry", proposed by Susana Galilea.
Janfri Voga
3/29/2007 10:19 AM
In the US, this kind of woman is usually referred to as "hot," particularly in the media and by younger people. I would take "sultry" a step further and say the woman might be referred to as a "sultry siren."
El morbo / La morbosidad = Lust; Morboso = Lustful
In Latin America or Spanish colloquial usage “morbo” means simply lust, lascivious.
Example:
“Si mi señora me diera más morbo,mi vida sería mucho menos morbosa. Hay personas que van a un entierro por puro morbo.”
We can translate this as (two examples):
1. If I could get my wife to arouse me more then my life would not be as lustful. There are persons that go to a burial for pure lust.
2. If my wife excited me more, I would lead a much less lascivious life…
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Note added at 5 hrs (2014-03-27 00:15:29 GMT)
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I quite like the word "sultry" and what comes to mind is a "vixen". But if you go for this, you may have to do some word rearrangement. Just some additional thoughts.
http://www.popsynth.com/moenia/moenia.htm
The word Morbo is spanish, and has several meanings. I think the mood of the music fits the gothic undertones of the word, like a thrill or morbid curiosity. Careful! ***A slang meaning of the word is "turned on".*** Don't be suprised if you get vulgar results from a search engine using this word, the music is not like that.
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=96607
Gracias a los dos!
Consulte a un amigo y me dijo que para decir "algo me da morbo" utilizaba "to turn on": "He/she turns me on".
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Note added at 20 mins (2014-03-26 18:39:04 GMT)
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morbo
In Spanish slang, sex appeal, particularly when referring to a shady type
Me dan morbo los macarras
I feel attracted to hoodlums
Vi a Eduardo Noriega en Tesis.¡Qué morbo tiene el tío!
I saw Eduardo Noriega in Tesis. How attractive he is!
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Note added at 21 mins (2014-03-26 18:40:32 GMT)
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Como sabes, el sufijo -azo es aumentativo. Morbazo sería un gran morbo, y el morbo es, coloquialmente (y en España) excitación sexual.
En www.jergasdehablahispana.org lo puedes ver (aquí el vínculo a "morbo").
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1121477
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-03-26 19:24:57 GMT)
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Other ideas:
But you may have to reword the sentence?
http://www.translatorscafe.com/tcterms/EN/mobile/qtn.aspx?id...
Yes, in this sense the best suggestion I have ever received was "sultry", proposed by Susana Galilea.
Janfri Voga
3/29/2007 10:19 AM
In the US, this kind of woman is usually referred to as "hot," particularly in the media and by younger people. I would take "sultry" a step further and say the woman might be referred to as a "sultry siren."
El morbo / La morbosidad = Lust; Morboso = Lustful
In Latin America or Spanish colloquial usage “morbo” means simply lust, lascivious.
Example:
“Si mi señora me diera más morbo,mi vida sería mucho menos morbosa. Hay personas que van a un entierro por puro morbo.”
We can translate this as (two examples):
1. If I could get my wife to arouse me more then my life would not be as lustful. There are persons that go to a burial for pure lust.
2. If my wife excited me more, I would lead a much less lascivious life…
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Note added at 5 hrs (2014-03-27 00:15:29 GMT)
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I quite like the word "sultry" and what comes to mind is a "vixen". But if you go for this, you may have to do some word rearrangement. Just some additional thoughts.
Note from asker:
| Muchas gracias Taña... tengo claro el significado, lo que pasa es que buscaba una traducción más "corta" digamos... algo que fuera igualmente coloquial y que fuera realmente de un más puro "slang"... "turn me on" juest doesn't do it for me... "morbo" sobrepasa el simplemente estar excitado. En cuanto al "Shady Type", al menos aquí en España no es cierto, se usa para cualquiera, sea "macarra" o pijo... Te puede dar morbo Ricky Martin (que de macarra tiene bien poco) y Collin Farrel (que más bien es macarrilla, por estatura jejeje). Joooo... Sigo con mi duda :( De todos modos gracias por las excelentes aportaciones, darán más contexto para otra gente y ayudan para gente más adelante que vaya a buscar morbo en ProZ |
| oh now... sultry... that has a kind of decadent thing going... nice... Or, as referenced... just plain old "hot" |
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