Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
se me hace tosquita
English translation:
she looks a little on the heavy side to me
Added to glossary by
ReneTranslation
Aug 1, 2015 19:27
9 yrs ago
Spanish term
se me hace tosquita
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Research paper about perception of obesity in Mexican children
I'm translating a research paper from Mexican Spanish into British English and am stuck on the recorded dialog of one of the women interviewed for this paper. The entire context is as follows:
“Pues se me hace tosquita mi hija, porque yo digo que ella está así por lo que come, o sea, come a lo mejor por nervios… mi esposo me dice: “tú estás enferma de la mente, porque ella no está gorda”. Bueno a mí me gustaría verla un poco más delgada…. a mí se me hace un poquito rellenita ella, porque yo digo que a lo mejor, ¡yo estoy traumada con las rellenitas!
I'm having difficulty finding a proper replacement for the phrase "se me hace tosquita". Any insight is greatly appreciated! :)
Thank you!
“Pues se me hace tosquita mi hija, porque yo digo que ella está así por lo que come, o sea, come a lo mejor por nervios… mi esposo me dice: “tú estás enferma de la mente, porque ella no está gorda”. Bueno a mí me gustaría verla un poco más delgada…. a mí se me hace un poquito rellenita ella, porque yo digo que a lo mejor, ¡yo estoy traumada con las rellenitas!
I'm having difficulty finding a proper replacement for the phrase "se me hace tosquita". Any insight is greatly appreciated! :)
Thank you!
Proposed translations
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she looks a little on the heavy side to me
Since the husband doesn't even see it, I don't think it calls for terms like 'chubby' or 'plump', though I admit that those terms are more colloquial.
Peer comment(s):
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Helena Chavarria
: I think this is a good solution
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Thanks, Helena!
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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Thanks, Patricia!
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neilmac
: Perfect euphemism for UK English IMHO, although I wouldn't rule out plump/chubby either.
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Thanks, Neil! It works on this side of the Pond, too.
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Comment: "This is perfect and it flows wonderfully! Thank you so much for your help! :)"
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1 hr
I think she's/I find her/she seems... plump/chubby
I find her plump.
I think she's fat.
She seems chubby to me.
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Note added at 1 hr (2015-08-01 20:52:08 GMT)
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could also be bulky, burly, heavy, big, etc.
I think she's fat.
She seems chubby to me.
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Note added at 1 hr (2015-08-01 20:52:08 GMT)
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could also be bulky, burly, heavy, big, etc.
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1 hr
makes me behave a bit uncouthly/roughly
tosquita > tosca
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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-08-01 22:23:08 GMT)
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Sorry, I missed "se" of hacerse and jumped at a wrong conclusion.
To be close to the meaning of tosca it could be - I find my daughter a bit clumsy
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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-08-01 22:23:08 GMT)
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Sorry, I missed "se" of hacerse and jumped at a wrong conclusion.
To be close to the meaning of tosca it could be - I find my daughter a bit clumsy
Peer comment(s):
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: "se me hace"= 'it seems to me'
1 hr
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Juan Jacob
: Sí, tosco/a = clumsy. Pero en este caso -y me pregunto por qué- se utiliza en el sentido de "gordita". Curioso.
2 hrs
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El Diccionario del español de México explica "tosco" como " Que tiene aspecto poco fino..." http://dem.colmex.mx/moduls/BuscadorAvanzado.aspx
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lugoben
: Lina thas the right translation odf "tosca". Her only problem is to change "makes me" for "she behaves a bit rough with me"
1 day 3 hrs
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Marian Vieyra
: They are talking about her weight. The father says 'ella no está gorda' and the mother says 'me gustaría verla un poco más delgada' - delgada being the opposite of gorda.
1 day 11 hrs
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19 hrs
she's seems a little stubborn
more literally. she stubbornly doesn't go along with the idea of her being heavy, nor does the hubby
1 day 13 hrs
I think she's a bit overweight/I think she could do with losing a few pounds.
For a kinder take in UK English.
1 day 22 hrs
my daughter is not slim/slender to me
To me, my daughter is not slender enough to be elegant...
A Spanish-speaking friend of mine explains that the adjective "tosco" is colloquially used to describe an appearance of a person that doesn't have a slender figure and doesn't move in a graceful way. Obviously, the girl is not plump, but her mother wants her to be slimmer to conform to her expectations; the mother is a little obsessed with this issue "¡yo estoy traumada con las rellenitas!"
A Spanish-speaking friend of mine explains that the adjective "tosco" is colloquially used to describe an appearance of a person that doesn't have a slender figure and doesn't move in a graceful way. Obviously, the girl is not plump, but her mother wants her to be slimmer to conform to her expectations; the mother is a little obsessed with this issue "¡yo estoy traumada con las rellenitas!"
Discussion
http://www.tubabel.com/definicion/13334-tosco