Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
menudo puñetero
English translation:
What a jerk / a pain
Spanish term
Argentina
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Works in: English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish, and 12 more.
Menudo puñetero
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!
| 3 +6 | What a jerk / a pain |
Agustin Brignolo
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| 4 +3 | I was miffed |
neilmac
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| 4 | What a bastard/plonker |
Andrew Bramhall
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| 2 | what a nasty spoilsport/ what a damned rascal |
Adrian MM.
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| Dictionary |
philgoddard
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| puñetero |
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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May 13, 2024 00:12: Agustin Brignolo Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Argentina
Mass Media and Comms. Science Specialist
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, English
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What a jerk / a pain
(...) What a jerk/pain! With such pretty hands I had!
United Kingdom
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What a bastard/plonker
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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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I was miffed
I was miffed, given my upbringing.
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Andrew Bramhall
1 hr
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Cheers :)
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Helena Chavarria
: I like it!
11 hrs
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
: Well interpreted.
14 hrs
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Austria
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what a nasty spoilsport/ what a damned rascal
PS There is no need to claim that spoilsport is the only translation of aguafiestas.
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
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Dictionary
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'?
Spain
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puñetero
https://dle.rae.es/puñetero?m=form
As Phil says, bastard is definitely too strong.
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