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franca
Aug 24, 2011 22:36
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term

chocho

Spanish to English Other Slang
Hello,
What would be a good translation for chocho in the following sentence?

¿Qué dices chocho?

The speaker is addressing a woman who has asked a stupid question. They have just met and are not familiar with each other.
Thanks
Proposed translations (English)
4 you silly cow
4 cunt / "sugar" / old (girl)
3 +1 What are you saying? You're nuts!
3 Geez!
3 silly/senile
Change log

Aug 24, 2011 22:43: philgoddard changed "Field (specific)" from "Media / Multimedia" to "Slang"

Discussion

Rosa Paredes Aug 26, 2011:
Has recibido 5 respuestas muy distintas y ninguna con alto nivel de certeza; creo que eso deja claro que no hay suficiente contexto para ofrecerte una buena respuesta.
Jaime Hyland Aug 25, 2011:
Where is the speaker from? In Spain, "chocho" can mean something like "silly old thing". As someone else said, if it were an adjective and the person addressed is a woman, it'd have to be "chocha".
Henry Hinds Aug 25, 2011:
CONTEXTO CONTEXTO incluye el origen y el destino. "Chocha" sería una mujer vieja en México, pero "chocho" tendría que ser hombre. En fin, ¿dónde nos ubicamos?
David Hollywood Aug 24, 2011:
this seems to be my evening for discussion lol but we really would need more context to be sure .... :)
anademahomar Aug 24, 2011:
In Central America, especially Nicaragua, it´s an exclamation of surprise. If it were an adjective, it would be "chocha"
philgoddard Aug 24, 2011:
You're still miscategorizing most of your questions and not giving enough context. This is not media terminology just because it appears in a TV program or whatever. It's slang.
lorenab23 Aug 24, 2011:
country of origin? chocho could be viejo
Rocio Barrientos Aug 24, 2011:
chochA Creo que debiese ser chocha, chocha puede ser feliz, pero en este contexto puede ser alguien viejo y que está desvariando un poco...
ClaraVal Aug 24, 2011:
Which country is this for? With this one it's important we know which country the text is for. In Spain (for example) this word can be quite rude!

Proposed translations

9 hrs
Selected

you silly cow

This term would work well and sound natural where I come from.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
9 mins

cunt / "sugar" / old (girl)

You need some context to know which would be correct. All of the above are based on María Moliner's Diccionario del Uso del Español.
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+1
14 mins

What are you saying? You're nuts!

Suggestion
Peer comment(s):
agree Blanca Collazo : chocho means nuts in my part of the world so I agree with this answer.
38 mins
Thanks!
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6 mins

Geez!

At this moment I can´t think of another exclamation of surprise or disbelief that you could say to a person you just met.

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Note added at 19 mins (2011-08-24 22:56:15 GMT)
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As in: I can´t believe you just said that, geez!
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8 hrs

silly/senile

What are you saying, silly?
What are you saying? You're senile?
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