Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
turrisimo
English translation:
the bad guy
Added to glossary by
Andrea Quintana
Mar 29, 2007 12:53
17 yrs ago
Spanish term
turrisimo
Spanish to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
" vos vas a ser el mas perjudicado, ademas quedas turrisimo ante tu familia.
Thanks for any suggestions or explanations
Thanks for any suggestions or explanations
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
17 mins
Andrea Quintana
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Sworn Translator, experience since 1994
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Argentine, Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
the bad guy
Another suggestion. :)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Since the register of the text is conversational I used this suggestions, although most of the entries are similarly to one another. Thank you Andrea and thank you all."
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9 mins
Alfredo Tanús
Native in Spanish
Fast, reliable and accurate. Always
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
ass
Una sugerencia...
12 mins
Ricardo Falconi
Ecuador
Ecuador
Native in Spanish
Ecuador
Dynamic and Reliable
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
quedas muy mal/ quedas muy feo -very bad /
Hola Myriam, yo vivo en Argentina pero soy de Ecuador, y por lo menos en mi país se utiliza bastante esta expresión para definir algo feo, o desagradable, o es un calificativo para feo o malo,y creo que por el contexto sería asi
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15 mins
you look bad in front of your family/within your family
One possible option.
Good luck
Good luck
Peer comment(s):
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Taña Dalglish
: Given the context, this is what I would go with or something like "bad news!"
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Thanks, Taña.
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Swatchka
8 hrs
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Many thanks.
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Gacela20
1 day 2 hrs
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55 mins
Fernando Tognis
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Accurate, fast and reliable
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Uruguayan, US, Argentine)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
treacherous / wicked / sucker
"Turro" is a slang word (from "lunfardo porteño).
It means malintencionado, bribón, granuja, tramposo, ladino, pícaro, perverso.
Turro = personaje peligroso, de mala entraña // individuo cabrón.
So treacherous, wicked or sucker can be good options.
It means malintencionado, bribón, granuja, tramposo, ladino, pícaro, perverso.
Turro = personaje peligroso, de mala entraña // individuo cabrón.
So treacherous, wicked or sucker can be good options.
Discussion
"Eres turrisimo pero admiro tu valentia"