feisimo

English translation: very bad manners / gives a terrible impression

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Spanish term or phrase:feísimo
English translation:very bad manners / gives a terrible impression
Entered by: Charles Davis

00:42 Feb 12, 2011
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Spanish term or phrase: feisimo
Back in learner mode. The person in the text has just said that they do not like people who chew gum. They then say, 'Queda feisimo.'
stephkg (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:38
very bad manners / gives a terrible impression
Explanation:
Two for the price of one; take your pick
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 01:38
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Summary of answers provided
4 +12very bad manners / gives a terrible impression
Charles Davis
5 +3It looks really ugly
Muriel Vasconcellos
4it's extremely disgusting
swisstell
4it looks real bad
schevallier


Discussion entries: 5





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +12
very bad manners / gives a terrible impression


Explanation:
Two for the price of one; take your pick

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 01:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 287
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Mavros
2 mins
  -> Thanks, Robert :)

agree  eski
3 mins
  -> Thanks, eski :)

agree  teresa quimper
11 mins
  -> Thanks, teresa :)

agree  Shannon Morales
19 mins
  -> Thanks, Shannon :)

agree  Robert Forstag: "It makes a terrible impression" (or, "It just looks awful.") I don't really see "ugly" as a word that would naturally be used by most native speakers in such a context.
57 mins
  -> I agree. "It just looks awful" is another good option. Thanks, Robert :)

agree  Jairo Payan: I agree with Robert Forstag
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Jairo :)

agree  swisstell: extremely bad manners (since it is not only feo but feisimo)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, SwissTell :)

agree  Robert Copeland
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Robert :)

agree  franglish
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, franglish :)

agree  Evans (X): or even something like "it's very offputting", which is how I would naturally say this in English.
13 hrs
  -> Thanks, Gilla; that's another good solution.

agree  Mariana Solanet
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Mariana :)

agree  Thayenga
1 day 7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Thayenga :)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
it's extremely disgusting


Explanation:
a variation to the theme

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 01:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 32
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
It looks really ugly


Explanation:
Other ways to say it, of course.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2011-02-12 07:55:04 GMT)
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Maybe: it looks really yucky.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 16:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 199

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne Grimes
51 mins
  -> Thanks, Anne!

agree  Isamar
6 hrs
  -> Thank you!

agree  Dr. Mara Huber
1 day 11 hrs
  -> Thanks, Mara!
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
it looks real bad


Explanation:


other suggestion

schevallier
Local time: 01:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Evans (X): not for a GB readership (asker is in the UK)
5 hrs
  -> it just came up naturally (we're not sure where the client is, though..) Thanks Gilla :)
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