Geek. again :-)

Spanish translation: un bocho

11:06 Jun 16, 2003
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Geek. again :-)
Once more.... I still have doubts about "geek". I´m looking ofr "The funny geek", "The smart geek" and "The Wise geek", would "pringado" make sense?
Ann Louise Rodríguez
Denmark
Local time: 10:35
Spanish translation:un bocho
Explanation:
Bienvenidos al Mayor Portal Regional - [ Translate this page ]
HUMOR - INFORMÁTICA. INFORMÁTICA Dice un bocho a otro, ¿para que comprastes
Windows? y el otro le responde, para aprender a reiniciar la PC... ...
www.unespacio.com.ar/home/chistes8.php - 22k - Cached - Similar pages

Clarín.com - Un chico rebelde (sólo para la tele) - [ Translate this page ]
... Estudia, es un bocho, no sale, no toma alcohol, como hijo, nunca tuve nada
que decir", se anima Juan Carlos, y no puede disimular su orgullo. ...
www.clarin.com/diario/2002/11/22/c-00703.htm - 23k - Cached - Similar pages




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Sol
United States
Local time: 04:35
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Summary of answers provided
5"geek"
Lila Castillo
4not pringado
Allison Menditto
4monstruito, monstruo de conocimientos
Egmont
3 +1Cerebrito, lumbreras
Juan Pintado
4un bocho
Sol
3 +1nerd, nerdo
Mariel Alvarado
2panoli
moken


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
not pringado


Explanation:
Hi Anna,

My thoughts are that pringado is more of a "loser" or "sucker", or one who people take advantage of.

A geek in this sense (I think- more context may help me help you) that you are looking for is really sort of a compliment. I'll explain: a geek is usually a person who studies a lot and is very smart yet not sociable. A geek therefore has a negative conotation. But, if you put the words "wise" or "smart" or "funny" in front of the word geek, then you are really enfasizing the person's intelligence and taking emphasis off of the negative connotation. (Although it still is a bit negative to slightly make fun of the person)

It's a tough one to translate. I would try to look for a word along these lines.

HTH.

Allison

Allison Menditto
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
panoli


Explanation:
hi ann,

i missed the last time you posed this question, so i'm not sure whether you are looking for this word in spain. in any case it's quite a teaser as i don't think there is any precise word. the word 'panoli' comes to mind. it is perhaps a little less harsh than pringao, although it doesn't collect the full sense of geek either.

moken
Local time: 09:35
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
monstruito, monstruo de conocimientos


Explanation:
Un 'pozo de ciencia' sin 'cuerda' para aprovechar su 'agua'...
Es muy corriente en determinados ambientes 'sabiondos'...


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Egmont
Spain
Local time: 10:35
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Cerebrito, lumbreras


Explanation:
The first term has some slightly negative connotations; normally from people who are not that intelligent.

The word "geek" is getting more and more popular, so it is quite likely to finally make its way into Spanish language... unless we translators do something about it! :-)

Juan Pintado
Spain
Local time: 10:35
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 30

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sol: En esta página se considera el término "tecnocerebrito": http://www.zonageek.com/articulos/geek/que_significa_la_pala...
52 mins
  -> Hey!!! Me encanta "tecnocerebrito", qué acertado!!!!!
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
un bocho


Explanation:
Bienvenidos al Mayor Portal Regional - [ Translate this page ]
HUMOR - INFORMÁTICA. INFORMÁTICA Dice un bocho a otro, ¿para que comprastes
Windows? y el otro le responde, para aprender a reiniciar la PC... ...
www.unespacio.com.ar/home/chistes8.php - 22k - Cached - Similar pages

Clarín.com - Un chico rebelde (sólo para la tele) - [ Translate this page ]
... Estudia, es un bocho, no sale, no toma alcohol, como hijo, nunca tuve nada
que decir", se anima Juan Carlos, y no puede disimular su orgullo. ...
www.clarin.com/diario/2002/11/22/c-00703.htm - 23k - Cached - Similar pages




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http://www.armory.com/tests/geek.html

Sol
United States
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
nerd, nerdo


Explanation:
I don't think you are going to find an exact word for geek. But maybe nerd or nerdo, may do. I looked for the word in a Spanish dictionary and it doesn't exist, but I've seen it used instead of geek.

Good luck!

Mariel Alvarado
Guatemala
Local time: 02:35
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 91

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Atenea Acevedo (X): En México "nerdo" es de uso común
4 hrs
  -> gracias Atenea
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
"geek"


Explanation:
habría que ver el contexto del artículo, pero hay casi una cultura "geek" y lo he visto puesto entre comillas.
Podría ser?
Porque nerd es bueno, pero tal vez no es tan idéntico el significado... y dependería del contexto.

Geek: artículo de la enciclopedia libre
Del inglés geek, adjetivo [guic] La palabra, originariamente, se refiere a ciertos ... una comunidad de insatisfechos sociales, amantes de la [cultura pop]? ...
enciclopedia.us.es/wiki.phtml?title=Geek - 9k - eZPublish u otro parecido. Asi que no pierdas el tiempo preguntando. ...
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Wired News - Cultura
... Cultura Retazos de vida digital. ... El "geek" más grande de la radio por Internet 31-03-03
Ken Rutkowski puede ser algo excéntrico, pero no puede negarse que ha ...
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... geek, adjetivo ( guic ). 1 (a) Miembro de la nueva elite cultural, una comunidad
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zonageek: articulos: ¿Que significa la palabra geek?
... geek, adjetivo (guic). 1 (a) Miembro de la nueva elite cultural, una comunidad de
insatisfechos sociales, amantes de la cultura pop y centrados en la tecnología ...
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Note added at 2003-06-17 18:45:13 (GMT)
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definitivamente yo lo pondría como geek:

Esta definición sale en:

Dudas sobre vocabulario:
... por los no-geeks, pero a medida que la cultura masiva se ... En
xenu.com-it.net/txt/slashdot.htm - 12k - En caché - Páginas similares

geek: n. Una persona que ha elegido la concentración por sobre la conformidad; uno que persigue habilidad (especialmente técnica), y la imaginación, no la aceptación social amplia.
Los geeks generalmente tienen graves cuadros de neofilia. Muchos geeks son adeptos a las computadoras y consideran `hacker\' un tratamiento de respeto, pero no todos son hackers por sí mismos. Algunos que sí son hackers, se llaman normalmente geeks a sí mismos, porque (bastante
adecuadamente) consideran `hacker\' como una etiqueta que debe ser asignada por otros, no por uno mismo.


Lila Castillo
Chile
Local time: 02:35
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 113
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