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Mona

Spanish translation: pretty (and stylish)

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English term or phrase:Mona
Spanish translation:pretty (and stylish)
Entered by: Mónica Algazi

20:57 Apr 25, 2013
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Mona
I am looking for a word that will have different meanings among Spanish Speaking countries, to demonstrate how sometime is important to localize for Latin America. I have in my mind "Mona" because in Colombia means "Blond woman", however I know it means very different in other countries. Could you please help me with other meanings in other countries? Feel free to write your country and the meaning. Many thanks for your help! Ana

Mona=Female Monkey
Colombia=Blond women
Venezuela=
Mexico=
Argentina=
Chile=
etc...
Ana Ramirez
United States
Local time: 19:20
pretty (and stylish)
Explanation:
Uruguay

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Note added at 11 mins (2013-04-25 21:08:54 GMT)
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Woops, "bonita", like in Argentina.

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Note added at 15 mins (2013-04-25 21:13:26 GMT)
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Let me remark that it is "bonita" only if it is used as an adjective.
If you say "es una mona", it's exactly the opposite! And if you say "Me fue como la mona", it means you did not do well at all.
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Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 20:20
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3pretty (and stylish)
Mónica Algazi
5Cuba: cute
George Rabel
5Ecuador
Javier Wasserzug
4 +1varios
Wolf617
4bonita
Liliana Mabel Gonzalez
4En México, mona es linda/bonita
Adriana Martinez
4Una monada
Javier Wasserzug


Discussion entries: 4





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
mona
Cuba: cute


Explanation:
Yep..
Ella es muy mona.
She's very cute
Used exclusively by women. I have never heard a man using the expression.

cute - English-Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com
www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=cute
cute adj, (person: pretty) España, coloquial, mono adj. lindo, precioso adj. Your girlfriend is cute. Tu novia es muy mona. Tu novia es preciosa. cute adj, (thing: ...

George Rabel
Local time: 19:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 124
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you George

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mona
bonita


Explanation:
in colloquial spanish, in argentina means "bonita"

Example sentence(s):
  • estaba muy mona con ese vestido nuevo!!!
Liliana Mabel Gonzalez
Local time: 20:20
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias Liliana, no sabia que en Argentina se usaba para "bonita"!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Javier Wasserzug: Podría ser también una mujer que, sin ser necesariamente "bonita", está muy bien arreglada... (por ejemplo: ¡qué mona estás esta noche!). ... Si no me equivoco, se usa igualito en España
34 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
mona
pretty (and stylish)


Explanation:
Uruguay

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Note added at 11 mins (2013-04-25 21:08:54 GMT)
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Woops, "bonita", like in Argentina.

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Note added at 15 mins (2013-04-25 21:13:26 GMT)
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Let me remark that it is "bonita" only if it is used as an adjective.
If you say "es una mona", it's exactly the opposite! And if you say "Me fue como la mona", it means you did not do well at all.

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 20:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 443
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Javier Wasserzug: Otra connotación, entonces. "Una mona", "para la mona": un desastre
41 mins
  -> Gracias, Javier. ¡Todo esto es una monada! : )
agree  Victoria Marini
15 hrs
  -> Gracias, VMarini.
agree  boudica2011
2 days 5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Boudica.
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mona
En México, mona es linda/bonita


Explanation:
Se usa igual que en otros países, como sinónimo de linda o bonita. También se puede usar chula.


Adriana Martinez
Mexico
Local time: 17:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 36
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
mona
Ecuador


Explanation:
MONA: natural de Guayaquil

Javier Wasserzug
United States
Local time: 16:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 52
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias Javier, se usa como femenino? una mujer que es natural de Guayaquil se le dice Mona? Quiero estar segura que entiendo como se usa, muy interesante, no sabia!

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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mona
varios


Explanation:
Para Argentina (creo que igual en Uruguay):

Si bien el uso más extendido es el de "bonita", como ya se propuso, recuerdo en este momento otros dos usos:

"Dormir la mona", significa haberse dormido por el alcohol. Aunque, curiosamente, nunca la he escuchado como equivalente directo de "borrachera".

A la pregunta "¿Cómo te fue?", para decir que algo o todo salió mal se responde: "Como la mona".

Pero puedo agregar que además de "bonita", "linda", también se aplica para indicar que una mujer es "simpática", aun siendo fea.

Por otro lado suele decirse que "es para volverse mono" (nunca mona) cuando alguien trata de resolver algo complicado y trabajoso, como un rompecabezas muy difícil o una tarea de larga duración.

Wolf617
Argentina
Local time: 20:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana Martinez: Me encantó la abundancia de tu explicación. ¡Padrísima y monísima! :D
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Adriana, eres una monada de persona... ;o)
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mona
Una monada


Explanation:
No se si será que esta variante te sirve.

"Una monada" es positivo y puede ser:

- El niño educado y que se porta bien
(¡qué monada como se porta tu hijo!)

- Persona correcta y de buenos modales que causa buena impresión

- Mascota IDEM

- Un lugar bien puesto, comercio, departamento, etc.
(¡tiene se departamento hecho una monada!)

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Note added at 59 mins (2013-04-25 21:56:47 GMT)
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ME olvidé de agregar de dónde provienen estas expresiones; soy argentino, así que se puede decir que son "rioplatenses".

Javier Wasserzug
United States
Local time: 16:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 52
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