The whole thing is sick.

Spanish translation: Es que todo está "enfermo".

02:27 Mar 16, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: The whole thing is sick.
Alguien ha dicho que una persona dice todo el tiempo que está enferma y que eso le preocupa. El otro le responde: The whole thing is sick. Those guys have got themselves so twisted in knots...
Juan Torres
Local time: 14:40
Spanish translation:Es que todo está "enfermo".
Explanation:
O, si antes dijiste que la persona todo el tiempo estaba diciendo que se sentía mal, "es que todo está mal".
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Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 16:40
Grading comment
Sí, creo que diciendo "todo está mal" la frase cobra más sentido. Gracias.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1todo el asunto es enfermante/todo el asunto da asco
Diana Arbiser
4Todo está enfermo.
Rafael Molina Pulgar
3Es que todo está "enfermo".
Mónica Algazi


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the whole thing is sick.
todo el asunto es enfermante/todo el asunto da asco


Explanation:
Dos opciones.

Diana Arbiser
United States
Local time: 13:40
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cesar Serrano
20 mins
  -> Gracias, César :)
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the whole thing is sick.
Todo está enfermo.


Explanation:
O "Todos están enfermos".

Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 13:40
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 358
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the whole thing is sick.
Es que todo está "enfermo".


Explanation:
O, si antes dijiste que la persona todo el tiempo estaba diciendo que se sentía mal, "es que todo está mal".

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 16:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 566
Grading comment
Sí, creo que diciendo "todo está mal" la frase cobra más sentido. Gracias.
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