Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
girlfriend
Spanish translation:
novia
Added to glossary by
margaret caulfield
May 29, 2005 06:45
19 yrs ago
English term
mark vincent
girlfriend
Non-PRO
English to Spanish
Social Sciences
Psychology
human love
other word for girlfriend
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +8 | novia |
margaret caulfield
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| 5 +4 | compañera / novia |
Maria Luisa Duarte
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| 4 +1 | amiga |
starlight
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| 5 | Enamorada |
Patricia Parten
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| 3 | polola |
Marcelo González
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Proposed translations
+8
5 mins
margaret caulfield
Native in English
&
Spanish
Accurate, natural and very hard-working
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
novia
which does NOT necessarily mean that they are going to be married, It does mean a "steady" girlfriend" (not casual).
Peer comment(s):
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Gustavo Villar
2 mins
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Thanks, Gustavo
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Carolina Carabecho
2 hrs
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Thanks, Asimenia
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Anabel Martínez
3 hrs
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Thanks, Anabel
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RebeW
5 hrs
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Thanks, RebeW
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Xenia Wong
6 hrs
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Thanks, Xenia
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Gisela Herrera
11 hrs
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Thanks, Gisela
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Gabriela Rodriguez
12 hrs
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Thanks again, gaby 32
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Marcelo González
5 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
+4
32 mins
Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
Professional, Reliable & Committed
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
compañera / novia
polola (Chile)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Idoia Arribas
: tambien puede ser amiga
1 hr
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| agree |
Anabel Martínez
2 hrs
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| agree |
Gabriela Rodriguez
11 hrs
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| agree |
Marcelo González
: No me habia dado cuento que ya pusiste "polola" :-)
5 days
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+1
8 hrs
10 hrs
Marcelo González
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
PhD in Translation Studies in Spanish
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
12
polola
En chile se dice asi para referirse a la "novia" con la que uno no pretende casarse, es decir una amiga especial con la que se tiene derecho al beso. Tan comun es que tambien es verbo, "pololear" :-)
http://etimologias.dechile.net/?pololo
http://etimologias.dechile.net/?pololo
10 hrs
Patricia Parten
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Spanish
United States
TRANSLATOR 20+ yrs exp.
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Costa Rican, Latin American, Colombian, Ecuadorian , Cuban, Peruvian, Venezuelan, Guatemalan, Mexican, US) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Spanish, English to Spanish, and 5 more.
Enamorada
En el Peru se les dice "Enamorada." Novia, en el Peru implica compromiso para casarse.
Suerte!
Patricia
Suerte!
Patricia
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