Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

cool

Spanish translation:

many terms

Added to glossary by ampena
Dec 8, 2004 03:34
19 yrs ago
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English term

Proposed translations

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8 mins
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many terms

Bacán - widely used in South America

Chévere - across LA

Chido - Mexico

Mostro - Peru

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Note added at 8 mins (2004-12-08 03:42:33 GMT)
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*LA being Latin America, not Los Angeles
Peer comment(s):

agree bigedsenior : I've heard cool jazz as "jaz frio"
4 mins
Thanks!
agree Gabriel Aguirre : I've heard cooler as "hielera" ;)
1 hr
Thanks!
agree Víctor Nine
6 hrs
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agree jasonm : really depends on geography...guay in Spain, chido in Mexico City, chevere across much of South America
1 day 1 hr
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+2
9 mins

buena onda

otra sugerencia, en México: Soy buena onda
Peer comment(s):

agree Harmony
10 mins
gracias!
agree Lillian van den Broeck
26 mins
muchas gracias!!!!
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+2
19 mins

guay (Espanol Castellano)

Es la traduccion para "cool". "Guay" es un termino bastante utilizado en Espana, muy SLANG y con cierto toque infantiloide e informal.
Peer comment(s):

agree Carmen Álvarez : Cierto: es el que se usa en España y es muy infantil. Este tipo de expresiones varía mucho de un sitio a otro.
35 mins
agree Peters Trans
4 hrs
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26 mins

cool

when you say that sb is cool, we in Argentina say: XXXX es muy cool
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1 hr

chido / padre / mero mero

If you want to be, like, totally regional.
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+1
1 hr

Copado/a (Argentina)

I'm cool! Translate in argentine slang as "Soy copado/a". "Soy buena honda" aplies mostly to Mexico. Don't know in other Spanish speaking countries.I think it's different in every single country. GL!
Peer comment(s):

agree Andrea Ali : Exacto. Pero Onda, sin h ;^)
13 hrs
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