so-called?

Question

As in: 'some so-called nutrition expert said I should eat a can of prunes every morning''

Answer 1

"So-called" is generally a pejorative in English. I would be very careful about using it or trying to translate into Spanish. The connotation in your example is "a person who claims to be a nutrition expert (not that I really believe he/she is an expert) said I should eat ..."

You can use the Spanish word "llamado" but it isn't really a very good translation. This is a good example of something being lost in the translation. Perhaps James, Cherry or one of the other experts will have a better translation.

BTW: a can of prunes every morning could make you REALLY uncomfortable

Answer 2

I think so-called can be either pejorative or not, and is often used both ways.

The so-called Hanamatsuri held in April...
La llamada Hanamatsuri que tiene lugar en abríl...
Una festival así llamada Hanamatsuri que tiene lugar en abríl...

The so-called feminists...
Las supuestas feministas...

The Spanish latter case more closely approximates the negative tone of the English, but a really good translation would take the entire context into account and might add more words to make the nuance clear.

Answer 3

"a person who claims to be a nutrition expert (not that I really believe he/she is an expert)
The so-called feminists...
Las supuestas feministas...

After Calvo and James explanation, the word "seudo" could fit in this context, this can be found also as "pseudo" which is a Greek origin suffix and does means "falso", "supuesto", it's used in a situation that derives from a presumption.

Answer 4

I agree with vernic
also can be used the word presunto
El presunto/supuesto experto en nutrición

Answer 5

I think you can use 'llamado' for 'so-called'

Answer 6

Another option is "un supuesto..."

Answer 7

Thanks for your help everyone.