Translation of "label"

Question

How would you translate "you've been labeled by people's expectations as lazy or apathetic". I'm talking about young people being labeled by parents', teachers' and others low expectations.
Gracias.

Answer 1

You might be able to say

Has sido tildado de remolón o indolente

tildado sounds very formal. not sure if the youth would get that. Other ideas? - Felipon, Feb 9, 2010

Answer 2

Las personas piensan tú eres perezoso y apático.--People think you're lazy and apathetic.

VOTE ME PLEASE>>>THANKS!!!!!!

you forgot "que" in "las personas piensan que tu eres perezoso y apatico". Pero gracias! enjoy your vote. - Felipon, Feb 9, 2010

...but that's missing the "label" idea that i want to convey. - Felipon, Feb 9, 2010

Answer 3

"you've been labeled by people's expectations as lazy or apathetic".

"Ustedes han sido "catalogados" (better than "nombrados" o "etiquetados") como flojos o apáticos por las expectativas que la gente tenía de ustedes.

Creo que es un comentario muy negativo para decirle a un grupo de jóvenes....

eso no es el mensaje entero. the point of the message is to tell them that they don't have to live by that label. Dios tiene grandes planes para ellos. - Felipon, Feb 10, 2010

Answer 4

from our dictionary: to label somebody a liar -> tildar a alguien de mentiroso(a)

from Collins: they labelled him as a troublemaker -> lo calificaron de alborotador OR lo tacharon de alborotador

tacharon... doesn't that mean "to cross out"? What/who is Collins? Gracias por tu ayuda. - Felipon, Feb 9, 2010

Collins Spanish Dictionary is one of those 2000-plus page tomes. Fantastic dictionary! - kattya, Feb 9, 2010

So, according to Collins :), the second meaning of tachar is "to brand someone as". I had only heard the first meaning before, "to cross out" - kattya, Feb 9, 2010

Closer to "stain" than "brand" but the end result is simlar ("marked"). - samdie, Feb 10, 2010