Yo me doy el gusto de ser más churro que el protagonista de la películar.

Question

Yo me doy el gusto de ser más churro que el protagonista de la película.

Seen on a billboard advertising beer outside a cinema.

2 things

1. What does it mean? Especially "churro"

2. What is that "superfluous" (Yo) doing at the beginning of the sentence?

jejejejej, this guy goes to the dunce corner too!!! lol..oh, and getting his head chocpped off, I am forgetting...lol - 00494d19, ABR 18, 2010

Answer 1

So to elaborate on Carlos-F's definition, the phrase would very roughly mean, "I love that I'm more attractive than the star of the movie." It's sort of weird. "Me doy el gusto" would usually mean more like, "I allow myself the pleasure of being more attractive etc..." but that's also a bit odd in English. I assume it was supposed to be película, not películar.

Yes pelicula - I waited for a friend looking at this trying to figure it out for about 10 mins. - ian-hill, ABR 18, 2010

Is your avatar showing the Scottish Highlands? - ian-hill, ABR 18, 2010

Why, yes, it is the Scottish Highlands. :) - MacFadden, ABR 18, 2010

Answer 2

Churro/rra (pop.) Hermoso (referido a personas jóvenes y atrayentes), lindo/a.

Answer 3

Regarding the "superfluous" "Yo", I think that just because it is not necessary, doesn't make it superfluous.

I disagree. "superfluous" means 'unnecessary'/"serves no purpose" In your sentence is serves to emphasize the disjunction of your opinion from that of others. It is not simply a question of "Would this sentence make sense without the use of 'yo'? but, rather, would it mean the same thing?

I entirely agree with Heidita (and others) in their condemnation of the use of personal pronouns (when they serve no useful function [especially those made explicit by the form of the verb]) but we all know that they (pronouns) can be used for rhetorical effect.

I like your explanation. I know what I mean, but I am unable to express it as clearly as you have done. Thanks. - Gekkosan, ABR 19, 2010

Answer 4

Churro has already been dealt with. I only know "churro" as the yummy fritter, so no further comment there.

Regarding the "superfluous" "Yo", I think that just because it is not necessary, doesn't make it superfluous. When used in this manner, it adds emphasis to the fact that "I am doing this". To my view, it increases the sense of ownership over an action or a responsibility.

Tell Heidi that - please! - ian-hill, ABR 19, 2010

I value keeping my head over my shoulders, thank you! ;-) Besides, oftentimes the "Yo" is indeed superfluous. I guess knowing when to use it is one of those "practice" things. - Gekkosan, ABR 19, 2010

Answer 5

This is also a churro, ¡delicioso!

El desayuno más delicioso. Y saludable. :) - tennismom, ABR 18, 2010

Oh si, ¡MUY saludable! ¡Especialmente relleno con dulce de leche o chocolate! - Gekkosan, ABR 19, 2010

Answer 6

How funny, I was guessing it was a spelling mistake for chulo, churro is quite the opposite in Spain.

Esto es un churro, this is a garbage, nonsense....

or maybe just maybe "culo" :) - ian-hill, ABR 18, 2010

culo?? why, not in spain - 00494d19, ABR 18, 2010

Trasero = culo in Bolivia - ian-hill, ABR 18, 2010

Answer 7

churro = good looking

I am pleased to be more handsome than the actor

Answer 8

I was amazed at the different meanings of this depending on locale.Check out our dictionary.

Answer 9

Un churro refiriendose a la película, quiere decir que la película fue malísima. Churro means a really bad movie. Churro has different meanings like curl, a type of dessert showed above, bad movie.