idiom "under the weather"

Question

Is there a Spanish equivalent for the English idiom "under the weather"? This would be as in the sentence: He was feeling under the weather.

Answer 1

"Me siento mal", "Estoy enfermo", "Me siento de la patada". I would not use "pocho". Pocho is a person that speaks English and Spanish at the same time (Spanglish).

"Me siento de la patada". That's another good I had forgotten. Good catch! - 005faa61, Apr 20, 2010

Answer 2

Me siento mal....Me siento bien mal.... Me siento acabado...I can also think of one slang term, but it's vulgar.

There is no direct translation of this idiom, "Under the weather" that I know of.

Answer 3

I think you can use "de mal humor"...

Luz, this is used if one is in a bad mood, but not for feeling sick. - 005faa61, Apr 20, 2010

...ok Julian, thanks:) - luz_72, Apr 20, 2010

Answer 4

Estoy un poco pachucho/a = I am a little under the weather

Answer 5

Hi and welcome to the SpanishDict forum.

According to the dictionary "to be under the weather" = estar pocho(a).

He was feeling under the weather = estaba pocho

Let's wait and see if other members have different ways of saying this.

Edit: Maybe you want to avoid the definition found in the dictionary because Julian says that "Pocho" is also a somewhat derogatory term for American-born Mexican.

"Pocho" is also a somewhat derrogatory term for American-born Mexican, so be careful - 005faa61, Apr 20, 2010

Oh! Thank you. I wonder why they put this in the dictionary here?! - --Mariana--, Apr 20, 2010

I don't know, but as I understand it, "Pocho" was first given to Mexican-Americans by Mexican nationals, and possibly due to the Spanglish as Sylyon has stated. - 005faa61, Apr 20, 2010

Answer 6

Hi mshipp

Have a look in the "Phrasebook" under "More" above.

Do a search for "under the weather"