Phrasebook sentences (adjectives), you include your accepted phrase!Era tan estúpido que se encerró en un supermercado y se murió de hambre.

Question

Let's start on adjectives, I will think of a few in Spanish and you should supply the most idiomatic translation in English.

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Era tan estúpido que se encerró en un supermercado y se murió de hambre.

He was so stupid that...

Supply an idiomatic phrase in English with the same beginning and/or add your own if you wish

Answer 1

The only one I can think of is "Dumb as a doorknob" and I'm not sure how common it is.

This is one of my favorites! :-) - Delores--Lindsey, MAY 13, 2010

lol, omg...now that is really something - 00494d19, MAY 13, 2010

submit marianne, as dumb as...tan estúpido como...change the sentece a bit - 00494d19, MAY 13, 2010

Good one but It must be an americanism since I don't remember having ever heard of it before lol - FELIZ77, AGO 9, 2010

Answer 2

Era tan estúpido que la talla de sus zapatos era más alta que su coeficiente de inteligencia.

He/She was so stupid that his/her shoe size was higher than his/her IQ.

As always: Please correct the Spanish.

Good one!:) - luz_72, MAY 13, 2010

Lol - FELIZ77, AGO 9, 2010

Answer 3

He is a sandwich short of a picnic.

She is a slice short of a sandwich.

Iam looking forward to the Spanish translation Ian :) lol - FELIZ77, AGO 9, 2010

So am I Feliz :) - ian-hill, AGO 9, 2010

Answer 4

"Dumb as a box of rocks"

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Tan estúpido como una caja de rocas

Chuckle. Haven't heard it before, but it works for me. :-) - Delores--Lindsey, MAY 13, 2010

Answer 5

Tan mudo como un bolso de martillos. As dumb as a bag of hammers

That is an antiquated use of dumb. Mudo means mute - 003487d6, MAY 13, 2010

Answer 6

He's not the brightest crayon in the box.

Answer 7

"No hay opiniones estupidas.... sino estupidos que opinan."

"There are no stupid opinions. Only stupid people with opinions."

Answer 8

As thick as two short planks.

If you were any slower, you'd be going backwards.

Thick as a pit prop.

Thick as pig poo. (Poo isn't the word that is actually used, but I'm not allowed to put swear words on here....)

Answer 9

Más bruto/a que un ladrillo.

Dumb as a brick.

Answer 10

• As stupid as a sloth...

• As stupid as a log...

• As stupid as a post...

I've heard "as dumb as a post," but I like this one, too. - Delores--Lindsey, MAY 13, 2010

Answer 11

Todos sus estupidos

Answer 12

Era tan estúpido que pensó la foto de Heidi Klum fue Heidita.

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Someone actually did think that recently... - danrivera, MAY 13, 2010

wait what?! heidita no es Heidi klum!?!?! :) - cheeseisyummy, MAY 13, 2010

omg....jejejej, yes, true dan, I changed the pic and all!! lol - 00494d19, MAY 13, 2010

I really should not have posted this. There is nothing stupid about believing our lovely Heidita is anything less. Besides "stupid' is a word I really despise. - Yeser007, MAY 13, 2010

Answer 13

Lo que se siembra se cosecha.

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Jen, recordar, Lo que se siembra se cosecha.