In the Big Lebowski..."Dude" is translated as "Nota"

Question

"Dude" is translated as "Nota" - how does this make sense?

"That rug really tied the room together, did it not?" - swampy, Dec 20, 2011

Answer 1

HI tide, welcome to the forum

this is slightly slangy, used here in Madrid at least

Ser un nota, es un notas...you can translate it as dude, somebody who wants to stick out, a weirdo...it dependos on context.

have a look at this funny thread.

Mind Antpax's answer He is from Madrid, the best of the best in Spain, jeje

Answer 2

Translating books and movies is extremely tricky, because you can't possibly make everyone happy. What passes as perfectly natural slang in a given region, sounds weird and awful in some other.

I recently read a Spanish version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It was a perfectly correct translation, most likely, but I absolutely hated it, because in that translation, the exceedingly colorful language of Lisbeth is all converted to Spanish-from-Spain slang, which is unfamiliar to me, and just looked plain weird. It distracted me from the story, because it didn't feel natural.

However, to a Spanish reader (meaning from Spain), it probably felt perfectly natural.

Answer 3

In my opinion a good translation for dude would be muchacho .

Spanish dictionary translated dude = tipo

Could always say homie. I saw this used in the movie "sin nombre".

Note: Here dude is means the same as guy.

Answer 4

delete-already answered

Is the Dude that you are referring to the character's name? Jerfrey, "The Dude", Lewbowski

Was it translated in a subtitle?