¿Existe palabras para "car sick" y "underdog"?
Una amiga mia sugirió "me mareo en el coche" y "una persona que tiene menos posibilidades". Both of these may possibly be correct, but they feel unwieldy if you know what I mean. Suggestions? ¿Qué piensan ustedes?
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For carsickness, perhaps one could use , "mareado" as an adjective and "marearse" as a relfexive verb. For example, "Siempre me mareo por viajar en su coche deportivo." I always become carsick when I ride in her sports car." With the adjective, maybe this would work, "¡Para la coche mamá ! ¡Estoy mareado! Stop the car, mom! I'm carsick!
For underdog, maybe one could use "desamparado, da" which translates loosely as a disadvantaged individual. En nuestro país, tenemos una tradición de cinchar por el desamparado." In our country, we have a tradition of rooting for the underdog.
An addition: Underdog, weakling also: debilucho/a
But stay with Lazarus and your amiga, they speak the language!
No literal translation, but there are other alternatives:
"To suffer car sickness" is "marearse" (you can add "en coche" if you want) , and a sentence like "I am car sick" is "Me mareo (en el coche)" in general, or "Estoy mareado / Tengo nausea" if it is happening as you speak. "Car sickness" could be described as "mareo (en el coche)", but we normally use the verb over the noun here. N.B. Outside of Spain, use "carro" over "coche".
"Underdog" has several translations depending on its meaning. To describe the weakest in a competition, "el/la más débil", and for adverse circumstances, "desamparado", "desvalido", and maybe even "indefenso" in some contexts.
Guarda a esta amiga, vale más que el dinero.
