"europe is a disaster"

Question

I'm looking for a passionate way of saying this...somehow 'Europa es un disastre' isn't really doing it. Can anybody think of some other synonyms for disaster...slang very accepted please!

Europa esta jodida ...interesting whether one should use ser o estar here ;-) - lagartijaverde, Jan 24, 2013

Rstar, I belive, lagartija.. - annierats, Jan 24, 2013

Not Brighton as in your profile. :) - ian-hill, Jan 24, 2013

You pic sugest you are enjoying life somewhere where the sun shines amiga. - ian-hill, Jan 24, 2013

Answer 1

Europa se ha despistado..

Europa está en las últimas..

Actually, are you worried about the economy, or the European Union, or a loss of individual identity?

If you give more context, I 'm sure we can expand upon this sad theme, with which we're only too familiar over here.

Germany should perhaps be excluded from the statement!

¡Muy bien! "está en las últimas" ( esto se usa en femenino) - cogumela, Jan 25, 2013

Thank you, I thought of it as a set phrase. Thanks, Cordobesa. - annierats, Jan 25, 2013

Answer 2

How about "desmadre"

Europa es un desmadre. This probably only works in Mexico. But here this is very common word for a mess or disaster.

Now on another note: I agree so why does the Euro refuse to fall. Despite all the problems it stays around 1.3 to the dollar. Crazy.

The Euro is doing so well against the dollar because the dollar is becoming worth less and less. Swiss Francs are the best bet, I think, since we no longer have the German Mark. - PeterRS, Jan 24, 2013

El Euro es hacerlo bien porque el dolar es convertirse en vale menos y menos. Creo el suizo franco es la mejor apuesta, desde la marca alemana ya no existe. - PeterRS, Jan 24, 2013

Invest in Swedish kronor. - annierats, Jan 24, 2013

Typo: feet. - annierats, Jan 24, 2013

Besides, Gring,we're actually getting bck on our fet, don't believe the other stories. We are. - annierats, Jan 24, 2013

I just looked up unemployment rates and almost eveerylarge eurozone country (except Germany) has higher unemployemtn rates than the US. - gringojrf, Jan 24, 2013

I also looked up the worlds largest economies and only two Eurozone countries were in the top ten. - gringojrf, Jan 24, 2013

Esto lo decimos en España también :) - cogumela, Jan 25, 2013

a toda madre o un desmadre - Rey_Mysterio, Jan 25, 2013

Answer 3

If you want some Puerto Rican slang you could say 'al garete'.

También en España :) - cogumela, Jan 25, 2013

ah bueno saber, gracias Cogu :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 25, 2013

Answer 4

Europa está al borde del abismo..

Con excepción los países escandinavos y la Alemanía.

Tomando en cuenta la disminución de las cualidades inherentes del ser humano, creo que todo el mundo entero se ha hecho una mierda ¡ja ja! - 005faa61, Jan 24, 2013

Actually, Alemania no necesita LA, pero como es un país un poco difícil a entender. - annierats, Jan 24, 2013

I agree Annie - some parts of Europe are doing ok. - ian-hill, Jan 24, 2013

Bien, muy literaria :) - cogumela, Jan 25, 2013

Answer 5

How about "naufragio" - "shipwreck"?

Answer 6

¡Lo de Europa es una calamidad!

Muy buenas respuestas, todos

Another good one! - annierats, Jan 25, 2013

Answer 7

Todos las respuestas son perfectas - no puedo elegir el mejor, porque todas las contribuciones han sido perfectas - gracias