La Palabra del Día: "pésimo"
pésimo ( peh'-see-moh )
adjective ( dreadful, awful )
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There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.
Guidelines:
Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Have fun experimenting with Spanish.
Examples:
1. Maite la pasó pésimo en la cita de anoche. No quiere volver a ver a ese muchacho.
Maite had a dreadful time on the date last night. She does not want to see that guy again.
2. Muy pronto después de su llegada en Argentina, Eduardo comenzó a sentirse mal. La muerte ya lo estaba alcanzando y la madre de Claudia se sentía pésima de que estuviera solo.
Soon after his arrival in Argentina, Eduardo began to feel dreadful. Death was almost upon him and Claudia's mother felt awful that he was alone.
Notes
The 2nd example sentence is part of our Word of the Day "novela" series. Check it out from the beginning on February 1 and stay tuned tomorrow for the next chapter!
Until we have an official Spanish corrector, please help with any suggestions to the Spanish sentences as you are able. It is very much appreciated. Thank you all for being here at SD and for participating in La Palabra Del Dia!
22 Answers
Creo que este corte de pelo va a estar pésimo.
I think that this haircut is going to be dreadful.
De vez en cuando la señora tiene un día pésimo.
From time to time the lady has a really bad day.
La película fue pésima. Las pocas personas que todavía estaban allí, se habían quedado dormido.
The movie was terrible. The few people that were still there, had fallen asleep.
If you are having a dreadful day, just listen to a violinist.
Si estás tener un día pésimo, solo oye a una violinista.
Cuando el clima está muy pésimo , todavía se puede disfrutar.
Even when the weather is dreadful, you can still enjoy it.
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He did not feel terrible despite the fact that it was raining very heavily, because he was an optimist. He always found out the way to solve the problem.
No se sintió pésimo a pesar de que estaba lloviendo fuertamente, porque era optimista. Siempre encontraba la manera de resolver el problema.
Tengo estado del ánimo pésimo, quando cuando el sielo está gris.
I have am in a terrible mood when the sky is grey.
Cada vez trato de cocinar una comida elegante, acaba sabiendo a algo pésimo. Me debería atenerse con mi cocina irlandesa básica. Con éxito puedo hervir casi cualquier cosa. Every time I try to cook a fancy meal, it ends up tasting like something dreadful. I should stick with my basic Irish cuisine. I can successfully boil just about anything.
"El amor en los tiempos del cólera" es una de las novelas más famosas de García Marquez, pero la película a muchos decepcionó. La película fue una pésima adaptación del libro. Y es que una novela no es un guión que debe interpretarse literalmente. Hay que tener la suficiente habilidad para interpretar lo que el libro dice y plasmar esa interpretación en la pantalla grande.
"Love in times of cholera" is one of the most famous novels of García Márquez, but the film let down many people. The film was a dreadful adaptation of the book. A novel is not just a script that must interpret literally. It should have enough ability to interpret what the book says and express that interpretation on the big screen.
"There is nothing more terrible than to see ignorance in action."(Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
No hay nada más pésimo que ver la ignorancia en acción .
Este invierno el tiempo ha sido pésimo, frente al tiempo durante el invierno pasado en el cual hizo tiempo mucho más agradable.
This winter the weather has been horrible, as opposed to the weather last winter in which the weather was much more pleasant.
La mujer en la foto tiene una expresión pésimo en la cara. Espero que no se le congele así.
The woman in the photo has a dreadful expression on her face. I hope it doesn't freeze like that.
He aquí un chiste en lo que un hombre piensa decirle una mentira pésima a una chica: Un hombre que tiene sesenta años le dice a su amigo, "Tengo un problema. Estoy enamorado de una chica que tiene sólo veinte años. Crees que le gustaría casarse conmigo si le diga que tengo sólo cincuenta años?" Su amigo le dice, "Tienes mucho dinero?" El primer hombre dice, "Tengo algunos millones en el banco." Al escuchar esto, el amigo le dice que la chica estará feliz de casarse con él. El hombre de sesenta años dice, "Pero crees que estaría dispuesta a casarse conmigo si le digo que tengo sólo cincuenta años?" Su amigo le dice, "Mejor que le digas que tienes ochenta años!"
Here's a joke in which a man plans to tell an awful lie to a girl:
A sixty year old man says to his friend, "I have a problem. I'm in love with a girl who is only twenty years old. Do you think she would like to marry me if I tell her that I'm only fifty years old?"
His friends says, "Do you have much money?"
The first man says, "I have several million in the bank."
Upon hearing this, the friend tells him that the girl will be happy to marry him. The sixty year old man says, "But do you think she would be more inclined to marry me if I tell her that I'm only fifty years old?"
His friend tells him, "It would be better if you tell her you're eighty!"
Mi paraguas quedó en un pésimo estado luego de la tormenta.
My umbrella was in an awful state after the storm.
Cuando ha muerto un amigo es muy difícil saber como dar el pésame a sus parientes.
When a friend has died it's really hard to know how to express one's condolences to his relations.
