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(Mrs). (pat) (is)( a) (short) (nice)( lady)

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how do you say mrs. pat is a short lady

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updated Oct 10, 2017
posted by delores4705
Welcome to SpanishDict, Delores. Typo: "How" and "Mrs. Pat" A period at the end of your sentence too. - rac1, Oct 10, 2017

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La señora Pat es una mujer simpática y baja.

La señora Pat es una señora agradable y corta.

Either of these would be understood.

Well, both would be understood but not with the same meaning.

In any case, the physical description comes first. : Baja y simpática.

Corta is for something else other than people. For people we use "bajo/a" or "chaparro/a" - Daniela2041

Corta is used for people...not meaning "short" though.

Es corta...she is not the brightest star in the sky. wink

updated Oct 10, 2017
posted by 006595c6
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Here's my suggestion:

La señora Pat es una mujer simpática y baja.

Here's what Google Translate suggests:

La señora Pat es una señora agradable y corta.

Either of these would be understood. However, Google uses "corta" when it should use "baja" or "chaparra" to describe a short human being. Corto/a is used for short things...such as pantalones.

Agradable & simpática are synonyms.

I prefer to say "mujer" in the second instance instead of "señora" to avoid duplication.

Another word for "lady" is "dama", but in general, the Spanish word "dama" is used somewhat more formally that we tend to use lady in English, at least in the United States. In the U.S. lady can be used synonymously with woman, but in Spanish Dama is often more formal like "dame" in English.

updated Oct 10, 2017
edited by DilKen
posted by DilKen
Corta is for something else other than people. For people we use "bajo/a" or "chaparro/a" - Daniela2041, Oct 10, 2017
Thanks, Dani. I knew that but it slipped my mind when writing. - DilKen, Oct 10, 2017
Bajo/a in Spain, chaparro/a in Central America & petiso/a in South America. - NKM1974, Oct 10, 2017