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"Pesado" is an adjective which is often translated as "heavy", and "pelmazo" is an adjective which is often translated as "annoying". Learn more about the difference between "pesado" and "pelmazo" below.
pesado(
peh
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sah
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doh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. heavy
No es bueno dormirse directamente después de una cena pesada.Going to sleep straight after a heavy meal isn't good for you.
3. (intense)
a. deep
Me desperté de un sueño pesado con dolor de cabeza.I woke up from a deep sleep with a headache.
4. (colloquial) (irritating)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
c. pain (colloquial) (noun)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Pero qué pesado eres!You're such a pain!
5. (dull)
a. heavy
El pronóstico da nevadas pesadas para este martes.Heavy snowfall is forecast for this Tuesday.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
7. (colloquial) (annoying person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. pain (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mi hermana pequeña es una pesada.My little sister is a pain.
pelmazo(
pehl
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mah
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soh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (colloquial) (irritating)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
2. (colloquial) (slow)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. boring
Ese locutor pelmazo no le pone emoción a los goles que canta.That boring sportscaster gives no emotion to the goals he announces.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
3. (colloquial) (boring person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. bore
El profesor de filosofía es un pelmazo que nos pone a dormir a todos.The philosophy teacher is a bore who puts us all to sleep.
