stinker
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stinker(
stihng
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kuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (bothersome person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el canalla (M), la canalla (F) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
You stinker! I saw you eating cookies before dinner. I'm going to tell mom.¡Qué canalla eres! Te vi comiendo galletas antes de la cena, se lo voy a decir a mamá.
2. (colloquial) (something of poor quality)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el desastre (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
How was the play? - It was a stinker. The lead actor kept forgetting his lines.¿Cómo estuvo la obra? - Fue un desastre, al actor principal se le olvidaban sus líneas todo el tiempo.
b. el fracaso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Rosario's first three novels were stinkers, but her fourth was a masterpiece.Las primeras tres novelas de Rosario fueron fracasos, pero la cuarta fue una obra maestra.
c. la porquería (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The old movie theater downtown is a stinker. The seats and the air conditioning are broken.El viejo cine del centro es una porquería, los asientos y el aire acondicionado están descompuestos.
3. (colloquial) (something extremely difficult)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. la perra (F) (Central America) (Mexico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
My head is hurting from trying to figure this out. It's a real stinker.Me duele la cabeza de tratar de descifrar esto, es una verdadera perra.
c. la patata (F) (colloquial) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
This math problem is a stinker.Este problema de matemáticas es una patata.
d. el follón (M) (colloquial) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
Deciding where to spend Christmas is a real stinker when your parents are divorced.Decidir dónde van a pasar los niños la Navidad es un follón cuando los padres están divorciados.
e. el quilombo (M) (colloquial) (River Plate)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The math test was a stinker, but I think I did alright.La prueba de matemática era un quilombo, pero creo que me fue bien.
f. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Finding a way to resolve the dispute in the association is going to be a stinker.Hallar una forma de resolver la disputa en la asociación va a ser un tema peliagudo.
I had a stinker of a day. I just want to go home and go to sleep.Tuve un día endiabladamente difícil, solo quiero irme a la casa a dormir.
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