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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Malparida

English translation:

(worthless) piece of shit / piece of trash

Added to glossary by Justin Peterson
May 6 16:51
22 days ago
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Spanish term

Malparida

Non-PRO Spanish to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters Vulgarity
A tough is beating a girl who disobeyed a "chula," a female pimp, in this case.
2024. Spain. Young people. Lower class.
He has already called her a perra (bitch).
Next insult: malparida

A major problem when translating vulgar insults is that most are gender-specific, and used for men. We don't have many vulgar insults for women, especially if we don't want to insinuate that they are loose (slut) or prostitutes (whore). Most vulgar insults are used for men.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +6 (worthless) piece of shit / piece of trash
3 +1 scumbag
3 cow
Change log

May 7, 2024 05:54: Toni Castano changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): AllegroTrans, Juan Jacob, Toni Castano

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Discussion

AllegroTrans May 6:
@ AMM Yes indeed, the glossaries. In any case, this is hardly rocket science.
Adrian MM. May 6:
'effin c & slag' already in the ProZ Glossaries Maybe *check the glossaries first* and thereafter cogitate over such noble permutations and combinations: https://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/poetry-literat...
Marcelo González May 6:
@Neil - c-word Why not post it? i think this might be the best single-word option.
philgoddard May 6:
Funnily enough There are some examples here, though some are too British:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/06/bour...
Justin Peterson (asker) May 6:
Dozens of ways? Dozens of ways? No, I don't think there are. In fact, I think there are very few.
AllegroTrans May 6:
Lateral thinking... is required here. There are dozens of ways to translate this, no single answer.
Justin Peterson (asker) May 6:
US or UK? It should be as international as possible (movie, for an international audience), so ultra-British or American options are out
neilmac May 6:
Dictionary says: "Wretch/wretched", but I assume that would be too formal/elegant in the context. Deepl suggests miscreant/misfit, but ditto.
Lisa McCarthy May 6:
Target? US or UK English?

Proposed translations

+6
30 mins
Selected

(worthless) piece of shit / piece of trash

I know they're not direct translations, but any synonyms of 'bitch' / 'whore' look either dated or not strong enough for this context, so you may have another type of insult.

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Note added at 31 minutos (2024-05-06 17:22:12 GMT)
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*you may need......

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Note added at 36 minutos (2024-05-06 17:27:42 GMT)
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'Useless/worthless piece of shit' would be pretty 'international', I reckon.
Note from asker:
Good
Peer comment(s):
agree neilmac : Maybe the C word...
3 mins
Yes, good idea. Couldn't bring myself to say/write it :-)))
agree philgoddard : There are dozens of ways you could translate this, and I expect we're about to see them...
5 mins
Indeed :-)
agree Agustin Brignolo : Worthless c*nt, maybe?? Adding to the “lack of worth” <> implies
40 mins
Yes, also a good combo.
agree Helena Chavarria : Re. the C word, like you, I find it impossible to write something I would never say or think!
50 mins
:-)
agree Juan Jacob : Slut... one more.
2 hrs
Yes,also an option :-)
agree Wardys Mejia
2 hrs
Thanks :-)
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+1
54 mins

scumbag

As in Fairytale of New York, if you're looking for just one word
Note from asker:
Not for a female. Scumbag. I don't see it. (At least in US English, used exclusively, or almost, for males)
Peer comment(s):
agree Adrian MM. : strange how no one, thinking one-dimensionally or as an 'Artist formerly known as the Best' has thought to check the ProZ glossaries first www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/poetry-literature/748...
51 mins
Thanks Adrian, some interesting answers there, but that's perra malparida, not malparida a secas so maybe doesn't fit the bill
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5 hrs

cow

Another variant. Could be made more spicy with bloody or fucking cow. If for a UK audience, this could work.

Arsehole/asshole another option.

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Note added at 5 horas (2024-05-06 22:33:37 GMT)
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I used to hear cunt quite often in Glasgow, but cow would be a milder version. I think "fucking cow" is a rather authentic option.
Note from asker:
I think vulgarity is necessary here, and "cow", at least in US English, would imply that she's overweight. In this case, she's not.
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