Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term
Yucky
First, have the children help with the clean out portion of the carving-reaching their hand into the open pumpkin to pull out seeds and other gunk that will feel yucky to their hands.
Mar 24, 2010 00:02: mediamatrix (X) changed "Field (specific)" from "Religion" to "Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)"
Apr 18, 2010 02:34: Gloria Rivera Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
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Proposed translations
United States
Trust me. I am a doctor!
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
desagradable
Regards,
Gloria
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Cristina Heraud-van Tol
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JoseAlejandro
: In English, this means, "disagreeable" or "unpleasant". Yucky is a different register.
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Mexico
Native Translator. Expert in Chemistry
Native in: Spanish 
, French
Works in: Spanish to French, English to French, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
asqueroso/repulsivo/repugnante
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JoseAlejandro
: But this isn't the same register...
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thanks
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margaret caulfield
: I'd say this is the closest - asqueroso.
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thanks margaret
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Veronica Terry
: asqueroso
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gracias Veronica
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Argentina
Excelencia en la lengua española
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 2 more.
muy desagradable
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yucky
[also more yucky; most yucky] informal 1 : causing discomfort, disgust, or a strong feeling of dislike : unpleasant and disgusting ▪ The water was dirty and smelled yucky. ▪ yucky food
2 : having an unpleasant feeling in your stomach : somewhat sick ▪ I felt yucky after eating all that cake
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JoseAlejandro
: yucky is a different register. There needs to be an equivalent in Spanish.
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United States
From Shakespeare to Cervantes.
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
pegajoso/ desagradable/ repugnante
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JoseAlejandro
: yucky is a different register. There needs to be an equivalent in Spanish.
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margaret caulfield
: "pegajoso" is also pretty good.
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United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
que no les va a gustar / le va a parecer feo tocarlo
United States
Trust me. I am a doctor!
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
ptuaj
Given the controversy regarding register, here is my low register option.
I have seen it several times in the comic strip Mafalda.
Regards,
Gloria
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Here is an example:
http://tq.educ.ar/tq03041/images/quino.gif
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JoseAlejandro
: Mafalda is awesome! Well, Gloria, at least you tried. Everyone else just complains about getting disagrees. It is important to explore Spanish in its entirety, before settling on a basic synonym. If the English is "colorful", the Spanish should be, too.
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Hola JoseAlejandro. I know! The reason why I proposed "ptuaj" is not only ´cause I´ve seen it in Mafalda, but I have used it in conversations too. Have a great day :) ps. I tried! lol
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margaret caulfield
: I would agree if it were an exclamation as I mentioned in the discussion, but how would you possibly fit this into the above sentence? In the link you posted, it's used as an exclamation ("¡PUAJ!" (and not "ptuaj", by the way).
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Hi Margaret. Had you grown up as a native Spanish speaker, you would understand that "ptuaj" is not only used as an exclamation but in a normal conversation, like in the link I posted. Cheers. :)
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limoso, baboso
http://rawmur.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/pumpkin_seeds.jpg
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JoseAlejandro
: Sorry...but this means "slimy".
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please look at the photo in my link José Alejandro -- I eat pumpkin myself and it is slimy in the centre!!! I eat the seeds too, they are a delicacy in Canaries.
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margaret caulfield
: "baboso" sounds just fine to me!
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many thanks Margaret, ¡cariños! - Deborah
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Discussion
For example, when they say "binky" instead of "pacifier".
Therefore, I posted another option that would give the same idea of "yucky" in Spanish.
Have a great day everyone :)