Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
pajarracos
English translation:
ugly birds
Added to glossary by
Oso (X)
Oct 20, 2003 02:55
20 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
QC, transcreation, SEO/SEM
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, US) 
Works in: English to Spanish
pajarracos
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
escucho los chillidos de los pajarracos
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | ugly birds |
Oso (X)
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| 5 +2 | noisy birds |
Patricia Baldwin
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| 3 +3 | big ugly birds |
SusyZ
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| 4 | (some) large birds |
Nikki Graham
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| 4 | ...screeching crows... |
cebice
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Proposed translations
+5
15 mins
Selected
ugly birds
Hola Carolina,
Esta es la opción que da el Diccionario Simon & Schuster's.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
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Note added at 2003-10-20 03:11:51 (GMT)
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pajarraco, m. 1. ugly bird. 2. (coll.) sly, crafty fellow, sharp customer
Simon & Schuster\'s Bilingual Dictionary©
Esta es la opción que da el Diccionario Simon & Schuster's.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
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Note added at 2003-10-20 03:11:51 (GMT)
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pajarraco, m. 1. ugly bird. 2. (coll.) sly, crafty fellow, sharp customer
Simon & Schuster\'s Bilingual Dictionary©
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Comment: "Thans everybody for your help!"
+2
15 mins
Patricia Baldwin
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
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Native in: English 
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Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Spanish, and 2 more.
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noisy birds
options,
straw birds
shore birds
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Note added at 2003-10-20 03:14:31 (GMT)
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My options above as from an objective translator...yet birds are heavenly creatures and all so beautiful to behold!!!
Regards from Argentina
Good Luck!
straw birds
shore birds
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Note added at 2003-10-20 03:14:31 (GMT)
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My options above as from an objective translator...yet birds are heavenly creatures and all so beautiful to behold!!!
Regards from Argentina
Good Luck!
Peer comment(s):
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Oso (X)
: *** ¶:^)***
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Mil gracias Don Oso, su agrì es simpre un gran honor para mì!
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asun
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Hola Asun, muchisimas gracias y saludos cordiales a la Madre Patria.
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16 mins
big ugly birds
pajarraco sustantivo masculino1 (ornitología) big ugly bird
2 (informal) (= pillo) slyboots (informal)
de acuerdo a babylon y wordreference.com
2 (informal) (= pillo) slyboots (informal)
de acuerdo a babylon y wordreference.com
Peer comment(s):
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dawn39 (X)
: tengo esta definición de "pajarraco" = pájaro grande y feo". Bieeeen, Susy. Buena semana :)
1 hr
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| agree |
David Russi
1 hr
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| agree |
Esther Hermida
1 hr
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6 hrs
(some) large birds
The DRAE doesn't say that they are ugly only: "pájaro grande desconocido, o cuyo nombre no se sabe"
I prefer large to big in a more literary context.
The DRAE also says that this is "despectivo". However, to add ugly doesn't get that across for me. Depending on your context about the birds, you could say: large awful/horrible birds, but if possible, it'd be better to leave it out, especially as they are screeching - birds that screech aren't nice anyway!
I prefer large to big in a more literary context.
The DRAE also says that this is "despectivo". However, to add ugly doesn't get that across for me. Depending on your context about the birds, you could say: large awful/horrible birds, but if possible, it'd be better to leave it out, especially as they are screeching - birds that screech aren't nice anyway!
11 hrs
...screeching crows...
I know the Spanish version does not specify what kind of brids they are but crows screech and make a lot of noise all around.
It's a possibility...
It's a possibility...
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