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    Default Re: How to translate "cabana"

    I have received another suggestion I would like to share with you!

    "camastro"

    It sounds awful but... what do you think?
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    A "camastro" is a despective way of calling an uncomfortable bed..
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    Default Re: How to translate "cabana"

    That is the reason why I dislike this word for my lovely hospitality projects.

    But the truth is... it is used as a synonym of "reposera" by a pool. Just google it!



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    Default Re: How to translate "cabana"

    Quote Originally Posted by matiasc View Post
    A "camastro" is a despective way of calling an uncomfortable bed..
    Matias my friend...con tu permiso may I offer a small correction that might benefit others who read our posts?

    Despectivo is the right word but it is a false friend. A better English option for despectivo would be "derogatory".

    If you wanted to say "lacking respect" the word would be "disrespectful" (irrespetuoso)

    I offer this suggestion con todo respeto
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    Default Re: How to translate "cabana"

    "Despectivo" is the word in Spanish.

    despectivo
    adj., Gram. Dicho de una palabra: que manifiesta idea de menosprecio, por ejemplo, "libraco", "villorio", "poetastro", "calducho".

    This is why "camastro" sounds awful, in my opinion.
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    Default Re: How to translate "cabana"

    I found that "camastro" is more like a "reposera"
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    Default Re: How to translate "cabana"

    We're here to learn Vicente! Thanks for pointing it out..
    Actually I recall reading something about "false friend".. What does it mean?
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    Default Re: How to translate "cabana"

    False friends are words that look similar in each language but have different meanings.

    EX: Carpeta (folder) - Carpet (alfombra); Embarazada (pregnant) - Embarrassed - Avergonzada

    In this case "despectivo" looks a little like "disrespectful"

    There are quite a few false friends. Here's a website with a few: 50 Spanish-English False Friend Words | Mental Floss
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    Default Re: How to translate "cabana"

    En el sur de los Estados Unidos, es muy simpático ver la fusión entre inglés y español. Crean un idioma cuasi-ininteligible, como un cóctel, con algunas palabras en inglés y otras, en español.

    Hay videos muy divertidos en YouTube con canciones escritas con la "nueva" terminología, como la "carpeta" de la entrada de la casa.

    También lo veo muchísimo en el lenguaje cotidiano de los técnicos en Informática, que manejan mucha terminología en inglés, como "rebutear", "machear", "swichear" y "mapear".
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    Default Re: How to translate "cabana"

    Ooh.. I understand.. But it might not be that logical to change it to "disrespectful" because you can't disrespect an object.
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