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robinsthings · 08-28-2007, 07:02 PM

Hi there. I have a girl that rides my school bus and other kids have been calling her a name that she wants badly to know the meaning of. I am not sure if it is spanish and I dont know how to spell it. She says it sounds like "bergeeda" which is phonetically spelled of course. I was thinking that the "b" could even be a "p" possibly. Can you help please?

Julio Jaubert · 08-28-2007, 07:28 PM

Could it be "Perdida"?

Hebe · 08-29-2007, 07:20 AM

I think Julio’s suggestion may very well be the word you are looking for. Even then, that word "perdida" in Spanish may have various connotations. Perdida could mean lost or disoriented: It may also refer to a girl or woman who lives a wasted life, and finally it may refer to someone who is missing (which is not de case here). I would suggest to your friend telling the rest of the bus riders that if they need to say something about her, she would appreciate their telling it to her face. Straight approach is probably the best cure. They will probably stop making fun of her (if that is indeed what’s going on).
Good luck

fernando el casir · 08-29-2007, 01:21 PM

Another option could be, assuming is an spanish expression the word "pendeja", that is a contemptuous for "little girl". It is not very offensive, at least in Argentina. It refers to pubian hair.

08-28-2007, 07:02 PM	#1
robinsthings New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	please help with word Hi there. I have a girl that rides my school bus and other kids have been calling her a name that she wants badly to know the meaning of. I am not sure if it is spanish and I dont know how to spell it. She says it sounds like "bergeeda" which is phonetically spelled of course. I was thinking that the "b" could even be a "p" possibly. Can you help please?

08-28-2007, 07:28 PM	#2
Julio Jaubert Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mexico Age: 40 Posts: 222 Rep Power: 621	Could it be "Perdida"? __________________ Julio Arturo Torres Jaubert English-Spanish and French-Spanish translator

08-29-2007, 07:20 AM	#3
Hebe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Caracas- Venezuela Posts: 890 Rep Power: 2082	I think Julio’s suggestion may very well be the word you are looking for. Even then, that word "perdida" in Spanish may have various connotations. Perdida could mean lost or disoriented: It may also refer to a girl or woman who lives a wasted life, and finally it may refer to someone who is missing (which is not de case here). I would suggest to your friend telling the rest of the bus riders that if they need to say something about her, she would appreciate their telling it to her face. Straight approach is probably the best cure. They will probably stop making fun of her (if that is indeed what’s going on). Good luck __________________ Hebe ♥ ♫

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08-29-2007, 01:21 PM	#4
fernando el casir Forum User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 67 Rep Power: 112	Another option could be, assuming is an spanish expression the word "pendeja", that is a contemptuous for "little girl". It is not very offensive, at least in Argentina. It refers to pubian hair.

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