danii

Hi!...how would you translate these words: "bueno, regular, malo"...in the following sentences:

el estado en general de la instalación electrica es bueno
el estado en general de la instalación electrica es regular
el estado en general de la instalación electrica es malo

the general situation of the electrical supply is......??????

thanks
danni

hermit

'bueno' - 'good'

'regular' - 'operative', or (possibly) 'average'

'malo' - 'poor'

'regular' can have many meanings, but that's how it seems to translate
in this context.

hermit

cielglitter

Hi,

I would use "adequate" for "bueno",
"mediocre" for "regular"
and
"inappropriate" for "malo".
Hope this helps,

hermit

i agree with cielglitter, those interpretations will work just fine.

hermit

mariaklec

I would use good/average/bad.
You would think that "adequate" would equal "good,", but it tends to imply passable without being really good.
Mediocre has a negative quality to it and I think the rater is looking for a neutral rating for regular.
Inappropriate suggests that the wrong electrical work was done rather than commenting that the quality of the work is substandard.

hugocar

I would use the following:
bueno = good
regular = acceptable
malo = bad

hermit

as always, what is the purpose of these translations?

need to know.

hermit

Deshi

I would use

bueno: good

regular:average

malo:bad