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tedioso

English translation: boring / tedious

01:18 Dec 6, 2006
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Other / daily life
Spanish term or phrase: tedioso
cuando algo o alguien es insoportable
sebastian
English translation:boring / tedious
Explanation:
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Note added at 46 mins (2006-12-06 02:04:40 GMT)
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there is a fine line between the definitions of tedioso and insoportable, but 'boring' or 'tedious' simply means exactly that. One can be boring without annoying others...
similarly if you were to say that 'one is annoying', it would not imply that that person was 'boring'

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Note added at 49 mins (2006-12-06 02:08:12 GMT)
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http://www.wordreference.com/definition/tedious
Tedious: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness (boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tiresome, wearisome)

http://www.wordreference.com/definition/annoying
Annoying: causing irritation or annoyance (bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing)
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TRANZsmart
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Local time: 19:03
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6boring / tedious
TRANZsmart
5 +1a pain
bigedsenior
3 +3(s/he is) irksome/annoying/insufferable
Patricia Rosas


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
boring / tedious


Explanation:
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Note added at 46 mins (2006-12-06 02:04:40 GMT)
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there is a fine line between the definitions of tedioso and insoportable, but 'boring' or 'tedious' simply means exactly that. One can be boring without annoying others...
similarly if you were to say that 'one is annoying', it would not imply that that person was 'boring'

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Note added at 49 mins (2006-12-06 02:08:12 GMT)
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http://www.wordreference.com/definition/tedious
Tedious: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness (boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tiresome, wearisome)

http://www.wordreference.com/definition/annoying
Annoying: causing irritation or annoyance (bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing)


TRANZsmart
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:03
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Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Juan Jacob: Tedioso no significa insoportable: significa eso, aburrido.
2 mins
  -> muchas gracias
agree  Patricia Ramirez
54 mins
  -> Gracias Patricia
agree  garci
1 hr
  -> Gracias Garci
agree  Patrice: love that word "tedious"
4 hrs
  -> Gracias Patricia
agree  Víctor Nine
6 hrs
  -> Gracias VRN
agree  Rebecca Hendry: There is no need to stray from the original and add shades of meaning that aren't necessarily there. "Tedious" works just fine. Saludos Henry.
6 hrs
  -> Nice to see you! Thanks Becky
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a pain


Explanation:
..a pain in the neck/butt/ass...or just 'a pain'

bigedsenior
Local time: 11:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 264

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christian [email protected]: an unbearable pain in the... ? (Sebastian dijo "insoportable")
19 hrs
  -> thanks, Christain. That's a good way to put it.
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
(s/he is) irksome/annoying/insufferable


Explanation:
El DRAE says that tedio =
1. m. Aburrimiento extremo o estado de ánimo del que soporta algo o a alguien que no le interesa.
2. m. Fuerte rechazo o desagrado que se siente por algo.

So, these a possibilities for the 2nd meaning when applied to tedioso.


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Note added at 26 mins (2006-12-06 01:44:33 GMT)
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sorry, I meant "these are possibilities"

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Note added at 1 day14 hrs (2006-12-07 16:14:45 GMT)
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If the shading of meaning is insorportable, then irksome should work; if the person is just tedious (a bore but not a pest) then tedious or boring seems fine. It would help to have more CONTEXT!

Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 11:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 75

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Taña Dalglish: My opinion is that there is a fine distinction in English between your answer(s) and boring. Es como "fastidioso" pero no necesariamente "boring"!
15 mins
  -> I think that tedious can = boring (zzzz) but there are many other shadings of meaning for tedious that don't align perfectly with boring (which is what makes this so much fun!). Thx!
agree  Sp-EnTranslator
1 hr
  -> thank you, Claudia...
agree  Silvia Brandon-Pérez: Me gusta irksome y annoying para este contexto
1 day 14 hrs
  -> thanks, Silviantonia!
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