"Nerd" is definitely my word there. To call someone "matado" has that offensive content.
No quiero sentarme junto a los matados.
I don't want to seat sit beside the nerds.
Ella siempre llega a tiempo. Es la matadita de la clase.
She's always on time. She's the little nerd of the class. (Here the diminutive is even more insidious).
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Last edited by AngelicaDeAlquezar; June 09, 2009 at 11:56 AM.
Reason: Thanks for the correction, Lou Ann.
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