Choque

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

"Chocante" in Mexico is rather colloquial and it refers to a supercilious person. Someone who is always conceited and shows contempt for everything.

I would use pretentious in this case. Supercilious is a rather uncommon word.

Originally Posted by irmamar

Does "totaled" mean destrozado?

¿Cómo llamáis vosotros a los "autos de choque"? (los de las ferias)

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

@irmamar: "Totaled" might come from insurance vocabulary "total loss".

A los de las ferias los llamamos "carritos chocones"

Autos de choque or carritos chocones would be bumper cars in AmE.

Totaled is indeed a reference to the fact that the car is a total loss for insurance purposes, but the term is so common, that in the context of car crashes, it simply means "completely destroyed".

[CrOtALiTo]

Bumper cars meaning the carritos chocones of the Feria.

As I can say Feria where are there much games, you know that I want to say.

[Rusty]

There are many games at the fair, and bumper cars, too.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

I would use pretentious in this case. Supercilious is a rather uncommon word.

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Hmm... yes, I know... I just found by the definition that was the exact description of a "chocante".

Thank you very much for the suggestion. It will be the first word I'll think of next time for translation.

[Elaina]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Hmm... yes, I know... I just found by the definition that was the exact description of a "chocante".

Thank you very much for the suggestion. It will be the first word I'll think of next time for translation.

That's the word I first used and asked about on my first post which was changed to supercillious....

En fin, tocante los autos de choque....

= bumper cars which David already said

What about the cars in a demolition derby? What would they be called?

[CrOtALiTo]

[QUOTE=Elaina;38716]That's the word I first used and asked about on my first post which was changed to supercillious....

En fin, tocante los autos de choque....

= bumper cars which David already said

What about the cars in a demolition derby? What would they be called?[/QUOT

You are speaking about the Herbie's movie

[irmamar]

What is a demolition derby? ¿Carrera de demolición?

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by irmamar

What is a demolition derby? ¿Carrera de demolición?

It exist.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

It exist.

¿Y en qué consiste?

[Elaina]

Demolition Derby

Según mi entendimiento, los autos chocan a propósito, el uno con el otro, tratando de destruírse hasta que queda solo uno el cual sería el ganador.

That's pretty much in a nut shell.