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Tonto/silly?
Hola,
Esta palabra me ha causado un poco (de) [me parece correcto] desconcierto. Tonto tiene la culpa de mi desconcierto Generalmente, ¿se consideraría esta palabra ser grosera/maleducada? (¿Qué palabra es más común?, las dos palabras son en el diccionario) 1. Si mi amiga hace algo 'silly, goofy' ¿sería maleducada dice, '¡(Tú) eres tonto, mi amiga!'? (You are silly, my friend!) 2. O ¿puede ser traducido como, 'You are stupid/foolish'? (un insulto) ''No te quiero, pienso que eres tonto'' 3. O una más vez, como veía/he visto en otros idiomas muchas veces, ¿la significada de la palabra puede cambiar dependiendo del contexto y lenguaje del cuerpo? Gracias, yo no querría insultar alguien por casualidad/accidentalmente Y lo siento por el tema larga y los posibles errores, buscaba por errores muchas veces, espero que haya sólo unos pocos errores o ningún.
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La palabra tonto no es nada grocero. Significa foolish.
No seas tonto means don't be foolish.
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Then foolish is the same than silly.
You was one great foolish leaving to your girlfriend.
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The same with tonto. If you want to say foolish I would use tontín(a)/tontito/a so as to lessen the offensiveness. :-) |
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tonto» , I would think that would be a strong condemnation.
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"Tonto/tonta" is not such an innocent word. It appeals straight to the person you're talking to, so it can be understood as an insult even when you don't mean it to be so. There are people who tend to feel insulted when you allude to their intelligence, so try to ponder every time how close the relationship is and make sure your intention is clear. Still, most of the times, if you mean "silly", try "bobo/boba" instead of "tonto/tonta". It's still a potential insult, but it won't be easily misunderstood.
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In Spain "tonto" isn't considered as an insult, really (it all depends on the context, of course). But we have words worse and harder to say than someone isn't very intelligent
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Of course, there are always bigger and better ways to make such a reference...
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- ¿Estás tonto o qué? - ¡Qué! |
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I would rather use bobo/boba.....I would think it is less offensive.
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