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Old July 14, 2010, 09:30 AM
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A few short phrases...

Could someone please tell me if I translated these English phrases correctly into Spanish? Thank you very much in advance.

The weary ranchers = Los ganaderos desgastados
The scared ranchers = Los ganaderos miedo
The fat/chubby chupacabra = El chupacabra de grasa (or is it El chupacabra gordo?)
Halloween = El dia de las brusas
The evil boy = El chico malo

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Old July 14, 2010, 10:20 AM
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Could someone please tell me if I translated these English phrases correctly into Spanish? Thank you very much in advance.

The weary ranchers = Los ganaderos desgastados
The scared ranchers = Los ganaderos miedo
The fat/chubby chupacabra = El chupacabra de grasa (or is it El chupacabra gordo?)
Halloween = El dia de las brusas
The evil boy = El chico malo
1) The weary ranchers = rancheros cansados (the word ganadero may be used in some countries)
2) Los rancheros miedosos
3) chupacabra gordo
4lHalloween= Halloween or Dia de los muertos
5)el chico malo (this literally means bad. I you mean naughty the Spanish
word is travieso
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Could someone please tell me if I translated these English phrases correctly into Spanish? Thank you very much in advance.

The weary ranchers = Los ganaderos desgastados cansados/exhaustos ("desgastado" is used for objects, like worn-out tires, clothing, etc.)
The scared ranchers = Los ganaderos miedo asustados/espantados ("miedo" is a noun, not an adjective. And "miedoso" means fearful or coward)
The fat/chubby chupacabra = El chupacabras de grasa (or is it El chupacabras gordo?) ("gordo" is correct. "De grasa" would mean that it's some sort of sculpture made of fat...)
Halloween = El día de las brusas brujas (In Mexico it's called "Día de Muertos", but although "Halloween" is internationally understood, it's right to call it "Día de Brujas".
The evil boy = El chico malo (If you're talking about a young boy mischieving, the word proposed by Poli, "niño travieso", would fit better)
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Aquí no decimos Halloween (bueno, últimamente sí, por la influencia de películas norteamericanas sobre el tema). Para nosotros el 1 de noviembre es el Día de Todos los Santos; el 2 de noviembre es el Día de los Fieles Difuntos (ni muertos, ni brujas ni calabazas ).
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