Me da mucho morbo

[EmpanadaRica]

I agree with Maria José, 'morbid interest' seems very close in meaning.
Alternatively 'unhealthy interest/attraction' - Maybe bordering on obsessive even.

[María José]

You're welcome.

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by sosia

"Morbo" es una palabra bastante difícil de traducir. Se puede referir a sexual, enfermizo, prohibido, etc. En alemán se traduce como "krankenhaft Interesse" lo cual es bastante cierto, es un interés enfermizo por algo, ya sea sexual, prohibido, etc.
Saludos
Ej: "la mujer de mi jefe me da mucho morbo" (sexual)
- La gente siempre se queda mirando después de un accidente, les da morbo (Interés)
- La peste empezó a afectar el pueblo. La gente. morbosa, apostaba quién sería el siguiente.

saludos

Originally Posted by EmpanadaRica

I agree with Maria José, 'morbid interest' seems very close in meaning.
Alternatively 'unhealthy interest/attraction' - Maybe bordering on obsessive even.

Morbid interest works well for #2 and #3. For #1, see poli's translations in post #3.

[AmuletoTailandes]

To be honest, the literal translation is not valid. The true meaning is that of another word; 'Lust'
In the sexual sense, or the curiosity sense, the word 'Lust' is the valid etymology.
Me das Morbo, is to say 'you are turning me on'
To 'turn me on' in direct literal translation would be 'me estas poniendo la luz' (you are putting the light on for me)
or a number of other possible variations are also applicable.

But what i am trying to say is that different languages use different nouns and adjectives to mean different things, and should never be translated word for word, except when examining in context of a single word, but never when analyzing a sentence or phrase, because words, when they come into combo with other words, sometimes change their original meaning or context.
Morbo = Morbidity or Morbid Curiosity
me das Morbo = You are making me feel horny
por morbo = for the sake of sick interest
all the same word; Morbo
But different translations in each case.

[poli]

Both Spanish and English have Latin roots and share many words. These words that translate directly are called cognates. Commonly, however, many words with the same Latin root have developed very different meanings between the two languages complicating matters for those studying the respective languages. These words with the same roots and different meanings (like morbo and morbid) are called false cognates.

[Rusty]

False Friends, poli.
False Cognates False Friends

[Elaina]

To be honest, I have never heard the word morbo used for anything sexual unless you are into those things, I guess.

[CrOtALiTo]

Elaina.

The morbo word is mostly used for explain or give understanding the sexual acts.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@Elaina: It's mostly used like that in Spain. In Mexico it's more often used for something that causes you some sort of sick curiosity.

[Elaina]

Thanks!