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[Feliz]

Originally Posted by poli

Another term for estropiado/descompuesto is averiado used by Caribbean
Spanish speakers. I would use no está funcionando, but I'm Anglo.

Thanks, poli. I have added them to my dictionary.

averiado
damaged
Caribbean Spanish speakers

no está funcionando
Not working.
New York

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Out of order / not working = No funciona

Descompuesto = averiado = estropeado

[Feliz]

Gracias, Angelica. I have updated "our" dictionary (Words for Car Trouble (a work in progress)).


No funciona
out-of-order/not working (Mexico City, Argentina)


Chocado
Damaged by a car crash (Mexico City)


No está funcionando
Not working (New York)


Decompuesto
Mechanical Damage, Not functioning in home garage (New York/Mexico City)
Decomposed (Google)


Averiado
Damaged (England, Spain, Mexico City, Google)


Estropeado
Spoiled (Google)
It's not working (New York/England/Mexico City/Spain)

Inservible
Useless (Mexico, England)


Roto
Broken/broken-down/dead (England/Rosetta/Google)

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[irmamar]

We say "averiado", too. And "el coche tiene una avería".

[Feliz]

Originally Posted by irmamar

We say "averiado", too. And "el coche tiene una avería".

Thanks, irmamar. I just made the change on this site and in my dictionary, too.

[irmamar]

You are doing a good job.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

I think "no funciona" is used in more places than Mexico City... I've seen it used in Argentina, but I'll let Ookami to answer that.

[Feliz]

Originally Posted by irmamar

You are doing a good job.

Muchas Gracias, irmamar

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

I think "no funciona" is used in more places than Mexico City... I've seen it used in Argentina, but I'll let Ookami to answer that.

Gracias for the update, Angelica. I think you are right. I may have heard the word used in one of Madonna's productions made in Argentina. She was in a movie that was filmed there, and several videos, I believe.

[CrOtALiTo]

I don't know but also exist the term Inservible.

I hope my council can be useful for you.

[Feliz]

@Crotalito: Your word is a good one. I would use it to make light of a bad situation. "Useless" is what it means here. Sometimes, though, inservible, would be true. I will add it to the dictionary. Gracias.