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Describing a gory movie
I saw the movie Deadpool last night and I want to describe it to a friend as violent but not gory.
I know the literal meaning of gore is blood, and that's how my spanish dictionary translates it - to sangriento. But when I speak of a gory movie, I mean one that shows gruesome detail - so "blood and guts" not just blood. If I describe a movie in spanish as "muy violento pero no sangriento" would it be understood to mean a comic book/video game style of violence? |
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"Una película muy violenta pero no sangrienta" me suena y cuadra con la descripción que diste.
Last edited by Rusty; February 11, 2016 at 10:15 PM. |
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you can clarify it more by concluding the sentence with como los tebeos.
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violenta (violence everywhere; some blood)
sangrienta (pretty bloody) truculenta (guts exposed; necks half cut; bath of blood) for me: "es algo sangrienta pero no truculenta".
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That's interesting, because truculent means ready to fight or pugnacious or short fused.
I believe in Caribbean Spanish you may hear con poca carnecería.
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con poca carnicería = poco sangriento
truculento ---> del latín, truculentus, cruel, atroz
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