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I agree with Maria José, 'morbid interest' seems very close in meaning.
Alternatively 'unhealthy interest/attraction' - Maybe bordering on obsessive even.
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You're welcome.
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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. Last edited by AmuletoTailandes; January 30, 2013 at 04:34 AM. |
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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.
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To be honest, I have never heard the word morbo used for anything sexual unless you are into those things, I guess.
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Elaina.
The morbo word is mostly used for explain or give understanding the sexual acts.
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@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.
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Thanks!
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