Snob

[Jane]

Please, how do you say Snob in Spanish?

[Tomisimo]

I believe you can say esnob. In Mexico, una persona fresa, is a stuck-up, snobbish person.

Don't be a snob = No seas fresa.

[Iris]

That fresa thing is lovely, David. I would say "No seas cursi"

[Tomisimo]

Cursi would be the better way of saying snob, since it would be understood in more places. But in Mexico this usage of fresa is really common.

[LaGata]

I've heard the word "pesado"/"pesao" used in Puerto Rico, to mean snobbish or stuck up.

[Iris]

Over here pesado means a pain in the neck.

[LaGata]

I'll remember that next time my husband gets on my nerves :-)

[Jane]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

I believe you can say esnob. In Mexico, una persona fresa, is a stuck-up, snobbish person.

Don't be a snob = No seas fresa.

I´ve heard the esnob option, but then, I thought that since almost all Spanish people pronounce the English "S" as "ES", my friend was only trying to speak English.

That fresa thing is lovely, David. I would say "No seas cursi"

jajajaja.
Now, I remember the cursi thing, Iris.

[Jane]

Originally Posted by LaGata

I'll remember that next time my husband gets on my nerves :-)

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[Rusty]

Estoy de acuerdo con esnob (plural esnobs) y cursi.
I agree with esnob (plural esnobs) and cursi.

He aquí otras palabras con sentidos parecidos:
Here are other words with similar meanings:

pedante, pretencioso, presumido, presuntuoso, petulante, engreído, vanaglorioso, envanecido, arrogante, orgulloso, altivo, altanero, soberbio, ufano, estirado, pijo, creido (Centroamérica)

[Iris]

Wow! Wonderful list. I think you spell pretencioso.

[Rusty]

Correct. Corrected. Thanks!

[Jane]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Estoy de acuerdo con esnob (plural esnobs) y cursi.
I agree with esnob (plural esnobs) and cursi.

He aquí otras palabras con sentidos parecidos:
Here are other words with similar meanings:

pedante, pretencioso, presumido, presuntuoso, petulante, engreído, vanaglorioso, envanecido, arrogante, orgulloso, altivo, altanero, soberbio, ufano, estirado, pijo, creido (Centroamérica)

quite some list, Rusty.
Now we´ve got more options than I hoped for.

[Tomisimo]

Rusty, Great list of synonyms!

Originally Posted by LaGata

I've heard the word "pesado"/"pesao" used in Puerto Rico, to mean snobbish or stuck up.

Originally Posted by Iris

Over here pesado means a pain in the neck.

Pesado can also be rough/mean.

No jueguen pesado.
Don't play so rough.

No seas pesado con ella.
Don't be mean to her.

[Marsopa]

I always thought that cursi meant something more along the line of tacky...

Marsopa

[poli]

I always thought cursi meant course and rude.
Could you say con la nariz en el aire?

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by poli

Could you say con la nariz en el aire?

I believe you can say ser nariz parada.

[Alfonso]

Nunca he oído ese juego de narices que os traéis, Rusty y Poli.
Sí lo he oído con respecto a la barbilla: ... lleva siempre la barbilla muy alta. Pero no significa snob ni cursi, sino orgulloso.

[Iris]

You have the same idea in English. If I tell you "Keep your chin up" I mean there's no reason for you to be ashamed.You also have the expression "to stand tall".

[celador]

I was just testing the editor to see if it would put the tomisimo link with the word. It appears to be working well.

In Mexico, una persona fresa, is a stuck-up, snobbish person.

Don't be a snob = No seas fresa.[/quote]