Oct 17, 2006 11:50
17 yrs ago
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English term
Argentina
Responsible and Reliable
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
horriblizing
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
general
When people think only about the very worst that could happen, I refer to this as "horriblizing".
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
Proposed translations
+4
9 mins
tangotrans
Native in English
&
Spanish
Works in field
It takes two to Tango!
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
catastrofizar, apocaliptizar
dos sugerencias
Peer comment(s):
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MitsukoD
24 mins
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thanks
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Robert Copeland
31 mins
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cheers
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Ana Ramirez
1 hr
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Silvia Brandon-Pérez
: Me gustó eso de catastrofizar...
1 day 7 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Es cierto que "catastrofizar" no está en el diccionario, pero "horriblizing" tampoco.
Muchas gracias a todos"
26 mins
Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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124
el pensamiento catastrofizante
You must be looking at a text of Albert Ellis!
See reference below for "pensamiento catastrofizante". I could find no references for "catastrofizar" or "horribilizar" in relation to Ellis.
Suerte.
See reference below for "pensamiento catastrofizante". I could find no references for "catastrofizar" or "horribilizar" in relation to Ellis.
Suerte.
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Gracias por los datos, sorry about the points! |
51 mins
ver todo negro
No sé si está en un texto literario, en ese caso sería muy informal, tal vez;
1 hr
M. Ángeles López Rodríguez
Native in Spanish
Spanish, Portuguese, English, Dutch.
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, Spanish to Galician, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
horripilante
por favor, ver definición en el diccionario de la RAE
1 hr
Mariana T. Buttermilch
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
35 years in technical translations
Native in: Spanish
Works in: German to Spanish, English to Spanish, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
20
sentimiento apocalíptico
me da esa idea de cuando se ve todo negro, sin salida!
8 hrs
Fabio Costantino
Italy
Italy
Specializes in field
Italy
Dubium sapientiae initium
Native in: Italian
Works in: Japanese to Italian, Spanish to Italian, English to Italian, and 2 more.
Pesimista
Una sugerencia
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