Charming - sarcastic (2024)

In English, when someone says something vulgar or crude, you might reply "Charming", but mean it sarcastically (i.e. that isn't charming; it's offensive).

Is there a Spanish equivalent? Would you just say encantador, but sarcastically?

Any suggestions gladly appreciated!

I'm afraid we don't have a fixed equivalent in Spanish for this situation. I think you could choose from any of the expressions meaning "charming" (encantador podría valer perfectamente). Lo de "lindo" creo que es más frecuente en Español de América.

Un saludo.

KateNicole said:

I always say "Ay, que lindo," in a sarcastic tone of voice, too.

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And the Spanish version would be "qué bonito..."

I think we need to have a voice-clip feature added to this site!

Now I'm finding it hard to imagine how someone would say qué bonito sarcastically - not that it is not possible, but I'mjust finding it hard!

I have seen it traslated as 'qué bonito' (and said with a lovely grinding smile...) in 'Desperate Housewives', I thought it was well suited, this was directed to an older person, but I assume 'qué majo/a' or 'qué encantador' would have been ok if it had been addressed to a rude/naughty child or youngster.

It always depends on the whole context in which the expression/word is used.

Saludos

In Spain we have ALL our 'imported' programmes dubbed, it is something that has been done for a long time and has improved greatly over the years (I know some countries don't dub their foreign programmes, or at least not many programmes, and I know they use subtitles, but Spain has always had a preference for dubbing, which is done quite well if I may say so (at least in comparison to other countries...)

I love reading the characters' lips, always try to gues how they said this expression or the other...

By the way, we have channels where we can choose to watch the programmes in the original version (picture this with some Japanese programmes....), it's fantastic.

cheers

I think in any language sarcasm has more to do with intonation than what's really said.

Joupitjelps

Otra manera sería decir (con la mejor sonrisa): "Qué simpático (o lindo, o majo: En España, más esto último), el asqueroso".

On the other hand, pessimist, tone is MUCH for any word. You can actually INSULT somebody calling him "sir", if you spit the word appropriately and in the proper order in the sentence (usually at the very end, after a pause and, as I said, spat rather than said), as in, for instance:

"Yes sir, you are right as always...Sir!"

As piemar says, a sarcastic way in Spanish would be:

"que burro eres"

and the answer:

"yo también te quiero"

rochellio said:

In English, when someone says something vulgar or crude, you might reply "Charming", but mean it sarcastically (i.e. that isn't charming; it's offensive).

Is there a Spanish equivalent? Would you just say encantador, but sarcastically?

Any suggestions gladly appreciated!

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You may also say "Muy bonito..." or "¡Muy bonito, sí señor!".