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Spanish term
Argentina
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Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, Canadian) 
Works in: English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish, and 12 more.
cachila
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
This is from a book by a Spanish author describing her family background:
He hablado de los antecedentes familiares de mi madre como hechos objetivos, pero ¿puedo acaso imaginar lo que sentiría Susana de once o doce años cuando veía que su padre, el cachila, tenía a su disposición mujeres de todas las edades?
I am seeing online different definitions for that expression in different countries. In Uruguay it means an old car, in Argentina a certain bird...any idea what it means in Spain?
Thanks
He hablado de los antecedentes familiares de mi madre como hechos objetivos, pero ¿puedo acaso imaginar lo que sentiría Susana de once o doce años cuando veía que su padre, el cachila, tenía a su disposición mujeres de todas las edades?
I am seeing online different definitions for that expression in different countries. In Uruguay it means an old car, in Argentina a certain bird...any idea what it means in Spain?
Thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | (her) lecherous old daddy |
ormiston
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| 4 | ... |
Luisina Sagula
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| 4 | old crock/rogue |
neilmac
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| 4 | clunker |
Michelle Rodriguez
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| 3 | jalopy |
Marcelo González
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References
| Perhaps... |
Ana Vozone
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| Shameless? |
Helena Chavarria
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Proposed translations
3 hrs
Selected
(her) lecherous old daddy
The definition can include a notion of lecherousness
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Note added at 1 jour 2 heures (2024-04-10 15:25:02 GMT)
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Using a different metaphor, an old goat:
"a lecherous man, especially one considerably older than those to whom he is attracted.
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Note added at 1 jour 2 heures (2024-04-10 15:25:02 GMT)
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Using a different metaphor, an old goat:
"a lecherous man, especially one considerably older than those to whom he is attracted.
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Comment: "Thanks. I went for something like this"
31 mins
Luisina Sagula
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Healthcare Specialist
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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Hola, Wendy
A mí me da la sensación de que en este contexto "cachila" hace referencia a la acepción de coche viejo y usado que mencionaste. Según el contexto que mencionas, Susana contrapone esta cualidad negativa del padre a su capacidad para atraer mujeres que no sean necesariamente de su misma edad. Espero que te sirva. ¡Saludos!
A mí me da la sensación de que en este contexto "cachila" hace referencia a la acepción de coche viejo y usado que mencionaste. Según el contexto que mencionas, Susana contrapone esta cualidad negativa del padre a su capacidad para atraer mujeres que no sean necesariamente de su misma edad. Espero que te sirva. ¡Saludos!
2 hrs
old crock/rogue
If Luisina's take (coche viejo y usado) is correct, then this could be an option.
Then again, paying attention to Helena's reference, maybe something like "old rogue" could work just as well.
Then, the translated phrase would be something like this:
"...when she saw that her father, the old rogue/crock, had women of all ages at his disposal..."
Then again, paying attention to Helena's reference, maybe something like "old rogue" could work just as well.
Then, the translated phrase would be something like this:
"...when she saw that her father, the old rogue/crock, had women of all ages at his disposal..."
Example sentence:
The car was an old crock, an old German model from the 1930s
... car was an old crock that wouldn't keep up with the others...
6 hrs
Marcelo González
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
PhD in Translation Studies
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
40
jalopy
If the idea of an old car is what the author meant, this might be a good option.
... her father, a jalopy [of a man], had women of all ages ...
... a jalopy is a rundown, beat-up, falling apart car that needs to be replaced.
"Jalopy." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/jalopy. Accessed 09 Apr. 2024.
cachila
1. m. coloq. Ur. cachila (‖ automóvil viejo). DRAE
... her father, a jalopy [of a man], had women of all ages ...
... a jalopy is a rundown, beat-up, falling apart car that needs to be replaced.
"Jalopy." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/jalopy. Accessed 09 Apr. 2024.
cachila
1. m. coloq. Ur. cachila (‖ automóvil viejo). DRAE
6 days
Michelle Rodriguez
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
10 years: medicine, legal, and creative.
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Colombian, Honduran, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Mexican, Cuban, Latin American) , English 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
clunker
Ese termino se usaba mucho en los 1950-1960 para referirse a un carro viejo que no servía o que daba muchos problemas. Todavía se sobre entiende la palabra como parte de un dialecto en algunas partes del sur de EU.
Reference comments
3 mins
Ana Vozone
Works in field
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Reference:
Perhaps...
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| agree |
philgoddard
: And there are many ways to translate it.
34 mins
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40 mins
Helena Chavarria
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Striving for excellence
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Reference:
Shameless?
cachilo, -a.
I. 1. adj. Ar:NO. Referido a persona, enfadada, enojada. pop.
II. (Del aim. y quech. q'achilu, lascivo).
1. adj/sust. Bo. Referido a persona, obsesionada por las relaciones sexuales. vulg; pop + cult → espon.
III. 1. adj. Bo. Referido a persona, pícara. pop + cult → espon.
https://www.asale.org/damer/cachilo
Pícara -> descarado =
blatant adj
impudent adj
shameless, brazen adj
cheeky, sassy adj
baldfaced - barefaced - blatant - bold as brass - bold-faced - brazen - cheeky - familiar - outright - sassy - saucy - shameless - unabashed - brash - breathtaking - cheeky beggar - fresh - impudent - unblushing - overbold - pert - forward - give lip - How dare you! - so bold as to
https://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=des...
I. 1. adj. Ar:NO. Referido a persona, enfadada, enojada. pop.
II. (Del aim. y quech. q'achilu, lascivo).
1. adj/sust. Bo. Referido a persona, obsesionada por las relaciones sexuales. vulg; pop + cult → espon.
III. 1. adj. Bo. Referido a persona, pícara. pop + cult → espon.
https://www.asale.org/damer/cachilo
Pícara -> descarado =
blatant adj
impudent adj
shameless, brazen adj
cheeky, sassy adj
baldfaced - barefaced - blatant - bold as brass - bold-faced - brazen - cheeky - familiar - outright - sassy - saucy - shameless - unabashed - brash - breathtaking - cheeky beggar - fresh - impudent - unblushing - overbold - pert - forward - give lip - How dare you! - so bold as to
https://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=des...
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