English term
Spain
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
don't be a pussy
- I'm not going with you, you're twenty years old! Don't be a pussy!
No seas...?
Gracias.
| 4 +9 | no seas cagón |
pepea
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| 4 +5 | no seas nenaza |
Marian Martin (X)
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| 4 +2 | no seas mariquita |
Gloria Rivera
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| 4 +1 | no seas gallina |
JohnMcDove
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| 4 | no seas miedoso |
Javier Wasserzug
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| 4 | no seas cobardón/miedoso |
Susana Jeronimo
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| 4 | no seas un cobarde |
Jose Lobos
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May 11, 2014 02:34: JohnMcDove changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): DLyons, Beatriz Ramírez de Haro, JohnMcDove
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Proposed translations
no seas cagón
Pussy
1. Nice name for a cat
2. Slang for women's genitals
3. Cowardly
So, "nenaza", "cagón", "cobarde", or any other might do. It depends on the level of slang you want to use
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Martin Harvey
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Javier Wasserzug
: En perfecto riolatense
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Ray Ables
1 hr
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Mónica Algazi
2 hrs
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
: También "cagueta" para España. Saludos
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Nicolás Alejandro Medina
: Pensé lo mismo. Muy buena opción.
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Anandrade
4 hrs
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Phoenix III
16 hrs
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Cristina Gonzalez
17 hrs
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no seas nenaza
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Olga Miralles Mulleras
6 mins
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Muchas gracias, Olga.
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
1 hr
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Gracias, Bea.
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Javier GSez
1 hr
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Gracias, Javier.
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JohnMcDove
: Me gusta lo de "nenaza"... pero estaría bien saber... ¿adónde va el veinteañero? Y otros aspectos contextuales que brillan por su ausencia.
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Gracias por el agree, John.
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Ion Zubizarreta
: También suena bien. Saludos
21 hrs
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Gracias, Ion.
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United States
Trust me. I am a doctor!
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
no seas mariquita
I hope it helps.
Gloria
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Ray Ables
: yeah, I was thinking "no seas marica"
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Ana Perez Perez
: I was thinking of this too, but it might be seen as homophobic in some contexts
12 hrs
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United States
Best style, excellent creative writer
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish
no seas miedoso
no seas cobardón/miedoso
1. adj. Cobarde o algo cobarde -rae
Dentro del significado hay otros términos pero creo que estos son los màs coloquiales.
no seas un cobarde
Definition of PUSSY
slang
: a weak or cowardly man or boy : wimp, sissy
United States
no seas gallina
gallina.
Persona cobarde, pusilánime y tímida. Esteban es un gallina.
Good luck.
No me vayas de "acompleja[d]o"
No me seas calzonazos...
Anda, no seas pelele...
Venga, no seas capullo...
No vayas de acapulla[d]o, macho.
These are additional options for Spain... The nuances and "color" of the expression varies, so a little bit of context would help us to help you better...
As I say, good luck!
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Ion Zubizarreta
: Si la traducción es para España, creo que esta es la opción más natural
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Muchas gracias, Ion. :-)
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