estar piripi

[Rebulita]

Hola, ¿podéis ayudarme? ´¿cómo traduciríais "estar piripi"? Que no sea tan fuerte como to be drunk... Gracias

 

[Shimrod]

Maybe "buzzed". That's what we always would use around here. "I'm not drunk yet, but I sure am buzzed."

I am sure this sort of word changes from place to place.

 

[Rebulita]

Maybe "buzzed". That's what we always would use around here. "I'm not drunk yet, but I sure am buzzed."

I am sure this sort of word changes from place to place.

Muchas gracias, Shimrod. ¿mejor buzzed que tipsy?

 

[nabuco85]

Both buzzed and tipsy work well. I also use them both a lot with my friends. Perhaps there are some other variants from the UK and other English-speaking parts of the world?

 

[Antpax]

Hi,

Could we use "mellow", in this context?

Cheers.

Ant

 

[Rebulita]

Gracias, chicos. Antpax, nunca he oído mellow en este contexto, a lo mejor alguien puede darnos otra pista.

 

[kim63]

You could use mellow also, although people are sometimes mellow without drinking at all. Tipsy is commonly used, and almost always implies alcohol use.

 

[Antpax]

You could use mellow also, although people are sometimes mellow without drinking at all. Tipsy is commonly used, and almost always implies alcohol use.

Thank you Kim. I asked it because I´ve read "The Mellow Tiger" as "El Tigre Achispado".

Cheers.

Ant

 

[viva_aotearoa]

Yeah, tipsy is the best translation. It implies exactly what you want it to, and nothing else.

 

[megustaespanol7]

Let me add that "tipsy" is something that women tend to use. I've never heard a guy say that he is "tipsy"... guys usually only use "buzzed".

 

[viva_aotearoa]

I think that's a regional difference, because where I'm from, everybody uses "tipsy". No one uses "buzzed" in NZ

So it really depends on where you will be using these words and phrases, especially because they are slang and colloquial terms.

 

[aztlaniano]

Could we use "mellow", in this context?

Sí, pero se usa como eufemismo. Como dice kim63, se puede ser o estar "mellow" (relajado, de carácter suave) sin beber.