This has to suck

[ananda_bj]

Hello.

I would like to know the meaning of this:

"It says your card has been denied." I give him a sympathetic smile and he slams his head against the counter. I pat his head awkwardly. This has to suck.

"Dice que tu tarjeta ha sido denegada." Le dirijo una sonrisa compasiva y él golpea la cabeza contra el mostrador. Le doy una palmadita en la cabeza torpemente. ¿Es un asco?

Thanks in advanced

 

[peltown]

When something "sucks" it just means it's really bad. In this case, the narrator feels bad for the person who's card was denied, because that must be really annoying/bad, so it "sucks".

 

[Mirlo]

Suck:An intransitive verb indicating a negative state of affairs. Could be poor performance, bad weather, illness, general dislike, or any of innumerable negative thoughts.


Es mas o menos como decir "que mala suerte" o cualquier expresión que se le acerque.
saludos,

 

[ananda_bj]

Gracias por vuestras rápidas respuestas.

I think "Que mala suerte" is ok

 

[GreenWhiteBlue]

The sentence "this has to suck" is expressing the thought the narrator has about how the other person must view the situation. It means "I think the poor young man must find this really annoying and inconvenient."

 

[wordsabout]

Yo creo que es más en el sentido de "oler mal", como: "esto me huele mal". Puede ser?

 

[Pablo de los EU]

Sí, es más o menos así. Yo no diría ¨que mala suerte¨ sólo porque es un poco más fuerte eso. Tal vez alguien diga algo diferente, pero yo creo que ¨sucks¨ evolucionó de ¨chupar pinga.¨ Perdonen el vulgarismo por favor. Aunque debo agregar que mucha gente ya lo dice y no es demasiado vulgar.

 

[GreenWhiteBlue]

Tal vez alguien diga algo diferente, pero yo creo que ¨sucks¨ evolucionó de ¨chupar pinga.¨ Perdonen el vulgarismo por favor. Aunque debo agregar que mucha gente ya lo dice y no es demasiado vulgar.

I believe you are correct. However, I think many people have forgotten that. For my part, I never use the expression for that very reason!