depresión navideña
/depɾesjon nabideɲa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "holiday blues" can be translated into Spanish as depresión navideña.
This phrase describes the feelings of sadness or depression that some people experience during the winter holiday season.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase depresión navideña literally translates to "Christmas depression".
Which one should you use?
You can also use tristeza de las fiestas to express the concept of holiday sadness. This version is slightly less clinical than depresión navideña. Additionally, Bajón Navideño is an informal way to refer to a dip or drop in mood during the holiday season.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because depresión is a feminine noun, you must use the feminine article la when referring to the specific phenomenon as la depresión navideña.
How do you pronounce it?
/depɾesjon nabideɲa/
Did you know?
- While English associates 'blue' with sadness, Spanish speakers use the concept of height with bajón, imagining the mood as a physical drop.
- In Spain and Latin America, fiestas encompasses a long season including the Epiphany on January 6, not just the day of Christmas.
- The term depresión comes from the Latin dēpressiōnem, which originally referred to a physical pressing down or a hollow in the earth.
Examples in context
- Siento una profunda tristeza navideñaI feel a deep holiday sadness
- Estoy muy bajoneado(a) durante estas fiestasI'm very down during these holidays
- Todos los años me invade una tristeza navideña inexplicableEvery year an unexplainable holiday sadness overwhelms me
- Necesito ayuda para superar este bajón navideñoI need help to overcome this holiday dip
- Siento un poco de depresión navideña este año.I feel a bit of holiday blues this year.
- La depresión navideña es muy común en diciembre.Holiday blues are very common in December.
- Ella está luchando contra la depresión navideña.She is struggling against the holiday blues.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their mood in December.
- SofíaJavier, me siento muy triste estos días.Javier, I feel very sad these days.
- JavierQuizás sea la depresión navideña, Sofía.Maybe it's the holiday blues, Sofia.
- SofíaCreo que tienes razón, me pasa cada año.I think you're right, it happens to me every year.
- JavierPodemos salir a caminar para sentirnos mejor.We can go for a walk to feel better.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries depresión, CC BY-SA 4.0.
