justicia poética
/xustiθja poetika/from spelling rules
The English phrase "poetic justice" is translated into Spanish as justicia poética.
justicia poética is a noun used to describe a situation where someone experiences what they deserve for their actions, particularly when the outcome occurs in an ironic way.
Meaning: fact of someone experiencing what they deserve for their actions, especially when this happens in an ironic manner (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a literal translation of the English term: justicia means justice and poética means poetic.
Did you know?
- The word justicia shares an ancient root with the name of the Roman god Jupiter, from the Latin 'Iuppiter'.
- While justicia poética is used in literature, Spanish speakers often use the phrase el karma to describe the same ironic reversal of fortune in daily conversation.
- While justicia poética is a perfect translation, using it in a casual conversation about a friend's misfortune might make you sound like a literary critic or a textbook.
Examples in context
- Después de años de explotación, el villano finalmente recibió su justicia poética.After years of exploitation, the villain finally received his poetic justice.
- Ella perdió todo por su avaricia, pero la vida puso las cosas en su sitio.She lost everything because of her greed, but life put things in their place.
- Es pura justicia poética.It is pure poetic justice.
- Ver al estafador perderlo todo fue justicia poética.Seeing the swindler lose everything was poetic justice.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are talking about a dishonest colleague who got fired.
- DanielEl jefe despidió a Luis hoy.The boss fired Luis today.
- ElenaÉl robaba ideas de otros.He used to steal others' ideas.
- DanielEs pura justicia poética, Elena.It is pure poetic justice, Elena.
- ElenaTienes razón, Daniel.You are right, Daniel.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries justicia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
