bolas sudadas
/bolas sudadas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "sweaty balls" is translated into Spanish as bolas sudadas.
This phrase is a vulgar term used to refer to testicles that are covered in perspiration.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of bolas (balls) and sudadas (sweaty).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
bolas sudadas is considered vulgar and is inappropriate for formal or polite conversation. If you need to refer to the same subject in a polite or formal context, use testículos sudorosos.
How do you pronounce it?
/bolas sudadas/
Did you know?
- While bolas means 'balls', in many Spanish-speaking countries, the slang word huevos (eggs) is far more common for this anatomical reference. A speaker saying huevos sudados would be using the more idiomatic vulgarity.
- Spanish has a distinct grammatical difference between sudadas (the result of sweating) and sudorosas (the tendency to sweat). Using bolas sudadas implies they are currently wet, while bolas sudorosas describes a chronic condition.
- The word bolas is frequently used in Spanish idioms to describe a person's level of courage or cowardice. This shifts the word from a literal anatomical reference to a personality trait.
Examples in context
- Los días de intenso calor, es común que los testículos se vuelvan sudorosos.On extremely hot days, it's common for the testicles to become sweaty.
- Después del partido de fútbol, mis amigos siempre se quejan de tener las pelotas sudadas.After the football game, my friends always complain about having sweaty balls.
- No puedo soportar el calor en verano. Es horrible tener los huevos sudorosos todo el tiempo.I can't stand the heat in summer, it's terrible to have sweaty balls all the time.
- Tiene las bolas sudadas por el calor.He has sweaty balls because of the heat.
- No aguanto tener las bolas sudadas.I can't stand having sweaty balls.
- Es una sensación horrible tener las bolas sudadas.It is a horrible sensation to have sweaty balls.
Example conversation
Daniel is complaining about the humidity to Lucía.
- LucíaHace demasiado calor hoy, Daniel.It's too hot today, Daniel.
- DanielSí, tengo las bolas sudadas.Yes, I have sweaty balls.
- Lucía¡Qué asco, no digas eso!How gross, don't say that!
- DanielEs la verdad, Lucía.It's the truth, Lucía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
