eres un entrometido
/eɾes un entɾometido/from spelling rules
The English phrase "you're nosy" is translated into Spanish as eres un entrometido.
This is said to someone who shows too much curiosity about other people's private affairs. While eres un entrometido translates to "you are a meddler", it is the standard way to express the English sentiment "you're nosy".
Is it said differently in some regions?
Metiche is a common term used in Mexico and other Latin American countries to describe someone who is overly curious or meddlesome. In Mexico, you can say eres muy metido/a to convey that someone is nosy and intrusive. In Argentina, you can say sos un chismoso to convey the meaning of someone being nosy.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase changes gender to match the person being addressed: use un entrometido for a male and una entrometida for a female.
How do you pronounce it?
/eɾes un entɾometido/
Did you know?
- The word entrometido comes from the verb entrometer, which literally means to 'inter-thrust' or to thrust oneself between things.
- In many parts of Latin America, calling someone metiche can be a playful tease among close friends rather than a harsh insult.
- In Argentina, the term chismoso is used for nosy people, but it specifically highlights a person's love for chisme, a universal Spanish word for gossip.
Examples in context
- No te metas en mi vida, eres un entrometido.Stay out of my life, you're nosy.
- Deja de preguntar, eres un entrometido.Stop asking, you're nosy.
- No quiero que sepas nada, eres un entrometido.I don't want you to know anything, you're nosy.
Example conversation
Mateo is asking María too many personal questions about her salary.
- Mateo¿Cuánto dinero ganas en tu nuevo trabajo?How much money do you earn at your new job?
- MaríaNo es asunto tuyo, eres un entrometido.It's none of your business, you're nosy.
- MateoSolo tenía curiosidad, lo siento.I was just curious, I'm sorry.
- MaríaPues no preguntes tanto.Well, don't ask so much.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
