Emotions

Question 1

Estoy angustiada por la situación laboral.

Answer 1

ANGUSTIADA = anguished / deeply anxious / distressed. Stronger than ‘preocupada’ — implies a deeper, more visceral anxiety. ‘La angustia’ is the noun. Very commonly used in Argentine speech.

Question 2

Tengo una sensación de añoranza por CABA.

Answer 2

AÑORANZA = longing / nostalgia for something or somewhere. ‘Sentir añoranza’ = to feel a deep nostalgic longing. More intense than simple nostalgia — implies genuine ache.

Question 3

Me da bronca cuando me interrumpen.

Answer 3

BRONCA = anger / frustration / irritation. Quintessential Rioplatense word for anger. ‘Me da bronca’ = it makes me angry/frustrated. ‘Tengo bronca’ = I’m angry. Essential Argentine emotional vocabulary.

Question 4

Estoy re copado con el viaje que se viene.

Answer 4

RE COPADO = really excited / thrilled. Rioplatense expression of enthusiasm. ‘Copado’ alone = cool/great. With ‘re’ intensifier = really excited/thrilled about something upcoming.

Question 5

Me quedé helada cuando me dieron la noticia.

Answer 5

QUEDARSE HELADO/A = to be frozen with shock / to be stunned. Literally ‘to be left frozen.’ ‘Me quedé helada’ = I was left speechless/stunned. Very vivid emotional expression.

Question 6

Siento una mezcla de entusiasmo y miedo.

Answer 6

ENTUSIASMO = enthusiasm. MIEDO = fear. Expressing mixed emotions is sophisticated — ‘una mezcla de’ = a mixture of. Very natural for describing complex emotional states.

Question 7

Me cayó muy mal lo que dijo.

Answer 7

CAER MAL = to rub someone the wrong way / to make a bad impression. ‘Me cayó mal’ = I didn’t like it / it bothered me. Rioplatense expression for negative emotional reactions to people or things.

Question 8

Estoy hecha mierda después de esa noticia.

Answer 8

ESTAR HECHO/A MIERDA = to be devastated / destroyed emotionally. Vulgar but extremely common in Rioplatense speech for expressing profound emotional distress. Used freely among friends.

Question 9

Me agarró una tristeza enorme.

Answer 9

AGARRAR + emotion = to be seized by / to be hit with an emotion. ‘Me agarró una tristeza’ = a sadness came over me / I was hit with sadness. Very natural Rioplatense construction.

Question 10

Tiene mucho rencor guardado.

Answer 10

RENCOR = resentment / grudge. ‘Guardar rencor’ = to hold a grudge. ‘Tiene mucho rencor’ = she holds a lot of resentment. ‘Sin rencor’ = no hard feelings.

Question 11

Me genera mucha incertidumbre no saber qué va a pasar.

Answer 11

INCERTIDUMBRE = uncertainty. ‘Generar incertidumbre’ = to generate uncertainty/anxiety about the unknown. Very common in news and political contexts — great for Vuelta y Media.

Question 12

Sentí una alegría inmensa cuando llegué a CABA.

Answer 12

ALEGRÍA INMENSA = immense joy. ‘Sentir alegría’ = to feel joy. ‘Inmensa’ intensifies it powerfully. More formal/literary than ‘estoy re contenta’ but equally authentic.

Question 13

Estoy re dubitativa sobre qué hacer.

Answer 13

DUBITATIVO/A = doubtful / hesitant / uncertain. ‘Estar dubitativo’ = to be hesitant/unsure. More formal register but used in speech. ‘Re dubitativa’ adds the Rioplatense intensifier.

Question 14

Me genera ternura ver eso.

Answer 14

TERNURA = tenderness / warmth / affection. ‘Me genera ternura’ = it fills me with tenderness / I find it endearing. Very commonly used for things or people that provoke affectionate feelings.

Question 15

Estoy agotada emocionalmente.

Answer 15

AGOTADA EMOCIONALMENTE = emotionally exhausted. ‘Agotado/a’ = exhausted (stronger than ‘cansado/a’). ‘Emocionalmente’ specifies the type of exhaustion. Very natural clinical/everyday expression.

Question 16

Me pone de mal humor cuando llueve mucho.

Answer 16

PONERSE DE MAL HUMOR = to get in a bad mood. ‘Me pone de mal humor’ = it puts me in a bad mood. ‘Estar de mal humor’ = to be in a bad mood. Very natural everyday expression.

Question 17

Tengo una sensación de vacío que no entiendo.

Answer 17

VACÍO = emptiness / void. ‘Sensación de vacío’ = feeling of emptiness. Common for describing emotional hollowness or depression. Also used in existential contexts.

Question 18

Me da vergüenza ajena cuando hace eso.

Answer 18

VERGÜENZA AJENA = secondhand embarrassment. Literally ‘someone else’s shame.’ ‘Me da vergüenza ajena’ = I cringe on their behalf / I feel embarrassed FOR them. Very commonly used.

Question 19

Estoy muy sensibilizada con ese tema.

Answer 19

SENSIBILIZADA = sensitized / emotionally affected by. ‘Estar sensibilizado/a con’ = to be emotionally affected by or attuned to an issue. Common in social and political discussions.

Question 20

Me genera mucha empatía su situación.

Answer 20

EMPATÍA = empathy. ‘Generarme empatía’ = to make me feel empathetic toward. ‘Sentir empatía por’ = to feel empathy for. More formal register increasingly common in everyday Argentine speech.

Question 21

Tiene una actitud muy soberbia.

Answer 21

SOBERBIA = arrogance / haughtiness. ‘Tener soberbia’ = to be arrogant. ‘Una actitud soberbia’ = an arrogant attitude. Strong negative character assessment.

Question 22

Me agarró nostalgia escuchando esa canción.

Answer 22

NOSTALGIA = nostalgia. ‘Me agarró nostalgia’ = nostalgia came over me. The verb ‘agarrar’ + emotion is very Rioplatense — emotions ‘grab’ you rather than you simply feeling them.

Question 23

Estoy re ilusionada con el viaje.

Answer 23

ILUSIONADA = excited / full of hopeful anticipation. FALSE FRIEND ALERT — ‘ilusión’ in Spanish means hopeful excitement, NOT illusion. ‘Tengo mucha ilusión’ = I’m really excited/hopeful about it.

Question 24

Me genera desconfianza ese tipo.

Answer 24

DESCONFIANZA = distrust / suspicion. ‘Generar desconfianza’ = to generate distrust. ‘Tengo desconfianza de’ = I don’t trust. Very useful for discussing people or institutions.

Question 25

Quedé impactada con lo que vi.

Answer 25

IMPACTADA = shocked / deeply affected / impacted. 'Quedar impactado/a' = to be left shocked or deeply moved. Can be positive or negative depending on context.

Question 26

Tiene mucha resiliencia para enfrentar todo eso.

Answer 26

RESILIENCIA = resilience. Increasingly common in everyday Argentine speech, not just psychology. 'Tiene mucha resiliencia' = she's very resilient. A word that has moved from clinical to colloquial.

Question 27

Me da una angustia existencial pensar en eso.

Answer 27

ANGUSTIA EXISTENCIAL = existential anxiety. Argentines are famously psychoanalysis-oriented — psychological vocabulary is unusually rich and commonly used in everyday speech in CABA.

Question 28

Siento culpa por no haber ido.

Answer 28

CULPA = guilt. 'Sentir culpa' = to feel guilty. 'Tener culpa' = to be at fault. 'Es mi culpa' = it's my fault. Argentina's strong psychoanalytic culture means guilt is discussed very openly.

Question 29

Me genera mucho estrés esa situación.

Answer 29

ESTRÉS = stress. Borrowed from English but completely naturalized. 'Me genera estrés' = it stresses me out. 'Estoy estresada' = I'm stressed. Universally understood across all registers.

Question 30

Estoy re orgullosa de lo que logré.

Answer 30

ORGULLOSA = proud. 'Estar orgulloso/a de' = to be proud of. 'Re orgullosa' = really proud (Rioplatense intensifier). 'El orgullo' = pride. Very natural expression of personal achievement.

Question 31

Me da una sensación de paz enorme estar en el campo.

Answer 31

PAZ = peace. 'Dar paz' = to bring peace / to make someone feel peaceful. 'Una sensación de paz' = a feeling of peace. Contrasts well with 'angustia' — the Argentine emotional spectrum.

Question 32

Tiene mucho resentimiento acumulado.

Answer 32

RESENTIMIENTO = resentment (accumulated over time). Similar to rencor but implies a longer buildup. 'Resentimiento acumulado' = built-up resentment. Common in psychological and interpersonal contexts.