Tortosa (en. Tortosa)

/torˈtosa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

Refers to a heavy or annoying character.

That topic is very torturous, I don't want to talk about it.

Ese tema es muy tortosa, no quiero hablar de eso.

Indicates that something is complicated or cumbersome.

The task they assigned us is torturous and I don't understand anything.

La tarea que nos dejaron es tortosa y no entiendo nada.

Describes a person who is hard to tolerate.

I can't stand the torturous neighbor.

No soporto a la tortosa de mi vecina.

It comes from the term 'tortous', related to heaviness and complication.

to be a tortosa

To be someone complicated or difficult to deal with.

ser una tortosa

to make a tortuous matter

To make a topic more complicated than it is.

hacer un asunto tortoso

a torturous conversation

A chat that turns out to be heavy and difficult.

una conversación tortosa

tortuosity

Quality of being tortuous or complicated.

tortuosidad

turtle

An animal known for its slowness, often used metaphorically to refer to someone slow in their decisions.

tortuga

A person who is annoying at a meeting.

Juan is always a tortosa when we talk about sports.

Juan siempre es una tortosa cuando hablamos de deporte.

A tangled or complicated situation.

This project is a total tortosa.

Este proyecto es una tortosa total.