Praise and Feedback, the Spanish Way
React to someone's work with real Spanish expressions, from "lo has bordado" to "dale otra vuelta".
Spaniards give feedback warmly and directly, mixing big praise ("chapó", "lo has bordado") with honest but softened criticism ("no me acaba de convencer", "dale otra vuelta"). Bluntness is fine among colleagues as long as it comes with "no te lo tomes a mal". The cards follow a design team in Valencia reviewing a new website and then a pitch.
- 1
Me ha encantado, chapó.
I loved it — hats off.
- 2
Lo has bordado.
You absolutely nailed it.
- 3
La primera parte es muy potente.
The first part is really strong.
- 4
Con los colores has dado en el clavo.
You've hit the nail on the head with the colours.
- 5
Se nota que le has dedicado mucho tiempo.
You can tell you've put a lot of time into it.
- 6
No me acaba de convencer.
It doesn't quite convince me.
- 7
Le falta un poco de chispa.
It's missing a bit of spark.
- 8
Dale otra vuelta al final.
Give the ending another go.
- 9
Vas por buen camino.
You're on the right track.
- 10
Para ser la primera vez, no está nada mal.
For a first attempt, it's not bad at all.
- 11
Me ha dejado con la boca abierta.
It left me speechless.
- 12
Sinceramente, es un poco ni fu ni fa.
Honestly, it's a bit meh.
- 13
Me quito el sombrero, yo no habría sabido hacerlo.
Hats off, I wouldn't have known how to do it.
- 14
¡Esto mola un montón!
This is really cool!
- 15
Solo hay que pulir algún detalle.
You just need to polish a few details.
- 16
Te voy a ser sincero.
I'm going to be honest with you.
- 17
Ojo con la letra, que cuesta leerla.
Careful with the font, it's hard to read.
- 18
Es justo lo que buscaba.
That's exactly what I was after.
- 19
Gracias, me hacía falta oír eso.
Thanks, I really needed to hear that.
- 20
No te lo tomes a mal.
Don't take it the wrong way.