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Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Venezuela

/Sounds like 'peh-SAH-doh'/

A heavy, draining person who weighs down any room they enter — overly intense, annoying, or just impossible to be around. Pesado is someone who doesn't read social cues and doesn't know when they're too much.

Example

"Ese pesado no entiende que la gente quiere estar sola a veces."

"No seas tan pesado, ya te contesté lo que pude. → That exhausting person doesn't understand that people sometimes want to be alone."

"Don't be so intense, I already answered what I could."

Regional synonyms:
Bandera de México
Bandera de Guatemala
Bandera de Honduras
Bandera de El Salvador
Bandera de Nicaragua
Bandera de Costa Rica
Bandera de Panamá

/pe-SA-do/

Someone who rubs people the wrong way — annoying and difficult to deal with. A 'pesado' has something about their attitude that wears everyone out without much effort.

Example

"That annoying guy always has to say something inappropriate at the worst moment."

"Don't be so heavy — lighten up a little."

Regional synonyms:
Bandera de España
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de México
Bandera de Colombia

/Sounds like 'peh-SAH-do'/

An annoying, boring, or socially exhausting person who drains the energy out of any group. A pesado doesn't realize how much they drag everyone down — they're the conversational equivalent of a wet blanket.

Example

"Don't invite him, he's a buzzkill who ruins the mood."

"I find him really draining when he starts talking."

Regional synonyms:

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Persona agresiva, ruda o difícil de tratar que intimida a los demás con su actitud. En México 'ser bronco' significa tener mal genio y poco tacto social.