"pretty boy"

Translation: hezký kluk

[mcarpenter215]

Could "hezky kluk" in Czech also be interpreted as an insult, similar to the direct(?) English translation "pretty boy"--meaning, "pampered, effeminate, weak, etc."?

[VladaFu]

no

[mcarpenter215]

Thanks, VladaFU. Interesting screenname, btw

[DavidMills574753]

In general English makes very weak sex distinctions in the language - neither nouns nor adjectives are generally differentiated by sex. One of the few exceptions made (there is always at least one it seems to any "rule" relating to language) is that attractive girls are "pretty" and boys are "handsome". Don't ask me why but there it is.

[Esus111138]

No, we would say, he's "šampon" litteraly meaning "a shampoo" mocking the intesive care of his hairstyle...

[Unbedingt]

What's a more accurate translation to "pretty boy"? hezký kluk, pěkný kluk or hezkou kluk?

[endless_sleeper]

hezký kluk or pěkný kluk are pretty interchangeable. hezkou kluk is a non-sense.

[Unbedingt]

Thank you so much for the quick reply. I asked about 'hezkou kluk' because I saw that among the possible answers.

[Skip185018]

You can say also: hezký/pěkný chlapec

[zoi226607]

I would have gone with
krásný kluk

[BoneheadBass]

"Krásný" would be "beautiful." From what I've seen so far, DL doesn't accept it as a synonym for "hezký" no doubt because -- like beautiful vs. pretty -- the former is a stronger term.