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How to Say "eyesore" in Spanish

The Spanish word foreyesoreis abortoC1 level.

English → SpanishC1

aborto

nounC1informal
referring to ugly architecture
A friendly but very lumpy and strangely shaped purple creature with mismatched eyes.

Examples

Ese edificio nuevo es un aborto de la arquitectura.

That new building is an architectural monstrosity.

El plan fue un aborto total; nada salió bien.

The plan was a total failure; nothing went right.

Using 'un' for emphasis

When calling something an 'aborto' to mean it's ugly, we almost always use 'es un...' to emphasize the comparison.

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