How would you say "es muy psicólogo"? [closed]

Solution 1:

I do not think the expression "fulanito es muy psicólogo" in Spanish sounds quite right.

However, at least one Doctor has written on the usage of the phrase...

José Carlos Fuertes Rocañín, (Iberia) "¿Qué me pasa, doctor?"

"Possibly no person comes to know themselves completely, but it is evident that some people know themselves better than others do. This is because some individuals have an innate ability of introspection, reflection, and self-analysis. Generally they are also understanding of others and are gifted with an unusual perspicacity in understanding the secrets of others. Informally it is said of that person that he/she "es muy psicólogo , o tiene mucha psicología... ("he is very psychologist, or they have a lot of psychology")

(Thanks to Michael Harvey for the link.)

To me it sounds like something Marilyn Monroe might say in one of her dim blonde roles...

"That guy is very pschological"

I think that would convey the slangy street language aspect of the original phrase.

On the other hand, it would be more formal to say that the person is

perspicacious, or insightful

Solution 2:

I am a speaker of Spanish and would tend to interpret the sentence in question as being equivalent to:

He is a good deal of a psychologist.

(meaning that the person is not a psychologist proper, but embodies many of the features psychologists are typically endowed with)

If OP's intention is to emphasize the quality of the psychologist, then any of the options suggested by @Jason Bassford will work (good, great, competent, skilled). Another adjective that comes to mind is "archetypical", in which case the definite article will be used: