Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
No llama la atención
English translation:
It doesn\'t interest me
Added to glossary by
John Simpson
Dec 9, 2013 16:08
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Spanish term
United Kingdom
Postgraduate in Translation
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
No llama la atención
Spanish to English
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This a market research document on the use of hair dyes by Mexican women.
In response to the question, 'Por qué nunca le hizo algún cambio de color a su cabello?' one possible answer is, 'No Me Gusta/ No Llama La Atención'.
Would 'It does not appeal to me' be an accurate translation of this sentence?
Thank you in advance.
In response to the question, 'Por qué nunca le hizo algún cambio de color a su cabello?' one possible answer is, 'No Me Gusta/ No Llama La Atención'.
Would 'It does not appeal to me' be an accurate translation of this sentence?
Thank you in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | Doesn't interest me/ Not my thing/ Never thought about it/ |
Pablo Julián Davis
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| 4 +1 | Unattractive |
Edward Tully
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| 4 | it's unappealing |
David Hollywood
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| 3 +1 | It´s not eye-catching |
Marisa Caruana
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Proposed translations
+6
4 hrs
Pablo Julián Davis
Native in Spanish
&
English
La palabra justa/The right word
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Spanish term (edited):
No (me) llama la atención
Selected
Doesn't interest me/ Not my thing/ Never thought about it/
Una propuesta, agarrando un poquito por otro camino. Sí creo, con algún que otro colega, que del texto fuente faltaría el objeto 'me'.
"Aun no lo hice porque ahora todo el mundo está ahi y en el chat es mas facil ... Nunca posteo nada porque no me llama la atención, ni me ..."
"bueno lo que sucede es que ya voy en 6 semestre de ingenieria civil,... que esto no es lo mio porque no me llama la atencion, ustedes que opinan, que ..." answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid...
"Aun no lo hice porque ahora todo el mundo está ahi y en el chat es mas facil ... Nunca posteo nada porque no me llama la atención, ni me ..."
"bueno lo que sucede es que ya voy en 6 semestre de ingenieria civil,... que esto no es lo mio porque no me llama la atencion, ustedes que opinan, que ..." answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid...
Peer comment(s):
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lorenab23
23 mins
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Saludos, Lorena
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Rodrigo Maharg Bravo
46 mins
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Se agradece
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philgoddard
1 hr
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Charles Davis
: I'm voting for this as well because I think it expresses indifference rather than hostility.
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Hadn't thought of that, that does express it perfectly: indifference
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Marisa Caruana
: This would be the most appropriate
2 hrs
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Yvonne Gallagher
3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Pablo"
+1
3 mins
Edward Tully
Native in English
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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26
Unattractive
I think you're right re the meaning, this is just a concise option.
41 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
16
it's unappealing
I would say
+1
48 mins
Marisa Caruana
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Spanish to English translator
Native in: English , Maltese
Works in: Spanish to English
It´s not eye-catching
She doesn´t like to change her hair colour as it will not be attractive to look at
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