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desentendida

English translation: impassive, aloof

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Spanish term or phrase:desentendido
English translation:impassive, aloof
Entered by: MJ Barber

20:44 Jul 21, 2002
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / art criticism
Spanish term or phrase: desentendida
Last one today -

Sueño de la mirada, que vuelve revelador el mundo con una fijeza calma y profunda, desentendida del movimiento convulsivo, del gesto precipitado

Need something a bit more *dramatic* than 'removed' or 'apart'

TIA, MJ
MJ Barber
Spain
Local time: 02:03
stoic, aloof or impassive
Explanation:
Hola MJ,
Three options for you.
Good luck and greetings from Oso ¶:^)
Selected response from:

Oso (X)
Grading comment
yeah, I like 'aloof'. It's not as if you get many opportunities to use it. Thanks Oso and all for all your help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +9unaware/detached/aloof
Gabriela Tenenbaum (X)
5 +2stoic, aloof or impassive
Oso (X)
5 +1devoid of
Monica Colangelo
5 +1unaware of...
Alvaro Galindo (X)
4which ignores, which is (apparently) unaware of...
luskie


  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
stoic, aloof or impassive


Explanation:
Hola MJ,
Three options for you.
Good luck and greetings from Oso ¶:^)

Oso (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
yeah, I like 'aloof'. It's not as if you get many opportunities to use it. Thanks Oso and all for all your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriela Tenenbaum (X): #:))))
1 min
  -> Hi there!!!!!! ¶:^)))))))) Gracias Gaby ¶:^))))
agree  Esther Hermida
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias por tu apoyo Esther ¶:^))
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
unaware/detached/aloof


Explanation:
also: indifferent

¿Qué te parece?


Saludos #:)

Gabriela Tenenbaum (X)
Uruguay
Local time: 21:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  swisstell: I like detached
4 mins
  -> Thanks! #:)
agree  Oso (X): Lindas opciones =:^) (con peinado dominguero)
9 mins
  -> Precioso peinado Osito.... yo con ruleros... %:)
agree  Valeria Verona: detached
43 mins
  -> Gracias Vale! #:))
agree  aivars: right
2 hrs
  -> Gracias aivars! #:)))
agree  Paul Mably (X): or: disconnected from
2 hrs
agree  luskie: I think unaware is the one
4 hrs
agree  Tania Marques-Cardoso: Unaware.
4 hrs
agree  R.J.Chadwick (X): I like "aloof from" -- closer to dictionary def. i.e. "pretending not to notice"
5 hrs
agree  Maria Riegger (X)
11 hrs
  -> Thanks everybody for your support! #:)))
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
devoid of


Explanation:
I like it for this context!

Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Local time: 21:03
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  aivars: yes madam
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Aivars
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
which ignores, which is (apparently) unaware of...


Explanation:

or, alternatively, something like free, immune, exempt

luskie
Local time: 02:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
unaware of...


Explanation:
aware: enterado - entendido

unaware : lo opuesto

Alvaro Galindo (X)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Magdalena Villaronga
4 hrs
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