Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
I don't mean to be rude
Spanish translation:
No quiero parecer grosero/a
English term
I don't mean to be rude
I was wondering how you would say "I don't mean to be rude" in Spanish?
Example / Ejemplo: Hi..I don't mean to be rude, but there's a misspelled word in the title and throughout your article ...
Any help with a translation is really appreciated.
Thank you very much,
Sincerely,
Brian Costello
Seattle, Wa.
Proposed translations
no quiero parecer grosero
United Kingdom
Over 10 year experience
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
No quisiera ser mal educado/a
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o descortés...
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Maria Teijido
6 mins
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Gracias, María
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Lillian van den Broeck
: descortés, me gusta.
18 mins
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Sí, después se me ocurrió descortés y, por el contexto, me gustó más. Muchas gracias!
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Paula Morabito
45 mins
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Gracias, Paula.
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Alicia Ibañez
2 hrs
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Gracias, Alicia
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sonja29 (X)
3 hrs
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Gracias!
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United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Espero que no les moleste que se lo diga, pero...
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Billie Valdivia
14 mins
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Paula Morabito
39 mins
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sonja29 (X)
3 hrs
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Joanna Garcia
4 hrs
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Ana Juliá
10 hrs
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Mexico
20 years exp in Legal & Commercial
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
no es mi intención ser grosero
Hola... no es mi intención ser grosero, pero hay una palabra mal escrita en el título y en todo tu artículo ...
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sonja29 (X)
3 hrs
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Argentina
More than 15 years of experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
sin ánimos de ofenderlo
otra opción!
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sonja29 (X)
3 hrs
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gracias! =)
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Juan Jacob
: Sí, es la que más me gusta. De ofenderlo o de ofender.
6 hrs
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gracias! =)
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Ana Juliá
10 hrs
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gracias! =)
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valpac
15 hrs
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gracias! =)
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Spain
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Accredited translators 20 yrs experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
No quisiera ser desagradable
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sonja29 (X)
3 hrs
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Spain
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Accredited translators 20 yrs experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
no quisiera ser impertinente pero
FLUENT AND EFFECTIVE USE OF LANGUAGE
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, German to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, and 4 more.
No quisiera ser descortés
no es mi intención ofenderle
another way of saying it
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Well, I bet you never thought there were so many possibilities… After seeing what our colleagues say I must add that regarding misspelled, I think it should be translated as \"hay una falta de ortografía en el título y a lo largo de ....\"
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sonja29 (X)
3 hrs
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gracias sonja29
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Gabo Pena
5 hrs
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gracias Bo
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Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
: Tu primera opción es mejor . ¡Suerte, Mapi!
5 hrs
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gracias Sandra :-)
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'meaning, intent, demeanor'
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian) , Spanish (Variants: Venezuelan, Dominican, Mexican, US, Cuban, Canarian, Latin American, Puerto Rican, Costa Rican, Salvadoran, Argentine)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 4 more.
contradictorio, indelicado
A reliable hard- working person.
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
No te ofendas pero...
El contexto donde está es coloquial
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