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Spanish translation: parecer (como "no me parece")... O "cuadrar" (como "no me cuadra")

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English term or phrase:	jibe
Spanish translation:	parecer (como "no me parece")... O "cuadrar" (como "no me cuadra")
Entered by:	John Hughson (J.D., M.B.A. Finance)

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22:34 Aug 5, 2005

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy

English term or phrase: jive

Context: Knowing what we know about child development to me, it doesn´t kind of jive, you know?
Muchas gracias por la ayuda:)

Maria Boschero KudoZ activity Questions: 328 (none open) (37 closed without grading) Answers: 710 Argentina
Local time: 01:12

parecer (como "no me parece")

Explanation:
maybe

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-08-05 22:49:07 GMT)
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O \"cuadrar\" (como \"no me cuadra\")

Selected response from:

John Hughson (J.D., M.B.A. Finance)

Grading comment

Gracias John nuevamente!:)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +1

cuadrar con algo

Enrique Soria

4 +2

va de acuerdo

Luis Zepeda

5 +1

encajar - no me encaja

fastwords

3 +2

parecer (como "no me parece")

John Hughson (J.D., M.B.A. Finance)

no me va

Candelaria Garcia del Pino

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

parecer (como "no me parece")

John Hughson (J.D., M.B.A. Finance)
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

Gracias John nuevamente!:)

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

va de acuerdo

Explanation:
La explicacion de John es exactamente lo que significa.

Luis Zepeda
United States
Local time: 21:12
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 28

1 hr confidence:

no me va

Explanation:
En Arg. se usa "no me va" "no me cuadra" "no me pega", todos significan "no estoy de acuerdo"

Candelaria Garcia del Pino
Local time: 01:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

cuadrar con algo

Explanation:
x

Enrique Soria
Local time: 23:12
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

11 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

encajar - no me encaja

Explanation:
María
Otro coloquialismo para ti: “no me encaja” y varios contextos como ejemplo

http://www.psicobyte.com/?modo=comentarios&codigo=2005061119...
Principalmente, porque no me encaja: Si ni siquiera soy capaz de decir lo que voy a estar leyendo la semana que viene

http://obuxo.net/wordpress/wp-comments-popup.php?p=69&c=1
quizas esté yo muy equivocado, pero algo no me encaja

http://www.el-mundo.es/encuentros/invitados/2000/12/240/
Hay algo que no me encaja. 74. ¿Disfrutas escandalizando?

http://www.cinenganos.com/foro/showthread.php?t=191&page=3
Otra cosa que no me encaja ya ver si alguien me puede explicar: ¿Por qué está el
personaje de Morgan Freeman solo al cargo de un departamento que fabrica ...

http://www.tebeosfera.com/Documento/Recorte/Comiqueando/Sola...
... hay una historieta suya que no me encaja, que es Calle Corrientes, ... Y quizas

fastwords

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