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relished the spotlight

Spanish translation: no le ha gustado siempre ser el centro de atención


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English term or phrase:has not always relished the spotlight
Spanish translation:no le ha gustado siempre ser el centro de atención
Entered by: Xenia Wong
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02:50 Mar 23, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: relished the spotlight
Maria has not always ***relished the spotlight***. She was once shy and withdrawn and would spend
her afternoon hours in a program doing homework until her father picked her up, allowing no social
interaction with other children.
Lida Garcia
Peru
Local time: 04:41
Maria no le ha gustado siempre ser el centro de atención.
Explanation:
Asi lo entiendo.
Selected response from:

Xenia Wong
Local time: 04:41
Grading comment
gracias, Xenia!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Maria no le ha gustado siempre ser el centro de atención.
Xenia Wong
4María no siempre disfrutó ser el centro de atracción.mar52
4A María no siempre le gustaron las luces...
Cecilia Della Croce
3no siempre se bañaba en la luz de la notoriedadGabo Pena


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Maria no le ha gustado siempre ser el centro de atención.


Explanation:
Asi lo entiendo.

Xenia Wong
Local time: 04:41
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 173
Grading comment
gracias, Xenia!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mar52: Así es, Xen. Sorry, no había leído tu versión.
34 mins
  -> Gracias mar, tranquila....eso nos paso a todos con frecuencia.......xen
neutral  Cecilia Della Croce: A María no le ha gustado... (sin la prep la estructura es incorrecta en español)
14 hrs
  -> Hummmmmm.......interesante....se aprende algo bueno diariamente....gracias Cecilia......
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
no siempre se bañaba en la luz de la notoriedad


Explanation:
'

Gabo Pena
Local time: 02:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  delat: Forma elegante de decirlo.
18 mins
  -> thnx!
neutral  Cecilia Della Croce: sorry, Bo, but I think it's too poetic for the context
14 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
María no siempre disfrutó ser el centro de atracción.


Explanation:

Una versíón posible.

mar52
Argentina
Local time: 06:41
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Gabo Pena: eso lo dijo Xenia ya, bro--apr47
5 mins
agree  Cecilia Della Croce
13 hrs
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
A María no siempre le gustaron las luces...


Explanation:
de los reflectores/ del escenario

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 06:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 170
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