Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
you are so quiet
Spanish translation:
qué callada eres o estás/qué callado eres o estás
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English term
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quiet
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You are so quiet
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Apr 21, 2005 23:11: Oso (X) changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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qué callada eres o estás/qué callado eres o estás
callada(female)
callado (male)
eres = if the person is always quiet, like a personality trait
estás= if the person is unusually quiet that day
Greetings from: Oso :^)
callado (male)
eres = if the person is always quiet, like a personality trait
estás= if the person is unusually quiet that day
Greetings from: Oso :^)
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Hector Vargas
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Tu estas tan callado (callada)
Quiet meaning: silent, not speaking. (spanish: silencioso/a, callado/a.
But if the meaning is: still, not moving, the translation would be:
Tu estas tan quieto/a.
Remember gender ending o for male and a for female.
But if the meaning is: still, not moving, the translation would be:
Tu estas tan quieto/a.
Remember gender ending o for male and a for female.
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eres tan callado o eres tan serio
Depende de el contexto tambien puede ser "estas tan callado o estas tan serio".
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Qué tranquilo /callado/reservado/silencioso/ ... eres!
QUIET can be translated into many different term.
Besides, what does "You are so quiet" mean in this case? That the person IS ALWAYS QUIET? That the person looks very QUIET AT THIS VERY MOMENT?
If we imply that the person in question is quiet NOW, AT THE MOMENT, then the translation is ESTAS MUY ...
However if we imply that the person is ALWAYS quiet, thenthe translation should be: ERES MUY... callado, tranquilo, reservado, silencioso... or
Qué callado, XXXX,.. ERES.
Regards,
BD
Besides, what does "You are so quiet" mean in this case? That the person IS ALWAYS QUIET? That the person looks very QUIET AT THIS VERY MOMENT?
If we imply that the person in question is quiet NOW, AT THE MOMENT, then the translation is ESTAS MUY ...
However if we imply that the person is ALWAYS quiet, thenthe translation should be: ERES MUY... callado, tranquilo, reservado, silencioso... or
Qué callado, XXXX,.. ERES.
Regards,
BD
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