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Spanish term or phrase:	"Es muy raro lo que me pasa con vos"
English translation:	You have a very mysterious/ special effect on me.
Entered by:	Alejandra Tolj

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1:33pm Sep 27, 2005

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Spanish term or phrase: "Es muy raro lo que me pasa con vos"

Context:
"***Es muy raro lo que me pasa con vos***... es como… como que cada vez que te veo, tenés un imán..."
Es un hombre describiendo sus sentimientos a una mujer.

I still haven't found my inspiration, you know... :-)
Thank you all...!!!!

Alejandra Tolj

KudoZ activity
Questions: 286 (10 open)
Answers: 194

Argentina

Clarification request(s) and response

Terence Ajbro: 1:36pm Sep 27, 2005: This is Latin American Spanish I assume?
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You have a very mysterious/ special effect on me.

Explanation:
I would go with "mysterious" to highlight the inexplicable element or "special" if you want to emphasize the positive aspect ...

Selected response from:

David Hollywood
Argentina

Note from asker to answerer

Thanks, David!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

You have a very mysterious/ special effect on me.

David Hollywood

something strange comes over me when I'm with you/I feel strange things when I'm with you

Bonita Mc Donald

What is happening to me with you is odd or strange or weird

Jane Lamb-Ruiz

3 +2

I get this funny feeling/sensation when I am with you

Terence Ajbro

It´s the strangest thing when I´m with you, (I get the feeling ...)

kevinmathewson

It's the strangest thing, the way I feel for you.

Alex Crichton

It's wierd what happens/what's happening to me [when I'm] around you...

GoodWords

It's rather strange what happens to me,,, with you...

Margarita M. Martínez

Answers

2 mins confidence:

It's wierd what happens/what's happening to me [when I'm] around you...

Explanation:
It's like every time I see you, it feels as though you have a magnet pulling me towards you.

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Note added at 2 mins (2005-09-27 13:36:24 GMT)
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CORRECCIÓN: weird

GoodWords
Mexico
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

I get this funny feeling/sensation when I am with you

Explanation:
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Terence Ajbro
Denmark
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

You have a very mysterious/ special effect on me.

Explanation:
I would go with "mysterious" to highlight the inexplicable element or "special" if you want to emphasize the positive aspect ...

David Hollywood
Argentina
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 44

Note from asker to answerer

Thanks, David!

13 mins confidence:

It's the strangest thing, the way I feel for you.

Explanation:
A little free, but maybe it works. It's also not the best English in the world, but I'm trying to maintain the colloquial feel of the source.

Alex Crichton
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

1 hr confidence:

Es muy raro lo que me pasa con vos... It's rather strange what happens to me,,, with you...

Explanation:
It's as each time I see you...

Es una sugerencia, Ale.

Yo lo pondría entrecortado por puntos suspensivos y sin preocuparme mucho por la "calidad" del idioma (que tampoco es la mejor en español), dándole énfasis al sentimiento (que parece ser lo importante en este caso).

Saludos, mmm

Margarita M. Martínez
Uruguay
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

19 mins confidence:

What is happening to me with you is odd or strange or weird

Explanation:
idiomatic

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Note added at 19 mins (2005-09-27 13:53:47 GMT)
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whoops: very odd or very strange or very weird

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Note added at 1 hr 57 mins (2005-09-27 15:31:33 GMT)
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More Spoken: What's happening to me with you is very odd.

Jane Lamb-Ruiz
United States
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 54

2 hrs confidence:

It´s the strangest thing when I´m with you, (I get the feeling ...)

Explanation:
This answer simply combines elements of earlier replies, but seems most idiomatic and conversationally informal, as it should be. Hope this helps.

kevinmathewson
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

16 hrs confidence:

es muy raro lo que me pasa con vos something strange comes over me when I'm with you/I feel strange things when I'm with you

Explanation:
some more options...

Bonita Mc Donald
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

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Spanish: "Es muy raro lo que me pasa con vos"

English translation: You have a very mysterious/ special effect on me.