Me queda bien

English translation: They look good (on me)

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Spanish term or phrase:	Me queda bien
English translation:	They look good (on me)
Entered by:	skport

13:33 Aug 3, 2004

Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: Me queda bien

In a marketing questionnaire, this is the reply to the question: Why did you buy these trainers. I understand the phrase, but am not sure of the best phrase to use in English.

skport KudoZ activity Questions: 63 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 113 Brazil
Local time: 05:27

They look good (on me)

Explanation:
There are several interpretations you could have.... this is probably one of the more obvious ones. Ahh, nuance.

Selected response from:

Sandra Alboum
United States
Local time: 04:27

Grading comment

I found this answer the most helpful. I agree that it should be plural in the Spanish, but it does fit the context. thanks for all answers and comments.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +8

They look good (on me)

Sandra Alboum

4 +3

They are the right size

David Russi

5 +1

It looks good on me / it fits me well

Judy Rojas

They suit me very well

Cecilia Calonico

It fits me

Juan L Lozano

Discussion entries: 6

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

They look good (on me)

Explanation:
There are several interpretations you could have.... this is probably one of the more obvious ones. Ahh, nuance.

Sandra Alboum
United States
Local time: 04:27
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

Grading comment

I found this answer the most helpful. I agree that it should be plural in the Spanish, but it does fit the context. thanks for all answers and comments.

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

They are the right size

Explanation:
They fit me right/well

David Russi
United States
Local time: 02:27
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 169

1 hr confidence:

They suit me very well

Explanation:
or they fit me...

Cecilia Calonico
Argentina
Local time: 05:27
Native speaker of:

Spanish

34 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

It looks good on me / it fits me well

Explanation:
"It" is the correct form in English. "They" refers to "ellos"

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Note added at 1 hr 9 mins (2004-08-03 14:43:04 GMT)
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Then, since it refers to a pair, it should be \"they fit me well or they look good on me\"

Judy Rojas
Chile
Local time: 04:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 15

1 hr confidence:

It fits me

Explanation:
That's what it is

Juan L Lozano
Mexico
Local time: 02:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish

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