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"Carita de desilusión"

English translation: crestfallen face

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Spanish term or phrase:	\"Carita de desilusión\"
English translation:	crestfallen face
Entered by:	andykayros

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19:08 Oct 2, 2011

Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Spanish term or phrase: "Carita de desilusión"

The context is the following: "Cumplía con todas las cualidades que detesto en un hombre: flaco, chiquitito, tenía cara de nena, piel colorada y era eléctrico para caminar. Sin embargo, no fui la única que puso carita de desilusión." This is a passage from the Argentinian novel "Ciega a Citas"; author: Carolina Aguirre. How would you say "carita de desilusión"...? Thanks!

andykayros KudoZ activity Questions: 17 (none open) (2 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 02:21

crestfallen face

Explanation:
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bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 07:21

Grading comment

Thank you very much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

a disappointed expression

cgowar

4 +1

crestfallen face

bcsantos

4 +1

"...who wore a look of disappointment"

eski

Who looked downcast/dejected

Edward Tully

disappointment written all over her/their face

ClaraVal

to look disappointed

Lindsay Spratt

who looked disillusioned/became disillusioned

Barbara Cochran

Answers

4 mins confidence:

disappointment written all over her/their face

Explanation:
One option:

"...I wasn't the only one with disappointment written all over her/their face."

Choose the personal pronoun as relevant to the rest of the context. If the other person who looks disappointed is male, go with "their face".

ClaraVal
Spain
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

"...who wore a look of disappointment"

Explanation:
"...who wore a look of disappointment"

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Saludos
eski :))

eski
Mexico
Local time: 00:21
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

crestfallen face

bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 07:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 32

Grading comment

Thank you very much!

22 mins confidence:

who looked disillusioned/became disillusioned

Explanation:
HTH

Barbara Cochran
Local time: 01:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 39

54 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

a disappointed expression

Explanation:
I was, however, not the only one with a disappointed expression.

http://www.canstockphoto.com/disappointed-expression-2710838...
"A handsome man with a disappointed expression in front of a white background".

I would translate "cara de" as "expression".

cgowar
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 73

1 hr confidence:

Who looked downcast/dejected

Explanation:
Another option - "I wasn't the only one who looked downcast/dejected".

Edward Tully
Local time: 07:21
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 124

2 hrs confidence:

to look disappointed

Explanation:
"However, I wasn't the only one to look disappointed'.

Nice and direct.

Lindsay Spratt
Local time: 02:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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