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Spanish term or phrase:	capricho
English translation:	tucked
Entered by:	Comunican

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18:56 Apr 14, 2008

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Tourism & Travel

Spanish term or phrase: capricho

really not sure, how "whim", "fancy", "caprice" or any of the other words in the dictionary are going to help me with this fairly lackadaisical writing!

"Como si se tratara de un capricho, el hotel XXX está situado en el corazón de la ciudad, entre Paseo de Gracia y Rambla Catalunya"

I'm sure you will think of something! Thanks!!

Comunican KudoZ activity Questions: 988 (5 open) (1 without valid answers) (98 closed without grading) Answers: 136 United Kingdom
Local time: 09:04

tucked (see below)

Explanation:
Leaving the text somewhat, but I might be tempted by this:

XXX hotel is *tucked* in the heart of the city etc

Selected response from:

Noni Gilbert
Local time: 10:04

Grading comment

Thanks everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

Surprisingly enough

neilmac

3 +3

as if by lucky chance

erowe

3 +3

tucked (see below)

Noni Gilbert

a whim

Sylvia Valls

indulgence

Julieta Suárez López

"As if it couldn't be any better", unforseen pleasure

Mary Margaret O'Hara

just/right where you'd least expect it

Carol Gullidge

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

as if by lucky chance

Explanation:
One possibility!

erowe
Spain
Local time: 10:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

14 mins confidence:

indulgence

Explanation:
me parece la palabra más apropiada en este caso, yo pondría algo así como "As if a matter of indulgence" o "owing, perhaps, to a matter of indulgence"

Julieta Suárez López
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

20 mins confidence:

"As if it couldn't be any better", unforseen pleasure

Explanation:
"Como si se tratara de un capricho, el hotel XXX está situado en el corazón de la ciudad, entre Paseo de Gracia y Rambla Catalunya"

Literally you could say it as if it were an indulgent little pleasure.

But it makes more sense if you say: "As if it couldn't be any better", the hotel is located in the heart of the city between Paseo de Gracia y Rambla Catalunya (Las Ramblas)

Mary Margaret O'Hara
Spain
Local time: 10:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

28 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

tucked (see below)

Explanation:
Leaving the text somewhat, but I might be tempted by this:

XXX hotel is *tucked* in the heart of the city etc

Noni Gilbert
Local time: 10:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 124

Grading comment

Thanks everyone!

Notes to answerer

Asker: perfect - suitably vague and touristy! thanks

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Surprisingly enough

Explanation:
"Como si se tratara de un capricho" = "Surprisingly enough", (or similar expression)

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Note added at 12 mins (2008-04-14 19:09:08 GMT)
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Surprising in that it stands out somehow (is it a Gaudi?)

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Note added at 13 mins (2008-04-14 19:09:30 GMT)
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Touristy is as touristy does :)

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Note added at 13 hrs (2008-04-15 08:39:36 GMT)
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OR: "As luck would have it ..." (Pax ER)

neilmac
Spain
Local time: 10:04
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 57

Notes to answerer

Asker: LOL "Touristy is as touristy does" - is that another way of say GIGO?? LOL

21 hrs confidence:

a whim

Language variant: mere whim

Explanation:
In this context I see no better option than "as if by a whim" or "as if resulting from a mere whim"...

Sylvia Valls
Local time: 03:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

21 hrs confidence:

just/right where you'd least expect it

Explanation:
the hotel xxx pops up/appears in the heart of the city, just where you'd least expect it

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 168

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