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The term now connotes a kind of coolness

Spanish translation: Ahora el término connota un tipo de frialdad

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English term or phrase:The term now connotes a kind of coolness
Spanish translation:Ahora el término connota un tipo de frialdad
Entered by: Oso (X)

17:43 Mar 26, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: The term now connotes a kind of coolness
that is a cool person.
sylvia
Ahora el término connota un tipo de frialdad
Explanation:
Hi Sylvia,
Good luck from Oso ¶:^)
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Oso (X)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Ahora el término connota un tipo de frialdad
Oso (X)
4 +2El término/palabra/situación tiene ahora una connotación/significado algo frío/fresco/agradable.
Estrop (X)
4 +2fría ? tranquila ? genial ? cool tiene tantos significados!
Aurora Humarán (X)
5serena, tranquila
Antonio Costa (X)
4 +1es una persona bien a todo dar; cae muy bien
yolanda Speece
5es una persona chula
Maria-Jose Pastor
4el término ahora denota una especie de frialdad
elenali


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
serena, tranquila


Explanation:
ok

Antonio Costa (X)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Ahora el término connota un tipo de frialdad


Explanation:
Hi Sylvia,
Good luck from Oso ¶:^)

Oso (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 9863

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bernardo Ortiz: oso despacio llega a lontano, si algçun día soy presidente de colombia, me lo traigo de asesor
30 mins
  -> Muchas gracias Bernardo ¶:^))
agree  iwerner (X)
1 day 19 hrs
  -> Gracias mil iwerner ¶:^))
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
es una persona bien a todo dar; cae muy bien


Explanation:
At least that is what it meant when I went to high school. Puede ser mexicanismo because I was raised in a Mexican American Household

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Note added at 2002-03-26 18:10:37 (GMT)
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I have ALSO heard persona maja. Thank you AlbertoV

yolanda Speece
Local time: 22:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 555

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Egmont: Es una persona maja.
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
El término/palabra/situación tiene ahora una connotación/significado algo frío/fresco/agradable.


Explanation:
La verdad falta más contexto, pues "term" y "coolness" tienen asepciones que podrían cambiar dramáticamente el significado de la oración. Ojalá te sirva.
Suerte!!!

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Note added at 2002-03-26 18:23:54 (GMT)
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¡Ups! ACEPCIÓNES. Perdóoooon!

Estrop (X)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Barker: En España pordría ser 'desenfadada'. ?Cool' lo usaban los 'hippies' para referirse a alguien 'guay'.
1 hr
  -> Gracias John!!!
agree  Diego V (X)
6 hrs
  -> Gracias Diego!!!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
fría ? tranquila ? genial ? cool tiene tantos significados!


Explanation:
contexto please! Así sabemos cómo es la persona...


    Traductora P�blica de Ingl�s - Facultad de Derecho. Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Aurora Humarán (X)
Argentina
Local time: 00:25
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 524

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hans Gärtner: sí, de la tranquilidad a la frialdad pasando por la frescura hace falta contexto
31 mins
  -> gracias
agree  Estrop (X)
1 day 20 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
el término ahora denota una especie de frialdad


Explanation:
una persona serena, tranquila, apacible, hasta el punto de aparentar frialdad (cool)
en los setentas era lo opuesto

elenali
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 17
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
es una persona chula


Explanation:
en españa, if it refers to a "hip", "neat" "in" person.

If it refers to an aloof person - es una persona fria.

Maria-Jose Pastor
Local time: 23:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 305
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