Lo único que puedo decir es que usaba una colonia barata

Question

Lo único que puedo decir es que usaba una colonia barata --quizás Frank mismo se la habría regalado -y que el tono de su voz no parecía alemán, sino eslavo.

The unique thing that I can say is that he used a cheap cologne --perhaps Frank felt the same --but the tone of his voice did not seem German, but Slav.

would that be about right and what is wrong'

Answer 1

Colonia también significa perfume.

Colonia = Cologne

It's a kind of perfume.

Oh, come on. REAL men don't wear cologne or perfume. They wear after-shave.

¡No cabe duda,llegando al madurez el HOBRE VERDADERO lleva BARBAS y huele de ajo!:->

Answer 2

My version:
All I can say is that he was wearing a cheap cologne ? Frank himself might have given it to him ? and that he didn't sound German, but Slavic.

As to "was wearing" versus "wore," both are correct in this context, but I think the past continuous is slightly better here.

By the way, in many cities in Mexico, colonia means a neighborhood or district, and many addresses include this word (eg, colonia Oblatos, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México).