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I don't feel right about that = Derecho.

I don't feel right about that = Derecho.

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Would it be correct to assume that I could say "No siento derecho sobre eso." I'm under the impression that "derecha" is right as in left or right and "derecho" is right as in right, privelige, or feeling. Am I correct guys?

Edit: Am I correct in assuming that the above sentence is correct? (I already know the difference between derecha and derecho).

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updated Feb 3, 2010
edited by jeezzle
posted by jeezzle
Interesting thread. - webdunce, Feb 3, 2010

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No me siento bien con eso No me siento bien haciendo eso No me siento bien por eso

sobre is not used in this case... like you would use about....

updated Feb 3, 2010
posted by juluque
So "No me siento bien por eso" is OK? - jeezzle, Feb 2, 2010
yes - juluque, Feb 2, 2010
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another way is to say No me siento cómodo when you don't feel comfortable with something or somebody...

updated Feb 3, 2010
posted by juluque
that's a good one. thanks. - jeezzle, Feb 2, 2010
Would that be "No me siento cómodo *con* algo"? - webdunce, Feb 3, 2010
Thanks for your various helpful suggestions in this thread, julu. - webdunce, Feb 3, 2010
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Well, that sentence could also be translated as: No me siento con derecho a....

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Example: I don't feel right about borrowing so much money from him No me siento con derecho a pedirle prestado tanto dinero.

updated Feb 3, 2010
posted by Benz
Wait...so derecho C A N mean right as in feeling right if proceeded with con? - jeezzle, Feb 2, 2010
Yes, as an expression: "No me siento con derecho a...... (whatever)" meaning "This makes me feel bad" - Benz, Feb 2, 2010
mmm no me siento con derecho a.. means I dont feel with the right to right as privilege... - juluque, Feb 2, 2010
You're right juluque. It's right as a privilege. It depends on the context... - Benz, Feb 2, 2010
Interesting expression. - webdunce, Feb 3, 2010
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yes in this case is correct. Not for the reason they don't like to expend money but because the are supposed to have less value than a regular female. It could be a very bad insult to a person specially a girl, lol Some people in USA may use barato incorrectly since they make literal translation from English, specially people who was born in USA from Hispanic parents... and they are lack of formal Spanish education.

updated Feb 2, 2010
posted by juluque
You are very helpful. I will consider then that mezquino means cheap for person and not mean....and that barato could be understood for cheap even though mezquino is more correct, and that barata is good for cheap women of less value etc... thanks. - jeezzle, Feb 2, 2010
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I don't want to confuse you. What juluque told you is ok. Take my example as an idiomatic expression smile

updated Feb 2, 2010
posted by Benz
I have written down in a notebook alongside all the others. Thanks for your help. - jeezzle, Feb 2, 2010
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No me siento con derecho a opinar sobre medicina porque nunca estudié para medico.

No me siento con derecho a juzgar porque nunca estuve en una situación similar. I don't have the right to judge because I have never been a similar situation.

updated Feb 2, 2010
posted by juluque
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yeah you can say, I don't feel with the right to use my friend cell phone but it has a different connotation.

Yo no me siento con el derecho a usar el movil de mi amigo....

updated Feb 2, 2010
posted by juluque
very strange. No me siento con derecho a usar el móvil de mi amigo porque él no tiene muchos minutos. - jeezzle, Feb 2, 2010
perfect! - juluque, Feb 2, 2010
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derecho is right as direction, and privilege but not as a feeling.

for feeling you can use: bien

No me siento bien...

updated Feb 2, 2010
posted by juluque
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Fyi in case any one is following this thread. I have checked with several sources (all Mexican) and confirmed that all this information is correct with the exception of Mezquino,a which is not a known word to my mexican friends, my fluent mom, my very well educated Mexican bank teller, and my Mexican grocery store clerk lady that always chats me up in Spanish. They say barato,a for cheap object....tacaño,a for cheap person. Although my banker says tacaño is slang.

Edit: not that mezquino,a isn't a proper word just not used in my jurisdiction.

updated Feb 3, 2010
edited by jeezzle
posted by jeezzle
Oh really?? it's very much used in Argentina, as well as tacaño. :)) - Benz, Feb 3, 2010
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Just to add to the confusion, "El Derecho" also means the "study of law," which is where the expression "Tener el derecho de hacer...." originates.

updated Feb 3, 2010
posted by 005faa61
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What about women? I hear chicas baratas all the time to mean loose women. Isn't that the right way to say it when talking about ladies of the night etc....? I had a table today and I told the busboy "Esas viejas baratas me piden la mesa por la ventana" and he said "Si, ***** (bad word)" so I know he understood me.

Edit: The dictionary here lists mezquino as "mean". My friend is super nice and religous but very cheap. Is mezquino the right word?

updated Feb 2, 2010
edited by jeezzle
posted by jeezzle
mezquino,na 1. adj. Avaro,tacaño,miserable: fue mezquino hasta en su ataúd. 2. Ruin,falto de nobleza y moralmente despreciable: tu comentario es tan mezquino que no merece respuesta. 3. Pequeño,diminuto: propina mezquina. - juluque, Feb 2, 2010
has diiferent meaning but mostly mean (dont like to expend, like to save even little... misserable) but no mean... - juluque, Feb 2, 2010
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barato is only used for things, object not for persons. Persons are Mezquinas

updated Feb 2, 2010
posted by juluque
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No me gusta usar el móvil barato de mi amigo, no me siento bien por eso. if the mobil is cheap

if your friend is the cheap one, then... you need to use the word mezquino. meaning cheap person. No me gusta usar el móvil de mi amigo mezquino, no me siento bien por eso

updated Feb 2, 2010
posted by juluque
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No me gusta usar el móvil de mi amigo barato. No me siento bien sobre eso.

Of course "No siento bien" was the second part of an incomplete thought.

updated Feb 2, 2010
edited by jeezzle
posted by jeezzle
No me gusta usar el móvil "barato" de mi amigo... other wise you are saying your cheap friend instead of his cheap mobil... :) - juluque, Feb 2, 2010
I am saying my cheap friend. - jeezzle, Feb 2, 2010
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I'm trying to become conversationally fluent as quickly as possible so I try to avoid idioms like "It doesn't sit well with me." because that is the ten year route to learning Spanish. I will take your post as evidence that derecho cannot be used as to mean "right" as in "OK".

How about this then: "No siento bien sobre eso."

Edit: I thought sentirse was a feeling that you actually feel like "No me siento bien" I don't feel good, while sentir (no se) was feeling something that you don't actually feel like a tabletop or a "feeling" of something bad....like "No siento bien sobre eso." or "No siento bien por eso" (could por be used?)

updated Feb 2, 2010
edited by jeezzle
posted by jeezzle
to feel = sentir - juluque, Feb 2, 2010