'hace caso'

Question

Spanish class assignment: Un(a) chico(a) tiene prohibido llegar tarde a casa pero nunca hace caso. ¿Cómo crees que van a reaccionar los padres? What I'm getting from this is that a boy is not allowed to get home late, but he never ignores it. That's what I thought 'hace caso' meant, but as the next question is "¿Qué puede hacer después ese(a) chico(a) para resolver el conflicto con sus padres?", I don't think that's right. Please help!

Answer 1

Un(a) chico(a) tiene prohibido llegar tarde a casa pero nunca hace caso.

A boy (or girl) is prohibited from arriving home late but he (she) never pays attention to that.

¿Cómo crees que van a reaccionar los padres?

How do you think the the parents will react.

¿Qué puede hacer después ese(a) chico(a) para resolver el conflicto con sus padres?

What can this boy (girl) do to resolve the conflict with his (her) parents?

Answer 2

he never takes notice. Or if you want to use ignore, he always ignores it.

Hacer caso de - To pay attention to

Hacer caso omiso de - to ingore, to take no notice of.

gracias!!!!! - bailarina95, Apr 2, 2010

Answer 3

I get an idea what are you saying "hace caso "can mean, be nice with me ...

"be nice with me" is a serious stretch. "hacer caso" = "pays heed" / "pays attention". - samdie, Apr 2, 2010

Answer 4

Un(a) chico(a) tiene prohibido llegar tarde a casa pero nunca hace caso. ¿Cómo crees que van a reaccionar los padres?

A boy/girl is not allowed to arrive home late, but he/she doesn't care. How do you think the parents are going to react?