Esa actitud no venía a cuento.

Question

I think "sin venir a cuento" is like "no tener nada que ver con", but I could be wrong. So "This attitude doesn't have to do with...." or "doesn't come into the story....." What could it mean? Gracias.

Context: The guy gets mad when a girl visits him at work.

• Te vino a visitar para poder estar más cerca de tí.
• Esa actitud no venía a cuento.
• Ya lo se.
• ¿Entonces qué? ¿No le gusta ella?

Answer 1

Just found this here link text Reverse Dictionary, another resource I quite like.

eso no viene a cuento : that's irrelevant, that doesn't come into it, that has nothing to do with it

Fingers crossed someone will know!

This is correct. - Gekkosan, Aug 28, 2010

Answer 2

That attitude didn't come into it?

Still doesn't make any sense to me really but maybe (hopefully) it will to you?

How about "your reaction was totally uncalled for"? - 0074b507, Aug 28, 2010

Answer 3

a cuento

1. loc. adv. Al caso, a propósito

a propósito

1) loc. adv. U. para expresar que algo es adecuado u oportuno para lo que se desea o para el fin a que se destina.

2) loc. adv. U. para expresar que algo, al ser mencionado, ha sugerido o recordado la idea de hablar de otra cosa. A propósito de estudios, este año acabo la carrera

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"That's irrelevant", "that has nothing to do with it", "that doesn't come into it" are possible translations for it.

Answer 4

It should say that attitude is all wrong, or you've got a bad attitude that doesn't fit with how you should be acting, but I'm not seeing it.