Lola siempre se queda con los chicos

Question

I think quedarse here means "gets" like "Lola always gets the guys", can anyone confirm that quedarse con / can mean "gets"? Gracias.

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Answer 1

Yes, "Lola se queda con los chicos" means "Lola gets the guys". Another example would be "quien se queda con....." means "who gets......"

I guess literally it still means "is left with" but that isn't really the conveyed meaning. I know this is true in Mexico, not sure if it would be a regional thing or not.

Answer 2

"quedarse con" can also mean "to end up with," according to a phrase book I have.

Answer 3

Quedarse has three different meanings: "gets the price", "keeps the precious", and "stay with"... in this context the meaning of the sentence is: "Ana stays with the kids at home"

For example, in the song "and I´m telling you", when you say "I´m staying" the translation is "yo me quedo" - veroz, Jan 1, 2011

Answer 4

From our dictionary here:

1. to take (comprar, elegir)

   • me quedo éste -> I'll take this one

also:

* quedarse con -> to keep (retener, guardarse)

also:

* quedarse con -> to go for, to prefer (preferir)

I saw that but it only makes a bit of sense, I think she meant (pouty) Lola gets all the guys! but I wonder. - jeezzle, Dec 30, 2010

Answer 5

I think quedarse here means "gets" like "Lola always gets the guys", can anyone confirm that quedarse con / can mean "gets"? Gracias.

There are, of course, different interpretations without a proper context, but the most likely one is "she stays with the children", possibly in the sense of looking after them.

Other less likely interpretations include "Lola always keeps the children for herself (as slaves?)" or "Lola always pulls the children's legs" (a colloquial expression in Spain).

When you say, "pulls the children's legs" do you mean "plays jokes on them?" - JoyceM, Jan 1, 2011

Yes, takes the mickey out of them. - lazarus1907, Jan 1, 2011

She was talking about guy, not kids. - jeezzle, Jan 1, 2011