No pintas nada

Question

So pinta is to appear or have the appearance of. Tengo pinta de pirata = I look like a pirate, so what does no pintas nada mean? You have no appearance? Gracias

Answer 1

"no pintas nada" - this isn't any of your business...nobody is paying any attention to you...you have no part in this...

In that respect, it does somewhat mean "you have no appearance", in that you are invisible in this particular situation.

Answer 2

En esta clase no pinto nada. I am a nobody in this class.

No pinto nada aquí. this is not my kind of party.

Oye, ¿Por qué te metes en esto? Tú no pintas nada aquí!

hey, what say do you have in this?! It's none of your business!

Answer 3

In Argentina, we say "no pintas nada" for example to someone that is not ready or prejudiced to go out with friends. It is difficult to explain. I hope you get the idea. Por ejemplo: No pintas nada para esta noche ó no pinta nada para la fiesta de mañana.

You are prepared, because you aren't wearing the right clothes or you don't have the right look? something like that? - jeezzle, Jan 29, 2011

Yes, something like that. You must be a native Spanish speaker to get the meaning, but that is the closest meaning. - Cabeza_215, Jan 29, 2011

I can't cope or I have no desire to cope - Hungerford, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 4

Pintar = to paint

Tener pinta de = to look like. - jeezzle, Jan 29, 2011

yes pintar can also mean things like to show or give sign of. I hope that helps - Kylew, Jan 29, 2011

Answer 5

In México you won´t hear "no pintas nada".

You will hear, in a very colloquial way "tienes pinta de ............" to mean: you look like a (something).

Answer 6

pintar

1. intr. Importar, significar, valer. ¿Qué pintas tú aquí? Yo aquí no pinto nada, y por tanto, me voy.

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