La Palabra del Día; llamativo

Question

{llamativo}(adjective) eye-catching, bright, gaudy, showy

Post your sentences in Spanish and English, then vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes and language correctness. .

And don't forget to correct your posts as suggested. Do NOT use subject pronouns!

Any sentences that have been put through the translator will not be accepted and no corrections will be offered.

¿Piensas que ese traje es demasiado llamativo para el Día de San Valentín?

Do you think that this outfit is too showy for Valentine's day?

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tan or demasiado? - 0074b507, Jan 30, 2011

Gracias, Qfreed! - sanlee, Jan 30, 2011

Fabulous Sandy , It was a struggle but I made it. Yeah! - ray76, Jan 30, 2011

Not at all: you will look stunning in that dress, sanlee! - Brynleigh, Jan 30, 2011

"para" el día de San Valentín. Good, sanlee ! :) - cogumela, Jan 30, 2011

¡Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, Jan 30, 2011

Gracias, Brynleigh. It is our anniversary on February 25--I could never wear those shoes... - sanlee, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 1

Las plantas que dependen de los insectos para su polinización suelen tener flores de colores más llamativos que aquellas que solo dependen del viento para dispersar el polen.

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Plants which are dependent on insect pollination have usually have brighter coloured flowers than those which depend only on wind for dispersing their pollen.

...usually have.... - 192flat, Jan 30, 2011

Great sentence, by the way! - 192flat, Jan 30, 2011

Thank you very much, ed! :) - cogumela, Jan 30, 2011

What a great sentence cogumela. - 0043ad50, Jan 30, 2011

Great photo, sentence.. nice! :) - sv2qp, Jan 30, 2011

And in that are sown the seeds of our destruction, because Bees are dying out with a disease.. - ray76, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 2

Cuando hay diferencias en la riqueza, las anomalías de producción son muy llamativas.
( When there are differences in wealth, the production anomalies are very striking. )

... correcciones se llevará a cabo ¡como se sugiera!

Excellent! :) - cogumela, Jan 30, 2011

@ sv2gp - correcciones se llevará a cabo ¡como se sugiere! -- What do you mean by this? - gone, Jan 30, 2011

Good one sv2gp - 0043ad50, Jan 30, 2011

@uzarenzo - I thought it meant 'corrections will be introduced when they are suggested'. - sv2qp, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 3

¡Lady Gaga siempre se viste con ropa llamativa!

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Lady Gaga always wears gaudy clothes!

Perfect, Rolest :) - cogumela, Jan 30, 2011

Muchas gracias cogumela! - Rolest, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 4

Liberace was the showiest pianist in history.

Liberace fue el pianista más llamativo de la historia.

Typo, pesta : " llamativo" Well done! :) - cogumela, Jan 30, 2011

¡Gracias, Cogumela! - pesta, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 5

Siendo llamativa puedes llamarle la atención a alguien por unos momentos, pero sólo con eso no puedes robarle el corazón...

You can get someone's attention for a few moments by being eye-catching, but only with that you can't steal their heart...

Perfect, and very true! :) - cogumela, Jan 30, 2011

Gracias cogu!! :) - culé, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 6

My shoes are gaudy but I love the bows.

Mis zapatos son llamativos pero me encantan los lazos.

encantan - 0074b507, Jan 30, 2011

Thanks, gfreed. - Brynleigh, Jan 30, 2011

los lazos :) Good, Bryn! - cogumela, Jan 30, 2011

Gracias, cogumela :) - Brynleigh, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 7

necesito "vestirme con ropa llamativa , porque soy aburrido.

I need to wear a lot of gaudy clothes , because I am dull.

soy aburrido - 0074b507, Jan 30, 2011

mucha ropa llamativa - 0074b507, Jan 30, 2011

Thank you , but I thought feelings were covered by estar, not ser? - ray76, Jan 30, 2011

necesito vestirme de.. - Deanski, Jan 30, 2011

estoy aburrido - I am bored soy aburrido - I am boring :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 30, 2011

Excuse me. I thought you were saying you needed to wear gaudy clothes because you were a boring person. I should have know that you weren't. My humblest apologies. - 0074b507, Jan 30, 2011

No you were quite right I had it back to front , or maybe upside down. - ray76, Jan 30, 2011

Thank you Kiwi girl and thanks Deanski. - ray76, Jan 30, 2011

Does anyone remember that this is the founding group of Microsoft, and that is Bill Gates at the bottom left? - pesta, Jan 30, 2011

Yes I have seen this pic before, it's a hoot. Gates looks like he's 13. - amykay, Jan 30, 2011

It looks like the pictures in my college yearbook...Very funny Ray! - sanlee, Jan 30, 2011

I would use "vestirme con ropa llamativa" - pacofinkler, Jan 30, 2011

Thank you pacofinkinkleer, That young guy Gates will never amount to much , he looks too weak and nerdy,they will steam ahead of him. Kiwi girl and thanks Deanski. - ray76, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 8

Un carro muy llamativo.

• A very eye-catching car.

Is the sentence ok? - Dakie, Jan 30, 2011

The car definitely is! Can you send me one? lol - Brynleigh, Jan 30, 2011

It's not a sentence. It could be the subject of a sentence... :) - pesta, Jan 30, 2011

It is a very eye-catching car. - Brynleigh, Jan 30, 2011

Jaja, I would like to have one of those in my garage. - Dakie, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 9

Esto es lo que me da ganas de usar la palabra, "llamativo!"

This gives is what me the urge to use the word, "gaudy!"

Esto es lo que me da ganas de usar.. Good sentence, Joe ! :) - cogumela, Jan 30, 2011

Wow, amazing pic ! - cogumela, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 10

Cuando viajo, solo me traigo bisutería. Es muy barata pero muy llamativa al mismo tiempo!

When I travel, I only bring costume jewelry. It's very cheap but very showy at the same time!

solo no longer uses a tilde. - pesta, Jan 30, 2011

Gracias pesta! Should SpanishDict change that in their dictionary? When did the change occur? - mapletw, Jan 30, 2011

solo me traigo bisutería (no article).Good, mapletw! It's a recent change :) - cogumela, Jan 30, 2011

Okay, good! Now I don't feel as silly. Thank you for the correction! - mapletw, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 11

Cualquier cosa en amarillo será llamativa

Anything in yellow will be showy

Good :) - cogumela, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 12

Un cerdo que viste con ropa llamativa siendo un cerdo.

A pig wearing showy clothes is still a pig.

Please see the more familiar idiomatic expressions Cog has listed in the comments.

Literally : Un cerdo que viste con ropa llamativa sigue siendo un cerdo/ More natural : Aunque un cerdo se ponga ropa llamativa sigue siendo cerdo / Idiomatic: Aunque la mona se vista de seda, si mona era, mona se queda. Veeeeery good, dogwood! :) - cogumela, Jan 30, 2011

What if the pig is wearing lipstick? - Lucrecia, Jan 30, 2011

Lipstick is a different matter. :) - 0066c384, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 13

Este Australian Shepherd llamativo fue el ganador de Crufts.

This eye-catching Australian Shepherd was the winner of Crufts. (the biggest dog show in the world)

Good, Cathy! :) Shame, I can't see the pic - cogumela, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 14

El león tiene una aparencia llamativa.

The lion has a striking appearance.

Please correct my español.

Answer 15

¿Se puede decir:

"--¡Ojo! Esa chica es muy bella. // -- Sí, tenés razón. Es muy llamativa." ?

¡Mira! ¡Esa chica es muy bella! sí, tienes (tenés is used only in Argentina) razón, es muy llamativa. Well done, enrique ! :) - cogumela, Jan 30, 2011

¡Ayyy! Se me falto el acento para "sí". :( Hablando del voseo, usualmente uso el voseo. Tengo familia en uruguay y mi mejor amiga es argentina. ¿Pero dime, cogumela, puedo usarlo como un cumplido? - enrique07, Jan 30, 2011

¿El voseo? ¿o la palabra llamativa? If you are refering to the last one, I wouldn't recommend it: llamativa generally implies someone or something trying to catch your attention - cogumela, Jan 30, 2011

la palabra "llamativa". Ok, so "llamativa" has a negative connotation to it? - enrique07, Jan 30, 2011