Usos de la palabra llamativo(a)

Question

La palabra del día para hoy es "llamativo"

Significa: (adjective) eye-catching, bright, gaudy, showy

¿Se puede usar la palabra para describir una persona también (por favor lee el ejemplo)?

Ejemplo: --¡Ojo! Esa chica es muy bella. -- Si, tenes razón. Ella es muy llamativa.

¿Se la puede usar así (como decir "beautiful" o "stunning" en ingles?

Por favor me decís si o no, y de donde sos.

¡Gracias!

Answer 1

Hi enriquei, welcome to the forum. We have a game which we play each day: La palabra del Día: llamativo Over there, we make up sentences with the word of the day. You can see the different usages of the words. And our native friends correct our mistakes, therefore you can see the corrections and how you shouldn't do it as well, it's a nice exercise, you should try it.

Thank you culé. I will read over there. I am kind of somewhere between native speaker and second language. Spanish is my first language, but I was born (and spent much of my childhood, and all of my adult life) in the US. - enrique07, Jan 30, 2011

Therefore, some more intricate word usage is lost on me... which is unfortunate. :( - enrique07, Jan 30, 2011

Yes it is, but also you are much luckier than a lot of people here... A little practice will make you better, I'm sure! ;) - culé, Jan 30, 2011

Don´´t worry given that there is no single English words that fits , even a native speaker might have trouble translating this one. - BellaMargarita, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 2

delete.

Answer 3

HI enrique, please read [this] about the use of subject pronouns, they are simply not used in Spanish

Hi Heidita, I read the link... however, having been up the past 30 hours does not afford me the ability to maintain focus for more than a few seconds. I will re-read it when I have more time.

That being said, stopping to think about it, running conversations in my mind, and going back and re-reading some of the articles I read earlier this morning, I am convinced that you are correct.

I suppose it is a part of english that has crept in. I'm somewhat surprised and disappointed. :(

Answer 4

Thank you; I figured I'd leave it in for the example to be as pure as possible.. but I wouldn't talk like that (unless I was speaking with a scatter-brained friend who was easily confused/distracted or a new Spanish speaker)

HI enrique, please read this about the use of subject pronouns, they are simply not used in Spanish

I disagree. Ella es dentista o es dentista is a good example. Dentista comes from the greek and is a feminine noun for both men an women. You can use the pronoun to be more specific. The same goes for economista, estadista, publicista, etc. - gone, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 5

Es muy llamativa.

No subject pronoun!!! ; The sentence is correct.

I do not believe it is incorrect to leave the pronoun -- in this case it may be best to leave it, to avoid confusion (talking about her -- not necessarily her garments, how she is dressed, etc). - enrique07, Jan 30, 2011

Please tell me if I am incorrect, however. :) - enrique07, Jan 30, 2011

You don't need the pronoun in this case because the adjective llamativa always refers to her (female person or object). Leaving Ella only makes the sentence wordy but not incorrect - gone, Jan 30, 2011

Thank you; I figured I'd leave it in for the example to be as pure as possible.. but I wouldn't talk like that (unless I was speaking with a scatter-brained friend who was easily confused/distracted or a new Spanish speaker) - enrique07, Jan 30, 2011