Tener recámara

Question

Only for Spanish learners.

Meaning of "recámara".

Example: Después de todo lo que pasó, me encuentro todos los días con Isabel y la saludo. No me fío mucho porque ya sabes que tiene mucha recámara.

Category? Games and challenges? - gintar77, Jul 15, 2011

Yes, you are right. "Games and challenges". - nila45, Jul 15, 2011

Keep these coming. I love these posts. - 0074b507, Jul 15, 2011

Fiarse de uno= to trust somebody. I wonder why there's no object of fiarse in your sentence. I think it should be ' No me fio de ella', no? - SpanishPal, Jul 15, 2011

No, I can say "no me fío" or "no me fío de ella" because it is understood. - nila45, Jul 15, 2011

Answer 1

Second try

She might remember the bad things from the past and hold a grudge against you.

Answer 2

I don't trust her because she has a lot of tricks up her sleeve.

Answer 3

Something happened and Isabel remembers this. So be careful with her.

Answer 4

I've only heard recámara as meaning "bedroom", so maybe she is a shut-in or very shy, like a turtle retreats to its shell

Answer 5

If it can also mean the>she's very guarded like a fire chamber.

It can also mean the "chamber of a gun", correct?

Either way, bedroom chamber, chamber of a gun..it seems she has a lot "hidden inside" maybe?

Answer 6

Tiene mucha recámara = she's very guarded like a fire chamber.

great analogy - 0074b507, Jul 15, 2011

Can anyone explain to me what "fire chamber" means?. It doesn't appear in the dictionary. - nila45, Jul 15, 2011

Answer 7

I hope I am close...

She keeps to herself. She is very questionable. We just know she's hiding something.

So-so - nila45, Jul 15, 2011

It can be hidden or it cannot be so hidden. It depends. - nila45, Jul 15, 2011

Answer 8

Does fiarse in that sentence mean to trust?.... She is very cautious.

You got it! :-) - gintar77, Jul 15, 2011

Now, "recámara"? - gintar77, Jul 15, 2011

It could be in another context. - nila45, Jul 15, 2011

What are you saying, Nila? That "fiarse" in this context doesn't mean "to trust"? - gintar77, Jul 15, 2011

Because I think that is the key to understanding what "recámara" means in this context. - gintar77, Jul 15, 2011

So-so. - nila45, Jul 15, 2011

Answer 9

Well, another clue.

Isabel has a lot of memory.

I think we would say, "Isabel has a long memory." Or, "Isabel remembers everything." - JoyceM, Jul 15, 2011

But what type of things does Isabel remember?. - nila45, Jul 15, 2011

English correction: she has a good memory or an excellent memory. Computers have a lot of memory. - webdunce, Jul 16, 2011

Answer 10

She doesn't trust you because she has a good memory. (Photographic?)

Answer 11

What type of things does Isabel remember? And what does she do after them?. Why do I have to be careful with her?.

Is she forgetful or is she the opposite?