Anything but normal...

Question

I was watching Heroes, and a character said, "Normal? We're anything but."

How would you say the second sentence in Spanish? Phrasally speaking, how would you say "(pronoun) is/are anything but (adjective)?" Thanks

Answer 1

What about 'Somos todo menos eso' - just a guess though

Agree :) - Animalescus, Aug 7, 2011

Good one KG! - Jeremias, Aug 7, 2011

Answer 2

I'm always trying to figure out little phrases like that, too.

I would say it like this:

¿Normal? Somos cualquiera salvo eso.

I'm not a native speaker and there may be ways to say that closer to the English. And my suggestion may end up being wierd Spanish! If so, I will appreciate suggestions.

I am sure you can safely say

¿Normal? No somos así.

But that wouldn't be addressing your question.

We can both stay tuned,

J

On second pass I can see my first sentence did in fact wind up being poor Spanish. The second is OK but not what the asker was looking for. Thus we learn! - Jeremias, Aug 7, 2011

Answer 3

What about 'Somos todo menos eso' - j

Perfecto, good job kiwi

woo hoo, lucky guess je je :) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 7, 2011