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how do you say "does not make one feel younger"?

how do you say "does not make one feel younger"?

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im trying to write the moral of a story "The moral of the story is that hair does not make one feel younger"

how do i say that?

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updated Jan 12, 2012
posted by gbongc

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"El cabello no hace sentir a uno más joven".

updated Jan 12, 2012
edited by 00a4c226
posted by 00a4c226
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What's "the moral of the story/" in Spanish

updated Jan 12, 2012
posted by tuscantory
el dolor de cabeza, tuscantony, sin duda. - annierats, Jan 12, 2012
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haha thanks, i get how to form the first part of the sentence; I just don't understand how to say "does not make ONE feel".

updated Jan 12, 2012
posted by gbongc
well you're lucky Coffee gave you the second part lol :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 12, 2012
no se hace - annierats, Jan 12, 2012
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More of a question rather than an answer: Could one get away with using an object pronoun (with the noun being indeterminate) so that "one" is implied?

"El cabello no lo hace sentirse más joven?"

updated Jan 12, 2012
posted by autodidact
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Rapunzel: Este pelo largo me ha echo una adulta, sin el pelo largo he tenido menos problemas y menos dolor de cabeza..

updated Jan 12, 2012
posted by annierats
It's really painful to have people use your hair as a rope-ladder.. - annierats, Jan 12, 2012
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No se hace sentir mas joven.

updated Jan 12, 2012
posted by tuscantory
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Wecome to the forum, rather than being a translation service we're all here to help each other improve in our Spanish so to help you learn why don't you have a go at the second bit and then we can help you correct it if necessary.

I'll get you started, you say 'the moral of the story is (that)' - like this:

La moraleja del cuento es que ......

smile

updated Jan 11, 2012
posted by Kiwi-Girl