¿Qué piensas de ... ? / What do you think of ...? #3

Question

De vez en cuando sucede a todos nosotros: alquién nos pide nuestra opiníon sobre algo.
En la vida real a menudo intentamos de quedarnos diplomáticos, pero aquí puedes anotar lo que realmente pienses de los elementos mostrados.
Hay que respetar las reglas de SD!

Puede escribir hasta 5 frases tanto en español como en inglés.
Espero que este será un buen ejercicio de escritura &
estoy muy agradecida que caefuego está dispuesto a ayudarnos a corregir!

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It happens to all of us from time to time: somebody asks us for our opinion on something.
In real life we often try to stay tactful, but here you can write down what you really think of the objects shown.
You have to respect SD's rules!

You can write up to 5 sentences in both Spanish and English.
I hope this will be a good writing exercise &
I am very grateful that caefugo is willing to help us out with correcting!

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preguntas previas / previous questions

01 ¿Qué piensas de estos zapatos? / What do you think of these shoes?
02 ¿Qué piensas de estos sofas? / What do you think of these couches?

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¿Qué piensas de este peinado? /

What do you think of this hairdo?

Es la hora de fiesta esta noche para tí y tu mejor amigo.
Como estaís celebrando algo extra especial tu amigo ha decidido ir a la peluquería nueva para un peinado extra especial. Después vendrá, y vais a salir.
Esperas ...
y esperas ...
y luego está el timbre de la puerta. Abra la puerta y piensas ....

It's party time tonight for you and your bmf (best male friend).
As you are celebrating something extra-special your friend has decided to go to the new hairdressers for an extra-special hairdo. Afterwards he will come and get you to go out.
You wait ....
and wait ....
and then there's the doorbell. You open the door and think ....

May I suggest a highlight of your guidelines? Possibly the blockquote feature or bold or both. A link to the forum rules might also be helpful. I am working on a response! Looks fun!! - bandit51jd, Mar 25, 2012

Yes, I appreciate any suggestion. But am still working on it now. I look forward to your response. I guess you will be very enthusiastic about this hairdo ;-) - mcl020, Mar 25, 2012

Thank you, MiCi! I always enjoy your threads! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 25, 2012

But I promise all of you that the next 'Qué piensas' will be somewhat less extreme. - mcl020, Mar 25, 2012

Answer 1

Bandita and Caefuego's corrections:

My friends left me speechless. So, I decided to get them back.

is amigos me dejaron con la boca abierta. Así que, me decidí vengarme.

Silvia, the living Christmas tree ;-) You look great!!! - mcl020, Mar 25, 2012

And I understand from your answer that you want to go out with all 4 of them? - mcl020, Mar 25, 2012

:))) Yes, and my hairstyle is a kind of revenge! Thank you, MiCi! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 25, 2012

But I'm really wonder about the Spanish equivalent to "give back"... - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 25, 2012

"dar de nuevo" maybe is not right in this case. - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 25, 2012

I still have to answer myself ;-) but as long as somebody is happy with whatever (s)he is wearing re hairstyle, clothes, shoes, .... I'm ok with it. I do happen to live in Amsterdam, so I am used to outrageous things, I guess. - mcl020, Mar 25, 2012

Silvia does this attempt work at all? So, I decided to get them back. (take revenge) -- Así que, me decidí vengarse. - bandit51jd, Mar 25, 2012

If I understand the Spanish, it's okay for you to use "get them back" and then to use the verb for revenge in the Spanish part. Please correct me, anyone, if I'm mistaken. - bandit51jd, Mar 25, 2012

Thank you for this one, Bandita! It sounds perfect to me, but as you know I am not an expert neither in English nor in Spanish. But I like your suggestion.:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 25, 2012

Yes, I also hope that somebody will give us a correction.. - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 25, 2012

"Mis amigos me dejaron con la boca abierta =0, así que decidí vengarme [de ellos]". - -cae-, Mar 26, 2012

Thank you so much, Caefuego! Wish you to have a wonderful week ahead! Bandita, your suggestion was almost perfect, amiga!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 26, 2012

Answer 2

Some people are just idiots.

Algunas personas simplemente son idiotas.

How do I express the "just" in the Spanish sentence. I thought about solo y tantos, but neither really seemed to work.

Would simplemente work for you here? - just, simply, merely - bandit51jd, Mar 25, 2012

Así está bien. A veces decir "simplemente" se ajusta al uso de ""just" muy bien, como en este caso. - -cae-, Mar 26, 2012

Answer 3

"OYE! Qué pasó? Se ve como un perro.....espero que nadie te haya visto así. Ven aquí...necesito encontrar mis tijeras pronto!"

"OH! What happened? You look like a dog! I hope nobody has seen you like this! Come here....I need to find my scissors!"

Aaahhhh, the poor guy just spent a fortune ;-) - mcl020, Mar 25, 2012

Your too much, today, MC. (Meaning I'm still giggling)! - bandit51jd, Mar 25, 2012

Jajaja. "Te ves como un perro...". Si le dices perro, trátalo de "tu". :) - -cae-, Mar 26, 2012

Answer 4

"Ay dios mío. ¿Que estaba pensando cuando se vestía?¡Lo peor es su pelo! ¿Era ciego su peluquero? Si salimos así, nunca me recuperaré socialmente. Bueno... al menos trajo las gafas."

"Oh god. What was he thinking when he got dressed? The worst part is his hair! Was his hairdresser blind? If we go out like this, i will never recover socially. Well... at least he brought glasses."

Hahahahaha, I added the glasses myself to protect the privacy of these gentlemen. Should add that too .... pfff, still have to work on it. - mcl020, Mar 25, 2012

But I do like and appreciate your answer ;-) - mcl020, Mar 25, 2012

Nice humor, Carson! Small typo on the proper noun, "god". Well done! - bandit51jd, Mar 25, 2012

Jajajaja. - -cae-, Mar 26, 2012

Answer 5

Give me a break. I'm not going anywhere with that. What was he thinking?

Me dan un descanso. No me voy en cualquier parte con eso. ¿Lo que él estaba pensando?

Answer 6

I am happy, grateful and proud that we now have an official corrector for this "Qué piensas ..."-series, who can help us out with the Spanish.
Our saviour is caefuego.

Muchísimas gracias por ayudarnos, Carlos

;-) - -cae-, Mar 26, 2012

Answer 7

Aquí están mis intentos: -- Here are my attempts:

-- 1 El otro día estábamos hablando de ti conseguir algunos pinchos, algunas puntas en tu pelo, todo lo que puedo decir es, ¨IIK¨! -- The other day, we were talking about you getting some spikes, all I can say is, ¨EEK¨!

-- 2 Te irá bien en el rueda de reconocimiento porque tienes a tu el perfil ya hecho al dedillo! -- You´ll do fine in the line-up because you´ve got your profile down pat!

-- 3 Suspiro .... Me gustaría que podría tener el pelo rizado como eso ese, y en el que es ti luce perfecto! -- Sigh….I wish I could have curly hair like that, and on you it is perfect!

-- 4 No, no, no. Se parece a Pareces un caniche! -- No, no, no. You look like a poodle!

Por favor, corrija mi español.

Wow, this was difficult, but fun! I'm sure I have Spanish mistakes! - bandit51jd, Mar 25, 2012

I am searching for a corrector. - mcl020, Mar 25, 2012

Nice answers ;-)))) - mcl020, Mar 25, 2012

Your kind to do that MC! Your creativity with ways to learn is real cool! - bandit51jd, Mar 25, 2012

And you are so kind with these words. I like doing it, especially if people respond ;-))))) - mcl020, Mar 25, 2012

1. "El otro día estábamos hablando de ti poniéndote algunas puntas (¿en el pelo?), todo lo que puedo decir es IIK". - -cae-, Mar 26, 2012

2. "Te irá bien en la rueda de reconocimiento porque tienes el perfil hecho al dedillo". - -cae-, Mar 26, 2012

3. "Suspiro... Me gustaría tener pelo rizado como ese, ¡en ti luce perfecto!". - -cae-, Mar 26, 2012

4. "No, no, no. [Tú] Pareces un caniche" - -cae-, Mar 26, 2012

Well, I didn't do very well, but I did try! Muchas gracias, caefuego, for taking the time to do these corrections! - bandit51jd, Mar 26, 2012

Answer 8

Realmente me gusta el peinado del número de 2, con el número 1 como segundo mejor.
No puedo imaginarme de que los números 3 o 4 podrían llamando a mi puerta. No entiendo estos estilos en absoluto.
Pero si mi mejor amigo está contento con este nuevo peinado, vamos a celebrar. Y vamos a divertirnos!
Aquellos a los que no les gusta esto (o no lo entienden) pueden mirar hacia otro lado. Él no hace daño a nadie.

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I actually like number 2's hairdo, with number 1 as second best.
I cannot imagine that numbers 3 or 4 would ring my doorbell. I don't understand these styles at all.
But if my best friend's happy with this new hairdo, we'll go out celebrating. And we will have fun!
Those that don't like it (or don't understand it) can look the other way. He is not hurting anybody.

"No puedo imaginarme los números 3 y 4 tocando a mi puerta" or "llamando a mi puerta" (Knocking my house's door). Is it what you meant to say, mcl020??? - -cae-, Mar 26, 2012

Yes, although I prefer them to use the doorbell. Knocking or shouting at the door is so noisy ;-) Thanks. - mcl020, Mar 27, 2012