"What i have to say is more important ;" Translation exercise;All levels ;Spanish/English

Question

Lo que tengo que decir es que más importante que lo blanco de mis dientes.

What I have to say is more important than how white my teeth are.

Please correct my sentence

A seemingly silly statement which may have profound implications.

Could you explain it , and give examples

Be inventive!

Hola guapo. - 007c5fc1, Jun 28, 2014

.Hola guapita , still very windy in your neck of the woods, how are you ? - ray76, Jun 28, 2014

lol....todo está bien aquí. Gracias por preguntar! - 007c5fc1, Jun 28, 2014

Sorry mate I can´t explain it but try this: "........ más importante que lo blanco de mis dientes" - 005faa61, Jun 28, 2014

@ Julian , i knew it was wrong but could not figure it out why , thank you so much , saying that one correcty ,es más importante. - ray76, Jun 29, 2014

Thank you Maggy , most appreciated. - ray76, Jun 29, 2014

Answer 1

Quiero que la gente que visite mi país da cuenta de que hay cosas que me preocupan que son mucho más importante que la blancura de mis dientes.

I want visitors to my country to realise that there are things that worry me that are much more important than the whiteness of my teeth.

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Hola pm1222 - 007c5fc1, Jun 28, 2014

:) - ian-hill, Jun 28, 2014

Hola margherite ;-) - pml222, Jun 28, 2014

Answer 2

What I have to say is more important than how I say it - even if I shout or whisper.

Lo que tengo que decir es más importante que cómo lo digo - incluso si le grito o susurro.

siempre :-) - 007c5fc1, Jun 28, 2014

Answer 3

Tal vez no estoy guapo como está usted y tal vez mi ropa no es elegante pero mis palabras son igualmente importante.

a great way of saying it mate , the best conversationists that I have known were wearing rags. - ray76, Jun 28, 2014

:) - ian-hill, Jun 28, 2014

Indeed!! :) - rac1, Jun 28, 2014

;-) - pml222, Jun 28, 2014

Answer 4

The problem today is that everyone thinks that what they have to say is more important that what I have to say.

El problema hoy es que todos piensan que lo que ellos tienen decir es más importante que tengo decir yo.

Es verdad :) - rac1, Jun 28, 2014

:) - ian-hill, Jun 28, 2014

Or even what I am saying. - ray76, Jun 29, 2014

Answer 5

You cannot expect people to believe what you have to say is important if you don't listen to what they have to say as well.

No puedes esperar que la gente a creer lo que tienes que decir es importante si no escuchas lo que tienen que decir así.

Hola amiga...the best listeners make the best speakers. - 007c5fc1, Jun 28, 2014

Oh I do love that Annie , terrific. - ray76, Jun 28, 2014

:) - ian-hill, Jun 28, 2014

I agree amiga. :) - rac1, Jun 28, 2014

Thanks Ray and Ian :) - rac1, Jun 28, 2014

Answer 6

Reminds me of that line from Martin Luther King Jr's famous speech: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

Me recuerda a esa línea desde el famoso discurso de Martin Luther King Jr: "Yo tengo un sueño que mis cuatro pequeños hijos algún día vivirán en una nación donde no serán juzgados por el color de su piel sino por el contenido de su carácter.

Well said mate. - ray76, Jun 29, 2014

Answer 7

I want some attention.

Quiero algunos atención.

You got mine mate , whats your problem ? - ray76, Jun 29, 2014