Se puede usar el verbo try en este contexto?

Question

Yo quiero decir esto: Tratar con gente mayor siempre me pone los pelos de punta.

¿Está bien decir lo siguiente?: Trying with old people always puts my back up.

I don't know how to translate "me pone los pelos de punta" but I think put someone's back up has a similar meaning, I am not sure.

Answer 1

Así como aparece en la traducción ampliada, yo diría: To deal with / To have dealings with ....

Lo de los pelos: .... makes my hair stand on end.

Yes, stand on end, the hair, I mean.. - annierats, Sep 7, 2015

Answer 2

How about "working with"?

Yes that is a good non judgmental word - Mardle, Sep 7, 2015

Very good, but it does not get the meaning of "tratar con" "Working with" would be "trabajar con" - Daniela2041, Sep 7, 2015

Answer 3

I wonder if the word deal has a bad connotation (at least that's what it sounds like to me) What if I wanted to say: Tratar con gente mayor me resulta más fácil que hacerlo con adolescentes.

Would I still use the word deal? Dealing with old people is easier for me than dealing with teens?

Thanks for your answers

Nope. Stick with "deal" it's the best word in English usage among Americans, and that's what I learned during the past 20 years that I've been here. - Daniela2041, Sep 7, 2015

Okay! Thank you! - uvasol, Sep 7, 2015

Answer 4

Dealing with older people makes my hair stand straight up.

Answer 5

I am not sure what you want to say nor to whom. Making your hair stand on end in English means you are shocked or frightened. We have a phrase 'makes me want to tear my hair out' which is explaining frustration or difficulty coping. You can talk about coping with older people/or teenagers/ adolescents but it implies that it is not easy Dealing can be negative as we talk about drug dealing, but in its general sense I don't think it is negative so no reason not to use it.

Winkfishs suggestion is great - are you working with them? - Mardle, Sep 7, 2015

Not exaclty working (they are not my co-workers) but actually assisting them. I wasn't implying that I was shocked nor frightened, but rather that they make me nervous. Thank you for th other expression, I think it suits better for what I want to say! - uvasol, Sep 7, 2015