I am looking for Mr. X

Question

I am looking for Mr. X

Answer 1

James, I guess after watching so many episodes of LOST, my mind has been warped toward more subversive interpretations...

Answer 2

Thanks Criss, ah, so mi media naranja must be someone you have already hooked up with rather than still looking for then.

Answer 3

Everyone but Criss seems to have misunderstood the original question. As I see it, the question was not how to translate the exact phrase "I am looking for Mr. X," but rather how to translate "I am looking for Mr. {insert name here}. That is, how to say that you are looking for someone.

I could be wrong, but that's my take, and Criss's initial reply was spot-on. Remember, Neeraj, that when you refer to a third person by title (such as señor) in Spanish, you have to use the definite article (el, la).

Answer 4

"Mi media naranja" is the equivalent of "my better half" (used to refer to your real-life, specific spouse).

I don't know how they'd say "Mr. Right," but "Prince Charming" is "Príncipe Azul" (don't ask me why he's blue... he just is).

If you're thinking of a shadowy, evil mastermind, then "Mr. X" is a character in a story, and you can name him what you want. "Sr. X," "Sr. Enigma," "La Sombra," etc.

Answer 5

I've just remembered 'mi media naranja'
-that applies to soul-mate/other-half -I don't think Mr. Right or from what Criss said Mr.X translate directly.

So what would Mr.X be as the shadowy underworld character'

Answer 6

Thanks, I wouldn't have guessed 'ene' no. of chances.

To clarify my cloudy thought process, when I think of Mr. X I think of a shadowy or mysterious figure (often the true power behind an organisation)
In a love sense it would be 'Mr. Right', that is what I was wondering about as a Spanish expression.

Answer 7

"Señor Equis" does not sound natural to me (unless the character is named "Mr. X," as an alias or whatever). We use "Fulano de tal" to refer to "Joh Doe," or you can say "el señor tal y tal." I'm sure these expressions will vary by region/country, though, so don't take my word as Gospel.

When referring to numbers ("I gave him X number of chances"), we'll use "ene" (letter N).

Criss.

Answer 8

Or "X" to stand in for the unknown? ....or specifically Señor Equis.

Answer 9

Which expression? "Entonces"? Or "X" to stand in for the unknown'

Answer 10

'Busco al señor equis, entonces' ?
Do they use that expression in the same way we do'

Answer 11

thnx criss.

Answer 12

to look for: buscar (a, if you're looking for a person)

"Busco al señor..."