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ROBINDESBOIS

July 17, 2009 04:49 PM

No se dignó en contestarme

In English?

bobjenkins

July 17, 2009 05:10 PM

¿qué significa dignarse? Gracias

CrOtALiTo

July 17, 2009 05:25 PM

Diganarse means that you had the opportunity to answer the questions, I mean, you didn't answer something to someone.

For instance.

You didn't answer me the question about the money.

Tu no te dignaste en contestarme sobre el dinero.

Tu no me contestaste sobre el dinero.

They are together mean the same.

Vikingo

July 17, 2009 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 42389)

In English?

He didn't (even) condescend/deign/bother to answer me.

Tomisimo

July 18, 2009 11:00 PM

Vikingo's got it, but deign is not a very common word (I don't think I've ever used it).

He didn't (even) condescend/bother to answer me.
He wouldn't stoop to answering me.
He refused to even answer me.

Vikingo

July 19, 2009 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tomisimo (Post 42447)

I agree that deign is uncommon, but it may fit this context. Here's an example from Oxford: Dignarse (a) + inf: ni siquiera se dignaron contestar: they didn't even condescend O deign to reply.

By the way, dignarse en is not recommended.

Saludos :)

cmon	July 19, 2009 04:34 PM

Could dignarse be used in the following?
I won't dignify that question with an answer.

Rusty

July 19, 2009 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmon (Post 42533)

Could dignarse be used in the following?
I won't dignify that question with an answer.

Yes.
No me digno/dignaré a contestar esa pregunta.

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