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Old April 19, 2010, 03:54 PM
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Lightbulb Que interés puedo tener yo en que te suspendan
How can we translate Que interés in this kind of contexts?
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Old April 19, 2010, 05:05 PM
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Se puede traducir literalmente, pero para esta frase prefiero "How would I benefit...?"
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Also "What interest would I have ..." or "Why should I care ...?"
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Or "Why would I want...?"

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"Why should I care ...?"
That seems to me to mean something slightly different: less "What do I benefit if ...?" and more "What do I lose if ...?"
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Old April 20, 2010, 02:16 AM
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Thank you, perfect !
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What would it matter to me? or What difference would it for me if you are suspended?
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