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Old September 07, 2012, 05:37 PM
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¿Cómo se dice "just"?

Hola,

Quisiera decir "just" en éste sentido:

Quote:
A. Who the hell is that?
B. Just someone trying to get our attention.
"¿Quién diablos es éste?"
"____ trata de atraer la atención"

O quizás necesito cambiar la estructura de la frase. No sé.

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Old September 07, 2012, 05:54 PM
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Sólo quiere llamar la atención
Sólo trata de llamar la atención
Sólo intenta llamar la atención
... atraer la atención sobre él/ella
... atraer la atención sobre sí

with potentially different nuances

llamar la atención ---> more on the lines of "being noticed"
atraer la atención sobre ---> more like "everybody paying attention to him/her"
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Old September 07, 2012, 06:15 PM
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Me pregunto si sea necesario de incluir "someone" en la frase. O quizás sea "incluido" en alguna manera.
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Old September 07, 2012, 06:32 PM
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Adding to Alec's suggestions:

Just can be said with:
·sólo
·solamente
·tan solo
·simplemente
·nomás
·nada más (probably only in Mexico)

Nomás alguien que trata de llamar la atención.
Simplemente alguien tratando de llamar la atención.

Also:
Tan solo alguien que quiere hacerse notar.
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Old September 07, 2012, 06:56 PM
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Gracias por las sugerencias!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar View Post
Adding to Alec's suggestions:

Just can be said with:
·sólo
·solamente
·tan solo
·simplemente
·nomás
·nada más (probably only in Mexico)

Nomás alguien que trata de llamar la atención.
Simplemente alguien tratando de llamar la atención.

Also:
Tan solo alguien que quiere hacerse notar.
También se usa mucho en Chile.
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Old September 10, 2012, 04:04 PM
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También se usa mucho en Chile.
I agree.
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En España "nomás" no se usa ( ni siquiera existe) y "nada más" en este contexto tampoco se usa.
Tienes razón, se usa sólo en Las Américas.

"Quiere llamar tu atención, nomás".
____

"Quiere atraer tu atención, nada más", a mi me parece que suene bien.
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Old September 08, 2012, 03:36 PM
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En España "nomás" no se usa ( ni siquiera existe) y "nada más" en este contexto tampoco se usa.
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Old September 18, 2012, 05:53 PM
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Sometimes "JUST" might be translated as "acabar de" (Something that you did a few seconds ago, but I don't mean the verb "to finish" )

I have just killed your dog = Acabo de matar a tu perro.

It might sound like fantasy but consider this:

Someone signs a blood pact with a demon, the the demon says:

"You have just sealed your fate" = Acabas de sellar tu destino.
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Old September 22, 2012, 11:48 AM
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Sí, a veces se puede confundir los dos significados. Por ejemplo, en la siguente conversación:
Narrator puts down his pen after signing the demon's pact.
Narrator: "Have I sealed my fate?"
Demon: "You have just sealed your fate for one day."


En este caso no sabemos si el demonio quiere decir: "Acabas de sellar tú destino (por un dia)." O "Solamente has sellado tú destino por un dia."

No sé si mis ejemplos son claros, pero ojala puedas ver los dos sentidos de la oración.
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