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Old November 09, 2010, 02:42 PM
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Exclamation Como el que oye llover

Se lo adverti, y le dio igual, como el que oye llover.
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Algunas sugerencas.

It fell on deaf ears.
He/she didn't take a blind bit of notice.
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Old November 10, 2010, 10:18 AM
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Perfect Ambarina, thanks
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Also, another suggestion,

It's like water off a duck's back

Se lo adverti, y le dio igual, como el que oye llover.
I warned him [about it], and he didn't care, it was like water off a duck's back...
I warned her about it, and she didn't care, it was like water off a duck's back...
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