Una frase que no entiendo

Una frase que no entiendo
 

...is relevant enough to make it worth the addressee's while to process the physical stimulus...

...es lo suficientemente relevante si "vale la pena" :?: que el destinatario procese el estímulo físico...

:thinking:

Thanks. :)

Así es. :) Imagine while = time.

Is it worth my while doing this stupid exercise?

It is also used when hinting at payment for the time spent doing something:

If you could come and do some gardening for me tomorrow, I will make it worth your while (= I shall certainly pay you enough for you to be satisfied).

:)

"...es lo suficientemente relevante como para que al destinatario le valga la pena procesar el estímulo físico ..." o "...como para que se justifique el esfuerzo de procesar el estímulo físico por parte del destinatario..."

... that's what I meant. :D

...is relevant enough = ...es lo suficientemente significativo.

¿o no?

Relevante o significativo son sinónimos. ;)

Thanks. :)

That's really a "clever" wording, but could easily be worded more simply: "Is it worthwhile for the addressee...?" My dictionary compares "worthwhile" to "que vale la pena"...

If I had written the sentence, I would have written it as you did. But I didn write it. :D

I understand addressees means destinatarios.


I didn't have this word in my speech thank you.

It's relevant to make e-mails with a lot of addressees then they don't give the truly worth of the endeavor to make an corporative e-mail for everyone.

I wait yours corrections.

Yes, 'addressees' means 'destinatarios'. 'Address' means 'dirección'. 'To address' means 'ponerle dirección a algo, enviar, dirigirse, etc. ;)

I've just noticed that Jane Austen (date 1815) uses 'direction' for 'address' -a letter has got lost because She wrote the direction very badly

Would you use 'direction' instead of 'address'?

Hey, I'm not that old :lengua:. I just thought it interesting that 200 years ago, direction was used when nowadays we use address. :)

I know it :lol: :lol: I just wanted to know if 'direction' was still used on some occasions. :D