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#1
September 23, 2009, 12:49 AM
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Las cosas no pintan bien
How do you say " Las cosas no pintan bien"? It means that things don´t seem as good as they should be.
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#2
September 23, 2009, 02:18 AM
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"Things don't look good", ¿no?
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September 23, 2009, 04:06 AM
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I guess so .
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#4
September 23, 2009, 04:41 AM
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how about "he/she/it doesn't paint a pretty picture.".
hermit
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September 23, 2009, 06:42 PM
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It's not a pretty picture. This is what we say when something isn't quite as imagined/described: I just bought an iPod Touch. Oh, how do you like it? It's not all it's cracked up to be. (It's not quite as I imagined it would be.)
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#6
September 23, 2009, 07:19 PM
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I'd like to give another example in this case.
Las cosas no pintan bien. The things aren't in optimums conditions. It can be a equal or equivalent of the you have said here.
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September 23, 2009, 08:23 PM
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Things aren't in optimum condition. English adjectives don't agree in number with the noun. We don't use the definite article when we're speaking about things in general. By the way, this sentence sounds very formal and wouldn't be used in everyday speech. I wouldn't recommend it if I were you.
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