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Old October 07, 2010, 01:57 PM
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touch (or hit or strike) a nerve (or a raw nerve) provoke a reaction by referring to a sensitive topic: there are signs that some comments strike a raw nerve.

What would be the best translation in Spanish? (I have seen in another forum, "hallar eco" but this seems to be more of a positive connotation... as in "strike a chord"...)

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touch (or hit or strike) a nerve (or a raw nerve) provoke a reaction by referring to a sensitive topic: there are signs that some comments strike a raw nerve.

What would be the best translation in Spanish? (I have seen in another forum, "hallar eco" but this seems to be more of a positive connotation... as in "strike a chord"...)

Any ideas?
Pegarle (justo) en el blanco

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I hear me choca a lot.
That, to me, its like "it shocks me..." "it is shocking"
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I hear me choca a lot.
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Pegarle (justo) en el blanco

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Gracias, Chilenus, también comunis et corrientus in Hispania!
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Todas las opciones son buenas y se pueden usar en diferentes situaciones.

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¡Gracias a todos!
¡Buenas opciones!
En este caso, vuestra ayuda me ha llegado a mi corazoncito...
(Me ha tocado la fibra sensible y me ha emocionado...)
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