Wendung · 🌸 Euphemism and tact
Tu primo no es lo que se dice puntual.
Your cousin isn't exactly what you'd call punctual.
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TuBegleiteryour2. Pers. Sg.primoNomencousinmask. · Sg.no1AdverbnotesVerbisser · Präsens · 3. Pers. Sg.lo1Begleiterwhat (lit. the)el · bestimmtque1Pronomen(that)se2Pronomen(one)3. Pers.dice2Verbsaysdecir · Präsens · 3. Pers. Sg.puntualAdjektivpunctualSg..
- lo → dice: lo que se dice: what you would call
- se → dice: impersonal se
- puntual → primo: puntual describes primo
Wörtlich: “Your cousin isn't what one calls punctual.”
Warum sie so gebaut ist
Die Hinweise passen zu den Nummern oben.
- 1no es lo que se dice + adjective = he isn't exactly…, not what you'd call…: understatement implying the opposite. Advanced emphatic and exclamative structures →
- 2Impersonal se dice = one says, people say. Impersonal and passive se; reciprocal se →
Varianten
- Tu primo no es precisamente puntual.
- Tu primo no es muy puntual que digamos.
- Tu primo es un poco impuntual.