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te quedo mal

English translation: I can't make it at that time

15:05 Sep 23, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Spanish term or phrase: te quedo mal
This is a text exchange between two individuals who are trying to meet up for coffee.

Speaker 1: Estoy un poco atrasado, llegaré como a las 11:30 pasaditas
Speaker 2: Alla te quedo mal porque tengo algo despues...
Kathryn Litherland
United States
Local time: 10:05
English translation:I can't make it at that time
Explanation:
Or "I won't be able to make then because I have to be somewhere else at 11:30..."
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Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 08:05
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5I can't make it at that time
Robert Carter
4 +4That doesn't work for me, though
Giovanni Rengifo
3 -1You make a bad impression
Joseph Brazauskas
2I can't oblige you US: there UK: on that one
Adrian MM.


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
I can't make it at that time


Explanation:
Or "I won't be able to make then because I have to be somewhere else at 11:30..."

Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 08:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 120
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Orkoyen (X): Like “I couldn’t meet up [with you]”
49 mins
  -> Thanks, yes, several ways to word this.
agree  Juan Jacob: Claro.
1 hr
agree  AllegroTrans: or "that's not convenient for me..." + several variations
2 hrs
agree  David Hollywood: can't make that
10 hrs
agree  neilmac
16 hrs
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
That doesn't work for me, though


Explanation:
I believe this could work here.

Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 09:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 94

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
6 hrs
agree  David Hollywood: can't make that
10 hrs
agree  neilmac
16 hrs
agree  Jessica Noyes
5 days
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
You make a bad impression


Explanation:
Alla te quedo mal porque tengo algo despues. = You make a bad impression over there because I have something (to do) afterwards.

Joseph Brazauskas
United States
Local time: 10:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Juan Jacob: Nada que ver.
41 mins
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
allá te quedo mal
I can't oblige you US: there UK: on that one


Explanation:
Has the merit of incorporating all elements.

Example sentence(s):
  • Mi triunfo allá te queda, mis culpas traigo conmigo

    Reference: http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/I+can'...
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: sounds stilted/dated
10 hrs
  -> The answer tried to incorporate both pronouns of I and you. The other answers don't.
neutral  Juan Jacob: No entendí.
18 hrs
  -> Se integran en la respuesta yo y le. Las otras respuestas no.
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