Nov 14, 2015 20:21
8 yrs ago
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Spanish term

tener un roce

Spanish to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters Mexico
Here's a statement by a woman describing another woman whom she knows by sight and has never talked to, but whom she describes as very problematic:

"Me dice que su esposo es dueño de un XXXX y tuvimos un roce hace como dos semanas. Íbamos para el baño juntas y ella dijo, "Yo entro primero". Pues, como yo no tomo, [no le di mucha importancia]. Al salir, dijo, "Y la más bonita sale primero". Y dije, "Está tomada. Clásico".

(the brackets are mine, for clarification)

My try is to use "encounter" or "run-in", but I'm not sure it catches that idea of a light negative exchange between two people.

Proposed translations

+6
29 mins
Selected

have a slight/minor confrontation with sb.

One possibility that fits pretty well here
Peer comment(s):

agree Jairo Payan : I think this catches the idea
14 mins
Thank you, Jairo. Saludos.
agree eVeritas
2 hrs
Thank you, eVeritas.
agree Adoración Bodoque Martínez
4 hrs
Thank you, Adoración.
agree Andy Watkinson : I've just "stolen" your minor.
5 hrs
;-) No worries. Thanks, Andy.
agree Yvonne Gallagher : yes and "run-in" can be substituted for "confrontation" which is a bit too strong
14 hrs
Thanks, Gallagy.
agree Edward Tully
1 day 13 hrs
Thank you, Edward.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
32 mins

rub the wrong way

It's an expression used when describing someone with whom you do not feel ok around.
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+2
5 hrs

have a minor run-in

Another option.
Peer comment(s):

agree Yvonne Gallagher
9 hrs
agree Phoenix III
18 hrs
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