Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

gente sin complejos

English translation:

people with no/without hang-ups / well-adjusted people

Added to glossary by Nedra Rivera Huntington
Nov 20, 2006 10:44
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term

gente sin complejos

Spanish to English Other Slang common expression
i've been racking my brain to come up with a good way to explain this common expression in spain and can't come up with anything good and catchy... any ideas?

Discussion

muitoprazer (X) Nov 20, 2006:
straightforward people ?

Proposed translations

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people with no/without hang-ups

This is quite an informal way to render it.

I wonder when whiskydyc will be doing another campaign!

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Note added at 16 mins (2006-11-20 11:00:58 GMT)
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A psychological or emotional difficulty or inhibition.: http://www.answers.com/topic/hang-up

(informal) an emotional preoccupation: http://dict.die.net/hang-up/


Peer comment(s):

agree patyjs : I like this.....
2 hrs
Thanks!
agree Claudia Luque Bedregal
3 hrs
Thank you.
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "well, all the answers are sort of good, but i think this is the one closest to the actual meaning. unfortunately i was looking for something that would work in a semi-formal document, and i don't know if i should use this. as for the "easy-going"/"open-minded" definitions, i don't think they fit the concept as well, which is why i didn't choose them. the idea is more that you have no hang-ups about who you are or what you look like than being an open/nice person towards others (at least that's how i've always interpreted this expression!)"
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open-minded people

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easygoing, "cool"
Peer comment(s):

agree Speranza : easygoing sounds best to me
45 mins
agree claudia estanislau : this is more what the expression means open minded people are less gicen to complex
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10 mins

down-to-earth people

Could be another option depending on the context.

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Note added at 12 mins (2006-11-20 10:56:56 GMT)
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straightforward?
Peer comment(s):

agree Carol Gullidge : i like straightforward even better
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neutral claudia estanislau : down-to-earth people are not necesarily people free of complexes...
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people/folks with no emotional baggage

I liked Nedra's answer and then I thought of this......

good luck
Peer comment(s):

agree Claudia Luque Bedregal
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thank you........clb
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easy going people

People who are not pretentious and have no hang ups.
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well adjusted/balanced people

very common for this context - good luck!
Peer comment(s):

agree Nedra Rivera Huntington : I like this suggestion for the asker's semi-formal context. I've added it to the glossary.
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