me da mala espina

[mooonlight]

Hi! How can I say "me da mala espina" in English?

It´s a an idiomatic expression which means that you don´t like somebody because you have an intuition that there is something wrong or evil about this person.

Thanks!

 

[silver.pony]

Hmm... this is the best I can come up with right now:
"There is something odd about him/her"
OR
"I have a bad feeling about him/her"

If you wanted to say that you couldn't figure out what was wrong with someone, you would say...
"I can't put my finger on it"

I hope that helps!

 

[mooonlight]

Thanks a lo!

One question: "I can´t put my finger on it", I don´t know if I got the meaning, so, is it like saying "No puedo darme cuenta de qué es exactamente" ?
Thanks!

 

[maghanish2]

Sí, mooonlight, esa definición es correcta. Y también para 'me da mala espina' se puede decir 'he makes me feel uneasy' o 'I don't know about him' (con un tono sarcástico).

 

[mooonlight]

Thanks Maghanish!

 

[maghanish2]

No hay de qué!

 

[Eugene Oregon]

He/She creeps me out. Es más coloquial.

 

[silvester]

Hello,
Creo que el mas acertado es "I have a bad feeling about him/her.

 

[jeterinmicipen]

Y cuando lo que da mala espina es algo, por ejemplo una encerrona, o un examen cambiado de fecha, el retraso de un tren etc... con significado de tengo sospechas.

 

[jeterinmicipen]

supongo que todas son válidas. Cheers !

 

[audreyh1]

How about "He/She makes my skin crawl".

This is a strong statement about having the intuition that someone is evil or perverse.

Since "espinas" references thorns or prickles, I think the above might be the closest idiomatic expression in English.

 

[goofy3]

That gives me the creeps

I don't like the look of that

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[david314]

That gives me the creeps

I don't like the looks of that him/her
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I am partial to the above.

 

[Hyperpolyglot]

What about to give (off) bad vibes?