ignórala
/iɡnoɾala/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'ignore her' can be translated into Spanish as ignórala.
You can say No le haga caso or No preste atención a ella to formally convey the idea of not paying her any attention or not paying attention to her. Informally, you might use No le hagas caso to tell someone not to pay attention to a person or the Argentine expression No le des bola to mean 'don't give her attention'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, the informal expression No le des bola is used. In Colombia and Venezuela, the phrase No le pares bola is used. In Spain, the expression No le hagas ni caso is used mainly to add emphasis to ignoring someone.
How does it change in a sentence?
Ignórala is the informal imperative (command) form, used when speaking to a friend or peer.
How do you pronounce it?
/iɡnoɾala/
Did you know?
- The pronouns la and le used in these phrases can vary by region due to a linguistic phenomenon called 'leísmo'. In some parts of Spain, speakers might use le even when la is grammatically expected for a female object.
- The word bola literally means 'ball', yet in several Latin American countries, it is used to refer to 'attention' or 'importance'.
- The phrase No le hagas caso comes from caso, meaning 'case' or 'instance'. To 'make a case' of someone means to treat their words as a significant event worthy of a reaction.
Examples in context
- Ignórala.Just ignore her.Tatoeba #2209083 by Shishir, translation #1655757 by Spamster
- ¿Has visto a María? Está tratando de llamar tu atención. No le prestes atención, ignórala. Ella quería llamar la atención desde el principio.Have you seen María? She's trying to get your attention. Don't pay attention to her, ignore her. She wanted attention from the beginning.
- Lucía sigue intentando interrumpir nuestras conversaciones. No le des bola, eventualmente se aburrirá y se irá.Lucía keeps trying to interrupt our conversations. Don't give her attention, eventually she'll get bored and leave.
- No le hagas caso, ignórala.Don't pay her any attention, ignore her.
- Si ella sigue gritando, ignórala.If she keeps shouting, ignore her.
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Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are at a party where a woman is being rude.
- ElenaEsa chica está siendo muy grosera.That girl is being very rude.
- MateoNo te preocupes, ignórala.Don't worry, ignore her.
- Elena¿De verdad crees que es mejor así?Do you really think that is better?
- MateoSí, no vale la pena discutir.Yes, it's not worth arguing.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
