dar la nota

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SpainLatin Americacolloquialinformal
- To attract attention or stand out in an excessive, inappropriate, or ostentatious way, often producing a negative impression.
2.
SpainLatin Americacolloquialinformal
- To make a scene or cause a commotion by behaving loudly, conspicuously, or provocatively.
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General Spanishneutral
- To produce or sound a musical note or pitch (literal musical sense).
4.
Spainneutralinformal
- To give a mark, grade, or formal note about someone's performance or condition (e.g., to assign a score or issue a written note).

Examples:

ES: Aloysius puede dar la nota dormido, ¿verdad?
EN: Can't ya, Al? Sure. Come on, let's hear it.
ES: Yo no comprendía bien este asunto de Leopardi, y no quería dar la nota.
EN: I didn't know anything about Leopardi, but I didn't want to look like a fool.
ES: ¿Por qué siempre tienes que dar la nota, Michelino?
EN: Why do you always have to spoil everything Michele!
ES: Siempre quieres dar la nota.
EN: You always want to look important.
ES: Siempre tiene que dar la nota.
EN: He always has to show off.
ES: - Siempre tienes que dar la nota.
EN: - You've always gotta be so different.
ES: - Pero me tienen que dar la nota.
EN: - I'll need the first note.
ES: Solo que no me gusta dar la nota.
EN: I just don't like to make a fuss.
ES: Muy bien, pero me debe dar la nota.
EN: Could I see your cheque?"
ES: ¿Y qué es dar la nota?
EN: - But what's a cheque? - Don't you know what it is?
ES: Por eso no va a dar la nota en Washington!
EN: That's going to make her stand out in Washington!
ES: Trato de no dar la nota.
EN: I'm walking around there, trying not to be obtrusive in this cold sweat.
ES: Por cierto, me vestí así... porque es lo más adecuado... para ir a un bar de ligues. No quería dar la nota.
EN: By the way, I dressed like this because I figured this is the way... you're supposed to dress at these pickup places... and I didn't want to stand out or anything.
ES: No podiamos dar la nota con la guitarra.
EN: There were no guitar notes to take it from
ES: Quizá nuestra idea de dar la nota sea diferente de la tuya.
EN: Happen our idea of a high note's a bit different from yours, like.
ES: ¡Pues cierre el pico y pare de dar la nota!
EN: Then shut up and stop this show.
ES: Vistiendo un traje y con sus botas Kanhaiyya ha llegado para dar la nota
EN: Wearing a suit and his boots Kanhaiyya has arrived to play a band.
ES: Tenías que dar la nota.
EN: So action-fucking-central, huh?
ES: Generalmente cada oportunidad que mi personaje tiene de dar la nota con alguien en una escena, como norma general lo estoy haciendo.
EN: Generally any opportunity my character gets to hit on someone in a scene, generally I'm doing that.
ES: La ley se dedica a encerrar a gente y tú les quieres dar la nota del médico?
EN: The law is putting bad people away and you wanna show a court that note?

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