Nov 17, 2021 14:55
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Spanish term

estar desubicada

Spanish to English Other Slang
Hi! This is for some subtitles I am working on. The line is "Tenemos que hablar de nosotras. Yo estoy muy desubicada contigo".

Context: a couple who have had a fight the night before, and one of them moved out. The next morning they talk on the phone, and this is what one of them says.

Usually, I would understand 'desubicada' as out of line or inappropriate, or as lost or confused. But I really am not sure about this use of "estar" + desubicada. Could it mean something like "I have confused feelings about you" or "I feel like we are not on the same page"?

I look forward to your suggestions and thanks for the help.
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Nov 17, 2021 16:46: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

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PRO (3): philgoddard, Toni Castano, Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

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Discussion

Simone Taylor Dec 25, 2021:
This topic is still open!
philgoddard Nov 17, 2021:
Could it be I don't know where I am with you?

Proposed translations

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I don´t know where we stand

"Tenemos que hablar de nosotras. Yo estoy muy desubicada contigo".

Propuesta
I don´t know where we stand
Peer comment(s):

agree Robert Rutledge
45 days
Thanks Robert
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17 mins

to bee misplaced with someone

I searched in different dictionaries and found that.
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I don't know how I feel (about us)

There are a lot of ways we can express this idea of confused sentiments but it's going to depend a lot on the context of the couple's fight and relationship prior.

If the fight changed how the speaker is feeling you could say:
I don't know how I feel (about us)
I don't know what to think (about us)
I'm confused about us
I'm having doubts about us

If the speaker is confused about her partner's actions, you could say:
I don't know where I'm at with you
I don't know how to interpret you
I'm lost with you
Peer comment(s):

agree neilmac : "I don't know where I stand with you"... etc...
1 hr
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2 hrs

To feel out of place

feel out of place
To feel as though one is not appropriate for or fitting with the current surroundings or environment.
I'm afraid you might feel a little out of place wearing jeans in such a formal venue.
I always felt out of place in school, like I was there by mistake.
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8 hrs

be out-of-sync

Unsure whether this is being voted Pro to non-Pro or the other way round, I have a hunch this is LatAm or Canarian Spanish.

'Yo estoy muy desubicada contigo..' - estar : 'I happen to be right out of sync with you.'

Cut to the Rolling Stones and Chris Farlowe's hit record of the Swinging Sixties: 'Baby, Baby, you're out of time'.

Example sentence:

I don't think I'll go out with her again. It just seemed like we were out of sync on every topic.

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10 hrs

to be confused (about something or someone)

suggestion
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26 days

not a clue about us

Otra opcion.
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