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English translation: I find confusing

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Catalan term or phrase:em ballen
English translation:I find confusing
Entered by: Jeanne Zang

22:46 Jan 25, 2016
Catalan to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Catalan term or phrase: em ballen
This appears in an email. I believe CV is a sales agreement.
Necessito que ens veiem un moment per comentar aixo de la CV de X. Hi ha uns números que em ballen.
Jeanne Zang
United States
Local time: 14:23
I find confusing
Explanation:
Or 'I'm not sure of'; 'I don't understand', etc.

2 6 [LC] fer ballar el cap a algú Atabalar-lo.
3 1 intr. [LC] Una cosa, no estar segura sobre la seva base, no estar ben fixada, venir baldera. Aquesta taula balla: l’heu de falcar. Dins aquestes sabates, els peus m’hi ballen.

http://dlc.iec.cat/results.asp?txtentraDa=ballar

4 intr 1 No estar segura, una cosa, sobre la seva base, no estar ben fixada, anar baldera. Falcar una taula perquè no balli. Ballar la nansa d'una cassola. Ballar un piu dins el forat.

2 ballar les lletres d'un llibre No estar ben arrenglerades, de manera que les ratlles resulten tortuoses.

http://www.diccionari.cat/lexicx.jsp?GECART=0016040

Perhaps someone else can come up with a better translation.
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Helena Chavarria
Spain
Local time: 20:23
Grading comment
Thanks. That had been my original guess too.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +1I find confusing
Helena Chavarria


  

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I find confusing


Explanation:
Or 'I'm not sure of'; 'I don't understand', etc.

2 6 [LC] fer ballar el cap a algú Atabalar-lo.
3 1 intr. [LC] Una cosa, no estar segura sobre la seva base, no estar ben fixada, venir baldera. Aquesta taula balla: l’heu de falcar. Dins aquestes sabates, els peus m’hi ballen.

http://dlc.iec.cat/results.asp?txtentraDa=ballar

4 intr 1 No estar segura, una cosa, sobre la seva base, no estar ben fixada, anar baldera. Falcar una taula perquè no balli. Ballar la nansa d'una cassola. Ballar un piu dins el forat.

2 ballar les lletres d'un llibre No estar ben arrenglerades, de manera que les ratlles resulten tortuoses.

http://www.diccionari.cat/lexicx.jsp?GECART=0016040

Perhaps someone else can come up with a better translation.

Helena Chavarria
Spain
Local time: 20:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks. That had been my original guess too.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Montse Ballesteros: That's what I thought too. And CV might stand for "compra-venda".
7 mins
  -> Thank you for your confirmation, Montse :-)
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