"Una tienda de ropa."
Translation:A clothes store.
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No.
The literal translation is:
A store of clothes.
So, 'A clothes store' is what they're looking for.
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spiceyokooko Mmmm, maybe or maybe no..
It is, sort of, or somewhat of, a "literal" translation.
However, better to say that it IS the way that Spanish turns a noun into an adjective. "Ropa" is a noun in Spanish. But "clothing" is an adjective in this sentence.
Probably it is best to say it is "literally" a "clothes" or "clothing store." Or perhaps sometimes, it is best to stay away from talk of a "literal" translation.
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"A clothes store" is not how we say it in English. It should be "A clothing store". Then again, we are learning Spanish, so...
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zar4eer: It's worth a try, but your sentence sounds unnatural, like the shop/store would be a place for storing clothes.
In norwegian we say clothes store. Maybe not if you translate it to english but other languages it works just fine.
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Of course there are languages in which "clothes store" works. English is not one of them, so they should not be teaching it as correct.
why was my response of a dress shop wrong - this is what we say in the UK. My given translation of a garments shop is very old fashioned
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Would you say "A dress shop" if you were going to a large department store, or a boutique that primarily sold men's clothes? I would think "a dress shop" would be more specific than they mean here.
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I agree, Carolyn, that a dress shop Is a place where one goes to buy clothing - at least that is how it is referred to in my neck of the woods (Canada) - the same as in the UK. This would seem to be one of those translations that varies, depending on one’s location. I have never heard of anyone going to a “clothes store” but perhaps there are places where that is the case.
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Because the literal translation sounds unnatural. A clothing shop/store or A clothes store/shop is what most English speakers would say.
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Perhaps in England. I don't recall hearing of a "clothes/clothing shop" here in the U.S.
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Perhaps your answer may have had a typo, like in your post ('ir' rather than 'it').
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I wrote Una tienda ropa thinking a clothing store. Is the de necessary?
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Yes, cause in Spanish you say a store of clothes. So just like you can't drop the "of" you can't also drop the "de".
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Hi Dani_M_ Why can you say an item without the "de" Eg "Una camisa verde" And not: Una camisa de verde ?
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Verde is an adjective, it's modifying the noun. Ropa in the original case is a noun, so it can't be used to "modify" the noun tienda.
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Why are there no longer as many options for reporting? This is not a good English sentence, and I wanted to report it, but I can't.
This is meant to be English language, not American language. At least you should accept 'shop', i.e., English, as well as the American store. In English a store means a storage place, not a shop.
I said a clothing store and it was right ive said that everytime i get this particular phrase
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I said "A store for clothes" with given words. It wasn't accepted. Then, the answer appeared: "A clothes store". Is this a joke??
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I wrote "one store of clothes". It was the literal translation and should have been okay since a clothing store is in fact a store of clothes.
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But in my experience, few people would call a clothing store a "store of clothes."
I have a store of clothes (clothes stored) in my clothes closet. But they aren't available for sale. I don't think many people refer to Target or Pennys as stores of clothes .
"Hi, Honey. I'm going the store of clothes to shop" sounds very strange. ("Suena muy raro.")
I typed "store of clothes" into Google, and it gave me mostly "clothing stores."
Remember that the "literal" translation may not be the best, or even a good, translation.
How would you translate: "me llamo..." (I call my self..").
Try these. These are all Spanish phrases that should not be translated literally. (I have given the appropriate translation.):
"a voz en grito" – loudly, at the top of one´s lungs.
"cuando las ranas críen pelos" - “When pigs learn to fly”.
"dormir como un lirón" -- "to sleep a lot; sleep like a dog."
"en cueros " -- "in the buff", naked.
"meterse en el sobre" – To hit the hay/go bed.
"ni soñarlo!" – In your dreams!/No way!
