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Ojo, este cuarto es no lugar para charlar.

This room is not a place for talk.

Any alternatives for it?

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  • Is "for talk" a good construction or would it be "for talking"? I know it's not a question related with the main topic, but I'm curious about it.
    – serfe
    Commented Jan 8, 2014 at 11:49
  • For talk is correct Commented Jan 8, 2014 at 11:54

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No sé en el contexto que preguntas como lo usaría ya que no lo tienes puesto en la frase en inglés, pero yo "Mind you" lo traduciría como "Te/Os importaría...". En este caso podría ser algo como:

Os importaría guardar silencio, esta habitación no es lugar para charlar.

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The correct order of the words would be:

Este cuarto no es un lugar para charlar.

In Spanish, the negative particle 'not' going before the verb 'is', and I think that's a proper way to write the sentence with the correction described above.

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  • Do you mean "Ojo" should be dropped or is it the proper translation for "mind you" here ?
    – Gavatx
    Commented Jan 5, 2014 at 21:37
  • @jlliagre You don't have to remove "Ojo", but the correct order of the sentence is this one.
    – serfe
    Commented Jan 8, 2014 at 11:46
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My alternative:

Este cuarto no es lugar para charlas.

It's the most common form when someone wants to scold to a child, for example.

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