notarse

notarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (percibirse) to be noticeable, be evident, show

■ apenas se le nota la cicatriz you can hardly see his scar

■ ¿se nota que no me he peinado? can you tell I haven't combed my hair?

2 (sentirse) to feel

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VPR

1) [uso impersonal]

a) (=ser obvio) to be noticeable

en la reunión se notó mucho la ausencia de la antigua directora — the absence of the former director was very noticeable at the meeting

notársele algo a algn: -estás disgustada, ¿verdad? -sí, ¿se me nota mucho? — "you're upset, aren't you?" - "yes, is it (that) obvious?"

no se le nota que es extranjero — you can't tell he's a foreigner, you wouldn't know he's a foreigner

se le notaba muy agitado — he was obviously very agitated

• notarse que, se notaba que no se sentía muy seguro de sí mismo — you could tell he didn't feel very confident, he obviously didn't feel very confident

¡se nota que acabas de cobrar! — you can tell you've just been paid!, you've obviously just been paid!

no se notaba que acabaran de limpiar la escalera — you wouldn't know they had just cleaned the stairs

b) (=sentirse) to be felt

el impacto de la subida de los precios se notará en febrero — the impact of the price increases will be felt in February

la inflación se ha notado en el bolsillo de los españoles — the Spanish have felt the effect of inflation on their pocket

fue un terremoto tan pequeño que no se notó — it was such a small earthquake that it went unnoticed o that no-one felt it

c) (=verse) [mancha, defecto] to show

no se nota nada la mancha — the stain doesn't show at all

notársele algo a algn: -tienes una carrera en la media -¿se me nota mucho? — "you've got a ladder in your tights" - "does it show much?"

solo se le nota la edad en la cara — his age only shows in his face

2) [uso reflexivo] to feel

me noto más relajado — I feel more relaxed

me noto con menos energía estos días — I've been feeling less energetic recently

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■notarse verbo reflexivo
1 to be noticeable o evident, to show: no se nota que estemos en verano, it doesn't look like summer
2 (sentirse) to feel: me noto rara, I feel strange
'notarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusarse
- notar
English:
show
- show up
- tell

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vpr

[advertirse] to be apparent; [sentirse] to feel;

me noto agotado I feel exhausted;

ya no se nota la herida you can't see where the wound was any more;

se nota que le gusta you can tell she likes it;

se nota a la legua que no se ha preparado el discurso it's blindingly obvious that he hasn't prepared his speech;

se le nota en la cara que no ha dormido nada you can tell from her face that she didn't get any sleep;

no has descansado, ¿verdad? – ¿se me nota? you didn't sleep well, did you? – can you tell? o is it that obvious?;

Fam

¡pues no se nota! you could have fooled me!;

¡cómo se nota que no es tu casa! do you always behave like this in other people's houses?

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vr

1) : to be evident, to show

2) : to feel, to seem

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notarse vb

1. (sentirse) to feel [pt. & pp. felt]

me noto cansada I feel tired

2. (verse) to show [pt. showed; pp. shown]

no se nota la cicatriz the scar doesn't show

se nota que ... you can tell ...

se nota que lleva el pelo teñido you can tell his hair is dyed