Spanish term
Argentina
English Spanish Translator
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Estar de adorno
Por qué no me avisa? Yo estoy aquí de adorno? Estoy aquí de adorno? Soy el patrón, o no?
Aguardo su ayuda.
Desde ya muchas gracias.
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neilmac
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Non-PRO (2): Yvonne Gallagher, AllegroTrans
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Am I just for show?
https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q="just for show" "de a...
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franglish
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Yvonne Gallagher
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James A. Walsh
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neilmac
: To "be just for show" is what sprang to mind here....
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JohnMcDove
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Claudia Luque Bedregal
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12316323 (X)
: The asker doesn't specify what audience she's translating this for (UK/UK), but I wouldn't use this in this context in the US. For me, "just for show" is more appropriate for a trophy wife or someone who's mere arm candy. Not in an angry retort like this.
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worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Am I just here for the fun of it?
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Por qué no me avisa? Yo estoy aquí de adorno? Estoy aquí de adorno? Soy el patrón, o no?
Why don't you let me know? Am I just here for the fun of it? I'm the boss or what?
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or: Why don't you keep me in the picture? Am I just window dressing? I'm the boss here or does anybody say otherwise?
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there are so many ways to say this and I'm sure you'll get many more ideas
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this is one of these questions that give us so many options that we can get our translator juices really flowing
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Soy el patrón ... I call the shots
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= I'm the boss
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vamos a ver que pasa :)
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12316323 (X)
: Or, "(Do) you think I'm just here for the fun of it?" The second question could simply be "Do you?"
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What am I, chopped liver?
What am I, chopped liver?
A semi-serious expression of frustration, anger, or indignation at having been overlooked and/or regarded as inferior
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/What Am I, Chopped Liver...
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JohnMcDove
: Very good option... :-)
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Un abrazo Johncito :-)
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12316323 (X)
: No, it doesn't work here. This phrase is used to contrast yourself with someone else who was chosen for something, and you were passed over. (So s/he's so great, and...) what am I, chopped liver?
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United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
United States
To be a nobody / What am I, a nobody?
To be a plugged nickel.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/plugged-nickel?s=t
What do you think am I, the low man on the totem pole?
I like "el último mono" in Spanish... even a literal translation, "do you think I am a decorative feature around here?" (in my Spaniard mentality) I would think it could work...
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Am I just a figurehead, or what?
The complaint here is about not being paid due respect rather than any literal forgetting, and I think that this would be a natural way of expressing it.
United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois)
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
What do you think I am? Part of the furniture?
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or part of the decorations
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or one of the ornaments
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or just a pretty face
Reference comments
Estar de adorno
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Estar de florero -> to be just for show or decoration
Los compañeros a mis espaldas decían que yo estaba de florero y me ignoraban igual que ella.
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JohnMcDove
: Muy buena... And yes, "pro", no question about it.
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