turn one's eyes inward, to

Spanish translation: su imaginación echa a volar / se le va el santo al cielo

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English term or phrase:turn one's eyes inward
Spanish translation:su imaginación echa a volar / se le va el santo al cielo
Entered by: Ana Juliá

15:58 Mar 8, 2004
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: turn one's eyes inward, to
"Her eyes are turned inward when she talks about XX..."
Carmen Barrero
Local time: 03:40
su imaginación echa a volar
Explanation:
su imaginación echa a volar cuando habla de XXX
se le va el santo al cielo cuando habla de XXX
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Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 03:40
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1su imaginación echa a volar
Ana Juliá
3mirar hacía adentro
Gerard Burns Jr.
3Su mirada se dirige hacia su interior
Andy Watkinson
3se queda ensimismada (con la mirada abstraída)
jomasaov (X)


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
mirar hacía adentro


Explanation:
Sin más contexto no puedo estar seguro, pero es el significado normal

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Note added at 2004-03-08 16:11:12 (GMT)
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Adentro de si mísmo, para ser más específico.

Gerard Burns Jr.
United States
Local time: 20:40
Native speaker of: English
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Su mirada se dirige hacia su interior


Explanation:
Veo dos posibilidades:

a) dirigir la mirada hacia dentro.....al referirse a XXX (un tanto poético)
b) se vuelve bizca cuando habla de XXX :-))

Andy Watkinson
Spain
Local time: 03:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
su imaginación echa a volar


Explanation:
su imaginación echa a volar cuando habla de XXX
se le va el santo al cielo cuando habla de XXX

Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 03:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oso (X): Saludos, Ana ¶:^)
1 hr
  -> ¡Gracias, Oso! Saludos desde España.
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
se queda ensimismada (con la mirada abstraída)


Explanation:
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jomasaov (X)
Local time: 03:40
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 14
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