Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
dreamy-eyed
Spanish translation:
la mirada lánguida
English term
Hewing words so the deep meaning shows.
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
dreamy-eyed
And the last image of the kid’s face floating all weak and dreamy-eyed -- and hovering somewhere between life and death has haunted my own dreams. The weakness seemed sublime, his surrender seems to come as a form of grace.
la verdad no sé cómo manejar eso de "dreamy-eyed" ¿será "con su cara soñadora, alucinante, ...????
Les agradezco su ayuda!
bob
Aug 5, 2008 10:28: Cecilia Gowar Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
United Kingdom
I read the Alethiometer
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
la mirada lánguida
De usar esta expresión, yo reemplazaría "and" por una coma: .... el rostro débil, la mirada lánguida...
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Note added at 11 days (2008-08-05 10:32:30 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks Bob! Regards
Cecilia
Argentina
Willing to work in a world of words
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
con sus ojos extraviados
Mexico
I place Quality and Accuracy above speed
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
distraido/ido
Suerte:-)
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-07-25 00:19:17 GMT)
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Perhaps also: "con mirada distante/ausente/desconcentrada"
| Yes... I like, especially, "con mirada distante" What do you think of POIMANDRES' "con los ojos extraviados"? It sounds good to me, but I've never heard it before... |
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Rosa Elena Lozano Arton
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Muchas gracias, Rosa E..y lindo finde:-)
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Adriana Martinez
: A mí me gusta con la mirada ausente... y los ojos extraviados no tanto porque tiene una connotación más negativa.
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Muchas gracias, Adrianita..y pechocho finde:-))
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María Diehn
: En el contexto me parece bien la traducción que propone: "idos", y la sugerencia de Adriana me parece adecuada.
1 day 6 hrs
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Muchas gracias, María..y bonito finde:-)
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Mexico
The right words in the right place.
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US)
Works in: Spanish to English, English
de ojos pensativos
| gracias por la sugerencia. Yo creo que, sin embargo, debido a que se está muriendo el chico, "pensativos" suena un poco demasiado neutral... Pero ¿qué opinas de "con sus ojos extraviados" - como sugiere POIMANDRES? Yo no había oído esa expresión - al menos, no mucho. ¿Sirve? |
| People are being really helpful. I like all the contributions. Thanks, folks.. (all you dreamers out there, like me...) |
Accurate, natural and very hard-working
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
con la mirada perdida
| Thank you. It is a very good contribution. Sort of on a par with "ojos extraviados". I like it. If I don't use it in the present case, it will surely be of use to me in the future. thanks! |
United States
calidad y rapidez / quality and speed
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
embelesado
| That's a new one on me. Thank you; I'm going to look into it and add it to my vocabulary... |
| Did you know that "embelesado" comes from "belesa", which is (acc. to the RAE): belesa. (Quizá del gót. *bĭlĭsa; cf. a. al. ant. bilisa, b. al. medio y neerl. medio bilse). 1. f. Planta vivaz de la familia de las Plumbagináceas, como de un metro de altura, con tallos rectos, delgados y cilíndricos, cubiertos de hojas alternas, lanceoladas y ásperas, y coronados por flores purpúreas, muy menudas, en espiga. Tiene virtudes narcóticas. Real Academia Española |
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Gerardo Garcia Ramis
: This works too.
48 mins
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Steven Huddleston
: Never heard of it used in this way, and I've had total Spanish immersion all my life. Sorry!
13 hrs
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Uruguay
Traductora Pública/Certified Translator
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
de/con ojos soñadores
Puerto Rico
Localization/Transcreation - Puerto Rico
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Puerto Rican, US)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
risueño
Mexico
Dual-Native English & Spanish Translator
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US, Canadian) , Spanish (Variants: Colombian, Uruguayan, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Argentine, Chilean, Venezuelan, Costa Rican, Mexican, Standard-Spain, US, Ecuadorian , Dominican, Latin American, Peruvian)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
ojos soñolientos
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Maria Palacios
: creo que esla imagen que más se aproxima
5 hrs
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¡Gracias, Mariapalasan!
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Paul García
: this sounds more sleepy than dreamy
9 hrs
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Argentina
Willing to work in a world of words
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
ojos perdidos en sueños
ojos soñadores / mirada soñadora
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