Spanish term
United States
24 years of experience in many countries
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 6 more.
Tuvo que restregarse varias veces los ojos
Is okay to translate it as he needed to scrub the eyes several times?
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Tuvo que restregarse varias veces los ojos ya que no cabía en el asombro al ver las grandes montañas de oro que allí se encontraban, no era gravilla lo que había estado pisando sino piezas de oro, rubíes, diamantes y otros tipos de piedras de gran valor.
| 5 +4 | he had to rub his eyes several times |
Ventnai
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Dec 15, 2021 11:28: Ventnai changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Carol Gullidge, Adrian MM., Ventnai
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Proposed translations
he had to rub his eyes several times
A common expression is "rub your eyes in disbelief"
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Note added at 43 minutos (2021-12-15 11:35:51 GMT)
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Or simply "he rubbed his eyes in disbelief"
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Simone Taylor
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Thanks!
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Eileen Brophy
: I was going to post the same Ian!!
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Great minds
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
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