occhi di lago
English translation: eyes deep as pools
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|  Selected response from: Lisa Jane Italy Local time: 11:46 | ||||||
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| 4 +3 | eyes deep as pools |
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| 3 +1 | eyes, which seemed as deep as a lake |
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| 4 | eyes like limpid pools |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1eyes, which seemed as deep as a lake Explanation: That's how I would interpret it. Or "which seemed as deep as the sea", if you want to be less literal. Stilla boyd of water, though. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 mins (2020-08-03 20:28:39 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or if you want the idea of color in it, "which seemed as deep and blue as a lake/the sea". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2020-08-03 20:29:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry,"still a body of..." |
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22 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3eyes deep as pools Explanation: Another common literary way of putting it -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 mins (2020-08-03 20:36:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://songofamerica.net/song/her-eyes-twin-pools/ -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 36 mins (2020-08-03 20:49:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Interestingly also a logosglyph :) https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/figurative_language... A logosglyph is a word that looks like what it means. She had eyes like pools. https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/her-eyes-twin-pools/ |
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