Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
occhi di lago
English translation:
eyes deep as pools
Italian term
United States
Stylish, well-researched translation
Native in: Italian 
, English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: Italian to English
occhi di lago
“In realtà ho solo paura che tu non lo sia.”
lake-wide eyes or blue eyes , keeping in mind there is no reference to the color.
| 4 +3 | eyes deep as pools |
Lisa Jane
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| 3 +1 | eyes, which seemed as deep as a lake |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 4 | eyes like limpid pools |
Andrew Bramhall
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Proposed translations
eyes deep as pools
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Note added at 23 mins (2020-08-03 20:36:44 GMT)
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https://songofamerica.net/song/her-eyes-twin-pools/
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Note added at 36 mins (2020-08-03 20:49:27 GMT)
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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.
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
eyes, which seemed as deep as a lake
Or "which seemed as deep as the sea", if you want to be less literal. Stilla boyd of water, though.
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Note added at 15 mins (2020-08-03 20:28:39 GMT)
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Or if you want the idea of color in it, "which seemed as deep and blue as a lake/the sea".
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Note added at 16 mins (2020-08-03 20:29:36 GMT)
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Sorry,"still a body of..."
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Isabella Nanni
: yeah, tricky without knowing the actual color of those eyes... I can't believe it's never mentioned in the whole book, maybe she'll find more context for a better interpretation later on
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Thanks, Isabella. Good point about the color of the eyes.
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United Kingdom
Flair and accuracy tailored to your text
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
eyes like limpid pools
Web results
Eyes Like Limpid Pools – Plenitude Magazineplenitudemagazine.ca › eyes-like-limpid-pools
Eyes Like Limpid Pools. September 8, 2017. Rachel Lallouz. Falling in love with women taught me how to read poetry [properly]. I was trying to explain to a ...
“Darling, Your Eyes Are Like Limpid Pools" | Esquire | MARCH ...classic.esquire.com › article › darling-your-eyes-are-lik...
... every article to make it error-free. We haven't gotten to this one yet but we're on the case! cartoon. “Darling, Your Eyes Are Like Limpid Pools". March 1 1940.
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