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φυλάω σαν τα μάτια μου

English translation: take precious care of

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Greek term or phrase:φυλάω σαν τα μάτια μου
English translation:take precious care of
Entered by: Assimina Vavoula

06:14 Sep 16, 2018
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Greek term or phrase: φυλάω σαν τα μάτια μου
Εκτός τη φωτογραφία του πατέρα της που την είχε πάντα καλά κρυμμένη στο δωμάτιό της και τη φύλαγε σαν τα μάτια της, μεγάλο ρόλο στη ζωή της έπαιζε και ο Θεός. Όλοι όσοι βρισκόταν στον περίγυρό της μιλούσαν για εκείνον.
Assimina Vavoula
Greece
Local time: 18:42
take precious care of
Explanation:
Μια επιλογή. Θα έρθουν κι άλλες προτάσεις.
https://www.google.gr/search?q="take precious care of"&sourc...
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Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:42
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4take precious care of
Nick Lingris
4 +3and was close to her heart
Philip Lees
4 +1guarded it with her life
Domini Lucas
4cherished like treasure
tania mourtzila


  

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
take precious care of


Explanation:
Μια επιλογή. Θα έρθουν κι άλλες προτάσεις.
https://www.google.gr/search?q="take precious care of"&sourc...

Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 204

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philip Lees
16 mins
  -> Thanks, Philip.
agree  transphy
11 hrs
  -> Ευχαριστώ, καλημέρα!
agree  Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
22 hrs
  -> Καλημέρα και ευχαριστώ.
agree  rokotas
1 day 1 hr
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
and was close to her heart


Explanation:
Another option, a little more anatomical.

Philip Lees
Greece
Local time: 18:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Lingris: As long as it is not taken literally; it almost sounds like a strange explanation of where it was "well hidden". :)
3 hrs
agree  transphy
11 hrs
agree  Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
22 hrs
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cherished like treasure


Explanation:
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tania mourtzila
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
guarded it with her life


Explanation:
though the inclusion of ‘it’ depends on how the rest of the sentence is translated.

I think this may better reflect the nuance of the original ‘σαν τα μάτια της”

Domini Lucas
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tania mourtzila: Like how what you propose,protrays the metaphorical sense of this
1 day 11 hrs
  -> Thank you very much ☺️
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