Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Grandi occhi languidi
English translation:
big dreamy eyes
Italian term
Grandi occhi languidi
| 4 +6 | big dreamy eyes |
PB Trans
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| 3 +1 | large languorous eyes |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 | big languid eyes |
moranna (X)
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| 4 | big languishing eyes |
Dana Rinaldi
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Jun 9, 2008 21:16: Laura Crocè changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Maverick82 (X), Dana Rinaldi, Laura Crocè
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Proposed translations
big dreamy eyes
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-06-09 16:01:46 GMT)
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You don't need to translate "due/two". It is understood that there are 2 eyes. :-)
Hi kids, I'm a goat. I have horns, legs and big dreamy eyes.
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Rachel Fell
: I suppose so, though I would never have thought of goats' eyes as being dreamy! Oh, I know, children's book, cuteness, etc.; rectangular pupils, apparently... Hadn't heard of havanese dogs!
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It's a kid's story after all (excuse the pun!) :-) Animals' eyes are often described as big and dreamy to make them sound cute. http://havieneeds.com/19401.html?*session*id*key*=*session*i...
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Jim Tucker (X)
: for children, sure - the cognate won't work in that context
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Thanks. Dreamy is a more "child-friendly" synonym of languid/languorous: http://www.wordreference.com/definition/dreamy
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TrishCivitella
: Yes I think so too.
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Thanks
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Rossella Mainardis
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Thank you.
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irenef
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Paul O'Brien
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large languorous eyes
big languid eyes
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