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set-back eyes

Portuguese translation: olhos recuados, olhar recuado

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English term or phrase:set-back eyes
Portuguese translation:olhos recuados, olhar recuado
Entered by: Rafael Mantovani

06:40 Jun 8, 2012
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: set-back eyes
"... her eyes were firmly set back and locked onto your eyes as you were talking to her."

gostaria de entender exatamente a que se refere esta expressão (já ouvi falar também em "set-back ears", "set-back chin")

obrigado
Rafael Mantovani
Germany
Local time: 10:55
olhos recuados, olhar recuado
Explanation:
www.viniciusdemoraes.com.br/site/article.php3?id_article=465
Ela era grande, loura, branca, e tinha um olhar recuado que nunca chegava totalmente, como um misterioso convite a ir ver de perto, bem de perto. Sua fala era ...

orkut - Poesia do olhar
www.orkut.com › ... › OLHOS, janela da ALMA ! › Fórum:
Olhos recuados nas órbitas de tanto se fixar e sondar, Olhos que muito abrangem e se movem com lentidão. Olhos sobre os quais as pestanas batem devagar, ...
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 10:55
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1olhos fundos
Marlene Curtis
4 +1olhos (permaneciam) paralisados
Ivanete Martins Mastroberardino
4olhos recuados, olhar recuado
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4desviados dos olhos dele/a
Leonor Machado
3olhos fixos
axies


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
olhos recuados, olhar recuado


Explanation:
www.viniciusdemoraes.com.br/site/article.php3?id_article=465
Ela era grande, loura, branca, e tinha um olhar recuado que nunca chegava totalmente, como um misterioso convite a ir ver de perto, bem de perto. Sua fala era ...

orkut - Poesia do olhar
www.orkut.com › ... › OLHOS, janela da ALMA ! › Fórum:
Olhos recuados nas órbitas de tanto se fixar e sondar, Olhos que muito abrangem e se movem com lentidão. Olhos sobre os quais as pestanas batem devagar, ...

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 10:55
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 447
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obrigado a salvador, gry e todos que ajudaram
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
desviados dos olhos dele/a


Explanation:
Sug

Leonor Machado
Local time: 09:55
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 123
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
olhos fundos


Explanation:


http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_portuguese/poetry_liter...

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/consultorasacks/3884959634/

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Note added at 6 hrs (2012-06-08 13:09:02 GMT)
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Os olhos dela eram fundos e se detinham firmemente nos seus durante a conversa.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 04:55
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 1973

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elcio Gomes
1 day 13 hrs
  -> Grata!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
olhos (permaneciam) paralisados


Explanation:
Minha sugestão para "set back and locked onto":
"seu olhar/os olhos dela permaneciam paralisados e fixos/presos..."

Dependendo da situação poderia ser traduzido também como indolente.

Foi o que senti do texto fornecido



Ivanete Martins Mastroberardino
Local time: 05:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Clauwolf
15 mins
  -> Obrigada, Clauwolf!
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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
olhos fixos


Explanation:
Olhos concentrados/fixados na pessoa
I think that it is pointing to eyes being deeply set-back on the other person. Therefore it is the look aspect not the position of the eyes in the body.



axies
Australia
Local time: 18:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 32
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