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aunque mis ojos me hagan alguna jugarreta

English translation: even if my eyes are distracted/wandering

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Spanish term or phrase:aunque mis ojos me hagan alguna jugarreta
English translation:even if my eyes are distracted/wandering
Entered by: Barbara Cochran, MFA

18:20 Jun 29, 2015
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / In A Novel
Spanish term or phrase: aunque mis ojos me hagan alguna jugarreta
Contexto (a psychoanalyst is interacting with his beautiful patient):

...pensaba: "Tú eres bella, y debes tener muchas otras cualidades." -Le ruego que no se inquiete. Aunque mis ojos me hagan alguna jugaretta, los otros sentidos están sumamente interesados en lo que dice.

Is this "although my eyes might be playing tricks on me"? Or is there something more nuanced in what he is saying?

Gracias,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 23:59
even if my eyes are distracted
Explanation:
i.e. his eyes are not concentrating, but all his other senses are
Selected response from:

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 05:59
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3even if my eyes are distracted
Wendy Streitparth
4even if my eyes deceive me
José J. Martínez
4'playing tricks on me' is fine
Aaron Kircher


Discussion entries: 9





  

Answers


14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
even if my eyes deceive me


Explanation:
it is a way of saying this...

José J. Martínez
United States
Local time: 20:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
even if my eyes are distracted


Explanation:
i.e. his eyes are not concentrating, but all his other senses are

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 05:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Yes, this is what he's trying to say.
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Muriel
agree  Jacob Z. (X): I like this one.
17 hrs
  -> Many thanks, James
agree  Michele Fauble
1 day 27 mins
  -> Thanks, Michele
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
'playing tricks on me' is fine


Explanation:
Common (American) English idiom

Aaron Kircher
United States
Local time: 20:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Michele Fauble: See context and discussion.
20 hrs
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