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prendre plein les yeux

Spanish translation: prepararse a ver

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French term or phrase:prendre plein les yeux
Spanish translation:prepararse a ver
Entered by: Paloma Vilar

08:58 Jul 14, 2004
French to Spanish translations [PRO]
Slang
French term or phrase: prendre plein les yeux
Asseyez-vous confortablement, vous allez en prendre plein les yeux!
Paloma Vilar
Local time: 07:38
prepararse a ver.
Explanation:
Lo traduciría con libertad:

Siéntese cómodamente y prepárese a ver.



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Note added at 9 mins (2004-07-14 09:08:12 GMT)
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Otras opciones: abra bien los ojos, prepárese a abrir los ojos, va a tener mucho para ver, etc.
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janago
Local time: 07:38
Grading comment
Gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1Quedará sorprendido, impresionado, vapuleado, saturado
Juan Jacob
4 +1prepararse a ver.
janago
4instalese comodamente, va a alucinar...
tribeth
3 -1regalarse la vista
arantxap
3 -1ver para creer
maría josé mantero obiols


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
prepararse a ver.


Explanation:
Lo traduciría con libertad:

Siéntese cómodamente y prepárese a ver.



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Note added at 9 mins (2004-07-14 09:08:12 GMT)
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Otras opciones: abra bien los ojos, prepárese a abrir los ojos, va a tener mucho para ver, etc.

janago
Local time: 07:38
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tribeth: instalese comodamente, va a alucinar...
1 day 1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
regalarse la vista


Explanation:
Podría ser otra opción aunque depende mucho del contexto.

También dependiendo del contexto a lo mejor se podría tutear!?



arantxap
Local time: 07:38

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  tribeth: instalese comodamente, va a alucinar...
1 day 21 mins
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Quedará sorprendido, impresionado, vapuleado, saturado


Explanation:
Acá en México se usa también la expresión: quedar apantallado.


Juan Jacob
Mexico
Local time: 23:38
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  agnesb: Quedará apantallado.
2 hrs
  -> Je sais pas si cela se dit en Espagne... merci.
agree  Nanny Wintjens
13 hrs
  -> Gracias.
disagree  tribeth: ya se nota el español tuteando a todo
20 hrs
  -> Euh... pas compris, là. T'es un peu destroy, aujourd'hui, et dans ton disagree a arantxap il manque 2 accents... a María José, "de eso nada..." ne veux rien dire. Faut réfléchir avant d'écrire, à mon avis.
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
ver para creer


Explanation:
Una simple idea: "siéntese cómodamente y crea lo que vea..." o lo contrario "no va a poder creer lo que va a ver/lo que verá/lo que vea..."

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Note added at 23 hrs 30 mins (2004-07-15 08:29:07 GMT)
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O: \"déjese impresionar por lo que va a ver\"

maría josé mantero obiols
France
Local time: 07:38
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  tribeth: de eso nada...
1 day 46 mins
  -> repartes muchos disagree para ser alguien que no tiene ni un mísero browniz... ;-)
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
instalese comodamente, va a alucinar...


Explanation:
instalese comodamente, va a alucinar...

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Note added at 1 day 1 hr 30 mins (2004-07-15 10:29:19 GMT) Post-grading
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\"Prendre plein les yeux2 no significa si lo tienes que creer o no, se trata de algo que debe \"maravillar\" o \"impresionar\"...

tribeth
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