Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
"me rompió la cabeza"
English translation:
it turned my head around
Added to glossary by
Lisa McCarthy
Aug 25, 2009 11:18
14 yrs ago
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"me rompió la cabeza"
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Hi, prozians. In Spanish, in Argentina we use to say this to express that some new idea penetrated us and broke the old thought pattern we had. Is there an equivalent expression in English?
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Aug 25, 2009 11:30: Teresa Mozo changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Aug 27, 2009 11:56: Lisa McCarthy Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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it turned my head around
On the same lines as Gwen's suggestion:
Mitch Stein - Moose - BIOIt was “My Favorite Things” live at Newport and it “turned my head around! They were jamming but on a whole different planet!” Coltrane had opened up a ...
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By Gerry Galipault DIO Ronnie James Dio would like to take a ...Just hearing something with a beat behind it turned my head around." In the early '70s, Dio formed the band Elf and they wound up opening for one of his ...
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Christmas Tale : Review : Rolling StoneThis French knockout, tough-minded and all the more affecting for it, turned my head around. It hits hard — even the laughs are killers. ...
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Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings Discography -- Joe Sixpack's Guide ...It turned my head around, that's for sure! Gillian Welch "Soul Journey" (Acony, 2003) Another winner! Though this album album may seem like a retreat to a ...
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Mitch Stein - Moose - BIOIt was “My Favorite Things” live at Newport and it “turned my head around! They were jamming but on a whole different planet!” Coltrane had opened up a ...
www.mitchstein.com/bio.html - Cached - Similar
By Gerry Galipault DIO Ronnie James Dio would like to take a ...Just hearing something with a beat behind it turned my head around." In the early '70s, Dio formed the band Elf and they wound up opening for one of his ...
www.skepticfiles.org/en003/dio.htm - Cached - Similar
Christmas Tale : Review : Rolling StoneThis French knockout, tough-minded and all the more affecting for it, turned my head around. It hits hard — even the laughs are killers. ...
www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/.../christmas_tale - Cached - Similar
Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings Discography -- Joe Sixpack's Guide ...It turned my head around, that's for sure! Gillian Welch "Soul Journey" (Acony, 2003) Another winner! Though this album album may seem like a retreat to a ...
www.slipcue.com/music/country/countryartists/gillian.html - Cached - Similar
Peer comment(s):
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Ysabel812
: I think this is the closest we will get to the intended meaning
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Thanks, Ysabel!
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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Thanks, Bea!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "this is exactly what I want to express, thanks Lisa"
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it dawned on me
What is the meaning of "Then it dawned on me"? - Yahoo answers. It means, like "then I realized" or "then I understood" ... When the day dawns, it happens slowly, --as darkness disappears and sunlight slowly pervades all around ...
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Note from asker:
thank you, Bea...you´re always connected! |
+10
18 mins
It blew my mind
This is colloquial and you'd use it for a new idea that you'd never even considered before. Something that could completely change your way of thinking. I'm not sure if that would fit into your context.
Note from asker:
it absolutely fits, and I think it´s the answer. Anyway, please, have a look at the discussion entry and answer if you can |
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Maria Mastruzzo
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Thanks Maria!
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Natalia Pedrosa (X)
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Thanks Natalia!
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Lydia De Jorge
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Thanks Lydia!
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agree |
Fernando Tognis
50 mins
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Thanks Fernando!
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Marina Soldati
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Thanks Marina!
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Liliana Galiano
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Thank you!
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Lucy Williams
: absolutely agree
1 hr
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Thanks Lucy!
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
: Yes!
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Thanks Beatriz!
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Maria Etchegoyen Sanchez
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Thanks Maria!
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Christine Walsh
: Certainly, meaning something really amazing
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it made me see things in a new light
One option, though there'll be many more
Note from asker:
gracias por tu aporte |
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Rocio Barrientos
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Christine Walsh
: Very nice if you want a more restrained effect
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marybro
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mind boggling
Another option
Note from asker:
thank you, Roberto |
7 hrs
The light bulb went off!
Used often in US English - comes from the cartoon illustration of a light bulb (bomba de luz) over the character's head, when an idea pops into his head.
Note from asker:
thanks...I love all this "thinking together". Have a really good day! |
Discussion
"It blows my mind that you can't get 3.5 ounces of toothpaste on a plane," he said, "yet somebody can sneak on a plane and take a nap."
In this correct use of "blows my mind," someone is amazed or taken aback by a stupid situation which they find impossible to comprehend. It has nothing to do with a new idea changing your thought pattern.
Suerte!
'It blew my mind' = I was really, really impressed by it.
'It turned my head around' = I was really, really impressed by it and it changed my way of thinking, my opinions etc.
e.g. Prison for me was a very profound retreat, a very deep experience. I don't want anyone to have to experience what I did, but having gone through it and having come out OK, I can see its other side. **It turned my head around**, it radically changed my vision of things.
http://www.ru.org/spirituality/spirituality-and-social-justi...