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reaching and using fleeting eye contact

English translation: she used the gesture of reaching for more bubbles and of looking furtively at the person to indicate

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17:41 Nov 21, 2009

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English term or phrase: reaching and using fleeting eye contact

The child popped the bubbles and indicated she wanted more by reaching and using fleeting eye contact.

Could you please explain the above phrase?

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English translation:she used the gesture of reaching for more bubbles and of looking furtively at the person to indicate

Explanation:
indicated she wanted more by reaching and using fleeting eye contact. => she used the gesture of reaching for more bubbles and of looking furtively at the person to indicate that she wanted more bubbles

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airmailrpl
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Local time: 00:53

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Thanks so much.
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she used the gesture of reaching for more bubbles and of looking furtively at the person to indicate

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she used the gesture of reaching for more bubbles and of looking furtively at the person to indicate

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 00:53
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Portuguese
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Thanks so much.

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