my eyes nearly fell into it

Spanish translation: casi se me salieron los ojos de las órbitas

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English term or phrase:	my eyes nearly fell into it
Spanish translation:	casi se me salieron los ojos de las órbitas
Entered by:	Ana Juliá

14:36 Sep 2, 2008

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion

English term or phrase: my eyes nearly fell into it

I said “bye bye” and I walked towards the bus stop with every step I prayed “Oh Lord please send the money I need, I need the bus fare back to the college because I dare not be late!” That was the next thing. “Please send the money,” and all of a sudden I saw a Pastor of one of the big churches there,I knew him and he knew me and when he saw me he said “Hey boys how are you?” I thought by myself thank God here comes my answer to prayer. If God can speak to anyone here at this beach it must be the man of God he surely can listen to the voice of God. So he invited us for a cup of tea and er he told us about all the wonderful answers to prayer he had and the time came to pay for the tea and he opened his purse I saw all the money in there ***my eyes nearly fell into it*** you know!

Ana Juliá KudoZ activity Questions: 3922 (none open) (22 closed without grading) Answers: 1027 Spain
Local time: 18:08

casi se me salieron los ojos de las órbitas

Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 28 mins (2008-09-02 15:04:07 GMT)
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O, mejor, "casi se me salen los ojos de las órbitas"

Selected response from:

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 18:08

Grading comment

Gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +6

casi se me salieron los ojos de las órbitas

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

5 +1

casi se me cayeron los ojos dentro

Luis Mata

no le podía quitar los ojos de encima

camaranti

casi no le pude quitar ojo

bcsantos

no podía quitar los ojos de allí

Vivian B E

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

casi se me cayeron los ojos dentro

Explanation:
dentro del monedero, por supuesto!!!!!

Luis Mata
Spain
Local time: 18:08
Native speaker of:

Spanish

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

casi se me salieron los ojos de las órbitas

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 18:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 1286

Grading comment

Gracias

2 hrs confidence:

casi no le pude quitar ojo

Explanation:
Expression means couldn't take my eyes off it.

bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 18:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 73

10 hrs confidence:

no le podía quitar los ojos de encima

Explanation:
Esta es la expresión que, en mi opinión, le parecería natural a un hablante nativo de español.

camaranti
Local time: 12:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

11 hrs confidence:

no podía quitar los ojos de allí

Explanation:
sugerencia

Vivian B E
Local time: 13:08
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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