Il est dans la lune.

English translation: He is away with the fairies

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French term or phrase:	Il est dans la lune.
English translation:	He is away with the fairies
Entered by:	Red Cat Studios

15:21 Jul 11, 2002

French to English translations [Non-PRO]

French term or phrase: Il est dans la lune.

I read it in a novel book.

Priscille

He is away with fairies

Explanation:
A daydreamer, something my Mum always says to me

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Note added at 2002-07-11 15:27:20 (GMT)
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He is away with the fairies - sorry forgot the \"the\"

Selected response from:

Dav1d
Local time: 07:08

Grading comment

It may not be the answer given by professional (ie dictonary) but it is the most poetic !
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +20

He has his head in the clouds

Attila Piróth

4 +4

He is away with fairies

Dav1d

4 +2

He's on another planet

jerrie

4 +2

he is spacing out

herve laurent

4 +1

HIs head is in the clouds

jerryk (X)

4 +1

He has his head is in the clouds.

Victoria Barkoff

he is not paying attention

zaheya gad (X)

He is not paying attention

zaheya gad (X)

he is daydreaming

Richard Genest

He's on the moon.

R.J.Chadwick (X)

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

He is away with fairies

Dav1d
Local time: 07:08
PRO pts in pair: 3

Grading comment

It may not be the answer given by professional (ie dictonary) but it is the most poetic !

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +20

He has his head in the clouds

Explanation:
He is in a dream
He is a day-dreamer.

Robert-Collins

Attila Piróth
France
Local time: 08:08
Native speaker of:

Hungarian
PRO pts in pair: 222

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

HIs head is in the clouds

Explanation:
Web Page Matches 1-20 of 57 | Next 20 >

Water Cycle 1
... Let's meet up with Walter. As usual, dreamer that he is, his head is in the
clouds. It's pretty cold inside clouds, since they are way up in the sky. ...
http://www.provwater.com/watercyc1.htm

4-H RIVER'S EDGE: Leader's Curriculum Guide: Lesson 6
... Here are some you might use: wispy as a cloud every cloud has silver lining his
head is in the clouds her face looked like a thundercloud she is in a fog; ...
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fourh/RiversEdge/leaders/lesso...

Precursor to Gumby
... adventures. This leader, Gum-by-eh, has a great heart, but his head
is in the clouds. He tries to do what is right and good. Because ...
http://www.dearauntnettie.com/gallery/museum-gumby.htm

The Cast
... He doesn't seem to mind the Kaisho's irritating appearance or screeching voice, probably
because his head is in the clouds whenever he's away from his beloved ...
http://riboflavin.keenspace.com/cast.html

jerryk (X)
PRO pts in pair: 134

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

He has his head is in the clouds.

Explanation:
Hachette-Oxord Dictionary:
- être dans la lune - to have one's head in the clouds

Victoria Barkoff
Local time: 02:08
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 119

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

He's on another planet

Explanation:
is another way of saying it...

away with the fairies/head in the clouds are right, too....just another option!

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Note added at 2002-07-11 16:42:35 (GMT)
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He\'s in a world of his own
He\'s in his own little world

..a few more!

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:08
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 77

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

he is spacing out

Explanation:
for a contemporary context and very
common at least in the USA

herve laurent
PRO pts in pair: 9

5 hrs confidence:

he is not paying attention

Explanation:
he is away in the clouds , he is on another planet, etc. is correct of course.
just thought to add one more to the list.

zaheya gad (X)
Local time: 02:08
Native speaker of:

Arabic

5 hrs confidence:

He is not paying attention

Explanation:
he is away in the clouds , he is on another planet, etc. is correct of course.
just thought to add the non idiomatic meaning.

zaheya gad (X)
Local time: 02:08
Native speaker of:

Arabic

6 hrs confidence:

he is daydreaming

Explanation:
different from being a daydreamer, which means you do it all the time. The French saentence describes a punctual event.

Richard Genest
PRO pts in pair: 16

11 hrs confidence:

He's on the moon.

Explanation:
A common phrase in English to describe someone who's "just out of it!"

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Link: Make Link float through the air like he's on the moon. ...
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... It's a little robot walking on the moon. Don't ask why he's on the moon fool!
He's just there cause he wants to be! Dare you question the robot's means? ...
http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/zone/s/m/smithbryan/krobo.jpg....

Joey Lauren Adams
... New York Post If you can find a teenager who's never heard "Because
I Got High," he must be so high himself he's on the moon. more... ...
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Episode 208: Little Blue Plane
... in space. Or at least that's what he thinks it is anyway. He pretends to be a spaceman,
as he thinks he's on the moon, just like Commander Cosmos. In fact... ...
http://www.thetweenies.freeserve.co.uk/episodeguides/episode...

GameFAQs: Revenge of Shinobi, The - Reader Review
... shield that protects you from three hits(combined with the pow,it's a force to be
reckoned with),Fushin,magic that makes shinobi jump like he's on the moon,and ...
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/genesis/review/R10945.html

Original Writings
... Some say he's on the Moon now, And some say he's in Bree But us fine folk
all know the truth, for Bodobrus is me! by Bodobrus Took (#17065). Back.
http://shire.elendor.net/Writings/writ_magicalpipe.htm

An Open Letter To Mike Malin
... Burnett's "rocket ship" show. "He can't be working on `Survivor' if
he's on the moon," Mr. Moonves said. But some celebrities have ...
http://www.geocities.com/mike_malin_is_a_loser/nytimes2.html
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... he's on the moon between that monster planet and Cybertron." Magnus: "Daniel, we'll
do everything we can for Spike." Springer: "And even if we can't... I'll ...
http://tfarchive.com/2005truth5.shtml
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11/10/00: Re: Whoa, Mr. Cranky, you're blowing my mind
... What was that film with Walter Koenig where he's on the moon and all sorts of typically
terrible sci-fi things happen? Time to visit the imdb, methinks. hunter. ...
http://www.mrcranky.com/movies/redplanet/1/0.html

RV Trip to Kansas Cosmosphere
... Question: How does an astronaut tell time? Answer: If he's a NASA astronaut
and he's on the Moon, he looks at his Omega Speedmaster Professional. ...
http://www.metronet.com/~dreeves/rv_travel/cosmosphere/cosmo...

Into Liquid Sky - Game Reviews
... that they don't seem to move too realistically. In fact, Jack runs
like he's on the moon. Even though they manage to tell a good ...
http://intoliquidsky.net/site/reviews/headhunter.html

xdrom.com: The Optionals Series, Just-In-Time Fiction.
... Hope Sometimes I wonder what you put in those brownies you feed him and the
cake. He comes home looking like he's on the moon. Melpomene Oh Hope. ...
http://www.sonic.net/web/performarch/theoptionals/

http://aworldtransformed.com/text/chapt02.txt
... We must stop it before Cybertron is destroyed." "But what about my Dad. He's
on the moon between that monster planet and Cybertron", said Daniel. ...
http://aworldtransformed.com/text/chapt02.txt
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Fall of the Power Rangers
... Alright!" Rocky exclaimed. "Let's kick his butt!". "Where is it?" Billy asked.
"He's on the moon," Arsenal replied. "Ai-yiyiyiyi!" Alpha exclaimed rapidly. ...
http://dagwood.sandwich.net/fan-fic/jihad/fotpr01.html

What's New? Reference About Mario News Game List Enemy List Item ...
... Question 1036: Why isn't Kyle anywhere to be seen? Dr. Donez's Answer: Bah, who
knows. Maybe he's on the moon. Question 1037: Who wants to be a Millionare? ...
http://www.smbhq.com/nc/v10011100.html

METHODOLOGY FOR DEVELOPING ASSEMBLY-BASED VULNERABILITY (PDF)
... AM35a Homework 4 solution Keith Porter, 11/3/00 P. 7 of 8 P ROBLEM 6: H&H 5.36 G
IVEN See diagram; W = 200N man (maybe he's on the moon or something) suspended ...
http://www.ecf.caltech.edu/~jclinton/TA/am35aHW4soln.pdf

Matt Maldre: Transformers the movie, the script
... Daniel:But what about my dad? He's on the moon between that monster planet
and Cybertron. Magnus:Daniel, we'll do everything we can for Spike. ...
http://www.spudart.org/transformers/script.html

[NSHL.com] NSHL7 Awards
... Coast Psychosis. Buzz: And the winner will feel like he's on the moon.
(opens envelope) Seden Sloth of the Left Coast Psychosis! The ...
http://www.nshl.com/season07/awards7.html

R.J.Chadwick (X)
Local time: 14:08
PRO pts in pair: 71

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