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English translation: goggle-eyed

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German term or phrase:	Krötenauge
English translation:	goggle-eyed
Entered by:	Rachel Ward

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13:09 Jul 12, 2005

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

German term or phrase: Krötenauge

From the same novel, a bit further on:
"Ich füllte das Glas mit Mineralwasser auf und hielt es so, daß ich von außen und von oben hineinschauen konnte. Silbern und grau. Winzige Luftbläschen stiegen an die Oberflächem sahen mich mit einem *Krötenauge* an und zerplatzten." How can air bubbles look at you with a toad's eye, or am I missing something?

Rachel Ward KudoZ activity Questions: 412 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 67
Local time: 13:16

goggle-eyed

Explanation:
That's how I imagine it.

Selected response from:

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 14:16

Grading comment

Thanks for all suggestions.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

goggle-eyed

BrigitteHilgner

frog-eyed

Michele Fauble

looked at me like tiny fish eyes

Rebecca Garber

stared at me like toad's eyes

xxxCMJ_Trans

Answers

6 mins confidence:

stared at me like toad's eyes

Explanation:
gave me a toads eye look

Just imagine the scene, the bubbles at the surface of the liqiuid that look like toad's eyes for all the world and then burst

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 14:16
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Krötenauge (here)

goggle-eyed

Explanation:
That's how I imagine it.

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 14:16
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 49

Grading comment

Thanks for all suggestions.

1 hr confidence:

Krötenauge (here) looked at me like tiny fish eyes

Explanation:
It's sort of a freer translation.

Rebecca Garber
Local time: 08:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

16 hrs confidence:

Krötenauge frog-eyed

Explanation:
...a frog eyed look when they are in the up position), ...
www.iol.ie/~donohoer/0Opel_GT.htm

Aspherical lenses are almost flat which eliminates the "frog-eyed" look.
www.hagaeyewear.com/sid/1info.html

Michele Fauble
Local time: 06:16
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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Changes made by editors

Jul 12, 2005 - Changes made by Marcus Malabad:
Term asked	Kr�tenauge (here) => Kr�tenauge

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