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Spanish term or phrase:	estoy empanado/a (empanao/a)
English translation:	my brain's scrambled
Entered by:	Deborah Lockett

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5:43am Mar 6, 2008

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Spanish term or phrase: estoy empanado/a (empanao/a)

Frase muy utilizada, por lo menos por aquí, en conversaciones bastante normales.
Tengo un texto de conversación entre dos personas, trabajadores, uno le pregunta al otro una cosa, y este le responde que "ahora mismo no caigo, estoy empanao".
Significa que no tienen la mente clara o que están en otro mundo, no en el momento presente, que tienen la cabeza/mente "llena" de otros pensamientos que no les permiten concentrarse, o al contrario, que no están pensando en nada y no son capaces de pensar... , suena contradictorio pero es eso, más o menos.
Se me ha ocurrido "I'm spaced out", "I'm slow today" o simplemente "I'm not quite with it", pero quisiera saber más opciones, y si hay alguna que sea parecida en el lenguaje coloquial.
Muchas gracias.

Anne Smith Campbell

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Clarification request(s) and response

Henry Hinds: 4:30pm Mar 6, 2008: Supongo que "por aquí" se refiere a alguna parte de España, aunque siempre conviene aclarar ese CONTEXTO porque estamos repartidos por todo el mundo.
Anne Smith Campbell (asker): 6:23pm Mar 6, 2008: Si, Henry, me refiero a como se entiende en España, tendré en cuenta especificarlo para otras ocasiones.

my brain's scrambled

Explanation:
this is the closest I can think of to "empanado" ...

Selected response from:

Deborah Lockett
Spain

Note from asker to answerer

Thanks again Deborah, and LisaMac and kate!! I'm choosing this answer cause I like the word "scrambled" somehow!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

my brain's scrambled

Deborah Lockett

My head's in the shed (see below)

Kate Major

my head´s a mess

LisaMac

Answers

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

my brain's scrambled

Explanation:
this is the closest I can think of to "empanado" ...

Example sentence(s):

My brain's scrambled from trying to write (not right) (well, maybe right is right) my brief.
I believe (my brain's scrambled by now) I've tried it both ways, with no real luck... could someone explain exactly how to add them back in?

Reference: http://blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/2006/01/update_2.ht...
Reference: http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic.php?id=5619&page

Deborah Lockett
Spain
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Note from asker to answerer

Thanks again Deborah, and LisaMac and kate!! I'm choosing this answer cause I like the word "scrambled" somehow!!!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Scrambled eggs! It's to do with "cuisine" as the original! Thanks, didn't know this one!

4 hrs confidence:

my head´s a mess

Explanation:
just another one to add to your growing list!

“My head’s a mess today and so what I’m going to say will probably be incomprehensible”, before going on to write 2-3000 words of lucid, insightful prose.
http://www.roughtheory.org/content/do-you-believe-in-me/

“Good idea. My head’s a mess right
now, sorry. I really do appreciate it, though.
http://www.fresnoundercurrent.net/files/archives/jan07.pdf

My life is going well, but my head is a mess. I mean, it was already a mess, but I think that's because I'm a scatter brain.
http://www.xanga.com/DifgBasDgiB

LisaMac
Spain
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: I'm certainly getting to know more ways of saying the basic idea! Thanks!

7 hrs confidence:

My head's in the shed (see below)

Explanation:
So many options! More common and natural, colloquial sounding options would be:
My head's in the shed
I'm out of it
I'm not with it (as you said)
I'm not thinking straight today
My head's in a mess (As LisaMac has suggested)
I've got my head in the clouds/ I'm/ I was away with the fairies (although less fitting in your context maybe)
etc.
If I think of anymore I'll let you know. Personal favourite, obviously, is the first option! :)

Kate Major
Spain
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: I see I'll have to add an extra page to my personal glossary just for this phrase! Thanks a lot!

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Spanish: estoy empanado/a (empanao/a)

English translation: my brain's scrambled