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se nos opaca la piel

English translation: our skin loses its glow


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Spanish term or phrase:se nos opaca la piel
English translation:our skin loses its glow
Entered by: Isabelle17
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Art/Literary - Linguistics
Spanish term or phrase: se nos opaca la piel
cuando no podemos dormir bien ..
mikelos
Argentina
our skin loses its glow
Explanation:
Just another suggestion.
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Isabelle17
Brazil
Local time: 17:38
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6our skin loses its glowIsabelle17
4 +2Our skin goes/becomes dull/lifeless, our skin loses its shine
hjs45
4 +1our skin loses its radiancecoolbrowne
4our skin goes dull / opaque
AliciaPerez
4our skin turns (dull and) sallow
patricia scott


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Our skin goes/becomes dull/lifeless, our skin loses its shine


Explanation:
I think this is slightly more appropriate in the context.

hjs45
Spain
Local time: 21:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  bcsantos: ous skin becomes dull
1 hr
agree  Sharon Black: I also like Our skin becomes dull/lifeless
4 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
our skin loses its radiance


Explanation:
opaca = sin brillo

coolbrowne
United States
Local time: 15:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LadyofArcadia
26 mins
  -> Thank you, my Lady.
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
our skin turns (dull and) sallow


Explanation:
another option

patricia scott
Spain
Local time: 21:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
our skin loses its glow


Explanation:
Just another suggestion.

Isabelle17
Brazil
Local time: 17:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emma Ratcliffe
6 hrs
  -> Thank you Emma! Have a nice day!
agree  wmpetzall
7 hrs
  -> Thank you Wmpetzall! Have a nice day!
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
7 hrs
  -> Thank you Muriel! Have a nice day!
agree  LadyofArcadia: tambien es una buena opción
8 hrs
  -> Thank you LadyofArcadia! Have a nice day!
agree  hjs45: "glow" me parece la palabra más apropiada
12 hrs
  -> Thank you HJS! Have a nice day!
agree  philgoddard: You haven't given any context, but I'm assuming this is a magazine article or advertising copy, in which case "your" might well be a more appropriate translation.
1 day20 hrs
  -> Thank you Philgoddard! Have a nice day!
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1 day51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
our skin goes dull / opaque


Explanation:
I believe dull and opaque both apply for skin description.

Example sentence(s):
  • During the period when a snake is 'opaque' (referring to the dull appearance of the skin and cloudy ...
  • Other aspects of the present invention are provided by an opaque skin sanitizing composition for ...

    Reference: http://www.google.com.uy/search?hl=es&source=hp&q=the+skin+g...
AliciaPerez
Uruguay
Local time: 18:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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