To daydream in Spanish
To daydream in Spanish is estar en las nubes (ehs-TAHR ehn lahs NOO-behs).
- Spanish
- estar en las nubes
- Say it
- ehs-TAHR ehn lahs NOO-behs
- Note
- Literally to be in the clouds; also to be distracted.
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- meter la patato put your foot in it · meh-TEHR lah PAH-tah
- costar un ojo de la carato cost an arm and a leg · kohs-TAHR oon OH-hoh deh lah KAH-rah
- echar una manoto lend a hand · eh-CHAHR OO-nah MAH-noh
- tirar la toallato throw in the towel · tee-RAHR lah toh-AH-yah
- ir al granoto get straight to the point · eer ahl GRAH-noh
- andarse por las ramasto beat around the bush · ahn-DAHR-seh por lahs RRAH-mahs
- tomar el peloto pull someone's leg · toh-MAHR el PEH-loh
Questions about estar en las nubes
How do you say to daydream in Spanish?
To daydream in Spanish is estar en las nubes. Literally to be in the clouds; also to be distracted.
How do you pronounce estar en las nubes?
Say it ehs-TAHR ehn lahs NOO-behs. The syllables in capitals are stressed: TAHR and NOO. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
What does estar en las nubes mean in English?
In English, estar en las nubes means to daydream.
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