Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Tener p�jaros en la cabeza
English translation:
live in cuckooland/have your head in the clouds
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bcsantos
Mar 13, 2010 07:27
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Spanish term
Tener p�jaros en la cabeza
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Estoy intentando traducir la siguiente oraci�n, y, por dios, que me est� siendo dif�cil la segunda parte. Espero que me ayuden como siempre:
-No me preocupa que tengas p�jaros en la cabeza, lo que me preocupa es que siempre sean los mismos p�jaros-
Muchas gracias
Shaked
-No me preocupa que tengas p�jaros en la cabeza, lo que me preocupa es que siempre sean los mismos p�jaros-
Muchas gracias
Shaked
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Mar 18, 2010 13:05: bcsantos Created KOG entry
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live in cuckooland/have your head in the clouds
It doesn't worry me that you live in cuckooland, what worries me is that they are always the same cuckoos.
.....what worries me is that they are the same clouds
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sorry-should be cuckoo land
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The above version implies that they are always the same cuckoos that she lives with. I see no problem there. However if you feel you want to be more specific perhaps your second option. WITH not IN.
.....what worries me is that they are the same clouds
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sorry-should be cuckoo land
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2010-03-14 10:55:22 GMT)
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The above version implies that they are always the same cuckoos that she lives with. I see no problem there. However if you feel you want to be more specific perhaps your second option. WITH not IN.
Note from asker:
| I am wondering if the second part of the setence should be kept that way...or should be ...What worries me(most) is that you live WITH the same cuckoos? or that you are always WITH/IN the same cuckoos? |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Daniel Frisano
Italy
Italy
Italy
100% human translation, always
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, German to Italian, and 14 more.
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4
to have bats in the belfry
it's not exactly the same meaning (the Spanish version is a bit softer), but it would work for your sentence
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Natalia Pedrosa (X)
2 hrs
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Jenni Lukac (X)
6 hrs
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Leda Roche
: ... always the same bats
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Nelson Aguillon
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
United States
Responsibility & Transparency
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
be nutty as a fruitcake
Una opción más.
Suerte.
Suerte.
2 hrs
a scatterbrain
tener pájaros en la cabeza Tener poco juicio o demasiada imaginación.
No significa estar loco
talvez podrías usar scattering (...You are always scattering the same...)
No significa estar loco
talvez podrías usar scattering (...You are always scattering the same...)
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3 hrs
margaret caulfield
Native in Spanish
&
English
Accurate, natural and very hard-working
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
To be dizzy-headed
"I'm not worried about you being dizzy-headed. What worries me is that you're always dizzy about the same things."
Es una forma de decir que siempre estas soñando, que no vives la realidad, pero no quiere decir que estés loco (tener "bats in the belfry"). No llega a tanto.
Es una forma de decir que siempre estas soñando, que no vives la realidad, pero no quiere decir que estés loco (tener "bats in the belfry"). No llega a tanto.
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Natalia Pedrosa (X)
: Tienes razón, lo de "bats" es demasiado fuerte en este caso. Saludos.
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Gracias, Natalia.
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Evelyn Dench
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Thanks, Evy.
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Kevin Melody
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Finished and more by deadline or before.
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English
To be a space case.
"It doesn't worry me that you're lost in space. What worries me is that you're always lost in the same space."
To be a "space case" is to be a scatterbrain, dizzy headed, sometimes poor judgement, immature, kind of inconsiderate - in a non-malicious way. So, to say one is "lost in space" is to say that they are a "space case". It's a rough equivalent of having "birds in the head". Hope that helps. Suerte.
To be a "space case" is to be a scatterbrain, dizzy headed, sometimes poor judgement, immature, kind of inconsiderate - in a non-malicious way. So, to say one is "lost in space" is to say that they are a "space case". It's a rough equivalent of having "birds in the head". Hope that helps. Suerte.
1 day 2 hrs
Michele Fauble
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Native English
Native in: English
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
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4
you're a feather brain/feather head ...always the same feathers
"It doesn't worry me that you're a feather head. What worries me is that they are always the same feathers."
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Feather head n. ... feather-brained person.
www.answers.com/topic/feather-head
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Feather head n. ... feather-brained person.
www.answers.com/topic/feather-head
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