Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
asomarse a los balcones interiores de aquellas almas perfumadas de leyenda
English translation:
he let his imagination come closer to the inner selves of those souls, which were tinged by legend
Spanish term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
asomarse a los balcones interiores de aquellas almas perfumadas de leyenda
Estas y otras cosas más iba pensando Lucas atropelladamente; su imaginación, como siempre que se trataba del glorioso pasado, se desbocaba de un modo casi increíble. Era la segunda vez que se la permitía asomarse a los balcones interiores de aquellas almas perfumadas de leyenda, y al igual que en la primera vez, se daba por muy honrado y satisfecho...
Mil Gracias,
Barbara
Dec 29, 2020 16:56: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
Argentina
Health, Wellness, Education
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Argentine, Latin American, US)
Works in: English to Spanish
he let his imagination come closer to the inner self of those souls tinged with legend.
I tried not to be so literal and to sound more natural regarding the part of ''asomarse a los balcones interiores''.
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Mexico
Dual-Native English & Spanish Translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, British, UK) , Spanish (Variants: Mexican, Standard-Spain, US, Ecuadorian , Dominican, Latin American, Peruvian, Colombian, Uruguayan, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Argentine, Chilean, Venezuelan, Costa Rican)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
look out from the inside balconies of those legendary perfumed souls
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Pablo Waldman
: Agree, although I would say something like "legend-scented souls."
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¡Gracias Pablo! (Propose it! Although I think that would rather have been "perfumadas *con* leyenda".
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
: "peep out" another option
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¡Gracias Patricia!
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Yvonne Gallagher
: rather convoluted? And too literal
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Priscila Siu
: También hay que ver qué quiere decir con "los balcones interiores". Lo de "perfumadas de leyenda" puede ser casi legendarias, o cercanas a personas que son leyendas. Pero ¿los balcones interiores? ¿Es sólo énfasis de que mira hacia adentro?
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Yo lo vi como una metáfora. Queriendo decir "mirando al interior" quizás como una ventana, pero el balcón da una imagen de mayor inmersión o presencia en lo que se observa.
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United Kingdom
WorldWideWords
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
he had allowed it (his imagination) to peek into the inner corners
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Priscila Siu
: You've got a point. It seems that the imagination is allowed, but HE, Lucas, is satisfied. So, there are two different subjects in that sentence.
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Thanks Priscila.
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Yvonne Gallagher
: yes, on right track
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Why neutral, Yvonne?
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