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"Viajar
na Maionese" - como dizer isso em
inglês?
06/07/10
Admita! Você dá umas viajadas na
maionese de vez em quando! E eu também, claro!
Mas... como dizer
isso em
inglês?
A
LEP reader asked me this question today, and
here I am sharing the answer with all of
you.

"Viajar
na maionese" is an idiom
(expressão idiomática) and usually there isn't a
literal translation for idioms, because they reflect
culture and contexts that sometimes can't be found in
others languages/countries.
Therefore, we better look
at the "meaning" of the idiom; the context where
it's being used, rather than the literal
translation. Here is the equivalent meaning
of "viajando na
maionese"
:
You are 'spaced out'. Come back to
earth!
I was totally 'out there'. I
didn't pay attention to one word of what he
said.
She is
'daydreaming'!
(said with certain
irony) Of course she is not
going with us!
You
are 'zoned out'. Don't be
silly!
You are 'in la la
land'. Be
realistic!
Obs.: I have also seen these different
spellings: Lala Land; La La Land; Lalaland. Go
figure! I guess it doesn't matter when you are in
lalaland anyway, does it? ;-)
These are a few ways to
express that someone is not quite
there, is lost in space (figuratively), or something
like that.
Now, what about you come back
from la
la land and
zero in
on your
English
studies? Get
ahead of the pack and check out
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(idioms and slang) - if you haven't
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LEP ,
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Have fun learning
English!

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de gramática, cultura, expressões idiomáticas
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