a ollos vistos
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Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “at sighted eyes”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Prepositional phrase[edit]
- in plain sight
- 1862, Manuel Magariños, Ferro-carril Compostelano:
- Cada vez a cousa engorda,
como que incha a ollos vistos,
Pro, si incha, non estoura;
como o pelexo enteirizo
da castaña agüenta e fofa
pra levála o enemincho;
Cando máis, si algo rebenta,
e arregaña, é o ourizo,
pra guindar limpa a castaña
e roer fruto tan rico- The thing grows at every time,
as it swells in plain sight,
but, although it swells, it does not burst;
as the one-piece peel
of the soft watery chestnuts
you take to an enemy;
at most, if something pops
and cracks is the burr,
to throw clean the chestnut
and nibble such a rich fruit
- The thing grows at every time,
References[edit]
- “a ollos vistos” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.