Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
уткнуться в одну точку
English translation:
Staring into space
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Amerikanerin
Jan 21, 2017 01:06
7 yrs ago
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уткнуться
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Павел стоял неподвижно, уткнувшись в одну точку, с поникшей головой.
Perhaps "focused inward"??
Perhaps "focused inward"??
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Staring at one spot
is the meaning here.
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Note added at 9 mins (2017-01-21 01:15:46 GMT)
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As in - staring into space. Seeing nothing.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2017-01-21 06:54:27 GMT)
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All the answers here are reasonable interpretations, given the basic meaning.
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Note added at 9 mins (2017-01-21 01:15:46 GMT)
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As in - staring into space. Seeing nothing.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2017-01-21 06:54:27 GMT)
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All the answers here are reasonable interpretations, given the basic meaning.
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Sofia Gutkin
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Mark Berelekhis
: staring into space
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Thank you!
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Turdimurod Rakhmanov
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Thank you!
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Oleg Lozinskiy
: staring into space
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Thank you, Oleg!
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Dmitry Murzakov
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Dmitry, thank you!
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Tatiana Lammers
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Tatiana, thanks!
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crockodile
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks!"
+4
20 mins
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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Related KudoZ points
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97
Pavel stood motionless, his gaze fixed on one spot, his head bowed.
Proposition.
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Turdimurod Rakhmanov
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Thank you, Turdimarut.
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rns
: what a cool one
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Thank you, rns.
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Oleg Lozinskiy
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Thank you, Oleg.
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LarisaK
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Thank you and best regards, LarisaK.
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Tatiana Grehan
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Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
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16
to be absorbed in one's thoughts
IMHO
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Turdimurod Rakhmanov
: я бы добавил "completely absorbed" хотя не уверен, но здесь как мне кажется, из за "в одну точку" у меня такое ощущение", если когда писатель имел в виду "thoughts"
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Спасибо!
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Olga Cotey
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Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
spaced out
Informal expression "spaced out" sounds like a good choice here.
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