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come dei passaggi a vuoto

English translation: now and again he sort of went into a trance

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Italian term or phrase:come dei passaggi a vuoto
English translation:now and again he sort of went into a trance
Entered by: Lara Barnett

11:03 Jan 20, 2018
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / in a character-based fiction
Italian term or phrase: come dei passaggi a vuoto
Character has been out celebrating his new contract as a writer. On arriving home he is stoned and imagines his living room filled up with a variety of historical characters from fiction. One of these is Orlando (from Astolfo), whose entry into the very full room of characters is described as follows:

"A forza di perdere e riacquistare la ragione, aveva come dei passaggi a vuoto. Si bloccava all’improvviso, nel mezzo di un azione, o si incantava, rapito dal suono di una parola, traballando come un pugile suonato. "
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:52
now and again he sort of went into a trance
Explanation:
A bit long I know.
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 02:52
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Summary of answers provided
4At times he went completely blank
Lisa Jane
4now and again he sort of went into a trance
James (Jim) Davis
4spinning his wheels
Shabelula


  

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
At times he went completely blank


Explanation:
Or he looked completely lost

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 00:52
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 496
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Asker: Thank you.

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
aveva come dei passaggi a vuoto
now and again he sort of went into a trance


Explanation:
A bit long I know.

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 02:52
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 303
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you.

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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
spinning his wheels


Explanation:
trovato qui su ProZ per "girare a vuoto" nel senso di fare qualcosa di inutile e un po' folle, se rende l'idea

Shabelula
Italy
Local time: 00:52
Does not meet criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 18
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Asker: Thank you.

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