Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 18, 2004 21:11
19 yrs ago
English term
open-eyed
English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Hi!
I need a native-speaker's paraphrase/explanation of "open-eyed" in this context:
The 1995 photograph Franklin’s Face, by Diana López (b. 1968), was created by the eight-year-old son of the artist’s housekeeper, to whom Ms. López gave a camera, with instructions to photograph things he did and did not like. The result is a candid, ****open-eyed**** view of a complex social reality seen through two distinct environments: the wealthy house where the boy’s mother works and the poor barrio in which he lives.
Thanks!
Ignacio
I need a native-speaker's paraphrase/explanation of "open-eyed" in this context:
The 1995 photograph Franklin’s Face, by Diana López (b. 1968), was created by the eight-year-old son of the artist’s housekeeper, to whom Ms. López gave a camera, with instructions to photograph things he did and did not like. The result is a candid, ****open-eyed**** view of a complex social reality seen through two distinct environments: the wealthy house where the boy’s mother works and the poor barrio in which he lives.
Thanks!
Ignacio
Responses
Responses
+2
1 hr
Selected
uncensored
because a child doesn't know how to censor themselves; they have not yet learned that some scenes might be considered unacceptable or ugly (to society)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks. Choosing only one was tough this time. Gabriel's is very good, and so is Julie's. But this one sort of inspired me to my final choice: unprejudiced. Thank you all!
Ignacio"
6 mins
Jairo Contreras-López
United States
United States
United States
Impeccable Spanish Only(505)822-1512
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, and 4 more.
... con mente abierta... ( no una traducción literal)
un saludo!!!
6 mins
alert - vigilant - watchful
are 3 possibilities
Reference:
+3
20 mins
fresh
" ... a fresh take on the complex social reality ... "
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unbiased, uncompromised
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unbiased, uncompromised
+1
27 mins
clear
:)
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Real, authentic
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Real, authentic
+4
40 mins
Gabo Pena
Native in English
&
English
'meaning, intent, demeanor'
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) 
, Spanish (Variants: Cuban, Canarian, Latin American, Puerto Rican, Costa Rican, Salvadoran, Argentine, Venezuelan, Dominican, Mexican, US)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 4 more.
realistic, not naive
seeing all that is out there.
Peer comment(s):
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Orla Ryan
: taking in the atmosphere, surroundings, seeing what is going on
44 mins
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yes!
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Craft.Content
3 hrs
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namaste!
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Tony M
: Yes, spot on!
8 hrs
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thank you!
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Rajan Chopra
9 hrs
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namaste
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+2
3 hrs
chica nueva
Native in English
&
English
Works in field
http://youtube/iraVWQu3Zf8
Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, British)
Works in: Chinese to English
with the eyes open or wide open, as in awareness or amazement
open-eyed = with the eyes open or wide open, as in awareness or amazement (Collins Concise English Dictionary)
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: above all, here, in awareness
5 hrs
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Thanks, Dusty. I think you are right. That clarifies the sense of it.
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Margaret Lagoyianni
: 'wide-open' or 'wide-eyed'
8 hrs
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with the eyes (wide) open in awareness I think (because it agrees with candid), rather than 'wide-eyed' in amazement
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13 hrs
airmailrpl
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
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English
Specializes in field
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
open-minded..unprejudiced
candid, ****open-eyed**** view of a
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