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What does “Estar en las nubes” mean?

SpanishWeather and timeInformal

Estar en las nubes

Word for word

To be in the clouds

What it really means

To be distracted, lost in thought, paying no attention to what is going on around you.

How we say it in English

To have one's head in the clouds

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