Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
I zone out
Spanish translation:
me quedo en blanco
English term
zone out
This is an answer in a mental health questionnaire.
Is this the right term to use in this context? It has to be colloquial, not literary or formal.
Thank you!
Oct 19, 2023 10:42: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): Toni Castano
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Proposed translations
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
me quedo en blanco / se me va la cabeza
"No me puedo concentrar, a veces me quedo en blanco"
"No me puedo concentrar, a veces se me va la cabeza
Spain
Technical and software translations
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) , English 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Desconectar (me desconecto)
These are all colloquial terms to refer to the state of an unfocused wandering mind.
Spain
EN/IT/FR/PT>ES TRANSL|L10N|PROOF|MTPE
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, and 2 more.
Me desconcentro
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
desorientarse (Arg.) volverse desorbitado/a (Mex.) ponerse en órbita
Desconectar : also features in a Cuban coll. and slang dictionary > 'evadirse de la realidad'.
desorientarse: Quedarse [una persona], de forma pasajera, sin entendimiento y sin capacidad de razonar o de darse cuenta con claridad de las cosas.
Australia
Clear and concise communication is key
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Russian to Spanish, Russian to English, English to Spanish, and 4 more.
ando por las nubes
https://cvc.cervantes.es/foros/leer_asunto1.asp?vCodigo=39294#:~:text=Estar%20en%20las%20nubes%20en,pensando%20en%20alguna%20otra%20cosa.
| agree |
Alan Otero
: Esta también es una buena opción. Por acá es más común decir "EN las nubes".
6 hrs
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Spain
Psychologist & Emergency Physician
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish
a veces me quedo como ausente / ensimismado
US, informal : to become oblivious to one's surroundings especially in order to relax
zone out in front of the TV
2
US, informal : to become unfocused or inattentive because of tiredness or boredom
Students began to zone out towards the end of the assembly.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zone out
En primer lugar, señalar el registro (coloquial) de "zone out". En segundo lugar, su sentido, en cuanto que quedarse como ausente, ensimismado, con la idea de sufrir una desconexión de los estímulos externos -e internamente mantener un cierto grado de ensoñación difusa.
Pej.,
"Mi mente no consigue centrarse; a veces me quedo como ausente"
"Mi mente no consigue centrarse; a veces me quedo como ensimismado"
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