Translate this sentence using "flew off" only into Spanish?

Question

Context: This is not homework I'm trying to figure out the verb for ¨flew off¨ because I was hit in the face. My glasses ¨flew off¨ my nose.

Mis gafas _____________ mi nariz.

My glasses flew off my nose.

Answer 1

emprender el vuelo -> to fly off

Maybe as a metaphor... but "emprender el vuelo" means to take flight, it is something that only conscious beings can do. It sounds as if the glasses spread their wings and began to fly to the nest.

Sus/Las gafas salieron volando.

I suppose you can add "de su nariz", but for some reason, that doesn't sound quite right to me. Although it is not quite the same, you can also say:

Se le cayeron las gafas de la nariz.

I saw it used in a game where a hat flew off someone's head that was on a mountain. - jeezzle, Jun 12, 2011

Answer 2

emprender transitive verb 1. to start (trabajo); to set off on (viaje, marcha)

emprender el vuelo -> to fly off 

Question: So using jezzle's recearch (which I thank you for )

Las gafas emprenden el vuelo me nariz.

Most likely: Las gafas emprendieron el vuelo de mi nariz. - jeezzle, Jun 12, 2011

Seen this use in a videogame. - jeezzle, Jun 12, 2011

Answer 3

Before you figure out the verb, remember that for body part and intimate possessions, Spanish tends to avoid the possessives (mis, mi,...) and uses pronouns (e.g. me) instead, along with definite articles (las gafas, la nariz). The verb you can use here is "caer" in its pronominal form, or for a more dramatic effect, "salir volando de".

My 2nd attempt:

Las gafas salir volando de me nariz.

Is the English still:

My glasses flew off my nose.

Am I using caer in it's pronominal form correctly:

Las gafas caerse de me nose.

Answer 4

Emprender el vuelo.

Answer 5

Before you figure out the verb, remember that for body part and intimate possessions, Spanish tends to avoid the possessives (mis, mi,...) and uses pronouns (e.g. me) instead, along with definite articles (las gafas, la nariz). The verb you can use here is "caer" in its pronominal form, or for a more dramatic effect, "salir volando de".