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Does this sound like something you would say?

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She was engrossed in her own reverie.

La idea que quiero dar es que esta persona está en su propio mundo, que no es consciente de la situatión, bueno en realidad, que no quiere aceptar la situación y por eso se queda en su ensimismamiento.

Eng: the idea I want to express is that this person is in her own world, she is not aware of the situation, well actually, she doesn't want to accept the situattion that's why she prefers to be lost in her own reverie

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updated Aug 28, 2015
edited by uvasol
posted by uvasol

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The word "reverie" is from French and the word "daydream" is from the old English language. Generally reverie sounds more poetic than daydreaming. Your sentence expresses what you want to say very well. Some other ways are:

She was lost in her thoughts - which means she was not concentrating on what was happening around her.

She was absorbed in daydreams - which means she was fantasizing about a life she wished she lived.

I hope this helps and gives you more to think about in English.

updated Aug 28, 2015
posted by Jubilado
Thank you all! - uvasol, Aug 28, 2015
I agree. - annierats, Aug 28, 2015
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I guess it's correct. I would use "enthralled", though.

updated Aug 28, 2015
posted by chileno
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The words "her" and "own" don't really add meaning; if she was engrossed in reverie, it was in hers and not in someone else's.

"She was engrossed in reverie" =
"She was engrossed in her reverie" =
"She was engrossed in her own reverie"

Choose whichever you like; I'm a minimalist and prefer the first option.

¡Bien hecho!

updated Aug 28, 2015
edited by jtaniel
posted by jtaniel