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“Put down that phone! Making doe eyes with a screen in-between, if that worked, we would know!” what does this mean?

DernierB1Kwiziq community member

“Put down that phone! Making doe eyes with a screen in-between, if that worked, we would know!” what does this mean?

I don’t even understand the English translation. 
This question relates to:French lesson "Using the infinitive form of verbs to express the English "-ING""
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CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Dernier,

It means simply you can't conduct a successful loving relationship if you are always staring at your phone ....

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WalterC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hello, Cecile,

YOUR translation is quite clear, but I agree with Dernier that the "doe-eyes at the screen in-between" is a bit obscure.  To me it resembles a Google-translation or perhaps an obscure Imagist poem ... you have to kind of guess at the meaning.

Walter B.

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“Put down that phone! Making doe eyes with a screen in-between, if that worked, we would know!” what does this mean?

I don’t even understand the English translation. 

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