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1 lower your sights

Общая лексика: уменьшить свои амбиции (He had to lower his sights and accept a less well-paid job that what he had hope for.)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > lower your sights
2 moderar

v.

1 to moderate.

modere el consumo de alcohol you should try to avoid drinking excessive amounts of alcohol

modere su velocidad reduce speed (en cartel)

2 to chair (debate).

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moderar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to moderate; (velocidad) to reduce

► verbo pronominal moderarse

1 to control oneself

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

moderarse en las palabras to measure one's words, mind what one says

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verb

to moderate

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1. VT

1) (=controlar)

a) [+ impulsos, emociones] to restrain, control; [+ violencia, deseo] to curb, control; [+ ambición, opiniones, actitud] to moderate

lo convencieron para que moderara su postura — they persuaded him to moderate his position

he tenido que moderar mis aspiraciones — I've had to lower my sights

b) [+ palabras, lenguaje, tono] to tone down, mind

ambos líderes han ido moderando su lenguaje — both leaders have gradually toned down their language

por favor, caballero, modere sus palabras — please, sir, mind your language

moderen su lenguaje en este tribunal — I will not have such language in court

2) (=reducir) [+ gastos, consumo] to cut, reduce; [+ velocidad] to reduce; [+ tensión] to ease

medidas para moderar la inflación — measures to curb o cut o reduce inflation

modere su velocidad — reduce your speed, slow down
marcha 3)
3) [+ debate, coloquio] to chair, moderate

la mesa redonda fue moderada por Jesús Sánchez — the round table was chaired by Jesús Sánchez

2.

See:

moderarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <impulsos/aspiraciones> to curb, moderate

b) <vocabulario/palabras>

por favor modera tu vocabulario — please mind your language

trata de moderar tus palabras — try to tone down your language

modera el tonito — don't use that tone of voice with me

c) <gasto/consumo> to curb; < velocidad> to reduce

2) <debate/coloquio> to moderate, chair
2.
moderarse v pron

modérate, estás comiendo mucho — restrain yourself o (colloq) go easy, you're eating too much

modérate, no hables así — control yourself, don't talk like that

moderarse en los gastos — to cut down on spending

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= temper, tone down, moderate, lower.

Ex. This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.

Ex. We found an increasing trend toward a more structured approach in data gathering procedures, while loose data collection was toned down significantly.

Ex. The effect of using the system is moderated by 2 variable, the level of experience of the person completing the task, and the status of the client.

Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

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* moderar la velocidad = slow down.

* moderar + Posesivo + aspiraciones = lower + Posesivo + sights.

* moderar + Posesivo + pretensiones = lower + Posesivo + sights.

* moderarse = hold back on.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <impulsos/aspiraciones> to curb, moderate

b) <vocabulario/palabras>

por favor modera tu vocabulario — please mind your language

trata de moderar tus palabras — try to tone down your language

modera el tonito — don't use that tone of voice with me

c) <gasto/consumo> to curb; < velocidad> to reduce

2) <debate/coloquio> to moderate, chair
2.
moderarse v pron

modérate, estás comiendo mucho — restrain yourself o (colloq) go easy, you're eating too much

modérate, no hables así — control yourself, don't talk like that

moderarse en los gastos — to cut down on spending

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= temper, tone down, moderate, lower.

Ex: This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.

Ex: We found an increasing trend toward a more structured approach in data gathering procedures, while loose data collection was toned down significantly.

Ex: The effect of using the system is moderated by 2 variable, the level of experience of the person completing the task, and the status of the client.

Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

* moderar la velocidad = slow down.

* moderar + Posesivo + aspiraciones = lower + Posesivo + sights.

* moderar + Posesivo + pretensiones = lower + Posesivo + sights.

* moderarse = hold back on.

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moderar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹impulsos/aspiraciones› to curb, moderate

2 ‹palabras/vocabulario›

por favor modera tu vocabulario please mind your language

modera el tonito don't use that tone of voice with me

3 ‹gasto/consumo› to curb; ‹velocidad› to reduce

moderaron la velocidad they slowed down, they reduced their speed

tenemos que moderar el consumo de energía we have to curb o reduce energy consumption

B ‹debate/coloquio› to moderate, chair

■ moderarse

v pron

modérate, estás comiendo demasiado restrain yourself o ( colloq) go easy, you're eating too much

modérate, no hables así calm down o control yourself, don't talk like that

este mes tendremos que moderarnos en los gastos this month we'll have to cut down on our spending

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moderar ( conjugate moderar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹impulsos/aspiraciones› to curb, moderate;

◊ por favor modera tu vocabulario please mind your language

b) ‹gasto/consumo› to curb;

‹ velocidad› to reduce
2 ‹debate/coloquio› to moderate, chair
moderarse verbo pronominal:
◊ modérate, estás comiendo mucho restrain yourself o (colloq) go easy, you're eating too much;

moderarse en los gastos to cut down on spending
moderar verbo transitivo
1 to moderate: tienes que moderar esos hábitos, you have to kick your bad habits
2 (velocidad) to reduce: al llegar a la curva, modere la velocidad, slow down at the curve
3 (una discusión) to chair: tengo que moderar un debate en el Ateneo, I have to chair a debate at the Ateneo

' moderar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
templar
- atenuar
English:
chair
- moderate
- modify
- hold
- tone

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moderar

♦ vt

1. [templar, atenuar] to moderate;

le pidieron que moderara su estilo agresivo he was asked to tone down his aggressive style;

modere el consumo de alcohol you should try to avoid drinking excessive amounts of alcohol

2. [velocidad] to reduce;

modere su velocidad [en cartel] reduce speed

3. [debate] to chair, to facilitate

4. [contener] to contain, to restrain;

moderar las pasiones to contain one's passions

♦ See also the pronominal verb moderarse

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moderar

v/t

1 exigencias moderate; impulsos control, restrain

2 velocidad, gastos reduce

3 debate chair

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moderar vt

1) temperar: to temper, to moderate

2) : to curb, to reduce

moderar gastos: to curb spending

3) presidir: to chair (a meeting)

♦ See also the reflexive verb moderarse

Spanish-English dictionary > moderar
3 уменьшить свои амбиции

General subject: lower your sights (He had to lower his sights and accept a less well-paid job that what he had hope for.)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > уменьшить свои амбиции
4 déchanter

déchanter [de∫ɑ̃te]

➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb

to become disillusioned

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deʃɑ̃te
verbe intransitif to become disenchanted

elle a dû déchanter — she was brought down to earth

faire déchanter — to disappoint

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deʃɑ̃te vi
to become disillusioned

il a fallu déchanter — we had to lower our sights

il nous a fallu déchanter — we had to lower our sights

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déchanter verb table: aimer vi to become disenchanted; elle a dû déchanter she was brought down to earth; faire déchanter to disappoint.

[deʃɑ̃te] verbe intransitif

to be disillusioned, to become disenchanted

il croyait avoir trouvé l'amour mais il a déchanté he thought he'd found love but the scales fell from his eyes

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > déchanter
5 rabaisser

rabaisser [ʀabese]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

a. [+ personne, efforts, talent, travail] to disparage

b. [+ prix] to reduce

• il voulait 10 000 € par mois, mais il a dû rabaisser ses prétentions he wanted 10,000 euros a month but he had to lower his sights

2. reflexive verb

► se rabaisser to put o.s. down (inf)

• elle se rabaisse toujours she's always putting herself down

• se rabaisser devant qn to humble o.s. before sb

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ʀabese
1.

verbe transitif to belittle [mérite, personne]

rabaisser les prétentions de quelqu'un — to humble somebody's pride

2.

se rabaisser verbe pronominal ( en paroles) to run oneself down; ( par son comportement) to demean oneself

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ʀabese vt
1) (= dénigrer) to belittle

2) [prix, chiffre] to reduce

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rabaisser verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 to lower [prétentions]; to belittle [mérite, valeur]; to belittle [personne]; rabaisser l'orgueil de qn to humble sb's pride;

2 to reduce [taux].

B se rabaisser vpr ( en paroles) to belittle oneself; ( par son comportement) to demean oneself (devant qn before sb).

[rabɛse] verbe transitif

1. [diminuer - prétentions] to moderate, to reduce ; [ - niveau] to lower ; [ - orgueil] to humble ; [ - prix] to reduce, to lower

2. [dévaloriser - mérites, personne] to devalue, to belittle

de tels actes rabaissent l'homme au niveau des animaux such actions reduce man to the level of an animal

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se rabaisser verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

1. [se dévaloriser] to belittle oneself, to sell oneself short

2. [s'avilir] to degrade oneself

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > rabaisser
6 sight

1. noun
1) (faculty) Sehvermögen, das

loss of sight — Verlust des Sehvermögens

second sight — das Zweite Gesicht

near sight — see academic.ru/66874/short_sight">short sight

by sight — mit dem Gesichtssinn od. den Augen

know somebody by sight — jemanden vom Sehen kennen; see also long sight; short sight

2) (act of seeing) Anblick, der

at [the] sight of somebody/blood — bei jemandes Anblick/beim Anblick von Blut

catch sight of somebody/something — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas erblicken

lose sight of somebody/something — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren

play something at sight — etwas vom Blatt spielen

shoot somebody at or on sight — jemanden gleich [bei seinem Erscheinen] erschießen

at first sight — auf den ersten Blick

love at first sight — Liebe auf den ersten Blick

3) (spectacle) Anblick, der

be a sorry sight — einen traurigen Anblick od. ein trauriges Bild bieten

it is a sight to see or to behold or worth seeing — das muss man gesehen haben

a sight for sore eyes — eine Augenweide

be/look a [real] sight — (coll.) (amusing) [vollkommen] unmöglich aussehen (ugs.); (horrible) böse od. schlimm aussehen

4) in pl. (noteworthy features) Sehenswürdigkeiten Pl.

see the sights — sich (Dat.) die Sehenswürdigkeiten ansehen

5) (range) Sichtweite, die

in sight — (lit. or fig.) in Sicht

come into sight — in Sicht kommen

keep somebody/something in sight — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten

within or in sight of somebody/something — (able to see) in jemandes Sichtweite (Dat.) /in Sichtweite einer Sache

out of somebody's sight — außerhalb jemandes Sichtweite

be out of sight — außer Sicht sein; (coll.): (be excellent) wahnsinnig sein (ugs.)

keep or stay out of [somebody's] sight — sich [von jemandem] nicht sehen lassen

keep somebody/something out of sight — jemanden/etwas niemanden sehen lassen

keep something/somebody out of somebody's sight — jemanden etwas/jemanden nicht sehen lassen

not let somebody/something out of one's sight — jemanden/etwas nicht aus den Augen lassen

out of sight, out of mind — (prov.) aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn

6) (device for aiming) Visier, das

sights — Visiervorrichtung, die

set/have [set] one's sights on something — (fig.) etwas anpeilen

set one's sights [too] high — (fig.) seine Ziele [zu] hoch stecken

lower/raise one's sights — (fig.) zurückstecken/sich (Dat.) ein höheres Ziel setzen
2. transitive verb
sichten [Land, Schiff, Flugzeug, Wrack]; sehen [Entflohenen, Vermissten]; antreffen [seltenes Tier, seltene Pflanze]

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1. noun
1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) das Sehvermögen

2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) die Sicht(-weite)

3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) die Sehenswürdigkeit

4) (a view or glimpse.) der Blick

5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) der Anblick

6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) das Visier
2. verb
1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) sichten

2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) anvisieren

•

- sight-seeing
- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of
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sight

[saɪt]

I. n

1. no pl (ability to see)

[sense of] \sight Sehvermögen nt; (strength of vision) Sehleistung f, Sehkraft f

he's got very good \sight er sieht sehr gut

his \sight is deteriorating seine Sehkraft lässt nach

to improve sb's \sight jds Sehleistung verbessern

to lose one's \sight das Sehvermögen verlieren

2. no pl (visual access) Sicht f; (visual range) Sichtweite f, Sicht f

don't let the baby out of your \sight behalte das Baby im Auge

land in \sight! Land in Sicht!

get out of my \sight! ( fam) geh mir aus den Augen!

to be in/come into \sight in Sichtweite sein/kommen

to disappear from \sight außer Sichtweite verschwinden

to keep \sight of sth etw im Auge behalten

to lose \sight of sth/sb ( also fig) etw aus den Augen verlieren a. fig

out of \sight außer [o nicht in] Sichtweite

to keep out of \sight sich akk nicht sehen lassen

to put sth out of \sight etw wegräumen [o verstecken

3. no pl ( fig) Sicht f

in the \sight of God/the law vor Gott/dem Gesetz

a house within \sight of the mountains ein Haus mit Blick auf die Berge

4. no pl (act of seeing) Anblick m

they can't stand the \sight of each other sie können einander nicht ertragen

she faints at the \sight of blood sie wird beim Anblick von Blut ohnmächtig

at first \sight auf den ersten Blick

love at first \sight Liebe f auf den ersten Blick

to catch \sight of sb/sth jdn/etw erblicken

if I ever catch \sight of you again... wenn du mir noch einmal unter die Augen kommst,...

to do sth on \sight etw sofort tun

to hate [or loathe] /be sick of the \sight of sb/sth den Anblick einer Person/einer S. gen hassen/nicht mehr ertragen

to know sb by \sight jdn vom Sehen her kennen

to play [music] at [or from] \sight [Musik] vom Blatt spielen

5. no pl (image, spectacle) Anblick m

to not be a pretty \sight kein angenehmer Anblick sein

to be [or look] a \sight ( fam: ridiculous) lächerlich aussehen; (terrible) furchtbar aussehen

to be a \sight to behold (beautiful) ein herrlicher Anblick sein; (funny) ein Bild [o Anblick] für die Götter sein a. hum fam

6. no pl ( form: inspection) of a document, contract Einsicht f (of in + akk)

to request \sight of the papers Einsicht in die Unterlagen verlangen

7. (attractions)

▪ \sights pl Sehenswürdigkeiten pl

the \sights and sounds of London alle Sehenswürdigkeiten von London

8. (on a gun) Visier nt, Visiereinrichtung f

to line up the \sights das Visier ausrichten

9. no pl ( fam: a lot)

▪ a \sight deutlich, um einiges

food is a darn \sight more expensive than it used to be Essen ist um einiges teurer, als es früher war

he's a \sight better than he was yesterday er ist heute deutlich besser als gestern

10.

▶ to lower one's \sights seine Ziele zurückschrauben

▶ out of \sight, out of mind ( prov) aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn prov

▶ to be out of \sight (beyond what's possible) außerhalb des Möglichen sein [o liegen]; ( fam: excellent) spitze [o toll] sein fam

the price of the house is out of \sight der Preis für das Haus ist unbezahlbar

the group's new record is out of \sight! die neue Platte der Gruppe ist der Wahnsinn! fam

▶ to be a \sight for sore eyes ( fam: welcome sigh) ein willkommener Anblick sein; (attractive) eine [wahre] Augenweide sein

▶ second \sight das zweite Gesicht

she's got the \sight sie hat das zweite Gesicht

▶ to set one's \sights on sth sich dat etw zum Ziel machen

▶ \sight unseen ungesehen, unbesehen SCHWEIZ

I never buy anything \sight unseen ich kaufe niemals etwas ungesehen

▶ to be within [or in] \sight of sth kurz vor etw dat stehen

II. vt

1. (see)

to \sight land/a criminal Land/einen Kriminellen sichten

2.

to \sight a gun ein Gewehr mit einem Visier versehen

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[saɪt]
1. n

1) (= faculty) Sehvermögen nt

the gift of sight — die Gabe des Sehens

long/short sight — Weit-/Kurzsichtigkeit f

to have long/short sight — weit-/kurzsichtig sein

to lose/regain one's sight — sein Augenlicht verlieren/wiedergewinnen

he has very good sight — er sieht sehr gut

sight is the most valuable sense — das Auge ist das wertvollste Sinnesorgan

2)

(= glimpse, seeing) it was my first sight of Paris — das war das Erste, was ich von Paris gesehen habe

to hate sb at first sight or on sight — jdn vom ersten Augenblick an nicht leiden können

at first sight I hated him, but then... —

at first sight it seemed easy — auf den ersten Blick erschien es einfach

to shoot at or on sight — sofort schießen

he played the music by sight — er hat vom Blatt gespielt

love at first sight —

at the sight of the police they ran away — als sie die Polizei sahen, rannten sie weg

to know sb by sight — jdn vom Sehen kennen

to catch sight of sb/sth — jdn/etw entdecken or erblicken

if I catch sight of you round here again... — wenn du mir hier noch einmal unter die Augen kommst,...

don't let me catch sight of you with her again —

to get a sight of sb/sth we had a glorious sight of the mountains — jdn/etw zu sehen or zu Gesicht bekommen wir hatten einen herrlichen Blick auf die Berge

to lose sight of sb/sth (lit, fig) — jdn/etw aus den Augen verlieren

don't lose sight of the fact that... — Sie dürfen nicht außer Acht lassen, dass...

See:

→ second sight

3) (= sth seen) Anblick m

the sight of blood/her makes me sick — wenn ich Blut/sie sehe, wird mir übel

that is the most beautiful sight I've ever seen — das ist das Schönste, was ich je gesehen habe

I hate or can't bear the sight of him/his greasy hair — ich kann ihn/seine fettigen Haare (einfach) nicht ausstehen

to be a sight to see or behold — ein herrlicher Anblick sein; (funny) ein Bild or Anblick für die Götter sein (inf)

what a horrible sight! — das sieht ja furchtbar aus!

it was a sight for sore eyes — es war eine wahre Augenweide

you're a sight for sore eyes — es ist schön, dich zu sehen

4) (inf)

to be or look a sight (funny) — zum Schreien aussehen (inf); (horrible) fürchterlich aussehen

he looks a sight — der sieht vielleicht aus

what a sight you are! — wie siehst du denn aus!

5) (= range of vision) Sicht f

to be in or within sight —

land in sight! — Land in Sicht!

our goal is in sight — unser Ziel ist in greifbare Nähe gerückt

we are in sight of victory — unser Sieg liegt in greifbarer Nähe

we came in sight of the coast — die Küste kam in Sicht

at last we were in sight of land — endlich war Land in Sicht

to keep sb in sight — jdn im Auge behalten

to keep out of sight — sich verborgen halten

to keep sb/sth out of sight — jdn/etw nicht sehen lassen

keep out of my sight! — lass dich bloß bei mir nicht mehr sehen or blicken

to be out of or lost to sight — nicht mehr zu sehen sein, außer Sicht sein

the minute I was out of sight of the school — sobald ich von der Schule aus nicht mehr zu sehen war

when he's out of our sight —

somewhere out of sight a cat was mewing — irgendwo miaute eine (unsichtbare) Katze

don't let the children out of your sight — lass die Kinder nicht aus den Augen

darling, I'll never let you out of my sight again — Schatz, ich lasse dich nie mehr fort

she dropped out of sight after her first movie — nach ihrem ersten Film geriet sie in Vergessenheit

to be lost to sight — nicht mehr zu sehen sein

out of sight, out of mind (Prov) — aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn (Prov)

6) (COMM)

payable at sight — zahlbar bei Sicht

30 days' sight — 30 Tage nach Sicht

sight unseen — unbesehen, ohne Besicht (form)

we need to have sight of the document first — das Dokument muss uns (dat) zuerst vorliegen

7) (fig

= opinion) in sb's sight — in jds Augen (dat)

in the sight of God — vor Gott

8) usu pl (of city etc) Sehenswürdigkeit f

to see the sights of a town etc — eine Stadt etc besichtigen

9) (on telescope etc) Visiereinrichtung f; (on gun) Visier nt

to set one's sights too high (fig) — seine Ziele zu hoch stecken

to lower one's sights (fig) — seine Ansprüche herabsetzen or herunterschrauben

to set one's sights on sth (fig) — ein Auge auf etw (acc) werfen

to have sb/sth in or within one's sights (fig) — jdn/etw im Fadenkreuz haben

10)

(= aim, observation) to take a sight with a gun etc at sth — etw mit einem Gewehr etc anvisieren

11) (inf)

not by a long sight — bei Weitem nicht

a sight better/cheaper — einiges besser/billiger

he's a damn sight cleverer than you think — er ist ein ganzes Ende gescheiter als du meinst (inf)

12) (inf)

out of sight — sagenhaft (sl), der Wahnsinn (inf)

2. vt

1) (= see) sichten (ALSO MIL); person ausmachen

2) gun (= provide with sights) mit Visier versehen; (= adjust sights) richten

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sight [saıt]

A s

1. Sehvermögen n, -kraft f, Auge(nlicht) n:

good sight gute Augen;

long (near) sight Weit-(Kurz)sichtigkeit f;

have second sight das Zweite Gesicht haben;

lose one’s sight das Augenlicht verlieren

2. (An)Blick m, Sicht f:

at ( oder on) sight auf Anhieb, beim ersten Anblick, sofort;

shoot sb at sight jemanden sofort oder ohne Warnung niederschießen;

at the sight of beim Anblick (gen);

my heart sank at the sight of him als ich ihn sah;

at first sight auf den ersten Blick;

play (sing, translate) at sight vom Blatt spielen (singen, übersetzen);

catch sight of erblicken;

know by sight vom Sehen kennen;

lose sight of

a) aus den Augen verlieren (a. fig),

b) fig etwas übersehen;

she can’t bear ( oder stand) the sight of blood sie kann kein Blut sehen

3. fig Auge n:

in my sight in meinen Augen;

in the sight of God vor Gott;

find favo(u)r in sb’s sight Gnade vor jemandes Augen finden

4. Sicht(weite) f:

(with)in sight

a) in Sicht(weite),

b) fig in Sicht;

within sight of the victory den Sieg (dicht) vor Augen;

out of sight außer Sicht;

out of sight, out of mind (Sprichwort) aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn;

there’s no end in sight ein Ende ist nicht abzusehen;

be nowhere in sight nirgends zu sehen sein;

come in sight in Sicht kommen;

(get) out of my sight! geh mir aus den Augen!;

put out of sight

a) wegtun,

b) umg Essen wegputzen;

remain out of sight nach wie vor nicht in Sicht sein

5. WIRTSCH Sicht f:

payable at sight bei Sicht fällig;

bill (payable) at sight Sichtwechsel m;

30 days (after) sight 30 Tage (nach) Sicht;

bill (payable) after sight Nachsichtwechsel m;

buy sth sight unseen etwas unbesehen kaufen

6. Anblick m:

a sorry sight;

you’re sight for sore eyes umg

a) schön, dich wieder mal zu sehen

b) dich gibt’s ja auch noch!;

be ( oder look) a sight umg verboten oder zum Abschießen aussehen;

I did look a sight umg ich sah vielleicht aus;

what a sight you are! umg wie siehst du denn aus!; → god 1

7. Sehenswürdigkeit f:

his roses were a sight to see seine Rosen waren eine Sehenswürdigkeit;

see the sights of a town die Sehenswürdigkeiten einer Stadt besichtigen

8. umg Menge f, Masse f, Haufen m (Geld etc):

a long sight better zehnmal besser;

not by a long sight bei Weitem nicht

9. ASTRON, JAGD, MIL, TECH Visier(einrichtung) n(f):

take (a careful) sight (genau) (an)visieren oder zielen;

have in one’s sights, have one’s sights set on im Visier haben (a. fig);

lower one’s sights fig Abstriche machen, zurückstecken;

raise one’s sights fig höhere Ziele anstreben;

set one’s sights on sth fig etwas ins Auge fassen;

set one’s sights a bit higher sich etwas höhere Ziele stecken; → full sight

10. ASTRON, SCHIFF (mit Winkelinstrument gemessene oder bestimmte) Höhe (eines Gestirns)

B v/t

1. sichten, erblicken

2. MIL

a) anvisieren ( auch ASTRON, SCHIFF)

b) das Geschütz richten

c) eine Waffe etc mit einem Visier versehen

3. WIRTSCH einen Wechsel präsentieren

C v/i zielen, visieren

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1. noun
1) (faculty) Sehvermögen, das

loss of sight — Verlust des Sehvermögens

second sight — das Zweite Gesicht

near sight — see short sight

by sight — mit dem Gesichtssinn od. den Augen

know somebody by sight — jemanden vom Sehen kennen; see also long sight; short sight

2) (act of seeing) Anblick, der

at [the] sight of somebody/blood — bei jemandes Anblick/beim Anblick von Blut

catch sight of somebody/something — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas erblicken

lose sight of somebody/something — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren

play something at sight — etwas vom Blatt spielen

shoot somebody at or on sight — jemanden gleich [bei seinem Erscheinen] erschießen

at first sight — auf den ersten Blick

love at first sight — Liebe auf den ersten Blick

3) (spectacle) Anblick, der

be a sorry sight — einen traurigen Anblick od. ein trauriges Bild bieten

it is a sight to see or to behold or worth seeing — das muss man gesehen haben

a sight for sore eyes — eine Augenweide

be/look a [real] sight — (coll.) (amusing) [vollkommen] unmöglich aussehen (ugs.); (horrible) böse od. schlimm aussehen

4) in pl. (noteworthy features) Sehenswürdigkeiten Pl.

see the sights — sich (Dat.) die Sehenswürdigkeiten ansehen

5) (range) Sichtweite, die

in sight — (lit. or fig.) in Sicht

come into sight — in Sicht kommen

keep somebody/something in sight — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten

within or in sight of somebody/something — (able to see) in jemandes Sichtweite (Dat.) /in Sichtweite einer Sache

out of somebody's sight — außerhalb jemandes Sichtweite

be out of sight — außer Sicht sein; (coll.): (be excellent) wahnsinnig sein (ugs.)

keep or stay out of [somebody's] sight — sich [von jemandem] nicht sehen lassen

keep somebody/something out of sight — jemanden/etwas niemanden sehen lassen

keep something/somebody out of somebody's sight — jemanden etwas/jemanden nicht sehen lassen

not let somebody/something out of one's sight — jemanden/etwas nicht aus den Augen lassen

out of sight, out of mind — (prov.) aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn

6) (device for aiming) Visier, das

sights — Visiervorrichtung, die

set/have [set] one's sights on something — (fig.) etwas anpeilen

set one's sights [too] high — (fig.) seine Ziele [zu] hoch stecken

lower/raise one's sights — (fig.) zurückstecken/sich (Dat.) ein höheres Ziel setzen
2. transitive verb
sichten [Land, Schiff, Flugzeug, Wrack]; sehen [Entflohenen, Vermissten]; antreffen [seltenes Tier, seltene Pflanze]

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n.

Anblick -e m.

Sehkraft -¨e f.

Sehvermögen n. v.

sichten v.

English-german dictionary > sight
7 sight

I 1. [saɪt]
nome

1) (faculty) vista f.

to have good, poor sight — avere, non avere la vista buona

2) (act of seeing) vista f.

at first sight — a prima vista

at the sight of — alla vista di [ blood]

at the sight of her — vedendola

to catch sight of — scorgere

to lose sight of — perdere di vista (anche fig.)

to know sb. by sight — conoscere qcn. di vista

3) (range of vision)

to be in sight — [land, border] essere in vista

the end is in sight! — la fine è vicina!

to come into sight — presentarsi alla vista, apparire

to be out of sight — (hidden) essere nascosto; (having moved) non essere più in vista

out of sight of sb. — di nascosto da qcn.

to keep sb., sth. out of sight — tenere nascosto qcn., qcs.

don't let her out of your sight! — non perdetela di vista!

4) (thing seen) spettacolo m.

a sight to behold — uno spettacolo per gli occhi

it was not a pretty sight! — iron. non era un bello spettacolo!

you're a sight! — guarda come ti sei ridotto!
2.
nome plurale sights

1) (places worth seeing) luoghi m. di interesse turistico

to see the sights — visitare, fare un giro turistico

to show sb. the sights — far fare un giro turistico a qcn

2) (on rifle, telescope) mirino m.sing.

3) fig.

to have sb., sth. in one's sights — tenere qcn., qcs. nel mirino

to set one's sights on sth. — mirare a o su qcs.

to raise, lower one's sights — puntare più in alto, più in basso

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a damned o jolly BE sight better molto meglio; out of sight, out of mind prov. lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore; out of sight! — colloq. favoloso! fantastico!
II [saɪt]
verbo transitivo avvistare, scorgere [land, ship, rare bird]

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1. noun
1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vista

2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) vista

3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) (luogo di interesse turistico)

4) (a view or glimpse.) veduta

5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) (cosa ridicola)

6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) mira, mirino
2. verb
1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) avvistare

2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) mirare

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- sight-seeing
- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of
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I 1. [saɪt]
nome

1) (faculty) vista f.

to have good, poor sight — avere, non avere la vista buona

2) (act of seeing) vista f.

at first sight — a prima vista

at the sight of — alla vista di [ blood]

at the sight of her — vedendola

to catch sight of — scorgere

to lose sight of — perdere di vista (anche fig.)

to know sb. by sight — conoscere qcn. di vista

3) (range of vision)

to be in sight — [land, border] essere in vista

the end is in sight! — la fine è vicina!

to come into sight — presentarsi alla vista, apparire

to be out of sight — (hidden) essere nascosto; (having moved) non essere più in vista

out of sight of sb. — di nascosto da qcn.

to keep sb., sth. out of sight — tenere nascosto qcn., qcs.

don't let her out of your sight! — non perdetela di vista!

4) (thing seen) spettacolo m.

a sight to behold — uno spettacolo per gli occhi

it was not a pretty sight! — iron. non era un bello spettacolo!

you're a sight! — guarda come ti sei ridotto!
2.
nome plurale sights

1) (places worth seeing) luoghi m. di interesse turistico

to see the sights — visitare, fare un giro turistico

to show sb. the sights — far fare un giro turistico a qcn

2) (on rifle, telescope) mirino m.sing.

3) fig.

to have sb., sth. in one's sights — tenere qcn., qcs. nel mirino

to set one's sights on sth. — mirare a o su qcs.

to raise, lower one's sights — puntare più in alto, più in basso

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a damned o jolly BE sight better molto meglio; out of sight, out of mind prov. lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore; out of sight! — colloq. favoloso! fantastico!
II [saɪt]
verbo transitivo avvistare, scorgere [land, ship, rare bird]

English-Italian dictionary > sight
8 rabattre

rabattre [ʀabatʀ]

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1. transitive verb

   a. [+ capot, clapet, couvercle] to close ; [+ drap] to fold back ; [+ col] to turn down ; [+ strapontin] ( = ouvrir) to pull down ; ( = fermer) to put up ; [+ jupe] to pull down

• le vent rabat la fumée the wind blows the smoke back down

• il entra, le chapeau rabattu sur les yeux he came in with his hat pulled down over his eyes

• rabattre les couvertures (pour couvrir) to pull the blankets up ; (pour découvrir) to throw back the blankets

   b. [+ gibier] to drive

   c. (Knitting) rabattre des mailles to cast off

   d. [+ arbre] to cut back

   e. ► en rabattre (de ses prétentions) to climb down ; (de ses ambitions) to lower one's sights ; (de ses illusions) to lose one's illusions ; → caquet

2. reflexive verb

► se rabattre

   a. [voiture, coureur] to cut in

• se rabattre devant qn to cut in front of sb

   b. se rabattre sur to fall back on

   c. [porte] to slam shut

• le siège se rabat the seat folds down

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ʀabatʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( refermer) [personne] to shut [capot, couvercle]; to fold [tablette]; to put up [strapontin]; [vent] to blow [something] back [volet]

2) ( plier) to turn [something] down [col]; to take in [coutures]; to take up [ourlet]; to turn [something] back [couverture]; to turn [something] down [drap] ( sur over)

3) ( faire descendre) [personne] to pull [something] down [chapeau, jupe] ( sur over); [vent] to blow [something] down [fumée]; [joueur] to smash [balle]

rabattre l'orgueil de quelqu'un — to humble somebody's pride

4) ( retrancher) to knock [something] off [pourcentage, somme]

5) ( à la chasse) to beat [gibier]

6) ( racoler) to tout for (colloq) [clientèle]

2.

se rabattre verbe pronominal

1) ( se refermer) [capot, couvercle] to shut; [tablette] to fold up; [volet] to bang to

2) ( rentrer dans sa file) [automobiliste, véhicule] to pull back in

3) ( s'accommoder)

se rabattre sur — ( faute de mieux) to make do with; ( après réflexion) to settle for

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ʀabatʀ vt
1) [couvercle, siège] to pull down

2) [col] to turn down

3) [couture] to stitch down

4) [gibier] to drive

5) (= déduire) to take off, to knock off

6) TRICOT to decrease

7) (autres locutions)

rabattre l'orgueil de qn — to humble sb

rabattre ses prétentions — to lower one's sights

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rabattre verb table: battre

A vtr

1 ( refermer) [personne] to shut [capot, couvercle]; to fold [tablette]; to put up [strapontin]; [vent] to blow [sth] back [volet];

2 ( plier) to turn [sth] down [col]; to take in [coutures]; to take up [ourlet]; to turn [sth] back [couverture]; to turn [sth] down [drap] (sur over);

3 ( faire descendre) [personne] to pull [sth] down [chapeau, visière, jupe] (sur over); [vent] to beat [sth] down [fumée] (sur over); [joueur] to smash [balle]; le chapeau rabattu jusqu'aux yeux his/her hat pulled down over his/her eyes; d'un geste elle a rabattu sa jupe sur ses genoux she quickly pulled her skirt down over her knees; rabattre l'orgueil de qn to wound sb's pride; rabattre les prétentions de qn to thwart sb's ambitions; rabattre la prétention de qn to cut sb down to size;

4 ( retrancher) to knock [sth] off [pourcentage, somme]; rabattre 10%/20 euros sur qch to knock 10%/20 euros off sth; il n'a rien voulu rabattre he wouldn't knock anything off;

5 Chasse [personne, chien] to beat [gibier];

6 ( racoler) to tout for○ [clientèle]; rabattre des clients/électeurs to tout for custom/votes;

7 ( en tricot) to cast off [maille];

8 Hort to cut back [plante].

B se rabattre vpr

1 ( se refermer) [capot, couvercle] to shut; [tablette] to fold up; [volet] to bang to; le siège se rabat automatiquement the seat goes back automatically; se rabattre brutalement [couvercle, capot] to come down suddenly;

2 ( se plier) [couverture, drap] to fold down; le col peut se rabattre the collar can be turned down;

3 ( s'incliner) [chapeau, visière] to be pulled down;

4 ( rentrer dans sa file) [automobiliste, véhicule] to pull back in;

5 ( s'accommoder) se rabattre sur ( faute de mieux) to make do with; ( après réflexion) to settle for; j'ai dû me rabattre sur le modèle le moins cher I had to make do with the cheapest model; n'étant pas assez bon en mathématiques, ils s'est rabattu sur l'archéologie not being good enough at mathematics, he settled for archeology.

[rabatr] verbe transitif

1. [toit ouvrant, strapontin - pour baisser] to pull down (separable) ; [ - pour lever] to pull up (separable)

[couvercle] to shut down (separable), to close

[chapeau] to pull down (separable)

[col, visière] to turn down (separable)

rabats le drap sur la couverture fold the sheet back over the blanket

les cheveux rabattus sur le front hair brushed forward ou down over the forehead

rabats le capot de la voiture close the bonnet of the car

une bourrasque rabattit le volet contre le mur a gust of wind blew the shutter back against the wall

de la fumée rabattue par le vent smoke blown back by the wind

le vent rabattait la pluie contre son visage the wind was driving the rain against his face

2. CHASSE to drive

la police rabattait les manifestants vers ou sur la place the police were driving the demonstrators (back) towards the square

[racoler]

rabattre des clients (familier) to tout for customers

3. [déduire] to take off (separable), to deduct

il a rabattu 5 % sur le prix affiché he took ou knocked 5 % off the marked price

4. [diminuer]

rabattre l'orgueil de quelqu'un to humble somebody

en rabattre (soutenu) [modérer ses exigences] to climb down (inseparable) , to lower one's sights

5. COUTURE to stitch down (separable)

rabattre une couture to fell a seam

[en tricot]

rabattre deux mailles to decrease two stitches

rabattre toutes les mailles to cast off

6. TEXTILES to tone down (separable)

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se rabattre verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [véhicule - graduellement] to move back into position ; [ - brusquement] to cut in

le car s'est rabattu juste devant moi the bus cut in just in front of me

2. [se fermer - volet] to slam shut ; [ - table] to fold away

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se rabattre sur verbe pronominal plus préposition

[se contenter de] to fall back on, to make do with

il a dû se rabattre sur un emploi de veilleur de nuit he had to make do with a night watchman's job

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > rabattre
9 sight

1. noun
1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vista

2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) vista

3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) atracción turística

4) (a view or glimpse.) visión

5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) figura

6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) mira

2. verb
1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) observar, ver, divisar

2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) apuntar

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- sight-seeing
- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of

sight n

1. vista

my sight is failing me está fallando la vista

2. algo... de ver

the battlefield was a terrible sight el campo de batalla era algo espantoso de ver

to catch sight of something ver algo

I just caught sight of him before he disappeared apenas lo vi y ya había desaparecido

the sights lugares de interés turístico

to see the sights hacer una visita turística

sight

tr[saɪt]

noun

1 (faculty) vista

■ his sight is failing le está fallando la vista

2 (range of vision) vista

■ don't let him out of your sight! ¡no lo pierdas de vista!

■ we waited until he was out of sight esperamos hasta que hubo desaparecido

■ get out of my sight! ¡fuera de mi vista!

3 (act of seeing, view) vista

■ it was her first sight of the countryside fue la primera vez que veía el campo

■ he faints at the sight of blood se desmaya cuando ve sangre

■ it was love at first sight fue amor a primera vista

4 (thing seen, spectacle) espectáculo

■ it was a sight to behold fue un regalo para la vista

■ it was a sorry sight fue un triste espectáculo

■ you look a sight! ¡tienes una pinta horrorosa!, ¡estás horroroso!

5 (on gun) mira

transitive verb

1 (bird, animal) observar, ver; (person) ver; (land) divisar

noun a sight

1 familiar (a great deal) mucho

■ a sight better mucho mejor

■ a sight more expensive mucho más caro

plural noun sights

1 (of city) monumentos nombre masculino plural, lugares nombre masculino plural de interés

■ we're going to see the sights vamos a hacer un recorrido turístico de la ciudad

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in one's sights en la mira

in/within sight a la vista

in the sight of God ante Dios

out of sight SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (very good) alucinante

out of sight, out of mind ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente

sight unseen sin haberlo visto antes

to be a sight for sore eyes dar gusto verlo

to catch sight of ver, divisar

to come into sight aparecer

to hate/loathe the sight of somebody no poder ni ver a alguien

to keep out of sight no dejarse ver, esconderse

to know somebody by sight conocer a alguien de vista

to lose sight of somebody/something perder a alguien/algo de vista

to raise one's sights aspirar a más, apuntar más alto

to set one's sights on something tener la mira puesta en algo

to take a sight apuntar

sight ['saɪt] vt

: ver (a una persona), divisar (la tierra, un barco)

sight n

1) : vista f (facultad)

out of sight: fuera de vista

2) : algo visto

it's a familiar sight: se ve con frecuencia

she's a sight for sore eyes: da gusto verla

3) : lugar m de interés (para turistas, etc.)

4) : mira f (de un rifle, etc.)

5) glimpse: mirada f breve

I caught sight of her: la divisé, alcancé a verla

sight (Appearance)

n.

• aspecto s.m.

n.

• brújula s.f.

• escena s.f.

• mira s.f.

• puntería s.f.

• visión s.f.

• vista s.f.

v.

• avistar v.

• visar v.

I saɪt
noun

1) u ( eyesight) vista f

to lose one's sight — perder* la vista or la visión

to have poor sight — tener* mala vista, ver* mal

2) u ( range of vision)

to come into sight — aparecer*

to lose sight of something/somebody — perder* algo/a alguien de vista

the finishing line was now in sight — ya se veía la meta

we were in sight of victory victory was within sight la victoria estaba cercana; she watched until they were out of sight los siguió con la mirada hasta que los perdió de vista; (get) out of my sight! fuera de aquí!; I daren't let him out of my sight for a second no me atrevo a dejarlo solo ni un minuto; out of sight, out of mind — ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente

3) (act of seeing, view) (no pl)

at first sight — a primera vista

it was love at first sight — fue amor a primera vista, fue un flechazo

to catch sight of something/somebody: we caught sight of them going up the mountain los vimos or los avistamos subiendo la montaña; as he opened the drawer, I caught sight of the gun cuando abrió el cajón, pude ver el revólver; to know somebody by sight conocer* a alguien de vista; to play at o by sight ( Mus) tocar* a primera vista; deserters will be shot on sight los desertores serán fusilados en el acto; I can't stand the sight of him — (colloq) no lo puedo ver (fam)

4) c

a) ( thing seen)

the sparrow is a familiar sight in our gardens — el gorrión se ve con frecuencia en nuestros jardines

it's not a pretty sight — (colloq) no es muy agradable de ver

it is/it was a sight for sore eyes — da/daba gusto verlo

b) ( of untidy or absurd appearance)

a sight — (colloq)

I look a sight! — estoy horrorosa!, qué parezco!

she looks a sight in that dress — ese vestido le queda espantoso

c) sights pl ( famous places)

to see the sights — visitar los lugares de interés

5)

a) c ( of gun) mira f

b) sights pl ( ambition)

to have something in one's sights, to have one's sights on something — tener* la mira puesta en algo

6) ( lot) (colloq)

a (far o damn) sight happier/richer — muchísimo más feliz/rico

it's a (far o damn) sight better — es muchísimo mejor

he's a sight too clever — se pasa de listo

II

transitive verb \<\<land/ship\>\> divisar, avistar; \<\<person/animal\>\> ver*

[saɪt]
1. N

1) (=eyesight) vista f

• to have good sight — tener buena vista

• I'm losing my sight — estoy perdiendo la vista

• to have poor sight — tener mala vista

• to regain one's sight — recobrar la vista

2) (=act of seeing) vista f

I can't bear the sight of blood — no aguanto la vista de la sangre

I can't stand the sight of him — no le puedo ver

• at sight — a la vista

at first sight — a primera vista

it was love at first sight — fue un flechazo

• I know her by sight — la conozco de vista

• it came into sight — apareció

• to catch sight of sth/sb — divisar algo/a algn

• to be in sight — estar a la vista (of de)

to keep sth in sight — no perder de vista algo

our goal is in sight — ya vemos la meta

we are in sight of victory — estamos a las puertas de la victoria

to find favour in sb's sight — [plan etc] ser aceptable a algn; [person] merecerse la aprobación de algn

• to lose sight of sth/sb — perder algo/a algn de vista

to lose sight of sb — (fig) perder contacto con algn

to lose sight of the fact that... — no tener presente el hecho de que...

to be lost to sight — desaparecer, perderse de vista

• to shoot on sight — disparar sin previo aviso

• to be out of sight — no estar a la vista

keep out of sight! — ¡que no te vean!

not to let sb out of one's sight — no perder a algn de vista

to drop out of sight — desaparecer

out of sight — (US) * fabuloso *

• to buy sth sight unseen — comprar algo sin verlo

• to be within sight — estar a la vista (of de)

to have sth within sight — tener algo a la vista

we were within sight of the coast — teníamos la costa a la vista

- out of sight, out of mind

3) (=spectacle) espectáculo m

it was an amazing sight — era un espectáculo asombroso

his face was a sight! — ¡había que ver su cara!; (after injury etc) ¡había que ver el estado en que quedaba su cara!

I must look a sight — debo parecer horroroso, ¿no?

doesn't she look a sight in that hat! — ¡con ese sombrero parece un espantajo!

what a sight you are! — ¡qué adefesio!

the sights — los lugares de interés turístico

to see or visit the sights of Madrid — visitar los lugares de interés turístico de Madrid, hacer turismo por Madrid

• it's not a pretty sight — no es precisamente bonito

• it's a sad sight — es una cosa triste

- it's a sight for sore eyes

4) (on gun) (often pl) mira f, alza f

in one's sights — en la línea de tiro

- lower one's sights

- raise one's sights

- set one's sights on sth/doing sth

- set one's sights too high

5) * (=a great deal)

this is a sight better than the other one — este no tiene comparación con el otro

he's a sight too clever — es demasiado listo

it's a sight dearer — es mucho más caro

2. VT

1) (Naut) [+ land] ver, divisar; [+ bird, rare animal] observar, ver; [+ person] ver

2) (=aim)

to sight a gun — apuntar un cañón (at, on a)

3.

CPD

sight draft N — letra f a la vista

sight translation N — traducción f oral or a libro abierto

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I [saɪt]
noun

1) u ( eyesight) vista f

to lose one's sight — perder* la vista or la visión

to have poor sight — tener* mala vista, ver* mal

2) u ( range of vision)

to come into sight — aparecer*

to lose sight of something/somebody — perder* algo/a alguien de vista

the finishing line was now in sight — ya se veía la meta

we were in sight of victory victory was within sight la victoria estaba cercana; she watched until they were out of sight los siguió con la mirada hasta que los perdió de vista; (get) out of my sight! fuera de aquí!; I daren't let him out of my sight for a second no me atrevo a dejarlo solo ni un minuto; out of sight, out of mind — ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente

3) (act of seeing, view) (no pl)

at first sight — a primera vista

it was love at first sight — fue amor a primera vista, fue un flechazo

to catch sight of something/somebody: we caught sight of them going up the mountain los vimos or los avistamos subiendo la montaña; as he opened the drawer, I caught sight of the gun cuando abrió el cajón, pude ver el revólver; to know somebody by sight conocer* a alguien de vista; to play at o by sight ( Mus) tocar* a primera vista; deserters will be shot on sight los desertores serán fusilados en el acto; I can't stand the sight of him — (colloq) no lo puedo ver (fam)

4) c

a) ( thing seen)

the sparrow is a familiar sight in our gardens — el gorrión se ve con frecuencia en nuestros jardines

it's not a pretty sight — (colloq) no es muy agradable de ver

it is/it was a sight for sore eyes — da/daba gusto verlo

b) ( of untidy or absurd appearance)

a sight — (colloq)

I look a sight! — estoy horrorosa!, qué parezco!

she looks a sight in that dress — ese vestido le queda espantoso

c) sights pl ( famous places)

to see the sights — visitar los lugares de interés

5)

a) c ( of gun) mira f

b) sights pl ( ambition)

to have something in one's sights, to have one's sights on something — tener* la mira puesta en algo

6) ( lot) (colloq)

a (far o damn) sight happier/richer — muchísimo más feliz/rico

it's a (far o damn) sight better — es muchísimo mejor

he's a sight too clever — se pasa de listo

II

transitive verb \<\<land/ship\>\> divisar, avistar; \<\<person/animal\>\> ver*

English-spanish dictionary > sight
10 sight

sight [saɪt]

vue ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) spectacle ⇒ 1 (d) curiosité ⇒ 1 (e) avis ⇒ 1 (f) pagaille ⇒ 1 (g) viseur ⇒ 1 (h) voir ⇒ 2 (a) repérer ⇒ 2 (a) viser ⇒ 1 (h), 2 (b) beaucoup ⇒ 3

1 noun

(a) (faculty, sense) vue f;

∎ to have good/bad sight avoir une bonne/mauvaise vue;

∎ her sight is failing sa vue baisse;

∎ to lose/to recover one's sight perdre/recouvrer la vue

(b) (act, instance of seeing) vue f;

∎ he fainted at the sight of the blood il s'est évanoui à la vue du sang;

∎ it was my first sight of the Pacific c'était la première fois que je voyais le Pacifique;

∎ at first sight the place seemed abandoned à première vue, l'endroit avait l'air abandonné;

∎ it was love at first sight ce fut le coup de foudre;

∎ do you believe in love at first sight? est-ce que tu crois au coup de foudre?;

∎ to catch sight of sb/sth apercevoir ou entrevoir qn/qch;

∎ to lose sight of sb/sth perdre qn/qch de vue;

∎ figurative we mustn't lose sight of the fact that… il ne faut pas perdre de vue (le fait) que… + indicative;

∎ I can't stand or bear the sight of him! je ne le supporte pas!;

∎ I can't stand the sight of blood je ne supporte pas la vue du sang;

∎ to know sb by sight connaître qn de vue;

∎ to buy sth sight unseen acheter qch sans l'avoir vu;

∎ Commerce we need to have sight of it first il faut le voir d'abord;

∎ he can play music at or American by sight il sait déchiffrer une partition;

∎ to shoot at or on sight tirer à vue;

∎ payable at or American on sight payable à vue

(c) (range of vision) (portée f de) vue f;

∎ the plane was still in sight l'avion était encore en vue;

∎ there wasn't a taxi in sight il n'y avait pas un (seul) taxi en vue;

∎ I heard her voice but she was nowhere in sight j'entendais sa voix mais je ne la voyais nulle part;

∎ is the end in sight? est-ce que tu en vois la fin?;

∎ there's still no end in sight je n'en vois pas la fin;

∎ keep that car/your goal in sight ne perdez pas cette voiture/votre but de vue;

∎ the mountains came into sight les montagnes sont apparues;

∎ the runners came into sight les coureurs sont apparus;

∎ out of sight (invisible) hors de vue; familiar old-fashioned (excellent) sensas;

∎ I watched her until she was out of sight je l'ai regardée jusqu'à ce qu'elle disparaisse de ma vue;

∎ keep out of sight! ne vous montrez pas!, cachez-vous!;

∎ keep it out of sight ne le montrez pas, cachez-le;

∎ she never lets him out of her sight elle ne le perd jamais de vue;

∎ (get) out of my sight! hors de ma vue!;

∎ get that dog out of my sight! faites disparaître ce chien!;

∎ a peace settlement now seems within sight un accord de paix semble maintenant possible;

∎ it was impossible to get within sight of the accident il était impossible de s'approcher du lieu de l'accident pour voir ce qui se passait;

∎ he had to give up within sight of the summit il a dû renoncer à quelques mètres du sommet;

∎ proverb out of sight, out of mind loin des yeux, loin du cœur

(d) (spectacle) spectacle m;

∎ the cliffs were an impressive sight les falaises étaient impressionnantes à voir;

∎ beggars are a common sight on the streets on voit beaucoup de mendiants dans les rues;

∎ it was not a pretty sight ça n'était pas beau à voir;

∎ the waterfalls are a sight worth seeing les cascades valent la peine d'être vues;

∎ it was a sight for sore eyes c'était un soulagement de voir ça;

∎ you're a sight for sore eyes! (you're a welcome sight) Dieu merci te voilà!; (you look awful) tu fais vraiment peine à voir!

(e) (tourist attraction) curiosité f;

∎ one of the sights of Rome une des choses à voir à Rome;

∎ I'll show you or take you round the sights tomorrow je vous ferai visiter ou voir la ville demain;

∎ to see the sights of the town visiter la ville

(f) literary (opinion, judgment) avis m, opinion f;

∎ in my father's sight she could do no wrong aux yeux de mon père, elle était incapable de faire du mal;

∎ we are all equal in the sight of God nous sommes tous égaux devant Dieu

(g) familiar (mess) pagaille f; (ridiculously dressed person) tableau m;

∎ the kitchen was a sight! quelle pagaille dans la cuisine!;

∎ your hair is a sight! tu as vu tes cheveux?;

∎ what a sight you are!, you look a sight! (wet, dirty) te voilà dans un drôle d'état!; (ridiculous) de quoi tu as l'air comme ça!;

∎ you're or you look a sight in that outfit! tu as vu de quoi tu as l'air dans cette tenue?;

∎ I must look a sight! je ne dois pas être beau à voir!;

∎ what a sight! quel tableau!

(h) (aiming device) viseur m; (on mortar) appareil m de pointage;

∎ to take a sight on sth viser qch;

∎ front sight guidon m;

∎ notch sight cran m de mire;

∎ angle of sight angle m de visée ou de site, site m;

∎ to have sth in one's sights avoir qch dans sa ligne de tir; figurative avoir qch en vue;

∎ figurative to lower one's sights viser moins haut;

∎ to set one's sights on sth viser qch;

∎ to set one's sights on doing sth avoir pour ambition de faire qch;

∎ he's set his sights on becoming a doctor son ambition est de devenir médecin;

∎ she has her sights set on the presidency/a diplomatic career elle vise la présidence/une carrière de diplomate

2 transitive verb

(a) (see) voir, apercevoir; (spot) repérer;

∎ the clouds parted and we sighted the summit les nuages se déchirèrent et nous aperçûmes le sommet;

∎ a submarine was sighted un sous-marin a été repéré

(b) to sight one's gun (aim) viser; (adjust sights of) régler le viseur de son fusil;

∎ he carefully sighted his pistol at the target il visa soigneusement la cible avec son pistolet

3 a sight adverb

British familiar beaucoup^□ ;

∎ you'd earn a (damn) sight more money working in industry votre salaire serait beaucoup plus important si vous travailliez dans l'industrie;

∎ it's a (far) sight worse than before c'est bien pire qu'avant^□ ;

∎ he's a sight too modest il est bien ou beaucoup trop modeste;

∎ not by a long sight loin de là^□, bien au contraire^□

►► Finance sight bill effet m à vue;

Technology sight check contrôle m à vue, contrôle m visuel;

Finance sight deposit dépôt m à vue;

Finance sight draft traite f à vue;

sight gag gag m visuel;

Finance sight letter of credit crédit m utilisable à vue;

Stock Exchange sight quotation cotation f à vue

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > sight
11 imagen

f.

1 image (figura).

a imagen y semejanza de identical to, exactly the same as

ser la viva imagen de alguien to be the spitting image of somebody

2 picture (television).

imágenes de archivo library pictures

imágenes del partido/de la catástrofe pictures of the game/the disaster

3 image.

los casos de corrupción han deteriorado la imagen del gobierno the corruption scandals have tainted the image of the government

tener buena/mala imagen to have a good/bad image

imagen corporativa o de empresa corporate image

imagen de marca brand image

4 statue (estatua).

5 image (literature).

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imagen

► nombre femenino

1 image

2 TELEVISIÓN picture

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser la viva imagen de alguien to be the spitting image of somebody

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noun f.

image

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SF

1) (Fot, Ópt) image; (=en foto, dibujo, TV) picture

las imágenes del accidente — the pictures o images of the accident

es una imagen muy hermosa de tu madre — it's a beautiful picture of your mother

imagen en movimiento — moving image

- una imagen vale más que mil palabras

imágenes de archivo — library pictures

imagen especular — mirror image

imagen fija — still

imagen virtual — virtual image

2) (=reflejo) reflection

vio su imagen reflejada en el lago — she saw her reflection in the lake

le gustaba contemplar su imagen en el espejo — he liked looking at himself o at his reflection in the mirror

- a la imagen y semejanza de uno

Dios creó al hombre a su imagen y semejanza — God created man in his own image

los ha educado a su imagen y semejanza — she has brought them up to be just like her

un campeonato a imagen y semejanza de los que se celebran en Francia — a championship of exactly the same kind as those held in France

- ser la misma o la viva imagen de algn

- ser la viva imagen de algo

era la viva imagen de la desesperación — he was the picture of despair

es la viva imagen de la felicidad — she is happiness personified, she is the picture of happiness

3) (=representación mental) image, picture

tenía otra imagen de ti — I had a different image o picture of you

guardo una imagen borrosa del accidente — I only have a vague picture of the accident in my mind

4) (=aspecto) image

Luis cuida mucho su imagen — Luis takes great care over his appearance o image

eso contrasta con su imagen de tipo duro — that contradicts with his tough guy image

la imagen del partido — the party's image

un cambio de imagen — a change of image

imagen de marca — brand image

imagen pública — public image

5) (Rel) [de madera, pintura] image; [de piedra] statue

- quedar para vestir imágenes

6) (Literat) (=metáfora) image

un texto con gran abundancia de imágenes — a text full of images o imagery

imágenes poéticas — poetic imagery sing

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femenino

1)

a) (Fís, Ópt) image; (TV) picture, image

b) ( foto) picture

c) ( en espejo) reflection

a su imagen y semejanza — in his/her own image

ser la viva imagen de alguien — to be the image of somebody

es la viva imagen del entusiasmo — he's enthusiasm personified

d) ( en la mente) picture

conservo una imagen muy borrosa de él — I have a very vague picture in my mind of him

2) (de político, cantante, país) image

3) (Art, Relig) ( estatua) statue, image (arch); ( estampa) picture

4) (Lit) image

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² = persona [personae, -pl.], image, record, stature, profile, street cred, street credibility.

Ex. In his early years he consciously emulated both the painterly style and persona of the much-admired artist Drouais, who became something of a cult figure in early 19th c. Paris.

Ex. As she tried to figure out how to change her and the library's image, she made some interesting observations.

Ex. She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.

Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.

Ex. There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).

Ex. Barack Hussein Obama has lost a lot of street cred with the country as of late, but maybe not in his world.

Ex. These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.

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* adoptar una imagen = put on + image.

* arruinar + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.

* borrar una imagen = eradicate + image.

* cambio de imagen = makeover [make-over].

* creador de imagen = image maker.

* crear una imagen = build + an image, create + image.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* difundir la imagen = spread + the good word, pass on + the good word.

* estropear + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.

* evocar una imagen de = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision of.

* imagen comercial = brand image.

* imagen corporativa = corporate image.

* imagen crediticia = credit standing.

* imagen de la biblioteca = library's profile.

* imagen de uno mismo = self-presentation, body image.

* imagen pública = public image.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + identity, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.

* ofrecer una imagen = present + picture.

* presentar una imagen = present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image.

* problema de imagen = image problem.

* proyectar imagen = project + image.

* ser la imagen de = be a picture of.

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femenino

1)

a) (Fís, Ópt) image; (TV) picture, image

b) ( foto) picture

c) ( en espejo) reflection

a su imagen y semejanza — in his/her own image

ser la viva imagen de alguien — to be the image of somebody

es la viva imagen del entusiasmo — he's enthusiasm personified

d) ( en la mente) picture

conservo una imagen muy borrosa de él — I have a very vague picture in my mind of him

2) (de político, cantante, país) image

3) (Art, Relig) ( estatua) statue, image (arch); ( estampa) picture

4) (Lit) image

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imagen¹

¹ = frame, image, picture, shot.

Ex: The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.

Ex: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.

Ex: No pretence is made of their being either a balanced or complete picture of the article.

Ex: Each video shot is logged using text descriptions, audio dialogue, and cinematic attributes.

* almacenamiento de imágenes = image archiving, image storage.

* archivo de imágenes = image archiving, picture file.

* avance rápido de imágenes = fast motion.

* banco de imágenes = image bank.

* basado en imágenes gráficas = graphics-based.

* basado en las imágenes = image intensive.

* base de datos de imágenes = image database, image bank.

* calidad de la imagen = picture quality.

* capacidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.

* captura de imágenes = image capture, image capturing.

* catalogación de imágenes = image cataloguing.

* centrado en las imágenes = image intensive.

* composición de imágenes = image setting.

* congelación de la imagen = freeze-frame.

* congelar una imagen = freeze + frame.

* con imágenes en movimiento = animated.

* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging.

* crear una imagen = summon up + image.

* diagnóstico por imagen = diagnostic imaging.

* digitalización de imágenes = electronic imaging.

* digitalización electrónica de imágenes = electronic imaging.

* digitalizador de imágenes = image scanner.

* doble imagen = ghosting.

* documento de imagen en movimiento = moving image document.

* fichero de imágenes = graphic file, image file.

* fijador de imágenes = image setter.

* gestión de imágenes = imaging, image-handling, image management.

* gestión de imágenes de documentos = document image management.

* gestión de imágenes digitales = digital imaging, digital image management.

* gestión de imágenes electrónicas = electronic image management.

* gestión de imágenes por ordenador = computer imaging.

* habilidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.

* imagen a imagen = shot by shot.

* imagen animada = moving picture.

* imagen del pasado = flashback [flash back].

* imagen de pantalla = screen shot [screen-shot].

* imagen de satélite = satellite image.

* imagen de vídeo = video image.

* imagen digital = digital image.

* imagen digital de un documento = digital image document.

* imagen digitalizada = facsimile image.

* imagen distorsionada = distorted picture, distorted image.

* imagen en color = colour image.

* imagen en miniatura = thumbnail, thumbnail image.

* imagen en movimiento = moving image, animated image.

* imágenes = imaging, imagery, video data, image data.

* imagen escaneada = paper image.

* imágenes digitales = digital imagery.

* imágenes en movimiento = animation.

* imágenes por ordenador = computer graphics.

* imágenes vía satélite = satellite imagery, satellite image data.

* imágenes y sonidos = sights and sounds.

* imagen fija = still, still image, still-picture, film still, movie still.

* imagen fotográfica = photographic image.

* imagen gráfica = graphic image.

* imagen mental = mental picture.

* imagen negativa = negative image.

* imagen visual = visual image.

* periodista reportero de imágenes = video journalist.

* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* realce de imágenes = image-enhancement.

* reconocimiento de imágenes = image recognition.

* reconocimiento de imágenes por el ordenador = computer vision.

* recuperación de imágenes = image retrieval.

* recuperación de imágenes digitales = digital image retrieval.

* recuperación de imágenes fotográficas = picture retrieval.

* recuperación de imágenes por el contenido = content-based image retrieval.

* reportero de imágenes = video journalist.

* sistema basado en las imágenes = image-based system.

* sistema de gestión de imágenes = imaging system, image-based system, image management system.

* sistema de proceso de imágenes = imaging system.

* sistema de recuperación de imágenes = image retrieval system.

* sistema de tratamiento de imágenes = image processing system.

* tecnología para la creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging technology.

* tratamiento de imágenes = image processing.

* Tratamiento de Imágenes de Documentos (DIP) = Document Image Processing (DIP).

* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.

* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.

* vídeo de imágenes fijas = image video.

* visor de imagen = view finder.

* visualización de imágenes = image display.

² = persona [personae, -pl.], image, record, stature, profile, street cred, street credibility.

Ex: In his early years he consciously emulated both the painterly style and persona of the much-admired artist Drouais, who became something of a cult figure in early 19th c. Paris.

Ex: As she tried to figure out how to change her and the library's image, she made some interesting observations.

Ex: She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.

Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.

Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).

Ex: Barack Hussein Obama has lost a lot of street cred with the country as of late, but maybe not in his world.

Ex: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.

* adoptar una imagen = put on + image.

* arruinar + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.

* borrar una imagen = eradicate + image.

* cambio de imagen = makeover [make-over].

* creador de imagen = image maker.

* crear una imagen = build + an image, create + image.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* difundir la imagen = spread + the good word, pass on + the good word.

* estropear + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.

* evocar una imagen de = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision of.

* imagen comercial = brand image.

* imagen corporativa = corporate image.

* imagen crediticia = credit standing.

* imagen de la biblioteca = library's profile.

* imagen de uno mismo = self-presentation, body image.

* imagen pública = public image.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + identity, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.

* ofrecer una imagen = present + picture.

* presentar una imagen = present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image.

* problema de imagen = image problem.

* proyectar imagen = project + image.

* ser la imagen de = be a picture of.

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imagen

feminine

A

1 ( Fís, Ópt) image; (TV) picture, image

dale más brillo a la imagen turn up the brightness

2 (foto) picture

3 (en un espejo) reflection

contemplaba su imagen en el agua he was contemplating his reflection in the water

el espejo le devolvió una imagen triste y envejecida he saw a sad, aging face looking back at him in the mirror

a su imagen y semejanza: Dios creó al hombre a su imagen y semejanza God created man in his own image

las ha educado a su imagen y semejanza she has brought them up to be just like her

ser la viva or misma imagen de algn/algo: es la misma imagen de su padre he's the spitting image of his father ( colloq), he's exactly like his father

es la viva imagen del entusiasmo he's enthusiasm itself o enthusiasm personified

4 (en la mente) picture

sólo conservo una imagen muy borrosa de él I only have a very vague picture in my mind of him o a very vague memory of him

tenía una imagen muy distinta del lugar I had a very different mental image o picture of the place

tenía una imagen confusa de lo ocurrido his idea o memory of what had happened was confused

Compuestos:

● imagen especular

mirror image

● imagen virtual

virtual image

B (de un político, cantante, país) image

quiere proyectar una imagen renovada she wants to project a new image

su imagen se ha visto afectada por estas derrotas his image has suffered as a result of these defeats

C ( Art, Relig) (estatua) statue, image ( arch); (estampa) picture

D ( Lit) image

las imágenes en su poesía the images o imagery in her poetry

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imagen sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Fís, Ópt) image;

(TV) picture, image
b) ( foto) picture

c) ( en espejo) reflection;

◊ ser la viva imagen de algn to be the image of sb

d) ( en la mente) picture

2 (de político, cantante, país) image
imagen sustantivo femenino
1 image: es la viva imagen de su padre, he is the living image of his father
2 (efecto, impresión) image: ese fallo perjudicó la imagen de la empresa, the accident affected the company image
3 TV picture: vimos las imágenes del terremoto, we saw a television report on the earthquake
4 Rel Arte image, statue
' imagen' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corresponderse
- definición
- definida
- definido
- deformar
- desvanecerse
- estampa
- lavado
- nitidez
- nublarse
- plástica
- plástico
- refleja
- reflejo
- registrar
- representación
- reproducir
- sugestiva
- sugestivo
- templete
- borrar
- borroso
- cambiar
- centrar
- claridad
- confuso
- fotografía
- impactante
- inversión
- invertido
- invertir
- múltiple
- nebuloso
- nítido
- reflejar
- reivindicar
- toma
English:
blank
- blur
- clear
- conjure
- illusion
- image
- lurid
- part
- picture
- project
- sharp
- valuable
- critically
- perception
- self
- zoom

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imagen nf

1. [figura] image;

su imagen se reflejaba en el agua she could see her reflection in the water;

contemplaba su imagen en el espejo he was looking at his reflection in the mirror;

su rostro era la pura imagen del sufrimiento her face was a picture of suffering;

eran la imagen de la felicidad they were a picture of happiness;

Comp

ser la viva imagen de alguien to be the spitting image of sb;

Comp

a imagen y semejanza: Dios creó al hombre a su imagen y semejanza God created man in his own image;

reconstruyeron el museo a imagen y semejanza del original they rebuilt the museum so that it looked just like the old one

2. [en física] image;
[televisiva] picture;
las imágenes en movimiento the moving image;

imágenes del partido/de la catástrofe pictures of the game/the disaster;

Comp

una imagen vale más que mil palabras one picture is worth a thousand words

Comp
imágenes de archivo archive o Br library pictures;
imagen virtual virtual image

3. [aspecto] image;

necesitas un cambio de imagen you need a change of o a new image;

tiene una imagen de intolerante she has the image of being an intolerant person;

quieren proyectar una imagen positiva they want to project a positive image;

tener buena/mala imagen to have a good/bad image;

los casos de corrupción han deteriorado la imagen del gobierno the corruption scandals have tainted the image of the government

Comp
imagen corporativa corporate identity;
imagen de empresa corporate image;

imagen de marca brand image;

imagen pública public image

4. [recuerdo] picture, image;

guardo una imagen muy borrosa de mis abuelos I only have a very vague memory of my grandparents;

tenía una imagen diferente del lugar I had a different picture o image of the place, I had pictured the place differently

Comp
imagen mental mental image
5. [estatua] statue

6. [literaria] image;

utiliza unas imágenes muy ricas she uses very rich imagery

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imagen

f tb fig

image;

ser la viva imagen de be the spitting image of

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imagen nf, pl imágenes : image, picture

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imagen n

1. (en general) image

los cantantes suelen cambiar de imagen singers often change their image

2. (en televisión) picture

Spanish-English dictionary > imagen
12 occhio

m (pl -cchi) eye

a occhio nudo to the naked eye

a occhio e croce roughly

dare nell'occhio attract attention, be noticed

a quattr'occhi in private

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occhio s.m.

1 eye: occhi a mandorla, almond-shaped (o slanting) eyes; occhi sporgenti, bulging (o protruding) eyes; bianco dell'occhio, white of the eye; con le lacrime agli occhi, with tears in one's eyes; dagli occhi neri, black-eyed; sollevare, abbassare gli occhi, to raise, to lower one's eyes; mi piange un occhio, my eye is watering; mi fanno male gli occhi, my eyes ache (o are sore); aveva gli occhi rossi di pianto, her eyes were red with crying; sfregarsi gli occhi, to rub one's eyes; strizzare gli occhi, to squint, ( per luce forte) to screw up one's eyes; strizzar l'occhio a qlcu., to wink at s.o.; affaticarsi, consumarsi gli occhi, to strain one's eyes; avere gli occhi storti, to be cross-eyed; guardare dritto negli occhi, to look straight in the eye // occhio per occhio, dente per dente, (prov.) an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth // occhio non vede, cuore non duole, (prov.) what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve over // occhio di vetro, glass eye // banca degli occhi, eye bank // non posso crederci finché non lo vedo con i miei occhi, I can't believe it until I see it with my own eyes // ormai non le sono rimasti che gli occhi per piangere, she has cried her eyes out // ho ancora davanti agli occhi la scena, I can still see the scene

2 ( sguardo) look; glance: mi guardò con l'occhio assente, he looked at me absently; sotto gli occhi di qlcu., under s.o.'s eyes; cercare qlcu. con gli occhi, to look round for s.o.; distogliere gli occhi, to look away; interrogare qlcu. con gli occhi, to give s.o. a questioning look (o to look at s.o. inquiringly) // mi è caduto l'occhio su un errore, my eye fell on a mistake

3 ( cosa a forma d'occhio): occhi del brodo, blobs of fat floating on the soup; gli occhi del formaggio, the holes in (gruyère) cheese; gli occhi delle penne del pavone, the eyes on a peacock's feathers

4 occhio di pernice, occhio pollino, ( callo) corn (between the toes)

5 (bot.) eye, bud, eyespot

6 (bot. pop.): occhio di bue, (ox eye) daisy; occhio di diavolo, pheasant's eye

7 (zool.) eye: occhio composto, ( di insetto) compound eye; occhio semplice, stemma

8 (min.): occhio di gatto, cat's-eye; occhio di tigre, tiger-eye

9 (tip.) typeface

10 (tecn.) eye: occhio del martello, eye of the hammer; (mecc.) occhio della molla, spring eye; (arch.) occhio della voluta, eye of the volute; (edil., fot.) occhio di bue, bull's eye // (mar.): occhio di coperta, deck light; occhio di cubia, hawse-hole; (rad. fam.) occhio magico, magic eye

11 (meteor.) eye: occhio del ciclone, del tifone, eye of the storm.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: occhio!, mind! (o watch out! o look out!); occhio al portafoglio!, watch your wallet! // non bisogna comprare niente a occhi chiusi, never buy anything with your eyes closed; saprei andarci, farlo a occhi chiusi, I could go there, do it blindfold; di lui ti puoi fidare a occhi chiusi, you can trust him blindly // la nuova stella è troppo piccola per poterla vedere a occhio nudo, the new star is too small to be seen with the naked eye; si vede a occhio nudo che è falso, you can tell at a glance that it is false // quattr'occhi, (scherz.) ( persona con gli occhiali) four-eyes; quattro occhi vedono meglio di due, two pairs of eyes are better than one; a quattr'occhi, in private (o in confidence): una conversazione a quattr'occhi, a tête-à-tête // la pianura si estende a perdita d'occhio, the plain stretches out as far as the eye can see; crescere a vista d'occhio, to grow by leaps and bounds (o visibly) // in un batter d'occhio, in a trice (o in the twinkling of an eye) // agli occhi miei ha ragione, in my opinion he is right // aveva gli occhi fuori dalla testa, his eyes were popping out of his head // darei un occhio ( della testa) per avere quell'auto, I'd give anything (in the world) to have that car // ma dove hai gli occhi?, watch what you're doing // non l'ha fatto certo per i suoi begli occhi!, he didn't do it for love! (o for nothing!) // la notte scorsa non ho potuto chiudere occhio, I didn't sleep a wink last night // quello che è successo mi ha aperto gli occhi, what happened (really) opened my eyes; quando aprirai gli occhi capirai che ti sta prendendo in giro, when you open your eyes you'll understand he's pulling your leg // avere gli occhi dappertutto, to have eyes in the back of one's head // avere occhio per qlco., to have an eye for sthg. // avere gli occhi pesanti, to be drowsy (o sleepy) // avere, tenere gli, stare a occhi aperti, to keep one's eyes open (o skinned o peeled); sognare a occhi aperti, to daydream // chiudere un occhio su qlco., (fig.) to turn a blind eye to sthg.: non può chiudere un occhio per questa volta?, couldn't you turn a blind eye (just) for this time? // mi si chiudono gli occhi, ( dal sonno) I can hardly keep my eyes open // dormire con gli occhi aperti, to sleep with one eye open; ( avere il sonno leggero) to sleep very lightly // essere tutt'occhi e tutt'orecchie, to be all eyes and ears // fare gli occhi neri, un occhio nero a qlcu., to give s.o. a black eye // c'è da cavarsi gli occhi a leggere con questa luce, reading in this light would ruin your eyesight; gli caverei gli occhi a quello!, (fam.) I'd scratch that fellow's eyes out! // guardare qlcu. con la coda dell'occhio, to look at s.o. out of the corner of one's eye // leggo nei tuoi occhi che stai mentendo, I can tell by your eyes that you are lying // mettere qlco. sotto gli occhi a qlcu., to bring (o to draw) sthg. to s.o.'s attention // sgranare gli occhi, to open one's eyes wide (o to goggle) // lo vedo come il fumo negli occhi, I can't bear the sight of him // vedere qlco. di buon occhio, di mal occhio, to look favourably, unfavourably on sthg. // la differenza salta all'occhio, the difference leaps out at you; salta all'occhio che non ha voglia di venire, it's clear as crystal that he doesn't want to come // dare nell'occhio, to attract attention: ci mescolammo agli invitati senza dare nell'occhio, we mingled with the guests without attracting attention // fare l'occhio a qlco., to get used to sthg. // perdere d'occhio qlcu., qlco., to lose sight of s.o., sthg. // tenere d'occhio qlcu., to keep an eye on s.o. // a colpo d'occhio, at first sight: ho capito la situazione al primo colpo d'occhio, I took the situation in at a glance; vedere qlco. al primo colpo d'occhio, to see sthg. at a glance // a occhio ( e croce), roughly (o about o approximately) // misurare qlco. a occhio, to measure sthg. by sight (o at a glance) // mettere gli occhi addosso a qlco., qlcu., to have one's eye on sthg., s.o.; non aveva occhi che per lei, non le toglieva gli occhi di dosso, he couldn't take his eyes off her // dare un occhio a qlco., to have a look at sthg. // fare gli occhi dolci a qlcu., to make (sheep's) eyes at s.o. // gettare l'occhio su qlco., to run (o to cast) one's eyes over sthg. (o to glance at sthg.) // mangiarsi qlco., qlcu. con gli occhio, to devour sthg., s.o. with one's eyes // la cucina cinese mi esce dagli occhi, I'm fed up to the back teeth with Chinese cooking.

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pl. - chi ['ɔkkjo, ki] sostantivo maschile

1) eye

- chi a mandorla — almond o slanting eyes

-chi chiari, scuri — light-coloured, dark eyes

avere gli -chi storti — to be cross-eyed

un bambino dagli o con gli -chi blu a blue-eyed child; non riesco a tenere gli -chi aperti I can't keep my eyes open; sognare a occhio aperti to daydream; aprire gli -chi to open one's eyes; fig. to get wise; tenere gli -chi bene aperti fig. to keep one's eyes skinned o peeled; aprire gli -chi a qcn. su qcs. to awaken sb. to sth.; apri gli -chi! wake up! chiudere un occhio su qcs. fig. to turn a blind eye to sth.; trovare la strada a -chi chiusi fig. to find the way blindfold o with one's eyes closed; potrei farlo a -chi chiusi fig. I could do it in my sleep o with my eyes closed; non ho chiuso occhio (tutta la notte) I didn't sleep a wink (all night); tenere d'occhio qcn. to keep an eye on sb.; visibile a occhio nudo visible to the naked eye; ce l'ho sotto gli -chi I have it in front of me; sotto gli -chi di tutti for all the world to see; proprio davanti ai nostri -chi before our very eyes; non credevo ai miei -chi I couldn't believe my eyes; cercare qcs. con gli -chi to look around for sth.; mettere gli -chi su o addosso a qcn., qcs. to have one's eye on sb., sth., to set one's sights on sb., sth.; non staccare o togliere gli -chi di dosso a qcn. not to take one's eyes off sb.; non avere -chi che per qcn. to only have eyes for sb.; guardarsi negli -chi to gaze into each other's eyes; dare nell'occhio to attract attention, to be showy, to stand out a mile; guardare qcn. con la coda dell'occhio to see sb. out of the corner of one's eye; a colpo d'occhio at a glance; vedere qcn., qcs. di buon occhio to look with favour on sb., sth., to look on sb., sth. with favour o favourably; sotto l'occhio vigile di under the watchful eye of; guardare qcn. dritto negli -chi to look sb. straight in the eye o face; guardare qcs. con occhio critico to take a critical look at sth.; dove hai gli -chi? are you blind? agli -chi del mondo in the eyes of the world; vedere qcs. con altri -chi to take a different view of sth.; a occhio e croce avrà 30 anni roughly speaking I would say that he is about 30; dimagrisce a vista d'occhio he's getting thinner before our very eyes; in un batter d'occhio — in the bat of an eye, in less than no time

2) (come esclamazione)

occhio! — watch out! mind!

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occhio di bue — arch bull's-eye; fot. snoot

all'occhio di bue — [ uovo] sunny side up

occhio clinico — discerning o expert eye

occhio di pernice — (tessuto) bird's eye pattern; (callo) = small corn between toes

occhio di pesce — tecn. fisheye

occhio di tigre — tiger's eye

occhio di vetro — glass eye

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fare gli -chi dolci a qcn. — to make eyes o flutter one's eyelashes at sb., to make sheep's eyes at sb.

fare l'occhio a qcs. — to get used to sth.

fare un occhio nero a qcn. — to black BE o blacken AE sb.'s eye

cavare gli -chi a qcn. — to claw o gouge sb.'s eyes out

anche l'occhio vuole la sua parte — = you should also please the eye

la pasta mi esce dagli -chi — I've had it up to here with pasta

saltare o balzare agli -chi to leap out at sb., to stand out a mile; buttare o gettare l'occhio su to clap eyes on, to have o take a look-see; rifarsi gli -chi con qcs. to feast one's eyes on sth.; avere occhio per to have an eye for [dettagli, colore]; avere gli -chi foderati di prosciutto to go around with one's eyes shut; a perdita d'occhio as far as the eye can see; a quattr'-chi [discutere, parlare] face to face, one-to-one; costare un occhio (della testa) to cost the earth, to cost an arm and a leg; avere -chi di lince to be lynx-eyed; occhio per occhio, dente per dente prov. an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; lontano dagli -chi, lontano dal cuore prov. out of sight, out of mind; occhio non vede cuore non duole prov. what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over; essere nell'occhio del ciclone — to be in the eye of the storm

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occhio

pl. - chi /'ɔkkjo, ki/ ⇒ 4

sostantivo m.

1 eye; - chi a mandorla almond o slanting eyes; -chi chiari, scuri light-coloured, dark eyes; avere gli -chi storti to be cross-eyed; un bambino dagli o con gli -chi blu a blue-eyed child; non riesco a tenere gli -chi aperti I can't keep my eyes open; sognare a occhio aperti to daydream; aprire gli -chi to open one's eyes; fig. to get wise; tenere gli -chi bene aperti fig. to keep one's eyes skinned o peeled; aprire gli -chi a qcn. su qcs. to awaken sb. to sth.; apri gli -chi! wake up! chiudere un occhio su qcs. fig. to turn a blind eye to sth.; trovare la strada a -chi chiusi fig. to find the way blindfold o with one's eyes closed; potrei farlo a -chi chiusi fig. I could do it in my sleep o with my eyes closed; non ho chiuso occhio (tutta la notte) I didn't sleep a wink (all night); tenere d'occhio qcn. to keep an eye on sb.; visibile a occhio nudo visible to the naked eye; ce l'ho sotto gli -chi I have it in front of me; sotto gli -chi di tutti for all the world to see; proprio davanti ai nostri -chi before our very eyes; non credevo ai miei -chi I couldn't believe my eyes; cercare qcs. con gli -chi to look around for sth.; mettere gli -chi su o addosso a qcn., qcs. to have one's eye on sb., sth., to set one's sights on sb., sth.; non staccare o togliere gli -chi di dosso a qcn. not to take one's eyes off sb.; non avere -chi che per qcn. to only have eyes for sb.; guardarsi negli -chi to gaze into each other's eyes; dare nell'occhio to attract attention, to be showy, to stand out a mile; guardare qcn. con la coda dell'occhio to see sb. out of the corner of one's eye; a colpo d'occhio at a glance; vedere qcn., qcs. di buon occhio to look with favour on sb., sth., to look on sb., sth. with favour o favourably; sotto l'occhio vigile di under the watchful eye of; guardare qcn. dritto negli -chi to look sb. straight in the eye o face; guardare qcs. con occhio critico to take a critical look at sth.; dove hai gli -chi? are you blind? agli -chi del mondo in the eyes of the world; vedere qcs. con altri -chi to take a different view of sth.; a occhio e croce avrà 30 anni roughly speaking I would say that he is about 30; dimagrisce a vista d'occhio he's getting thinner before our very eyes; in un batter d'occhio in the bat of an eye, in less than no time

2 (come esclamazione) occhio! watch out! mind!

IDIOMS

fare gli -chi dolci a qcn. to make eyes o flutter one's eyelashes at sb., to make sheep's eyes at sb.; fare l'occhio a qcs. to get used to sth.; fare un occhio nero a qcn. to black BE o blacken AE sb.'s eye; cavare gli -chi a qcn. to claw o gouge sb.'s eyes out; anche l'occhio vuole la sua parte = you should also please the eye; la pasta mi esce dagli -chi I've had it up to here with pasta; saltare o balzare agli -chi to leap out at sb., to stand out a mile; buttare o gettare l'occhio su to clap eyes on, to have o take a look-see; rifarsi gli -chi con qcs. to feast one's eyes on sth.; avere occhio per to have an eye for [dettagli, colore]; avere gli -chi foderati di prosciutto to go around with one's eyes shut; a perdita d'occhio as far as the eye can see; a quattr'-chi [discutere, parlare] face to face, one-to-one; costare un occhio (della testa) to cost the earth, to cost an arm and a leg; avere -chi di lince to be lynx-eyed; occhio per occhio, dente per dente prov. an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; lontano dagli -chi, lontano dal cuore prov. out of sight, out of mind; occhio non vede cuore non duole prov. what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over; essere nell'occhio del ciclone to be in the eye of the storm

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COMPOUNDS

occhio di bue arch bull's-eye; fot. snoot; all'occhio di bue [ uovo] sunny side up; occhio clinico discerning o expert eye; occhio di pernice (tessuto) bird's eye pattern; (callo) = small corn between toes; occhio di pesce tecn. fisheye; occhio di tigre tiger's eye; occhio di vetro glass eye.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > occhio
13 vista

f.

1 sight, eyesight (sentido).

tiene buena/mala vista, está bien/mal de la vista she has good/poor eyesight

perder la vista to lose one's sight, to go blind

corto de vista short-sighted

vista cansada eyestrain

2 watching.

3 gaze (mirada).

dirigió la vista hacia la pantalla she turned her eyes o gaze to the screen

fijar la vista en to fix one's eyes on, to stare at

a primera o simple vista at first sight, on the face of it (aparentemente)

4 view (panorama).

una habitación con vistas a room with a view

con vistas al mar with a sea view

vista frontal front view

vista lateral side view

vista panorámica bird's-eye-view

5 hearing (law).

6 court hearing, hearing, trial.

7 customs inspector.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: ver.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: vestir.

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vista

► nombre femenino

1 (visión) sight, vision

2 (ojo) eye, eyes plural

3 (panorama) view

4 (aspecto) appearance, aspect, look

5 (dibujo, cuadro, foto) view

6 (intención) intention

7 (propósito) outlook, prospect

8 DERECHO trial, hearing

► nombre femenino plural vistas

1 view sing

■ la habitación tiene vistas al mar the room has a view of the sea

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la vista at sight, on sight

■ pagadero a la vista payable at sight

a la vista de todos (públicamente) in full view of everyone 2 (abiertamente) openly

a primera vista / a simple vista at first sight

■ a primera vista parecía más complicado at first sight it looked more complicated

a tantos días vista so many days after sight

ver algo a vista de pájaro to have a a bird's-eye view of something

■ Londres a vista de pájaro a bird's-eye view of London

actuar con mucha vista figurado to act with great foresight

alzar la vista to raise one's eyes, look up

apartar la vista de algo/alguien to look away from something/somebody

bajar la vista to look down

clavar la vista en algo / fijar la vista en algo to stare at something

comerse algo/alguien con la vista figurado to devour something/somebody with one's eyes

con vistas a (hacia) overlooking 2 (pensando en) with a view to, in anticipation of

conocer a alguien de vista to know somebody by sight

en vista de in view of, considering

estar a la vista to be evident, be obvious

■ está a la vista que no lo conseguirán it's obvious they won't manage it

hacer la vista gorda familiar to turn a blind eye

no quitar la vista de encima figurado not to take one's eyes off

■ no pudo quitarle la vista de encima he couldn't take his eyes off her

poner a la vista to put on show

quitar de la vista to take away

ser agradable a la vista to be pleasing to the eye

ser corto,-a de vista to be short-sighted

tener la vista cansada to be suffering from eyestrain

tener mala vista to have poor eyesight

tener mucha vista figurado to be far-sighted

tener vista de lince figurado to be eagle-eyed, have eyes like a hawk

volver la vista atrás to look back

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noun f.

1) vision, eyesight

2) view, sight

3) glance, look

4) hearing

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1. SF

1) (=visión) sight, eyesight

hasta donde alcanza la vista — as far as the eye can see

el coche desapareció de mi vista — the car disappeared from sight

• nublarse la vista, se me nubló la vista — my eyes clouded over

• perder la vista — to lose one's sight

• tener buena/mala vista — to have good/bad eyesight

- hacer la vista gorda

vista cansada — (por defecto) longsightedness; (por agotamiento) eyestrain

vista corta — short sight

vista de águila, vista de lince — eagle eye

tener vista de águila o de lince — to have eagle eyes, to have eyes like a hawk o a lynx

2) (=ojos)

a) (=órgano) eyes [pl]

tiene un problema en la vista — she has something wrong with her eyes

a la altura de la vista — at eye level

una luz que hiere la vista — a dazzling light, a light that hurts one's eyes

• torcer la vista — to squint

b) (=mirada)

¡vista a la derecha! — (Mil) eyes right!

• aguzar la vista — (para ver a lo lejos) to screw one's eyes up; (para descubrir algo) to look sharp

• alzar la vista — to look up

• apartar la vista — to look away

no apartar la vista de algo — to keep one's eyes glued to sth

• bajar la vista — to look down, lower one's gaze

• buscar algo con la vista — to look around for sth

• clavar la vista en algn/algo — to stare at sb/sth, fix one's eyes on sb/sth

• dirigir la vista a algn/algo — to look towards sb/sth, turn one's gaze on sb/sth

• echar una vista a algn/algo — to take a look at sb/sth

• fijar la vista en algn/algo — to stare at sb/sth, fix one's eyes on sb/sth

• medir a algn con la vista — to size sb up

• pasar la vista por algo — to look over sth, glance quickly at sth

• con la vista puesta en la pared — with his eyes fixed on the wall

con la vista puesta en las elecciones — with a view to the elections

con la vista puesta en la futura legislación medioambiental, la compañía ha sacado un nuevo modelo — in the light of the forthcoming environmental legislation, the company has launched a new model

•¡ quítate de mi vista! — get out of my sight!

• recorrer algo con la vista — to run one's eye over sth

• seguir algo con la vista — to follow sth with one's eyes

• volver la vista — to look away

volver la vista atrás — to look back

- comerse o devorar a algn con la vista

- perder algo de vista

- no perder a algn de vista

saltar a la vista —

su inteligencia salta a la vista — she is strikingly intelligent

una cosa que salta a la vista es... — one thing that immediately hits o strikes you is...

salta a la vista que... — it's blindingly obvious that...

3) (=perspicacia) foresight

tuvieron vista para comprar las acciones — they showed foresight in buying the shares, it was shrewd of them to buy the shares

ha tenido mucha vista con el piso — he was very far-sighted about the flat

tener vista para los negocios — to have good business acumen

4) (=panorama) view

la vista desde el castillo — the view from the castle

• con vistas a, con vistas a la montaña — with a view of the mountains

una habitación con vistas al mar — a room with a sea view, a room overlooking the sea

con vistas al oeste — facing west

vista anterior, vista frontal — front view

5) (Fot) (=imagen) view

una tarjeta con una vista de Venecia — a card with a view of Venice

vista de pájaro — bird's-eye view

observar algo a vista de pájaro — to get a bird's-eye view of sth

vista fija — still

vista frontal — front view

6) (otras expresiones)

a)

• a la vista — in sight o view

la parte que quedaba a la vista — the part that was visible o in view

no es muy agradable a la vista — it's not a pretty sight, it's not very pleasant to look at

cuenta a la vista — (Econ) instant access account

a la vista está (que...) — it's obvious (that...), you can see for yourself (that...)

no tengo ningún proyecto a la vista — I have no plans in sight

estaré a la vista de lo que pase — I will keep an eye on developments

yo me quedo a la vista del fuego — I'll keep an eye on the fire

a la vista, no son pobres — from what you can tell, they're not poor

• a la vista de todos — in full view (of everyone)

los resultados están a la vista de todos — the results are there for everyone to see

lo fríen a la vista del cliente — it's fried in front of the customer

a la vista de tal espectáculo — at the sight of such a scene

a la vista de sus informes — in the light of o in view of his reports

• poner algo a la vista — to put sth on view

b)

•a... años/días vista, pagadero a 30 días vista — payable within 30 days

a un año vista de las elecciones — (=antes) a year before the elections

a cinco años vista — (=después) five years from then

a dos años vista de la exposición — two years after the exhibition

c)

• con vistas a — with a view to

con vistas a una solución del problema — with a view to solving the problem

han modernizado el estadio con vistas al Mundial — they have modernized the stadium ahead of the World Cup

una medida con vistas al futuro — a measure taken with the future in mind

d)

•de vista — by sight

conocer a algn de vista — to know sb by sight

•en vista de — in view of

en vista de que... — in view of the fact that...

•¡ hasta la vista! — see you!, so long!

• a primera vista — at first sight, on the face of it

• a simple vista — (=sin ayuda de aparatos) to the naked eye; (=por la primera impresión) at first sight

7) (=aspecto) appearance, looks [pl]

esos plátanos no tienen muy buena vista — those bananas don't look too good

un coche con una vista estupenda — a wonderful-looking car

de vista poco agradable — not very nice to look at, unprepossessing

8) (Jur) hearing

vista de una causa — hearing of a case

vista oral — first hearing

9) pl vistas ( Hist) meeting [sing], conference [sing]

2.

SMF (tb: vista de aduana) customs official

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I
masculino y femenino customs officer o official
II
femenino

1)

a) ( sentido) sight, eyesight

tener buena/mala vista — to have good/bad eyesight

ser corto de vista — to be near-sighted

perdió la vista — he lost his sight

b) ( ojos) eyes

le hace daño a la vista — it hurts his eyes

lo operaron de la vista — he had an eye operation

c) ( perspicacia) vision

- vista cansada

2)

a) ( mirada)

alzar or levantar/bajar la vista — to look up/down

torcer la vista — to be cross-eyed, to have a squint

fijó la vista en el horizonte — she fixed her eyes on the horizon

b) ( espectáculo) sight

3) (en locs)

a la vista: tierra a la vista! land ho!; ponlo bien a la vista put it where it can be seen easily; estar/no estar a la vista to be within/out of sight; pagar al portador y a la vista pay the bearer at sight; cuenta corriente a la vista sight account; a la vista de todos in full view of everyone; ¿tienes algún proyecto a la vista? do you have any projects in view?; a primera or a simple vista at first sight o glance; se notaba a simple vista you could tell just by looking; con vistas a with a view to; de vista by sight; en vista: tener algo/a alguien en vista to have something/somebody in mind; en vista de in view of; en vista de que... in view of the fact that...; hasta la vista! see you!, so long! (colloq); a vista de pájaro: ver algo a vista de pájaro to get a bird's-eye view of something; a vista y paciencia de alguien (Chi, Per fam) in front of somebody; hacer la vista gorda to turn a blind eye; perder algo/a alguien de vista to lose sight of something/somebody; al terminar la carrera los perdí de vista I lost touch with them when we graduated; perderse de vista to disappear from view; saltar a la vista: lo primero que salta a la vista es el color que tiene the first thing that hits o strikes you is the color; salta a la vista que hicieron trampa it's obvious they cheated; tener la vista puesta en algo/alguien to have one's eye on something/somebody; tener vista de águila or lince to have eyes like a hawk; volver la vista atrás — to look back

4) ( panorama) view

con vista al mar — with a sea view

vista aérea — aerial view

5) (Der) hearing

la vista del juicio se celebrará el... — the hearing will take place on...

6) (Com, Fin)

a 20 días vista — within 20 days

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I
masculino y femenino customs officer o official
II
femenino

1)

a) ( sentido) sight, eyesight

tener buena/mala vista — to have good/bad eyesight

ser corto de vista — to be near-sighted

perdió la vista — he lost his sight

b) ( ojos) eyes

le hace daño a la vista — it hurts his eyes

lo operaron de la vista — he had an eye operation

c) ( perspicacia) vision

- vista cansada

2)

a) ( mirada)

alzar or levantar/bajar la vista — to look up/down

torcer la vista — to be cross-eyed, to have a squint

fijó la vista en el horizonte — she fixed her eyes on the horizon

b) ( espectáculo) sight

3) (en locs)

a la vista: tierra a la vista! land ho!; ponlo bien a la vista put it where it can be seen easily; estar/no estar a la vista to be within/out of sight; pagar al portador y a la vista pay the bearer at sight; cuenta corriente a la vista sight account; a la vista de todos in full view of everyone; ¿tienes algún proyecto a la vista? do you have any projects in view?; a primera or a simple vista at first sight o glance; se notaba a simple vista you could tell just by looking; con vistas a with a view to; de vista by sight; en vista: tener algo/a alguien en vista to have something/somebody in mind; en vista de in view of; en vista de que... in view of the fact that...; hasta la vista! see you!, so long! (colloq); a vista de pájaro: ver algo a vista de pájaro to get a bird's-eye view of something; a vista y paciencia de alguien (Chi, Per fam) in front of somebody; hacer la vista gorda to turn a blind eye; perder algo/a alguien de vista to lose sight of something/somebody; al terminar la carrera los perdí de vista I lost touch with them when we graduated; perderse de vista to disappear from view; saltar a la vista: lo primero que salta a la vista es el color que tiene the first thing that hits o strikes you is the color; salta a la vista que hicieron trampa it's obvious they cheated; tener la vista puesta en algo/alguien to have one's eye on something/somebody; tener vista de águila or lince to have eyes like a hawk; volver la vista atrás — to look back

4) ( panorama) view

con vista al mar — with a sea view

vista aérea — aerial view

5) (Der) hearing

la vista del juicio se celebrará el... — the hearing will take place on...

6) (Com, Fin)

a 20 días vista — within 20 days

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vista¹

¹ = sight, eyesight.

Ex: The seers -- the sybils and prophets -- of Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling reveal imperfections of bodily sight (such as near- and far-sightedness), emphasizing their spiritual foresight.

Ex: Often microform makes users aware of hitherto unnoticed eyesight defects.

* a la vista = in sight, within sight.

* a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.

* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.

* amor a primera vista = love at first sight.

* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* apartar la vista = look + the other way.

* a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.

* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.

* a vista de pájaro = bird's eye view.

* cansar la vista = cause + eyestrain.

* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.

* con vistas a = with an eye toward(s), overlook.

* con vistas a (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).

* con vistas a + Nombre = for + Nombre + purposes.

* corto de vista = nearsighted [near-sighted].

* desagradable a la vista = eyesore.

* de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.

* empeoramiento de la vista = failing eyesight.

* en vista de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.

* en vista de que = seeing that/as.

* fuera de la vista = out of view.

* hacer la vista gorda = look + the other way, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have seen.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.

* levantar la vista = look up.

* mala vista = poor eyesight.

* no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.

* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.

* perder de vista = lose from + sight, drop from + sight, lose + sight of.

* perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.

* perder la vista = become + blind.

* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.

* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.

* plan de adquisición de material a vista = approval plan.

* problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.

* regalarse la vista con = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* saltar a la vista = be patently clear.

* sin perder de vista = with an eye on.

* sin problemas de vista = sighted.

* tener la vista cansada = need + reading glasses.

* todo está a la vista = what you see is what you get.

* torcer la vista = squint.

* vista cansada = visual fatigue, eyestrain [eye strain], presbyopia.

* vista fatigada = eyestrain [eye strain].

* volver la vista atrás = look back.

vista²

* adoptar un punto de vista = embrace + view.

* analizar desde un punto de vista crítico = cast + a critical eye over.

* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.

* argument que presenta los dos puntos de vista = two-sided argument.

* ¡Barco a la vista! = Ship ahoy!.

* comprender un punto de vista = take + point.

* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).

* desde el punto de vista de la nutrición = in terms of, from the vantage of, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, mitotically, nutritionally speaking, nutritionally.

* desde el punto de vista del trabajador = in the trenches.

* desde el punto de vista de la archivística = archivally.

* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.

* desde el punto de vista de la competitividad = competitively.

* desde el punto de vista de la conservación = preservationally.

* desde el punto de vista de la cultura = culturally.

* desde el punto de vista de la estética = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].

* desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad = functionally.

* desde el punto de vista de la informática = computationally.

* desde el punto de vista de la logística = logistically.

* desde el punto de vista de la medicina = medically.

* desde el punto de vista de la música = musically.

* desde el punto de vista de la notación = notationally.

* desde el punto de vista de la química = chemically.

* desde el punto de vista de la realidad = factually.

* desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas = mathematically.

* desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad = tonally.

* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.

* desde el punto de vista del estilo = stylistically.

* desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento = operationally.

* desde el punto de vista del + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.

* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.

* desde el punto de vista de + Nombre = in + Nombre + eyes.

* desde el punto de vista judicial = judicially.

* desde el punto de vista lingüístico = linguistically.

* desde el punto de vista político = politically.

* desde este punto de vista = viewed in this light.

* desde mi punto de vista = in my opinion, in my view, in my books.

* desde + punto de vista = against + backdrop.

* desde todos los puntos de vista = in every sense.

* desde un punto de vista académico = academically.

* desde un punto de vista antropológico = anthropologically.

* desde un punto de vista clínico = medically, clinically.

* desde un punto de vista crítico = judgmentally [judgementally], with a critical eye, critically.

* desde un punto de vista económico = economically, monetarily.

* desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico = technically speaking.

* desde un punto de vista étnico = ethnically.

* desde un punto de vista filosófico = philosophically.

* desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.

* desde un punto de vista histórico = historically.

* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.

* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.

* desde un punto de vista médico = medically.

* desde un punto de vista medioambiental = environmentally.

* desde un punto de vista monetario = monetarily.

* desde un punto de vista morfológico = morphologically.

* desde un punto de vista operativo = operationally.

* desde un punto de vista racista = racially + Adjetivo.

* desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.

* desde un punto de vista socioeconómico = socioeconomically.

* desde un punto de vista técnico = technically.

* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia = historically accurate.

* manifestar un punto de vista = air + view.

* neutral desde el punto de vista de la raza = race-neutral.

* no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista = be impossible under any hypothesis.

* promover un punto de vista = promote + view.

* punto de vista = angle, point of view, side, stance, standpoint, view, viewpoint, outlook, eye, world view [worldview/world-view], bent of mind.

* sostener un punto de vista = assert + view, hold + point of view.

* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = contemplate + view.

* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + viewpoint.

* ver Algo desde el punto de vista + Adjetivo = view + Nombre + through + Adjetivo + eyes.

vista³

³ = outlook, vista, sight, view.

Ex: This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.

Ex: From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.

Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.

Ex: Just as long as she has a nice view from her kitchen window she doesn't care about the rest of the world.

* contemplar una vista = contemplate + view.

* ofrecer una vista = afford + a view.

* sin vistas = viewless.

* tener vistas a = overlook.

* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.

* una vista digna de contemplar = a sight to behold.

* una vista digna de ver = a sight to behold.

* vista agradable = a sight for sore eyes.

* vista a la sierra = mountain view.

* vista a las montañas = mountain view.

* vista al mar = sea view.

* vista a ojo de pájaro = bird's eye view.

* vista a ras de suelo = worm's eye view.

* vista asombrosa = breathtaking view.

* vista impresionante = breathtaking view.

* vista panorámica = panorama, pan, sweeping view, grandstand view, panoramic view.

* vista sobrecogedora = breathtaking view.

vista⁴

⁴ = court hearing.

Ex: Both the newspapers and the unions want to cut their losses by concluding a deal in advance of a court hearing that is scheduled to decide on the original causes of the strike.

* vista judicial = hearing, court hearing.

* vista oral = oral hearing.

vista⁵

⁵ = view.

Nota: En cartografía, representación plana con efecto de relieve en la que las líneas de fuga concurren en un punto de vista central correspondiente al ojo del observador.

Ex: A view is a perspective representation of the landscape in which detail is shown as if projected on an oblique plane (e.g., a bird's eye view, panorama, panoramic drawing, worm's eye view).

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vista¹

masculine and feminine

customs officer o official

vista²

feminine

A

1 (sentido) sight, eyesight

tengo buena vista I have good eyesight, my sight is good

ser corto de vista to be shortsighted

tener la vista cansada to have eyestrain

la enfermedad le afectó la vista the illness affected his eyesight o his sight o his vision

este paisaje tan bello es un regalo para la vista this beautiful scenery is a delight to behold

perdió la vista en un accidente he lost his sight in an accident

2 (ojos) eyes

la luz me hace daño a la vista the light hurts my eyes

lo han operado de la vista he's had an eye operation

se le nubló la vista her eyes clouded over

3 (perspicacia) vision

tiene mucha vista para los negocios he's very shrewd o he has great vision when it comes to business

B

1

(mirada): me contestó sin alzar or levantar la vista del libro she answered without looking up from the book o without raising her eyes from the book

no me quitó la vista de encima she didn't take her eyes off me

torcer la vista to be cross-eyed, to have a squint

bajó la vista he looked down

fijó la vista en el horizonte she fixed her eyes o her gaze on the horizon

dirigió la vista hacia nosotros he looked toward(s) us

2 (espectáculo) sight

se desmayó ante la vista del cadáver he fainted at the sight of the body

C ( en locs):

a la vista: ¡tierra a la vista! land ho!

ponlo bien a la vista put it where it can be seen easily

escóndelo, que no esté a la vista hide it somewhere out of sight

pagar al portador y a la vista pay the bearer at sight

cuenta corriente a la vista sight account

no lo hagas aquí a la vista de todos don't do it here where everyone can see o in full view of everyone

[ S ] fabricación a la vista del público workshop ( o factory etc) open for public viewing

[ S ] café molido a la vista ( RPl); coffee ground while you wait

¿tienes algún proyecto a la vista? do you have any projects in view?

a primera vista at first sight o glance

a primera vista no parecía grave at first sight o glance it didn't look serious

se notaba a simple vista que estaba enfermo you could tell he was ill just by looking at him

con vistas a with a view to

un acuerdo con vistas a las próximas elecciones a pact for the forthcoming elections

con vistas a que nos lo financien with a view to their o them providing finance

de vista by sight

los conozco sólo de vista I only know them by sight

en vista: ¿tienen a alguien en vista para el puesto? do you have anybody in mind for the job?

estamos buscando casa — ¿ya tienen algo en vista? we're househunting — have you seen anything interesting yet?

en vista de in view of

en vista de que no podía ganar in view of the fact that she couldn't win

en vista de que no llegaban, nos fuimos since they hadn't arrived, we left

en vista del éxito obtenido, mejor me callo la boca ( iró hum); considering the success of my last comment ( o joke etc), I think I'd better keep my mouth shut ( iro hum)

¡hasta la vista! see you!, so long! ( colloq), until we meet again ( frml)

a vista de pájaro: desde la torre vemos la ciudad a vista de pájaro from the tower we get a bird's-eye view of the city

a vista y paciencia de algn (Chi, Per fam); in front of sb

echarle la vista encima a algn ( fam); to see sb

hace tiempo que no le echo la vista encima I haven't seen him for some time

estar con or tener la vista puesta en algo/algn to have one's eye on sth/sb

tiene la vista puesta en una chica de la oficina he's got his eye on a girl in the office

hacer la vista gorda or ( Méx) de la vista gorda ( fam); to turn a blind eye, to pretend not to see

perder algo/a algn de vista to lose sight of sth/sb

vigílalo bien, no lo pierdas de vista keep a close eye on him, don't let him out of your sight

no debemos perder de vista nuestro objetivo primario we must not lose sight of our main objective

no pierdas de vista (el hecho de) que es un actor desconocido don't lose sight of o don't overlook the fact that he is an unknown actor

¡tengo unas ganas de perderlos de vista …! ( fam); I'll be glad to see the back of them! ( colloq)

cuando terminamos la carrera los perdí de vista I lost touch with them when we graduated

perderse de vista to disappear from view

saltar a la vista: lo primero que salta a la vista es el color que tiene the first thing that hits o strikes you is the color

¿cómo no te diste cuenta? si saltaba a la vista I can't see how you failed to notice, it stood out a mile o it was so obvious

salta a la vista que hicieron trampa it's obvious they cheated

tener vista de águila or lince to have eyes like a hawk

volver la vista atrás to look back

no vuelvas la vista atrás y piensa en el futuro don't look back, think of the future

D

1 (panorama) view

una vista preciosa de la bahía a beautiful view of the bay

la habitación tiene vista al mar the room overlooks the sea o has a sea view o looks out over the sea

vista aérea aerial view

2 (imagen) view

3 ( fam)

(aspecto): el plato tenía muy buena vista the dish looked delicious

unos muebles de mucha vista some very attractive furniture

E ( Der) hearing

la vista del juicio se celebrará el día 27 the hearing will take place on the 27th

Compuesto:

vista oral

hearing

F ( Com, Fin):

a 20 días vista within 20 days

G vistas fpl (en costura) facings (pl)

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Del verbo vestir: ( conjugate vestir)

vista es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
vestir
vista
vestir ( conjugate vestir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹niño/muñeca› to dress

b) ( proporcionar ropa a) to clothe (frml)

c) ( confeccionar ropa a) [ modisto] to dress

2 (liter o period) ( llevar puesto) to wear
verbo intransitivo
1 [ persona] to dress;
◊ vista bien to dress well;

vista de algo ‹de uniforme/azul›) to wear sth;
vista de etiqueta to wear formal dress
2 ( ser elegante):
◊ no sabe vista he has no dress sense;

de vista ‹traje/zapatos› smart
vestirse verbo pronominal ( refl)
a) ( ponerse ropa) to dress, get dressed;

◊ date prisa, vístete hurry up, get dressed

b) ( de cierta manera):

◊ se viste mal he dresses badly;

se viste a la última moda she wears the latest styles;
siempre se viste de verde she always wears green
c) ( disfrazarse) vistase de algo to dress up as sth

vista sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( sentido) sight, eyesight;

◊ tener buena vista to have good eyesight;

ser corto de vista to be near-sighted;
perdió la vista he lost his sight;
vista cansada eyestrain
b) ( ojos) eyes;

◊ le hace daño a la vista it hurts his eyes;

lo operaron de la vista he had an eye operation
2 ( mirada):
◊ alzar/bajar la vista to look up/down

3 ( en locs)
◊ a la vista: ponlo bien a la vista put it where it can be seen easily;

estar/no estar a la vista to be within/out of sight;
a la vista de todos in full view of everyone;
¿tienes algún proyecto a la vista? do you have any projects in view?;
a primera or a simple vista at first sight o glance;
con vistas a with a view to;
en vista de in view of;
en vista de que … in view of the fact that …;
¡hasta la vista! see you!, so long! (colloq);
perder algo/a algn de vista to lose sight of sth/sb;
perderse de vista to disappear from view
4 ( panorama) view;
◊ con vista al mar with a sea view;

vista aérea aerial view
5 (Der) hearing
vestir
I verbo transitivo
1 (poner la ropa a alguien) to dress
frml to clothe
2 (llevar puesto) to wear: vestía un traje gris, he was wearing a grey suit
II verbo intransitivo
1 (llevar) to dress
viste de rojo, she's wearing red
vestir bien, to dress well
(ser apropiado, elegante) to look smart
visto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (considerado socialmente) estar bien visto, to be considered correct o acceptable
estar mal visto, to be frowned upon/on
2 (común, poco original) estar muy visto, not to be very original: ese reloj está muy visto, everybody is wearing watches like that
3 fam (obvio) estar visto, to be obvious o clear
4 (al parecer) por lo visto, apparently
5 Jur visto para sentencia, ready for judgement
II sustantivo masculino visto bueno, approval
vista sustantivo femenino
1 (sentido, visión) sight: le conozco de vista, I know him by sight
ese edificio nos tapa la vista del río, the river is hidden from view by that building
tienes buena vista, you have good eyesight
corto de vista, shortsighted, US nearsighted
(los ojos) me hace daño a la vista, it hurts my eyes
2 (perspectiva, panorama) view
con vistas a la calle, overlooking the street
3 Jur hearing, trial
♦ Locuciones: familiar hacer la vista gorda, to turn a blind eye
perder de vista, to lose sight of: el tren se perdió de vista, the train disappeared from view
familiar ¡piérdete de mi vista!, get out of here!, get lost!
(recordar) volver/echar la vista atrás, to look back
a la vista, (dentro del campo visual) visible, within sight
(previsto) tienen un viaje a la vista, they have a trip in mind
a primera vista/a simple vista, (a la primera, directamente) at first sight o glance: amor a primera vista, love at first sight
detectó el error a simple vista, he found the mistake straight away
(con solo mirar) esa estrella no es visible a simple vista, that star isn't visible with the naked eye
(en principio, al parecer) on the face of it
con vistas a, with a view to
en vista de, in view of, considering
' vista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- aguda
- agudo
- alcance
- ante
- apartar
- cantar
- converger
- corta
- corto
- dominar
- esforzar
- fijar
- fina
- fino
- golpe
- graduar
- graduarse
- herir
- lince
- novedosa
- novedoso
- nublarse
- punto
- recorrer
- respetable
- saltar
- sesgar
- versión
- visión
- volver
- aéreo
- agradable
- alcanzar
- amor
- ángulo
- cansar
- chiribita
- clavado
- clavar
- conocer
- descansar
- devolver
- engañar
- forzar
- levantar
- mirada
- mirar
- nublar
- ojo
English:
acute
- angle
- aspect
- avert
- away
- bird's-eye view
- blind
- blot out
- clear
- contention
- delightful
- dim
- eagle-eyed
- eye
- eye-level
- eyesight
- eyestrain
- face
- glance
- glorious
- gorgeous
- hearing
- hide
- in
- jump out
- look up
- naked
- note
- obstruct
- open out
- oscillate
- outlook
- overlook
- perspective
- point
- respect
- scene
- see
- seeing
- sense
- sharp
- sight
- sight-reading
- slant
- splendid
- standpoint
- stare
- strain
- strained
- surface

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vista

♦ adj
ver visto
♦ nf

1. [sentido] (sense of) sight;
[visión] eyesight; [ojos] eyes;
tiene buena/mala vista, está bien/mal de la vista she has good/poor eyesight;

la luz me hace daño a la vista the light hurts my eyes;

se me nubló la vista my eyes clouded over;

perder la vista to lose one's sight, to go blind;

de vista: conocer a alguien de vista to know sb by sight;

¡hasta la vista! see you!;

a vista de pájaro: Cartagena a vista de pájaro a bird's-eye view of Cartagena;

Comp

hacer la vista gorda to turn a blind eye;

Comp

no perder de vista algo/a alguien [vigilar] not to let sth/sb out of one's sight;
[tener en cuenta] not to lose sight of sth/sb, not to forget about sth/sb;
Comp

perder de vista algo/a alguien [dejar de ver] to lose sight of sth/sb;

perder de vista a alguien [perder contacto] to lose touch with sb;

Comp

perderse de vista [en la distancia] to disappear (from sight);

Comp

salta a la vista [es evidente] it's blindingly o patently obvious;

salta a la vista que es novato he is very obviously a beginner;

salta a la vista su juventud [sorprende] one thing that strikes you is how young she is;

Comp

tener una vista de águila o [m5] de lince to have an eagle eye

Comp
vista cansada [por la edad] long-sightedness; [por el esfuerzo] eyestrain
2. [mirada] gaze;

dirigió la vista hacia la pantalla she turned her eyes o gaze to the screen;

alzar/apartar/bajar la vista to look up/away/down;

fijar la vista en to fix one's eyes on, to stare at;

a primera o [m5] simple vista [aparentemente] at first sight, on the face of it;

volver la vista atrás to look back

3. [observación] watching

4. [panorama] view;

una habitación con vistas a room with a view;

con vistas al mar with a sea view

Comp
vista aérea aerial view;
vista panorámica panoramic view

5. [perspicacia, discreción]
tiene vista para las antigüedades she has a good eye for antiques;

hay que tener más vista al decir las cosas you have to be more careful what you say

6. Der hearing

Comp
vista oral oral proceedings
7. Com & Fin
a la vista at sight;

a pagar a 30 días vista payable within 30 days

8. [plazo]
a dos meses vista de las elecciones [antes] two months before the elections;
[después] two months after the elections
♦ nm
[empleado de aduanas] customs officer [responsible for checking baggage]
♦ a la vista loc adj

1. [visible] visible;

está a la vista [muy cerca] it's staring you in the face;

¡barco/tierra a la vista! ship/land ahoy!;

no dejen objetos de valor a la vista dentro del autocar do not leave valuables lying around where they can be seen inside the coach

2. [en perspectiva]
no tengo planes a la vista I have no immediate plans;

tenemos varios proyectos a la vista there are a number of possible projects on the horizon

♦ a la vista de loc prep

1. [delante de] in full view of;

ocurrió a la vista de todos it happened in full view of everybody;

está a la vista de todos it's there for everybody to see

2. [en vista de] in view of;

a la vista de los resultados financieros… in view of the financial results…

♦ con vistas a loc prep
[con la intención de] with a view to;
se reunirán con vistas a negociar un nuevo convenio con la patronal they will meet with a view to negotiating a new agreeement with the employers;

el ahorro con vistas al futuro saving for the future

♦ en vista de loc prep

in view of, considering;

en vista de lo ocurrido… considering what has happened…;

en vista de que since, seeing as

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vista

I f

1 (eye)sight;

vista cansada MED tired eyes;

tener buena/mala vista have good/bad eyesight;

hacer la vista gorda fig fam turn a blind eye;

tener vista para algo fig have a good eye for sth

2 JUR hearing

3

:

a la vista COM at sight, on demand

4 ( panorámica)

:

la ciudad a vista de pajaro a bird’s eye view of the city, the city seen from above;

vista aérea FOT aerial view

5 ( perspectiva)

:

con vistas a with a view to;

en vista de in view of

6

:

a simple vista with the naked eye;

a primera vista at first sight;

de vista by sight;

estar a la vista be in sight;

perder de vista lose sight of;

no perder de vista niño etc not take one’s eyes off;

a la vista de todos in full view of everyone;

poner la vista en alguien/algo look at s.o./sth; tener intención de conseguir algo set one’s sights on s.o./sth;

volver la vista atrás tb fig look back;

hasta la vista bye!, see you!

II m/f

:

vista (de aduanas) customs official o officer

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vista nf

1) visión: vision, eyesight

2) mirada: look, gaze, glance

3) panorama: view, vista, panorama

4) : hearing (in court)

5)

a primera vista : at first sight

6)

en vista de : in view of

7)

hacer la vista gorda : to turn a blind eye

8)

¡hasta la vista! : so long!, see you!

9)

perder de vista : to lose sight of

10)

punto de vista : point of view

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vista n

1. (visión) sight / eyesight

lleva gafas porque tiene mala vista he wears glasses because his eyesight is bad

2. (panorama) view

una habitación con vistas a room with a view

3. (habilidad) eye

tiene buena vista para los negocios he's got a good eye for business

a simple vista at first sight / at first glance

bajar la vista to look down

hacer la vista gorda to turn a blind eye

levantar la vista to look up

no quitar la vista not to take your eyes off

perder de vista to lose sight of

saltar a la vista to be obvious

Spanish-English dictionary > vista
14 ojo

intj.

look out, beware, watch out.

m.

1 eye (anatomy).

mírame a los ojos cuando te hablo look at me when I'm speaking to you

poner los ojos en blanco (también figurative) to roll one's eyes

ojos de carnero (degollado) (figurative) pleading eyes

ojo de cristal glass eye (peninsular Spanish)

ojo de gallo corn (callo)

ojo morado black eye

ojos rasgados almond eyes

ojos saltones bulging eyes

ojo de vidrio glass eye (Am)

ojo a la virulé shiner (peninsular Spanish)

ojo a la funerala shiner (peninsular Spanish)

2 eye (agujero) (de aguja).

ojo de buey porthole (ventana)

ojo de la cerradura keyhole

el ojo del huracán the eye of the storm

el ministro está en el ojo del huracán (figurative) the minister is at the center of the controversy

ojo de pez fish-eye lens (photography)

3 hole.

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ojo

► nombre masculino

1 eye

2 (agujero) hole; (de aguja) eye

3 (cuidado, precaución) care

■ ¡ojo! careful!, watch out!

■ ojo con lo que hacéis behave yourselves!

4 (perspicacia) insight, eye

■ tiene buen ojo para vestirse he has a good eye for fashion

■ tiene mucho ojo para los negocios she's got a head for business

5 (enjabonado) wash

■ hay que darle un ojo (de jabón) it just needs a quick wash

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a ojo (aproximadamente) at a rough guess 2 (a primera vista) at a glance

a ojos vistas visibly

andar con cien ojos to keep one's wits about one

andarse con ojo to be very careful

costar un ojo de la cara to cost an arm and a leg

cuatro ojos ven más que dos two heads are better than one

echar el ojo a algo to lay eyes on something

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the twinkling of an eye

estar con cien ojos to keep one's wits about one

mirar con buenos ojos to look favourably on, approve of

no pegar ojo familiar not to sleep a wink

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente out of sight, out of mind

poner los ojos en blanco to swoon

saltar a los ojos to be evident

saltarle un ojo a alguien to poke somebody's eye out

tener buen ojo (para algo) to have a good eye (for something)

tenerle el ojo echado a algo to have one's eye on something

¡dichosos los ojos que te ven! it's so great to see you!

cuatro ojos familiar four-eyes

ojo a la virulé familiar black eye

ojo de buey MARÍTIMO porthole

ojo de la cerradura keyhole

ojo morado black eye

ojos saltones bulging eyes

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noun m.

eye

* * *

SM

1) (Anat) eye

a ojo (de buen cubero) —

calculé a ojo (de buen cubero) cuántas personas había — I roughly calculated o made a rough guess at how many people were there

no hace falta medir la harina, échala a ojo — there's no need to weigh out the flour, just add roughly the right amount

- abrir los ojos a algo

- abrirle los ojos a algn

- en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

- avivar el ojo

- mirar o ver algo con buenos ojos

- con los ojos cerrados

lo aceptaría con los ojos cerrados — I'd accept it without a second thought

- cerrar los ojos a o ante algo

- tener ojo clínico

- costar un ojo de la cara

- dar en los ojos

- ser el ojo derecho de algn

- echar un ojo a algo/algn

- tener el ojo echado a algn/algo

le tiene echado el ojo a Elisa desde que llegó — he's had his eye on Elisa ever since he arrived

le tengo echado el ojo a ese vestido — I've got my eye on that dress

- tener a algn entre ojos

- hacer del ojo

- mirar o ver algo con malos ojos

veían con malos ojos que se hubiese nacionalizado español — they disapproved of him adopting Spanish nationality

- ¡no es nada lo del ojo!

- no pegué ojo en toda la noche

- se le salieron los ojos de las órbitas

- se le pusieron los ojos como platos

- poner ojos a algn

- en mis propios ojos

- no quitar ojo a algo/algn

- salir de ojo

- tener buen ojo para algo

- ser todo ojos

- a ojos vistas

- ojo por ojo, diente por diente

- ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente

ojo a la funerala * —

ojo a la virulé * —

ojo a la pava — * shiner *

ojo amoratado — black eye

ojo de cristal — glass eye

ojo de pez — (Fot) fish-eye lens

ojo en compota — Cono Sur * shiner *

ojo mágico — magic eye

ojos almendrados — almond eyes
avizor 1., dichoso 2), niña
2) pl ojos (=vista)

pasar los ojos por algo — to look sth over

paseó los ojos por la sala — he looked round the hall

torcer los ojos — to squint

- a los ojos de algn

- clavar los ojos en algo/algn

- comerse o devorar a algn con los ojos

entrar por los ojos —

esa comida no me termina de entrar por los ojos — that meal is not exactly mouth-watering

los anuncios bien hechos nos entran por los ojos — well-made adverts captivate us

irse los ojos tras algo/algn —

se le fueron los ojos tras la chica — he couldn't keep his eyes off the girl

- tener los ojos puestos en algo

España tiene los ojos puestos en los novios reales — all eyes in Spain are on the royal couple

- recrear los ojos en algo/algn

- saltar a los ojos

3) (=cuidado)

¡ojo! — careful!, look out!

¡ojo! es muy mentiroso — be careful! he's an awful liar

ojo con el escalón — mind the step

hay que tener mucho ojo con los carteristas — one must be very careful of o beware pickpockets

ir con ojo — to keep one's eyes open for trouble

4) (=orificio) [de aguja] eye; [de queso] hole; [de puente] span

el ojo de la cerradura o LAm llave — the keyhole

un puente de cuatro ojos — a bridge with four arches o spans

ojo de buey — (Náut) porthole

ojo del culo — ** hole **, arsehole ***, asshole (EEUU) ***

ojo del huracán — eye of the hurricane

el presidente vuelve a estar en el ojo del huracán — the president is once again at the centre of a controversy

5) LAm (=depósito natural)

ojo de agua — pool, natural pool

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masculino

1)

a) (Anat) eye

un niño de ojos negros — a boy with dark eyes

ojos rasgados — slanting eyes

de ojos saltones — bug-eyed

se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas — his eyes filled with tears

le guiñó el ojo — he winked at her

mirar fijamente a los ojos — to stare straight into somebody's eyes

no me quita los ojos de encima — he won't take his eyes off me

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas — his eyes were popping out of his head

aceptaría con los ojos cerrados — I'd accept without a second thought

dichosos los ojos (que te ven)! — it's wonderful o lovely to see you!

a los ojos de la sociedad — in the eyes of society

cerrar los ojos a algo — to close one's mind to something

¿con qué ojos, divina tuerta? — (Méx fam) where do you expect me to get the money from?

cuatro ojos ven más que dos — two heads are better than one; ver tb cuatro I

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos — in the twinkling of an eye

no pegué (el or un) ojo en toda la noche — I didn't sleep a wink

no ver algo con buenos ojos — not to approve of something

salir por or costar un ojo de la cara — (fam) to cost an arm and a leg (colloq)

ser el ojo derecho de alguien — to be the apple of somebody's eye

ojo por ojo — an eye for an eye

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente — out of sight, out of mind

b) ( vista)

bajó los ojos avergonzada — she lowered her eyes in shame

sin levantar los ojos del libro — without looking up from her book

toda América tiene los ojos puestos en él — the eyes of all America are on him; parche a)

a ojo de buen cubero or a ojo or (AmS) al ojo — at a guess

le eché el azúcar a ojo — I just put the sugar in without measuring it

a ojos vista(s) — visibly

es novato, se nota a ojos vistas — he's new, you can see it a mile off (colloq)

comer con los ojos — to ask for/take more than one can eat

comerse a alguien con los ojos — to devour somebody with one's eyes

echarle el ojo a algo — to have one's eye on something (colloq)

echar un ojo a algo/alguien — (fam) to have o take a (quick) look at something/somebody

entrar por los ojos: a Pepe le entra la comida por los ojos Pepe will only eat his food if it looks nice; hay que estar or andar con cuatro ojos (fam) you need eyes in the back of your head; írsele los ojos a alguien: se le van los ojos detrás de las mujeres he's always eyeing up women (colloq); mirar algo/a alguien con otros ojos to look at something/somebody through different eyes; tener a alguien entre ojos (fam) to have it in for somebody (colloq); tener ojo de lince or de águila to have eyes like a hawk; ver algo con malos ojos — to take a dim view of something

- ojo a la funerala or a la virulé

- ojo avizor

- ojo de agua

- ojo de buey

- ojo de gallo

- ojo de gato

- ojo del culo

- ojo de pez

- ojo de vidrio or cristal

- ojo mágico

- ojo morado or moro or en tinta

2) ( perspicacia)

vaya ojo que tiene! — he's pretty sharp o on the ball!

una mujer con ojo para los negocios — a clever o sharp businesswoman

tener (un) ojo clínico — to be sharp o clever

3) (fam) (cuidado, atención)

mucho ojo con lo que haces — be careful what you do

hay que andar or ir con mucho ojo — you have to keep your eyes open

ojo! que viene un coche — watch out! o be careful! there's a car coming

4) ( de aguja) eye

5) (de tormenta, huracán) eye

6) (Agr) ( en tubérculo) eye

7) ( de arco) archway; ( de puente) span

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= eye, face, eyeball.

Ex. An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.

Ex. He lifted about five lines from the top of the nearest page on a setting rule and balanced it on his left hand, with the face of the letter towards him and the last line uppermost.

Ex. Researchers in Japan say they have succeeded in growing an artificial eyeball by removing cells from frog embryos.

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* abrir los ojos a = open + Posesivo + eyes to.

* a los ojos de = in the eyes of.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* ante + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.

* a ojo = ocular.

* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* blanco del ojo = white of + Posesivo + eye.

* cegar + los ojos = dazzle + eye.

* comerse con los ojos = ogle.

* con entusiasmo en los ojos = bright-eyed.

* con lagañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con legañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con los ojos empañados = misty-eyed.

* con los ojos hinchados = bleary-eyed.

* con los ojos llorosos = misty-eyed, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con los ojos nublados = misty-eyed.

* con los ojos vendados = blindfold, blindfolded.

* con ojos azules = blue-eyed.

* con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.

* con ojos de lince = eagle-eyed, sharp-eyed.

* con ojos vivarachos = bright-eyed.

* con un solo ojo = one-eyed.

* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* cuentagotas para los ojos = eyedropper.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.

* de los ojos = optical.

* de ojos azules = blue-eyed.

* de un solo ojo = one-eyed.

* dichosos los ojos que te ven = a sight for sore eyes.

* dolor de ojos = eyestrain [eye strain].

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* echarle el ojo a = eye.

* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.

* en el ojo del huracán = in the eye of the hurricane.

* entrecerrar los ojos = squint.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, at the flick of a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, at the drop of a hat, in a trice.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mirar a los ojos = make + eye contact, look + Nombre + in the eyes.

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar fijamente a los ojos = eyeball.

* niña de + Posesivo + ojos, la = apple of + Posesivo + eye, the.

* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos = not believe + Posesivo + eyes.

* no ver con buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* ojo de cristal = glass eye.

* ojo de la cerradura = keyhole.

* ojo de la tormenta, el = eye of the storm, the.

* ojo del huracán, el = eye of the hurricane, the.

* ojo de patio = light well.

* ojo descubierto = naked eye.

* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el = unaided eye, the.

* ojo lloroso = runny eye, watery eye.

* ojo medio = x-height.

* ojo por ojo, diente por diente = tit-for-tat.

* ojos + brillar de rabia = eyes + glint with + rage.

* ojos curiosos = prying eyes.

* ojos de lince = eagle eyes.

* ojos inquisidores = prying eyes.

* ojos irritados = bloodshot eyes.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind, ignorance is bliss.

* ojos vidriosos = glazed eyes.

* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.

* parche para el ojo = eye patch [eyepatch].

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* reconocedor del movimiento de los ojos = eye tracker.

* regalarse los ojos con = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* revelarse ante + Posesivo + ojos = unfold before + Posesivo + eyes.

* sacar un ojo = gouge + eye out.

* sombra de ojos = eye shadow.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.

* tener ojos en la nuca = have + eyes in the back of + Posesivo + head.

* torcer los ojos = squint.

* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* vendar los ojos = blindfold.

* ver Algo a través de los ojos de Alguien = look at + Nombre + through + Posesivo + eyes.

* ver con los mismos ojos = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* ver con un ojo crítico = view with + a critical eye.

* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos = view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.

* vista a ojo de pájaro = bird's eye view.

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masculino

1)

a) (Anat) eye

un niño de ojos negros — a boy with dark eyes

ojos rasgados — slanting eyes

de ojos saltones — bug-eyed

se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas — his eyes filled with tears

le guiñó el ojo — he winked at her

mirar fijamente a los ojos — to stare straight into somebody's eyes

no me quita los ojos de encima — he won't take his eyes off me

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas — his eyes were popping out of his head

aceptaría con los ojos cerrados — I'd accept without a second thought

dichosos los ojos (que te ven)! — it's wonderful o lovely to see you!

a los ojos de la sociedad — in the eyes of society

cerrar los ojos a algo — to close one's mind to something

¿con qué ojos, divina tuerta? — (Méx fam) where do you expect me to get the money from?

cuatro ojos ven más que dos — two heads are better than one; ver tb cuatro I

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos — in the twinkling of an eye

no pegué (el or un) ojo en toda la noche — I didn't sleep a wink

no ver algo con buenos ojos — not to approve of something

salir por or costar un ojo de la cara — (fam) to cost an arm and a leg (colloq)

ser el ojo derecho de alguien — to be the apple of somebody's eye

ojo por ojo — an eye for an eye

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente — out of sight, out of mind

b) ( vista)

bajó los ojos avergonzada — she lowered her eyes in shame

sin levantar los ojos del libro — without looking up from her book

toda América tiene los ojos puestos en él — the eyes of all America are on him; parche a)

a ojo de buen cubero or a ojo or (AmS) al ojo — at a guess

le eché el azúcar a ojo — I just put the sugar in without measuring it

a ojos vista(s) — visibly

es novato, se nota a ojos vistas — he's new, you can see it a mile off (colloq)

comer con los ojos — to ask for/take more than one can eat

comerse a alguien con los ojos — to devour somebody with one's eyes

echarle el ojo a algo — to have one's eye on something (colloq)

echar un ojo a algo/alguien — (fam) to have o take a (quick) look at something/somebody

entrar por los ojos: a Pepe le entra la comida por los ojos Pepe will only eat his food if it looks nice; hay que estar or andar con cuatro ojos (fam) you need eyes in the back of your head; írsele los ojos a alguien: se le van los ojos detrás de las mujeres he's always eyeing up women (colloq); mirar algo/a alguien con otros ojos to look at something/somebody through different eyes; tener a alguien entre ojos (fam) to have it in for somebody (colloq); tener ojo de lince or de águila to have eyes like a hawk; ver algo con malos ojos — to take a dim view of something

- ojo a la funerala or a la virulé

- ojo avizor

- ojo de agua

- ojo de buey

- ojo de gallo

- ojo de gato

- ojo del culo

- ojo de pez

- ojo de vidrio or cristal

- ojo mágico

- ojo morado or moro or en tinta

2) ( perspicacia)

vaya ojo que tiene! — he's pretty sharp o on the ball!

una mujer con ojo para los negocios — a clever o sharp businesswoman

tener (un) ojo clínico — to be sharp o clever

3) (fam) (cuidado, atención)

mucho ojo con lo que haces — be careful what you do

hay que andar or ir con mucho ojo — you have to keep your eyes open

ojo! que viene un coche — watch out! o be careful! there's a car coming

4) ( de aguja) eye

5) (de tormenta, huracán) eye

6) (Agr) ( en tubérculo) eye

7) ( de arco) archway; ( de puente) span

* * *

= eye, face, eyeball.

Ex: An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.

Ex: He lifted about five lines from the top of the nearest page on a setting rule and balanced it on his left hand, with the face of the letter towards him and the last line uppermost.

Ex: Researchers in Japan say they have succeeded in growing an artificial eyeball by removing cells from frog embryos.

* abrir los ojos a = open + Posesivo + eyes to.

* a los ojos de = in the eyes of.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* ante + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.

* a ojo = ocular.

* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* blanco del ojo = white of + Posesivo + eye.

* cegar + los ojos = dazzle + eye.

* comerse con los ojos = ogle.

* con entusiasmo en los ojos = bright-eyed.

* con lagañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con legañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con los ojos empañados = misty-eyed.

* con los ojos hinchados = bleary-eyed.

* con los ojos llorosos = misty-eyed, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con los ojos nublados = misty-eyed.

* con los ojos vendados = blindfold, blindfolded.

* con ojos azules = blue-eyed.

* con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.

* con ojos de lince = eagle-eyed, sharp-eyed.

* con ojos vivarachos = bright-eyed.

* con un solo ojo = one-eyed.

* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* cuentagotas para los ojos = eyedropper.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.

* de los ojos = optical.

* de ojos azules = blue-eyed.

* de un solo ojo = one-eyed.

* dichosos los ojos que te ven = a sight for sore eyes.

* dolor de ojos = eyestrain [eye strain].

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* echarle el ojo a = eye.

* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.

* en el ojo del huracán = in the eye of the hurricane.

* entrecerrar los ojos = squint.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, at the flick of a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, at the drop of a hat, in a trice.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mirar a los ojos = make + eye contact, look + Nombre + in the eyes.

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar fijamente a los ojos = eyeball.

* niña de + Posesivo + ojos, la = apple of + Posesivo + eye, the.

* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos = not believe + Posesivo + eyes.

* no ver con buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* ojo de cristal = glass eye.

* ojo de la cerradura = keyhole.

* ojo de la tormenta, el = eye of the storm, the.

* ojo del huracán, el = eye of the hurricane, the.

* ojo de patio = light well.

* ojo descubierto = naked eye.

* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el = unaided eye, the.

* ojo lloroso = runny eye, watery eye.

* ojo medio = x-height.

* ojo por ojo, diente por diente = tit-for-tat.

* ojos + brillar de rabia = eyes + glint with + rage.

* ojos curiosos = prying eyes.

* ojos de lince = eagle eyes.

* ojos inquisidores = prying eyes.

* ojos irritados = bloodshot eyes.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind, ignorance is bliss.

* ojos vidriosos = glazed eyes.

* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.

* parche para el ojo = eye patch [eyepatch].

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* reconocedor del movimiento de los ojos = eye tracker.

* regalarse los ojos con = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* revelarse ante + Posesivo + ojos = unfold before + Posesivo + eyes.

* sacar un ojo = gouge + eye out.

* sombra de ojos = eye shadow.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.

* tener ojos en la nuca = have + eyes in the back of + Posesivo + head.

* torcer los ojos = squint.

* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* vendar los ojos = blindfold.

* ver Algo a través de los ojos de Alguien = look at + Nombre + through + Posesivo + eyes.

* ver con los mismos ojos = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* ver con un ojo crítico = view with + a critical eye.

* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos = view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.

* vista a ojo de pájaro = bird's eye view.

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ojo

masculine

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) eye

un niño de ojos azules/verdes/negros a boy with blue/green/dark eyes

tiene los ojos rasgados or achinados she has slanting eyes

de ojos saltones bug-eyed

ojos de cordero degollado calf's eyes, doe eyes

se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas her eyes filled with tears

me miró con aquellos ojazos negros she looked at me with those big dark eyes

le guiñó or ( Col) picó el ojo he winked at her

me miraba fijamente a los ojos he was staring straight into my eyes

no me quita los ojos de encima he won't take his eyes off me

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas his eyes were popping out of their sockets o out of his head

me miró con los ojos como platos she looked at me with eyes as big as saucers

aceptaría con los ojos cerrados I'd accept without a second thought o I wouldn't think twice about it

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos you have to keep your eyes open

lo vi con mis propios ojos I saw it myself o with my own two eyes

¡dichosos los ojos (que te ven)! it's wonderful o lovely to see you!

a los ojos de la sociedad in the eyes of society

abrirle los ojos a algn to open sb's eyes

abrir los ojos to open one's eyes

cerrar los ojos a algo to close one's mind to sth

¿con qué ojos, divina tuerta? ( Méx fam); where do you expect me to get the money from?

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the twinkling of an eye, in a flash

irse por ojo ( Chi fam) «barco» to go down;

«persona» to be disappointed

no era nada lo del ojo (y lo llevaba en la mano) there was nothing to it o it was nothing serious ( iro)

no pegué/pegó (el or un) ojo en toda la noche I/he didn't sleep a wink

no ver algo con buenos ojos: sus padres no veían la relación con buenos ojos her parents did not approve of the relationship o did not view the relationship favorably

no ven con buenos ojos que te quites la chaqueta they don't approve of you taking your jacket off

¡ojo pelao! or ¡ojo de garza! ( Ven fam); watch out!

regalarse los ojos con algo to feast one's eyes on sth

sacarse un ojo ( Col fam): me saqué un ojo tratando de entenderlo I nearly went crazy trying to make sense of it

no te vayas a sacar un ojo there's no need to overdo it o ( colloq) to kill yourself

salir por or costar un ojo de la cara ( fam); to cost an arm and a leg ( colloq)

ser el ojo derecho de algn to be the apple of sb's eye

volverse or hacerse ojo de hormiga ( Méx fam); to do a vanishing trick ( colloq), to make oneself scarce ( colloq)

cuatro ojos ven más que dos two heads are better than one

ver tb cuatro¹ (↑ cuatro (1))

ojo por ojo y diente por diente an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente out of sight, out of mind

2

(vista): tenía los ojos clavados en el crucifijo her eyes were fixed on the cross

bajó los ojos avergonzada she lowered her eyes in shame

sin levantar los ojos del libro without looking up from her book

alzó los ojos al cielo he lifted his eyes heavenward(s)

toda América tiene los ojos puestos en él the eyes of all America are on him

no tiene ojos más que para ella he only has eyes for her

parche

a ojo de buen cubero or a ojo or (Col, CS) al ojo at a guess

le eché el azúcar y la nata a ojo I just put the sugar and cream in without measuring it

a ojos vista(s) visibly

es novato, se nota a ojos vistas he's new, you can see it a mile off ( colloq)

comer con los ojos to ask for/take more than one can eat

tú comes con los ojos your eyes are bigger than your belly

comerse a algn con los ojos to devour sb with one's eyes

echarle or ( Col) ponerle el ojo a algo/algn to eye sth/sb up ( colloq)

le tengo echado el ojo a ese vestido I have my eye on that dress

echar un ojo a algo/algn ( fam); to have o take a (quick) look at sth/sb

engordar or distraer el ojo ( Chi fam): engordé el ojo en la fiesta I had a great time eying up the talent at the party ( colloq)

entrar por los ojos: a Pepe le entra la comida por los ojos Pepe will only eat his food if it looks nice

estar con un ojo al gato y el otro al garabato ( Méx fam); to have one's mind on two things at the same time

hay que estar or andar con cuatro ojos ( fam); you have to keep your wits about you, you need eyes in the back of your head

írsele los ojos a algn: se le van los ojos detrás de las mujeres he's always eyeing up women ( colloq)

estaban comiendo helados y al pobre niño se le iban los ojos they were eating ice creams and the poor kid was looking on longingly

mirar algo/a algn con otros ojos to look at sth/sb through different eyes o differently

tener a algn entre ojos ( fam); to have it in for sb ( colloq)

tener ojos de lince or ojo de águila to have eyes like a hawk

tener ojos en la nuca to have eyes in the back of one's head

ver algo con malos ojos to take a dim view of sth

Compuestos:

● ojo a la funerala or a la virulé

( Esp fam) ojo morado

● ojo avizor

ir/estar con ojo avizor to be alert

hay que estar con ojo avizor you have to keep your wits about you o be alert

● ojo de agua

( Méx) spring

● ojo de buey

porthole

● ojo de cristal

( Esp) glass eye

● ojo de gallo

corn

● ojo de gato

( Min) cat's-eye; ( Auto) ( Arg) cat's-eye

● ojo de la cerradura

keyhole

● ojo de pescado

( Méx) corn

● ojo de pez

fish-eye lens

● ojo de tigre

tiger's eye

● ojo de vidrio

( AmL) glass eye

● ojo en compota

(CS fam) ojo morado

● ojo en tinta

( fam) ojo morado

● ojo mágico

( AmL) spyhole, peephole

● ojo morado

black eye, shiner ( colloq)

le puse un ojo morado I gave him a black eye o a shiner

● ojo moro

( Méx) ojo morado

B

(perspicacia): ¡vaya ojo que tiene! he's pretty clever o sharp o on the ball!

una mujer con mucho ojo para los negocios a very clever o sharp businesswoman

tener (un) ojo clínico (ver bien) to have a good eye; (ser perspicaz) to be sharp o clever

C ( fam)

(cuidado, atención): mucho ojo con lo que haces be careful what you do

hay que andar or ir con mucho ojo you have to keep your eyes open, you have to have your wits about you

¡ojo! que aquí te puedes confundir watch out o be careful, it's easy to make a mistake here

¡ojo! que viene un coche watch out! o be careful! there's a car coming

[ S ] ojo, mancha or pinta wet paint

D (de una aguja) eye hacha² (↑ hacha (2))

E (de una tormenta, un huracán) eye

estar en el ojo del ciclón or del huracán to be in the thick of things

F

1 ( Agr) (en un tubérculo) eye

2 (en el queso) hole

G

1 (en el caldo) layer of fat

2 (de espuma) suds (pl), lather

H (de un arco) archway; (de un puente) span

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ojo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( en general) eye;

◊ un niño de ojos negros a boy with dark eyes;

mirar fijamente a los ojos to stare straight into sb's eyes;
no me quita los ojos de encima he won't take his eyes off me;
a los ojos de la sociedad in the eyes of society;
ojo de la cerradura keyhole;
ojo de buey porthole;
ojo de vidrio or (Esp) cristal glass eye;
ojo mágico (AmL) spyhole, peephole;
ojo morado or (Méx) moro or (CS fam) en tinta black eye;
costar un ojo de la cara (fam) to cost an arm and a leg (colloq);
cuatro ojos ven más que dos two heads are better than one;
en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the twinkling of an eye;
ojo por ojo an eye for an eye
b) ( vista):

◊ bajó los ojos avergonzada she lowered her eyes in shame;

sin levantar los ojos del libro without looking up from her book;
a ojo (de buen cubero) or (AmS) al ojo at a guess;
echar un ojo a algo/algn (fam) to have o take a (quick) look at sth/sb;
tener ojo de lince or de águila to have eyes like a hawk
2 ( perspicacia):
◊ ¡vaya ojo que tiene! he's pretty sharp o on the ball!;

tener ojo para los negocios to have a good eye for business
3 (fam) (cuidado, atención): hay que andar or ir con mucho ojo you have to keep your eyes open;
◊ ¡ojo! que viene un coche watch out! o be careful! there's a car coming

ojo
I sustantivo masculino
1 eye: mírame a los ojos, look into my eyes
tiene los ojos negros, she has black eyes
ojos rasgados/llorosos, almond/tearful eyes
2 (mirada) no levantaba los ojos del suelo, she didn't raise her eyes from the floor
3 (de aguja) eye
(de cerradura) keyhole
4 (de un puente) span
5 (precaución) ten mucho ojo al cruzar la calle, be very careful when you cross the street
6 (tino, acierto) ¡qué ojo tienes para las tallas!, you're such a good judge of sizes!
II exclamación careful!, watch out!
♦ Locuciones: a ojo (de buen cubero), at a guess: así, a ojo, creo que tiene unos 50 metros de alto, at a guess I'd say it's about 50 metres tall
a ojos vistas, visibly, clearly, openly: está envejeciendo a ojos vistas, she's clearly getting older
costar algo un ojo de la cara, to cost an arm and a leg
echar el ojo a algo, to have one's eye on sthg
echarle un ojo a algo/alguien, to keep an eye on sthg/sb
en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, in the blink of an eye
mirar con buenos ojos, to approve of sthg
familiar no pegar ojo, not to sleep a wink
ver algo con malos ojos, to look unfavourably on sthg
' ojo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arcada
- blanca
- blanco
- enchufada
- enchufado
- extraña
- extraño
- mal
- pegar
- pestaña
- rabillo
- amoratado
- cerradura
- cuenca
- derecho
- derrame
- guiñar
- lagrimal
- meter
- morado
- parpadear
- pasar
- sacar
- tuerto
- visión
English:
black
- bomb
- cost
- dodgy
- evil eye
- eye
- gleam
- in
- keyhole
- lid
- look out
- open
- patch
- poke out
- red
- socket
- steady
- swell up
- tit for tat
- watch
- wear
- white
- wink
- cat
- critically
- eyeful
- key
- poke
- port
- untrained
- wet

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ojo

♦ nm

1. [órgano] eye;

una chica de ojos azules a girl with blue eyes;

lleva un parche en el ojo he has an eyepatch;

guiñar o Col [m5] picar el ojo a alguien to wink at sb;

mírame a los ojos cuando te hablo look at me when I'm speaking to you;

no me atrevía a mirarla a los ojos I didn't dare look her in the eye;

me pican los ojos my eyes are stinging;

a los ojos de la ley/de la sociedad in the eyes of the law/of society;
también Fig
poner los ojos en blanco to roll one's eyes;

lo vi con mis propios ojos I saw it with my own eyes;

abrir (bien) los ojos [estar atento] to keep one's eyes open;

habrá que tener los ojos bien abiertos we'll have to keep our eyes open;
Fig
abrirle los ojos a alguien to open sb's eyes;

cerré los ojos y me decidí a comprar una casa I decided to ignore the consequences and buy a house anyway;

cerrar los ojos ante algo [ignorar] to close one's eyes to sth;

con los ojos cerrados [sin dudarlo] blindly, with one's eyes closed;

sabría ir allí con los ojos cerrados o [m5] vendados I could find my way there blindfolded o with my eyes closed;
Fam
mirar algo/a alguien con los ojos como platos to stare at sth/sb wide-eyed;

cuatro ojos ven más que dos four eyes are better than two;

Comp
Fam
¡dichosos los ojos que te ven! long time no see!;

Comp

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the twinkling of an eye;

Comp
Am
meter el ojo to pry, to snoop;

Comp

no pegar ojo not to get a wink of sleep;

Comp
CAm, Méx, Ven
pelar los ojos to keep one's eyes peeled;

Comp

ser el ojo derecho de alguien to be the apple of sb's eye;

Comp

¿es que no tienes ojos en la cara? are you blind?;

Comp

tener entre ojos a alguien to detest sb;

Comp

tener ojos de lince to have eyes like a hawk;

Comp
RP
tener ojos en la nuca [profesor] to have eyes in the back of one's head;
[partido político] to be stuck in the past, to be always looking backwards;
Comp

sólo tiene ojos para él she only has eyes for him;

Comp

valer o [m5] costar un ojo de la cara to cost an arm and a leg;

Prov

ojo por ojo, diente por diente an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth;

Prov

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over

Comp
RP ojo en compota [ojo morado] black eye; Esp ojo de cristal glass eye; Esp Fam ojo a la funerala shiner;
ponerle a alguien un ojo a la funerala to give sb a shiner;

ojo morado black eye;

ponerle a alguien un ojo morado to give sb a black eye;

ojos rasgados almond eyes;

ojos saltones: [m5] tiene los ojos saltones he's pop-eyed o US bug-eyed;

una niña de ojos saltones a girl with bulging eyes;
Am ojo de vidrio glass eye; Fam ojo a la virulé shiner; Fam
ponerle a alguien un ojo a la virulé to give sb a shiner

2. [mirada, vista]
los ojos expertos del relojero enseguida detectaron el problema the watchmaker's expert eye spotted the problem immediately;

alzar o [m5] levantar los ojos to look up, to raise one's eyes;

bajar los ojos to lower one's eyes o gaze, to look down;

los ojos se le iban detrás del muchacho/de la tarta she couldn't keep her eyes off the boy/the cake;

come más con los ojos que con la boca his eyes are bigger than his stomach;

mirar a alguien con ojos tiernos to look fondly at sb;

poner los ojos en alguien to set one's sights on sb;

Comp

a ojo (de buen cubero) roughly, approximately;

echo los ingredientes a ojo I just add roughly the right amount of each ingredient without measuring them all out;

a ojos vistas visibly;

Comp
Fam
comerse a alguien con los ojos to drool over sb;

Comp

echar el ojo a alguien/algo: le he echado un ojo a una compañera de clase I've got my eye on a girl in my class;

le tenía el ojo echado a aquella moto I had my eye on that motorbike;

Comp

echar un ojo a algo to keep an eye on sth;

Comp

entrar por los ojos: esos pasteles entran por los ojos those cakes look really mouthwatering;

Comp

mirar o [m5]ver algo/a alguien con buenos ojos to approve of sth/sb;

Comp

mirar o [m5]ver algo/a alguien con malos ojos to disapprove of sth/sb;

Comp

mirar algo/a alguien con otros ojos to look differently at sth/sb;

Comp

no quitarle ojo a algo/alguien, no quitar los ojos de encima a algo/alguien not to take one's eyes off sth/sb;

Comp

donde pone el ojo, pone la bala he's a dead shot;

Comp

ojos de carnero o [m5] cordero (degollado) pleading eyes;

puso ojos de cordero degollado she looked at me with pleading eyes

3. [cuidado]
(ten) mucho ojo con lo que haces/al cruzar la calle be very careful what you do/when crossing the road;

hay que andar(se) con (mucho) ojo you need to be (very) careful;

Comp

hay que andar(se) con cien ojos you really have to keep your eyes open o be on your guard;

Comp

estar ojo avizor to be on the lookout

4. [habilidad, perspicacia]
es un tipo con mucho ojo o [m5] con buen ojo para los negocios he has an eye for a good deal, he has great business acumen;

tener (un) ojo clínico para algo to be a good judge of sth

5. [agujero, hueco] [de aguja] eye;
[de puente] span; [de arco] archway;
el ojo de la cerradura the keyhole;

el ojo de la escalera the stairwell;

el ojo del huracán the eye of the hurricane;
Fig
el ministro está en el ojo del huracán the minister is at the centre of the controversy

Comp
ojo de buey [ventana] porthole; Vulg ojo del culo Br arsehole, US asshole; Am ojo mágico peephole
6. Med ojo de gallo [callo] corn

7. Fot ojo de pez fish-eye lens

8. Méx, Ven ojo de agua spring

9. Ven ojo de gato cat's eye

♦ interj

be careful!, watch out!

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ojo

m ANAT eye;

abrir los ojos open one’s eyes;

abrir los ojos como platos open one’s eyes really wide;

con mis propios ojos with my own eyes;

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in an instant;

¡ojo! fam watch out!, mind! fam ;

andar con ojo fam keep one’s eyes open fam ;

a ojo roughly;

a ojos vistas visibly;

abrir los ojos a alguien fig open s.o.’s eyes;

cerrar los ojos ante algo turn a blind eye to sth;

no tener ojos en la cara fig be blind;

costar un ojo de la cara fam cost an arm and a leg fam ;

no pegar ojo fam not sleep a wink fam ;

echar el ojo a algo/alguien eye sth/s.o. up;

no quitar ojo de not take one’s eyes off;

comer(se) a alguien con los ojos fig devour s.o. with one’s eyes, ogle s.o.;

se le iban los ojos fig his/her eyes wandered;

mirar a algo con otros ojos fig look at sth differently;

no ver con buenos ojos have a low opinion of, not approve of;

tener mucho ojo para hacer algo be very good at doing sth;

tener ojo clínico have a good eye;

tener ojo clínico o

mucho ojo para descubrir errores have a good eye for mistakes, be good at spotting mistakes;

ojo por ojo y diente por diente an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth;

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente what you don’t see won’t hurt you

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ojo nm

1) : eye

2) : judgment, sharpness

tener buen ojo para: to be a good judge of, to have a good eye for

3) : hole (in cheese), eye (in a needle), center (of a storm)

4) : span (of a bridge)

5)

a ojos vistas : openly, publicly

6)

andar con ojo : to be careful

7)

ojo de agua Mex : spring, source

8)

¡ojo! : look out!, pay attention!

* * *

ojo¹ interj look out! / be careful!

¡ojo con esas copas! be careful with those glasses!

ojo² n

1. (órgano) eye

Carlos tiene los ojos azules Carlos has got blue eyes

2. (agujero) hole

a ojo roughly

con los ojos cerrados with your eyes closed

costar un ojo de la cara to cost an arm and a leg

echar el ojo a algo to set your heart on something

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the twinkling of an eye

entrar por los ojos to be tempting

no pegar ojo not to sleep a wink

ser el ojo derecho de alguien to be the apple of somebody's eye

cuatro ojos four eyes

ojo a la virulé black eye

Spanish-English dictionary > ojo
15 take

take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente

➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante

2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

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نَظَرَ \ look: to turn one’s eyes; try to see, search: Look (at that man), he’s waving to you!. \ بِصَرْف النَّظَر عن \ irrespective: without regard to: Citizens in this country have equal rights, irrespective of their race of religion. \ بِغَضِّ النَّظَرِ عَن \ irrespective of: without regard to: Citizens in this country have equal rights, irrespective of their race of religion. regardless: paying no attention; in spite of: He was determined to buy, it, regardless of the cost. \ حَرِيّ بالنَّظَر (شَيْء)‏ \ sight: sth. that is seen, or is worth seeing: The spring flowers in the public gardens are a wonderful sight. We are going to Rome to see the sights. \ نَظَرَ إلى \ view: to regard: I viewed his intentions with anxiety. \ نَظَرَ باحتقار إلى \ look down on: to consider sb. or sth. to be of lower quality (than oneself; than what suits oneself): Office workers often look down on farm workers. \ نَظَرَ بإِعْجاب (إلى)‏ \ admire: to regard with respect or pleasure: I admire his courage. She was admiring your roses. \ نَظَرَ بغَضَب \ glare: to look angrily: He glared at the boy who made the noise. \ نَظَرَ شَزْرًا \ leer: to look (at sb.) with an evil and unpleasant smile. \ نَظَرَ في \ consider: to think about: I need time to consider the idea. \ نَظَرًا إلى \ owing to: because of: Owing to illness, she was unable to travel. \ نَظَرًا لِـ \ for: (not used in speech) because: I was in a hurry, for I had a lot to do. in view of: because of: In view of your age, you may travel free. \ نَظَرًا لأنّ \ since: (showing a cause) as: Since we have no money, we cannot buy anything.

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