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1 eyesore
['aɪsɔː(r)]* * *noun (something (eg a building) that is ugly to look at.) (cosa sgradita a vedersi)* * *eyesore /ˈaɪsɔ:(r)/n.pugno nell'occhio (fig.); cosa che offende la vista; enormità; orrore; mostruosità.* * *['aɪsɔː(r)] -
2 eyesore eye·sore n
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3 monstrosity
[mɒn'strɒsɪtɪ]1) (eyesore) orrore m.2) (of act) mostruosità f.* * *monstrosity /mɒnˈstrɒsətɪ/n.1 [u] mostruosità2 mostruosità; cosa mostruosa.* * *[mɒn'strɒsɪtɪ]1) (eyesore) orrore m.2) (of act) mostruosità f. -
4 eye
I 1. [aɪ]1) anat. occhio m.with blue eyes — con gli o dagli occhi blu
in front of o before your (very) eyes davanti o sotto ai tuoi stessi occhi; to the untrained eye per l'occhio non allenato; to see sth. with one's own eyes vedere qcs. con i propri occhi; keep your eyes on the road! guarda la strada! to keep an eye on sth., sb. tenere d'occhio qcs., qcn.; under the watchful eye of sb. sotto lo sguardo vigile di qcn.; to have one's eye on sb., sth. (watch) tenere d'occhio qcn., qcs.; (desire) mettere gli occhi addosso a [ person]; mettere gli occhi su [dress, car]; (lust after) man giarsi con gli occhi [ person]; (aim for) mirare a [ job]; with an eye to doing pensando di fare o con l'intenzione di fare; to keep one o half an eye on sth., sb. tenere un occhio su qcs., qcn.; to run one's eye over sth. dare una scorsa a qcs.; to catch sb.'s eye attirare l'attenzione di qcn.; to close o shut one's eyes chiudere gli occhi; to close o shut one's eyes to sth. fig. chiudere gli occhi di fronte a qcs.; to open one's eyes aprire gli occhi; to open sb.'s eyes to sth. fig. aprire gli occhi a qcn. su qcs.; to do sth. with one's eyes open fig. fare qcs. in tutta consapevolezza; to go around with one's eyes shut non accorgersi di niente, avere gli occhi foderati di prosciutto colloq.; to keep an eye out o one's eyes open for sb., sth. tenere gli occhi aperti per trovare qcn., qcs.; as far as the eye can see fin dove arriva l'occhio, a perdita d'occhio; I've got eyes in my head! ce li ho gli occhi per vedere! non sono mica cieco! use your eyes! ma sei cieco? she couldn't take her eyes off him — non riusciva a togliergli gli occhi di dosso
2) (opinion)in his eyes... — ai suoi occhi
3) (flair)to have an eye for — avere occhio per [detail, colour]; essere un buon conoscitore di [ antiques]
5) (on potato) occhio m., gemma f.6) (on peacock's tail) occhio m., ocello m.7) meteor. (of hurricane, storm) occhio m.2.modificatore [operation, trouble] agli occhi; [muscle, tissue] dell'occhio, oculare; [ointment, lotion] per gli occhi3.••to be up to one's eyes in — essere sommerso da [mail, work]
II [aɪ]to make eyes at sb., to give sb. the glad eye fare gli occhi dolci a qcn.; to see eye to eye with sb. (about sth.) — vedere le cose allo stesso modo di qcn. (su qcs.)
1) (look at) guardare (fisso), fissare [person, object]to eye sth., sb. with suspicion — squadrare qcs., qcn. con sospetto
•- eye up* * *1. noun1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) occhio2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.)3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) occhio2. verb(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) guardare, osservare- eyeball- eyebrow
- eye-catching
- eyelash
- eyelet
- eyelid
- eye-opener
- eye-piece
- eyeshadow
- eyesight
- eyesore
- eye-witness
- before/under one's very eyes
- be up to the eyes in
- close one's eyes to
- in the eyes of
- keep an eye on
- lay/set eyes on
- raise one's eyebrows
- see eye to eye
- with an eye to something
- with one's eyes open* * *I 1. [aɪ]1) anat. occhio m.with blue eyes — con gli o dagli occhi blu
in front of o before your (very) eyes davanti o sotto ai tuoi stessi occhi; to the untrained eye per l'occhio non allenato; to see sth. with one's own eyes vedere qcs. con i propri occhi; keep your eyes on the road! guarda la strada! to keep an eye on sth., sb. tenere d'occhio qcs., qcn.; under the watchful eye of sb. sotto lo sguardo vigile di qcn.; to have one's eye on sb., sth. (watch) tenere d'occhio qcn., qcs.; (desire) mettere gli occhi addosso a [ person]; mettere gli occhi su [dress, car]; (lust after) man giarsi con gli occhi [ person]; (aim for) mirare a [ job]; with an eye to doing pensando di fare o con l'intenzione di fare; to keep one o half an eye on sth., sb. tenere un occhio su qcs., qcn.; to run one's eye over sth. dare una scorsa a qcs.; to catch sb.'s eye attirare l'attenzione di qcn.; to close o shut one's eyes chiudere gli occhi; to close o shut one's eyes to sth. fig. chiudere gli occhi di fronte a qcs.; to open one's eyes aprire gli occhi; to open sb.'s eyes to sth. fig. aprire gli occhi a qcn. su qcs.; to do sth. with one's eyes open fig. fare qcs. in tutta consapevolezza; to go around with one's eyes shut non accorgersi di niente, avere gli occhi foderati di prosciutto colloq.; to keep an eye out o one's eyes open for sb., sth. tenere gli occhi aperti per trovare qcn., qcs.; as far as the eye can see fin dove arriva l'occhio, a perdita d'occhio; I've got eyes in my head! ce li ho gli occhi per vedere! non sono mica cieco! use your eyes! ma sei cieco? she couldn't take her eyes off him — non riusciva a togliergli gli occhi di dosso
2) (opinion)in his eyes... — ai suoi occhi
3) (flair)to have an eye for — avere occhio per [detail, colour]; essere un buon conoscitore di [ antiques]
5) (on potato) occhio m., gemma f.6) (on peacock's tail) occhio m., ocello m.7) meteor. (of hurricane, storm) occhio m.2.modificatore [operation, trouble] agli occhi; [muscle, tissue] dell'occhio, oculare; [ointment, lotion] per gli occhi3.••to be up to one's eyes in — essere sommerso da [mail, work]
II [aɪ]to make eyes at sb., to give sb. the glad eye fare gli occhi dolci a qcn.; to see eye to eye with sb. (about sth.) — vedere le cose allo stesso modo di qcn. (su qcs.)
1) (look at) guardare (fisso), fissare [person, object]to eye sth., sb. with suspicion — squadrare qcs., qcn. con sospetto
•- eye up
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