in the wink of an eye

wink

A n clin m d'œil ; to give sb a wink faire un clin d'œil à qn ; we didn't get a wink of sleep all night nous n'avons pas fermé l'œil de la nuit.

B vtr to wink one's eye cligner de l'œil ; he winked his eye at me il m'a fait un clin d'œil.

C vi

1 [person] cligner de l'œil ; to wink at sb faire un clin d'œil à qn ; to wink at sth fig fermer les yeux sur qch ;

2 [light] clignoter ; [jewellery] briller.

a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse ou man c'est bien, on a compris ; as quick as a wink, in the wink of an eye en un clin d'œil ; to tip sb the wink ○ avertir qn.

wink [wɪŋk]

1 intransitive verb

(a) (person) faire un clin d'œil;

∎ to wink at sb faire un clin d'œil à qn;

∎ figurative to wink at sth fermer les yeux sur qch;

∎ it's as easy as winking c'est simple comme bonjour

(b) literary (light, star) clignoter;

∎ the water sparkled and winked l'eau miroitait et scintillait

2 transitive verb

∎ to wink an eye at sb faire un clin d'œil à qn

3 noun

clin m d'œil;

∎ she gave them a knowing wink elle leur a fait un clin d'œil entendu;

∎ "hello darling" he said with a big wink "bonjour chérie" dit-il en faisant un grand clin d'œil;

∎ I didn't get a wink of sleep or I didn't sleep a wink last night je n'ai pas fermé l'œil de la nuit;

∎ (as) quick as a wink en un clin d'œil;

∎ it was all over in the wink of an eye c'était fini en un clin d'œil

1) (blink) blinzeln; (as signal) zwinkern

2) (twinkle, flash) blinken

1) Blinzeln, das; (signal) Zwinkern, das

2)

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1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') blinzeln

2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) blinken

- forty winks

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I. vi

1. (close one eye) zwinkern; (blink) blinzeln

▪ to \wink at sb jdm zuzwinkern; (blink) jdm zublinzeln

▪ to \wink at sth ( fig) über etw akk [geflissentlich] hinwegsehen

2. (twinkle) light blinken; star funkeln

3. BRIT AUTO blinken

to \wink left/right links/rechts blinken

▶ sth is as easy as \winking ( fam) etw ist kinderleicht [o ein Kinderspiel

II. vt

to \wink one's eye [mit den Augen] zwinkern; (blink) [mit den Augen] blinzeln

to \wink one's eye at sb/sth jdm/etw zuzwinkern; (blink) jdm/etw zublinzeln

III. n [Augen]zwinkern nt; (blink) Blinzeln nt

to give sb a \wink jdm zuzwinkern; (blink) jdm zublinzeln

to tip sb the \wink ( fam) jdm einen Wink geben

▶ in the \wink of an eye [or in a \wink] in einem Augenblick

▶ to not sleep a \wink [or get a \wink of sleep] kein Auge zutun

▶ to take forty \winks ein Nickerchen machen

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1. n

1) (with eye) Zwinkern nt, Blinzeln nt

2)

2. vt

3. vi

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wink [wıŋk]

A v/i

1. (mit den Augen) blinzeln oder zwinkern:

a) jemandem zublinzeln,

b) fig ein Auge zudrücken bei etwas, etwas ignorieren;

(as) easy as winking Br umg kinderleicht;

like winking wie der Blitz

2. blinzeln (sich schnell schließen und öffnen) (Augen)

3. blinken, flimmern (Licht)

B v/t

1. mit den Augen blinzeln oder zwinkern

2. etwas blinken, durch Lichtsignal(e) anzeigen

C s

1. Blinzeln n, Zwinkern n, Wink m (mit den Augen):

with a wink of the eye augenzwinkernd; → forty B

2. Augenblick m:

in a wink im Nu umg;

not sleep a wink, not get a wink of sleep kein Auge zutun

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1) (blink) blinzeln; (as signal) zwinkern

2) (twinkle, flash) blinken

1) Blinzeln, das; (signal) Zwinkern, das

2)

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mit den Augen blinzeln ausdr.

zwinkern v. n.

Zwinkern n.

[wɪŋk] vi

1) ( close one eye) zwinkern;

( blink) blinzeln;

to \wink at sb jdm zuzwinkern;

( blink) jdm zublinzeln;

to \wink at sth ( fig) über etw akk [geflissentlich] hinwegsehen

2) ( twinkle) light blinken; star funkeln

3) ( Brit) auto blinken;

to \wink left/ right links/rechts blinken

sth is as easy as \winking ( fam) etw ist kinderleicht [o ein Kinderspiel] vt

to \wink one's eye [mit den Augen] zwinkern;

( blink) [mit den Augen] blinzeln;

to \wink one's eye at sb/ sth jdm/etw zuzwinkern;

( blink) jdm/etw zublinzeln n [Augen]zwinkern nt; ( blink) Blinzeln nt;

to give sb a \wink jdm zuzwinkern;

( blink) jdm zublinzeln;

to tip sb the \wink ( fam) jdm einen Wink geben

in the \wink of an eye [or in a \wink] in einem Augenblick;

to not sleep a \wink [or get a \wink of sleep] kein Auge zutun;

to take forty \winks ein Nickerchen machen

1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') blunke (til)

2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) blinke, blafre, glitre

- forty winks

blinking

plire

subst. \/wɪnk\/

1) blunk(ing)

2) ( overført) vink

3) øyeblikk, blunk

4) glimt

forty winks ( hverdagslig) liten lur, høneblund

• I want my forty winks

get the wink få et vink

in a wink eller in the wink of an eye på et øyeblikk, på et blunk

not sleep a wink eller not get a wink (of sleep) ikke lukke et øye, ikke sove i det hele tatt

• I didn't sleep a wink last night

• I couldn't get a wink (of sleep)

tip somebody the wink ( hverdagslig) tipse noen, gi noen et vink

verb \/wɪŋk\/

1) blunke (med)

2) blinke (til), glimte

• a lighthouse was winking in the far distance

before one can wink før en vet ordet av det

wink at somebody blunke til noen, flørte med noen

wink at something ( overført) lukke øynene for noe, se gjennom fingrene med noe

wink back one's tears holde tilbake tårene

wink out slokne, gå ut med blafring

• the lights winked out

(amer.) plutselig opphøre, plutselig holde opp

wink [wɪŋk]

1. noun

• to give sb a wink faire un clin d'œil à qn

• with a wink en clignant de l'œil

• I didn't get a wink of sleep (inf) je n'ai pas fermé l'œil de la nuit

2. intransitive verb

[person] faire un clin d'œil (to, at à)

3. transitive verb

• to wink one's eye faire un clin d'œil ( at sb à qn)

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noun clin m d'œil

transitive verb

1) cligner de l'œil

2) [light] clignoter; [jewellery] briller

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nome ammicco m., ammiccamento m.

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1)

2) [light, jewellery] scintillare, brillare

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1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') (strizzare l'occhio)

2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) lampeggiare

- forty winks

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1. n

(blink) strizzata d'occhi, (meaningful) occhiolino, strizzatina d'occhi

2. vi

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1 ammicco; ammiccamento; strizzatina d'occhio: a conspiratorial wink, un ammicco d'intesa

2 (fig.) attimo; istante; batter d'occhio: in a wink, in un attimo

3 ( Internet) animoticon ( emoticon animata)

● (fam.) to catch a wink, fare un pisolino □ (fam.) forty winks, un sonnellino □ not to get a wink of sleep (o not to sleep a wink), non chiudere occhio ( tutta la notte, ecc.) □ (fam.) to tip sb. the wink, dare una dritta, dare l'imbeccata a q.; avvisare q.; mettere in guardia q. □ without a wink of the eyelid, senza batter ciglio.

A v. i.

1 strizzare l'occhio; ammiccare; fare l'occhiolino: to wink at sb., strizzare l'occhio a q.

2 ( di stelle, ecc.) brillare; scintillare; occhieggiare

3 ( di luce intermittente) lampeggiare

B v. t.

1 strizzare ( un occhio, gli occhi): to wink an eye at sb., strizzare l'occhio, fare l'occhiolino a q.

2 (autom.) azionare ( i lampeggiatori); lampeggiare: to wink one's lights, lampeggiare

● (fig.) to wink at st., fingere di non vedere qc.; chiudere un occhio su qc.; passare sopra a qc.

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nome ammicco m., ammiccamento m.

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1)

2) [light, jewellery] scintillare, brillare

{wiŋk}
I. 1. мигам, примигвам
намигвам, смигвам (at)
like WINKing sl. много бързо/енергично, мигновено
to WINK one's eye мигам с очи
to WINK assent примигвам в знак на съгласие
to WINK a tear away отстранявам сълзи от очите си чрез премигване
2. мигам, трептя, блещукам, проблясвам (за звезда, светлина)
3. давам светлинни сигнали
WINKing lights авт. мигачи
4. to WINK at затварям си очите за, правя се, че не виждам (нередност и пр.)
II. 1. мигане, примигване, намигване, прен. намек
in a WINK много бързо, в миг, мигновено
to give a/the WINK to someone, to tip someone the WINK намигвам/смигвам някому, предупреждавам/осведомявам някого тайно, подшушвам на някого
2. кратка дрямка, подрямване
forty WINKs кратко дрямване
I haven't slept a WINK, I didn't get a WINK of sleep не съм мигнал/заспивал

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{wink} v 1. мигам, примигвам; намигвам, смигвам (at); like winking (2) {wink} n 1. мигане, примигване; намигване; прен. намек; in a

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смигвам;

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wink[wiʃk] I. v 1. мигам, примигвам; намигвам, намигвам, смигвам (at); like \winking много бързо, мигновено, докато човек успее да мигне; to \wink assent намигвам в знак на съгласие; to \wink a tear away ( back) мигам, за да отстраня сълза от очите си; 2. мигам, трептя (за звезда); 3.: to \wink at затварям си очите за; правя се, че не виждам; II. n мигане; смигване, намигване; • I haven't slept a \wink, I didn't get a \wink of sleep не съм мигнал; forty \winks кратка дрямка, подрямване; to give a ( the) \wink to s.o., sl to tip s.o. a ( the) \wink намигвам (смигвам) някому; съобщавам (намеквам) някому, подшушвам.

1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') guiñar el ojo

2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) centellear, parpadear

- forty winks

wink¹ n guiño

wink² vb guiñar el ojo

tr[wɪŋk]

noun

1 guiño

intransitive verb

1 (person) guiñar el ojo

■ he winked at me me guiñó el ojo

2 (of light, star) titilear, parpadear

\

not to get/have a wink of sleep / not to sleep a wink no pegar ojo, pasar la noche en blanco

to have/take forty winks echar una siestecita, echar una cabezada

to tip somebody the wink darle el soplo a alguien

wink ['wɪŋk] vi

1) : guiñar el ojo

2) blink: pestañear, parpadear

3) flicker: parpadear, titilar

wink n

1) : guiño m (del ojo)

2) nap: siesta f

not to sleep a wink: no pegar el ojo

• bizcar v.

• guiñar v.

• guiñar el ojo v.

• parpadear v.

• pestañear v.

• titilar v.

• guiñada s.f.

• guiño s.m.

• parpadeo s.m.

• pestañeo s.m.

noun guiño m, guiñada f

a) \<\<person\>\> guiñar el ojo, hacer* un guiño or una guiñada

b) ( flash) \<\<light\>\> parpadear, titilar

1. N

1) (=blink) pestañeo m ; (meaningful) guiño m

- have 40 winks

- tip sb the wink

2) (=instant)

2. VI

1) (meaningfully) guiñar el ojo

2) [light, star] centellear, parpadear

VT [+ eye] guiñar

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noun guiño m, guiñada f

a) \<\<person\>\> guiñar el ojo, hacer* un guiño or una guiñada

b) ( flash) \<\<light\>\> parpadear, titilar

1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) øye

2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) øye, hekte, krok, ring

3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) øye, blikk

- eyeball

sentrum

øye

subst. \/aɪ\/

1) ( anatomi) øye

2) blikk, øye, oppsikt

• she cast her eyes upon him

• he has an artist's eye

3) (om potet, om sommerfuglvinge) øye

• potatoes have eyes even if they can not see

4) forklaring: noe som minner om menneskets synsorgan i form eller fasong, vanligvis i sammensetninger

• the eye of a needle is usually very small

5) malje, ring, bøyle

6) ( tau) løkke, bukt

7) ( på økseskaft e.l.) skafthull

8) ( sjøfart) baug, forstavn

• he was standing in the eyes of the ship

9) ( meteorologi) sentrum

10) fotocelle

11) (hverdagslig, også private eye) (privat)detektiv

be all eyes gi udelt oppmerksomhet, følge nøye med

• we were all eyes

an eye for an eye øye for øye

as far as the eye can see så langt øyet rekker

before\/under the (very) eyes of somebody rett foran øynene på noen, rett foran nesen på noen

be up to the\/one's eyes (in) something være i noe til opp over ørene, ha noe opp over ørene, være nedgravet i noe

• I'm up to my eyes in work this month

by (the) eyes etter øyemål

clap\/lay\/set eyes on se på

close\/shut one's eyes to something se gjennom fingrene med, lukke øynene for

cry one's eyes out gråte seg halvt i hjel

do somebody in the eye ( hverdagslig) ta noen ved nesen

an eye for colours fargesans

the eye of the storm stormsenter

eyes front! ( militærvesen) se rett frem!, retning fremad!

eyes left! ( militærvesen) se til venstre!

get one's eyes in ( britisk) gjøre seg kjent med

get one's eye in få et trenet øye, øve opp evnen til avstandsbedømmelse

give an eye to something holde et øye med noe, følge med på noe

give somebody the (glad) eye ( hverdagslig) flørte med noen

have an eye for ha øye for, ha sans for

have an eye to\/on skjele til, se på ha i kikkerten, tenke på, streve etter, ha et godt øye til

• he has an eye to\/on her money

have an eye to business ha forretningssans

have an eye to the main chance være om seg

have eyes bigger than one's stomach\/belly magen blir mett før øynene

(only) have eyes for (bare) ha øye for

• he only had eyes for her

have half an eye on something følge halvveis med, være ukonsentrert

• if you had half an eye

have (all) one's eyes about one ha øynene med seg

have one's eyes on ha et godt øye til

• she had her eyes on her neighbour

ha i kikkerten, være ute etter

• he had his eyes on her money

se, ha øye på

• I have my eyes on you

hook and eye ( søm) hekte

in the eyes of somebody i noens øyne, etter noens menig

in the eye(s) of the law i lovens øyne

be in the public eye være gjenstand for offentlig oppmerksomhet, være en offentlig person

judge by the eyes ta (noe) på øyemål

keep an eye (up)on holde øye med, passe

keep an\/one's eye on the time passe på klokken, holde et øye med klokken, passe tiden

keep an eye out for holde utkikk etter, være oppmerksom på

keep one's eyes open\/peeled\/skinned ( hverdagslig) være på utkikk, ha øynene med seg

live in the public eye leve et liv i offentlighet

make eyes at flørte med, blunke til

mind your eyes! ( hverdagslig) bruk øynene!, pass på!

my eye! (gammeldags, hverdagslig) du store!

never take one's eyes off ikke få øynene fra, ikke ta til seg øynene

the naked eye det blotte øye

be one in the eye for someone ( hverdagslig) være et slag i ansiktet for noen

• that was one in the eye for him

open one's eyes åpne øynene, sperre opp øynene ( overført) se klart, åpne øynene

open somebody's eyes åpne noens øyne, få noen til å se klart

• you need to open her eyes to that fact

private eye ( hverdagslig) (privat)detektiv

run one's eye(s) over se gjennom, se over, gå gjennom, granske, fare over (med blikket)

see eye to eye with somebody komme overens med noen, være enig med noen

see something with half an eye se noe lett, tydelig kunne se

• anyone could see that with half an eye

set eyes on se (på)

set one's eyes by holde av, skatte høyt, sette stor pris på

set one's eyes on kaste sine øyne på

a smack in the eye ( hverdagslig) en på trynet

stand eye to eye stå ansikt til ansikt

strike somebody's eyes ( overført) stikke noen i øynene, møte blikket til noen

there's more in\/to this than meets the eye det ligger noe mer bak dette

that's all my eye (and Betty Martin)! ( hverdagslig) i helsike heller!, den må du lenger ut på landet med!

through the eye of the needle ( også overført) gjennom nåløyet

to the eye tilsynelatende

turn one's eyes from ta øynene fra, vende blikket fra

be under the eye of somebody være under noens oppsikt

what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve for\/over ( ordspråk) hva man ikke vet, har man ikke vondt av

where are your eyes! er du blind!

wink one's eye blunke (med det ene øyet)

wink the other eye ( hverdagslig) lukke øynene for det hele

wipe one's eyes tørke tårene

wipe somebody's eye ( slang) gi noen et blått øye

with a curious eye med et nysgjerrig blikk, forskende, våken

with an eye to med hensyn til, med tanke på med den hensikt å

with one's eyes open ( også overført) med åpne øyne

verb \/aɪ\/

betrakte, mønstre, iaktta

• they eyed her with suspicion

1. n

1) моргання, кліпання; підморгування

2) мруження очей

3) мить

2. v

1) моргати, кліпати

2) миготіти, блимати, мерехтіти

3) мружитися

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1) моргання

2) підморгування

3) мить

1) моргати, мигати

2) миготіти, мерехтіти ( про світло)

3) підморгувати

4) закривати очі (на шо-н.), дивитися крізь пальці

5) добігати кінця; згасати, марніти ( wink out)

6) cпeц. сигналізувати світлом; to wink the other eye cл. недовірливо глянути або посміхнутися

1. моргание, мигание

2. подмигивание

3. миг

1. моргать, мигать

2. мигать, мерцать ( о свете)

3. подмигивать; перемигиваться

4. закрывать глаза (на что-л.), смотреть сквозь пальцы

5. приходить к концу; угасать, меркнуть (обыкн. wink out)

6. спец. сигнализировать светом

1) моргання

2) підморгування

3) мить

1) моргати, мигати

2) миготіти, мерехтіти ( про світло)

3) підморгувати

4) закривати очі (на шо-н.), дивитися крізь пальці

5) добігати кінця; згасати, марніти ( wink out)

6) cпeц. сигналізувати світлом; to wink the other eye cл. недовірливо глянути або посміхнутися

1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') pomežikniti

2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) migotati

- forty winks

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mežikanje; colloquially mižanje; migljanje; trenutek, hip

forty winks colloquially kratko spanje

to have forty winks — malo zadremati

in a wink — v hipu, kot bi trenil

to give the wink to s.o. — pomežikniti komu

he was gone in a wink — v hipu je izginil

I did not sleep a wink last night — nocoj nisem zatisnil očesa

he could not get a wink of sleep all night — niti za hip ni zatisnil očesa celo noč

to tip s.o. a wink — namigniti komu, dati komu (svarilen) znak

izraziti (privolitev) s pomežikanjem; hitro zapreti in odpreti (oči); zadrževati; intransitive verb treniti z očmi, (za)mežikati, zamižati, zatisniti oči, eno oko (at ob), ne hoteti videti, namenoma biti slep, ignorirati; migljati, migotati

to wink at s.o. — pomežikniti komu

to wink at an insult — ignorirati (preiti) žalitev

to wink away one's tears — zadrževati solze

1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') piscar o olho

2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) piscar

- forty winks

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[wiŋk] n 1 pestanejo, piscadela, abrir e fechar de olhos. 2 instante, momento. • vt+vi piscar, abrir e fechar os olhos rapidamente. I winked at her / pisquei para ela. by wink a) dar sinal piscando os olhos. b) pestanejar. c) cintilar, tremular. forty winks soneca. in a wink num instante. to tip somebody the wink dar um aviso ou informação de maneira secreta (para alguém). to wink at something tolerar, fazer que não vê, fechar os olhos a. I winked at it / fiz de conta que não vi. we could not get a wink of sleep não conseguimos dormir, não conseguimos fechar os olhos.

1 (anat.) occhio: blue eyes, occhi azzurri; blind in one eye, cieco da un occhio; beady eyes, occhi piccoli e luccicanti; puffy eyes, occhi gonfi; the watchful eye, l'occhio attento; to look sb. in the eye, guardare q. negli occhi; to blink one's eyes, battere le palpebre; to drop one's eyes, abbassare gli occhi; to roll one's eyes, roteare gli occhi; to shield one's eyes, ripararsi gli occhi ( dal sole); Her eyes sparkled with joy, gli occhi le sfavillavano di gioia; I closed my eyes for a moment, ho chiuso gli occhi per un momento; He got a black eye, gli hanno fatto un occhio nero ( con un pugno)

2 occhio; sguardo; vista: sharp eyes, occhi acuti; vista acuta; to raise one's eyes, alzare gli occhi; sollevare lo sguardo; to run one's eyes over st., dare una scorsa a qc.; to focus one's eyes on st., concentrare il proprio sguardo su qc.; fissare qc.; to strain one's eyes, affaticarsi la vista; I couldn't take my eyes off her, non riuscivo a staccare gli occhi da lei; to cast an eye on st., gettar l'occhio su qc.; to have a keen eye, avere la vista acuta; under my very eyes, sotto i miei stessi occhi; davanti ai miei occhi; with fear in his eyes, con gli occhi pieni di paura; to offend the eye, offendere la vista

3 (= eye of the needle) cruna ( d'ago)

4 (tecn.) occhiello, maglietta ( di gancio, ecc.); foro ( di manico)

5 occhiello, asola ( di un abito)

6 (meteor.) occhio, centro ( di un ciclone)

7 (bot.) occhio; gemma; bottone

8 (zool.) macchia tonda, occhio ( sulla coda del pavone)

9 (elettr., = electric eye) occhio magico; cellula fotoelettrica

10 (fotogr.) obiettivo

11 (naut., = eye hole) gassa

12 ( slang USA) malocchio

● (med.) eye bank, banca degli occhi □ ( cosmesi) eye black, mascara □ (fam.) eye candy, cosa o cose gradevoli alla vista ma di poca sostanza; robetta graziosa ma niente di più; persona o persone attraenti ma vuoti □ (med.) eye care, oculistica □ eye-care clinic, clinica oculistica □ eye-care professional, oculista □ eye-catcher, cosa (o oggetto, prodotto, ecc.) che attira lo sguardo □ eye-catching, che attira l'attenzione; che dà nell'occhio; che colpisce; vistoso, appariscente □ (med.) eye chart, tabellone per l'esame della vista □ (med.) eye clinic, clinica oculistica □ eye contact, il guardare q. negli occhi; incrocio di sguardi: to avoid eye contact, evitare di guardare negli occhi; sfuggire lo sguardo altrui; to establish eye contact with sb., riuscire a guardare q. negli occhi; afferrare lo sguardo di q.; to make eye contact with sb., guardare negli occhi q.; incrociare lo sguardo di qc. □ eye doctor, oculista □ (farm.) eye drops, gocce per gli occhi; collirio □ (med.) eye examination, esame oculistico □ (anat.) eye ground, fondo dell'occhio □ ( ottica) eye lens, oculare □ eye mask, mascherina per gli occhi □ (naut.) the eye of the wind, il letto del vento □ (fig. fam.) eye-opener, cosa che fa aprir gli occhi (o capire le cose); rivelazione; ( anche, pop.) bicchierino di liquore bevuto di primo mattino: Her long absence was an eye-opener for him, la lunga assenza di lei gli ha aperto gli occhi □ eye patch, benda sull'occhio □ (fam.) eye-popper, cosa che fa strabuzzare gli occhi □ (fam.) eye-popping, strabiliante □ ( poesia) eye rhyme, rima all'occhio ( e non per il suono) □ ( cosmesi) eye shadow, ombretto □ (anat.) eye socket, orbita; cavità orbitale □ eye splice, impiombatura a occhio □ (med.) eye test, esame della vista □ (med.) eye trouble, problemi agli occhi; problemi di vista □ eye-watering, che fa venire le lacrime agli occhi □ eye wink, sguardo, occhiata; batter d'occhi, baleno: In an eye wink, in un batter d'occhio; in un baleno □ (mil.) Eyes front!, fissi! □ (mil.) Eyes right [left]!, attenti a destr [sinistr]! □ (fam.) eyes-only, riservato, confidenziale: an eyes-only memo, un promemoria riservato □ to be all eyes, essere tutt'occhi □ (fam. antiq.) all my eye ( and Betty Martin), tutte balle; tutte panzane □ as far as the eye can see, a perdita d'occhio; fin dove arriva l'occhio □ at eye level, all'altezza degli occhi □ to catch sb. 's eye, attirare l'attenzione di q.; dar nell'occhio □ (fam.) to clap eyes on, vedere □ (fam.) to give sb. the eye, lanciare occhiate seducenti a q.; fare gli occhi dolci a q. □ to have an eye for, avere occhio ( capacità di valutare, apprezzare, godere) per; essere un buon conoscitore di: He has an eye for proportion, ha occhio per le proporzioni □ (fam.) to have an eye for the main chance, pensare al proprio interesse; non perdere di vista il proprio tornaconto □ to have an eye to, pensare a; tenere conto di □ (fam.) to have eyes bigger than one's stomach, avere gli occhi più grandi dello stomaco □ to have one's eye on, aver messo gli occhi su; volere □ (fam.) to have eyes in the back of one's head, avere cento occhi; avere occhi anche di dietro (pop.) □ to have eyes only for sb., non avere occhi che per q.; non vedere che q. □ to have a sure eye, avere occhio; saper giudicare □ in the eyes of, agli occhi di; secondo □ in the mind's eye, con l'occhio della mente (o dell'animo) □ to be in the public eye, avere una posizione eminente; essere ben conosciuto; essere in vista □ to keep an eye on, tener d'occhio; sorvegliare; non perdere di vista: DIALOGO → - Pregnancy- You'd better keep an eye on how much wine you drink, faresti bene a tenere d'occhio quanto vino bevi □ (GB) to keep one's eye in, tenersi in esercizio; conservare la mano □ (fam.) to keep an eye out ( for st. o sb.), stare attento; tenere gli occhi aperti (per trovare o vedere qc. o q.) □ to keep one's eyes open, tenere gli occhi aperti □ (fam.) to keep one's eyes peeled (o skinned), stare all'erta; tenere gli occhi bene aperti □ (fam.) to lay eye on, vedere □ (fam.) to make ( sheep's) eyes at sb., fare l'occhio di triglia a q.; fare gli occhi dolci a q. □ Mind your eye!, occhio!; occhio alla penna! (fam.); attenzione! □ ( slang) my eye!, accidenti!; cavolo! □ It was one in the eye for him, un bello smacco per lui; se l'è meritato □ to open sb. 's eyes to st., aprire gli occhi a q. su qc. □ out of the corner of one's eye, con la coda dell'occhio □ to see eye to eye with sb., essere pienamente d'accordo con q.; essere dello stesso avviso di q. □ to see with a friendly eye, vedere di buon occhio □ to see st. with half an eye, capire qc. a prima vista; accorgersi di qc. alla prima occhiata □ to set one's eyes on, posare gli occhi su □ to show an eye for, dimostrare d'aver occhio per □ to sleep with one eye open, dormire con gli occhi aperti □ to take the eye, attirare gli sguardi; fare colpo □ to turn a blind eye to st., chiudere un occhio su qc.; fingere di non vedere qc. □ up to the (o one's) eyes [in work], occupatissimo; indaffaratissimo □ up to the (o one's) eyes in debt, indebitato fino agli occhi □ (fam.) Use your eyes!, ma che, sei cieco? □ with an eye to, pensando a; con l'intenzione di □ (fig.) with one's eyes open, con gli occhi aperti; con piena consapevolezza □ with one's eyes shut (o closed), a occhi chiusi: I could get home with my eyes shut, saprei tornare a casa a occhi chiusi □ with an eye to, avendo di mira; tenendo conto di: You must write with an eye to the public, devi scrivere tenendo conto dei gusti del pubblico □ with half an eye, a prima vista; facilmente; subito: Anyone with half an eye could see…, lo si vede subito che…; lo vedrebbe anche un cieco che… □ with the naked eye, a occhio nudo □ (prov.) An eye for an eye, occhio per occhio, dente per dente □ (prov.) What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over, occhio non vede, cuore non duole.

1 guardare; osservare; sbirciare; squadrare: to eye sb. with mistrust, squadrare q. con sospetto; to eye narrowly, osservare da vicino

2 tenere d'occhio; osservare attentamente: to eye the fluctuations of market prices, tenere d'occhio le fluttuazioni dei prezzi di mercato

3 = to eye up ► sotto

4 provvedere ( un abito) di occhielli

● (GB, fam.) to eye sb. up, guardare con occhio languido; adocchiare: That guy is eyeing you up, quel tipo ti sta adocchiando □ (GB, fam.) to eye st. up, mangiare con gli occhi: You're eyeing up that chocolate cake!, te la stai mangiando con gli occhi quella torta al cioccolato!

1) подмигивать; перемигиваться

2) ( wink at) смотреть сквозь пальцы на (что-л.); закрывать глаза на (что-л.)

3) мерцать

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- wink away

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1) подмигивание

2) мгновение, миг, момент

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- a wink

1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') blinke

2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) blinke

- forty winks

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1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') blinke

2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) blinke

- forty winks