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I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) orelha2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) ouvido•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) espiga* * *ear1[i2] n 1 ouvido. 2 orelha. 3 audição. 4 percepção. 5 atenção, consideração. 6 asa (de vaso). 7 alça, colcheta. an ear for music um ouvido para música. a thick ear pé-de-ouvido. ear that sticks out orelha-de-abano. he brought a storm about his ears ele levantou uma tempestade. it came to his father’s ears chegou ao conhecimento de seu pai. lend me an ear! ouça-me, escute-me! to be all ears prestar toda a atenção, ser todo ouvidos. to box one’s ears esbofetear alguém. to fall on deaf ears não ser atendido. to give ear dar ouvidos. to go in one ear and out the other entrar por um ouvido e sair pelo outro. to have itching ears querer ouvir as novidades. to have or keep an ear to the ground estar atento à opinião pública ou aos acontecimentos. to lend an ear escutar, prestar atenção. to make someone’s ears burn falar de alguém na sua ausência, fazer queimar os ouvidos de alguém. to play by ear tocar de ouvido. to play it by ear agir de improviso, conforme as coisas acontecem. to prick up one’s ears aguçar os ouvidos, ficar de orelha em pé. to turn a deaf ear to não dar ouvido a. up to the ears in..., over head and ears in... profundamente envolvido, enterrado até ao pescoço. wet behind the ears inexperiente, imaturo.————————ear2[i2] n espiga. • vi espigar.
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thick ear — noun (informal) A swollen ear, usu a result of a blow administered as punishment • • • Main Entry: ↑thick … Useful english dictionary
thick ear — Noun. A slap around the head, often used as an idle threat. E.g. If you don t come down here and do the washing up, I ll give you a thick ear. Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
Thick ear — a beating … Dictionary of Australian slang
thick ear — Australian Slang a beating … English dialects glossary
a thick ear — (informal) A blow on the ear, by way of chastisement • • • Main Entry: ↑ear * * * a thick ear Brit informal : the punishment of being hit on the side of the head He threatened to give him a thick ear. [=(US) to slap him upside the head] • • •… … Useful english dictionary
give someone (or get) a thick ear Brit. — give someone (or get) a thick ear Brit. informal punish someone (or be punished) with a blow on the ear. → thick … English new terms dictionary
give somebody a thick ear — give sb/get a thick ˈear idiom (BrE, informal) to hit sb/be hit on the head as a punishment • You ll get a thick ear if you re not careful! Main entry: ↑thickidiom … Useful english dictionary
give get a thick ear — give sb/get a thick ˈear idiom (BrE, informal) to hit sb/be hit on the head as a punishment • You ll get a thick ear if you re not careful! Main entry: ↑thickidiom … Useful english dictionary
give someone a thick ear — british informal phrase to hit someone hard on the side of the head Thesaurus: hit with the hand or a weaponhyponym to attack a person or objectsynonym Main entry: thick … Useful english dictionary
ear — W2S2 [ıə US ır] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of your body)¦ 2¦(hearing)¦ 3¦(grain)¦ 4 smile/grin etc from ear to ear 5 6 a sympathetic ear 7 close/shut your ears to something … Dictionary of contemporary English
thick — thick1 W2S2 [θık] adj comparative thicker superlative thickest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not thin)¦ 2¦(measurement)¦ 3¦(trees/bushes etc)¦ 4¦(smoke/cloud etc)¦ 5¦(liquid)¦ 6¦(hair/fur)¦ 7¦(stupid)¦ 8¦(vo … Dictionary of contemporary English