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to glance off sth

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1 glance off

glance off [sth.] [bullet, stone] schizzare via da; [ ball] rimbalzare su, contro; [ray, beam] riflettersi su

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(to hit and bounce off to one side: The ball glanced off the edge of his bat.) rimbalzare

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vi + prep

(bullet) to glance off sth — rimbalzare di striscio su qc

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glance off [sth.] [bullet, stone] schizzare via da; [ ball] rimbalzare su, contro; [ray, beam] riflettersi su

English-Italian dictionary > glance off
2 glance off

(to hit and bounce off to one side: The ball glanced off the edge of his bat.) rebotar, desviar

VI + PREP

to glance off sth — rebotar de algo

English-spanish dictionary > glance off
3 glance

glance [glɑ:ns]

1 intransitive verb

(a) (look)

∎ to glance at sb/sth jeter un coup d'œil (rapide) à qn/sur qch;

∎ he glanced at his watch il jeta un coup d'œil sur sa montre;

∎ he glanced at her quickly il lui jeta un rapide coup d'œil

(b) (read quickly)

∎ she glanced through or over the letter elle parcourut rapidement la lettre;

∎ to glance through a book feuilleter un livre;

∎ to glance through a newspaper lire un journal en diagonale, feuilleter un journal

(c) (look in given direction)

∎ he glanced back or behind il a jeté un coup d'œil en arrière;

∎ she opened the door and glanced round the room elle ouvrit la porte et jeta un coup d'œil autour de la pièce;

∎ they glanced towards the door leurs regards se sont tournés vers la porte

(d) (gleam) étinceler

2 noun

(a) (look) coup m d'œil, regard m;

∎ to have or to take a glance at sb/sth jeter un coup d'œil à qn/sur qch;

∎ at first glance au premier coup d'œil, à première vue;

∎ I could tell or see at a glance je m'en suis aperçu tout de suite;

∎ one glance was enough il m'a suffi d'un regard;

∎ I didn't give it a second glance je n'y ai guère prêté attention;

∎ she walked away without a backward glance elle est partie sans se retourner;

∎ to give sb a sidelong glance lancer un regard oblique à qn;

∎ he cast an affectionate/anxious glance in her direction il jeta un regard affectueux/inquiet dans sa direction

(b) (gleam) lueur f, éclat m; (in water) reflet m

➲ glance away intransitive verb

détourner les yeux

➲ glance off

1 intransitive verb

(arrow, bullet) ricocher, faire ricochet; (sword, spear) être dévié, ricocher;

∎ the arrow hit a tree and glanced off la flèche a ricoché sur un arbre

2 inseparable transitive verb

∎ to glance off sth (of arrow, bullet) ricocher sur qch; (of sword, spear) dévier sur qch

➲ glance up intransitive verb

(a) (look upwards) regarder en l'air ou vers le haut

(b) (from book) lever les yeux;

∎ he glanced up from (reading) his book il leva les yeux de son livre

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4 glance

glance, US [transcription][gl_ns]

A n coup m d'œil ; to have a glance at jeter un œil ○ or un coup d'œil sur ; to exchange glances échanger un coup d'œil or un regard ; to be able to tell sth at a glance pouvoir dire qch d'un coup d'œil ; you can tell at a glance that un coup d'œil suffit pour comprendre que ; at first glance au premier coup d'œil ; without a backward glance sans se retourner.

B vi to glance at jeter un coup d'œil à ; to glance out of the window jeter un coup d'œil par la fenêtre ; to glance down jeter un coup d'œil vers le bas ; to glance around the room parcourir la pièce du regard.

Phrasal verb

■ glance off:

▶ glance off [sth] [bullet, stone] ricocher sur or contre ; [ball] rebondir sur or contre ; [ray, beam] se réfléchir sur.

Big English-French dictionary > glance
5 glance

v. 1. хальт харах, хяламхийх. \glance at one's watch цаг руугаа хяламхийх. 2. \glance at/ down/ over/ through sth гүйлгэн харах. \glance at the newspapers сонингууд гарчиглах. 3. гялалзах, гялтганах. glance off (sth) хальт цохих. n. харц. at a (single) glance ганц хараад л. He could tell at a \glance what was wrong with the car. Тэр, ганц хараад л машины юу болохгүй байгааг хэлж чаддаг. at first glance/ sight анх харахад, эхлээд. At first \glance the problem seemed easy. Анх харахад асуудал амархан юм шиг санагдав. glancing adj. хальт. strike sb a \glance blow хальт цохих.

English-Mongolian dictionary > glance
6 glance

1. noun
Blick, der

cast or take or have a [quick] glance at something/somebody — einen [kurzen] Blick auf etwas/jemanden werfen

at a glance — auf einen Blick
2. intransitive verb
1) blicken; schauen

glance at somebody/something — jemanden/etwas anblicken

glance at one's watch — auf seine Uhr blicken

she glanced at herself in the mirror — sie warf einen Blick in den Spiegel

glance down/up [at something] — [auf etwas (Akk.)] hinunter-/[zu etwas] aufblicken

glance through the newspaper — etc. die Zeitung usw. durchblättern

glance at the newspaper — etc. einen Blick in die Zeitung usw. werfen

glance round [the room] — sich [im Zimmer] umsehen

2)

glance [off something] — abprallen [an etwas (Dat.)]; [Messer, Schwert:] abgleiten [an etwas (Dat.)]

strike somebody a glancing blow — jemanden nur streifen

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1. verb
(to look very quickly: He glanced at the book; He glanced over the accounts.) einen flüchtigen Blick werfen auf
2. noun
(a brief or quick look: I had a glance at the books last night.) flüchtiger Blick

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glance

[glɑ:n(t)s, AM glæn(t)s]

I. n Blick m

to take [or cast] a \glance at one's watch auf die Uhr schauen

at first \glance auf den ersten Blick

a meaningful/knowing \glance ein bedeutender/wissender Blick

to exchange \glances Blicke austauschen

to give sth a \glance [or to have a \glance at sth] etw flüchtig anblicken

to see at a \glance mit einem Blick erfassen

II. vi

1. (look)

to \glance over [or through] a letter einen Brief überfliegen

▪ to \glance at sth watch auf etw akk schauen

▪ to \glance around [or round] sth einen Blick in etw akk werfen

to \glance around a room sich akk in einem Zimmer umschauen

▪ to \glance up [from sth] [von etw dat] aufblicken

2. (shine)

the sunshine \glanced off her sunglasses and into my eyes das Sonnenlicht wurde von ihrer Sonnenbrille reflektiert und blendete mich

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[glAːns]
1. n
Blick m
at a glance — auf einen Blick

at first glance — auf den ersten Blick

she gave him a warning/quick glance — sie warf ihm einen warnenden/kurzen Blick zu

to take a quick glance at sth — einen kurzen Blick auf etw (acc) werfen

he cast or had a quick glance round the room — er sah sich kurz im Zimmer um

we exchanged glances — wir sahen uns kurz an

2. vi
sehen, blicken, schauen (esp S Ger)
to glance at sb/sth — jdn/etw kurz ansehen, einen kurzen Blick auf etw (acc) werfen

to glance at or through a newspaper/report — einen kurzen Blick in eine Zeitung/einen Bericht werfen, eine Zeitung/einen Bericht überfliegen or kurz durchsehen

to glance over sth — etw überfliegen

to glance across to sb — jdm einen Blick zuwerfen

to glance down/in — einen Blick hinunter-/hineinwerfen, kurz hinunter-/hineinsehen

to glance up — aufsehen or -blicken ( from von)

to glance round —

he glanced round the room — er sah sich im Zimmer um

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glance¹ [ɡlɑːns; US ɡlæns]

A v/i

1. einen (schnellen) Blick werfen, (rasch oder flüchtig) blicken ( beide:

at auf akk):

glance over ( oder through) a letter einen Brief überfliegen

2. (auf)blitzen, (-)leuchten

3. glance off abprallen (von) (Kugel etc), abgleiten (von) (Messer etc)

4. (at) (ein Thema) flüchtig berühren, streifen, besonders anspielen (auf akk)

B v/t glance one’s eye over ( oder through)

a) einen (schnellen) Blick werfen auf (akk),

b) überfliegen

C s

1. (schneller oder flüchtiger) Blick (at auf akk; over über akk … hin):

at a glance mit einem Blick;

at first glance auf den ersten Blick;

give sb an admiring glance jemandem einen bewundernden Blick zuwerfen;

take a glance at → A 1

2. (Auf)Blitzen n, (-)Leuchten n

3. Abprallen n, Abgleiten n

4. (at) flüchtige Berührung (gen), Streifen n (gen), besonders Anspielung f (auf akk)

glance² [ɡlɑːns; US ɡlæns] s MINER Blende f, Glanz m:

glance coal Glanzkohle f

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1. noun
Blick, der

cast or take or have a [quick] glance at something/somebody — einen [kurzen] Blick auf etwas/jemanden werfen

at a glance — auf einen Blick
2. intransitive verb
1) blicken; schauen

glance at somebody/something — jemanden/etwas anblicken

glance at one's watch — auf seine Uhr blicken

she glanced at herself in the mirror — sie warf einen Blick in den Spiegel

glance down/up [at something] — [auf etwas (Akk.)] hinunter-/[zu etwas] aufblicken

glance through the newspaper — etc. die Zeitung usw. durchblättern

glance at the newspaper — etc. einen Blick in die Zeitung usw. werfen

glance round [the room] — sich [im Zimmer] umsehen

2)

glance [off something] — abprallen [an etwas (Dat.)]; [Messer, Schwert:] abgleiten [an etwas (Dat.)]

strike somebody a glancing blow — jemanden nur streifen

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n.

Streifblick m. v.

blicken v.

English-german dictionary > glance
7 glance

[glɑ:n(t)s, Am glæn(t)s] n

Blick m;

to take [or cast] a \glance at one's watch auf die Uhr schauen;

at first \glance auf den ersten Blick;

a meaningful/knowing \glance ein bedeutender/wissender Blick;

to exchange \glances Blicke austauschen;

to give sth a \glance [or to have a \glance at sth] etw flüchtig anblicken;

to see at a \glance mit einem Blick erfassen vi

1) ( look)

to \glance over [or through] a letter einen Brief überfliegen;

to \glance at sth watch auf etw akk schauen;

to \glance around [or round] sth einen Blick in etw akk werfen;

to \glance around a room sich akk in einem Zimmer umschauen;

to \glance up [from sth] [von etw dat] aufblicken

2) ( shine)

the sunshine \glanced off her sunglasses and into my eyes das Sonnenlicht wurde von ihrer Sonnenbrille reflektiert und blendete mich

English-German students dictionary > glance
8 glance

1. verb
(to look very quickly: He glanced at the book; He glanced over the accounts.) echar un vistazo, dar una mirada

2. noun
(a brief or quick look: I had a glance at the books last night.) mirada, vistazo, ojeada

- glancing
- at a glance
- glance off

glance¹ n mirada / vistazo

she took a glance at her watch echó una mirada al reloj

glance² vb echar una mirada / echar un vistazo

she glanced at her watch echó una mirada a su reloj

El gerundio de glance se escribe glancing

glance

tr[glɑːns]

noun

1 mirada, vistazo, ojeada

intransitive verb

1 dar una mirada, echar un vistazo (at, a)

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at a glance de un vistazo

at first glance a primera vista

to glance through ojear

glance ['glænts] vi, glanced ; glancing

1) ricochet: rebotar

it glanced off the wall: rebotó en la pared

2)

to glance at : mirar, echar un vistazo a

3)

to glance away : apartar los ojos

glance n

: mirada f, vistazo m, ojeada f

glance

n.

• destello s.m.

• mirada s.f.

• ojeada s.f.

• rebote s.m.

• resbalón s.m.

• vista s.f.

• vistazo s.m.

v.

• destellar v.

• lanzar una mirada v.

• mirar v.

• rebotar v.

I glæns, glɑːns
noun mirada f

to take/cast a glance at something — echarle or darle* un vistazo a algo, echarle una ojeada a algo

at first glance — a primera vista

I could tell at a glance that... — con sólo echar un vistazo me di cuenta de que...

II

intransitive verb mirar

she glanced from the one to the other — su mirada iba de uno a otro

to glance AT something — echarle una ojeada a algo, echarle or darle* un vistazo a algo

to glance AT somebody — echarle una mirada a alguien

[ɡlɑːns]
1.

N (at person) mirada f ; (at object) vistazo m, ojeada f (at a)

• at a glance — de un vistazo

• without a backward glance — sin volver la vista atrás

• we exchanged a glance — intercambiamos una mirada

• at first glance — a primera vista

• to steal/ take a glance at sth/sb — echar un vistazo a algo/algn

2.

VI (=look) mirar

she glanced in my direction — miró hacia donde yo estaba

• to glance at — [+ person] lanzar una mirada a; [+ object] echar un vistazo a, ojear

• to glance over or through a report — hojear un informe

- glance away

- glance back

- glance down

- glance off

- glance round

- glance up

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I [glæns, glɑːns]
noun mirada f

to take/cast a glance at something — echarle or darle* un vistazo a algo, echarle una ojeada a algo

at first glance — a primera vista

I could tell at a glance that... — con sólo echar un vistazo me di cuenta de que...

II

intransitive verb mirar

she glanced from the one to the other — su mirada iba de uno a otro

to glance AT something — echarle una ojeada a algo, echarle or darle* un vistazo a algo

to glance AT somebody — echarle una mirada a alguien

English-spanish dictionary > glance
9 Blick

m; -(e)s, -e

1. (Hinsehen) look ( auf + Akk at); langer, scharfer: gaze; kurzer: glimpse; (Blickrichtung) eye(s Pl.); ein flüchtiger Blick a (quick) glance; einen ( kurzen) Blick werfen auf (+ Akk) have ( oder take) a (quick) look at, cast a (quick) glance at ( oder over); jemandem einen Blick zuwerfen give s.o. a look; jemandem einen fragenden / warnenden Blick zuwerfen give s.o. an inquisitive / a warning look; einen Blick hinter die Kulissen werfen auch fig. take a look behind the scenes; etw. mit einem Blick überschauen / erkennen assess / recognize s.th. immediately ( oder straight away); auf den ersten Blick at first sight ( oder glance), when you first look at it ( oder see it); Liebe auf den ersten Blick love at first sight; das sieht man doch auf den ersten Blick you can see that straightaway (with half an eye umg.); erst auf den zweiten Blick... it’s only when you look at it again that...; sein Blick fiel auf (+ Akk) his eye(s) oder gaze fell on; seinen ( oder den) Blick richten auf (+ Akk) look at ( oder towards oder in the direction of), cast one’s eye(s) on ( oder in the direction of) lit.; den Blick heben / senken look up / down, raise one’s eyes / cast one’s eyes down, lower one’s gaze; den Blick wenden von look away from, turn one’s eyes away from; er wandte den Blick nicht von... he wouldn’t take his eyes off...; ihre Blicke begegneten sich their eyes met; die beiden wechelten verliebte Blicke the two exchanged amorous glances, they made eyes at each other umg.; sie warf mir einen betrübten Blick zu she cast a troubled glance at me jemanden keines Blickes würdigen not deign to look at s.o.; soweit der Blick reicht as far as the eye can see; wenn Blicke töten könnten if looks could kill; durchbohren 1, finster I, starr I 1

2. nur Sg. (Augenausdruck) look (in one’s eyes), eyes Pl.; einen traurigen / verzweifelten Blick haben look sad / have a look of despair; der böse Blick the evil eye

3. nur Sg.; (Aussicht) view; mit Blick auf (+ Akk) with a view of, overlooking; von hier aus haben Sie einen schönen Blick you have a nice view from here

4. nur Sg.; fig. (Empfänglichkeit) eye(s Pl.); (Blickweite, Horizont) outlook, horizon(s Pl.); einen ( guten oder sicheren) Blick haben für have an (a good) eye for; dafür hat er keinen oder nicht den richtigen Blick he has no eyes for ( oder he just doesn’t see) that kind of thing; den Blick für etw. verstellen oder trüben obscure s.th. jemandem den Blick für etw. verstellen / trüben distort / cloud s.o.’s view of s.th. ( oder outlook on s.th.)

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der Blick

sight; glance; view; look; vista

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Blịck [blɪk]
m -(e)s, -e

1) (= das Blicken) look; (= flüchtiger Blick) glance

auf den ersten Blick — at first glance

Liebe auf den ersten Blick — love at first sight

auf den zweiten Blick — when one looks (at it) again, the second time one looks (at it)

mit einem Blick, auf einen Blick — at a glance

ausweichen — to avoid sb's eye

jds Blick erwidern — to return sb's gaze

Blicke miteinander wechseln — to exchange glances

jdn mit (seinen) Blicken verschlingen — to devour sb with one's eyes

er folgte ihr mit Blicken or mit dem Blick — his eyes followed her

sie zog alle Blicke auf sich — everybody's eyes were drawn to her

tun or werfen — to throw a glance at sth

einen Blick hinter die Kulissen tun or werfen (fig) — to take a look behind the scenes

sie würdigte ihn keines Blickes — she did not deign to look at him

jdm einen Blick schenken — to look at sb

jdm keinen Blick schenken — not to spare sb a glance

wenn Blicke töten könnten! — if looks could kill!

See:

→ durchbohren

2) (= Blickrichtung) eyes pl

mein Blick fiel auf sein leeres Glas — my eye fell on his empty glass

von hier aus fällt der Blick auf den Dom — from here one can see the cathedral

den Blick heben — to raise one's eyes, to look up

den Blick senken — to look down

3) (= Augenausdruck) expression or look in one's eyes

den bösen Blick haben — to have the evil eye

in ihrem Blick lag Verzweiflung — there was a look of despair in her eyes

er musterte sie mit durchdringendem/finsterem Blick — he looked at her penetratingly/darkly

4) (= Ausblick) view

ein Zimmer mit Blick auf den Park — a room with a view of the park, a room overlooking the park

dem Blick entschwinden (geh) — to disappear from view or sight, to go out of sight

etw aus dem Blick verlieren — to lose sight of sth

5)

(= Verständnis) seinen Blick für etw schärfen — to increase one's awareness of sth

einen klaren Blick haben — to see things clearly

einen (guten) Blick für etw haben — to have an eye or a good eye for sth

er hat keinen Blick dafür — he doesn't see or notice that sort of thing

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der

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

2) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) look

3) (a glance: a look of surprise.) look

4) (a view or glimpse.) sight

5) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) squint

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Blick

<-[e]s, -e>

[blɪk]

m

1. (das Blicken) look

auf einen/mit einem \Blick at a glance

[Liebe] auf den ersten \Blick [love] at first sight

auf den zweiten \Blick on closer inspection

jds \Blick ausweichen to avoid sb's gaze [or eye]

jds \Blick erwidern to return sb's gaze

ein flüchtiger [o kurzer] \Blick a glimpse

von jdm/etw einen [flüchtigen] \Blick erhaschen to catch a glimpse of sb/sth

einen flüchtigen [o kurzen] \Blick auf etw/jdn werfen to glance briefly at sth/sb

einen [kurzen] \Blick aus dem Fenster werfen to glance out of the window

den \Blick auf jdn/etw heften (geh) to fix one's eyes on sb/sth

einen \Blick riskieren to dare to look

jdm einen/keinen \Blick schenken (geh) to look at sb/not to give sb a second glance

jdn mit einem kurzen \Blick streifen to glance fleetingly at sb

einen \Blick auf jdn/etw tun [o werfen] to glance at sb/sth

jdn/etw aus dem \Blick verlieren to lose sight of sb/sth

\Blicke miteinander wechseln to exchange glances

jdn keines \Blickes würdigen (geh) to not deign to look at sb

alle \Blicke auf sich akk ziehen to attract attention

jdm \Blicke zuwerfen to cast a glance at sb

2. kein pl (Augen, Blickrichtung) eyes pl, gaze no pl

ihr \Blick fiel auf die Kirche the church caught her eye

etw im \Blick behalten (a. fig) to keep an eye on sth a. fig

wir müssen den Termin immer im \Blick behalten we must always bear in mind [or keep an eye on] the deadline

etw im \Blick haben (a. fig) to have an eye on sth a. fig

sie hat immer ihre Karriere fest im \Blick she always has an eye firmly on her career

den \Blick heben to look up, to raise one's eyes

den \Blick senken to look down, to lower one's eyes

3. kein pl (Augenausdruck) expression, look in one's eye

in ihrem \Blick lag Hoffnungslosigkeit there was a look of hopelessness in her eyes

jdn mit finsterem \Blick mustern to look at sb darkly

jdn mit starrem \Blick fixieren/mustern to gaze [or stare] at sb

mit zärtlichem \Blick with a tender look [in one's eyes]

4. kein pl (Aussicht) view

ein Zimmer mit \Blick auf den Strand a room overlooking [or with a view of] the beach

5. (Sichtfeld) sight no pl, view no pl

jds \Blick[en] entschwinden/sich akk jds \Blick[en] entziehen to disappear from sb's sight [or view

6. kein pl (Urteilskraft) eye no pl

einen geschulten/prüfenden \Blick auf etw akk werfen to cast an expert/a critical eye over sth

einen [guten] \Blick für etw akk haben to have an [or a good] eye for sth

keinen \Blick für etw akk haben to have no eye for sth

einen klaren \Blick haben to see things clearly

seinen \Blick für etw akk schärfen to sharpen [or heighten] one's awareness of sth

7.

▶ den bösen \Blick haben to have the evil eye

▶ jdn mit den [o seinen] \Blicken durchbohren to look piercingly at sb

▶ einen \Blick hinter die Kulissen tun [o werfen] to take a look behind the scenes fig

▶ jdn mit den \Blicken messen (geh) to look sb up and down, to size sb up

▶ mit \Blick auf with regard to form

▶ wenn \Blicke töten könnten! if looks could kill!

▶ jdn/etw mit den [o seinen] \Blicken verschlingen to devour sb/sth with one's eyes

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der; Blick[e]s, Blicke

1) look; (flüchtig) glance

jemandem einen Blick/sich Blicke zuwerfen — give somebody a look/exchange glances

einen kurzen Blick auf etwas (Akk.) werfen — take a quick look at or glance [briefly] at something

auf den ersten Blick — at first glance

auf den zweiten Blick — looking at it again or a second time

mein Blick fiel auf den Brief — my eye fell on the letter; the letter caught my eye

2) o. Pl. (Ausdruck) look in one's eyes

mit misstrauischem Blick — with a suspicious look in one's eye

3) (Aussicht) view

ein Zimmer mit Blick aufs Meer — a room with a sea view

jemanden/etwas aus dem Blick verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something

etwas im Blick haben — be able to see something

4) o. Pl. (Urteil[skraft]) eye

einen sicheren/geschulten Blick für etwas haben — have a sure/trained eye for something

keinen Blick für etwas haben — have no eye for something

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Blick m; -(e)s, -e

1. (Hinsehen) look (

auf +akk at); langer, scharfer: gaze; kurzer: glimpse; (Blickrichtung) eye(s pl);

ein flüchtiger Blick a (quick) glance;

einen (kurzen) Blick werfen auf (+akk) have ( oder take) a (quick) look at, cast a (quick) glance at ( oder over);

jemandem einen Blick zuwerfen give sb a look;

jemandem einen fragenden/warnenden Blick zuwerfen give sb an inquisitive/a warning look;

einen Blick hinter die Kulissen werfen auch fig take a look behind the scenes;

etwas mit einem Blick überschauen/erkennen assess/recognize sth immediately ( oder straight away);

auf den ersten Blick at first sight ( oder glance), when you first look at it ( oder see it);

Liebe auf den ersten Blick love at first sight;

das sieht man doch auf den ersten Blick you can see that straightaway (with half an eye umg);

erst auf den zweiten Blick … it’s only when you look at it again that …;

sein Blick fiel auf (+akk) his eye(s) oder gaze fell on;

seinen ( oder

den)

Blick richten auf (+akk) look at ( oder towards oder in the direction of), cast one’s eye(s) on ( oder in the direction of) liter;

den Blick heben/senken look up/down, raise one’s eyes/cast one’s eyes down, lower one’s gaze;

den Blick wenden von look away from, turn one’s eyes away from;

er wandte den Blick nicht von … he wouldn’t take his eyes off …;

ihre Blicke begegneten sich their eyes met;

die beiden wechselten verliebte Blicke the two exchanged amorous glances, they made eyes at each other umg;

sie warf mir einen betrübten Blick zu she cast a troubled glance at me

jemanden keines Blickes würdigen not deign to look at sb;

soweit der Blick reicht as far as the eye can see;

wenn Blicke töten könnten if looks could kill; → durchbohren¹, finster A, starr A 1

2. nur sg (Augenausdruck) look (in one’s eyes), eyes pl;

einen traurigen/verzweifelten Blick haben look sad/have a look of despair;

der böse Blick the evil eye

3. nur sg; (Aussicht) view;

mit Blick auf (+akk) with a view of, overlooking;

von hier aus haben Sie einen schönen Blick you have a nice view from here

4. nur sg; fig (Empfänglichkeit) eye(s pl); (Blickweite, Horizont) outlook, horizon(s pl);

einen (

guten oder

sicheren)

Blick haben für have an (a good) eye for;

dafür hat er keinen oder

nicht den richtigen Blick he has no eyes for ( oder he just doesn’t see) that kind of thing;

den Blick für etwas verstellen oder

trüben obscure sth

jemandem den Blick für etwas verstellen/trüben distort/cloud sb’s view of sth ( oder outlook on sth)

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der; Blick[e]s, Blicke

1) look; (flüchtig) glance

jemandem einen Blick/sich Blicke zuwerfen — give somebody a look/exchange glances

einen kurzen Blick auf etwas (Akk.) werfen — take a quick look at or glance [briefly] at something

auf den ersten Blick — at first glance

auf den zweiten Blick — looking at it again or a second time

mein Blick fiel auf den Brief — my eye fell on the letter; the letter caught my eye

2) o. Pl. (Ausdruck) look in one's eyes

mit misstrauischem Blick — with a suspicious look in one's eye

3) (Aussicht) view

ein Zimmer mit Blick aufs Meer — a room with a sea view

jemanden/etwas aus dem Blick verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something

etwas im Blick haben — be able to see something

4) o. Pl. (Urteil[skraft]) eye

einen sicheren/geschulten Blick für etwas haben — have a sure/trained eye for something

keinen Blick für etwas haben — have no eye for something

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-e m.

look n.

view n.

vista n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Blick
10 mirar

v.

1 to look at (dirigir la vista a).

mirar algo de cerca/lejos to look at something closely/from a distance

¡míralos! look at them!

mirar algo por encima to glance over something, to have a quick look at something

mirar a alguien bien/mal to think highly/poorly of somebody

mirar a alguien de arriba abajo to look somebody up and down

mirar a alguien por encima del hombro (figurative) to look down on somebody

de mírame y no me toques (informal) very fragile

Ella mira la luna She looks at the moon.

Ella mira She looks.

2 to look (dirigir la vista).

¡mira! look (at that!)

mira, yo creo que… look, I think (that)…

mira que te avisé I told you so

mira por dónde… guess what?, would you believe it? (peninsular Spanish)

¡mira que eres pesado/tonto! you're being really tedious/silly!

3 to check, to look through.

le miraron todas las maletas they searched all her luggage

Ella mira la revista She looks through=leafs through the magazine.

4 to check, to look.

he mirado en todas partes I've looked everywhere

5 to watch.

Ella mira el partido She watches the game.

6 to consider, to think about, to think over.

Ella mira la posibilidad She considers the possibility.

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mirar

► verbo transitivo

1 (observar) to look at; (con atención) to watch

■ mira lo que dice este letrero look at this sign

■ mírame a los ojos look me in the eye

■ pasa todo el día mirándose en el espejo he spends all day looking at himself in the mirror

■ se miraron sorprendidos they looked at each other in surprise

2 (buscar) to look; (registrar) to search

■ ya he mirado por todas partes y no lo encuentro I've looked everywhere and I can't find it

■ me miraron todo al pasar por la aduana they went through everything at customs

3 (tener cuidado con) to watch

■ mira bien lo que haces watch what you do

4 (averiguar) to see, find out

■ mira (a ver) si lo han vendido ya see whether they have sold it yet

5 (dar) to face

■ el dormitorio mira a poniente the bedroom faces west

6 (tener cuidado con) to watch, mind, be careful

■ mira bien lo que dices watch what you say

7 (tener en cuenta) to consider

■ cuando le apetece algo no mira nada when he wants something he just goes for it

■ los jóvenes de hoy no miran nada young people today have no consideration

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to look; (con atención) to stare

2 (buscar) to look

■ mira debajo de la cama look under the bed

3 (tener cuidado) to mind, watch, be careful

■ mira que no te engañen mind they don't cheat you

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de mírame y no me toques very fragile, delicate

mira que si... what if...

¡mira! (gen) look! 2 (con asombro) well I never!, fancy that! 3 (como aviso) look here!

mira que te lo dije I did tell you, didn't I?

mira quién habla look who's talking

mira, yo no digo nada look, I'm not saying a thing

mirándolo bien... thinking about it...

mirar a alguien por encima del hombro to look down one's nose at somebody

mirar algo/a alguien con buenos/malos ojos to have a good/bad opinion of something/somebody

mirar algo por encima to have a quick look at something

mirar atrás to look back

mirar de arriba a abajo a alguien to look somebody up and down

mirar por alguien to think of somebody

mirarse en alguien to look up to somebody

¡mira por donde! would you believe it!

¡mira que!

■ ¡mira que es tonto! he's so stupid!

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verb

1) to look, look at

2) watch

3) consider

•

- mirarse

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1. VT

1) (=ver) to look at

estaba mirando la foto — she was looking at the photo

me miró con tristeza — she looked at me sadly

miraban boquiabiertos el nuevo aparato — they stared open-mouthed at the new machine

• mirar a algn de arriba abajo — to look sb up and down

• mirar algo/a algn de reojo o de través — to look at sth/sb out of the corner of one's eye

• mirar fijamente algo/a algn — to gaze o stare at sth/sb

• mirar algo por encima — to glance over sth

- mirar bien o con buenos ojos a algn

- mirar mal o con malos ojos a algn

- de mírame y no me toques
hombro
2) (=observar) to watch

se quedó mirando cómo jugaban los niños — she stood watching the children play

miraba los barcos — she was watching the boats

estuvo mirando la tele todo el día — he spent all day watching TV

3) (=comprobar)

le miraron la maleta en la aduana — they searched his suitcase at customs

mira que no hierva el agua — make sure the water doesn't boil

mira a ver lo que hace el niño — go and see o check what the boy's up to

mira a ver si ha venido el taxi — (look and) see if the taxi has come

míralo en el diccionario — look it up in the dictionary

4) (=pensar en)

no mira las dificultades — he doesn't think of the difficulties

lo hago mirando el porvenir — I'm doing it with the future in mind

¡no gastes más, mira que no tenemos dinero! — don't spend any more, remember we've no money!

• mirándolo bien, bien mirado o si bien se mira o mirándolo bien, la situación no es tan grave — all in all, the situation isn't that bad, if you really think about it, the situation isn't all that bad

bien mirado o mirándolo bien, creo que lo haré más tarde — on second thoughts, I think I'll do it later

5) (=ser cuidadoso con)

mira mucho el dinero — he's very careful with money

deberías mirar lo que gastas — you should watch what you spend

mira mucho todos los detalles — she pays great attention to detail

6) [uso exclamativo]

a) [en imperativo]

¡mira qué cuadro tan bonito! — look, what a pretty painting!

¡mira cómo me has puesto de agua! — look, you've covered me in water!

¡mira lo que has hecho! — (just) look what you've done!

¡mira quién fue a hablar! — look who's talking!

¡mira (bien) lo que haces! — watch what you do!

¡mira con quién hablas! — just remember who you're talking to!

b) [indicando sorpresa, disgusto]

• mira que, ¡mira que es tonto! — he's so stupid!

¡mira que te avisé! — didn't I warn you?

¡mira que ponerse a llover ahora! — it would have to start raining right now!

c) [indicando esperanza, temor]

• mira que si, ¡mira que si ganas! — imagine if you win!

¡mira que si no viene! — just suppose he doesn't come!

¡mira que si es mentira! — just suppose it isn't true!, what if it isn't true?

7) LAm (=ver) to see

¿lo miras? — can you see it?

2. VI

1) [con la vista] to look

me vio pero miró hacia otro lado — she saw me, but she looked the other way

estaba mirando por la ventana — he was looking out of the window

miré por el agujero — I looked through the hole

miró alrededor para ver si veía a alguien — she looked around to see if she could see anyone

mirar de reojo o de través — to look out of the corner of one's eye

2) (=comprobar) to look

¿has mirado en el cajón? — have you looked in the drawer?

3) (=estar orientado hacia) to face

la casa mira al sur — the house faces south

el balcón mira al jardín — the balcony looks out onto the garden

4) (=cuidar)

• mirar por algn — to look after sb, take care of sb

debes de mirar por tus hermanos — you should look after o take care of your brothers

mira mucho por su ropa — she takes great care of her clothes

solo mira por sus intereses — he only looks after his own interests

tienes que mirar por ti mismo — you have to look out for yourself

5) [uso exclamativo]

a) [en imperativo]

¡mira! un ratón — look, a mouse!

mira, yo creo que... — look, I think that...

mira, déjame en paz ahora — look, just leave me alone now

mire usted, yo no tengo por qué aguantar esto — look here, I don't have to put up with this

b) [indicando sorpresa, admiración]

• mira si, ¡mira si estaría buena la sopa que todos repitieron! — the soup was so good that everyone had seconds!

¡mira si es listo el niño! — what a clever boy he is!

- ¡pues mira por dónde...!

6)

• mirar a — (=proponerse) to aim at

este proyecto mira a mejorar la calidad del agua — this project is aimed at improving water quality

7) frm

por lo que mira a — as for, as regards

3.

See:

mirarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (observar, contemplar) to look at

no me mires así — don't look at me like that

se me quedó mirando — he just stared at me, he just gaped at me

miró el reloj con disimulo — she glanced furtively at her watch

miraba distraída por la ventana — he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window

mirar a alguien a los ojos — to look somebody in the eye

miraba cómo lo hacía — he was watching how she did it

he mirado el informe muy por encima — I've only had a quick look at the report

ir a mirar escaparates or (AmL) vidrieras — to go window shopping

ser de mírame y no me toques — to be very fragile o delicate

b) <programa/partido> to watch

mirar televisión — to watch television

2) ( fijarse) to look

a ver si mira por dónde va — why don't you look where you're going?

mira lo que has hecho! — look what you've done!

mira bien que esté apagado — make sure o check it's off

mira a ver si está listo — have a look to see if he's ready

mira a ver si lo puedes abrir tú — see if you can open it

3) ( considerar)

míralo desde otro punto de vista — look at it from another point of view

mira bien lo que haces — think hard about what you're doing

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, no es una mala idea — thinking about it o all things considered, it's not a bad idea

mirándolo bien creo que prefiero no ir — on second thoughts, I think I'd prefer to stay

lo mires por donde lo mires — whatever o whichever way you look at it

mirar algo en menos — < regalo> to turn one's nose up at something; <trabajo/idea> to look down one's nose at something

mirar a alguien en menos — to look down on somebody

mirar mal or no mirar bien a alguien: lo miran mal porque lleva el pelo largo they disapprove of him because he has long hair; en el trabajo no lo miran bien — he's not very highly thought of at work

4) ( ser cuidadoso con)

mira mucho el dinero — she's very careful with her money

mira hasta el último céntimo — he watches every penny

5)

a) (expresando incredulidad, irritación, etc)

mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno...! — honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven...! (colloq)

mira que eres tacaño! — boy, you're mean! (colloq)

mira las veces que te lo habré dicho...! — the times I've told you!

mira quién habla! — look who's talking!

mira si será egoísta! — talk about (being) selfish!

b) ( en advertencias)

mira que mi paciencia tiene un límite — I'm warning you, I'm running out of patience

mira que ya son las nueve — you realize o you (do) know it's already nine
2.
mirar vi

1) (observar, contemplar) to look

no mires — don't look

se mira y no se toca — look but don't touch

he mirado por todas partes — I've looked everywhere

mirar por la ventana — to look out of the window

¿miraste bien? — did you have a good look?, did you look properly?

mirar atrás — to look back

2) ( fijarse) to look

mire usted, la cosa es muy sencilla — well, it's very simple

sacó el primer premio - mira tú! — he won first prize - well, well! o well I never!

no, mira, yo tampoco me lo creo — no, to be honest, I don't believe it either

mira, no me vengas con excusas — look, I don't want to listen to your excuses

mira por dónde — (Esp fam)

y mira por dónde, me llevé el trofeo — and would you believe it? I won the trophy, and guess what? I won the trophy

3) ( estar orientado)

mirar A/HACIA algo — fachada/frente to face something; terraza/habitación to look out over something, overlook something

ponte mirando hacia la ventana — stand (o sit etc) facing the window

4) mirar por

a) ( preocuparse por) to think of

b) (Col) ( cuidar) to look after
3.
mirarse v pron

a) (refl) to look at oneself

b) (recípr) to look at each other

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= look, look through, behold, check out, peek, look (a)round, roam over, catch + sight of, eye.

Nota: Participio pasado eyeing (UK) o eying (USA).

Ex. This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.

Ex. If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.

Ex. As Confucius said ' behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.

Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex. The article ' Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.

Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex. According to Tim Berners-Lee's vision of the semantic web, intelligent agent software will have the ability to understand the meaning (semantics) of the information they are roaming over in order to make the users' searches more inherently meaningful and efficient.

Ex. 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.

Ex. The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.

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* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* aficionado a mirar las estrellas = stargazer.

* bien mirado = all things considered.

* deleitarse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* hay que mirar hacia el futuro = the show must go on.

* haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.

* mirando al sur = south facing.

* mirando hacia atrás = in retrospect.

* mirándolo bien = all things considered.

* ¡mira por donde! = lo and behold!, lo!.

* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.

* mirar a = look at, peer at, look onto.

* mirar a Alguien con odio = look + daggers at.

* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.

* mirar adelante = look + straight ahead.

* mirar a hurtadillas = peep.

* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar al frente = look + straight ahead.

* mirar a los ojos = make + eye contact, look + Nombre + in the eyes.

* mirar al otro lado = look + the other way.

* mirar al vacío = stare into + space, look into + space, gaze into + space.

* mirar con desdén = scowl (at).

* mirar con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

* mirar con el ceño fruncido = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar con ira = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar cuidadosamente = comb trough.

* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.

* mirar dentro de = peer into.

* mirar de reojo a = steal + a glance at.

* mirar desde arriba = look down on/upon, look down over.

* mirar de soslayo a = steal + a glance at.

* mirar detenidamente = go through, eye.

* mirar en otra dirección = look + the other way.

* mirar fijamente = stare at, look + hard, gaze.

* mirar fijamente a los ojos = eyeball.

* mirar furtivamente = peep.

* mirar hacia = overlook.

* mirar hacia abajo = look down.

* mirar hacia arriba = look up.

* mirar hacia atrás = look back.

* mirar hacia el futuro = look forward, look + ahead.

* mirar la bola de cristal = gaze into + crystal ball.

* mirar las estrellas = stargaze.

* mirar ligeramente = glance at.

* mirar para atrás = look back.

* mirar por = look about, peer out, look out.

* mirar por encima = eyeball.

* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar rápidamente = shoot + a look at.

* mirar rápidamente buscando algo = scan.

* mirar rápida y brevemente = catch + sight of.

* mirarse el ombligo = contemplate + navel, gaze at + Posesivo + navel.

* que mira al sur = south facing.

* recrearse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* si bien se mira = all things considered.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (observar, contemplar) to look at

no me mires así — don't look at me like that

se me quedó mirando — he just stared at me, he just gaped at me

miró el reloj con disimulo — she glanced furtively at her watch

miraba distraída por la ventana — he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window

mirar a alguien a los ojos — to look somebody in the eye

miraba cómo lo hacía — he was watching how she did it

he mirado el informe muy por encima — I've only had a quick look at the report

ir a mirar escaparates or (AmL) vidrieras — to go window shopping

ser de mírame y no me toques — to be very fragile o delicate

b) <programa/partido> to watch

mirar televisión — to watch television

2) ( fijarse) to look

a ver si mira por dónde va — why don't you look where you're going?

mira lo que has hecho! — look what you've done!

mira bien que esté apagado — make sure o check it's off

mira a ver si está listo — have a look to see if he's ready

mira a ver si lo puedes abrir tú — see if you can open it

3) ( considerar)

míralo desde otro punto de vista — look at it from another point of view

mira bien lo que haces — think hard about what you're doing

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, no es una mala idea — thinking about it o all things considered, it's not a bad idea

mirándolo bien creo que prefiero no ir — on second thoughts, I think I'd prefer to stay

lo mires por donde lo mires — whatever o whichever way you look at it

mirar algo en menos — < regalo> to turn one's nose up at something; <trabajo/idea> to look down one's nose at something

mirar a alguien en menos — to look down on somebody

mirar mal or no mirar bien a alguien: lo miran mal porque lleva el pelo largo they disapprove of him because he has long hair; en el trabajo no lo miran bien — he's not very highly thought of at work

4) ( ser cuidadoso con)

mira mucho el dinero — she's very careful with her money

mira hasta el último céntimo — he watches every penny

5)

a) (expresando incredulidad, irritación, etc)

mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno...! — honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven...! (colloq)

mira que eres tacaño! — boy, you're mean! (colloq)

mira las veces que te lo habré dicho...! — the times I've told you!

mira quién habla! — look who's talking!

mira si será egoísta! — talk about (being) selfish!

b) ( en advertencias)

mira que mi paciencia tiene un límite — I'm warning you, I'm running out of patience

mira que ya son las nueve — you realize o you (do) know it's already nine
2.
mirar vi

1) (observar, contemplar) to look

no mires — don't look

se mira y no se toca — look but don't touch

he mirado por todas partes — I've looked everywhere

mirar por la ventana — to look out of the window

¿miraste bien? — did you have a good look?, did you look properly?

mirar atrás — to look back

2) ( fijarse) to look

mire usted, la cosa es muy sencilla — well, it's very simple

sacó el primer premio - mira tú! — he won first prize - well, well! o well I never!

no, mira, yo tampoco me lo creo — no, to be honest, I don't believe it either

mira, no me vengas con excusas — look, I don't want to listen to your excuses

mira por dónde — (Esp fam)

y mira por dónde, me llevé el trofeo — and would you believe it? I won the trophy, and guess what? I won the trophy

3) ( estar orientado)

mirar A/HACIA algo — fachada/frente to face something; terraza/habitación to look out over something, overlook something

ponte mirando hacia la ventana — stand (o sit etc) facing the window

4) mirar por

a) ( preocuparse por) to think of

b) (Col) ( cuidar) to look after
3.
mirarse v pron

a) (refl) to look at oneself

b) (recípr) to look at each other

* * *

= look, look through, behold, check out, peek, look (a)round, roam over, catch + sight of, eye.

Nota: Participio pasado eyeing (UK) o eying (USA).

Ex: This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.

Ex: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.

Ex: As Confucius said ' behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.

Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex: The article ' Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.

Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex: According to Tim Berners-Lee's vision of the semantic web, intelligent agent software will have the ability to understand the meaning (semantics) of the information they are roaming over in order to make the users' searches more inherently meaningful and efficient.

Ex: 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.

Ex: The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.

* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* aficionado a mirar las estrellas = stargazer.

* bien mirado = all things considered.

* deleitarse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* hay que mirar hacia el futuro = the show must go on.

* haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.

* mirando al sur = south facing.

* mirando hacia atrás = in retrospect.

* mirándolo bien = all things considered.

* ¡mira por donde! = lo and behold!, lo!.

* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.

* mirar a = look at, peer at, look onto.

* mirar a Alguien con odio = look + daggers at.

* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.

* mirar adelante = look + straight ahead.

* mirar a hurtadillas = peep.

* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar al frente = look + straight ahead.

* mirar a los ojos = make + eye contact, look + Nombre + in the eyes.

* mirar al otro lado = look + the other way.

* mirar al vacío = stare into + space, look into + space, gaze into + space.

* mirar con desdén = scowl (at).

* mirar con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

* mirar con el ceño fruncido = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar con ira = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar cuidadosamente = comb trough.

* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.

* mirar dentro de = peer into.

* mirar de reojo a = steal + a glance at.

* mirar desde arriba = look down on/upon, look down over.

* mirar de soslayo a = steal + a glance at.

* mirar detenidamente = go through, eye.

* mirar en otra dirección = look + the other way.

* mirar fijamente = stare at, look + hard, gaze.

* mirar fijamente a los ojos = eyeball.

* mirar furtivamente = peep.

* mirar hacia = overlook.

* mirar hacia abajo = look down.

* mirar hacia arriba = look up.

* mirar hacia atrás = look back.

* mirar hacia el futuro = look forward, look + ahead.

* mirar la bola de cristal = gaze into + crystal ball.

* mirar las estrellas = stargaze.

* mirar ligeramente = glance at.

* mirar para atrás = look back.

* mirar por = look about, peer out, look out.

* mirar por encima = eyeball.

* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar rápidamente = shoot + a look at.

* mirar rápidamente buscando algo = scan.

* mirar rápida y brevemente = catch + sight of.

* mirarse el ombligo = contemplate + navel, gaze at + Posesivo + navel.

* que mira al sur = south facing.

* recrearse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* si bien se mira = all things considered.

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mirar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ mirar (verbo transitivo)

A

1 contemplar: dibujo, etc

2 mirar: programa, partido

B fijarse

C considerar: problema, cuestión

D ser cuidadoso con

E

1 expresando incredulidad etc

2 en advertencias

■ mirar (verbo intransitivo)

A observar, contemplar

B fijarse

C estar orientado hacia algo

D

1 preocuparse por

2 cuidar

■ mirarse (verbo pronominal)

1 cuidarse

2 contemplarse

vt

A

1 (contemplar) ‹dibujo/persona› to look at

se me quedó mirando con la boca abierta he just stared at me open-mouthed, he just gaped at me

miró el reloj con disimulo she glanced furtively at her watch

miraba distraída por la ventana he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window

no me mires así don't look at me like that

nunca te mira a los ojos cuando te habla he never looks you in the eye when he's talking to you

la miró de arriba (a) abajo he eyed o looked her up and down

estaba mirando una revista he was looking o leafing through a magazine

se quedó mirando cómo lo hacía he stood watching how she did it

¿has leído el informe? — lo he mirado muy por encima have you read the report — I've only had a quick look at it o I've only given it a cursory glance

salieron a mirar escaparates or ( AmL) vidrieras they went (out) window shopping

mírame y no me toques: esta cristalería es de las de mírame y no me toques you've only to look at this glassware and it breaks

el encaje es muy antiguo y está que mírame y no me toques the lace is very old and it's very fragile o delicate

2 ‹programa/partido› to watch

mirar televisión to watch television

B (fijarse) to look

mira qué vestido más bonito what a lovely dress!, that's a lovely dress, isn't it?

a ver si mira por dónde va why don't you look where you're going?

mira cómo se divierten look what fun they're having!

¡mira lo que has hecho! look what you've done!

antes de salir mira bien que no quede ninguna luz encendida make sure o check there are no lights left on before you go out

mira a ver si el pollo está listo look o have a look at the chicken to see if it's done

mira a ver si lo puedes abrir tú see if you can open it

C (considerar) ‹problema/cuestión›

míralo desde otro punto de vista look at it from another point of view

mira bien lo que haces think hard o carefully about what you're doing

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, no es una mala idea thinking about it o all things considered, it's not a bad idea

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, había algo extraño en él thinking about it o now that I come to think about it, there was something strange about him

mirándolo bien creo que prefiero quedarme en casa on second thoughts, I think I'd prefer to stay at home

lo mires por donde lo mires whatever o whichever way you look at it

mirar algo/a algn en menos: me miró en menos el regalo y me costó tan caro the present I gave her cost the earth and she looked down her nose at it

yo que lo miré en menos y es un rico heredero I turned my nose up at him and it turns out he's the the heir to a fortune!

los miran en menos porque son pobres people look down on them because they're poor

mirar mal or no mirar bien a algn: en el trabajo no lo miran bien he's not very highly thought of at work, they don't have a very high opinion of him at work

lo miran mal porque lleva el pelo largo they disapprove of him because he has long hair

los miran mal porque no están casados they're frowned upon because they're not married, people disapprove of them because they're not married

D

(ser cuidadoso con): mira mucho el dinero she's very careful with her money

mira hasta el último céntimo he watches every penny

E

1

(expresando incredulidad, irritación, etc): ¡mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno …! honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven …! ( colloq)

¡mira que tú también te metes en cada lío …! you're a fine one to talk, with all the scrapes you get into! ( colloq)

¡mira que no saber dónde está Helsinki …! imagine o ( BrE) fancy not knowing where Helsinki is!

¡mira que eres tacaño! you're so mean! boy, you're mean! ( colloq)

¡mira que te lo he dicho de veces …! the times I've told you!, how many times do I have to tell you?

¡mira quién habla! look o hark who's talking!

mira si será egoísta, que no me lo quiso prestar talk about (being) selfish! he wouldn't lend it to me

2

(en advertencias): mira que mañana hay huelga de trenes remember that there's a train strike tomorrow

mira que mi paciencia tiene un límite I'm warning you, I'm running out of patience

¿todavía estás aquí? mira que ya son las nueve are you still here? you realize o you (do) know it's already gone nine …

■ mirar

vi

A (observar, contemplar) to look

no mires, que es una sorpresa don't look, it's a surprise

cuando hay alguna escena violenta yo no miro when there's a violent scene I don't look

se mira y no se toca look but don't touch

he mirado por todas partes y no lo encuentro I've looked everywhere but I can't find it

se pasa el día mirando por la ventana he spends the whole day looking out of the window

¿estás seguro de que no está? ¿miraste bien? are you sure it's not there? did you have a good look? o did you look properly?

tienes que mirar por aquí/por este agujero you have to look through here/through this hole

mirar atrás to look back

B (fijarse) to look

mire usted, la cosa es muy sencilla well, it's very simple

sacó el primer premio — ¡mira tú! he won first prize — well, well! o well I never! o you're kidding! o ( BrE) get away! ( colloq)

mire, le quería hacer una pregunta look, there's something I wanted to ask you

no, mira, yo tampoco me lo creo no, to be honest o to tell you the truth, I don't believe it either

mira, no me vengas ahora con excusas look, I don't want to listen to your excuses

mira, hazlo como te dé la gana well o look, just go ahead and do it however you like!

mira por dónde ( Esp fam): yo no quería participar y, mira por dónde, me llevé el trofeo I didn't even want to take part and yet, would you believe it? I won the trophy o and guess what? I won the trophy

¿no decías que era tan difícil conseguir una entrada? pues mira por dónde, no había ni cola didn't you say it was really difficult to get a ticket? well, can you believe it? there wasn't even a line ( AmE) o ( BrE) queue ( colloq)

y mira por dónde, tenía yo razón and, you know what? I was right ( colloq)

C (estar orientado) mirar A/ HACIA algo; to face sth

la fachada mira al sur the front of the building faces south o is south-facing

esa habitación mira al mar that room overlooks the sea

el balcón mira a las montañas the balcony looks out onto the mountains

ponte mirando hacia la ventana stand ( o sit etc) facing the window

D mirar por

1 (preocuparse por) to think of

no mira más que por sus intereses he only thinks of his own interests

mira por ti misma, los demás que se las arreglen just worry about yourself o just think of o about yourself, and let others sort out their own problems

2 ( Col) (cuidar) to look after

¿quién mira por los niños? who's looking after o taking care of the children?

■ mirarse

v pron

1 ( refl) to look at oneself

se miró en el or al espejo she looked at herself in the mirror

2 ( recípr) to look at each other

se miraron extrañados they looked at each other in surprise

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mirar ( conjugate mirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (observar, contemplar) to look at;

◊ mirar un cuadro to look at a picture;

no me mires así don't look at me like that;
mirar a algn a los ojos to look sb in the eye;
se me quedó mirando he just stared at me;
miraba distraída por la ventana he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window;
miraba cómo lo hacía he was watching how she did it;
ir a mirar escaparates or (AmL) vidrieras to go window shopping
b) ‹programa/partido/televisión› to watch

2 ( fijarse) to look;
◊ ¡mira lo que has hecho! look what you've done!;

mira bien que esté apagado make sure o check it's off;
miré a ver si estaba listo I had a look to see if he was ready
3 ( considerar):
◊ míralo desde otro punto de vista look at it from another point of view;

lo mires por donde lo mires whatever o whichever way you look at it;
mirándolo bien ( pensándolo detenidamente) all things considered;

( pensándolo mejor) on second thoughts;
◊ mirar a algn en menos to look down on sb;

mirar mal a algn to disapprove of sb
4 (expresando incredulidad, irritación, etc):
◊ ¡mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno …! honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven …! (colloq);

¡mira que eres tacaño! boy, you're mean! (colloq);
¡mira las veces que te lo habré dicho …! the times I've told you!
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to look;
◊ he mirado por todas partes I've looked everywhere;

mirar por la ventana to look out of the window;
¿miraste bien? did you have a good look?, did you look properly?;
mirar atrás to look back
2 ( estar orientado) mirar A/HACIA algo [ fachada] to face sth;
[terraza/habitación] to look out over sth, overlook sth;
◊ ponte mirando hacia la ventana stand (o sit etc) facing the window

3
◊ mirar por

a) ( preocuparse por) to think of

b) (Col) ( cuidar) to look after

mirarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) to look at oneself;

◊ mirarse en el espejo to look at oneself in the mirror

b) ( recípr) to look at each other

mirar
I verbo transitivo
1 to look at: me miró con preocupación, he looked at me with concern
mirar una palabra en el diccionario, to look up a word in the dictionary
2 (examinar) to watch: miraba la película atentamente, she was watching the film carefully
míralo con atención, look at it carefully
3 (tener cuidado) mira bien con quién andas, be careful of the company you keep
II verbo intransitivo
1 (buscar) miraré en ese rincón, I'll have a look in that corner
2 (cuidar) to look after sb/sthg: mira por tus intereses, she is looking after your interests
3 (estar orientado) to face: la fachada mira al norte, the façade faces north ➣ Ver nota en ver
' mirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alrededor
- atrás
- dar
- directoria I
- directorio
- fijamente
- hito
- hombro
- lupa
- manía
- mirada
- observar
- ojo
- trasluz
- ver
- vista
- volver
- aguaitar
- atentamente
- bien
- caer
- cerca
- checar
- desesperación
- escudriñar
- huevo
- infinito
- microscopio
- mirado
- reojo
- soslayo
- vacío
- valer
- vidriera
English:
about
- around
- at
- browse
- clock
- comb
- contemplate
- dig around
- disdain
- even
- eye
- face
- gape
- gaze
- glance
- glance up
- glare
- glower
- hard
- intently
- leer
- look
- look at
- look back
- look down
- look out
- look round
- nose
- peek
- regard
- scowl
- sideways
- sneak
- space
- square
- squint
- stare
- steadily
- steal
- survey
- take
- tear away
- view
- watch
- window-shopping
- askance
- bright
- double
- down
- fine

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mirar

♦ vt

1. [dirigir la vista a] to look at;
[detenidamente, con atención] to watch; [fijamente] to stare at;
mirar algo de cerca/lejos to look at sth closely/from a distance;

¡míralos! look at them!;

mira lo que pone en ese cartel look (at) what that sign says;

mirar a la gente pasar to watch people go by;

no paraba de mirarme he kept staring at me;

pasaba horas mirando las estrellas I would spend hours gazing at the stars;

mirar algo/a alguien con disimulo to glance furtively at sth/sb;

mirar algo por encima to glance over sth, to have a quick look at sth;

mirar a alguien con ira to look angrily at sb, to glare at sb;

mirar a alguien de arriba abajo to look sb up and down;

Comp

mirar a alguien por encima del hombro to look down on sb;

Comp
Fam
ser de mírame y no me toques to be very fragile

2. [fijarse en]
primero mira cómo lo hago yo first, watch o see how I do it;

mira que no falte nada en las maletas check to see nothing's missing from the suitcases;

míralos bien y dime cuál te gusta más have a good look at them and tell me which you like best

3. [examinar] to check, to look through;

he mirado todo el periódico I've looked through the whole newspaper;

miraremos tu expediente con mucha atención we'll look at your file very carefully;

le miraron todas las maletas they searched all her luggage;

eso te lo tiene que mirar un médico you should have that looked at by a doctor

4. [considerar]
mira bien lo que haces be careful about what you do;

míralo desde este ángulo… look at it this way…;

bien mirado…, mirándolo bien… if you think about it…;

aunque bien mirado, podemos ir los dos on second thoughts, we could both go;

lo mires por donde lo mires whichever way you look at it;

mirar a alguien bien/mal to approve/disapprove of sb;

en este país miran mucho la puntualidad punctuality is very important to people in this country;

mirar mucho el dinero to be very careful with money

♦ vi

1. [dirigir la vista] to look;
[detenidamente, con atención] to watch; [fijamente] to stare;
mira bien antes de cruzar look carefully before crossing the road;

miraban por la ventana they were looking out of the window;

¡mira! look (at that)!;

mira, yo creo que… look, I think (that)…;
Esp
mira por dónde guess what?, would you believe it?;
también Irónico
¡mira qué bien! isn't that great!;

mira que te avisé I told you so;

¡mira que eres pesado/tonto! you're so annoying/silly!;

¡mira que salir sin paraguas con la que está cayendo! fancy going out without an umbrella in this rain!;

¡mira si haría calor que no pude dormir! it was so hot I couldn't sleep!;

Comp

¡mira quién fue a hablar! look who's talking!;

Comp
Am Fam
mirar feo: siempre miraba feo a mis amigos she always looked down her nose at my friends

2. [buscar] to check, to look;

he mirado en todas partes I've looked everywhere

3.
mirar a [orientarse hacia] [casa, fachada] to face;
[habitación, terraza] to look out onto;
la mezquita mira al este the mosque faces east;

la habitación mira al mar the room looks out onto the sea

4.
mirar por [cuidar de] to look after;

mirar por los demás to look out for other people;

sólo mira por sus intereses she only looks after her own interests

5. Fam [averiguar, comprobar]
mirar a ver si to see if o whether;

mira a ver si ha llegado la carta (go and) see if the letter has arrived;

mira a ver si tienes algo de cambio para dejarme (have a look and) see if you've got any change you could lend me

♦ See also the pronominal verb mirarse

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mirar

I v/t

1 look at

2 ( observar) watch;

3 fig ( considerar) look at, consider;

no mirar el precio not worry about the cost;

mira bien lo que haces think carefully about what you’re doing

4 L.Am. ( ver) see;

¿qué miras desde aquí? what can you see from here?

II v/i look;

mirar a/hacia algo face sth;

mirar al norte de una ventana etc face north;

mirar por look through; ( cuidar) look after;

mirar por la ventana look out of the window;

¡mira! look!;

¡mira por dónde! would you believe it?;

mirándolo bien thinking about it, now that I etc come to think about it

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mirar vt

1) : to look at

2) observar: to watch

3) reflexionar: to consider, to think over

mirar vi

1) : to look

2) : to face, to overlook

3)

mirar por : to look after, to look out for

♦ See also the reflexive verb mirarse

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mirar vb

1. (en general) to look / to look at

mira en el armario look in the wardrobe

he mirado por todas partes I've looked everywhere

se miró en el espejo she looked at herself in the mirror

2. (observar) to watch

estaba mirando cómo llegaban los barcos he was watching the boats arrive

3. (considerar) to think about [pt. & pp. thought]

mira bien lo que haces think carefully about what you're doing

4. (consultar) to look up

míralo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

mirar fijamente to stare at

Spanish-English dictionary > mirar
11 mirada

f.

look.

apartar la mirada to look away

dirigir o lanzar la mirada a to glance at

echar una mirada (a algo) to glance o to have a quick look (at something)

fulminar con la mirada a alguien to look daggers at somebody

levantar la mirada to look up

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: mirar.

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mirada

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) look; (vistazo) glance

■ una mirada de odio a look of hate

■ échale una mirada a esto have a glance at this

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FRASEOLOGÍA

aguantar la mirada a alguien to stare somebody out

apartar la mirada to look away

clavar la mirada en algo/alguien to stare at something/somebody, fix one's eye on something/somebody

devorar con la mirada to leer at

echar una mirada a algo/alguien to take a look at something/somebody

fulminar a alguien con la mirada to look daggers at somebody

levantar la mirada to look up

mirada asesina evil look

mirada fija gaze

mirada perdida/vaga far-away look

mirada de soslayo sideways glance

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noun f.

look, glance, glare, gaze

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SF

1) (=forma de mirar) look

tiene una mirada melancólica — he has a sad look about him

con una mirada triste — with a sad look in his eyes

tenía la mirada penetrante — she had a penetrating gaze

no podía resistir su mirada — I couldn't resist those eyes

con la mirada fija en el infinito — staring into space

- hay miradas que matan

2) (=acto) [rápida] glance; [detenida] gaze

le dirigió una mirada de sospecha — he gave her a suspicious look o glance, he looked o glanced at her suspiciously

le echó una mirada por encima del hombro — she gave him a condescending look, she looked at him condescendingly

era capaz de aguantarle o resistirle la mirada a cualquiera — he could outstare anybody, he could stare anybody out

nos dirigimos una mirada de complicidad — we glanced at each other knowingly

tuvo que aguantar las miradas compasivas de toda la familia — he had to suffer the pitying looks of the whole family

• echar una mirada de reojo o de soslayo a algo/algn — to look out of the corner of one's eye at sth/sb, cast a sidelong glance at sth/sb

mirada perdida, tenía la mirada perdida en el horizonte — she was gazing into the distance

tenían la mirada perdida de quienes están próximos a la locura — they had the empty look of people on the verge of madness

3) (=vista)

recorrió la habitación con la mirada — he looked around the room

• apartar la mirada (de algn/algo) — to look away (from sb/sth)

sin apartar la mirada de ella — without looking away from her

• bajar la mirada — to look down

• clavar la mirada en algo/algn — to fix one's eyes on sth/sb

• desviar la mirada (de algn/algo) — (lit) to look away (from sb/sth), avert one's eyes (from sb/sth); (fig) to turn one's back (on sb/sth)

es solo una excusa para desviar su mirada de los verdaderos problemas — it's just an excuse to turn their backs on the real problems

• dirigir la mirada a o hacia algn/algo — (lit) to look at sb/sth; (fig) to turn one's attention to sb/sth

dirigió la mirada a Rosa — he looked at Rosa

ahora están dirigiendo su mirada hacia los más necesitados — they are now turning their attention to those most in need

• echar una mirada a algn/algo — [varias veces] to keep an eye on sb/sth, check on sb/sth; [una sola vez] to have a look at sb/sth

échale una miradita al arroz de vez en cuando — keep an eye o check on the rice every now and then

echa una mirada a ver si te has dejado la luz encendida — have a look to see if you've left the light on

antes de irse a dormir les echó una mirada a los niños — before going to bed he had a look in on the children o he had a quick look at the children

le echó una última mirada a la casa antes de irse — she had a o one last look at the house before leaving

le deberíais echar una última mirada al examen — you should give your exam paper a final read through

• levantar la mirada — to look up, raise one's eyes

al vernos entrar levantó la mirada — on seeing us enter, he looked up o raised his eyes

no levantó la mirada del libro — he didn't take his eyes off the book

• tener la mirada puesta en algo — (lit) to have one's gaze fixed on sth; (fig) to be looking towards sth, have one's sights set on sth

• seguir algo/a algn con la mirada — to follow sth/sb with one's eyes

• volver la mirada — to look back

salió de la casa sin volver la mirada — she left the house without looking back

si volvemos la mirada hacia atrás, nos daremos cuenta de nuestros errores — if we look back we will realize our mistakes

volvió su mirada a Amelia — she looked round at Amelia o turned her eyes towards Amelia

volvió la mirada a su izquierda — he looked round to his left, he turned his eyes to the left
devorar 1)
4) pl miradas (=atención)

todas las miradas estarán puestas en el jugador brasileño — all eyes will be on the Brazilian player

me fui, huyendo de las miradas de todo el pueblo — I left, fleeing from the prying eyes of the whole village

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femenino

a) ( modo de mirar) look

su mirada era triste — he had a sad look in his eyes

tiene una mirada penetrante — he has a penetrating gaze

hay miradas que matan — if looks could kill...

b) ( acción de mirar) look

lo fulminó con la mirada — she looked daggers at him

le dirigió or lanzó una mirada reprobatoria — he looked at her disapprovingly

sólo le eché una miradita por encima — I just had a quick glance at it

échale una miradita al arroz — have a quick look at the rice

c) ( vista)

tenía la mirada fija en el suelo — she had her eyes fixed on the ground

recorrió la habitación con la mirada — she cast her eyes over the room/she looked around the room

su mirada se posó en ella — (liter) his gaze settled on her (liter)

bajar/levantar la mirada — to look down/up

d) ( mira) sights (pl)

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= gaze, glance, look, glimpse, peek, peep.

Ex. A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.

Ex. After a glance at the 10 titles, the searcher decides to look closer at item 5.

Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.

Ex. The article is entitled 'A glimpse into the crystal ball: academic libraries in the year 2000'.

Ex. The article 'Fifty years of silent service: a peek inside the CIA Library' describes the library of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Ex. A peep into her mind would have revealed that she was quite apprehensive about the immensity of the assignment.

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* agachar la mirada = look down.

* cambio de mirada = gaze-shift.

* con la mirada en = with an eye toward(s).

* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.

* con la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.

* con la mirada puesta en = with an eye on, in + Posesivo + sights.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.

* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.

* dirigir la mirada hacia = look toward(s).

* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada = turn + Posesivo + thoughts.

* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.

* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.

* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.

* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.

* fulminar a Alguien con la mirada = look + daggers at.

* fulminar con la mirada = glower, scowl (at).

* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....

* la mirada en = eye(s) on.

* lanzar una mirada de = give + a look of.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.

* mirada a escondidas = sneak peek.

* mirada a hurtadillas = sneak peek.

* mirada con el ceño fruncido = scowl, glower.

* mirada de cerca = close look.

* mirada de disgusto = scowl.

* mirada de enfado = scowl.

* mirada fija = stare.

* mirada fría = icy glare.

* mirada inexpresiva = blank look, blank expression.

* mirada más de cerca = closer look.

* miradas curiosas = prying eyes.

* miradas indiscretas = prying eyes.

* mirada vacía = blank look, blank expression.

* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.

* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....

* tener la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.

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femenino

a) ( modo de mirar) look

su mirada era triste — he had a sad look in his eyes

tiene una mirada penetrante — he has a penetrating gaze

hay miradas que matan — if looks could kill...

b) ( acción de mirar) look

lo fulminó con la mirada — she looked daggers at him

le dirigió or lanzó una mirada reprobatoria — he looked at her disapprovingly

sólo le eché una miradita por encima — I just had a quick glance at it

échale una miradita al arroz — have a quick look at the rice

c) ( vista)

tenía la mirada fija en el suelo — she had her eyes fixed on the ground

recorrió la habitación con la mirada — she cast her eyes over the room/she looked around the room

su mirada se posó en ella — (liter) his gaze settled on her (liter)

bajar/levantar la mirada — to look down/up

d) ( mira) sights (pl)

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= gaze, glance, look, glimpse, peek, peep.

Ex: A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.

Ex: After a glance at the 10 titles, the searcher decides to look closer at item 5.

Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.

Ex: The article is entitled 'A glimpse into the crystal ball: academic libraries in the year 2000'.

Ex: The article 'Fifty years of silent service: a peek inside the CIA Library' describes the library of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Ex: A peep into her mind would have revealed that she was quite apprehensive about the immensity of the assignment.

* agachar la mirada = look down.

* cambio de mirada = gaze-shift.

* con la mirada en = with an eye toward(s).

* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.

* con la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.

* con la mirada puesta en = with an eye on, in + Posesivo + sights.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.

* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.

* dirigir la mirada hacia = look toward(s).

* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada = turn + Posesivo + thoughts.

* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.

* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.

* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.

* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.

* fulminar a Alguien con la mirada = look + daggers at.

* fulminar con la mirada = glower, scowl (at).

* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....

* la mirada en = eye(s) on.

* lanzar una mirada de = give + a look of.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.

* mirada a escondidas = sneak peek.

* mirada a hurtadillas = sneak peek.

* mirada con el ceño fruncido = scowl, glower.

* mirada de cerca = close look.

* mirada de disgusto = scowl.

* mirada de enfado = scowl.

* mirada fija = stare.

* mirada fría = icy glare.

* mirada inexpresiva = blank look, blank expression.

* mirada más de cerca = closer look.

* miradas curiosas = prying eyes.

* miradas indiscretas = prying eyes.

* mirada vacía = blank look, blank expression.

* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.

* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....

* tener la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.

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mirada

feminine

1 (modo de mirar) look

su mirada era triste/dulce he had a sad/tender look in his eyes

tiene una mirada penetrante he has a penetrating gaze

hay miradas que matan if looks could kill …

2 (acción de mirar) look

los vi intercambiar una mirada de soslayo I saw them exchange a sidelong glance

lo fulminó con la mirada she looked daggers at him, she gave him a withering look

le dirigió or lanzó una mirada reprobatoria he looked at her disapprovingly, he gave o threw her a disapproving look

quería huir de las miradas curiosas de los vecinos he wanted to get away from the neighbors' prying eyes

echa una mirada a ver si no nos dejamos nada take o have a quick look to make sure we haven't left anything behind

sólo le eché una miradita por encima I just had a quick glance at it

le voy a echar una mirada a tu trabajo I'm going to cast an eye over o take a look at your essay

échale una miradita al arroz have a little o quick look at the rice

voy a echarle una mirada a Gabriela a ver si sigue dormida I'm going to look in on Gabriela to see if she's still asleep

3

(vista): tenía la mirada fija en el suelo she was staring at the ground, she had her eyes fixed on the ground

con la mirada perdida en el horizonte (with) his eyes o gaze fixed on the horizon

recorrió la habitación con la mirada she cast her eyes over o she looked around the room

su mirada se posó en ella ( liter); his gaze settled on her ( liter)

ni siquiera se molestó en levantar la mirada cuando le hablé he didn't even bother to look up when I spoke to him

seguía con la mirada los movimientos de la madre she followed her mother's movements with her eyes

4 (mira) sights (pl)

trabajar con la mirada puesta en el porvenir to work with one's sights set on the future

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mirada sustantivo femenino
a) ( modo de mirar) look;

◊ una mirada reprobatoria a disapproving look;

su mirada era triste he had a sad look in his eyes;
lo fulminó con la mirada she looked daggers at him
b) (vistazo, ojeada) glance;

◊ echarle una mirada por encima a algo to take a quick glance at sth;

échales una mirada a los niños have a look at the children
c) ( vista):

◊ tenía la mirada fija en el suelo she had her eyes fixed on the ground;

recorrió la habitación con la mirada she cast her eyes over the room;
bajar/levantar la mirada to look down/up
mirada sustantivo femenino
1 (efecto de mirar) glance: lo abarcas con la mirada, you can take it in at a glance
2 (modo de mirar) look: tiene una mirada cruel, he has a cruel look
3 (vistazo) look, glance: déjame echar una mirada, let me have a look
♦ Locuciones: sostener la mirada, to stare
' mirada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apagada
- apagado
- concentrar
- desnudar
- desprenderse
- desviar
- dirigir
- dura
- duro
- fiel
- fulminar
- glacial
- gustillo
- hielo
- inexpresiva
- inexpresivo
- lanzar
- ojo
- penetrante
- realzar
- seductor
- seductora
- seguir
- significativa
- significativo
- tierna
- tierno
- torva
- torvo
- volver
- ablandar
- acusador
- alzar
- angustioso
- anhelante
- arrebatador
- ausente
- codicioso
- coqueto
- delator
- devorar
- errante
- feroz
- fijar
- franco
- frialdad
- fulminante
- furtivo
- hipnotizador
- huidizo
English:
angry
- approving
- backward
- cast
- cursory
- direct
- dirty look
- distant
- doubtful
- dour
- downward
- feminine
- fix
- fond
- forlorn
- frosty
- furtive
- gaze
- glance
- glance up
- glare
- glassy
- glazed
- glower
- grave
- indignant
- intense
- look
- look away
- magnetic
- murderous
- pained
- passing
- penetrating
- piercing
- searching
- shifty
- shoot
- sidelong
- sideways
- stare
- steady
- stony
- telling
- vacant
- vacantly
- venomous
- wander
- wild
- withering

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mirada nf

1. [acción de mirar] look;

fue el blanco de todas las miradas all eyes were on her;

apartar la mirada to look away;

dirigir o [m5] lanzar la mirada a to glance at;

fulminar con la mirada a alguien to look daggers at sb;

levantar la mirada to look up;

siguió con la mirada todos sus movimientos his eyes followed her every movement;

sostener la mirada de alguien to hold sb's gaze;

Comp

si las miradas mataran if looks could kill

2. [manera de mirar] [con cariño, placer, admiración] gaze;

mirada asesina glare;

me dirigió una mirada asesina she looked daggers at me;

mirada fija stare;

caminaba con la mirada fija en el suelo he walked along staring at the ground;

mirada furtiva peek;

le lanzó una mirada furtiva he looked at her out of the corner of his eye;

le dirigió una mirada lasciva he leered at her;

mirada perdida distant look;

tenía la mirada perdida she was staring into space

3. [vistazo, ojeada] look;

echar una mirada (a algo) to glance o to have a quick look (at sth);

¿le podrías echar una mirada a esta carta que he escrito? could you have a look at this letter I've written?;

echa una mirada a ver si está lloviendo have a look and see if it's raining

4. [intención, propósito]
tener puestas las miradas en algo to have one's sights set on sth

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mirada

f look;

echar una mirada take a look (a at);

ser el centro de todas las miradas be the center o Br centre of attention

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mirada nf

1) : look, glance, gaze

2) expresión: look, expression

una mirada de sorpresa: a look of surprise

* * *

mirada n

1. (en general) look

le dirigió una mirada de ternura he looked at her tenderly

2. (vistazo) glance

echó una mirada rápida al reloj he glanced at the clock

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12 cast

cast, US [transcription][k_st]

A n

1 Cin, Theat, TV ( list of actors) distribution f ; ( actors) acteurs mpl ; the members of the cast les acteurs ; cast and credits générique m ; cast of characters (in play, novel) liste f des personnages ; Bogart and Bacall head a strong cast Bogart et Bacall apparaissent en tête d'une brillante distribution ; the film has an all-star cast il n'y a que des vedettes or des acteurs très connus dans ce film ; she was in the cast of ‘The Birds’ elle a joué dans ‘Les Oiseaux’ ;

2 Art, Tech ( mould) moule m ; ( moulded object) moulage m ;

3 ( arrangement) cast of features traits mpl du visage, physionomie f ; cast of mind tournure f d'esprit ;

4 ( act of throwing) (of dice, net) coup m ; ( of stone) jet m ; Fishg lancer m ;

5 Med ( squint) strabisme m ; to have a cast in one eye avoir un œil qui louche, loucher d'un œil ;

6 Med ( also plaster cast) plâtre m ; to have one's arm in a cast avoir un bras dans le plâtre ;

7 Zool (skin of snake, insect) dépouille f ; ( owl pellet) boulette f (de déchets régurgités) ; ( of worm) déjections fpl ;

8 (colour, tinge) nuance f ; with a greenish cast tirant sur le vert.

B vtr (prét, pp cast)

1 ( throw) jeter, lancer [stone, net, fishing line] ; jeter [dice] ; projeter [light, shadow] ; to be cast into prison être jeté en prison ; to cast doubt on émettre des doutes sur ; to cast light on éclairer ; to cast (a) new light on éclairer [qch] d'un jour nouveau ; to cast a spell on jeter un sort à ;

2 ( direct) jeter [glance, look] (at sur) ; her eyes were cast downwards elle avait les yeux baissés ; to cast one's eyes around the room/over a letter parcourir la pièce/une lettre des yeux ; to cast a glance over one's shoulder jeter un coup d'œil par-dessus son épaule ; to cast one's mind back over sth se remémorer qch ; if you cast your mind back to last week si tu te rappelles ce qui s'est passé la semaine dernière ;

3 Cin, Theat, TV distribuer les rôles de [play, film] ; she was cast in the role of ou as Blanche on lui a donn é le rôle de Blanche, elle a joué Blanche ;

4 ( shed) se dépouiller de [leaves, feathers] ; the snake casts its skin le serpent mue ; the horse cast a shoe le cheval a perdu un fer ;

5 Art, Tech couler [plaster] ; couler, fondre [metal] ; statue cast in bronze statue coulée dans le bronze ;

6 Pol to cast one's vote voter ;

7 Astrol to cast sb's horoscope faire l'horoscope de qn.

C vi ( prét, pp cast) Fishg lancer sa ligne.

Phrasal verbs

■ cast about GB, cast around:

▶ cast about for chercher [excuse, remark].

■ cast aside:

▶ cast aside [sth/sb], cast [sth/sb] aside rejeter [object] ; se défaire de [anxieties, doubts, inhibitions] ; répudier, rejeter [spouse, lover].

■ cast away:

▶ cast away [sth], cast [sth] away mettre [qch] au rebut [old clothes, objects] ; se débarrasser de [cares, inhibitions] ; to be cast away ( shipwrecked) être naufragé.

■ cast down:

▶ cast down [sth], cast [sth] down

1 lit jeter [qch] par terre [object] ; déposer [weapons] ; baisser [eyes, head] ;

2 fig faire tomber [tyrant] ; to be cast down ( depressed) littér être abattu.

■ cast off:

▶ cast off

1 Naut larguer les amarres ;

2 ( in knitting) rabattre les mailles restantes ;

▶ cast off [sth], cast [sth] off

1 ( discard) ôter, enlever [garment] ; se libérer de [chains] ; abandonner, rejeter [lover, friend] ;

2 Naut larguer les amarres de ;

3 ( in knitting) rabattre [stitches].

■ cast on:

▶ cast on ( in knitting) monter les mailles ;

▶ cast on [sth] monter [stitch].

■ cast out:

▶ cast out [sth/sb], cast [sth/sb] out littér chasser.

■ cast up:

▶ cast up [sth], cast [sth] up

1 [tide, sea] rejeter [body, flotsam] ;

2 ( in air) lancer [qch] en l'air [ball] ; to cast one's eyes up (to heaven) lever les yeux au ciel ; to cast sth up at sb ressortir qch à qn [accusation, misdeed].

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13 œil

pl yeux œj, jø nom masculin

1) Anatomie eye

avoir de bons yeux — to have good eyesight ou eyes

ouvrir un œil — lit to open one eye

ouvrir l'œil — fig to keep one's eyes open

ouvrir les yeux à quelqu'un — fig to open somebody's eyes

fermer les yeux — lit to shut one's eyes

fermer les yeux sur quelque chose — fig to turn a blind eye to something

faire quelque chose les yeux fermés — ( très facilement) to be able to do something with one's eyes closed

acheter quelque chose les yeux fermés — ( avec confiance) to buy something with complete confidence

je n'ai pas fermé l'œil (de la nuit) — I didn't sleep a wink (all night)

il faut l'avoir à l'œil — you have to keep an eye on him/her

avoir l'œil à tout — to be vigilant

cligner des yeux — to blink

visible à l'œil nu — visible to the naked eye

cela s'est passé sous mes yeux — it happened before my very eyes

je n'en crois pas mes yeux — I can't believe my eyes

il l'a suivie des yeux — his eyes followed her

jeter un œil à or sur quelque chose — to have a quick look at something

n'avoir d'yeux que pour quelqu'un — to have eyes only for somebody

sans lever les yeux — [parler, répondre] without looking up; [travailler] without a break

lever les yeux sur quelque chose — to look up at something

je l'ai sous les yeux — I have it in front of me

faire quelque chose aux yeux de tous — to do something openly

les yeux dans les yeux — gazing into each other's eyes

être agréable à l'œil — to be easy on the eye (colloq) ou nice to look at

coup d'œil — ( regard rapide) glance; ( vue) view

jette un coup d'œil pour voir s'il dort — have a quick look to see if he is asleep

cela vaut le coup d'œil — it's worth seeing

avoir le coup d'œil — to have a good eye

yeux de biche — doe eyes

yeux de chat — eyes like a cat

yeux de cochon — piggy eyes; obéir, taper

2) ( exprimant des sentiments) eye

des yeux rieurs/tristes — laughing/sad eyes

elle le regardait d'un œil amusé — she was looking at him with amusement in her eye

d'un œil méfiant — with a suspicious look, suspiciously

d'un œil inquiet — anxiously

regarder quelque chose d'un œil neuf — to see something in a new light

voir quelque chose d'un mauvais œil — to take a dim view of something

à mes yeux, il a tort — in my opinion he's wrong

à leurs yeux, c'était un échec — in their eyes it was a failure

voir quelque chose d'un autre œil — to take a different view of something

3) (boucle, trou) gén eye; ( dans une porte) peephole

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Phrasal Verbs:

- œil poché

- œil de verre

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mon œil! — (colloq) ( marquant l'incrédulité) my eye (colloq), my foot (colloq)

à l'œil — (colloq) [manger, voyager] for nothing, for free (colloq)

faire les gros yeux à quelqu'un — to glare at somebody

dévorer quelque chose/quelqu'un des yeux — to gaze longingly at something/somebody

faire les yeux doux à quelqu'un — to make (sheep's) eyes at somebody

tourner de l'œil — (colloq) to faint

cela me sort par les yeux — (colloq) I've had it up to here (colloq)

avoir bon pied bon œil — to be as fit as a fiddle

sauter aux yeux — to be obvious

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œj, jø
yeux pl nm

1) eye

Elle a les yeux verts. — She has green eyes.

J'ai quelque chose dans l'œil. — I've got something in my eye.

avoir un œil au beurre noir — to have a black eye

avoir un œil poché — to have a black eye

œil pour œil, dent pour dent — an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

Je n'ai pas fermé l'œil de la nuit. — I didn't get a wink of sleep.

fermer les yeux sur qch fig — to close one's eyes to sth, to turn a blind eye to sth

les yeux fermés — with one's eyes shut

voir qch de ses propres yeux — to see sth with one's own eyes

Il l'a vu de ses propres yeux. — He saw it with his own eyes.

Il a l'œil vif. — He has a lively expression.

à l'œil nu — with the naked eye

avoir l'œil à tout — to keep an eye on everything

tenir qn à l'œil — to keep an eye on sb

2) (= point de vue)

voir qch d'un mauvais œil — to view sth in an unfavourable light

voir qch d'un bon œil — to view sth in a favourable light

à mes yeux — in my eyes

3) (autres locutions)

à l'œil * — for free

Il est entré à l'œil. — He got in for free.

pour les beaux yeux de qn — for love of sb

sous l'œil attentif de qn — under the watchful eye of sb

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œil, pl yeux nm ⇒ Le corps humain

1 Anat eye; avoir les yeux cernés to have shadows ou rings under one's eyes; enfant aux yeux verts child with green eyes; avoir de bons yeux to have good eyesight ou eyes; ouvrir un œil lit to open one eye; ouvrir l'œil fig to keep one's eyes open; ouvrir les yeux à qn fig to open sb's eyes; ouvrez grand les yeux! open your eyes wide!; fermer les yeux lit to shut one's eyes; fermer les yeux sur qch fig to turn a blind eye to sth; fermer les yeux à qn ( à un mort) to close sb's eyes; faire qch les yeux fermés ( très facilement) to be able to do sth with one's eyes closed; acheter qch les yeux fermés ( avec confiance) to buy sth with complete confidence; je n'ai pas fermé l'œil (de la nuit) I haven't slept a wink; il faut l'avoir à l'œil or le tenir à l'œil you have to keep an eye on him; avoir l'œil à tout to keep an eye on everything; cligner des yeux to blink; visible à l'œil nu visible to the naked eye; voir qch de ses propres yeux to see sth with one's own eyes; cela s'est passé sous mes yeux it happened before my very eyes; je n'en crois pas mes yeux I can't believe my eyes; chercher qch des yeux to look around for sth; il l'a suivie des yeux his eyes followed her; ne regarder qch que d'un œil to be half-watching sth; jeter un œil à or sur qch to have a quick look at sth; elle avait l'œil rivé sur la pendule her eyes were riveted on the clock; n'avoir d'yeux que pour qn to have eyes only for sb; sans lever les yeux [parler, répondre] without looking up; [travailler] without a break; lever les yeux vers/sur qch to look up toward(s)/at sth; je l'ai sous les yeux I have it in front of me; mes yeux sont tombés sur qch my eyes lit ou fell on sth; faire qch aux yeux de tous to do sth in public; les yeux dans les yeux gazing into each other's eyes; être agréable à l'œil to be easy on the eye○ ou nice to look at; coup d'œil ( regard rapide) glance; ( vue) view; jeter un coup d'œil à qch to glance at sth; jette un coup d'œil pour voir s'il dort have a quick look to see if he is asleep; cela vaut le coup d'œil it's worth seeing; avoir le coup d'œil to have a good eye; yeux de biche doe eyes; yeux de braise sparkling dark eyes; yeux de chat eyes like a cat; yeux de cochon piggy eyes; ⇒ dent, doigt, loin, merlan, paille, taper;

2 ( exprimant des sentiments) eye; des yeux rieurs/tristes laughing/sad eyes; avoir l'œil fourbe to have a shifty look; avoir l'œil vif to have an intelligent look in one's eye ; elle le regardait d'un œil amusé she was looking at him with amusement in her eye; d'un œil compatissant with a look of compassion; d'un œil méfiant with a suspicious look, suspiciously; d'un œil inquiet anxiously; d'un œil jaloux jealously; d'un œil distrait absent-mindedly; d'un œil attentif attentively; d'un œil critique critically; d'un œil froid coldly; regarder qch d'un œil neuf to see sth in a new light; voir qch d'un œil défavorable or d'un mauvais œil to take a dim view of sth; il ne voyait pas ça d'un bon œil he took a dim view of it; sous l'œil vigilant de under the watchful eye of; voir qn avec les yeux de l'amour to look at sb with the eyes of love; à mes yeux, il a tort in my opinion he's wrong; à leurs yeux, c'était un échec in their eyes it was a failure; voir qch d'un autre œil to take a different view of sth;

3 (boucle, trou) gén eye; ( dans une porte) peephole;

4 Imprim face;

5 Culin ( de bouillon) bead of fat; ( de pomme de terre) eye;

6 Météo eye;

7 Hort bud. ⇒ paille, quatre.

Composés

œil composé Zool compound eye; œil électrique electric eye; œil à facettes = œil composé; œil magique magic eye; œil poché black eye; œil de verre glass eye.

Idiomes

mon œil○! ( marquant l'incrédulité) my eye○, my foot○; à l'œil○ [manger, être logé, voyager] for nothing, for free○; faire les gros yeux à qn to glare at sb; faire les yeux ronds to look surprised; manger or dévorer qch/qn des yeux to gaze longingly at sth/sb; faire de l'œil à qn to make eyes at sb; faire les yeux doux à qn to make (sheep's) eyes at sb; tourner de l'œil○ to faint, to keel over; cela me sort par les yeux○ I've had it up to here○; elle avait les yeux qui lui sortaient de la tête she was absolutely fuming; il ne l'a pas fait pour tes beaux yeux○ he didn't do it for your sake ou just to please you; être tout yeux tout oreilles to be very attentive; avoir bon pied bon œil to be as fit as a fiddle; sauter aux yeux to be obvious; avoir l'œil américain to have a keen eye; avoir le mauvais œil to be jinxed○.

[ɶj] ( pluriel yeux [jø] ou œils) nom masculin

1. ANATOMIE eye

j'ai le soleil dans les yeux the sun's in ou I've got the sun in my eyes

avoir les yeux verts/marron to have green/brown eyes

elle a des yeux de biche she's got doe eyes

il ne voit plus que d'un œil he can only see with one eye now

se faire les yeux to make up one's eyes

je l'ai vu, de mes yeux vu, je l'ai vu de mes propres yeux I saw it with my own eyes

faire ou ouvrir des yeux ronds to stare wide-eyed

œil artificiel/de verre artificial/glass eye

l'œil intérieur (littéraire) the inner eye

mauvais œil evil eye

jeter le mauvais œil à quelqu'un to give somebody the evil eye

généreux, mon œil! generous, my foot!

attention les yeux! (familier) get an eyeful of that!

avoir les yeux battus to have (dark) rings ou bags under one's eyes

avoir de petits yeux

a. (sens propre) to have small eyes

b. (figuré) to look (all) puffy-eyed ou puffy round the eyes

faire quelque chose les yeux fermés (sens propre & figuré) to do something with one's eyes shut ou closed

avoir un œil poché ou au beurre noir (familier) to have a black eye ou a shiner (humoristique)

elle avait les yeux qui lui sortaient de la tête her eyes were popping out of her head

avoir un œil qui dit zut (familier) ou merde (très familier) à l'autre (humoristique) , avoir les yeux qui se croisent les bras (familier, humoristique, familier & humoristique) , avoir un œil à Paris et l'autre à Pontoise to have a squint, to be cross-eyed, to be boss-eyed (UK)

il faudrait avoir des yeux derrière la tête! you'd need (to have) eyes in the back of your head!

faire les gros yeux à un enfant to look sternly ou reprovingly at a child

faire quelque chose pour les beaux yeux de quelqu'un to do something for the love of somebody

tu as les yeux plus grands que le ventre (familier) [tu es trop gourmand] your eyes are bigger than your belly ou your stomach

tu as eu les yeux plus grands que le ventre (familier) [tu as ét é trop ambitieux] you've bitten off more than you can chew

œil pour œil (, dent pour dent) BIBLE (allusion) an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth)

ils ont des yeux et ils ne voient pas BIBLE (allusion) eyes have they but they see not

2. [vision] sight, eyesight

avoir de bons yeux to have good eyesight

avoir de mauvais yeux to have bad ou poor eyesight

avoir des yeux de lynx to be eagle-eyed

il a des yeux de chat he can see like a cat in the dark

3. [regard]

ne me fais pas ces yeux-là! don't look ou stare at me like that!

les yeux dans les yeux

a. [tendrement] looking into each other's eyes

b. [avec franchise] looking each other straight in the eye

chercher quelqu'un des yeux to look around for somebody

jeter les yeux sur quelque chose to cast a glance at something

jeter un œil à to have a quick look at

lever les yeux sur quelque chose/quelqu'un to look up at something/somebody

sans lever les yeux de son livre without looking up ou raising her eyes from her book

lever les yeux au ciel

a. [pour regarder] to look up at the sky

b. [par exaspération] to raise one's eyes heavenwards

poser un œil sur to have a look at

elle posait sur tout un œil curieux she was curious about everything

devant les yeux de before (the eyes of)

les clefs sont devant tes yeux the keys are right in front of you

sous les yeux de, sous l'œil de (littéraire) under the eye ou gaze of

sous l'œil amusé/jaloux de son frère under the amused/jealous gaze of her brother

il l'a volé sous nos yeux he stole it from under our very eyes

j'ai votre dossier sous les yeux I've got your file right here in front of me ou before me

à l'abri des yeux indiscrets away from prying eyes

il n'avait d'yeux que pour elle he only had eyes for her

4. [expression, air] look

elle est arrivée, l'œil méchant ou mauvais she arrived, with a nasty look on her face ou looking like trouble

il m'a regardé d'un œil noir/furieux he gave me a black/furious look

faire de l'œil à quelqu'un

a. (familier) [pour aguicher] to give somebody the eye, to make eyes at somebody

b. [en signe de connivence] to wink knowingly at somebody

faire les yeux doux ou des yeux de velours à quelqu'un to make sheep's eyes at somebody

5. [vigilance]

rien n'échappait à l'œil du professeur nothing escaped the teacher's notice

avoir l'œil to be vigilant ou watchful

aie l'œil! be on the lookout!

il faut avoir l'œil à tout avec les enfants you've got to keep an eye on everything when children are around

il a l'œil du maître [rien ne lui échappe] he doesn't miss a thing

avoir l'œil sur quelqu'un, avoir ou tenir quelqu'un à l'œil to keep an eye ou a close watch on somebody

toi, je t'ai à l'œil! I've got my eye on you!

ils étaient tout yeux et tout oreilles they were all eyes and ears

6. [état d'esprit, avis]

voir quelque chose d'un bon/mauvais œil to look favourably/unfavourably upon something

considérer ou voir quelque chose d'un œil critique to look critically at something

voir les choses du même œil que quelqu'un to see eye to eye with somebody

il voit avec les yeux de la foi/de l'amour he sees things through the eyes of a believer/of love

aux yeux de tous, il passait pour fou he was regarded by everyone as being a madman

ça n'a aucun intérêt à mes yeux it's of no interest to me

aux yeux de la loi in the eyes of the law

7. [trou - dans une porte] Judas hole ; [ - au théâtre] peep hole ; [ - d'une aiguille, d'un marteau] eye

NAUTIQUE [d'un filin] grommet, eye

MÉTÉOROLOGIE [d'un cyclone] eye, centre

yeux nom masculin pluriel

1. (familier & humoristique) [lunettes] glasses, specs (UK)

2. CUISINE

les yeux du bouillon the fat (floating on the surface of the stock)

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à l'œil locution adverbiale

(familier) (for) free, for nothing, gratis

j'ai eu deux tickets à l'œil I got two tickets gratis ou (for) free ou on the house

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > œil
14 desviar

v.

1 to divert.

2 to deviate, to deflect, to detour, to put off track.

El guarda desvió el auto The guard deviated the car.

El agua desvía la luz Water deviates light.

Ella desvió su atención She deviated his attention.

3 to turn aside, to shift, to turn, to avert.

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DESVIAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(stressed í in certain persons of certain tenses)

Present Indicative

desvío, desvías, desvía, desviamos, desviáis, desvían.

Present Subjunctive

desvíe, desvíes, desvíe, desviemos, desviéis, desvíen.

Imperative

desvía (tú), desvíe (él/Vd.), desviemos (nos.), desviad (vos.), desvíen (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to divert

2) turn away

•

- desviarse

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1. VT

1) (=apartar) [+ balón, flecha] to deflect; [+ golpe] to parry; [+ pregunta] to evade; [+ ojos] to avert, turn away; [+ tren] to switch, switch into a siding; [+ avión, circulación] to divert ( por through)

desviar el cauce de un río — to alter the course of o divert a river

desviar la conversación — to change the subject

desviar el balón a córner — to send the ball out for a corner

2) [+ persona]

lo desviaron de su propósito — they dissuaded him from his intention

desviar a algn de su vocación — to turn sb from their vocation

desviar a algn de las malas compañías — to wean sb away from bad company

- desviar a algn del buen camino

2.

See:

desviarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <tráfico/vuelo> to divert; < río> to alter the course of; <golpe/pelota> to deflect, parry; < fondos> to divert

desviar la conversación — to change the subject

desvió la mirada — he looked away, he averted his gaze

2) ( apartar)

desviar a alguien de algo: desviar a alguien del buen camino to lead somebody astray; aquello me desvió de mi propósito — that deflected me from my goal
2.
desviarse v pron

1) carretera to branch off; vehículo to turn off

el coche se desvió hacia el centro de la ciudad/hacia la derecha — the car turned off toward(s) the city center/turned off to the right

la conversación se desvió hacia otros temas — the conversation turned to other things

2) persona

desviarse de algo — to stray off something

nos estamos desviando del tema — we're getting off the point

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= deflect, divert.

Ex. On deflecting one of these levers to the right he runs through the book before him, each page in turn being projected at a speed which just allows a recognizing glance at each.

Ex. In February 1986 an unforeseeable financial crisis at the Georgia Institute of Technology's library made it necessary to divert the binding budget to other areas and without warning binding activities were halted.

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* desviar a = shunt into.

* desviar el debate de... a = wrest + discussion + away from... to.

* desviar fondos = divert + funds.

* desviar + Posesivo + atención = divert + Posesivo + attention.

* desviarse = stray (from/outside), skew away, drift off, fork.

* desviarse de = depart from, deviate (from), wander from.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* desviarse del curso = veer from + course.

* desviarse del tema = go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent.

* desviarse del tema en cuestión = go off on + another track.

* desviarse del tema principal = sidetrack.

* desviarse de rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.

* desviarse de un tema temporalmente = go off on + side excursions.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <tráfico/vuelo> to divert; < río> to alter the course of; <golpe/pelota> to deflect, parry; < fondos> to divert

desviar la conversación — to change the subject

desvió la mirada — he looked away, he averted his gaze

2) ( apartar)

desviar a alguien de algo: desviar a alguien del buen camino to lead somebody astray; aquello me desvió de mi propósito — that deflected me from my goal
2.
desviarse v pron

1) carretera to branch off; vehículo to turn off

el coche se desvió hacia el centro de la ciudad/hacia la derecha — the car turned off toward(s) the city center/turned off to the right

la conversación se desvió hacia otros temas — the conversation turned to other things

2) persona

desviarse de algo — to stray off something

nos estamos desviando del tema — we're getting off the point

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= deflect, divert.

Ex: On deflecting one of these levers to the right he runs through the book before him, each page in turn being projected at a speed which just allows a recognizing glance at each.

Ex: In February 1986 an unforeseeable financial crisis at the Georgia Institute of Technology's library made it necessary to divert the binding budget to other areas and without warning binding activities were halted.

* desviar a = shunt into.

* desviar el debate de... a = wrest + discussion + away from... to.

* desviar fondos = divert + funds.

* desviar + Posesivo + atención = divert + Posesivo + attention.

* desviarse = stray (from/outside), skew away, drift off, fork.

* desviarse de = depart from, deviate (from), wander from.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* desviarse del curso = veer from + course.

* desviarse del tema = go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent.

* desviarse del tema en cuestión = go off on + another track.

* desviarse del tema principal = sidetrack.

* desviarse de rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.

* desviarse de un tema temporalmente = go off on + side excursions.

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desviar [ A17 ]

vt

A ‹tráfico› to divert; ‹río› to alter the course of, divert; ‹golpe/pelota› to deflect, ward off, parry

el avión/vuelo fue desviado a Detroit the plane/flight was diverted to Detroit

desviar la conversación to change the subject

desvió la mirada or los ojos he looked away, he averted his gaze o eyes

B ( Fin) ‹fondos› to divert

C (apartar) desviar a algn DE algo:

las malas compañías lo han desviado del buen camino the bad company he keeps has led him astray

no conseguirán desviarme de mi propósito they will not manage to deflect me from my goal

■ desviar

vi

to turn off

■ desviarse

v pron

A «carretera» to branch off; «vehículo» to turn off

donde la carretera se desvía hacia la frontera where the road branches off toward(s) the border

el coche se desvió hacia el centro de la ciudad the car turned off toward(s) the city center

la conversación se desvió hacia otros temas the conversation turned to other things

B «persona»: desviarse DE algo; to stray OFF sth

nos desviamos del camino y nos perdimos we went off o strayed off the path and got lost

se han desviado de su programa original they have strayed from their original plan

nos estamos desviando del tema we're getting off the point o going off at a tangent o getting sidetracked, we're digressing

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desviar ( conjugate desviar) verbo transitivo ‹tráfico/vuelo/fondos› to divert;
‹ río› to alter the course of;
‹golpe/pelota› to deflect, parry;
◊ desviar la conversación to change the subject;

desvió la mirada he looked away
desviarse verbo pronominal
1 [ carretera] to branch off;
[ vehículo] to turn off;
◊ la conversación se desvió hacia otros temas the conversation turned to other things

2 [ persona] desviarse de algo ‹ de ruta› to deviate from sth;
‹ de tema› to get off sth
desviar verbo transitivo
1 (un río, el tráfico, fondos) to divert, detour
2 (un tiro, golpe) to deflect
3 (la conversación) to change
4 (la mirada) to avert
' desviar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
derivar
- distraer
English:
avert
- deflect
- divert
- head off
- redirect
- siphon off
- switch
- turn aside
- ward off
- detour
- reroute
- side
- siphon
- ward

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desviar

♦ vt

1. [tráfico, automóviles] to divert;
[río, cauce] to divert; [dirección, rumbo] to change;
aquello desvió al “Mayflower” de su rumbo that caused the “Mayflower” to change course;

los vuelos fueron desviados al aeropuerto de Luton flights were diverted to Luton airport

2. [fondos] to divert (a into)

3. [golpe] to parry;
[pelota, disparo] to deflect;
Sanz desvió el balón a córner Sanz deflected the ball for a corner

4. [pregunta] to evade;
[conversación] to change the direction of;
no desvíes la conversación don't get us off the subject

5. [mirada, ojos] to avert;

desvió la mirada avergonzado he looked away in shame

6. [apartar] to dissuade, to turn aside (de from);
aquel imprevisto lo desvió de sus planes that unforeseen circumstance caused him to depart from his plans

♦ See also the pronominal verb desviarse

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desviar

v/t

1 golpe deflect, parry; pelota deflect; tráfico divert; río divert, alter the course of;

desviar la conversación change the subject;

desviar la mirada look away

2

:

desviar a alguien del buen camino lead s.o. astray

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desviar {85} vt

1) : to change the course of, to divert

2) : to turn away, to deflect

♦ See also the reflexive verb desviarse

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desviar vb (tráfico) to divert

la policía desvía el tráfico the police are diverting the traffic

desviar la conversación to change the subject

desviar la mirada to look away

Spanish-English dictionary > desviar
15 gettare

throw

fondamenta lay

grido give, let out

gettare fuori throw out

gettare via throw away

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gettare v.tr.

1 to throw*; to cast*; ( con violenza) to fling*, to hurl: gettai un osso al cane, I threw a bone to the dog (o I threw the dog a bone); gettai la palla al ragazzo, I threw the ball to the boy; gettami la fune!, throw me the rope!; mi gettò uno sguardo irato, he gave me an angry look; gettare acqua in faccia a qlcu., to dash water in s.o.'s face; gettare un bacio a qlcu., to blow s.o. a kiss; gettare uno sguardo a qlcu., to glance at s.o. // gettare qlco. al di là di, to throw sthg. over: gettare una palla al di là di un muro, to throw a ball over a wall // gettare qlco. contro qlcu., to throw (o to hurl) sthg. at s.o.: gettò pietre contro di me, he threw stones at me; gettare una lancia contro qlcu., to hurl a spear at s.o. // gettare qlco. dentro, to throw sthg. in: gettalo dentro dalla finestra!, throw it in through the window! // gettare qlco., qlcu. fuori da, to throw sthg., s.o. out of: non gettate nulla fuori dal finestrino, don't throw anything out of the window; furono gettati fuori dal ristorante, they were thrown out of the restaurant // gettare qlco., qlcu. giù, in terra, to throw sthg., s.o. to the ground: lo gettò a terra con uno spintone, he shoved him to the ground; fu gettato giù di sella, he was thrown from his horse (o from the saddle); non gettarlo giù!, don't throw it down!; gettare qlcu. a terra, to knock s.o. down (o to the ground) // gettare qlco. in, to throw (o to cast o to fling) sthg. into: gettare una pietra nel lago, to throw a stone into the lake; gettare polvere negli occhi a qlcu., (fig.) to throw dust in s.o.'s eyes; gettare qlco. in faccia a qlcu., to throw (o to fling) sthg. in s.o.'s teeth; gettare qlco. in mare, ( da un natante) to throw sthg. overboard, ( un carico) to jettison; gettare nella disperazione, to throw into despair; gettare nella miseria, to reduce to misery // gettare qlco. in alto, to throw sthg. up: gettare in alto una moneta, to toss a coin // gettare qlco. indietro, to throw sthg. back: gettare uno sguardo indietro, to glance backwards (o to look over one's shoulder); gettare la testa indietro, to throw one's head back // gettare qlco. su, to throw (o to cast) sthg. on (o over): si gettò una coperta sulle spalle, he threw a blanket over his shoulders; gettare biasimo su qlcu., to cast (o to throw) blame on s.o.; gettare luce su qlco., (fig.) to throw light on sthg.; gettare un'ombra su qlco, (fig.) to cast a shadow on sthg. // gettare via qlco., to throw sthg. away: gettare via il proprio tempo, il proprio denaro, to throw away one's time, one's money; gettò via la sua ultima occasione, he threw away his last chance; non gettare via queste cose!, don't throw these things away! // gettare all'aria qlco., to make a mess of sthg.: ho gettato all'aria tutti i cassetti per trovarlo, I turned out all the drawers to find it // gettare il guanto, to throw (o to fling) down the gauntlet // gettare la maschera, to throw off the mask // gettare una sfida, to throw out a challenge // gettare i soldi dalla finestra, to throw (o to fling) one's money out of the window (o down the drain)

2 ( emettere): la ferita getta sangue, the wound is bleeding profusely (o the wound is spurting blood); gettare un grido, to utter a cry (o to give a shout)

3 ( collocare) to lay*: gettare le fondamenta, to lay the foundation (s)

4 (tecn.) to cast*

5 (bot.) to put* forth, to sprout

◆ v. intr.

1 ( versare) to play, to spout: la fontana non getta più da due giorni, the fountain hasn't been playing for two days (o has been dry for two days)

2 (econ.) ( fruttare) to yield, to bring* in.

◘ gettarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron.

1 to throw* oneself, to fling* oneself: si gettò nelle braccia della madre, she threw (o flung) herself into her mother's arms; si gettò sul letto, she threw herself on the bed; gettare ai piedi di qlcu., to throw oneself at s.o.'s feet; gettare al collo di qlcu., to fall on s.o.'s neck; gettare giù, ( a terra) to throw oneself down, ( sdraiarsi) to lie down: gettati giù un momento, sembri stanca, lie down a while, you look tired; gettare in acqua, to throw oneself (o to jump o to leap) into the water; gettare in avanti, all'indietro, to throw oneself forwards, backwards; si è gettato dal quarto piano, he threw himself (o jumped) from the fourth floor // gettare a capofitto in qlco., to throw oneself into sthg. // gettare nella discussione, to throw oneself into the discussion (o to plunge into the debate) // gettare nella mischia, to throw oneself into the fray // gettare sul nemico, to fall on (o to attack) the enemy // si è letteralmente gettato sul piatto di spaghetti, he literally fell on the plate of spaghetti

2 (di fiume, sboccare) to flow: il Po si getta nell'Adriatico, the Po flows into the Adriatic.

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[dʒet'tare]
1. vt

1) (lanciare) to throw, (con forza) to fling, hurl, (in aria) to toss

gettare (via) — (liberarsi di) to throw away

gettare qc a qn — to throw sth to sb

gettare qc addosso a qn — (sasso) to throw sth at sb, (acqua, sabbia) to throw sth over sb

ha gettato il libro dalla finestra — he threw the book out of the window

non gettare il giornale per terra — don't throw the paper on the floor

si gettò un mantello sulle spalle — he threw a coat round his shoulders

gettare a terra qn — to throw sb to the ground

gettare le braccia al collo di qn — to throw o fling one's arms round sb's neck

gettare la colpa addosso a qn — to cast the blame on sb

gettare qc in faccia a qn (anche) fig — to throw sth in sb's face

gettò un rapido sguardo intorno — he had a quick look round

gettare l'ancora Naut — to drop anchor

gettare le reti — to cast the nets

gettare a mare — (fig : persona) to abandon

quella notizia l'ha gettato nella disperazione — he was plunged into despair at the news

2) (metalli, cera) to cast, (fondamenta) to lay

gettare un ponte su un fiume — to throw a bridge over a river

3) (emettere: acqua) to spout, (grido) to utter, give

4)

(fraseologia) gettare le armi (anche) fig — to throw down one's weapons

gettare la spugna — to throw in the sponge

gettare la polvere negli occhi a qn fig — to throw dust in sb's eyes

gettare luce su qc — to shed light on sth

2. vi

(aus avere) (pianta) to sprout

3. vr (gettarsi)

1)

gettarsi in un'impresa — to throw o.s. into an enterprise

gettarsi nella mischia — to hurl o.s. into the fray

gettarsi in acqua — to jump into the water

gettarsi contro o addosso a qn — to hurl o.s. at sb

gettarsi sulla preda — to pounce on one's prey

gettarsi ai piedi di qn — to throw o.s. at sb's feet

2) (fiume)

gettarsi in — to flow into

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[dʒet'tare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (lanciare) to throw*, to cast* [pietra, dadi]; (buttare) to throw* away, to throw* out [ immondizia]

gettare qcs. a qcn. — to throw sth. to sb., to throw sb. sth.

gettare le braccia (intorno) al collo di qcn. — to throw o fling one's arms around sb.'s neck

gettare uno sguardo a qcs. — fig. to cast an eye o a glance at sth

2) mar. pesc. to cast* [amo, reti]

gettare l'ancora — to drop o cast anchor

3) (costruire) to build* [ ponte]; fig. to establish, to lay* [ basi]

gettare le fondamenta di qcs. — to lay the foundations for sth. (anche fig.)

4) (causare)

gettare lo scompiglio in città — to throw the town into turmoil

5) (precipitare)

gettare qcn. nel panico — to throw sb. into a panic

gettare il paese nel caos — to throw the country into chaos

6) (emettere) to give*, to utter [ grido]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) (germogliare) to sprout, to bud
3.
verbo pronominale gettarsi

1) (buttarsi) to throw* oneself (in into)

-rsi al collo di qcn. — to fling oneself around sb.'s neck

- rsi su — to pounce on [preda, cibo]

2) (sfociare) [ corso d'acqua] to flow (in into)

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gettare

/dʒet'tare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (lanciare) to throw*, to cast* [pietra, dadi]; (buttare) to throw* away, to throw* out [ immondizia]; gettare qcs. a qcn. to throw sth. to sb., to throw sb. sth.; gettare le braccia (intorno) al collo di qcn. to throw o fling one's arms around sb.'s neck; gettare uno sguardo a qcs. fig. to cast an eye o a glance at sth.

2 mar. pesc. to cast* [amo, reti]; gettare l'ancora to drop o cast anchor

3 (costruire) to build* [ ponte]; fig. to establish, to lay* [ basi]; gettare le fondamenta di qcs. to lay the foundations for sth. (anche fig.)

4 (causare) gettare lo scompiglio in città to throw the town into turmoil

5 (precipitare) gettare qcn. nel panico to throw sb. into a panic; gettare il paese nel caos to throw the country into chaos

6 (emettere) to give*, to utter [ grido]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere) (germogliare) to sprout, to bud

III gettarsi verbo pronominale

1 (buttarsi) to throw* oneself (in into); -rsi al collo di qcn. to fling oneself around sb.'s neck; - rsi su to pounce on [preda, cibo]

2 (sfociare) [ corso d'acqua] to flow (in into).

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > gettare
16 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!

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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
17 throw

throw

A n

1 Sport, Games ( in football) touche f, remise f en jeu ; (of javelin, discus etc) lancer m ; (in judo, wrestling etc) jeté m ; ( of dice) coup m ; a throw of 70 m un lancer de 70 m ; he won with a throw of six il a gagné avec un six ; whose throw is it? ( in ball game) c'est à qui de lancer? ; ( with dice) c'est à qui le tour? ;

2 ○ ( each) CDs £5 a throw! les compacts à cinq livres pièce! ;

3 US ( blanket) jeté m (de lit or de canapé) ;

4 US ( rug) carpette f.

B vtr ( prét threw ; pp thrown)

1 gen, Games, Sport ( project) ( with careful aim) lancer (at sur) ; ( downwards) jeter ; ( with violence) [explosion, impact] projeter ; she threw the ball in(to) the air/across the pitch/over the wall elle a lancé la balle en l'air/de l'autre côté du terrain/par-dessus le mur ; he threw the javelin 80m il a lancé le javelot à 80m ; throw the ball up high lance la balle en hauteur ; throw the ball back to me! relance-moi la balle! ; he was thrown across the street/to the floor by the explosion l'explosion l'a projeté de l'autre côté de la rue/à terre ; he threw a log on the fire/his coat on a chair il a jeté une bûche sur le feu/son manteau sur une chaise ; she threw her apron over her head elle s'est couvert la tête avec son tablier ; she threw her arms around my neck elle s'est jetée à mon cou ; the police threw a cordon around the house fig la police a encerclé la maison ; he was thrown clear and survived il a été éjecté et a survécu ; two jockeys were thrown deux jockeys ont été désarçonnés ; he threw his opponent in the third round à la troisième reprise il a envoyé son adversaire au tapis ; to throw a six ( in dice) faire un six ;

2 fig ( direct) lancer [punch, question] (at à) ; jeter [glance, look] (at à) ; envoyer [kiss] ; projeter [image, light, shadow] (on sur) ; faire [shadow] (on sur) ; we are ready for all the challenges/problems that Europe can throw at us fig nous somme prêts à affronter tous les défis que l'Europe nous lance/tous les problèmes que l'Europe nous pose ; to throw money at a project/problem claquer ○ de l'argent dans un projet/problème ; there's no point in just throwing money at it ce n'est pas l'argent qui résoudra le problème ; to throw suspicion on sb/sth faire naître des soupçons sur qn/qch ; to throw doubt on sb/sth jeter un doute sur qn/qch ; the company has thrown the full weight of its publicity machine behind the case la société a investi tout le poids de sa machine publicitaire dans l'affaire ;

3 fig ( disconcert) désarçonner ; the question completely threw me la question m'a complètement désarçonné ; I was thrown by the news j'ai été désarçonné par la nouvelle ; to throw [sth/sb] into confusion ou disarray semer la confusion dans [meeting, group] ; semer la confusion parmi [people] ;

4 Tech ( activate) actionner [switch, lever] ; the operator threw the machine into gear/reverse l'opérateur a embrayé l'engin/passé la marche arrière ;

5 ○ (indulge in, succumb to) to throw a fit/tantrum fig piquer une crise ○ /colère ○ ;

6 ○ ( organize) to throw a party faire une fête ○ ;

7 ( in pottery) to throw a pot tourner un pot ;

8 Archit, Constr jeter [bridge] (over sur) ;

9 Vet ( give birth to) mettre bas [calf].

C vi ( prét threw ; pp thrown) lancer.

D v refl ( prét threw ; pp thrown) to throw oneself (onto floor, bed, chair) se jeter (onto sur) ; to throw oneself to the ground se jeter à plat ventre ; to throw oneself off a building/in front of a train se jeter du haut d'un immeuble/sous un train ; to throw oneself at sb's feet se jeter aux pieds de qn ; to throw oneself at sb lit, fig se jeter dans les bras de qn ; to throw oneself into lit se jeter dans [river, sea] ; fig se plonger dans [work, project].

Idioms

it's throwing it down ○ ! GB ça dégringole ○ ! ; to throw in one's lot with sb rejoindre qn ; to throw in the sponge ou towel jeter l'éponge.

Phrasal verbs

■ throw around, throw about:

▶ throw [sth] around

1 to throw a ball around s'envoyer un ballon ;

2 fig lancer au hasard [ideas, names, references] ; to throw money around jeter l'argent par les fenêtres ;

▶ throw oneself around se débattre.

■ throw aside:

▶ throw aside [sth], throw [sth] aside

1 lit lancer [qch] sur le côté [books, documents] ;

2 fig rejeter [moral standards, principles] ;

▶ throw [sb] aside laisser tomber.

■ throw away:

▶ Games jeter une carte ;

▶ throw [sth] away, throw away [sth]

1 lit jeter [rubbish, unwanted article] ;

2 fig ( waste) gâcher [chance, opportunity, life] ; gaspiller [money] ; he threw away any advantage he might have had il n'a pas su profiter de son avantage ; she's really thrown herself away on him c'est vraiment du gâchis qu'elle l'ait épousé ;

3 fig ( utter casually) lancer [qch] négligemment [remark, information].

■ throw back:

▶ throw back [sth], throw [sth] back rejeter [fish] ; relancer [ball] ; we have been thrown back on our own resources fig nous avons dû recourir à nos propres ressources ; throw your shoulders back rejetez les épaules.

■ throw in:

▶ throw in [sth], throw [sth] in

1 Comm ( give free) faire cadeau de [extra product] ; a vacuum cleaner with the attachments thrown in un aspirateur avec les accessoires en cadeau ;

2 ( add) ajouter ; throw in a few herbs Culin ajoutez quelques herbes ; thrown in for good measure (ajouté) pour faire bonne mesure ;

3 ( contribute) faire [remark, suggestion].

■ throw off:

▶ throw off [sth], throw [sth] off

1 ( take off) ôter [qch] en vitesse [clothes] ; écarter [bedclothes] ;

2 fig ( cast aside) se débarrasser de [cold, handicap, pursuers] ; se soulager de [burden] ; se libérer de [tradition] ; sortir de [depression] ;

3 fig ( compose quickly) faire [qch] en cinq minutes [poem, music] ;

▶ throw off [sb], throw [sb] off (eject from train, bus, plane) expulser [person].

■ throw on:

▶ throw on [sth], throw [sth] on ( put on) enfiler [qch] en vitesse [clothing].

■ throw open:

▶ throw open [sth], throw [sth] open

1 ouvrir grand [door, window] ;

2 fig ( to public) ouvrir [facility, tourist attraction] ; to throw a discussion open déclarer une discussion ouverte.

■ throw out:

▶ throw out [sb/sth], throw [sb/sth] out ( eject) jeter [rubbish] ; ( from bar etc) jeter dehors [person] (of de) ; ( from membership) renvoyer [person] (of de) ; to be thrown out of work être licencié ;

▶ throw out [sth], throw [sth] out

1 ( extend) throw your arms out in front of you lancez les bras devant vous ; throw your chest out sortez la poitrine ;

2 ( reject) gen Jur rejeter [application, case, decision, plan] ; Pol repousser [bill] ;

3 ( utter peremptorily) lancer [comment] ; ( casually) he just threw out some comment about wanting… il a juste dit qu'il voulait… ;

▶ throw [sb] out ( mislead) déconcerter ; that's what threw me out c'est ce qui m'a fait me tromper.

■ throw over ○ GB:

▶ throw over [sb], throw [sb] over laisser tomber ○, plaquer ○ ; she's thrown him over for another man elle l'a laissé tomber ○ or l'a plaqué ○ pour un autre.

■ throw together:

▶ throw [sb] together [fate, circumstances] réunir [people] ;

▶ throw [sth] together improviser [artefact, meal, entertainment] ; mélanger [ingredients].

■ throw up:

▶ throw up ○ vomir ;

▶ throw up [sth], throw [sth] up

1 ○ ( abandon) laisser tomber [job, post] ;

2 ( reveal) faire apparaître [fact] ; créer [idea, problem, obstacle] ; engendrer [findings, question, statistic] ;

3 ( emit) cracher [smoke] ; émettre [spray] ; vomir [lava] ;

4 ( toss into air) [car] projeter [stone] ; [person] lever [arms] ; lancer [ball] ; to throw up one's hands in horror lever les bras d'horreur ;

5 ( open) ouvrir grand [window] ;

6 ( vomit) vomir [meal].

Big English-French dictionary > throw
18 dart

1. noun
1) (missile) Pfeil, der

2) (Sport) Wurfpfeil, der

darts — sing. (game) Darts, das
2. intransitive verb
sausen

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1. noun
1) (a pointed arrow-like weapon for throwing or shooting: a poisoned dart.) der Pfeil

2) (a sudden and quick movement.) der Satz
2. verb
(to move suddenly and quickly: The mouse darted into a hole.) losstürzen

- academic.ru/85995/darts">darts

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dart

[dɑ:t, AM dɑ:rt]

I. n

1. (weapon) Pfeil m

to fire a \dart at sb/sth einen Pfeil auf jdn/etw abschießen

2. usu sing (dash) Satz m, Sprung m

to make a \dart for sb/sth auf jdn/etw losstürzen

3. (pleat) Abnäher m

to make a \dart einen Abnäher machen

4.

▶ to make a \dart at sth sich dat einen Reim auf etw akk machen

II. vi

▪ to \dart somewhere irgendwohin flitzen [o sausen] fam

the fish \darted through the water der Fisch schnellte durch das Wasser

▪ to \dart away davonflitzen fam

▪ to \dart at sb auf jdn losstürzen

III. vt

to \dart a glance [or look] somewhere einen Blick irgendwohin werfen

to \dart a look at sb jdm einen Blick zuwerfen

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[dAːt]
1. n

1) (movement) Satz m

the fish made a dart for the shelter of the weeds —

with a dart of its tongue the chameleon caught its prey — die Zunge schnellte heraus, und das Chamäleon hatte seine Beute gefangen

he felt a dart of pain when he thought of her — ein plötzlicher Schmerz durchzuckte ihn, als er an sie dachte

2) (= weapon) Pfeil m; (fig of sarcasm etc) Spitze f; (SPORT) (Wurf)pfeil m

3) (liter of serpent) (Gift)zahn m; (of bee) Stachel m

4) (SEW) Abnäher m

2. vi
flitzen; (fish) schnellen
to dart out (person) — hinausflitzen; (fish, tongue) herausschnellen

to dart in (person) — hereinstürzen; ( into water : otter etc ) sich hineinstürzen

he darted behind a bush — er hechtete hinter einen Busch

he darted off or away — er flitzte davon

her eyes darted round the room — ihre Blicke schossen blitzschnell im Zimmer hin und her

her thoughts were darting about — ihre Gedanken schwirrten umher

3. vt
look werfen
to dart a glance at sb — jdm einen Blick zuwerfen

to dart a glance at sth — einen Blick auf etw (acc) werfen

the snake darted its tongue out — die Schlange ließ ihre Zunge hervorschnellen

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dart [dɑː(r)t]

A s

1. obs Wurfspeer m, -spieß m

2. (Wurf)Pfeil m:

(as) straight as a dart pfeilgerade;

the dart of sarcasm fig der Stachel des Spotts

3. ZOOL Stachel m (von Insekten)

4. Satz m, Sprung m:

make a dart for losstürzen auf (akk)

5. pl (als sg konstruiert) Darts n (Wurfpfeilspiel)

6. Schneiderei: Abnäher m

B v/t

1. einen Speer werfen, schleudern, einen Pfeil schießen:

dart a look at sb jemandem einen Blick zuwerfen

2. seinen Kopf etc blitzschnell bewegen

3. Schneiderei: einen Abnäher machen in (akk)

C v/i

1. sausen, schießen, stürzen:

dart at sb auf jemanden losstürzen;

he darted off er schoss davon

2. sich blitzschnell bewegen, zucken, schnellen (Schlange, Zunge etc), huschen (Augen, Blick)

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1. noun
1) (missile) Pfeil, der

2) (Sport) Wurfpfeil, der

darts — sing. (game) Darts, das
2. intransitive verb
sausen

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n.

Pfeil -e m.

Satz ¨-e m.

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19 abgleiten

v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)

1. slip (off) (von etw. off s.th.); Kritik etc. gleitet von ihm ab fig. he’s deaf to criticism etc.; es gleitet alles von ihm ab fig. it’s like water off a duck’s back

2. (schlechter werden) drop, slip; WIRTS. Kurse: fall; deine Leistungen gleiten ab your standards are slipping

3. fig. (abschweifen) lapse (in into)

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das Abgleiten

bathor

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ạb|glei|ten
vi sep irreg aux sein (geh)

1) (= abrutschen) to slip; (Gedanken) to wander; (FIN, Kurs) to drop, to fall

von etw abgleiten — to slip off sth

in Nebensächlichkeiten abgleiten — to wander off or go off into side issues

in Anarchie abgleiten — to descend into anarchy

er gleitet in Gedanken immer ab — his thoughts always wander

von der rechten Bahn or dem rechten Weg abgleiten — to wander or stray from the straight and narrow

2) (fig = abprallen)

an or von jdm abgleiten — to bounce off sb

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(to hit and bounce off to one side: The ball glanced off the edge of his bat.) glance off

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ab|glei·ten

vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein (geh)

1. (abrutschen) to slip; (fig) to decline; person to go downhill

▪ von etw dat \abgleiten to slip off sth

2. (abschweifen) Gedanken wander

in Nebensächlichkeiten \abgleiten to go off into side issues

▪ von etw dat \abgleiten akk to stray away from sth

3. (absinken)

▪ [in etw akk] \abgleiten to slide [or sink] [into sth]; (an Wert verlieren) to slide

in die Anarchie \abgleiten to descend into anarchy

4. (abprallen)

▪ an [o von] jdm \abgleiten to bounce off sb

▪ etw an [o von] sich dat \abgleiten lassen to let sth bounce off oneself

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abgleiten v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)

1. slip (off) (

von etwas off sth);

Kritik etc

gleitet von ihm ab fig he’s deaf to criticism etc;

es gleitet alles von ihm ab fig it’s like water off a duck’s back

2. (schlechter werden) drop, slip; WIRTSCH Kurse: fall;

deine Leistungen gleiten ab your standards are slipping

3. fig (abschweifen) lapse (

in into)

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v.

to slide v.

(§ p.,p.p.: slid)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > abgleiten
20 hinwerfen

(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. throw down; umg., unabsichtlich: drop; einem Hund etw. hinwerfen throw a dog s.th., throw s.th. to a dog; wo hast du es hingeworfen? where did you throw it?

2. (Blick) cast ( auf + Akk at)

3. fig. (Bemerkung etc.) (casually) drop, throw in; hastig ein paar Zeilen hinwerfen dash off a few hasty lines; hingeworfen

4. umg., fig. (aufgeben) chuck in; Kram

II v/refl throw o.s. down ( oder onto the floor oder ground)

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to throw; to throw down

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hịn|wer|fen sep
1. vt

1) (= wegwerfen, zu Boden werfen) to throw down; (= fallen lassen) to drop

jdm etw hinwerfen — to throw sth to sb

2) (= flüchtig machen) Bemerkung to drop casually; Wort to say casually; Zeilen, Roman, Zeichnung to dash off

einen Blick hinwerfen — to glance at it/them

eine hingeworfene Bemerkung — a casual remark

3) (inf = aufgeben) Arbeit, Stelle to give up, to chuck (in) (inf)

2. vr
to throw or fling oneself down; (auf die Knie) to go down or throw oneself down on one's knees
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hin|wer·fen

irreg

I. vt

1. (zuwerfen)

▪ jdm/einem Tier etw \hinwerfen to throw sth to sb/an animal

2. (irgendwohin werfen)

▪ [jdm] etw \hinwerfen to throw down sth [to sb] sep; (fallen lassen) to drop sth

3. (fam: aufgeben)

▪ etw \hinwerfen to give up sth sep, to chuck [in sep] sth fam

4. (flüchtig erwähnen)

▪ etw \hinwerfen to drop sth fam

das war nur so hingeworfen that was just a casual remark

5. (flüchtig zu Papier bringen)

▪ etw \hinwerfen to dash off sth sep

▪ hingeworfen hurried

II. vr

▪ sich akk [vor jdn/etw] \hinwerfen to throw oneself down [in front of [or form before] sb/sth]

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) throw down

2) (ugs.): (aufgeben) chuck in (coll.)

3) (flüchtig schreiben) jot down; (flüchtig zeichnen) dash off

4) (beiläufig äußern) drop [casually] < remark>; ask casually < question>; say casually < words>

5) (ugs.): (fallen lassen) drop
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

sich [vor jemandem] hinwerfen — throw oneself down [before somebody]

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hinwerfen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. throw down; umg, unabsichtlich: drop;

einem Hund etwas hinwerfen throw a dog sth, throw sth to a dog;

wo hast du es hingeworfen? where did you throw it?

2. (Blick) cast (

auf +akk at)

3. fig (Bemerkung etc) (casually) drop, throw in;

hastig ein paar Zeilen hinwerfen dash off a few hasty lines; → hingeworfen

4. umg, fig (aufgeben) chuck in; → Kram

B. v/r throw o.s. down ( oder onto the floor oder ground)

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) throw down

2) (ugs.): (aufgeben) chuck in (coll.)

3) (flüchtig schreiben) jot down; (flüchtig zeichnen) dash off

4) (beiläufig äußern) drop [casually] < remark>; ask casually < question>; say casually < words>

5) (ugs.): (fallen lassen) drop
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

sich [vor jemandem] hinwerfen — throw oneself down [before somebody]

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v.

to jot v.

to jot down v.

to throw down v.

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