Significado de eye en inglés
eyeeye1 /aɪ/ noun 
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for seeing with [countable] one of the two parts of the body that you use to see withuno de los dos órganos del cuerpo con los que se ve: 
He’s got beautiful eyes.Tiene unos ojos preciosos. There were tears in her eyes as she listened to the story.Se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas mientras escuchaba la historia. Ow! I’ve got something in my eye!¡Ay! ¡Tengo algo en el ojo!blue-eyed/one-eyed/bright-eyed etc a brown-eyed girluna chica de ojos marrones → wide-eyed2way of seeing/understanding [countable usually singular] a particular way of seeing, judging, or understanding somethinguna forma particular de ver, juzgar o entender algo: Go through your shopping list with a critical eye for foods with a high fat content.Revisa tu lista de compras con ojo crítico en busca de alimentos con alto contenido en grasa.with the eye of somebody The magazine combines the accuracy of the scientist with the eye of the artist.La revista combina la precisión del científico con la mirada del artista.to somebody’s eye(s) The picture quality, to my eye, is excellent.A mi parecer, la calidad de imagen es excelente.through the eyes of somebody (=from the point of view of a particular person)(= desde el punto de vista de una persona concreta) The story is told through the eyes of a refugee child.La historia se narra a través de los ojos de un niño refugiado.in the eyes of somebody (=according to a particular person or group)(= según una persona o grupo concreto) Carl could do no wrong in the eyes of his parents.Carl no podía hacer nada malo a los ojos de sus padres.3keep an eye on something/somebody to look after someone or something and make sure that they are safecuidar a alguien o algo y asegurarse de que esté a salvo: Mary will keep an eye on the kids this afternoon.Mary vigilará a los niños esta tarde. We keep a watchful eye on our elderly neighbors.Vigilamos atentamente a nuestros vecinos mayores.4have/keep your eye on somebody to carefully watch everything that someone does, especially because you do not trust themvigilar cuidadosamente todo lo que hace alguien, especialmente porque no se confía en esa persona: We want Taylor in jail where we can keep an eye on him.Queremos a Taylor en la cárcel, donde podamos vigilarlo.5eye contact when you look directly at someone at the same time as they are looking at youcuando se mira directamente a alguien al mismo tiempo que esa persona te mira a ti: People who are lying tend to avoid eye contact.Las personas que mienten tienden a evitar el contacto visual. In a formal interview, try to maintain good eye contact with the interviewers.En una entrevista formal, intenta mantener un buen contacto visual con los entrevistadores.6keep/have one eye/half an eye on somebody/something to be watching someone or something at the same time that you are doing something elsevigilar a alguien o algo al mismo tiempo que se hace otra cosa: Louise was stirring the soup with half an eye on the baby.Louise removía la sopa sin perder de vista al bebé.7have your eye on something to want something that you think might become availabledesear algo que crees que podría llegar a estar disponible: He has his eye on the bigger apartment next door.Tiene puesta la vista en el apartamento más grande de al lado.8the naked eye if you can see something with the naked eye, you can see it without using any artificial help such as a telescope or microscopesi algo puede verse a simple vista, significa que puede verse sin ningún instrumento artificial como un telescopio o un microscopiowith the naked eye It’s just about possible to see the planet with the naked eye on a clear night.En una noche despejada, es casi posible ver el planeta a simple vista.visible/invisible to the naked eye Dust mites are tiny creatures, invisible to the naked eye.Los ácaros del polvo son criaturas diminutas, invisibles a simple vista.9before your very eyes (also (right) in front of your eyes) especially spokenespecialmente en el uso oral if something happens before your very eyes, it happens where you can clearly see itsi algo ocurre ante tus propios ojos, sucede en un lugar donde puedes verlo claramente: The murder had apparently taken place before our very eyes.Al parecer, el asesinato había tenido lugar ante nuestros propios ojos.10can’t take your eyes off somebody/something to be unable to stop looking at someone or something, especially because they are extremely interesting or attractiveno poder dejar de mirar a alguien o algo, especialmente porque resulta muy interesante o atractivo: She looked stunning. I couldn’t take my eyes off her all evening.Estaba despampanante. No pude apartar los ojos de ella en toda la noche.11under the (watchful/stern etc) eye of somebody while being watched by someone who is making sure that you behave properly or do something rightmientras alguien te vigila para asegurarse de que te comportas correctamente o haces algo bien: We went to dances, but only under the watchful eye of our father.Íbamos a los bailes, pero solo bajo la atenta mirada de nuestro padre.12run/cast your eye over something to look at something quicklyechar un vistazo rápido a algo: She cast her eye over the front page of the paper.Echó un vistazo a la portada del periódico.13set/lay/clap eyes on somebody/something spokenoral to see something or meet someone, especially for the first timever algo o conocer a alguien, especialmente por primera vez: I loved that house from the moment I clapped eyes on it.Me enamoré de esa casa en el momento en que la vi.14keep an eye open/out (for somebody/something) to watch carefully so that you will notice when someone or something appearsestar atento para notar cuándo aparece alguien o algo: Keep an eye out for rabbits in the field.Estate atento por si ves conejos en el campo.15with an eye to (doing) something if you do something with an eye to doing something else, you do it in order to make the second thing more likely to happensi haces algo con miras a hacer otra cosa, lo haces para que sea más probable que suceda lo segundo: Most novels are published with an eye to commercial success.La mayoría de las novelas se publican con miras al éxito comercial.16close/shut your eyes to something to ignore something or pretend that you do not know it is happeningignorar algo o fingir no saber que está ocurriendo: Most governments know that we’re heading for an environmental catastrophe but they shut their eyes to it.La mayoría de los gobiernos saben que nos dirigimos hacia una catástrofe medioambiental, pero hacen la vista gorda.17have an eye/a good eye for something to be good at noticing a particular type of thing, especially something attractive, valuable, of good quality etctener buen ojo para detectar un tipo concreto de cosa, especialmente algo atractivo, valioso o de buena calidad: Ernest has an eye for detail.Ernest tiene buen ojo para los detalles. She’s definitely got a good eye for a bargain.Sin duda tiene muy buen ojo para las gangas.18keep your eyes peeled/skinned spokenoral to watch carefully and continuously for somethingestar muy atento y de forma continua por si aparece algoeye for She stumbled along, keeping her eyes peeled for a phone box.Avanzaba a trompicones, con los ojos bien abiertos en busca de una cabina de teléfono.19with your eyes open knowing fully what the problems, difficulties, results etc of a situation might besabiendo perfectamente cuáles pueden ser los problemas, dificultades, resultados, etc. de una situación: I’ve no one to blame but myself – I went into this deal with my eyes open.No tengo a nadie más a quien culpar que a mí mismo: entré en este trato con los ojos abiertos.20can do something with your eyes shut/closed to be able to do something very easilyser capaz de hacer algo con suma facilidad: Believe me, you could run that place with your eyes closed.Créeme, podrías llevar ese lugar con los ojos cerrados.21make eyes at somebody/give somebody the eye informalinformal to look at someone in a way that shows you think they are sexually attractivemirar a alguien de un modo que indica que te parece sexualmente atractivo: Don’t look now, but that guy over there is really giving you the eye.No mires ahora, pero ese chico de allí te está echando el ojo de verdad.22an eye for/on/to the main chance if you have an eye for the main chance, you will take advantage of any possible opportunity to get what you want – used to show disapprovalsi tienes ojo para la oportunidad, sacarás partido de cualquier ocasión posible para conseguir lo que quieres — se usa para mostrar desaprobación23one in the eye for somebody British English spokenoral something that will annoy someone or give them a disadvantage – used especially when you think this is a good thingalgo que molestará a alguien o le pondrá en desventaja — se usa especialmente cuando se considera que esto es algo positivo: This latest judgment will definitely be one in the eye for the fast food corporations.Esta última sentencia será sin duda un palo para las corporaciones de comida rápida.24an eye for an eye the idea that if someone does something wrong, you should punish them by doing the same thing to themla idea de que si alguien hace algo malo, debes castigarlo haciéndole lo mismo: An eye for an eye is no way to run a civilised justice system.Ojo por ojo no es manera de gestionar un sistema de justicia civilizado.25for somebody’s eyes only used to say that something is secret and must only be seen by one particular person or groupse usa para indicar que algo es secreto y solo puede verlo una persona o grupo concreto: The information is for police eyes only.La información es exclusivamente para los ojos de la policía.26have eyes in the back of your head to know what is happening all around you, even when this seems impossiblesaber lo que ocurre a tu alrededor, incluso cuando parece imposible: We’ll have to be really careful – old Jonesey has eyes in the back of his head.Tendremos que tener mucho cuidado: el viejo Jonesey tiene ojos en la nuca.27get/keep your eye in British English informalinformal to practise or to continue practising an activity so that you become good at itpracticar o seguir practicando una actividad para llegar a dominarla28have eyes like a hawk to notice every small detail or everything that is happening, and therefore be very difficult to deceivefijarse en cada pequeño detalle o en todo lo que ocurre, y ser por ello muy difícil de engañar: We never got away with anything in Mrs. Podell’s class – she had eyes like a hawk.Nunca nos salíamos con la nuestra en la clase de la señora Podell: tenía ojos de lince.29his/her etc eyes were popping (out of his/her etc head) British English especially spokenespecialmente en el uso oral to be very surprised, shocked, or excited by something you seequedarse muy sorprendido, impresionado o emocionado por algo que se ve30be up to your eyes in something British English informalinformal to be very busy doing somethingestar muy ocupado haciendo algo: He’s up to his eyes in paperwork.Está hasta las cejas de papeleo.31have eyes bigger than your belly spokenoral used to say that you have taken more food than you are able to eatse usa para decir que has cogido más comida de la que puedes comer32only have eyes for somebody if someone only has eyes for someone, they love and are interested in that person onlysi alguien solo tiene ojos para alguien, quiere decir que ama y se interesa únicamente por esa persona33my eye! old-fashionedanticuado spokenoral used to say that you do not believe somethingse usa para decir que no se cree algo34all eyes are on/watching/fixed on etc a)used to say that everyone is looking at someone or somethingse usa para decir que todo el mundo está mirando a alguien o algo: All eyes were on the speaker, and nobody noticed me slip into the hall.Todas las miradas estaban puestas en el orador, y nadie se dio cuenta de que me colé en la sala. b)used to say that a lot of people are paying attention to a particular person or situationse usa para decir que mucha gente está prestando atención a una persona o situación concreta: For the time being, all eyes are on the White House.Por ahora, todas las miradas están puestas en la Casa Blanca.35in a pig’s eye! American English spokenoral used to show that you do not believe what someone is sayingse usa para indicar que no se cree lo que alguien está diciendo36camera [singular] the eye of the camera is the way that you appear in photographsel ojo de la cámara es la forma en que apareces en las fotografías: Fashion models are completely comfortable with the eye of the camera.Las modelos de moda se sienten totalmente cómodas ante el ojo de la cámara.37needle [countable] the hole in a needle that you put the thread throughel ojo de la aguja; el agujero por el que se pasa el hilo38for fastening clothes [countable] a small circle or U-shaped piece of metal used together with a hook for fastening clothespequeño círculo o pieza de metal en forma de U que se usa junto con un gancho para abrochar la ropa39storm [singular] the calm centre of a storm such as a hurricaneel centro tranquilo de una tormenta como un huracán40potato [countable] a dark spot on a potato that a new plant can grow frommancha oscura en una patata de la que puede brotar una nueva planta → bird's-eye view, black eye, Catseye, private eye, red eye, → the apple of somebody’s eye at apple(2), → not bat an eye at bat2(2), → turn a blind eye (to something) at blind1(3), → see something out of the corner of your eye at corner1(8), → the evil eye at evil1(5), → give somebody the glad eye at glad(6), → look somebody in the eye/face at look1(7), → in your mind’s eye at mind1(40), → here’s mud in your eye at mud, → open somebody’s eyes (to) at open2(17), → in the public eye at public1(4), → make sheep’s eyes at at sheep(3), → a sight for sore eyes at sight1(14), → in the twinkling of an eye at twinkling, → keep a weather eye on at weather1(5), → pull the wool over somebody’s eyes at wool(4)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONEScolourcolorbrown/blue/grey/green· Both their children have blue eyes.· Sus dos hijos tienen ojos azules.dark brown/pale brown· His eyes are dark brown.· Sus ojos son de color marrón oscuro.deep blue/pale blue· She looked into his deep blue eyes.· Ella miró sus profundos ojos azules.· The tiny child’s pale blue eyes stared up at her appealingly.· Los pálidos ojos azules del pequeño niño la miraban fijamente con expresión suplicante.hazel (=pale brown and slightly green or golden)· He was a quiet, kindly man, with hazel eyes.· Era un hombre tranquilo y amable, con ojos color avellana.sleepy/tired (also weary literaryliterario)· He rubbed his tired eyes and yawned.· Se frotó los ojos cansados y bostezó.moist/watery/tearful (=full of tears)· Bethan’s eyes grew moist as she talked about her family.· Los ojos de Bethan se humedecieron mientras hablaba de su familia.sad· He gazed at her with sad eyes as she slowly walked away.· La observó con ojos tristes mientras ella se alejaba lentamente.cold/cruel (=unfriendly or unkind)· He smiled, but his blue eyes were cold and cruel.· Sonrió, pero sus ojos azules eran fríos y crueles.shape/positionforma/posiciónbig· She looked at me with those big brown eyes.· Me miró con esos grandes ojos marrones.small· His small cold eyes seemed full of menace.· Sus pequeños ojos fríos parecían llenos de amenaza.round/wide· The children gazed at the screen, their eyes wide with excitement.· Los niños miraban fijamente la pantalla con los ojos muy abiertos de emoción.narrow· He has a thin face and narrow eyes.· Tiene la cara delgada y los ojos estrechos.bulging (=round and sticking far out)· His bulging eyes made him rather look like a frog.· Sus ojos saltones lo hacían parecer bastante a una rana.beady eyes (=small round and bright, and noticing a lot of things)· His beady eyes darted around the room.· Sus ojillos brillantes recorrieron rápidamente la habitación.deep-set (=far back in someone’s face)· Mac’s eyebrows were thick and dark, above deep-set eyes.· Mac tenía las cejas pobladas y oscuras, sobre unos ojos hundidos.close-set (=close together)· He had a small nose and close-set eyes.· Tenía la nariz pequeña y los ojos muy juntos.wide-set (=wide apart)· Claudette studied the wide-set eyes that looked so innocent.· Claudette estudió los ojos muy separados que parecían tan inocentes.sunken (=having fallen inwards, especially because of age or illness)· The man's eyes were sunken, with deep black rings around them.· Los ojos del hombre estaban hundidos, con profundas ojeras negras alrededor.showing your feelings/characterque expresan sentimientos/caráctersleepy/tired· His eyes looked sleepy.· Sus ojos tenían aspecto somnoliento.· Her hair was a mess and her eyes were tired.· Tenía el pelo revuelto y los ojos cansados.sad· Her beautiful eyes suddenly looked sad.· Sus hermosos ojos de repente se vieron tristes.tearful/moist/misty (=feeling that you want to cry)· As she left a village, people waved at her with tearful eyes.· Cuando abandonaba el pueblo, la gente la despedía agitando la mano con los ojos llenos de lágrimas.bright (=happy or excited)· the bright eyes of the children· los ojos brillantes de los niñoscold (=unfriendly and not showing any emotion)· Her eyes were cold and uncaring.· Sus ojos eran fríos e indiferentes.red/bloodshot (=red because you are upset, tired, ill etc)· My mother’s eyes were red from crying.· Los ojos de mi madre estaban rojos de tanto llorar.puffy (=swollen because you are ill or upset)· The girl’s eyes were puffy and full of tears.· Los ojos de la chica estaban hinchados y llenos de lágrimas.soulful eyes (=showing strong emotions, especially sadness)· The dog looked up at her with big soulful eyes.· El perro la miró con sus grandes ojos llenos de ternura.wild/mad eyes (=very angry, afraid etc)· He stared at them with wild eyes.· Los miraba fijamente con ojos desorbitados.hungry/greedy eyes (=showing that you want something very much)· The men looked around the room with their greedy eyes.· Los hombres recorrieron la habitación con mirada codiciosa.verbsverbosopen your eyes· I slowly opened my eyes.· Abrí los ojos lentamente.somebody’s eyes open· Suddenly his eyes opened.· De repente sus ojos se abrieron.close/shut your eyes· Joe closed his eyes and tried to get back to sleep.· Joe cerró los ojos e intentó volver a dormirse.somebody’s eyes close· She let her eyes close for just a moment.· Dejó que sus ojos se cerraran solo un momento.rub your eyes· Anna rubbed her eyes wearily.· Anna se frotó los ojos con cansancio.shade/shield your eyes (=protect them from a bright light or the sun)· They gazed out to sea, shielding their eyes from the sun.· Miraban fijamente el mar, protegiéndose los ojos del sol.narrow your eyes (=partly close them, especially to show that you do not trust someone)· She narrowed her eyes at him suspiciously.· Entrecerró los ojos mirándolo con suspicacia.somebody’s eyes narrow (=become half closed, especially because someone does not trust another person)· Her dark eyes narrowed for a moment.· Sus ojos oscuros se entrecierraron por un momento.somebody’s eyes widen (=become more open because they are surprised)· His eyes widened in shock.· Sus ojos se abrieron de par en par por la conmoción.somebody’s eyes sparkle/shine (=show that they are very happy)· Jenny’s eyes sparkled with excitement.· Los ojos de Jenny brillaban de emoción.somebody’s eyes light up (=become excited)· His eyes lit up when I mentioned the word money.· Sus ojos se iluminaron cuando mencioné la palabra dinero.drop/lower your eyes (=look down at the ground)· The servants lowered their eyes as the countess walked past.· Los criados bajaron la vista cuando pasó la condesa.avert your eyes literaryliterario (=look away from something)· He averted his eyes from the body.· Apartó los ojos del cadáver.phrasesfraseskeep your eyes open (=prevent them from closing)· I was so tired I could hardly keep my eyes open.· Estaba tan cansado que apenas podía mantener los ojos abiertos.have/keep etc your eyes glued to something (=be watching something with all your attention)· Ted sat with his eyes glued to the television.· Ted estaba sentado con los ojos pegados al televisor.somebody’s eyes are full of tears· When she put the phone down, her eyes were full of tears.· Cuando colgó el teléfono, sus ojos estaban llenos de lágrimas.somebody’s eyes are full of hatred/fear etc· The prisoners stared at him, their eyes full of hatred.· Los prisioneros lo miraban fijamente, con los ojos llenos de odio.eye + NOUNeye + SUSTANTIVOan eye test (also an eye exam American English) (=to find out how well you can see)· You should have an eye test every couple of years.· Deberías hacerte una revisión de la vista cada par de años.eye make-up (=make-up that you put on your eyelids or eyelashes)· She never leaves the house without lipstick and eye make-up.· Nunca sale de casa sin pintalabios y maquillaje de ojos.COMMON ERRORSERRORES FRECUENTES ► Don’t say ‘black eyes’ when you mean dark brown eyes. You normally use ‘black eye’ when someone has a bruise around their eye, after being hit by someone.
Ver todas las traducciones1for seeing with [countable] one of the two parts of the body that you use to see withuno de los dos órganos del cuerpo con los que se ve: He’s got beautiful eyes.Tiene unos ojos preciosos. There were tears in her eyes as she listened to the story.Se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas mientras escuchaba la historia. Ow! I’ve got something in my eye!¡Ay! ¡Tengo algo en el ojo!blue-eyed/one-eyed/bright-eyed etc a brown-eyed girluna chica de ojos marrones → wide-eyed2way of seeing/understanding [countable usually singular] a particular way of seeing, judging, or understanding somethinguna forma particular de ver, juzgar o entender algo: Go through your shopping list with a critical eye for foods with a high fat content.Revisa tu lista de compras con ojo crítico en busca de alimentos con alto contenido en grasa.with the eye of somebody The magazine combines the accuracy of the scientist with the eye of the artist.La revista combina la precisión del científico con la mirada del artista.to somebody’s eye(s) The picture quality, to my eye, is excellent.A mi parecer, la calidad de imagen es excelente.through the eyes of somebody (=from the point of view of a particular person)(= desde el punto de vista de una persona concreta) The story is told through the eyes of a refugee child.La historia se narra a través de los ojos de un niño refugiado.in the eyes of somebody (=according to a particular person or group)(= según una persona o grupo concreto) Carl could do no wrong in the eyes of his parents.Carl no podía hacer nada malo a los ojos de sus padres.3keep an eye on something/somebody to look after someone or something and make sure that they are safecuidar a alguien o algo y asegurarse de que esté a salvo: Mary will keep an eye on the kids this afternoon.Mary vigilará a los niños esta tarde. We keep a watchful eye on our elderly neighbors.Vigilamos atentamente a nuestros vecinos mayores.4have/keep your eye on somebody to carefully watch everything that someone does, especially because you do not trust themvigilar cuidadosamente todo lo que hace alguien, especialmente porque no se confía en esa persona: We want Taylor in jail where we can keep an eye on him.Queremos a Taylor en la cárcel, donde podamos vigilarlo.5eye contact when you look directly at someone at the same time as they are looking at youcuando se mira directamente a alguien al mismo tiempo que esa persona te mira a ti: People who are lying tend to avoid eye contact.Las personas que mienten tienden a evitar el contacto visual. In a formal interview, try to maintain good eye contact with the interviewers.En una entrevista formal, intenta mantener un buen contacto visual con los entrevistadores.6keep/have one eye/half an eye on somebody/something to be watching someone or something at the same time that you are doing something elsevigilar a alguien o algo al mismo tiempo que se hace otra cosa: Louise was stirring the soup with half an eye on the baby.Louise removía la sopa sin perder de vista al bebé.7have your eye on something to want something that you think might become availabledesear algo que crees que podría llegar a estar disponible: He has his eye on the bigger apartment next door.Tiene puesta la vista en el apartamento más grande de al lado.8the naked eye if you can see something with the naked eye, you can see it without using any artificial help such as a telescope or microscopesi algo puede verse a simple vista, significa que puede verse sin ningún instrumento artificial como un telescopio o un microscopiowith the naked eye It’s just about possible to see the planet with the naked eye on a clear night.En una noche despejada, es casi posible ver el planeta a simple vista.visible/invisible to the naked eye Dust mites are tiny creatures, invisible to the naked eye.Los ácaros del polvo son criaturas diminutas, invisibles a simple vista.9before your very eyes (also (right) in front of your eyes) especially spokenespecialmente en el uso oral if something happens before your very eyes, it happens where you can clearly see itsi algo ocurre ante tus propios ojos, sucede en un lugar donde puedes verlo claramente: The murder had apparently taken place before our very eyes.Al parecer, el asesinato había tenido lugar ante nuestros propios ojos.10can’t take your eyes off somebody/something to be unable to stop looking at someone or something, especially because they are extremely interesting or attractiveno poder dejar de mirar a alguien o algo, especialmente porque resulta muy interesante o atractivo: She looked stunning. I couldn’t take my eyes off her all evening.Estaba despampanante. No pude apartar los ojos de ella en toda la noche.11under the (watchful/stern etc) eye of somebody while being watched by someone who is making sure that you behave properly or do something rightmientras alguien te vigila para asegurarse de que te comportas correctamente o haces algo bien: We went to dances, but only under the watchful eye of our father.Íbamos a los bailes, pero solo bajo la atenta mirada de nuestro padre.12run/cast your eye over something to look at something quicklyechar un vistazo rápido a algo: She cast her eye over the front page of the paper.Echó un vistazo a la portada del periódico.13set/lay/clap eyes on somebody/something spokenoral to see something or meet someone, especially for the first timever algo o conocer a alguien, especialmente por primera vez: I loved that house from the moment I clapped eyes on it.Me enamoré de esa casa en el momento en que la vi.14keep an eye open/out (for somebody/something) to watch carefully so that you will notice when someone or something appearsestar atento para notar cuándo aparece alguien o algo: Keep an eye out for rabbits in the field.Estate atento por si ves conejos en el campo.15with an eye to (doing) something if you do something with an eye to doing something else, you do it in order to make the second thing more likely to happensi haces algo con miras a hacer otra cosa, lo haces para que sea más probable que suceda lo segundo: Most novels are published with an eye to commercial success.La mayoría de las novelas se publican con miras al éxito comercial.16close/shut your eyes to something to ignore something or pretend that you do not know it is happeningignorar algo o fingir no saber que está ocurriendo: Most governments know that we’re heading for an environmental catastrophe but they shut their eyes to it.La mayoría de los gobiernos saben que nos dirigimos hacia una catástrofe medioambiental, pero hacen la vista gorda.17have an eye/a good eye for something to be good at noticing a particular type of thing, especially something attractive, valuable, of good quality etctener buen ojo para detectar un tipo concreto de cosa, especialmente algo atractivo, valioso o de buena calidad: Ernest has an eye for detail.Ernest tiene buen ojo para los detalles. She’s definitely got a good eye for a bargain.Sin duda tiene muy buen ojo para las gangas.18keep your eyes peeled/skinned spokenoral to watch carefully and continuously for somethingestar muy atento y de forma continua por si aparece algoeye for She stumbled along, keeping her eyes peeled for a phone box.Avanzaba a trompicones, con los ojos bien abiertos en busca de una cabina de teléfono.19with your eyes open knowing fully what the problems, difficulties, results etc of a situation might besabiendo perfectamente cuáles pueden ser los problemas, dificultades, resultados, etc. de una situación: I’ve no one to blame but myself – I went into this deal with my eyes open.No tengo a nadie más a quien culpar que a mí mismo: entré en este trato con los ojos abiertos.20can do something with your eyes shut/closed to be able to do something very easilyser capaz de hacer algo con suma facilidad: Believe me, you could run that place with your eyes closed.Créeme, podrías llevar ese lugar con los ojos cerrados.21make eyes at somebody/give somebody the eye informalinformal to look at someone in a way that shows you think they are sexually attractivemirar a alguien de un modo que indica que te parece sexualmente atractivo: Don’t look now, but that guy over there is really giving you the eye.No mires ahora, pero ese chico de allí te está echando el ojo de verdad.22an eye for/on/to the main chance if you have an eye for the main chance, you will take advantage of any possible opportunity to get what you want – used to show disapprovalsi tienes ojo para la oportunidad, sacarás partido de cualquier ocasión posible para conseguir lo que quieres — se usa para mostrar desaprobación23one in the eye for somebody British English spokenoral something that will annoy someone or give them a disadvantage – used especially when you think this is a good thingalgo que molestará a alguien o le pondrá en desventaja — se usa especialmente cuando se considera que esto es algo positivo: This latest judgment will definitely be one in the eye for the fast food corporations.Esta última sentencia será sin duda un palo para las corporaciones de comida rápida.24an eye for an eye the idea that if someone does something wrong, you should punish them by doing the same thing to themla idea de que si alguien hace algo malo, debes castigarlo haciéndole lo mismo: An eye for an eye is no way to run a civilised justice system.Ojo por ojo no es manera de gestionar un sistema de justicia civilizado.25for somebody’s eyes only used to say that something is secret and must only be seen by one particular person or groupse usa para indicar que algo es secreto y solo puede verlo una persona o grupo concreto: The information is for police eyes only.La información es exclusivamente para los ojos de la policía.26have eyes in the back of your head to know what is happening all around you, even when this seems impossiblesaber lo que ocurre a tu alrededor, incluso cuando parece imposible: We’ll have to be really careful – old Jonesey has eyes in the back of his head.Tendremos que tener mucho cuidado: el viejo Jonesey tiene ojos en la nuca.27get/keep your eye in British English informalinformal to practise or to continue practising an activity so that you become good at itpracticar o seguir practicando una actividad para llegar a dominarla28have eyes like a hawk to notice every small detail or everything that is happening, and therefore be very difficult to deceivefijarse en cada pequeño detalle o en todo lo que ocurre, y ser por ello muy difícil de engañar: We never got away with anything in Mrs. Podell’s class – she had eyes like a hawk.Nunca nos salíamos con la nuestra en la clase de la señora Podell: tenía ojos de lince.29his/her etc eyes were popping (out of his/her etc head) British English especially spokenespecialmente en el uso oral to be very surprised, shocked, or excited by something you seequedarse muy sorprendido, impresionado o emocionado por algo que se ve30be up to your eyes in something British English informalinformal to be very busy doing somethingestar muy ocupado haciendo algo: He’s up to his eyes in paperwork.Está hasta las cejas de papeleo.31have eyes bigger than your belly spokenoral used to say that you have taken more food than you are able to eatse usa para decir que has cogido más comida de la que puedes comer32only have eyes for somebody if someone only has eyes for someone, they love and are interested in that person onlysi alguien solo tiene ojos para alguien, quiere decir que ama y se interesa únicamente por esa persona33my eye! old-fashionedanticuado spokenoral used to say that you do not believe somethingse usa para decir que no se cree algo34all eyes are on/watching/fixed on etc a)used to say that everyone is looking at someone or somethingse usa para decir que todo el mundo está mirando a alguien o algo: All eyes were on the speaker, and nobody noticed me slip into the hall.Todas las miradas estaban puestas en el orador, y nadie se dio cuenta de que me colé en la sala. b)used to say that a lot of people are paying attention to a particular person or situationse usa para decir que mucha gente está prestando atención a una persona o situación concreta: For the time being, all eyes are on the White House.Por ahora, todas las miradas están puestas en la Casa Blanca.35in a pig’s eye! American English spokenoral used to show that you do not believe what someone is sayingse usa para indicar que no se cree lo que alguien está diciendo36camera [singular] the eye of the camera is the way that you appear in photographsel ojo de la cámara es la forma en que apareces en las fotografías: Fashion models are completely comfortable with the eye of the camera.Las modelos de moda se sienten totalmente cómodas ante el ojo de la cámara.37needle [countable] the hole in a needle that you put the thread throughel ojo de la aguja; el agujero por el que se pasa el hilo38for fastening clothes [countable] a small circle or U-shaped piece of metal used together with a hook for fastening clothespequeño círculo o pieza de metal en forma de U que se usa junto con un gancho para abrochar la ropa39storm [singular] the calm centre of a storm such as a hurricaneel centro tranquilo de una tormenta como un huracán40potato [countable] a dark spot on a potato that a new plant can grow frommancha oscura en una patata de la que puede brotar una nueva planta → bird's-eye view, black eye, Catseye, private eye, red eye, → the apple of somebody’s eye at apple(2), → not bat an eye at bat2(2), → turn a blind eye (to something) at blind1(3), → see something out of the corner of your eye at corner1(8), → the evil eye at evil1(5), → give somebody the glad eye at glad(6), → look somebody in the eye/face at look1(7), → in your mind’s eye at mind1(40), → here’s mud in your eye at mud, → open somebody’s eyes (to) at open2(17), → in the public eye at public1(4), → make sheep’s eyes at at sheep(3), → a sight for sore eyes at sight1(14), → in the twinkling of an eye at twinkling, → keep a weather eye on at weather1(5), → pull the wool over somebody’s eyes at wool(4)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONEScolourcolorbrown/blue/grey/green· Both their children have blue eyes.· Sus dos hijos tienen ojos azules.dark brown/pale brown· His eyes are dark brown.· Sus ojos son de color marrón oscuro.deep blue/pale blue· She looked into his deep blue eyes.· Ella miró sus profundos ojos azules.· The tiny child’s pale blue eyes stared up at her appealingly.· Los pálidos ojos azules del pequeño niño la miraban fijamente con expresión suplicante.hazel (=pale brown and slightly green or golden)· He was a quiet, kindly man, with hazel eyes.· Era un hombre tranquilo y amable, con ojos color avellana.sleepy/tired (also weary literaryliterario)· He rubbed his tired eyes and yawned.· Se frotó los ojos cansados y bostezó.moist/watery/tearful (=full of tears)· Bethan’s eyes grew moist as she talked about her family.· Los ojos de Bethan se humedecieron mientras hablaba de su familia.sad· He gazed at her with sad eyes as she slowly walked away.· La observó con ojos tristes mientras ella se alejaba lentamente.cold/cruel (=unfriendly or unkind)· He smiled, but his blue eyes were cold and cruel.· Sonrió, pero sus ojos azules eran fríos y crueles.shape/positionforma/posiciónbig· She looked at me with those big brown eyes.· Me miró con esos grandes ojos marrones.small· His small cold eyes seemed full of menace.· Sus pequeños ojos fríos parecían llenos de amenaza.round/wide· The children gazed at the screen, their eyes wide with excitement.· Los niños miraban fijamente la pantalla con los ojos muy abiertos de emoción.narrow· He has a thin face and narrow eyes.· Tiene la cara delgada y los ojos estrechos.bulging (=round and sticking far out)· His bulging eyes made him rather look like a frog.· Sus ojos saltones lo hacían parecer bastante a una rana.beady eyes (=small round and bright, and noticing a lot of things)· His beady eyes darted around the room.· Sus ojillos brillantes recorrieron rápidamente la habitación.deep-set (=far back in someone’s face)· Mac’s eyebrows were thick and dark, above deep-set eyes.· Mac tenía las cejas pobladas y oscuras, sobre unos ojos hundidos.close-set (=close together)· He had a small nose and close-set eyes.· Tenía la nariz pequeña y los ojos muy juntos.wide-set (=wide apart)· Claudette studied the wide-set eyes that looked so innocent.· Claudette estudió los ojos muy separados que parecían tan inocentes.sunken (=having fallen inwards, especially because of age or illness)· The man's eyes were sunken, with deep black rings around them.· Los ojos del hombre estaban hundidos, con profundas ojeras negras alrededor.showing your feelings/characterque expresan sentimientos/caráctersleepy/tired· His eyes looked sleepy.· Sus ojos tenían aspecto somnoliento.· Her hair was a mess and her eyes were tired.· Tenía el pelo revuelto y los ojos cansados.sad· Her beautiful eyes suddenly looked sad.· Sus hermosos ojos de repente se vieron tristes.tearful/moist/misty (=feeling that you want to cry)· As she left a village, people waved at her with tearful eyes.· Cuando abandonaba el pueblo, la gente la despedía agitando la mano con los ojos llenos de lágrimas.bright (=happy or excited)· the bright eyes of the children· los ojos brillantes de los niñoscold (=unfriendly and not showing any emotion)· Her eyes were cold and uncaring.· Sus ojos eran fríos e indiferentes.red/bloodshot (=red because you are upset, tired, ill etc)· My mother’s eyes were red from crying.· Los ojos de mi madre estaban rojos de tanto llorar.puffy (=swollen because you are ill or upset)· The girl’s eyes were puffy and full of tears.· Los ojos de la chica estaban hinchados y llenos de lágrimas.soulful eyes (=showing strong emotions, especially sadness)· The dog looked up at her with big soulful eyes.· El perro la miró con sus grandes ojos llenos de ternura.wild/mad eyes (=very angry, afraid etc)· He stared at them with wild eyes.· Los miraba fijamente con ojos desorbitados.hungry/greedy eyes (=showing that you want something very much)· The men looked around the room with their greedy eyes.· Los hombres recorrieron la habitación con mirada codiciosa.verbsverbosopen your eyes· I slowly opened my eyes.· Abrí los ojos lentamente.somebody’s eyes open· Suddenly his eyes opened.· De repente sus ojos se abrieron.close/shut your eyes· Joe closed his eyes and tried to get back to sleep.· Joe cerró los ojos e intentó volver a dormirse.somebody’s eyes close· She let her eyes close for just a moment.· Dejó que sus ojos se cerraran solo un momento.rub your eyes· Anna rubbed her eyes wearily.· Anna se frotó los ojos con cansancio.shade/shield your eyes (=protect them from a bright light or the sun)· They gazed out to sea, shielding their eyes from the sun.· Miraban fijamente el mar, protegiéndose los ojos del sol.narrow your eyes (=partly close them, especially to show that you do not trust someone)· She narrowed her eyes at him suspiciously.· Entrecerró los ojos mirándolo con suspicacia.somebody’s eyes narrow (=become half closed, especially because someone does not trust another person)· Her dark eyes narrowed for a moment.· Sus ojos oscuros se entrecierraron por un momento.somebody’s eyes widen (=become more open because they are surprised)· His eyes widened in shock.· Sus ojos se abrieron de par en par por la conmoción.somebody’s eyes sparkle/shine (=show that they are very happy)· Jenny’s eyes sparkled with excitement.· Los ojos de Jenny brillaban de emoción.somebody’s eyes light up (=become excited)· His eyes lit up when I mentioned the word money.· Sus ojos se iluminaron cuando mencioné la palabra dinero.drop/lower your eyes (=look down at the ground)· The servants lowered their eyes as the countess walked past.· Los criados bajaron la vista cuando pasó la condesa.avert your eyes literaryliterario (=look away from something)· He averted his eyes from the body.· Apartó los ojos del cadáver.phrasesfraseskeep your eyes open (=prevent them from closing)· I was so tired I could hardly keep my eyes open.· Estaba tan cansado que apenas podía mantener los ojos abiertos.have/keep etc your eyes glued to something (=be watching something with all your attention)· Ted sat with his eyes glued to the television.· Ted estaba sentado con los ojos pegados al televisor.somebody’s eyes are full of tears· When she put the phone down, her eyes were full of tears.· Cuando colgó el teléfono, sus ojos estaban llenos de lágrimas.somebody’s eyes are full of hatred/fear etc· The prisoners stared at him, their eyes full of hatred.· Los prisioneros lo miraban fijamente, con los ojos llenos de odio.eye + NOUNeye + SUSTANTIVOan eye test (also an eye exam American English) (=to find out how well you can see)· You should have an eye test every couple of years.· Deberías hacerte una revisión de la vista cada par de años.eye make-up (=make-up that you put on your eyelids or eyelashes)· She never leaves the house without lipstick and eye make-up.· Nunca sale de casa sin pintalabios y maquillaje de ojos.COMMON ERRORSERRORES FRECUENTES ► Don’t say ‘black eyes’ when you mean dark brown eyes. You normally use ‘black eye’ when someone has a bruise around their eye, after being hit by someone.eyeeye2 verb (present participle eyeing or eying) [transitive] to look at someone or something carefully, especially because you do not trust them or because you want somethingmirar a alguien o algo con detenimiento, especialmente porque no se confía en esa persona o porque se desea algo: The man behind the desk eyed us suspiciously.El hombre detrás del escritorio nos miró con suspicacia. A crowd of local children gathered around, eying us in silence.Un grupo de niños del lugar se reunió alrededor, mirándonos en silencio.eye somebody ↔ up phrasal verb informalinformal to look at someone in a way that shows you think they are sexually attractivemirar a alguien de manera que indica que te parece sexualmente atractivo: There was a group of lads at the bar, eyeing up every girl who walked in.Había un grupo de chicos en el bar mirando con descaro a cada chica que entraba.
to look at someone or something carefully, especially because you do not trust them or because you want somethingmirar a alguien o algo con detenimiento, especialmente porque no se confía en esa persona o porque se desea algo: The man behind the desk eyed us suspiciously.El hombre detrás del escritorio nos miró con suspicacia. A crowd of local children gathered around, eying us in silence.Un grupo de niños del lugar se reunió alrededor, mirándonos en silencio.eye somebody ↔ up phrasal verb informalinformal to look at someone in a way that shows you think they are sexually attractivemirar a alguien de manera que indica que te parece sexualmente atractivo: There was a group of lads at the bar, eyeing up every girl who walked in.Había un grupo de chicos en el bar mirando con descaro a cada chica que entraba.