ear
UK: /ɪər/ US: /ɪr/Translation
n [c]
Véase tb: a clip round the ear›
⇨ oreja
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⇨ oído
She has a good ear for music Tiene buen oído para la música
ear infection infección de oídos
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⇨ espiga [de trigo]
to be all ears
⇨ ser todo oídos
to be up to one's ears in sth
⇨ estar desbordado,da de algo
They're up to their ears in problems Están desbordados de problemas
to fall on deaf ears
⇨ hacer oídos sordos
to play sth by ear (en música)
⇨ tocar de oído
to play it by ear (una situación)
⇨ improvisar
Since we don't have a plan, we'll just have to play it by ear Ya que no tenemos un plan, tendremos que improvisar
(Definition of ear n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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