eye1

/aɪ/

Translation

n [c]

› (en anatomía)

⇨ ojo

› (en una aguja)

⇨ ojo

can't {keep/take} one's eyes off sth/sb

⇨ no poder quitarle el ojo a algo o a alguien

in sb's eyes

⇨ en opinión de alguien

⇨ desde el punto de vista de alguien

to be up to one's eyes in sth (una persona)

⇨ estar desbordado, da de algo

⇨ estar agobiado,da

to {cast/run} {an/one's} eye over sth UK

⇨ echar un vistazo a algo

to catch one's eye

⇨ llamar la atención a alguien

to cry one's eyes out

⇨ llorar a lágrima viva col.

⇨ llorar a moco tendido col.

to have an eye for sth

⇨ tener ojo para algo

to have one's eye on sth (inform)

⇨ echar el ojo a algo col.

to keep an eye out for sth/sb

⇨ estar atento,ta

to keep {an/one's} eye on sth/sb

⇨ echar un ojo col.

⇨ vigilar

Will you keep an eye on the house while we're away?

¿Podrías vigilar la casa mientras estamos fuera?

to keep one's eyes {open/peeled}

⇨ estar atento,ta

to {lay/set} eyes on sth/sb

⇨ ver por primera vez

He's been wanting that motorcycle ever since the day he set eyes on it

Desde que la vio por primera vez, ha estado deseando tener esa motocicleta

to see eye to eye (with sb)

⇨ estar de acuerdo (con alguien)

to turn a blind eye (to sth)

⇨ hacer la vista gorda col.

Véase tb: {from/out of} the corner of one's eye; black eye; in the blink of an eye; private eye; the apple of sb's eye; to avert one's {eyes/gaze}; to close one's eyes to sth; to meet sb's eye; to pull the wool over sb's eyes; to roll one's eyes; to the naked eye; with beady eyes

(Definition of eye n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)