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eye

 
 
// noun

Translation

SEEING [C] one of the two organs in your face, which you use to see with
göz
Sara has black hair and brown eyes. She closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.301539540
NEEDLE [C] the small hole at the end of a needle, that you put the thread through
iğne deliği
228
have an eye for sth to be good at noticing a particular type of thing
bir şeyi gözlemlemede çok iyi olmak
Your son has a very good eye for detail.1126
keep your/an eye on sb/sth to watch or look after someone or something
göz kulak olmak, bakmak, sahip çıkmak
Could you keep an eye on this pan of soup for a moment?1081
have your eye on sth informal to want something and intend to get it
bir şeyde gözü olmak
Jane's got her eye on that new advertising job.928
can't keep/take your eyes off sb/sth to be unable to stop looking at someone or something because they are so attractive or interesting
gözlerini/kendini alamamak; çok etkilenmek
He couldn't take his eyes off her all night.10811062953
lay/set eyes on sb/sth to see someone or something for the first time
bir şeyi ilk defa görmek
They fell in love the moment they laid eyes on each other.1081
look sb in the eye/eyes to look at someone in a direct way, without showing fear or shame
doğrudan gözünün içine bakmak; gözlerini kaçırmamak
Look me in the eye and say that you didn't steal it.1081
in sb's eyes in someone's opinion
görüşüne/fikrine göre
In my parents' eyes, I'll always be a child.1106
cast/run your/an eye over sth UK to look at something quickly, often in order to give your opinion about it
hızlı bir göz gezdirmek; şöyle bir bakmak
Would you cast an eye over our work so far?1189
catch sb's eye to get someone's attention by looking at them
(birinin) gözüne çarpmak; bakışlarını yakalamak
I tried to catch her eye, but she had already turned away.1081
to be attractive or different enough to be noticed by people
göze çarpmak, dikkatini çekmek
It was the colour of his jacket that caught my eye.953
cry your eyes out If someone cries their eyes out, they cry a lot about a problem or situation.
ağlamaktan gözleri kan çanağına dönmek, çok göz yaşı dökmek
She cried her eyes out when he left her for another girl.1077
keep your eyes open/peeled (for sb/sth) to watch carefully for someone or something
gözlerini açmak; dikkatli olmak; kuş uçurtmamak
Keep your eyes peeled, he should be here any minute.1843
keep an eye out for sb/sth to watch carefully for someone or something to appear
bakmak, bakınmak
Keep an eye out for the delivery van.1987
see eye to eye (with sb) If two people see eye to eye, they agree with each other.
anlaşmak, uyuşmak, aynı fikirde/görüşte olmak
Our teachers don't always see eye to eye with the headmaster.1183
turn a blind eye (to sth) to choose to ignore something that you know is wrong or illegal
göz yummak, görmezden gelmek
1845
with your eyes open knowing about all of the problems that could happen if you do something
bile bile, göz göre göre
I went into this marriage with my eyes open.1120
→ See also black eye
(Definition of eye noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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