wink

wink
[wɪŋk]
sustantivo
1guiño (m)
  • to give somebody a wink -> guiñarle un ojo a alguien
  • to tip somebody the wink -> poner sobre aviso a alguien
  • I didn't sleep a wink (familiar) -> no pegué ojo
verbo intransitivo
2guiñar, hacer un guiño ; titilar (star, light)

wink [uink]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Cerrar los ojos y abrirlos rápidamente. (n)
2Guiñar; hacer señas guiñando; pestañear guiñando. (n)
3Pasar por alto, tolerar, disimular, dejar pasar una falta; en este sentido casi siempre lleva tras sí la partícula at. (n)
  • A winking light -> una luz poco clara
sustantivo
1La acción de tener los ojos cerrados.
2Pestañeo, el movimiento de cerrar y abrir los ojos guiñando.
3Guiño, la acción de guiñar haciendo seña
sustantivo
4Ojeada, mirada pronta y ligera.
  • I did not sleep a wink all night -> no he cerrado los ojos en toda la noche, o no he podido pegar ojo en toda la noche
  • Without further winks or nods -> sin más acá ni más allá
  • To wink at a thing -> hacerse el desentendido; no hacer alto en una cosa
sustantivo
  • Forty winks -> sueño de corta duración

wink [wɪŋk]
noun
1 (blink) pestañeo; (m) (meaningful) guiño; (m)
to give sb a wink guiñar el ojo a algn; he said with a wink dijo guiñando el ojo
to have 40 winks echarse una siesta cabezada;or
to tip sb the wink (informal) avisar a algn secretamente
2 (instant)
I didn't sleep a wink I didn't get a wink of sleep no pegué ojo
verb:intransitive
1 (meaningfully) guiñar el ojo
to wink at sb guiñar el ojo a algn; to wink at sth hacer la vista gorda a algo
2 [+light, star] centellear; parpadear
verb:transitive
[+eye] guiñar

Verb Conjugation for "wink"

Imperative
  • wink
  • you wink
  • he/she winks
  • we wink
  • you wink
  • they wink
Preterite
  • I winked
  • you winked
  • he/she winked
  • we winked
  • you winked
  • they winked
Present Continuous
  • I am winking
  • you are winking
  • he/she is winking
  • we are winking
  • you are winking
  • they are winking
Present Perfect
  • I have winked
  • you have winked
  • he/she has winked
  • we have winked
  • you have winked
  • they have winked
Past Continuous
  • I was winking
  • you were winking
  • he/she was winking
  • we were winking
  • you were winking
  • they were winking
Past Perfect
  • I had winked
  • you had winked
  • he/she had winked
  • we had winked
  • you had winked
  • they had winked
Future
  • I will wink
  • you will wink
  • he/she will wink
  • we will wink
  • you will wink
  • they will wink
Future Perfect
  • I will have winked
  • you will have winked
  • he/she will have winked
  • we will have winked
  • you will have winked
  • they will have winked
Future Continuous
  • I will be winking
  • you will be winking
  • he/she will be winking
  • we will be winking
  • you will be winking
  • they will be winking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been winking
  • you have been winking
  • he/she has been winking
  • we have been winking
  • you have been winking
  • they have been winking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been winking
  • you will have been winking
  • he/she will have been winking
  • we will have been winking
  • you will have been winking
  • they will have been winking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been winking
  • you had been winking
  • he/she had been winking
  • we had been winking
  • you had been winking
  • they had been winking
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