bizcoa bizca
adjective
cross-eyed; squinting mirada bizca squint; cross-eyed look; ponerse bizco to squint; look cross-eyed
dejar a algn bizco to leave sb open-mouthed
quedarse bizco to be flabbergasted
cross-eyed person; someone with a squint
el bizco, la bizca(
bees
-
koh
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).
1. (squint-eyed person)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
2. (suffering strabismus)
a. cross-eyed
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
El oftalmólogo está atendiendo a un niño bizco ahora mismo.The ophthalmologist is seeing a cross-eyed boy right now.
b. esotropic
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g. exposition).
(technical)
Mi hermana tiene un ojo bizco y tiene que usar anteojos especiales.My sister has an esotropic eye and must wear special glasses.
3. (shocked)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).
(figurative)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. flabbergasted
Me quedé bizco cuando vi el espectáculo de fuegos artificiales. Verdaderamente hermoso.I was flabbergasted when I watched the fireworks show. It was truly beautiful.
b. lost for words
La mansión extravagante de Laura me dejó bizca cuando entré.Laura's extravagant mansion left me lost for words when I entered.
bizco
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (general)
a. cross-eyed
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
2. (general)
a. cross-eyed person
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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