eyeball
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eyeball(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
a. el globo ocular (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If pressure in your eyeball increases, it could damage your eyesight.Si la presión del globo ocular aumenta, podría dañarte la vista.
a. el visitante (M), la visitante (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The company launched a campaign to bring more eyeballs to their online operation.La compañía lanzó una campaña para atraer más visitantes a su operación en línea.
3. (colloquial) (used to express an extreme)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I'm up to my eyeballs with work.Estoy a tope de trabajo.
I've heard they're up to their eyeballs in debt.Me enteré de que están hasta el cuello de deudas.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (colloquial) (to stare at)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. tener los ojos clavados en
A tall, thin man was eyeballing the entrance to the hotel.Un hombre alto y delgado tenía los ojos clavados en la entrada del hotel.
5. (colloquial) (to calculate roughly) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. calcular a ojo
I only eyeballed it but I reckon it will fit in the alcove in the kitchen.Solo lo calculé a ojo pero creo que cabrá en el hueco en la cocina.
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