vista
1 (visión) sight; eyesight
hasta donde alcanza la vista as far as the eye can see; el coche desapareció de mi vista the car disappeared from sight
nublarse la vista
se me nubló la vista my eyes clouded over
perder la vista to lose one's sight
tener buena/mala vista to have good/bad eyesight
hacer la vista gorda to turn a blind eye; pretend not to notice
vista cansada (por defecto) longsightedness; (por agotamiento) eyestrain
vista corta short sight
vista de águila vista de lince eagle eye
tener vista de águila o de lince to have eagle eyes; to have eyes like a hawk o a lynx
2 (ojos) (órgano) eyes
plural
; (p) tiene un problema en la vista she has something wrong with her eyes; a la altura de la vista at eye level
una luz que hiere la vista a dazzling light; a light that hurts one's eyes
torcer la vista to squint
(mirada) ¡vista a la derecha! (Mil) eyes right!
aguzar la vista (para ver a lo lejos) to screw one's eyes up; (para descubrir algo) to look sharp
alzar la vista to look up
apartar la vista to look away
no apartar la vista de algo to keep one's eyes glued to sth
bajar la vista to look down; lower one's gaze
buscar algo con la vista to look around for sth
clavar la vista en algn/algo to stare at sb/sth; fix one's eyes on sb/sth
dirigir la vista a algn/algo to look towards sb/sth; turn one's gaze on sb/sth
echar una vista a algn/algo to take a look at sb/sth
fijar la vista en algn/algo to stare at sb/sth; fix one's eyes on sb/sth
medir a algn con la vista to size sb up
pasar la vista por algo to look over sth; glance quickly at sth
con la vista puesta en la pared with his eyes fixed on the wall
con la vista puesta en las elecciones with a view to the elections; con la vista puesta en la futura legislación medioambiental, la compañía ha sacado un nuevo modelo in the light of the forthcoming environmental legislation, the company has launched a new model
¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!
recorrer algo con la vista to run one's eye over sth
seguir algo con la vista to follow sth with one's eyes
volver la vista to look away
volver la vista atrás to look back
comerse o devorar a algn con la vista (con deseo) to devour sb with one's eyes; (con ira) to look daggers at sb (familiar)
perder algo de vista to lose sight of sth
no perder a algn de vista to keep sb in sight
saltar a la vista
su inteligencia salta a la vista she is strikingly intelligent; una cosa que salta a la vista es ... one thing that immediately hits o strikes you is ...; salta a la vista que ... it's blindingly obvious that ...
3 (perspicacia) foresight
tuvieron vista para comprar las acciones they showed foresight in buying the shares; it was shrewd of them to buy the shares; ha tenido mucha vista con el piso he was very far-sighted about the flat; tener vista para los negocios to have good business acumen
4 (panorama) view
la vista desde el castillo the view from the castle
con vistas a
con vistas a la montaña with a view of the mountains; una habitación con vistas al mar a room with a sea view; a room overlooking the sea; con vistas al oeste facing west
vista anterior vista frontal front view
5 (Fotografía) (imagen) view
una tarjeta con una vista de Venecia a card with a view of Venice
vista de pájaro bird's-eye view
observar algo a vista de pájaro to get a bird's-eye view of sth
vista fija still
vista frontal front view
6 (otras expresiones)
a la vista in sight o view
la parte que quedaba a la vista the part that was visible o in view; no es muy agradable a la vista it's not a pretty sight; it's not very pleasant to look at; cuenta a la vista (Economía) instant access account
a la vista está (que ...) it's obvious (that ...); you can see for yourself (that ...)
no tengo ningún proyecto a la vista I have no plans in sight; estaré a la vista de lo que pase I will keep an eye on developments; yo me quedo a la vista del fuego I'll keep an eye on the fire; a la vista, no son pobres from what you can tell, they're not poor
a la vista de todos in full view (of everyone)
los resultados están a la vista de todos the results are there for everyone to see
lo fríen a la vista del cliente it's fried in front of the customer; a la vista de tal espectáculo at the sight of such a scene; a la vista de sus informes in the light of o in view of his reports
poner algo a la vista to put sth on view
a ... años/días vista
pagadero a 30 días vista payable within 30 days; a un año vista de las elecciones (antes) a year before the elections
a cinco años vista (después) five years from then; a dos años vista de la exposición two years after the exhibition
con vistas a with a view to
con vistas a una solución del problema with a view to solving the problem; han modernizado el estadio con vistas al Mundial they have modernized the stadium ahead of the World Cup; una medida con vistas al futuro a measure taken with the future in mind
de vista by sight
conocer a algn de vista to know sb by sight
en vista de in view of
en vista de que ... in view of the fact that ...
¡hasta la vista! see you!; so long!
a primera vista at first sight; on the face of it
a simple vista (sin ayuda de aparatos) to the naked eye; (por la primera impresión) at first sight
(also vista de aduana) customs official
