ojo

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el ojo(
oh
-
hoh
)
masculine noun
a. eye
Tenía los ojos rojos de llorar.Her eyes were red from crying.
a. hole (culinary)
El queso emmental tiene que tener ojos.Emmental cheese has to have holes.
b. eye (of a needle)
Pasa el hilo por el ojo de la aguja.Pass the thread through the eye of the needle.
c. span (under a bridge)
El enemigo estaba oculto bajo el ojo del puente.The enemy was hidden under the span of the bridge.
d. keyhole (in a door)
La llave se quedó atorada en el ojo.The key got stuck in the keyhole.
a. eye
Mi hermano tiene ojo para los negocios.My brother has an eye for business.
a. eye
Todavía no se puede salir; solo estamos en el ojo de la tormenta.We can't go out yet; we're just in the eye of the storm.
a. eye (of potatoes or apples)
¿Quieres que le saque los ojos a las papas?Do you want me to remove the eyes from the potatoes?
interjection
a. be careful
¡Ojo con la sopa! ¡No la derrames!Be careful with the soup! Don't spill it!
b. watch out
¡Ojo! Por poquito te pego con la puerta.Watch out! I almost hit you with the door.
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Examples
Phrases
rabillo del ojo
corner of one's eye
mal de ojo
evil eye
guiñar el ojo
to wink
rabo del ojo
corner of one's eye
coordinación ojo-mano
eye-hand coordination
ojo avizor
vigilant
Es fácil ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio.
It's easy to see the mote in your brother's eyes, but fail to see the beam in one's own.
a ojo de buen cubero
roughly
calcular a ojo
to make a rough guess
ojo izquierdo
left eye
ojo derecho
right eye
ojo de gato
cat eye
stud
ojo de buey
porthole
tener una perrilla en el ojo
to have a stye in one's eye
no pegar ojo
to not sleep a wink
costar un ojo de la cara
to cost an arm and a leg
pegar ojo
to sleep
cuesta un ojo de la cara
it costs an arm and a leg
mucho ojo
careful
a good eye
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