oír
transitive verb
1 (percibir sonidos) to hear
he oído un ruido I heard a noise; ¿me oyes bien desde tu habitación? can you hear me all right from your room?; le oí abrir la puerta I heard him open the door; I heard him opening the door; —la han despedido —¡no me digas! —como lo oyes "she's been sacked" — "no, really!" — "she has, I'm telling you"; oír hablar de algn to hear about o of sb; he oído decir que ... I've heard it said that ...; rumour o rumor has it that ...; (EEUU)
lo oyó como quien oye llover she paid no attention; she turned a deaf ear to it
¡me van a oír! they'll be having a few words from me!