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| an eye for an eye n | (revenge) | ochi pentru ochi și dinte pentru dinte expr. |
| | An eye for an eye, he yelled, as he destroyed his rival's creation. |
| an eye for an eye n | (justice, fair punishment) | ochi pentru ochi și dinte pentru dinte expr. |
| | If someone commits murder than I believe in an eye for an eye and he should be executed. |
| apple of [sb]'s eye n | (beloved person) | feblețe, slăbiciune s.f. |
| | | lumina ochilor loc.subst. |
| | Jenny loved all her children, but her eldest child was the apple of her eye. |
| | Jenny își iubea toți copiii, dar cel mai mare dintre ei era feblețea ei. |
| | Jenny își iubea toți copiii, dar cel mai mare dintre ei era lumina ochilor ei. |
| bird's-eye view n | (view from above) | vedere aeriană / panoramică s.f. |
| | I got a bird's-eye view of the Atlantic as my plane flew over it. |
| black eye n | (bruising around the eye) | ochi vânăt s.m. |
| | He had a black eye after the fight. |
| black eye n | figurative (bad reputation) | reputație proastă, imagine proastă s.f. |
| | The company suffered a black eye when the police charged its chairman with fraud. |
not blink at [sth],
not blink an eye at [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (not react to) | a nu clipi la vb.intranz. |
| | | a nu fi afectat de expr.vb. |
| | Joshua is so rich, he doesn't blink at paying $800 for a wristwatch. |
bull's-eye,
bull's eye,
bullseye n | (darts, archery: centre of target) (țintă) | centru s.n. |
| | John threw a dart, which hit the bull's eye. |
bull's eye,
bull's-eye,
bullseye n | figurative (target, goal) | țintă s.f. |
| | | scop s.n. |
catch the eye,
catch [sb]'s eye v expr | (be noticeable) | a-și încrucișa privirile |
| | The bold designs and bright colours of these dresses really catch the eye. |
| eagle eye n | figurative (keen observation) | ochi de vultur s.m. |
| | Ray's eagle eye soon picked out the errors in the text. |
| eagle eye n | figurative (close watch) | ochi de vultur s.m. |
| | | vigilență s.f. |
| | I know all about your behaviour at your last school so I'll be keeping an eagle eye on you. |
| | Under the teacher's eagle eye, no student dared to misbehave. |
easy on the eyes,
easy on the eye adj | informal, figurative (good looking) | atrăgător adj. |
| | | care arată bine loc.adj. |
| | I don't know who she is but she's very easy on the eyes. |
easy on the eyes,
easy on the eye adj | (not tiring to look at) | ușor de privit loc.adj. |
| | | care nu forțează ochii expr. |
| | Staring at the television for a long period of time is not easy on the eyes. |
| the evil eye n | (cursed stare) | deochi s.n. |
| | She believed someone had put the evil eye on her cattle, causing them to sicken and die. |
| the evil eye n | figurative (angry or unpleasant gaze) | privire crucișă s.f. |
| | She was obviously jealous and gave me the evil eye when no-one was looking. |
| eye candy n | slang ([sb], [sth] attractive) | adevărată priveliște s.f. |
| | There was some very nice eye candy at the party last night. |
eye color (US),
eye colour (UK) n | (color of the irises) | culoare a ochilor s.f. |
| eye contact n | (looking into [sb]'s eyes) | contact vizual s.n. |
| | Eye contact is important when communicating with others. |
| eye doctor n | (ophthalmologist) | oftalmolog s.m. |
| | My eye doctor diagnosed me with glaucoma. |
| eye shadow n | (make-up for the eyelids) | fard de pleoape s.n. |
| | She was wearing far too much eye shadow. |
| eye socket | (anatomy) (anatomie) | orbită s.f. |
| eye specialist n | (ophthalmologist) | oftalmolog s.m. |
| eye to eye adv | (in agreement) | de comun acord loc.adv. |
| | We don't always see eye to eye. |
| eye to eye adv | (on the same level) | de la același nivel loc.adv. |
| | The actor, who is much shorter than his female co-star, stood on a box in order to be eye to eye with her. |
| eye-catching adj | (attractive, grabbing the attention) | atractiv adj. |
| | | care atrage atenția, care sare în ochi loc.adj. |
| | That shirt's a very eye-catching colour. |
| | His sports car is very eye-catching. |
eye-opener,
eye opener,
eyeopener n | figurative, informal ([sth] surprising or revelatory) | revelație s.f. |
| | | descoperire s.f. |
| | The talk was a real eye-opener. I learnt lots of new things. |
eye-opener,
eye opener,
eyeopener n | US, informal (alcoholic drink in morning) (cu alcool) | păhărel s.n. |
| | | dușcă s.f. |
| | (băutură) | aperitiv s.n. |
| | Pete poured himself an eye-opener as soon as he got out of bed. |
| eye-opening adj | (revelatory, revealing) | revelator adj. |
| | | care trezește la realitate loc.adj. |
| | Seeing where caviar comes from is an eye-opening experience. |
eyedrops,
eye drops npl | (medication dropped into the eye) | picături de ochi s.f.pl. |
| | If your eyes get too dry, use some eyedrops. |
eyewitness,
eye witness n | (person who has seen a crime) | martor ocular s.m. |
| | Two eyewitnesses were called to testify during the trial. |
fisheye lens,
fish-eye lens n | (convex, very wide-angle lens) | obiectiv ochi de pește s.n. |
| | Using a fisheye lens makes mediocre skateboarders look great. |
| glass eye n | (false eyeball) | ochi de sticlă s.m. |
| | Every night before I go to bed I take out my glass eye and put it in a bowl of water by the bed. |
guide dog,
also US: seeing-eye dog n | (blind person's assistance dog) | câine ghid s.m. |
| | | câine pentru nevăzători s.m. |
| | Labradors have traditionally been used as guide dogs. |
| have an eye for vtr | (be good at noticing or observing) | a avea simțul + genitiv loc.vb. |
| | The painter has an eye for detail. |
| have your eye on [sth] v expr | (want) | a-i rămâne sufletul la, a i se pune pata pe expr. |
| | | a pune ochii pe expr. |
| | I've got my eye on a little yellow handbag I saw in a shop window. |
| have your eye on [sb] v expr | (watch) | a fi cu ochii pe, a nu scăpa din ochi pe expr. |
| | | a supraveghea vb.tranz. |
| | I've got my eye on you, young man. So behave! |
| have your eye on [sth] v expr | (aim, intend) | a plănui, a intenționa vb.tranz. |
| | The company has an eye on future expansion into overseas markets. |
| have your eye on doing [sth] v expr | (aim, intend) | a intenționa vb.tranz. |
| | | a se gândi să vb.reflex. |
| | I keep working this job, but I have my eye on going back to college. |
| in the public eye adv | (prominently) | în public adv. |
| | If you are going to be a politician you must be prepared to live in the public eye. |
| in the public eye adj | (prominent) | proeminent adj. |
| | Kate Middleton is even more in the public eye since she became engaged to Prince Andrew. |
in the twinkling of an eye,
in the blink of an eye expr | figurative, informal (instant, brief moment) | într-o clipită loc.adv. |
| | | cât ai clipi loc.adv. |
| | And in the twinkling of an eye she was gone. |
| keep an eye on [sth/sb] v expr | informal (watch carefully) | a fi atent expr.vb. |
| | | a fi cu ochii pe, a sta cu ochii pe loc.vb. |
| | | a avea grijă de loc.vb. |
| | When cooking soufflés, you need to keep an eye on them so they don't fall. |
| keep an eye out for vtr | (remain vigilant for) | a nu scăpa din ochi loc.vb. |
| | It's important to keep an eye out for dangerous snakes in the bush. |
| lazy eye n | informal (squint, inability to focus) | ambliopie s.f. |
| | | slăbire a vederii s.f. |
| lazy eye n | formal (amblyopia, dim vision in apparently normal eye) | ambliopie s.f. |
| | Children with a lazy eye have to wear an eye patch. |
| eye liner n | (eye liner) | contur s.n. |
| | Rachel put some fresh eye liner on. |
| London Eye n | (London's big wheel) (atracție în Londra) | London Eye s.propriu |
| look [sb] in the eye v expr | (look directly at) | a privi în ochi expr. |
| | | a se uita fix la loc.vb. |
| look [sb] in the eye v expr | (not feel ashamed) | a privi drept în ochi expr. |
| | | a se uita în ochii cuiva expr. |
| | Can you look me in the eye and tell me you didn't cheat on the test? |
| in your mind's eye expr | (in your imagination) | ochii minții s.m.pl. |
| | In my mind's eye, I can picture the big house that I will live in one day. |
| the naked eye n | figurative (eyesight: without optical aids) (vedere) | ochiul liber s.m. |
| | The naked eye cannot see infrared light. |
| out of the corner of your eye adv | (in your peripheral vision) | din colțul ochiului loc.adv. |
| | | cu coada ochiului loc.adv. |
| | She couldn't describe him accurately because she'd only seen him out of the corner of her eye. |
pinkeye,
pink-eye,
pink eye n | informal (conjunctivitis: eye inflammation) | conjunctivită s.f. |
| | Pinkeye is so contagious that people are often asked to stay home from work until their symptoms disappear. |
| private eye n | informal (privately-hired detective) (colocvial) | detectiv particular s.m. |
| | Thompson hired a private eye to find out if his wife was having an affair. |
| public eye n | figurative (attention of the general public) | atenția publicului s.f. |
| | The children of politicians grow up in the public eye. |
| red-eye n | uncountable (camera flash reflection in the eyes) (în fotografii) | ochi roșii s.m.pl. |
| | Most modern cameras have a setting which helps to reduce red-eye. |
red-eye,
red eye,
redeye n | informal (late-night plane flight) | zbor de noapte s.n. |
| | I'm exhausted: I took the red-eye from London to New York. |
rib eye,
ribeye n | (cut of beef: steak) | antricot s.n. |
| see eye to eye v expr | figurative (agree) | a fi pe aceeași lungime de undă expr. |
| | | a cădea de acord loc.vb. |
| | | a se înțelege vb.reflex. |
| | We don't always see eye to eye. |
| sharp eye n | figurative (keen powers of observation) | ochi ageri s.m.pl. |
| | | ochi de vultur s.m.pl. |
| | He has a sharp eye for spelling mistakes. |
shut-eye,
shuteye n | informal (sleep) | soileală s.f. |
| | | tras pe dreapta s.n. |
| | | pui de somn s.m. |
| | Tania is exhausted and really needs to get some shuteye. |
| There is more to [sth] than meets the eye expr | (This is not what it seems) | E mai mult decât pare. expr. |
| | | Aparențele înșală. expr. |
| | It seems like he's vanished into thin air, but that's impossible. There's more to this situation than meets the eye. |
| to the naked eye expr | (without use of optical aids) | cu ochiul liber loc.adv. |
| | On a clear night, Jupiter is visible to the naked eye. |
| turn a blind eye v expr | figurative (pretend not to see [sth]) | a închide ochii loc.vb. |
| | | a se face că nu vede loc.vb. |
| | I knew exactly what she was up to but decided to turn a blind eye. |
turn a blind eye on [sth],
turn a blind eye to [sth] v expr | figurative (pretend not to see) | a închide ochii loc.vb. |
| | | a se face că nu vede loc.vb. |
| | The corrupt inspector agreed to turn a blind eye to the safety violations. |
| unaided eye n | (normal powers of vision) | ochiul liber s.m. |
| | After they reach age 40, people may no longer see small details with the unaided eye. |
| | You cannot see the animal life in this water sample with an unaided eye. |
| watchful eye n | (attention, vigilance) | privire vigilentă s.f. |
| | | privire atentă s.f. |
| | | care veghează loc.adj. |
| | Sue kept a watchful eye as the children played on the seashore. |
| with an eye to [sth/sb] expr | (in the hope of) | pentru ca |
| | | cu scopul de |
| | She dressed in her best clothes with an eye to making him notice her. |