WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| winking n | (rapid blinking of one eye) | guiño nm |
| | People use winking to signal to someone they are joking. |
| winking adj | figurative (light: intermittent, twinkling) | parpadeante adj mf |
| | | titilante adj mf |
| | A winking light on the dashboard tell you that the car is low on fuel. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| wink⇒ vi | (blink one eye) | guiñar⇒ vi |
| | | parpadear⇒ vi |
| | The man winked to show he was joking. |
| | El hombre guiñó el ojo para mostrar que estaba bromeando. |
| wink at [sb] vi + prep | (blink one eye at) | guiñar el ojo a loc verb |
| | When the handsome young man smiled and winked at her, Lucy began to blush. |
| | Cuando el joven apuesto sonrió y guiñó el ojo a Lucy, ella se ruborizó. |
| wink n | (eye movement) | guiño nm |
| | | parpadeo nm |
| | Jane's wink told Robert she knew what he was up to. |
| | El guiño de Jane le indicó a Robert que sabía lo que él estaba tramando. |
| wink n | figurative, informal (small amount of sleep) (figurado) | pegar un ojo loc verb |
| Note: Usually used in negative sentences. |
| Note: Más bien usado en sentido negativo. |
| | "Did you sleep last night?" - "Not a wink." I didn't get a wink of sleep last night, because of the noisy party next door. |
| | "¿No pudiste dormir anoche?". - "No pegué un ojo". Anoche no pegué un ojo con el ruido de la fiesta de los vecinos de al lado. |
| wink vi | (light: flash) | parpadear⇒ vi |
| | | titilar⇒ vi |
| | The lights of distant cars winked in the darkness. |
| | Las luces de los coches en la distancia parpadeaban en la oscuridad. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
Locuciones verbales
wink | winking |
| wink at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (tolerate, ignore) (figurado) | mirar para otro lado expr |
| | | hacer la vista gorda expr |
| | The boss tends to wink at people going home early on a Friday, as long as they've finished all their work. |
| | El jefe mira para otro lado cuando la gente se quiere ir a casa temprano un viernes, especialmente si han terminado su trabajo. |