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| an arm and a leg n | slang, figurative (high price, high cost) (figurado) | os olhos da cara loc sm pl |
| | No, the price is too high - he wants an arm and a leg for that old car. |
| | Não, o preço está muito alto. Ele quer os olhos da cara por aquele carro velho. |
| apple of sb's eye n | (beloved person) | menina dos olhos loc sf |
| | Jenny loved all her children, but her eldest child was the apple of her eye. |
| at the drop of a hat expr | (at the least provocation) (a menor provocação) | num piscar de olhos, sem mais aquela loc adv |
| | That girl is so emotional, she'll start crying at the drop of a hat. |
| bloodshot eyes npl | (eyes with inflamed whites) | olhos injetados de sangue expres |
| | I didn't get enough sleep last night so I have bloodshot eyes. |
| blue eyes npl | (eyes with blue irises) | olhos azuis sm pl |
| | Many Scandinavians have blond hair and blue eyes. |
| brown eyes npl | (eyes with brown irises) | olhos castanhos sm pl |
| | I have brown eyes. |
| | Eu tenho olhos castanhos. |
| brown-eyed adj | (having brown eyes) | de olhos castanhos loc adj |
| | I prefer brown-eyed girls. |
| close your eyes v expr | (shut your eyelids) | fechar os olhos expres v |
| | When you feel stressed, just relax, close your eyes and take deep breaths. |
| close your eyes to sth v expr | figurative (ignore sth) (figurado) | fechar os olhos expres v |
| | | ignorar vt |
| | Most families close their eyes to the fact that they're responsible for their children's failure. |
| eagle eye n | figurative (keen observation) (figurado) | olhos de águia loc smpl |
| | Ray's eagle eye soon picked out the errors in the text. |
| | O olhos de águia de Ray logo perceberam os erros no texto. |
| eagle eye n | figurative (close watch) (figurado) | olhos vivos smpl + adj |
| | 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) (inf.,fig, fisicamente atraente) | colírio para os olhos expres |
| | 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) | bom para os olhos expres |
| | Staring at the television for a long period of time is not easy on the eyes. |
| eye candy n | slang (sb, sth attractive) (algo atraente) | colírio para os olhos, uma delícia expres |
| | There was some very nice eye candy at the party last night. |
eye-opener,
eye opener,
eyeopener n | figurative, informal (sth surprising or revelatory) | revelação sf |
| | (informal, figurado: revelador) | abrir de olhos expres |
| | The talk was a real eye-opener. I learnt lots of new things. |
| flash n | (short moment) | instante sm |
| | (figurado, informal) | piscar de olhos expres |
| | When the accident happened, help arrived in a flash. |
| focus your eyes on sth/sb v expr | (train eyes on) | focar os olhos em expres v |
| | Shaun focused his eyes on the target and threw his dart. |
| | Shaun focou seus olhos no alvo e lançou o dardo. |
| the green-eyed monster n | figurative (jealousy) (ciúme) | monstro de olhos verdes loc sm |
| | In the play Othello, Iago calls jealousy a "green-eyed monster". |
| hawk-eyed adj | figurative (observant, keen sighted) | atento adj |
| | | observador adj |
| | | com olhos de lince loc adj |
| | Old Mr. Williams is hawk-eyed; he doesn't miss a thing. |
in a flash,
like a flash adv | (very quickly, in an instant) | em um piscar de olhos expres |
| | Wait right there – I'll be back in a flash! |
| in the eyes of expr | (from the point of view of) | aos olhos de loc adv |
| | In the eyes of my mother, my husband can do no wrong. |
| in the eyes of the law expr | (legally) (legalmente) | diante da lei, aos olhos da lei expres |
| | In the eyes of the law, a person is innocent until proven guilty. |
| in the public eye adv | (featured prominently in the media) | nos olhos da opinião pública loc adv |
| | If you're going to be a politician you have to be prepared to live in the public eye. |
in the twinkling of an eye,
in the blink of an eye expr | figurative, informal (instant, brief moment) (instante, breve momento) | num piscar de olhos expres |
| | And in the twinkling of an eye she was gone. |
| look down vi phrasal | (lower one's gaze) (de vergonha) | baixar os olhos expres v |
| | Gary looked down in shame as the teacher told him off. |
| | Gary baixou os olhos de vergonha enquanto a professora ralhava com ele. |
| look sb in the eye v expr | (look directly at) | olhar no fundo dos olhos expres v |
| look past sth vtr phrasal insep | (disregard, not be distracted by) | tirar os olhos expres v |
| | It was difficult to look past the unsightly mole on his face. |
| look the other way v expr | (look in the opposite direction) (figurado) | fazer vista grossa expres |
| | (figurado) | fechar os olhos expres |
| | Don't just look to your right when you cross the street; look the other way as well. |
| look the other way v expr | figurative (ignore sth bad) (figurado) | fazer vista grossa expres |
| | (figurado) | fechar os olhos expres |
| | That judge looks the other way when members of his own staff commit minor crimes. |
| not take kindly to sth v expr | (not welcome) | não aceitar com simpatia expres |
| | | não ver com bons olhos expres |
| | I do not take kindly to people who don't know me calling me 'honey'. |
| open your eyes to sth vtr | (become aware of) | abrir os olhos para expres |
| | You need to open your eyes to the beauty around you. |
| | Open your eyes to how deceitfully she has behaved. |
| pride and joy n | informal (person: most loved) | menina-dos-olhos expres sf |
| | (informal, BRA) | xodó sm |
| | She is her parents' pride and joy. |
| public eye n | figurative (attention of the general public) (atenção do público em geral) | olhos do público loc sm |
| | The children of politicians grow up in the public eye. |
| quick look n | (brief glance) (breve olhar) | olhada rápida loc sf |
| | | olhadela sf |
| | | relance de olhos loc sm |
| | Could you have a quick look at the case and explain what's happening? |
| red-eye n | uncountable (camera flash reflection in the eyes) (reflexão do flash da câmera nos olhos) | olhos vermelhos sm pl |
| | Most modern cameras have a setting which helps to reduce red-eye. |
robbery,
sheer robbery,
daylight robbery n | figurative, informal (excessively high price) (figurado, informal) | assalto sm |
| | (figurado) | custar os olhos da cara expres |
| | | ladroagem sf |
| | (coloquial) | roubalheira sf |
| | Twenty pounds for that? That's daylight robbery! |
| | Vinte libras por isso? Isso é um assalto em plena luz do dia! |
| scan sth vtr | (text, etc.: look over rapidly) | olhar rapidamente vt + adv |
| | | dar uma vista de olhos a vt |
| | | passar os olhos por vt |
| | | percorrer com os olhos vt |
| | Jane scanned the document, checking for errors. |
| | Jane olhou rapidamente o documento, buscando erros. |
| scope sth vtr | (look around) (olhar ao redor) | vasculhar, esquadrinhar vt |
| | | varrer com os olhos expres v |
| | She scoped the restaurant to find the best table. |
| | Ela vasculhou o restaurante para achar a melhor mesa. |
| see sth with your own eyes v expr | informal (witness at first hand) (informal) | ver com meus próprios olhos expres v |
| | I would never have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. |
| sharp eye n | figurative (keen powers of observation) (figurado) | olhos de lince sm |
| | (figurado) | olhos de águia sm |
| | | visão apurada sf |
| | He has a sharp eye for spelling mistakes. |
shut your eyes,
close your eyes v expr | (close your eyelids) | fechar os olhos expres v |
| | I have a big surprise for you, so shut your eyes and I'll bring it in. |
shut your eyes,
shut your eyes to sth,
close your eyes to sth v expr | figurative (ignore sth) (ignorar algo) | fechar os olhos para expres v |
| | She shut her eyes to her husband's activities. |
| sight-read sth vtr | (read without sounding out letters) | ler com os olhos expres v |
| soft adj | figurative (eyes: moist) (olhos) | úmido adj |
| | | olhos em lágrimas loc adj |
| | The lady gazed upon the poor children with soft eyes. |
| | A senhorita observou a pobre criança com olhos úmidos. |
| spectator sport n | figurative (sth enjoyable to watch) (figurado, algo interessante de ver) | show para os olhos expres |
| | (figurado, algo interessante de ver) | esporte para os olhos expres |
| | Watching your friends learning to ski is a good spectator sport. |
| take a look v expr | informal (look casually at sth/sb) (informal) | dar uma olhada expres v |
| | | olhar vt |
| | | dar uma vista de olhos express |
| | There's a sale on at this gallery; shall we take a look? |
| | Não entendo muito de motores, mas vou dar uma olhada. |
| tear up vi phrasal | informal (become teary-eyed) | ficar com lágrimas nos olhos expres v |
| | | ficar com os olhos marejados expres v |
| | If he sings a sad song, I'm going to tear up for sure. |
| | Se ele cantar uma música triste, vou ficar com lágrimas nos olhos, com certeza. |
| tearfully adv | (while weeping) | com os olhos marejados loc adv |
| | | chorosamente, sentidamente adv |
| | | lacrimosamente, lastimosamente adv |
| | The deceased woman's daughter tearfully gave the eulogy at the funeral. |
| wake sb up to v expr | figurative (make aware of) (figurado) | fazer despertar loc v |
| | (figurado) | abrir os olhos de expres v |
| | He woke her up to the joys of yoga. |
| | Ele a fez despertar para os prazeres da ioga. |