ear

oreja

Cada una de las dos partes a los lados de la cabeza que sirven para oír.

En inglés sencillo: One of the two parts on the sides of your head that you hear with.

• My left ear hurts.
• The rabbit has long ears.
• She whispered in his ear.

Expresiones frecuentes: left ear, ear pain, in someone’s ear

oído

Capacidad de percibir bien los sonidos, especialmente las diferencias en la música o el habla.

En inglés sencillo: The ability to hear sounds well, especially differences in music or speech.

• He plays the piano by ear.
• She has an excellent ear for music.
• The wrong note offended his trained ear.

Cómo se usa: an ear for something (She has a good ear for accents.)

Sinónimos: hearing

Expresiones frecuentes: ear for music, by ear, musical ear

espiga, mazorca

Parte superior de una planta de cereal donde se forman los granos.

En inglés sencillo: The part at the top of a grain plant where its seeds grow.

• Each ear was full of grain.
• The ears of wheat turned golden.
• We cooked an ear of corn for each guest.

Cómo se usa: an ear of corn/wheat (He picked an ear of corn.)

Sinónimos: head, spike

Expresiones frecuentes: ear of corn, ear of wheat, ripe ear

espigar

Desarrollar las partes que contienen los granos en lo alto de las plantas de cereal.

En inglés sencillo: To grow the seed-bearing parts at the tops of grain plants.

• The corn will ear soon.
• The wheat eared early this year.
• Warm weather helps the barley ear.

Expresiones frecuentes: corn ear, wheat ear