eye

ojo

Cada uno de los dos órganos de la cara que permiten ver.

En inglés sencillo: One of the two body parts in your face that you use to see.

• Close your eyes.
• She has brown eyes.
• Something got into my left eye.

Expresiones frecuentes: left eye, blue eye, close one eye, human eye

ojo de la aguja

Pequeño agujero de una aguja por donde se pasa el hilo.

En inglés sencillo: The small hole in a needle that you put thread through.

• This needle has a tiny eye.
• She passed the thread through the eye of the needle.
• A larger eye makes the needle easier to thread.

Cómo se usa: the eye of a needle (Push the thread through the eye of the needle.)

Expresiones frecuentes: eye of a needle, needle eye

vista, ojo

Capacidad de ver y valorar el aspecto de algo.

En inglés sencillo: Your ability to see and judge how something looks.

• The colours are pleasing to the eye.
• These tiny marks are invisible to the naked eye.
• A trained eye can spot the difference immediately.

Sinónimos: sight, vision

Expresiones frecuentes: to the eye, naked eye, trained eye

mirar, observar

Mirar atentamente a alguien o algo, con interés o desconfianza.

En inglés sencillo: To look at someone or something carefully, with interest or suspicion.

• The dog eyed my sandwich.
• She eyed the stranger suspiciously.
• He was eyeing the cakes in the window.

Sinónimos: watch, look at, observe

Expresiones frecuentes: eye someone suspiciously, eye something carefully

considerar, contemplar

Pensar en elegir, comprar o intentar conseguir algo.

En inglés sencillo: To think about choosing, buying, or trying to get something.

• She is eyeing a promotion.
• The company eyed several sites for its new factory.
• Are you eyeing that management job?

Sinónimos: consider

Expresiones frecuentes: eye a promotion, eye a purchase, eye an opportunity