goggle

goggle
['gɒgl]
verbo intransitivo colloq. sgranare, strabuzzare gli occhi

to goggle at sb. — guardare qcn. con tanto d'occhi

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['ɡoɡl]
verb
(to have wide, staring eyes (eg because of surprise): He goggled at the amount of money he received.) strabuzzare/stralunare gli occhi
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goggle (1) /ˈgɒgl/
n.
1 [u] il roteare, lo strabuzzare, lo stralunare gli occhi
2 [u] protuberanza degli occhi
3 (pl., slang) occhialoni; occhiali di protezione (da motociclista, ecc.); occhiali di sicurezza (sul lavoro): ski goggles, occhiali da sciatore; swimming goggles, occhialini da nuoto
4 (pl.) (slang) tipo occhialuto; ‘quattrocchi’ (soprannome)
5 (vet.) [u] cenurosi; capogatto, capostorno
● (slang spreg.) the goggle box, il televisore; la televisione.
goggle (2) /ˈgɒgl/
a.
1 (d'occhio) protuberante; sporgente
2 (dello sguardo) stralunato
● goggle-eyed, dagli occhi sporgenti; (anche) dagli occhi di fuori, stralunato.
(to) goggle /ˈgɒgl/
v. t. e i.
1 roteare, strabuzzare, stralunare (gli occhi)
2 guardare stralunato
3 (degli occhi) protrudere; essere sporgenti.
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['gɒgl]
verbo intransitivo colloq. sgranare, strabuzzare gli occhi

to goggle at sb. — guardare qcn. con tanto d'occhi


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