blink

blink
I [blɪŋk]
nome battito m. di ciglia
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in the blink of an eye — in un batter d'occhio

it's (gone) on the blink — non funziona o fa i capricci

II 1. [blɪŋk]
verbo transitivo

to blink one's eyes — battere le palpebre

2.
verbo intransitivo [person] battere le palpebre; [light] lampeggiare

without blinking — senza battere ciglio

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[bliŋk] 1. verb
(to move (the eyelids) rapidly up and down: It is impossible to stare for a long time without blinking.) battere le palpebre
2. noun
(a rapid movement of the eyelids.) battito di ciglia
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[blɪŋk]
1. n
battito di ciglia

to be on the blink — (fam: car, machine) essere scassato (-a)

2. vt

to blink one's eyes — sbattere le palpebre

3. vi
sbattere le palpebre, (light) lampeggiare
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blink /blɪŋk/
n.
1 ammiccamento; ammicco; battito di ciglia
2 balenio; bagliore fugace; lampo (di luce)
3 rapida occhiata
● (fig.) in the blink of an eye (o of an eyelid), in un batter d'occhio; in un baleno □ (fam., di apparecchio, ecc.) on the blink, guasto; fulminato; fuso.
(to) blink /blɪŋk/
A v. i.
1 battere le palpebre; ammiccare: to blink at st., guardare qc. ammiccando
2 (di luce) brillare a intervalli; ammiccare; (di segnale luminoso) lampeggiare; (comput.) essere intermittente (cursore, punto di inserimento, ecc.)
3 essere sorpreso; sbarrare gli occhi: This'll make you blink!, questo ti farà sbarrare gli occhi!; He blinked at me, mi ha guardato sorpreso
4 (solo al neg.) manifestare una reazione; batter ciglio: He didn't blink when he heard the results, ha ascoltato i risultati senza batter ciglio
5 (fig.) dare segni di debolezza, cedere, fare marcia indietro (in un confronto): The EU blinked first in its battle with the USA over tariffs, la UE è stata la prima a cedere nella battaglia tariffaria con gli USA
B v. t.
battere (le palpebre): She blinked her eyes nervously, batté le palpebre nervosamente
to blink away one's tears, frenare le lacrime battendo le palpebre □ (fam. GB) Blink and you miss it!, (di qc. di molto breve o piccolo) non fai quasi a tempo a vederlo!
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I [blɪŋk]
nome battito m. di ciglia
••

in the blink of an eye — in un batter d'occhio

it's (gone) on the blink — non funziona o fa i capricci

II 1. [blɪŋk]
verbo transitivo

to blink one's eyes — battere le palpebre

2.
verbo intransitivo [person] battere le palpebre; [light] lampeggiare

without blinking — senza battere ciglio


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