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1. n
occhio, (of needle) cruna, (for hook) occhiello

I've got green eyes — ho gli occhi verdi

he gave him a black eye — gli ha fatto un occhio nero

eyes right/left! Mil — attenti a destra/sinistra!

as far as the eye can see — a perdita d'occhio

it happened before my very eyes — mi è successo proprio sotto gli occhi

I saw it with my own eyes — l'ho visto con i miei occhi

keep your eyes on the road ahead! — guarda la strada!

I could hardly keep my eyes open — non riuscivo a tenere gli occhi aperti

he didn't take his eyes off her — non le toglieva gli occhi di dosso

to catch sb's eye — attirare l'attenzione di qn

to look sb (straight) in the eye — guardare qn (dritto) negli occhi

to be in the public eye — essere in vista

in the eyes of — agli occhi di

under the (watchful) eye of — sotto lo sguardo (vigile) di

to keep an eye on sb/sth — tenere d'occhio qn/qc

to keep an eye on things fam — tenere d'occhio la situazione

to keep an eye out for sth/sb; one's eyes open for sth/sb — tenere gli occhi aperti per trovare qc/qn

to look at sth with the eye of an expert — guardare qc con l'occhio dell'esperto

with an eye to sth — in vista di qc

with an eye to doing sth Brit — con l'idea di fare qc

with one's eyes (wide) open fig — perfettamente conscio (-a) di ciò che si fa

to shut one's eyes to sth — (fig: to the truth, dangers, evidence) chiudere gli occhi di fronte a qc, (to sb's shortcomings) chiudere un occhio su qc

to be up to one's eyes in work — essere pieno (-a) di lavoro fin sopra i capelli

to have an eye for sth — avere occhio per qc

there's more to this than meets the eye — non è così semplice come sembra

I don't see eye to eye with him — non condivido il suo punto di vista

it's five years since I last set or laid eyes on him — sono cinque anni che non lo vedo

use your eyes! fam — guarda un po' meglio!

to cry one's eyes out — piangere a calde lacrime

that's one in the eye for him fig(fam) gli sta bene

to make eyes at sb fam — fare gli occhi dolci a qn

she was all eyes — era tutt'occhi

an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth — occhio per occhio dente per dente

2. vt
(look at carefully) scrutare, (ogle) adocchiare

the children eyed the parcel with interest — i bambini scrutavano il pacco con interesse


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