Nouns | |||||||
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| ear [ANAT.] | el oído Lat.: Auris | ||||||
| ear [ANAT.] | la oreja Lat.: Auris | ||||||
| ear [TECH.] | el cáncamo | ||||||
| swimmer's ear [MED.] | otitis externa | ||||||
| ear corn (Amer.) | la mazorca (de maíz) | ||||||
| ear canal | conducto auditivo | ||||||
| ear plug or: ear-plug | tapón para los (or: de) oídos | ||||||
| ear flap | la oreja - de una gorra | ||||||
| ear bleeding [MED.] | la otorragia | ||||||
| ear cartilage [ANAT.][MED.] | la cartílago de la oreja | ||||||
| ear drops [MED.][PHARM.] | gotas para los oídos pl. | ||||||
| ear trumpet [MED.] | el estetoscopio | ||||||
| ear trumpet [MED.] | el fonendoscopio | ||||||
| ear tag [AGR.] | el crotal | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to lend an ear to so. (or: sth.) | lent, lent | | escuchar a alguien | ||||||
| to lend an ear to so. (or: sth.) | lent, lent | | prestar atención a alguien | ||||||
| to lend an ear to so. (or: sth.) | lent, lent | | prestar oídos (or: oído) a alguien | ||||||
| to dog-ear sth. | dog-eared, dog-eared | | doblar algo - esquina de una página para marcarla | ||||||
| to dog-ear sth. | dog-eared, dog-eared | | marcar algo - página doblando la esquina | ||||||
| to grin ear to ear | grinned, grinned | | sonreír de oreja a oreja | ||||||
| to play sth. by ear | played, played | [MUS.] | tocar algo de oído | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| ear-battering adj. | ensordecedor, ensordecedora | ||||||
| earsplitting or: ear-splitting adj. | ensordecedor, ensordecedora | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| to send so. off with a flea in his (or: her) ear | mandar a alguien paseo | ||||||
| to turn a deaf ear | hacerse el sordo | ||||||
| to turn a deaf ear to sth. | no hacer caso de algo | ||||||
| to go in one ear and out the other [coll.] | entrar por un oído y salir por el otro [coll.] | ||||||
| to go in one ear and out the other [coll.] | no escuchar | ||||||
| to play it by ear [fig.] | improvisar algo | ||||||
| to put a bug in so.'s ear | llenar la cabeza de pájaros a alguien [fig.] | ||||||
| to put a bug in so.'s ear | meter una idea en la cabeza a alguien [fig.] | ||||||
| to put a bug in so.'s ear | ponerle a alguien la pulga detrás de la oreja [fig.] | ||||||
| to turn a deaf ear | hacer oídos sordos [fig.] | ||||||
| to turn a deaf ear | hacerse el sueco [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| to have a tin ear [coll.] | tener un oído enfrente del otro [coll.] | ||||||
| to have a tin ear [coll.] | tener torrijas en vez de orejas [coll.] | ||||||
| to have a tin ear [coll.] | tener una oreja enfrente de la otra [coll.] | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| I have a great musical sense and can play many melodies just by ear. | Tengo un gran sentido musical y puedo tocar muchas melodías solo de oído. | ||||||
| She leaned in to whisper a secret in his ear. | Se inclinó para susurrarle un secreto al oído. | ||||||
| I'm all ears. | Soy todo oídos. | ||||||
| I'm up to my ears. | Estoy ocupado. | ||||||
| I don't like that picture of me, my ears are too big. | No me gusta esa foto de mí, se me ven las orejas muy grandes. | ||||||
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Orthographically similar words | |
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| bear, dear, Dear, earl, earn, fear, gear, hear, near, pear, rear, sear, tear, wear, year | mear |
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