black eye in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for black eye in the English»French Dictionary

I.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] N

II.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] ADJ

See also blue, black and white

I.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] N

III.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] ADJ

IV.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] VB trans inf Brit (squander)

1. eye ANAT:

to get one's eye in Brit SPORTS
‘my eye inf!’
‘mon œil!’ inf

2. eye (ogle at) inf → eye up

See also eye up

black eye in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for black eye in the English»French Dictionary

Phrases:

to have an eye for the main chance Aus, Brit inf
to keep one's eyes in Brit SPORTS
that's one in the eye for them! Brit inf

II.eye <-d, -d, -ing [or eying Am]> [aɪ] VB trans

See also blue

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He still has the same sharp, black eye and his face wears its old time studious look.
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It has a brown crown and black eye stripes separated by a broad white supercilium.
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The injuries included were a black eye along with small cuts and bruises.
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Racial tensions of the time was blamed for the move, but it ultimately became a black eye for the sport.
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The male has a dark grey head, black eye mask, and white throat.
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Its head is white with a black eye stripe.
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It has got all body white with black eye-ring and black bill with blue at the base.
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The breast, forehead and nape are chestnut, and there is a black eye mask.
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Its brown back and crown, black and white barred sides and black eye patches on its otherwise white face make this bird unmistakable.
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He has a gaunt pale face with seemingly empty black eye sockets and long white hair and wears a black trench coat and wide-brimmed hat.
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