brown-eyed in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brown-eyed in the English»French Dictionary

I.eye [Brit ʌɪ, Am aɪ] N

1. eye ANAT:

eye

œil m

with blue/green eyes

aux yeux bleus/verts

to raise/lower one's eyes

lever/baisser les yeux

in front of or before your (very) eyes

sous vos yeux

to the expert/untrained eye

pour un œil exercé/non exercé

there was sorrow/fear in his eyes

son regard exprimait le chagrin/la crainte

with sorrow/fear in his eyes

les yeux remplis de chagrin/crainte

I wouldn't have believed it, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes

je ne l'aurais pas cru, si je ne l'avais vu de mes propres yeux

I could do it with my eyes closed

je pourrais le faire les yeux fermés

keep your eyes on the road!

c'est la route qu'il faut regarder!, regarde la route!

keep your eye on the ball!

ne quitte pas la balle des yeux!

to keep an eye on sth

surveiller qc

to keep an eye on sb

surveiller qn

to keep an eye on sb (suspiciously)

avoir or tenir qn à l'œil

under the watchful/critical eye of sb

sous le regard vigilant/critique de qn

to have one's eye on sb/sth (watch)

surveiller qn/qc

to have one's eye on sb/sth (desire) dress, car, house

avoir envie de

to have one's eye on sb/sth (lust after)

loucher sur inf

to have one's eye on sb/sth food, dress, car, person (aim for) job

viser

with an eye to doing

en vue de faire

they have their eye on you for the director's job

ils vous ont en vue pour le poste de directeur

she had one eye on her work and the other on the clock

elle travaillait en gardant un œil sur l'horloge

to keep one or half an eye on sth/sb

garder un œil sur qc/qn

I've never clapped inf or laid or set eyes on him before in my life

je ne l'ai jamais vu de ma vie

the first time I clapped or laid or set eyes on it, I knew…

au premier coup d'œil, j'ai compris…

all eyes were on him

tous les yeux or tous les regards étaient fixés sur lui

to cast or run one's eye over sth

parcourir qc du regard

to catch sb's eye

attirer l'attention de qn

to close or shut one's eyes lit

fermer les yeux

to close or shut one's eyes to sth fig

se refuser à reconnaître qc

to open one's eyes lit

ouvrir les yeux

to open sb's eyes to sth fig

ouvrir les yeux à qn sur qc

to do sth with one's eyes open fig

faire qc en toute connaissance de cause

to go around with one's eyes shut

vivre sans rien voir

to keep an eye out or one's eyes open for sb/sth

essayer de repérer qn/qc

to keep one's eyes peeled or skinned

rester attentif or vigilant

to keep one's eye peeled or skinned for sb/sth

ouvrir l'œil pour essayer de repérer qn/qc

London, seen through the eyes of a child, a child's eye view of London

Londres, vu par un enfant

as far as the eye can see

à perte de vue

I've got eyes in my head!

j'ai des yeux pour voir!

use your eyes! it's on the table in front of you!

tu es aveugle? c'est sur la table devant toi!

to take one's eye off sth/sb

quitter qc/qn des yeux

she couldn't take her eyes off him

elle le dévorait des yeux, elle ne le quittait pas des yeux

to get one's eye in Brit SPORTS

s'habituer aux conditions de jeu

‘my eye inf!’

‘mon œil!’ inf

‘eyes right/left!’ MIL

‘tête à droite/à gauche!’

2. eye attr (relating to the eye):

eye operation

de l'œil

eye muscle, tissue

de l'œil, oculaire

eye movement

des yeux, oculaire

eye ointment, lotion

pour les yeux

to have eye trouble

avoir des troubles oculaires

3. eye (opinion):

in the eyes of the church/law/world

aux yeux de l'église/de la loi/du monde

in my father's/teacher's eyes…

aux yeux de mon père/mon professeur…

in your/his eyes…

à tes/ses yeux…

4. eye (flair):

to have a good eye

avoir un bon coup d'œil

to have an eye for detail, colour

avoir le sens de

to have an eye for antiques, livestock

s'y connaître en

to have an eye for a bargain

savoir flairer une bonne affaire

5. eye (in sewing):

eye (hole in needle)

chas m

eye (to attach hook to)

œillet m

6. eye (on potato):

eye

œil m

7. eye (on peacock's tail):

eye

œil m

eye

ocelle m

8. eye METEO (of hurricane, tornado, storm):

eye

œil m

the eye of the storm fig (place of calm)

l'œil de la tempête

the eye of the storm (place of intense activity)

le cœur de la tempête

the eye of the wind

le lit du vent

II.-eyed COMP

blue-/brown-eyed

aux yeux bleus/marron

III.eye [Brit ʌɪ, Am aɪ] VB trans

1. eye (look at):

eye person, object

regarder

to eye sth/sb with suspicion/caution

regarder qc/qn d'un air soupçonneux/méfiant

to eye sth with envy

regarder qc avec envie

2. eye (ogle at) inf → eye up

IV.eye [Brit ʌɪ, Am aɪ]

to be all eyes

être tout yeux

to be in it up to one's eyes

être compromis jusqu'au cou

to be up to one's eyes in mail, complaints, work

être submergé de

to be up to one's eyes in debt

être endetté jusqu'au cou

an eye for an eye (a tooth for a tooth)

œil pour œil, (dent pour dent)

it was one in the eye for him

c'était bien fait pour lui iron

to have eyes in the back of one's head

avoir des yeux derrière la tête or dans le dos

to make eyes at sb

faire les yeux doux à qn

to give sb the glad eye

faire de l'œil à qn

to see eye to eye with sb (about sth)

partager le point de vue de qn (au sujet de qc)

what the eye doesn't see (the heart doesn't grieve over) prov

bienheureux celui qui ne connaît pas la vérité

See also eye up

I.eye up VB [Brit ʌɪ -, Am aɪ -] inf (eye [sb] up, eye up [sb])

eye up

lorgner inf

eye up

reluquer inf

brown-eyed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brown-eyed in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to be brown-/green-eyed

avoir les yeux bruns/verts

brown-eyed Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be brown-/green-eyed

avoir les yeux bruns/verts

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

You look up, the brown-eyed cutey is gone, and you'll forever wonder about that missed connection.

www.metronews.ca

Dressed today in black jeans, a denim shirt and grey cardigan, he's tall, broad, brown-eyed and pin-up pretty.

www.independent.ie