black eye in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for black eye in the English»Italian Dictionary

black eye [Brit, Am ˌblæk ˈaɪ] N

black eye

occhio m nero

to give sb a black eye

fare un occhio nero a qn

he got a black eye

gli hanno fatto un occhio nero

Translations for black eye in the English»Italian Dictionary

to black sb's eye

fare un occhio nero a qn

he got a black eye for his pains

in cambio si è pure preso un occhio nero

Translations for black eye in the Italian»English Dictionary

occhio pesto

black eye

fare un occhio nero a qn

to black sb's eye Brit

fare un occhio nero a qn

to give sb a black eye

ognuno di loro aveva un occhio nero

they each had a black eye

Translations for black eye in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] ADJ

1. black (dark):

black car, cloud, hair, paint

nero

black night

buio

to paint, dye sth black

pitturare, tingere qc di nero

to go or turn black

diventare nero or annerirsi

2. black (African, Afro-Caribbean):

black, also Black community, culture, president

nero

black, also Black school

per neri

a black man, woman

un uomo, una donna di colore

3. black (without milk):

black coffee

nero

black tea

senza latte

4. black (dirty):

black face, mark, towel

nero

5. black (macabre):

black humour

nero

black comedy

black comedy

6. black (gloomy):

black mood, thoughts

nero, tetro

black picture

nero, a tinte fosche

black despair

cupo

black future, prospect

fosco

black news

funesto

black day, week

nero

it was a black day for us when he left

è stata una giornata nera per noi quando se ne è andato

things are looking black for us

le cose si mettono male per noi

Black Monday ECON

lunedì nero

7. black (angry):

black look

truce, torvo

black mood

pessimo

his face was as black as thunder

era scuro in volto or era infuriato

she's in one of her black moods

è d'umore nero

8. black (evil):

black deed, thought

empio, scellerato

black heart

malvagio

black magic

nero

II.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] N

1. black (colour):

black

nero m

in black

in nero

to wear black

vestire in or di nero

to wear black (in mourning)

portare il lutto

2. black (person):

black, also Black

nero m / nera f

3. black ECON:

to be in the black

essere in credito or in attivo

to stay in the black

rimanere in credito or in attivo

to put sb back in the black

fare tornare qn in credito or in attivo

4. black GAMES:

black (in chess, draughts)

nero m

black (in chess, draughts)

neri mpl

black (in roulette)

nero m

I'll be black

prendo i neri

5. black (in snooker or pool):

black

(palla) nera f

III.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] VB trans

1. black (put black onto):

black sb's face, hands

annerire, sporcare

black boots

lucidare (di nero)

to black one's face, hands

sporcarsi la faccia, le mani

2. black Brit (bruise):

to black sb's eye

fare un occhio nero a qn

3. black Brit (boycott):

black

boicottare

IV.black [Brit blak, Am blæk]

as black as coal or soot

nero come il carbone

black and blue

pieno di lividi

to beat sb black and blue inf

pestare qn or fare qn nero di botte

I.eye [Brit ʌɪ, Am aɪ] N

1. eye ANAT:

eye

occhio m

with blue, green eyes

con gli or dagli occhi blu, verdi

to raise, lower one's eyes

alzare, abbassare gli occhi

in front of or before your (very) eyes

davanti or sotto ai tuoi stessi occhi

to the expert, untrained eye

per l'occhio esperto, non allenato

there was sorrow, fear in his eyes

i suoi occhi tradivano la tristezza, la paura

with sorrow, fear in his eyes

con gli occhi pieni di sofferenza, di paura

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

non lo avrei creduto, se non lo avessi visto con i miei occhi

I could do it with my eyes closed

saprei farlo a occhi chiusi

keep your eyes on the road!

guarda la strada!

keep your eye on the ball!

tieni gli occhi sulla palla!

to keep an eye on sth, sb

tenere d'occhio qc, qn

under the watchful, critical eye of sb

sotto lo sguardo vigile, critico di qn

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

tenere d'occhio qn, qc

to have one's eye on sb, sth (desire) person

mettere gli occhi addosso a

to have one's eye on sb, sth dress, car, house

mettere gli occhi su

to have one's eye on sb, sth (lust after) food, person

mangiarsi con gli occhi

to have one's eye on sb, sth (aim for) job

mirare a

with an eye to doing

pensando di fare or con l'intenzione di fare

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

hanno messo gli occhi su di te per il posto di direttore

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

con un occhio seguiva il proprio lavoro e con l'altro guardava l'orologio

to keep one or half an eye on sth, sb

tenere un occhio su qc, qn

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

non l'ho mai visto prima d'ora

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

la prima volta che lo vidi or al primo colpo d'occhio, seppi…

all eyes were on him

tutti gli occhi erano su di lui

to cast or run one's eye over sth

dare una scorsa a qc

to catch sb's eye

attirare l'attenzione di qn

to close or shut one's eyes

chiudere gli occhi

to close or shut one's eyes to sth fig

chiudere gli occhi di fronte a qc

to open one's eyes

aprire gli occhi

to open sb's eyes to sth fig

aprire gli occhi a qn su qc

to do sth with one's eyes open fig

fare qc in tutta consapevolezza

to go around with one's eyes shut

non accorgersi di niente

to go around with one's eyes shut

avere gli occhi foderati di prosciutto inf

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

tenere gli occhi aperti per trovare qn, qc

to keep one's eyes peeled or skinned

tenere gli occhi ben aperti

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

tenere gli occhi ben aperti per cercare qn, qc

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

Londra, vista attraverso gli occhi di un bambino

as far as the eye can see

fin dove arriva l'occhio or a perdita d'occhio

I've got eyes in my head!

ce li ho gli occhi per vedere! non sono mica cieco!

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

ma sei cieco? è sul tavolo davanti a te!

to take one's eye off sth, sb

distogliere lo sguardo da qc, qn

she couldn't take her eyes off him

non riusciva a togliergli gli occhi di dosso

to get one's eye in Brit SPORTS

fare l'occhio a qc

“my eye!” inf

“accidenti!”

“eyes right, left!” MIL

“attenti a destr, a sinistr!”

2. eye before n (relating to the eye):

eye operation

agli occhi

eye muscle, tissue

dell'occhio, oculare

eye movement

degli occhi, oculare

eye ointment, lotion

per gli occhi

to have eye trouble

avere dei problemi agli occhi

3. eye (opinion):

in the eyes of the church, law, world

agli occhi della chiesa, della legge, del mondo

in my father' s, teacher's eyes…

agli occhi di mio padre, del mio insegnante…

in your, his eyes…

ai miei occhi, ai suoi occhi…

4. eye (flair):

to have a good eye

avere buon occhio

to have an eye for detail, colour

avere occhio per

to have an eye for antiques, livestock

essere un buon conoscitore di

to have an eye for a bargain

avere occhio per i buoni affari

5. eye:

eye (hole in needle)

cruna f

eye (to attach hook to)

occhiello m

6. eye (on potato):

eye

occhio m

eye

gemma f

7. eye (on peacock's tail):

eye

occhio m

eye

ocello m

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

eye

occhio m

the eye of the storm

l'occhio del ciclone also fig

the eye of the wind

il letto del vento

II.-eyed COMP

blue-, brown-eyed

dagli or con gli occhi blu, marroni

III.eye [Brit ʌɪ, Am aɪ] VB trans

1. eye (look at):

eye person, object

guardare (fisso), fissare

to eye sth, sb with suspicion, caution

squadrare qc, qn con sospetto, con diffidenza

to eye sth with envy

guardare qc con invidia

2. eye (ogle) inf → eye up

IV.eye [Brit ʌɪ, Am aɪ]

to be all eyes

essere tutt'occhi

to be in it up to one's eyes

esserci dentro fino al collo

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

essere sommerso da

to be up to one's eyes in debt

essere indebitato fin sopra ai capelli

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

occhio per occhio (, dente per dente)

it was one in the eye for him

se l'è meritato

to have eyes in the back of one's head

avere cento occhi

to make eyes at sb or to give sb the glad eye

fare gli occhi dolci a qn

to see eye to eye with sb (about sth)

vedere le cose allo stesso modo di qn (su qc)

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

occhio non vede, cuore non duole

See also eye up

eye up VB [ʌɪ -] inf (eye [sb] up, eye up [sb])

eye up

tenere d'occhio, osservare

black eye in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for black eye in the English»Italian Dictionary

black eye N

black eye

occhio m nero

Translations for black eye in the English»Italian Dictionary

to give sb a black eye

fare un occhio nero a qn

Translations for black eye in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.eye [aɪ] N

1. eye ANAT:

eye

occhio m

to blink one's eyes

battere le palpebre

to keep an eye on sth/sb inf

tenere d'occhio qc/qn

to roll one's eyes

roteare gli occhi

to rub one's eyes

sfregarsi gli occhi

to set eyes on sb/sth

mettere gli occhi su qn/qc

visible to the naked eye

visibile a occhio nudo

her eyes flashed with anger

i suoi occhi sprizzavano lampi di collera

his eyes (nearly) popped (out of his head)

(a momenti) gli uscivano gli occhi dalle orbite

he couldn't take his eyes off the girl inf

non riusciva a staccare gli occhi di dosso alla ragazza

2. eye BOT:

eye

gemma f

Phrases:

to have eyes in the back of one's head inf

avere cento occhi

an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth prov

occhio per occhio, dente per dente prov

to be all eyes

essere tutt'occhi

to give sb a black eye

fare un occhio nero a qn

to turn a blind eye (to sth)

far finta di non vedere (qc)

as far as the eye can see

fin dove si riesce a vedere

to have a good eye for sth

avere occhio per qc

there's more to this than meets the eye

le cose non sono così semplici come appaiono

to keep one's eyes open

tenere gli occhi aperti

to do sth with one's eyes open inf

fare qc con piena consapevolezza

to keep one's eyes peeled for sth inf

tenere gli occhi ben aperti per qc

to go around with one's eyes closed inf

andare in giro con la testa tra le nuvole

to be able to do sth with one's eyes closed inf

saper fare qc a occhi chiusi

(right) before [or under] my very eyes

proprio davanti ai miei occhi

to not believe one's eyes

non credere ai propri occhi

to catch sb's eye

catturare l'attenzione di qn

to give sb the eye inf

lanciare occhiate seducenti a qn

to make eyes at sb inf

cercare di sedurre qn con gli sguardi

to open sb's eyes

aprire gli occhi a qn

to run one's eye over sth

dare un'occhiata a qc

to (not) see eye to eye with sb

(non) trovarsi d'accordo con qn

in my eyes

a parer mio

in the public eye

sotto l'occhio del pubblico

II.eye <-ing> [aɪ] VB trans

eye

guardare

eye (observe)

osservare

to eye sb up and down

esaminare qn da capo a piedi

I.black [blæk] ADJ

1. black (color):

black

nero, -a

black man

nero m

black woman

nera f

2. black fig (extreme):

black

nero, -a

black despair

disperazione nera

3. black (dark):

black

oscuro, -a

fig to give sb a black look

lanciare un'occhiataccia a qu

4. black (very dirty):

black hands

nero, -a

Phrases:

to beat sb black and blue inf

riempire di botte qu

II.black [blæk] VB trans (make black)

black

annerire

to black one's face

annerirsi il viso

III.black [blæk] N

1. black (color):

black

nero m

in black

di nero

in black and white CINE, PHOTO

in bianco e nero

2. black (person):

black

nero(-a) m (f)

3. black FIN:

to be in the black

essere in nero [o in attivo]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The male has a dark grey head, black eye mask, and white throat.

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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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It has black legs and feet, a large black eye with a blue eye-ring, and a short blue bill.

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A black eye stripe extends from the nostril to above the ear opening.

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The adult male has a dark grey crown and back, black eye mask and white throat.

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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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She collided with it, giving her a black eye.

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The breast, forehead and nape are chestnut, and there is a black eye mask.

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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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Although most black eye injuries are not serious, bleeding within the eye, called a hyphema, is serious and can reduce vision and damage the cornea.

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