middle ear in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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1. ear ANAT:

ear (organ)
oído m
ear (outer part)
oreja f
he has big ears
tiene orejas grandes
the inner/middle/outer ear
el oído interno/medio/externo
ear, nose and throat department
el departamento de otorrinolaringología or de oído, nariz y garganta
to grin from ear to ear
sonreír de oreja a oreja
to listen with a sympathetic ear
escuchar con actitud comprensiva
to listen with half an ear
escuchar a medias
her ears must be burning
le deben estar ardiendo las orejas or zumbando los oídos
to be all ears
ser todo oídos
to bend sb's ear inf
darle la lata a alguien inf
to be out on one's ear inf you'll be out on your ear
te van a poner de patitas en la calle inf
to be up to one's ears in debt/trouble/work
estar hasta aquí or hasta las orejas de deudas/problemas/trabajo
to be wet behind the ears
estar verde
to be wet behind the ears
no tener experiencia
to come to sb's ears
llegar a oídos de alguien
to fall down about or around one's ears the house is falling down around our ears
la casa se nos está viniendo abajo or cayendo a pedazos
it brought their dreams crashing down about their ears
echó por tierra sus ilusiones
to fall on deaf ears
caer en oídos sordos
to give sb a thick ear inf
darle una torta or un moquete a alguien inf
to go in one ear and out the other inf, I've told her a thousand times, but it just goes in one ear and out the other
se lo he dicho mil veces, pero le entra por un oído y le sale por el otro
to have/keep one's ear to the ground
mantenerse atento
to have sb's ear
gozar de la confianza de alguien
to lend an ear to sb
prestarle atención a alguien
to pin back one's ears now pin back your ears inf
escuchen bien
to pin back one's ears now pin back your ears inf
paren la oreja LatAm inf
I'll pin back his ears for him! Am inf
le voy a dar un buen tirón de orejas inf
to prick up one's ears person:
aguzar el oído
to prick up one's ears person:
parar la(s) oreja(s) LatAm inf
to prick up one's ears lit dog/horse:
levantar las orejas
to prick up one's ears lit dog/horse:
parar las orejas LatAm
to set sb by the ears the will set the whole family by the ears
el testamento sembró la discordia entre or enemistó a los miembros de la familia
to set sth on its ear Am
causar revuelo en algo
to set sth on its ear Am
revolucionar algo
to turn a deaf ear to sb/sth
hacer oídos sordos a alguien/algo

See also pin back

pin back VB [Am pɪn -, Brit pɪn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

ear2 [Am ɪr, Brit ɪə] N (of corn)

I.middle [Am ˈmɪdl, Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l] N

1. middle (of object, place):

middle (center)
centro m
middle (center)
medio m
middle (half-way line)
mitad f
it stood in the middle of the room
estaba en el centro or en (el) medio or en la mitad de la habitación
they were playing in the middle of the road
estaban jugando en (el) medio or en la mitad de la calle
much of the play was confined to the middle of the field
el partido se concentró en el centro del campo
the industries are concentrated in the middle of the country
las industrias se concentran en el centro del país
in the middle of nowhere
quién sabe dónde
in the middle of nowhere
en el quinto pino Spain inf
in the middle of nowhere
donde el diablo perdió el poncho AmS inf
we cut the cake down the middle
partimos el pastel por la mitad
to split sth down the middle
dividir algo por la mitad
the party is split down the middle over this issue
el partido está dividido en dos sectores de opinión sobre este problema

II.middle [Am ˈmɪdl, Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l] ADJ attr

middle ear in the PONS Dictionary

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to be up to one's ears in debt inf
estar endeudado hasta la camisa
to have one's ear to the ground inf
mantenerse al corriente
to be all ears inf
ser todo oídos
to keep one's ears open inf
abrir los oídos
he'll be out on his ear inf
lo van a poner de patitas en la calle
his ears must be burning inf
le deben de estar zumbando los oídos
to turn a deaf ear (to sth)
hacer oídos sordos (a algo)
to give sb a thick ear inf
pegar una paliza a alguien
to bend sb's ear inf
fastidiar a alguien
to close one's ears to sth
hacer oídos sordos a algo
sb's ears are flapping inf
alguien tiene puesta la antena
it goes in one ear and out the other inf
por un oído le entra y por el otro le sale
to have the ear of sb
gozar de la confianza de alguien
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Fair evidence was found that xylitol (as chewing gum, lozenges, nasal spray, etc.) reduced the incidence of acute middle ear infection in healthy children.
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Within the tympanic cavity the tympanic nerve forms a plexus on the surface of the promontory of the middle ear to provide general sensation.
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The middle ear is packed with gelfoam soaked with an antibiotic.
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A protracted middle ear infection left a single-sided hearing impairment.
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If middle ear pressure remains low, the ear drum may become retracted into the middle ear.
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The mammalian middle ear contains three ossicles, which transfers the vibrations of the eardrum into waves in the fluid and membranes of the inner ear.
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Pressure waves move the tympanic membrane which in turns moves the malleus, the first bone of the middle ear.
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This connection is caused by a rupture of the oval window or round window that separate the inner and middle ear.
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Conductive hearing loss may also result from middle ear inflammation causing fluid build-up in the normally air-filled space.
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The needle is placed on the promontory wall of the middle ear and the round window.
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