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)

ear-piercing1 [Am ˈɪ(ə)rˌpɪ(ə)rsɪŋ, Brit] ADJ

ear drops [Am ˈɪ(ə)r ˌdrɑps, Brit ˈɪə drɒps] N npl

ear-splitting [Am ˈɪ(ə)rˌsplɪdɪŋ, Brit] ADJ

ear in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ear in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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Phrases:

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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outer ear
oído m externo
play by the ear MUS
tocar de oído
play by the ear fig
improvisar

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ear Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have an ear for music
tener buen oído para la música
to smile from ear to ear
sonreír de oreja a oreja
to have one's ear to the ground inf
mantenerse al corriente
he'll be out on his ear inf
lo van a poner de patitas en la calle
to turn a deaf ear (to sth)
hacer oídos sordos (a algo)
to have a quick word in sb's ear
hablar en privado con alguien
to drop a word in sb's ear
decir una palabra al oído a alguien
to put one's ear to the door
aplicar el oído a la puerta
to turn a deaf ear to sth
cerrar los oídos a algo
in one ear and out the other
me escucha como quien oye llover inf
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In 2006, he suffered a fever brought on by an ear infection.
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The masked cardinal markedly differs from the red-capped cardinal by the black ear-coverts and the red (not black) lower throat and upper chest.
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This wave information travels across the air-filled middle ear cavity via a series of delicate bones: the malleus (hammer), incus (anvil) and stapes (stirrup).
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The tortoise is shown determinedly stumping forward while the hare has paused to scratch behind its ear.
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A work-related injury he suffered in 1961 left him in a coma, and resulted in deafness in his right ear.
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Participants first reported the information from one ear and then switched filters in order to report the digits presented to the second ear.
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Stokes was definitely having a word in the ear and now he too gets a ticking off.
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Recently, in-ear monitoring has become more common, with a smaller lapel microphone clipped to the shirt.
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There was a spice of the demagogue in his temper; he had the popular ear, and liked leadership.
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The spring ephemeral plant mouse-ear cress is a well-known example.
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