ear

ear
I iə noun
1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) oreja
2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) oído
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- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears
II iə noun
(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) espiga
ear n
1. oreja
he wears an earring in his left ear lleva un pendiente en la oreja izquierda
2. oído
she's got a good ear for music tiene buen oído para la música
3. espiga
an ear of wheat una espiga de trigo
ear
tr[ɪəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL oreja
2 (sense) oído
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
by ear de oído
to be all ears ser todo,-a oídos
to be out on one's ear encontrarse de patitas en la calle
to be up to one's ears in something estar hasta el cuello de algo
to have a good ear for something tener oído para algo
■ he's got a good ear for music tiene oído para la música
to have the ear of somebody hacerse escuchar por alguien
to go in at one ear and out at the other entrarle por un oído y salirle por el otro
to keep one's ear to the ground estar al corriente
to play something by ear tocar algo de oído
to play it by ear figurative use improvisar
to turn a deaf ear hacer oídos sordos
somebody's ears are burning le silban los oídos a alguien
ear lobe lóbulo
ear, nose and throat specialist otorrinolaringólogo,-a
ear shell oreja de mar
ear trumpet trompetilla
thick ear bofetada
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ear
tr[ɪəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (of cereal) espiga
ear ['ɪr] n
1) : oído m, oreja f
inner ear: oído interno
big ears: orejas grandes
2)
ear of corn : mazorca f, choclo m
ear
n.
• asa* s.f.
• espiga s.f.
• espigón s.m.
• mazorca s.f.
• oreja s.f.
• oído s.m.
ɪr, ɪə(r)
noun
1)
a) (Anat) oreja f; (organ) oído m

the inner/middle/outer ear — el oído interno/medio/externo

her ears must be burning — le deben estar ardiendo las orejas or zumbando los oídos

to be all ears — ser* todo oídos

to be wet behind the ears — estar* verde, no tener* experiencia

to fall down about o around one's ears: the house is falling down around our ears la casa se nos está viniendo abajo or cayendo a pedazos; to fall on deaf ears caer* en oídos sordos; to give somebody a thick ear (colloq) darle* una torta or un moquete a alguien (fam); to go in one ear and out the other (colloq): it just goes in one ear and out the other me/te/le entra por un oído y me/te/le sale por el otro; to have/keep one's ear to the ground mantenerse* atento; to lend an ear to somebody prestarle atención a alguien; to prick up one's ears \<\<person\>\> aguzar* el oído, parar la(s) oreja(s) (AmL fam); (lit) \<\<dog/horse\>\> levantar or (AmL) parar las orejas; to set something on its ear (AmE) causar revuelo en algo, revolucionar algo; to turn a deaf ear to somebody/something — hacer* oídos sordos a alguien/algo

b) (sense of hearing) (no pl) oído m

to have a good ear for music/languages — tener* oído para la música/los idiomas

to play something by ear — tocar* algo de oído

to play it by ear: I don't know what I'm going to say, I'll just have to play it by ear — no sé que voy a decir, ya veré llegado el momento or sobre la marcha

2) (of corn) espiga f

I [ɪǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (Anat) (=outer part) oreja f; (=rest of organ) oído m

she has small ears — tiene las orejas pequeñas

• he could not believe his ears — no daba crédito a sus oídos

• he was grinning from ear to ear — la mueca le llegaba de oreja a oreja

• he whispered in her ear — le susurró al oído

• inner/middle/outer ear — oído m interno/medio/externo

• to prick up one's ears — [person] aguzar el oído; [animal] empinar las orejas

• he was looking for a sympathetic ear — buscaba a alguien que le escuchara

• a word in your ear — una palabra en confianza

- be all ears
- bend sb's ear
- close or shut one's ears to sth

they closed or shut their ears to everything that was being said — hicieron caso omiso de todo lo que se dijo

- fall or crash down around or about one's ears

the house is falling down around my ears — la casa se está viniendo abajo

it brought their world crashing down around their ears — hizo que el mundo se les viniera abajo

- fall on deaf ears
- have/keep one's ears to the ground
- have sb's ear
- lend an ear

they're always willing to lend an ear and offer advice — siempre están dispuestos a escuchar y dar consejos

- listen with half an ear
- be out on one's ear

if you don't work harder, you'll be out on your ear — como no arrimes más el hombro te verás en la calle *

- pin back one's ears
- give sb a thick ear
- be up to one's ears
- have money/houses coming out of one's ears

I had football/pizza coming out of my ears — el fútbol/la pizza me salía por las orejas, estaba harto de fútbol/pizza

- be wet behind the ears
cauliflower, deaf, flea, pig, box II, 1.
2) (=sense of hearing) oído m

her voice was very pleasing to the ear — tenía una voz muy agradable al oído

• to play sth by ear — (lit) tocar algo de oído

we don't know what to expect, we'll just have to play it by ear — (fig) no sabemos a qué atenernos, tendremos que improvisar sobre la marcha

• she has an ear for languages — tiene oído para los idiomas

she has a good ear (for music) — tiene buen oído (para la música)

2.
CPD

ear infection N — infección f de oído

ear lobe N — lóbulo m de la oreja

ear, nose and throat department N — sección f de otorrinolaringología

ear, nose and throat specialist N — otorrinolaringólogo(-a) m / f

ear trumpet N — trompetilla f acústica

ear wax N — cerumen m, cera f de los oídos


II
[ɪǝ(r)]
N [of cereal] espiga f
* * *
[ɪr, ɪə(r)]
noun
1)
a) (Anat) oreja f; (organ) oído m

the inner/middle/outer ear — el oído interno/medio/externo

her ears must be burning — le deben estar ardiendo las orejas or zumbando los oídos

to be all ears — ser* todo oídos

to be wet behind the ears — estar* verde, no tener* experiencia

to fall down about o around one's ears: the house is falling down around our ears la casa se nos está viniendo abajo or cayendo a pedazos; to fall on deaf ears caer* en oídos sordos; to give somebody a thick ear (colloq) darle* una torta or un moquete a alguien (fam); to go in one ear and out the other (colloq): it just goes in one ear and out the other me/te/le entra por un oído y me/te/le sale por el otro; to have/keep one's ear to the ground mantenerse* atento; to lend an ear to somebody prestarle atención a alguien; to prick up one's ears \<\<person\>\> aguzar* el oído, parar la(s) oreja(s) (AmL fam); (lit) \<\<dog/horse\>\> levantar or (AmL) parar las orejas; to set something on its ear (AmE) causar revuelo en algo, revolucionar algo; to turn a deaf ear to somebody/something — hacer* oídos sordos a alguien/algo

b) (sense of hearing) (no pl) oído m

to have a good ear for music/languages — tener* oído para la música/los idiomas

to play something by ear — tocar* algo de oído

to play it by ear: I don't know what I'm going to say, I'll just have to play it by ear — no sé que voy a decir, ya veré llegado el momento or sobre la marcha

2) (of corn) espiga f

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