squint

squint
skwint
1. verb
1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.)
2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.)

2. noun
1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.)
2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.)

3. adjective, adverb
((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.)
squint
tr[skwɪnt]
noun
1 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL bizquera, estrabismo
■ he's got a squint es bizco
2 familiar (quick look) vistazo, ojeada, miradita
■ have a squint at this echa un vistazo a esto
intransitive verb
1 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL bizquear, ser bizco,-a
2 (in sunlight) entrecerrar los ojos
squint ['skwɪnt] vi
: mirar con los ojos entornados
squint adj or squint-eyed ['skwɪnt.aɪd] : bizco
squint n
: ojos mpl bizcos, bizquera f
squint
n.
• estrabismo s.m.
• mirada bizca s.f.
• vistazo s.m.
v.
• bizcar v.
• bizquear v.
• entrecerrar v.
• tener los ojos medio cerrados v.
• torcer la vista v.

I skwɪnt
noun (condition) bizquera f, estrabismo m

to have a slight squint — ser* un poco bizco


II
intransitive verb
a) (attempting to see) entrecerrar* los ojos

to squint AT something/somebody — mirar algo/a alguien entrecerrando los ojos

b) (be cross-eyed) bizquear, torcer* la vista
[skwɪnt]
1. N
1) (Med) estrabismo m

to have a squint — tener estrabismo, ser bizco

he has a terrible squint — se le nota mucho que es bizco

2) (=sidelong look) mirada f de soslayo, mirada f de reojo

let's have a squint * — déjame ver

have a squint at this * — mírame esto

2. VI
1) (Med) bizquear, ser bizco
2)

to squint at sth — (quickly) echar un vistazo a algo; (with half-closed eyes) mirar algo con los ojos entrecerrados

he squinted in the sunlight — entrecerró los ojos por el sol

* * *

I [skwɪnt]
noun (condition) bizquera f, estrabismo m

to have a slight squint — ser* un poco bizco


II
intransitive verb
a) (attempting to see) entrecerrar* los ojos

to squint AT something/somebody — mirar algo/a alguien entrecerrando los ojos

b) (be cross-eyed) bizquear, torcer* la vista

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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