wink

wink
wiŋk
1. verb
1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') guiñar el ojo
2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) centellear, parpadear

2. noun
(an act of winking: `Don't tell anyone I'm here', he said with a wink.) guiño
wink1 n guiño
he gave me a wink me guiñó el ojo
wink2 vb guiñar el ojo
who are you winking at? ¿a quién le estás guiñando el ojo?
wink
tr[wɪŋk]
noun
1 guiño
intransitive verb
1 (person) guiñar el ojo
he winked at me me guiñó el ojo
2 (of light, star) titilear, parpadear
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
not to get/have a wink of sleep / not to sleep a wink no pegar ojo, pasar la noche en blanco
to have/take forty winks echar una siestecita, echar una cabezada
to tip somebody the wink darle el soplo a alguien
wink ['wɪŋk] vi
1) : guiñar el ojo
2) blink: pestañear, parpadear
3) flicker: parpadear, titilar
wink n
1) : guiño m (del ojo)
2) nap: siesta f
not to sleep a wink: no pegar el ojo
wink
v.
bizcar v.
guiñar v.
guiñar el ojo v.
parpadear v.
pestañear v.
titilar v.
n.
guiñada s.f.
guiño s.m.
parpadeo s.m.
pestañeo s.m.

I wɪŋk
noun guiño m, guiñada f

to give somebody a wink — guiñarle el ojo a alguien

not to get a wink of sleep — no pegar* (el or un) ojo

to get o grab forty winks — dar* una cabezadita, hacerse* or echarse una siestecita


II
intransitive verb
a) \<\<person\>\> guiñar el ojo, hacer* un guiño or una guiñada
b) (flash) \<\<light\>\> parpadear, titilar
[wɪŋk]
1. N
1) (=blink) pestañeo m ; (meaningful) guiño m

to give sb a wink — guiñar el ojo a algn

he said with a wink — dijo guiñando el ojo

- have 40 winks
- tip sb the wink
2) (=instant)

I didn't sleep a wink, I didn't get a wink of sleep — no pegué ojo

2. VI
1) (meaningfully) guiñar el ojo

to wink at sb — guiñar el ojo a algn

to wink at sth — (fig) hacer la vista gorda a algo

2) [light, star] centellear, parpadear
3.
VT [+ eye] guiñar
* * *

I [wɪŋk]
noun guiño m, guiñada f

to give somebody a wink — guiñarle el ojo a alguien

not to get a wink of sleep — no pegar* (el or un) ojo

to get o grab forty winks — dar* una cabezadita, hacerse* or echarse una siestecita


II
intransitive verb
a) \<\<person\>\> guiñar el ojo, hacer* un guiño or una guiñada
b) (flash) \<\<light\>\> parpadear, titilar

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