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Squint
01
miradita, vistazo
the act of giving something or someone a look with eyes half open
02
estrabismo, bizquera
abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
03
una abertura diagonal u oblicua en una pared, típicamente encontrada en arquitectura
a diagonal or oblique opening or passage in a wall, typically found in architecture, allowing a view or passage between different spaces or rooms
to squint
01
mirar de reojo
to look with eyes half-opened when hit by light, or as a sign of suspicion, etc.
Intransitive
Ejemplos
In the bright sunlight, she squinted to shield her eyes from the glare.
A la luz brillante del sol, ella entrecerró los ojos para protegerlos del resplandor.
The detective squinted at the unfamiliar figure in the dimly lit alley.
El detective entrecerró los ojos al mirar a la figura desconocida en el callejón mal iluminado.
02
bizquear, estar bizco
to have eyes that are pointed in different directions
Intransitive
Ejemplos
Despite wearing corrective glasses, he still squints occasionally.
A pesar de usar gafas correctivas, todavía bizquea ocasionalmente.
The child 's parents became concerned when they noticed that he often squints.
Los padres del niño se preocuparon cuando notaron que a menudo bizquea.
03
entrecerrar los ojos
to partially close one's eye or eyes in order to see more clearly or to protect them from light
Transitive: to squint one's eyes
Ejemplos
She squinted her eyes to read the small print on the medicine bottle.
Ella entornó los ojos para leer la letra pequeña en el frasco de medicina.
The photographer squinted his subject's eyes slightly to give a more intense and focused look in the portrait.
El fotógrafo entornó ligeramente los ojos de su sujeto para dar una mirada más intensa y enfocada en el retrato.
squint
01
bizco, de reojo
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
Árbol Léxico
squinty
squint
