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wink

/ˈwɪŋk/

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noun

Guiño

An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.

Examples :

"He gave me a friendly wink as he passed by in the hallway. "

Me hizo un guiño amistoso cuando pasó por el pasillo.

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noun

Sueño, cabezada

A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.

Examples :

"After a long day at work, Sarah took a quick wink before dinner. "

Después de un largo día de trabajo, Sarah se echó una cabezada rápida antes de la cena.

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noun

Instante, momento

A brief time; an instant.

Examples :

"The wink of a second was all it took for the alarm clock to go off. "

Un instante fue todo lo que se necesitó para que sonara el despertador.

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noun

Un susurro, un ápice

The smallest possible amount.

Examples :

"Even with a powerful microscope, I couldn't see a wink of difference between the two samples. "

Incluso con un microscopio potente, no pude ver un ápice de diferencia entre las dos muestras.

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noun

Guiño, insinuación

A subtle allusion.

Examples :

"The film includes a wink to wartime rationing."

La película incluye un guiño al racionamiento en tiempos de guerra.

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verb

Guiñar

To close one's eyes in sleep.

Examples :

"After a long day at work, the tired toddler began to wink and drift off to sleep. "

Después de un largo día de trabajo, el niño pequeño y cansado comenzó a guiñar y a quedarse dormido.

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verb

Guiñar el ojo

To close one's eyes.

Examples :

"The teacher winked at Sarah to let her know the answer was correct. "

El profesor le guiñó el ojo a Sarah para hacerle saber que la respuesta era correcta.

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verb

Guiñar, parpadear

To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.

Examples :

"The tired student winked at his friend, quickly closing his eye. "

El estudiante cansado le guiñó un ojo a su amigo, cerrando rápidamente su ojo.

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verb

Guiñar el ojo

To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)

Examples :

"He winked at me. She winked her eye. He winked his assent."

Él me guiñó el ojo. Ella guiñó su ojo. Él asintió con un guiño.

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verb

Parpadear, centellear

To gleam fitfully or intermitently; to twinkle; to flicker.

Examples :

"The firelight winked in the hearth, casting dancing shadows on the wall. "

La luz del fuego parpadeaba en el hogar, proyectando sombras danzantes en la pared.

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noun

Ficha de tiddlywinks

A disc used in the game of tiddlywinks.

Examples :

"My little brother loves playing tiddlywinks with his friends; he always uses his special red wink. "

A mi hermanito le encanta jugar a los tiddlywinks con sus amigos; siempre usa su ficha roja especial.

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noun

Hierba doncella

(Chiefly British) Periwinkle.

Examples :

"My grandmother's garden has a beautiful patch of wink. "

El jardín de mi abuela tiene un hermoso parche de hierba doncella.