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noun

Œil

An organ through which animals see (perceive surroundings via light).

Examples :

"Bright lights really hurt my eyes."

Les lumières vives me font vraiment mal aux yeux.

organ anatomy biology essential

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noun

La vue

The visual sense.

Examples :

"The car was quite pleasing to the eye, but impractical."

La voiture était agréable à la vue, mais peu pratique.

organ anatomy physiology body sensation essential

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noun

L'iris de l'œil, d'une couleur spécifique

The iris of the eye, being of a specified colour.

Examples :

"Brown, blue, green, hazel eyes."

Yeux marron, bleus, verts, noisette.

appearance organ body color essential

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noun

Attention, regard

Attention, notice.

Examples :

"That dress caught her eye."

Cette robe a attiré son regard.

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La perspicacité, l'acuité

The ability to notice what others might miss.

Examples :

"He has an eye for talent."

Il a de la perspicacité pour les talents.

ability mind quality essential

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noun

Regard

A meaningful stare or look.

Examples :

"She was giving him the eye at the bar."

Elle lui lançait des regards au bar.

body appearance sensation communication essential

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Détective privé

A private eye: a privately hired detective or investigator.

Examples :

"The family hired a private eye to investigate the missing jewelry. "

La famille a engagé un détective privé pour enquêter sur les bijoux disparus.

person job police essential

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noun

Chambre

A hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed.

Examples :

"The tailor carefully threaded the needle through the eye. "

Le tailleur a soigneusement enfilé le fil dans le chas de l'aiguille.

utensil item essential

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noun

Œil

The oval hole of an axehead through which the axehandle is fitted.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully placed the axehead's eye over the handle. "

Le charpentier a soigneusement placé l'œil de la tête de hache sur le manche.

part utensil machine essential

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noun

Œillet

A fitting consisting of a loop of metal or other material, suitable for receiving a hook or the passage of a cord or line.

Examples :

"The backpack had a metal eyelet on the strap, so I could easily attach the drawstring. "

Le sac à dos avait un œillet métallique sur la sangle, ce qui me permettait d'attacher facilement le cordon de serrage.

nautical technical part essential

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Œil

The relatively clear and calm center of a hurricane or other cyclonic storm.

Examples :

"The eye of the hurricane passed over the island, bringing a brief period of calm before the winds returned. "

L'œil de l'ouragan est passé au-dessus de l'île, apportant une brève période de calme avant le retour des vents.

weather disaster environment essential

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Ocellé

A mark on an animal, such as a peacock or butterfly, resembling a human eye.

Examples :

"The peacock's tail feathers had beautiful eyespots. "

Les plumes de la queue du paon avaient de magnifiques ocelles.

animal appearance mark nature essential

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La tache noire sur un haricot à œil noir

The dark spot on a black-eyed pea.

Examples :

"The black-eyed peas had small, dark eyes. "

Les haricots à œil noir avaient de petites taches sombres.

vegetable food plant essential

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noun

Germe

A reproductive bud in a potato.

Examples :

"The potato plant developed small eyes, indicating it was ready to sprout new potatoes. "

La plante de pomme de terre a développé de petits germes, indiquant qu'elle était prête à faire germer de nouvelles pommes de terre.

biology plant vegetable agriculture seed part essential

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Le centre brun foncé d'un Rudbeckia hirta

The dark brown center of a black-eyed Susan flower.

Examples :

"The eye of the black-eyed Susan flower is a striking dark brown color. "

Le centre brun foncé de la fleur de Rudbeckia hirta est d'une couleur saisissante.

plant part nature biology essential

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noun

Œillet, trou

A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a rope, hook, pin, shaft, etc. — e.g. at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss; through a crank; at the end of a rope; or through a millstone.

Examples :

"The fishing line had an eye at the end, allowing the hook to be attached easily. "

La ligne de pêche avait un œillet à l'extrémité, permettant d'attacher facilement l'hameçon.

part technical structure essential

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Ce qui attire l'attention, le plus beau

That which resembles the eye in relative importance or beauty.

Examples :

"The new student's enthusiasm was the eye of the class, captivating everyone with their bright ideas. "

L'enthousiasme du nouvel élève était ce qui attirait l'attention de la classe, captivant tout le monde avec ses idées brillantes.

part appearance essential

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Touche, nuance

Tinge; shade of colour.

Examples :

"The artist used a special eye of green paint in her portrait. "

L'artiste a utilisé une touche spéciale de peinture verte dans son portrait.

color appearance essential

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Trous

One of the holes in certain kinds of cheese.

Examples :

"The Swiss cheese had many small eyes. "

Le fromage suisse avait de nombreux petits trous.

food part essential

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L'œil

The circle in the centre of a volute.

Examples :

"The intricate carving on the door featured a small eye in the center of each volute. "

La sculpture complexe sur la porte présentait un petit œil au centre de chaque volute.

architecture part essential

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noun

Le contre fermé de la lettre minuscule e

The enclosed counter (negative space) of the small letter e.

Examples :

"The eye of the lowercase "e" is a small, empty space. "

Le contre fermé du « e » minuscule est un petit espace vide.

language writing word linguistics essential

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Œil

(game of go) An empty point or group of points surrounded by one player's stones.

Examples :

"The player saw an eye on the Go board and hoped to capture it. "

Le joueur a vu un œil sur le goban et espérait le capturer.

game point essential

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Point de vue, opinion

(usually plural) View or opinion.

Examples :

"This victory will make us great in the eyes of the world."

Cette victoire nous rendra grands aux yeux du monde.

attitude mind essential

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verb

Observer, examiner

To observe carefully or appraisingly.

Examples :

"After eyeing the document for half an hour, she decided not to sign it."

Après avoir examiné le document pendant une demi-heure, elle a décidé de ne pas le signer.

action essential

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Apparaître, regarder

To appear; to look.

Examples :

"The new student eyed the classroom nervously. "

Le nouvel élève a regardé la salle de classe avec nervosité.

appearance essential

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Œil

Examples :

"an eye of pheasants"

un œil de faisans

animal group essential