eyeball

globo ocular

Toda la parte redonda del ojo, incluida la zona que queda oculta dentro de la cabeza.

En inglés sencillo: The whole round part of an eye, including the part hidden inside your head.

• The doctor examined his eyeball.
• Small muscles control the movement of each eyeball.
• Both eyeballs were protected by special goggles.

Sinónimos: eye

Expresiones frecuentes: human eyeball, eyeball movement, injured eyeball, left eyeball

vistazo

Mirada rápida a algo, generalmente para comprobarlo.

En inglés sencillo: A quick look at something, usually to check it.

• Give this report an eyeball, please.
• A quick eyeball of the figures revealed a mistake.
• Have you given the final design an eyeball yet?

Cómo se usa: give something an eyeball (Could you give these figures an eyeball?)

Sinónimos: look, glance, inspection

Expresiones frecuentes: give an eyeball, quick eyeball, eyeball of something

calcular a ojo

Calcular una cantidad o un tamaño solo mirando, sin medir.

En inglés sencillo: To judge an amount or size by looking, without measuring it.

• Just eyeball the amount of rice.
• She eyeballed the distance between the posts.
• Can you eyeball how much paint we need?

Sinónimos: estimate, gauge

Expresiones frecuentes: eyeball the amount, eyeball the distance, eyeball something

mirar fijamente

Mirar a alguien o algo fijamente y con atención durante un buen rato.

En inglés sencillo: To look at someone or something closely for a long time.

• Stop eyeballing me.
• The guard eyeballed every visitor suspiciously.
• They were eyeballing each other across the room.

Sinónimos: stare at, eye

Expresiones frecuentes: eyeball someone, eyeball suspiciously, eyeball each other