wink

guiñar un ojo

Cerrar y abrir rápidamente un ojo para transmitir a alguien un mensaje amistoso o secreto.

En inglés sencillo: To quickly close and open one eye to send someone a friendly or secret message.

• She winked at me.
• He winked to show he was joking.
• My sister smiled and winked across the table.

Cómo se usa: wink at someone (He winked at his friend when nobody was looking.)

Expresiones frecuentes: wink at someone, wink knowingly

guiñar un ojo

Cerrar un ojo y volver a abrirlo enseguida.

En inglés sencillo: To close one eye and quickly open it again.

• Can you wink your left eye?
• She winked once and opened both eyes again.
• The child practised winking in front of a mirror.

Expresiones frecuentes: wink one eye, wink your eye

titilar, parpadear

Brillar con una luz cuya intensidad aumenta y disminuye rápidamente.

En inglés sencillo: To shine with a light that quickly grows brighter and weaker.

• Stars winked above the hills.
• Tiny lights wink across the dark bay.
• A distant candle winked in the window.

Sinónimos: twinkle, flicker

Expresiones frecuentes: stars wink, lights wink

guiño

Cierre y apertura rápidos de un ojo, a menudo para transmitir un mensaje amistoso o secreto.

En inglés sencillo: A quick closing and opening of one eye, often to send a friendly or secret message.

• He gave me a wink.
• Her wink told us she was joking.
• They exchanged knowing winks during the speech.

Cómo se usa: give someone a wink (She gave her brother a wink.)

Sinónimos: 😉, ;), ;-)

Expresiones frecuentes: give a wink, knowing wink, cheeky wink

guiño, alusión

Pequeña referencia, a menudo divertida, a algo que algunas personas reconocerán.

En inglés sencillo: A small, often playful reference to something that some people will recognize.

• The scene is a wink to fans.
• The title offers a playful wink to an earlier film.
• These little winks reward readers who know her previous books.

Cómo se usa: a wink to something (The opening scene includes a wink to classic horror films.)

Sinónimos: allusion, reference, nod

Expresiones frecuentes: wink to something, playful wink, knowing wink