eye

œil

Chacun des deux organes du visage qui permettent de voir.

En anglais simple : One of the two body parts in your face that you use to see.

• Close your eyes.
• She has brown eyes.
• Something got into my left eye.

Expressions courantes : left eye, blue eye, close one eye, human eye

chas

Petit trou d’une aiguille par lequel on passe le fil.

En anglais simple : The small hole in a needle that you put thread through.

• This needle has a tiny eye.
• She passed the thread through the eye of the needle.
• A larger eye makes the needle easier to thread.

Comment l'utiliser : the eye of a needle (Push the thread through the eye of the needle.)

Expressions courantes : eye of a needle, needle eye

vue, œil

Capacité à voir et à juger l’aspect de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Your ability to see and judge how something looks.

• The colours are pleasing to the eye.
• These tiny marks are invisible to the naked eye.
• A trained eye can spot the difference immediately.

Synonymes : sight, vision

Expressions courantes : to the eye, naked eye, trained eye

regarder, dévisager

Regarder quelqu’un ou quelque chose avec attention, intérêt ou méfiance.

En anglais simple : To look at someone or something carefully, with interest or suspicion.

• The dog eyed my sandwich.
• She eyed the stranger suspiciously.
• He was eyeing the cakes in the window.

Synonymes : watch, look at, observe

Expressions courantes : eye someone suspiciously, eye something carefully

envisager, viser

Penser à choisir, acheter ou essayer d’obtenir quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To think about choosing, buying, or trying to get something.

• She is eyeing a promotion.
• The company eyed several sites for its new factory.
• Are you eyeing that management job?

Synonymes : consider

Expressions courantes : eye a promotion, eye a purchase, eye an opportunity