What does ojos in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word ojos in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ojos in Spanish.

The word ojos in Spanish means eye, eye, keyhole, eye, eye, watch out!, how about that?, take a quick peep, take a quick look, watch your back, good eye, cost an arm and a leg, set your eyes on, have your eyes on, take a look at, keep an eye on, in the eye of the storm, evil eye, look sideways, look at out of the corner of your eye, keep an eye out for, be careful, pupil, apple of your eye, shiner, porthole, eye of the storm, eye of the storm, corn, eye of the hurricane, eye of the storm, an eye for an eye, take care of, corner of the eye, not be able to sleep, eye candy, have your eye on, have sharp eyes, have an eagle eye, have an eagle eye, have a good eye for, bear a grudge against, people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, see the mote in your brother's eye and not the rafter in your own, give a cursory glance, give a quick look. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ojos

eye

nombre masculino (órgano de la vista)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

No ve bien por el ojo derecho.

He doesn't see well out of his right eye.

eye

nombre masculino (iris)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Mi hermano nació con heterocromía: tiene un ojo verde y el otro azul.

My brother was born with heterochromia. He has one green eye and the other is blue.

keyhole

nombre masculino (agujero, orificio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

La madrastra espiaba a la princesa por el ojo de la cerradura.

The stepmother spied on the princess through the keyhole of the lock.

eye

nombre masculino (hueco en cosa esponjosa) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

¿Por qué tiene ojos este queso?

Why does this cheese have eyes?

eye

nombre masculino (informal (intuición, perspicacia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Ese hombre de negocios tiene ojo para elegir a sus colaboradores. El ojo de mi hermano para detectar problemas es asombroso.

He has an eye for choosing his team members.

watch out!

interjección (para advertir algo)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

¡Ojo! El hielo está muy resbaladizo.

Watch out!, The ice is really slippery.

how about that?

expresión (coloquial (¿Qué le ha parecido?)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

take a quick peep, take a quick look

locución adverbial (coloquial (superficialmente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Le eché un vistazo a ojo de pájaro al proyecto.

watch your back

locución verbal (informal (actuar con precaución) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

good eye

locución nominal masculina (buen gusto)

Juan tiene buen ojo para la moda.

Juan has a good eye for fashion.

cost an arm and a leg

locución verbal (coloquial (ser costoso) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Todo en ese restaurante cuesta un ojo de la cara.

Everything in this restaurant costs an arm and a leg.

set your eyes on, have your eyes on

(coloquial (ver con ansia)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Paris, el príncipe de Troya, le echó el ojo a Helena.

take a look at

(informal (revisar, examinar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

¿Puedes echarle un ojo a esta carta antes de enviarla?

keep an eye on

locución verbal (cuidar, vigilar algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Échale un ojo a la comida mientras voy al baño.

in the eye of the storm

locución adverbial (figurado (en medio del peligro)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Cuando Mario se decidió a darse vuelta, pudo comprobar que estaba en el ojo de la tormenta.

When Mario decided to turn around, he could see that he was in the eye of the storm.

evil eye

nombre masculino (hechizo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Le echaron el mal de ojo y se enfermó.

They cast the evil eye on him and he became ill.

look sideways

locución verbal (coloquial (de reojo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

No la vi de frente, sólo me miró con el rabillo del ojo.

look at out of the corner of your eye

locución verbal (mirar disimulando) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Juan miraba la PDA de Ana por el rabillo del ojo.

Juan looked at Ana's PDA out of the corner of his eye.

keep an eye out for, be careful

expresión (coloquial (cuidado)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Mucho ojo con la fuente porque está caliente.

ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Mind the gap between the train and the platform.

pupil

(pupila)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

La niña del ojo es la abertura central del iris.

apple of your eye

(coloquial (persona o cosa muy preciada)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Una hija siempre es la niña del ojo de su padre.

shiner

locución nominal masculina (ES: coloquial (ojo amoratado) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

porthole

locución nominal masculina (ventana circular)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

La luz de la luna llena entraba por el ojo de buey.

eye of the storm

(núcleo de tormenta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

eye of the storm

locución nominal masculina (figurado (punto más crítico) (figurative: critical point)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

corn

nombre masculino (MX, CR (verruga, callosidad) (feet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Tiene un ojo de pájaro en la punta del dedo.

eye of the hurricane

(núcleo de tormenta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

La casa de Mauricio fue arrasada cuando el ojo del huracán pasó justamente por allí.

Mauricio's house was demolished when the eye of the hurricane passed right over it.

eye of the storm

locución nominal masculina (figurado (punto más crítico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Tras el escándalo de corrupción, nuestro partido se encuentra en el ojo del huracán.

Following the corruption scandal, our party is in the eye of the storm.

an eye for an eye

expresión (coloquial (pago con la misma moneda)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Juan engañó a María y, ojo por ojo, ella lo engañó a él.

Juan tricked Maria and, tit for tat, she tricked him.

take care of

locución verbal (informal (tener cuidado)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Hay que poner ojo en la educación de los hijos para que al crecer sean personas de bien.

You have to take care of the education of children so that they grow up to be good people.

corner of the eye

nombre masculino (ángulo del ojo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Ana se pinta los labios y el rabillo del ojo a diario.

Ana paints her lips and the corner of her eye every single day.

not be able to sleep

locución adverbial (sin dormir nada)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

eye candy

locución nominal masculina (MX, coloquial (placentero a la vista) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

have your eye on

(coloquial (tener como meta)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

En la final del campeonato, todos los deportistas tienen el ojo puesto en la medalla de oro.

In the championship finals, all athletes have their eye on the gold medal.

have sharp eyes, have an eagle eye

locución verbal (tener visión aguda)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Mi abuela tenía vista de lince y nunca necesitó gafas.

My grandmother had sharp eyes, she never needed glasses.

have an eagle eye

locución verbal (ser buen observador) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

have a good eye for

locución verbal (coloquial (juzgar, decidir bien)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

bear a grudge against

locución verbal (coloquial (estar resentido)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Tiene sangre en el ojo con su madre porque lo humilla.

people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

locución verbal (informal (ver los errores ajenos)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Tu matrimonio es un desastre, pero no dejas de hablar de las peleas de los vecinos: ya deja de ver la paja en el ojo ajeno.

Your marriage is a disaster but you always go on about the neighbours' rows: people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

see the mote in your brother's eye and not the rafter in your own

expresión (juzgar sin admitir las faltas propias) (Bible)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Es muy fácil ver la paja en el ojo ajeno pero no la viga en el propio.

It's easy to see the mote in your brother's eye and not the rafter in your own.

give a cursory glance, give a quick look

locución verbal (mirar superficialmente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

El médico solo vio al paciente por encima.

ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. From her father's shoulders she could see over the crowd.

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