Blink in spanish
Parpadeo
pronunciation: pɑɹ̩pɑdeoʊ part of speech: verb, noun
pronunciation: pɑɹ̩pɑdeoʊ part of speech: verb, noun
In gestures
blink1 = guiño, pestañeo, parpadeo.
Example: You could always see him smiling the moment you had contact with his eyes, giving a blink or two to assure you that he knew you were there and who you were.more:
» a blink or two = un par de segundos, un abrir y cerrar de ojos.
Example: On the last day we walked around the small town which only took a blink or two and then drove around to look at the old brewery, post office and other stuff.» be on the blink = no ir bien, no funcionar bien, no carburar bien, estar chungo, no rular bien, empezar a fallar, empezar a dar problemas.
Example: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.» in the blink of an eye = en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, en un p(l)is p(l)as, en un segundo, en un dos por tres, en un santiamén, en menos que canta un gallo, en un instante, en un periquete.
Example: Society has moved from micro to macro scale in almost the blink of an eye.blink2 = parpadear, pestañear.
Example: A machine will be considerably faster, and Supercalc, for example, simply 'blinks' and the calculation is done.more:
» blink + Posesivo + eyelashes = pestañear, parpadear las pestañas.
Example: When he sat next to her she went on flirt mode, which is basically blinking her eyelashes a lot and flipping her hair every two seconds.» blink + Posesivo + eyes = parpadear los ojos.
Example: Today I was watching her as she was sitting beside me for about 5 minutes and she never blinked her eyes.