Wink in spanish
pronunciation: ginjoʊ part of speech: noun, verb
wink1 = guiño.
Example: The painting depicts an owl perched on a sparsely budded branch with an enigmatic expression that can be seen as either a wink or a stare.more:
» as quick as a wink = en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, tan rápido como una liebre, tan rápido como un rayo, tan rápido como un relámpago.
Example: And quick as a wink, Jack picked up the coin and put it into his purse.» catch + forty winks = echarse una cabezada, echarse una cabezadita, echarse un sueñecito.
Example: One reason was that she had been caught catching forty winks at the office.» forty winks = cabezadita, siestecita.
Example: Wherever he is, whatever he's doing, there's always time for forty winks.» get + forty winks = echarse una cabezada, echarse una cabezadita, echarse un sueñecito.
Example: Studying in bed is a no-no, since at any instant at all you could get forty winks even without meaning to.» give + Nombre + a wink = guiñar, hacerle un guiño a Alguien, guiñarle el ojo a Alguien.
Example: She stepped back and studied Jasmine from head to foot, then glanced at him, giving him a wink.» grab + forty winks = echarse una cabezada, echarse una cabezadita, echarse un sueñecito.
Example: I used to think that catching the 05:50 bus to work was inconvenient until I learned to grab forty winks along the way.» in the wink 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.
Example: This incident happened in plain daylight and in the wink of an eye.» not sleep a wink (all night long) = pasar la noche en blanco, no pegar (un) ojo (en toda la noche), pasar la noche en vela.
Example: I'm so excited I bet I won't sleep a wink all night.» snatch + forty winks = echarse una cabezada, echarse una cabezadita, echarse un sueñecito.
Example: One slept, the other didn't but I was so tired, that I also couldn't help but snatch forty winks.» take + forty winks = echarse una cabezada, echarse una cabezadita, echarse un sueñecito.
Example: I could turn off at the next exit and try to find some lay-by, where I can take forty winks.wink at2 = guiñar a, echarle un guiño a.
Example: He said 'That's all I can say right now', winked at her and stood up.