Wink in spanish

Guiño

pronunciation: ginjoʊ part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures

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.

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» 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.

Wink synonyms

flash in spanish: , pronunciation: flæʃ part of speech: noun blink in spanish: , pronunciation: blɪŋk part of speech: verb, noun instant in spanish: , pronunciation: ɪnstənt part of speech: noun, adjective twinkle in spanish: , pronunciation: twɪŋkəl part of speech: noun, verb trice in spanish: , pronunciation: traɪs part of speech: noun jiffy in spanish: , pronunciation: dʒɪfi part of speech: noun winkle in spanish: , pronunciation: wɪŋkəl part of speech: noun twinkling in spanish: , pronunciation: twɪŋkəlɪŋ part of speech: noun nictate in spanish: , pronunciation: nɪkteɪt part of speech: verb nictitate in spanish: , pronunciation: nɪktəteɪt part of speech: verb split second in spanish: , pronunciation: splɪtsekənd part of speech: noun new york minute in spanish: , pronunciation: nujɔrkmɪnət part of speech: noun blink of an eye in spanish: , pronunciation: blɪŋkʌvænaɪ part of speech: noun blink away in spanish: , pronunciation: blɪŋkəweɪ part of speech: verb
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