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ear1 n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the organ of hearing and balance in higher vertebrates and of balance only in fishes. In man and other mammals it consists of three parts (see external ear, middle ear, internal ear) Related adjs aural, otic 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the outermost cartilaginous part of the ear (pinna) in mammals, esp man 3. the sense of hearing 4. sensitivity to musical sounds, poetic diction, etc. he has an ear for music 5. attention, esp favourable attention; consideration; heed (esp in the phrases give ear to, lend an ear) 6. an object resembling the external ear in shape or position, such as a handle on a jug 7. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) Also called (esp Brit) earpiece a display box at the head of a newspaper page, esp the front page, for advertisements, etc. all ears very attentive; listening carefully (Music, other) by ear without reading from written music chew someone's ear Slang to reprimand severely fall on deaf ears to be ignored or pass unnoticed have hard ears Caribbean to be stubbornly disobedient a flea in one's ear Informal a sharp rebuke have the ear of to be in a position to influence he has the ear of the president in one ear and out the other heard but unheeded keep (or have) one's ear to the ground to be or try to be well informed about current trends and opinions make a pig's ear of Informal to ruin disastrously one's ears are burning one is aware of being the topic of another's conversation out on one's ear Informal dismissed unceremoniously play by ear a. to act according to the demands of a situation rather than to a plan; improvise b. (Music, other) to perform a musical piece on an instrument without written music prick up one's ears to start to listen attentively; become interested set by the ears to cause disagreement or commotion a thick ear Informal a blow on the ear delivered as punishment, in anger, etc. turn a deaf ear to be deliberately unresponsive up to one's ears Informal deeply involved, as in work or debt wet behind the ears Informal inexperienced; naive; immature [Old English ēare; related to Old Norse eyra, Old High German ōra, Gothic ausō, Greek ous, Latin auris] earless adj earlike adj ear2 n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the part of a cereal plant, such as wheat or barley, that contains the seeds, grains, or kernels vb (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (intr) (of cereal plants) to develop such parts [Old English ēar; related to Old High German ahar, Old Norse ax, Gothic ahs ear, Latin acus chaff, Greek akros pointed]
Ear Medicine. a pain in the ear; earache. an instrument for examining the ear. the art of using the auriscope. an earache. Medicine. the therapeutics of ear diseases. — otiatric, adj. a vertigo resulting from ear disease. Also oticodinosis. Medicine. any variety of inflammation in the ear. — otitic, adj. 1. the science of the ear. 2. a scientific description of the ear. 1. the branch of medicine that studies the ear and its diseases. 2. the treatment of ear disorders. — otologist, n. — otologic, otological, adj. an abnormal condition or disease of the ear. plastic surgery of the ear. the discharge or flowing of pus from the ear. any flowing or discharge from the ear. a visual inspection of the ear drum and the auditory canal. — otoscopic, adj. abnormal thickness of the ears. a ringing or whistling sound in the ears, not caused by any outside stimulus.
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ear noun 1. sensitivity, taste, discrimination, appreciation, musical perception He has a fine ear for music. 2. attention, hearing, regard, notice, consideration, observation, awareness, heed The lobbyists have the ear of influential western leaders. be out on your ear be dismissed, be removed, be fired (informal), be sacked (informal), be sent packing (informal), get your P45 (informal) We'd have been out on our ears if we'd complained. bend someone's ear nag, annoy, harass, hassle (informal), badger (slang), pester He was fed up with people bending his ear about staying on at school. lend an ear listen, pay attention, heed, take notice, pay heed, hearken (archaic), give ear Please lend an ear for a moment or two. play it by ear improvise, wing it (informal), ad-lib, extemporize I don't have a plan for my life. I just play it by ear. Parts of the earancus, auditory nerve, cochlea, eardrum, tympanic membrane, or tympanum, ear lobe, Eustachian tube, external auditory canal, incus, malleus, meatus or auditory canal, organ of Corti, oval window, pinna, round window, saccule, semicircular canals, stapes, tragus, utricle Translations ear1 [ɪəʳ] A. N 1. (Anat) (= outer part) → oreja f; (= rest of organ) → oído m she has small ears → tiene las orejas pequeñas he could not believe his ears → no daba crédito a sus oídos he was grinning from ear to ear → la mueca le llegaba de oreja a oreja he whispered in her ear → le susurró al oído inner/middle/outer ear → oído m interno/medio/externo to prick up one's ears [person] → aguzar el oído; [animal] → empinar las orejas he was looking for a sympathetic ear → buscaba a alguien que le escuchara a word in your ear → una palabra en confianza to be all ears → ser todo oídos to bend sb's ear → machacar la cabeza a algn I bet his ears were burning → apuesto a que le zumbaban or pitaban los oídos to close one's ears to sth → hacer caso omiso de algo they closed their ears to everything that was being said → hicieron caso omiso de todo lo que se dijo to fall or crash down around or about one's ears → venirse abajo the house is falling down around my ears → la casa se está viniendo abajo it brought their world crashing down around their ears → hizo que el mundo se les viniera abajo to fall on deaf ears → caer en oídos sordos it goes in one ear and out the other → por un oído le/me entra y por otro le/me sale to have/keep one's ear(s) to the ground → estar con la oreja pegada, estar al tanto to have sb's ear → tener enchufe con algn to lend an ear (to sth) → prestar atención(a algo) they're always willing to lend an ear and offer advice → siempre están dispuestos a escuchar y dar consejos to listen with half an ear → escuchar a medias to be out on one's ear → verse en la calle(sin trabajo) if you don't work harder, you'll be out on your ear → como no arrimes más el hombro te verás en la calle to pin back one's ears > → escuchar bien to shut one's ears to sth = to close one's ears to sth to give sb a thick ear > → dar una torta or un tortazo a algn to be up to one's ears (in sth) > (in work, papers) → estar hasta arriba(de algo); (in difficulties, debt, scandal) → estar hasta el cuello(de algo) to have money/houses coming out of one's ears → tener dinero/casas para dar y tomar I had football/pizza coming out of my ears → el fútbol/la pizza me salía por las orejas, estaba harto de fútbol/pizza to be wet behind the ears > → estar verde see also cauliflower, deaf, flea, pig, box 2 2. (= sense of hearing) → oído m her voice was very pleasing to the ear → tenía una voz muy agradable al oído to play sth by ear (lit) → tocar algo de oído we don't know what to expect, we'll just have to play it by ear (fig) → no sabemos a qué atenernos, tendremos que improvisar sobre la marcha she has an ear for languages → tiene oído para los idiomas she has a good ear (for music) → tiene buen oído(para la música) B. CPD ear lobe N → lóbulo m de la oreja ear, nose and throat department N → sección f de otorrinolaringología ear, nose and throat specialist N → otorrinolaringólogo/a m/f ear trumpet N → trompetilla f acústica ear wax N → cerumen m, cera f de los oídos ear2 [ɪəʳ] N [of cereal] → espiga f ear [ˈɪər] n [person, animal] → oreille f the golden ring he wore in one ear → l'anneau en or qu'il portait à l'oreille to have an ear for music → avoir l'oreille musicale to have an ear for languages → avoir de l'oreille pour les langues up to one's ears in debt → endetté(e) jusqu'au cou to be up to one's ears in work → avoir du travail par-dessus la tête to play by ear (without music) → jouer d'oreille to play it by ear (fig) (without planning ahead) → improviser le moment venu to be all ears → être tout oreilles, être tout ouïe to bend sb's ear (= talk a lot) → rebattre les oreilles de qn > to box sb's ears → gifler qn to fall on deaf ears (= be ignored) [request] → ne pas être entendu(e) to turn a deaf ear to sth (= ignore) → faire la sourde oreille à qch to keep one's ear to the ground, to have one's ear to the ground (= be on the lookout for information) → se tenir au courant to listen to sth/sb with only half an ear → n'écouter qch/qn que d'une oreille to lend an ear to sb (= listen sympathetically) → prêter une oreille attentive à qn to go in one ear and out the other → entrer par une oreille et sortir par l'autre out on one's ear (= thrown out) → viré(e) [corn] → épi m ear: earache n → Ohrenschmerzen pl eardrops pl (Med) → Ohrentropfen pl eardrum n → Trommelfell nt ear: earflap n → Ohrenschützer m earful n (inf) to get an ear → mit einer Flut von Beschimpfungen überschüttet werden; to give somebody an ear → jdn herunterputzen (inf), → jdn zusammenstauchen (inf) earhole ear: ear-minded adj (Psych) → auditiv, vorwiegend mit Gehörsinn begabt earmuffs pl → Ohrenschützer pl ear: ear, nose and throat earphones pl → Kopfhörer pl earpiece n → Hörer m ear piercing n → Durchstechen nt → der Ohrläppchen ear-piercing adj scream → ohrenbetäubend earplug n → Ohrwatte f, → Ohropax® nt earring n → Ohrring m earset n (Telec) → Earset nt, → Ohrhörer m earshot n out of/within ear → außer/in Hörweite ear-splitting adj sound, scream → ohrenbetäubend ear: ear trumpet n → Hörrohr nt earwax n → Ohrenschmalz nt earwig n → Ohrwurm m earwitness ear1 n (Anat, fig) → Ohr nt; to keep one’s ears open → die Ohren offen halten; to keep an ear to the ground → die Ohren aufsperren or offen halten; to be all ears → ganz Ohr sein; she was listening with only half an ear → sie hörte nur mit halbem Ohr zu; your ears must have been burning → Ihnen müssen die Ohren geklungen haben; to lend an ear → zuhören; to lend an ear to somebody → jdm sein Ohr leihen; to find a sympathetic ear → ein offenes Ohr finden; to lend a sympathetic ear → verständnisvoll zuhören; if that came to or reached his ears → wenn ihm das zu Ohren kommt; he has the ear of the prime minister → der Premierminister hört auf ihn; it goes in one ear and out the other → das geht zum einen Ohr hinein und zum anderen wieder hinaus; to be up to one’s ears in debt/work → bis über beide or die Ohren in Schulden/Arbeit stecken; he’s got money/houses etc coming out of his ears (inf) → er hat Geld/Häuser etc ohne Ende (inf); it all came crashing down around his ears (fig) → um ihn herum brach alles zusammen; he’ll be out on his ear (inf) → dann fliegt er raus (inf); to bend somebody’s ear (inf) → jdn vollquatschen (inf), → jdn vollsülzen (sl) ear2 ear1 [ɪəʳ] n → orecchio, orecchia to keep one's ears open → tenere le orecchie aperte to be all ears → essere tutt'orecchi he could not believe his ears → non credeva alle proprie orecchie your ears must have been burning → non ti fischiavano le orecchie? it goes in one ear and out the other → mi (or ti ) entra da un orecchio ed esce dall'altro to be up to one's ears in debt → essere nei debiti fino al collo to be up to one's ears in work → avere una mole enorme di lavoro to have a good ear for music → avere molto orecchio to have a good ear for languages → avere molto orecchio per le lingue to play sth by ear (tune) → suonare qc a orecchio I'll play it by ear (fig) → vedrò come si mettono le cose ear1 [ɪəʳ] n → orecchio, orecchia to keep one's ears open → tenere le orecchie aperte to be all ears → essere tutt'orecchi he could not believe his ears → non credeva alle proprie orecchie your ears must have been burning → non ti fischiavano le orecchie? it goes in one ear and out the other → mi (or ti ) entra da un orecchio ed esce dall'altro to be up to one's ears in debt → essere nei debiti fino al collo to be up to one's ears in work → avere una mole enorme di lavoro to have a good ear for music → avere molto orecchio to have a good ear for languages → avere molto orecchio per le lingue to play sth by ear (tune) → suonare qc a orecchio I'll play it by ear (fig) → vedrò come si mettono le cose ear2 [ɪəʳ] n (of wheat, barley) → spiga; (of corn) → pannocchia ear2 [ɪəʳ] n (of wheat, barley) → spiga; (of corn) → pannocchia n ear [iə] 1 the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only Her new hair-style covers her ears. oor أُذن ухо ucho øre das Ohr αφτί oreja kõrv گوش korva oreille אוֹזֶן कान uho fül telinga eyra orecchio, orecchia 耳 귀 ausis auss telinga oor øre ucho orelha ureche ухо ucho uho uvo öra หู kulak 耳朵 вухо بیرونی کان tai 耳朵 2 the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds sharp ears; He has a good ear for music. gehoor سَمْـع слух sluch øre das Gehör η ικανότητα να διαχωρίζει κπ. διαφορετικούς ήχους, αφτί (μτφ.) oído kõrv, kuulmine شنوایی kuulo oreille חוּש הַשׁמִיעָה विभिन्न ध्वनियों के बीच फर्क करने की क्षमता sluh (zenei) hallás pendengaran heyrn orecchio 聴覚 청각 klausa dzirde kepekaan telinga oor hørsel, gehør słuch ouvido ureche; auz (музыкальный) слух sluch posluh sluh öra ได้ยิน kulak 聽覺 слух ذوق سماعت khả năng nghe 听觉 n earache pain in the inner part of the ear. oorpyn, oorsteek وجَع أُذن ушебол bolest v uchu ørepine Ohrenschmerzen (pl.) πόνος αφτιού dolor de oídos kõrvavalu گوش درد korvakipu mal d'oreille(s) כֶּאֶב אוֹזנָיִים कान का दर्द uhobolja fülfájás sakit telinga eyrnaverkur mal d'orecchi 耳の痛み 귀앓이 ausies skausmas ausu sāpes sakit telinga oorpijn øreverk ból ucha dor de ouvidos durere de urechi боль в ухе bolesť v uchu bolečina v ušesu ušobolja örsprång, öronvärk อาการปวดหู kulak ağrısı 耳痛 біль у вусі کان کا درد sự đau tai 耳痛 n eardrum the layer of tissue separating the inner from the outer ear. oordrom طَبْلَة الأُذن тъпанче ušní bubínek trommehinde das Trommelfell τύμπανο αφτιού tímpano trummikile پرده گوش tärykalvo tympan תוֹף הָאוֹזֶן कान का पर्दा ušni bubnjić dobhártya gendangan telinga hljóðhimna timpano 鼓膜 고막 ausies būgnelis bungādiņa gegendang telinga trommelvlies trommehinne błona bębenkowa tímpano timpan барабанная перепонка ušný bubienok bobnič bubna opna trumhinna เยื่อแก้วหู kulak zarı 耳鼓 барабанна перетинка کان کا پردہ màng tai 耳鼓 n earlobe the soft lower part of the ear. bel شَحْمَة الأذْن долната месеста част на ухото lalůček flip das Ohrläppchen λοβός αφτιού lóbulo kõrvanibu نرمه گوش korvannipukka lobe תְּנוּך הָאוֹזֶן लोलकी uška fülcimpa daun telinga eyrnasnepill lobo 耳たぶ 귓불 ausies spenelis, lezgelis auss ļipiņa cuping oorlel øreflipp płatek ucha lóbulo lob мочка уха lalôčik ušesna mečica ušna resica örsnibb ติ่งหู kulak memesi (球形突出部尤指)耳垂 мочка کان کی لو dái tai (球形突出部尤指)耳垂 v earmark to set aside (for a particular purpose) This money is earmarked for our holiday. afsonder, bestem عَلامـه مُميزه запазен dát stranou, odložit øremærke bestimmt βάζω στην άκρη, ξεχωρίζω destinar, apartar tallele panema کنار گذاشتن؛ تخصیص دادن korvamerkitä réserver (pour) הָפרַשָה, הַקצָבָה कर्णांक odrediti előirányoz mencadangkan geyma fyrir tiltekin not destinare ~用に指定する 따로 두다 atidėti, skirti atlikt naudu (noteiktam mērķim) memperuntukan bestemmen øremerke, legge til side przeznaczyć (coś) na destinar a pune deoparte предназначать vyčleniť določiti odvojiti öronmärka หมายไว้,ทำรอยไว้,ทำตำหนิไว้ ayırmak, bir kenara koymak 指定(款項)的用途 призначати کسی مقصد کے لۓ رقم وغیرہ مخصوص کرنا đánh dấu riêng 指定(款项)的用途 n earring an ornament worn attached to the ear silver earrings. oorring حَلَقَـة الأذن обеца náušnice ørering der Ohrring σκουλαρίκι pendiente kõrvarõngas گوشواره korvakoru boucle d'oreille עָגִיל कान का बाला naušnica fülbevaló anting-anting eyrnalokkur orecchino イヤリング 귀걸이 auskaras auskars anting-anting oorbel ørering/-pynt kolczyk brinco cercel серьга náušnica uhan minđuša örhänge, örring ต่างหู küpe 耳環,耳飾 сережка کان کا آویزہ khuyên tai 耳环,耳饰 n earshot the distance at which sound can be heard He did not hear her last remark as he was out of earshot. hoorafstand مَدى السَّمْع разстоянието на което може да се чуе звук doslech hørevidde die Hörweite ακτίνα ακοής alcance del oído kuuldekaugus صدارس؛ مسافتی که در آن صدا به گوش می رسد kuuloetäisyys portée de voix טְוָוח שְׁמִיעָה श्रवण सीमा doseg čujnosti hallótávolság jarak pendengaran heyrnarmál, heyrnarsvið portata d'orecchio 声の届く範囲 소리가 들리는 범위 girdimumo riba dzirdamības robežas di luar pendengaran gehoorsafstand hørevidde zasięg słuchu alcance do ouvido distanţă de la care se poate auzi un sunet предел слышимости počuteľnosť slišno polje izvan dometa sluha hörhåll ระยะที่ได้ยินเสียง işitme mesafesi, kulak erimi 聽覺所及的範圍 відстань, на яку чути звук آواز کی پہنچ تک کا فاصلہ tầm nghe 听觉所及的范围 be all ears to listen with keen attention The children were all ears when their father was describing the car crash. ene ore كلّه آذانا صاغيه целия съм в слух natahovat uši være lutter øren ganz Ohr sein είμαι όλος αφτιά ser todo oídos kikikõrvu kuulama با تمام وجود گوش کردن؛ خوب توجه کردن olla pelkkänä korvana être tout oreilles עָשָׂה אֹזנוֹ כַּאֲפַרכֶּסֶת सुनने के लिए उत्सुक pretvoriti se u uho csupa fül mendengarkan dengan penuh perhatian hlusta af athygli essere tutt'orecchi 耳を傾ける 열심히 귀를 기울이다 klausyti ausis ištempus ļoti uzmanīgi klausīties memberi tumpuan een en al oor være lutter øre zamienić się w słuch ser todo ouvidos a fi ochi şi urechi внимательно слушать byť samé ucho napeto poslušati sav se pretvoriti u uvo vara idel öra ตั้งใจฟัง dört kulakla dinlemek, kulak kesilmek 全神貫注地傾聽 дуже уважно слухати توجہ سے سننا chăm chú lắng nghe 全神贯注地倾听 go in one ear and out the other not to make any lasting impression I keep telling that child to work harder but my words go in one ear and out the other. in by die een oor en uit by die ander oor يَدخُل مِن أُذن وَيَخرُج من الأُخرى влиза през едно и излиза през другото ухо jít jedním uchem tam a druhým ven gå ind ad det ene øre og ud af det andet zum einen Ohr hinein, zum anderen Ohr hinaus από το ένα αφτί μπαίνει και από το άλλο βγαίνει entrar por un oído y salir por el otro ühest kõrvast sisse ja teisest välja minema از یک گوش شنیدن و از گوش دیگر در کردن mennä toisesta korvasta sisään ja toisesta ulos entrer par une oreille et sortir par l'autre נִכנַס מְאוֹזֶן אָחַת וְיָצָא מְהַשנִייָה एक कान से सुनना दूसरे कान से उड़ा देना na jedno uho unutra na drugo van egyik fülén be, a másikon ki masuk kuping kiri keluar kuping kanan inn um annað eyrað og út um hitt entrare da un orecchio e uscire dall'altro 記憶に残らない 한쪽 귀로 듣고 한쪽 귀로 흘리다 pro vieną ausį įeiti, pro kitą išeiti pa vienu ausi iekšā, pa otru — ārā nasihat yang sia sia, masuk telinga kanan keluar telinga kiri het ene oor in-, het andere oor uitgaan inn det ene øret og ut det andre wchodzić jednym, wychodzić drugim uchem entrar por um ouvido e sair pelo outro a-i intra pe o ureche şi a-i ieşi pe cealaltă в одно ухо вошло, в другое вышло ísť jedným uchom dnu a druhým von iti skoz eno uho noter in skoz drugo ven ući na jedno, izaći na drugo uvo gå in genom ena örat och ut genom det andra เข้าหูซ้ายทะลุหูขวา bir kulağından girip öbüründen çıkmak 一耳進一耳出 в одне вухо влітає, в друге вилітає سنی ان سنی کر دینا vào tai này ra tai kia 一耳进一耳出 play by ear to play (music) without looking at and without having memorized printed music. op gehoor speel يَعْزف حسب السَّمْع свиря по слух hrát podle sluchu spille efter gehør nach Gehör spielen παίζω από μνήμης (μουσ.) tocar de oído kuulmise järgi mängima بدون نت نواختن؛ فی البداهه نغمه سرایی کردن soittaa korvakuulolta jouer à l'oreille לְנָגֵן לְפִי שְׁמִיעָה याद कर के संगीत बजाना svirati po sluhu, improvizirati hallás után játszik luar kepala spila eftir eyranu suonare a orecchio 楽譜なしで演奏する 기억에 의해 연주하다 groti iš klausos spēlēt pēc dzirdes menghafal muzik op het gehoor spelen spille etter gehør grać ze słuchu tocar de ouvido a cânta după ureche играть по слуху hrať podľa sluchu igrati po posluhu svirati po sluhu spela efter gehör เล่นดนตรีอย่างคล่องแคล่วโดยไม่ต้องดูโน้ตเพลง ezbere çalmak, notasız kulaktan çalmak 不看樂譜)憑聽覺記憶演奏(唱) грати на слух بنا دیکھے اور یاد کۓ موسیقی سننا chơi đàn mò 不看乐谱)凭听觉记忆演奏(唱) up to one's ears (in) deeply involved (in) I'm up to my ears in work. tot oor die ore حتّى أذنيه (في الحُب او العَمل) до уши až po uši til op over begge ører bis zu den Ohren (in) χωμένος ως το λαιμό estar hasta el cuello kõrvuni کاملاً درگیر چیزی بودن korviin asti par-dessus la tête עָד לְמָעֲלֶה רֹאש ध्यान देकर सुनना, प्रारंभ करना do grla nyakig á kafi (í) fino al collo 熱中して ...에 몰두하여 iki ausų līdz ausīm iekšā mendalami tot over de oren til oppover ørene po uszy (w) até às orelhas până peste cap по уши až po uši do ušes do ušiju upp till öronen เอาใจใส่ başından aşkın 深陷在(工作中) повністю پوری طرح مشغول rất bận công việc 深陷在(工作中) ear2 n ear [iə] the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed ears of corn. aar, saad كوز ذُره листо klas aks; vippe; majskolbe die Ähre στάχυ espiga viljapea خوشه؛ سنبله tähkä épi קֶלָח תִּירָס गेहूं चने आदि का बाल klas kalász setongkol ax spiga 穂 (옥수수, 보리 등의) 이삭 varpa vārpa bulir aar aks kłos espiga spic колос klas klas klas []ax รวงของธัญพืช başak 穗 колосок; качан غلّے کے پودے کی بالی bông; bắp 穗 ear → أُذُن ucho øre Ohr αφτί oído korva oreille uho orecchio 耳 귀 oor øre ucho orelha ухо öra หู kulak 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