{"id":3779,"date":"2013-08-13T08:01:07","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T08:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=3779"},"modified":"2013-08-14T08:54:27","modified_gmt":"2013-08-14T08:54:27","slug":"occhio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/occhio\/","title":{"rendered":"Occhio!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Roman philosopher Cicerone (Cicero) once said:<\/font> <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

"Ut imago est animi voltus sic indices oculi" <\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

("As the face is the image of soul so the eyes are its mirror").<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Above: Sharbat Gula by Steve McCurry<\/font><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

We have many interesting expressions in Italian that derive from the word occhio<\/strong> (eye), but let\u2019s begin with the more literal vocabulary which we use to describe the eye itself and its related vocabulary, translated from English to Italian for easy reference:<\/p>\n

the eye = l\u2019occhio<\/strong>, plural gli occhi<\/strong><\/p>\n

the eyebrow = il sopracciglio<\/strong>, plural le sopracciglia<\/strong> (changes from masc. to fem. in plural)<\/p>\n

the eyelash = il ciglio<\/strong>, plural le ciglia<\/strong> (see above)<\/p>\n

the eyelid = la palpebra<\/strong>, plural le palpebre<\/strong><\/p>\n

the white of the eye = il bianco dell\u2019occhio<\/strong><\/p>\n

the iris = l\u2019iride<\/strong><\/p>\n

the pupil = la<\/strong> pupilla<\/strong><\/p>\n

the glasses = gli occhiali<\/strong><\/p>\n

the sun glasses =  gli occhiali da sole<\/strong><\/p>\n

the reading glasses = gli occhiali da vicino <\/strong>or gli occhiali per leggere<\/strong><\/p>\n

the eye specialist = l\u2019oculista<\/strong><\/p>\n

the optician = l\u2019ottico<\/strong> (note the Latin root of the word optician)<\/p>\n

the contact lenses = le lenti a contatto<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"occhi-della-gioconda\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The worlds most famous eyes? La Gioconda by Leonardo Da Vinci<\/font><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Now let\u2019s look at some expressions using the word occhio<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

The first of these is simply occhio!<\/strong> which means \u2018look out!\u2019 or \u2018be careful\u2019. We can extend this by naming that object to \u2018be careful\u2019 of, e.g.: occhio alla macchina!<\/strong> (look out for the car!), or occhio alle dita!<\/strong> (mind your fingers!), and so on.<\/p>\n

dare un\u2019occhiata<\/strong> means to have a look at something or to glance at something, e.g.: ci do un\u2019occhiata sto pomeriggio<\/strong> (I\u2019ll have a look at it this afternoon), or ci ho gi\u00e0 dato un\u2019occhiata<\/strong> (I\u2019ve already looked at\/had a glance at it).<\/p>\n

tenere d\u2019occhio<\/strong> means to keep an eye on, e.g. ci potresti tenere d\u2019occhio i gatti mentre siamo via?<\/strong> (could you keep an eye on the cats while we are away, please?)<\/p>\n

vedere con la coda dell\u2019occhio<\/strong> means to see from the corner of one\u2019s eye, e.g. mentre ero gi\u00f9 al fiume con la coda dell\u2019occhio ho visto un martin pescatore <\/strong>(while I was down at the river I saw a kingfisher from the corner of my eye)<\/p>\n

strizzare gli occhi<\/strong>  means to squint, e.g. senza gli occhiali  da vicino devo strizzare gli occhi per leggere<\/strong> (without my reading glasses I have to squint to read)<\/p>\n

fare l\u2019occhiolino<\/strong> means to wink, e.g. hai visto? quella bella ragazza mi ha fatto l\u2019occhiolino<\/strong> (did you see? that beautiful girl winked at me)<\/p>\n

a quattr\u2019occhi<\/strong> means in private, e.g. devo parlarti a quattr\u2019occhi<\/strong> (I need to talk to you in private)<\/p>\n

dare nell\u2019occhio<\/strong> means to attract attention or to stand out, e.g. vestita cos\u00ec dai troppo nell\u2019occhio<\/strong> (you stand out too much dressed like that)<\/p>\n

We also have the interesting expression ad occhio e croce<\/strong> meaning roughly, e.g. ad occhio e croce direi che \u00e8 lungo due metri<\/strong> (I would say it\u2019s roughly two meters long)<\/p>\n

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A presto, Geoff<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

The Roman philosopher Cicerone (Cicero) once said: "Ut imago est animi voltus sic indices oculi" ("As the face is the image of soul so the eyes are its mirror"). Above: Sharbat Gula by Steve McCurry   We have many interesting expressions in Italian that derive from the word occhio (eye), but let\u2019s begin with the…<\/p>\n

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