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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesojizaino
Pronunciation / Transliteration: o-xi-ˈsai-no
"El hombre ojizaino no perdía detalle de la negociación."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having small, round, bright, and watchful eyes, often implying suspicion, keen observation, or cunning.
"The beady-eyed store manager watched the teenagers closely as they browsed the aisles." - 2
Marked by sharp, critical, or shrewd observation.
"With a beady-eyed focus on detail, the editor caught every single error in the manuscript."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'beady', referencing small, round, and shiny beads, combined with 'eyed', meaning having eyes of a specified kind. The term emerged in the 19th century, drawing a descriptive analogy between small, glittering, watchful human or animal eyes and glass or stone beads.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Beady-eyed" is said worldwide
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à l'œil perçant
Transliteration: a l'œj pɛʁ.sɑ̃
"Le propriétaire aux yeux perçants surveillait chaque mouvement."
kleinäugig
Transliteration: klaɪnˌɔɪɡɪç
"Der kleinäugige Detektiv entging kein Detail."
dagli occhi vispi
Transliteration: da-gli oc-chi vis-pi
"Il negoziante dagli occhi vispi controllava i clienti."
ojizaino
Transliteration: o-xi-ˈsai-no
"El hombre ojizaino no perdía detalle de la negociación."
olhudo
Transliteration: o.ʎu.du
"O vigia olhudo não deixava ninguém passar unnoticed."
तेज़ नज़र वाला
Transliteration: tez nazar wala
"तेज़ नज़र वाले प्रबंधक ने तुरंत गलती पकड़ ली।"
精明注视的
Transliteration: jīngmíng zhùshì de
"那个精明注视的店主一直在盯着顾客。"
눈이 반짝이는
Transliteration: nuni banjjagineun
"눈이 반짝이는 경비원이 모든 사람을 주시했다."
小賢しそうな目をした
Transliteration: kosokososouna me o shita
"その小賢しそうな目をした男が辺りを見回していた。"
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