L'oeil (en. The eye)

/lœj/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Organ sensitive to light that allows vision.

He has a very good eye for painting.

Il a un très bon œil pour la peinture.

Ability to judge or perceive something.

He has an eye for spotting good deals.

Il a l'œil pour dénicher les bonnes affaires.

Edge or border of a circular surface.

You need to cut the eye of this bottle to fill it.

Il faut couper l'œil de cette bouteille pour la remplir.

From the Latin 'oculus'.

to have a hawk eye

To have excellent vision or a very good sense of observation.

avoir un œil de lynx

to keep an eye

To take care to monitor something.

mettre l'œil

to put oneself on the line

To do something attentively or with commitment.

payer de sa personne

eyes

Organ of sight, pair of the eye.

yeux

gaze

Action of looking, expression of the face.

regard

vision

Ability to see, perception by the eye.

vision

To have a dead eye

In this situation, he really has a dead eye on what is happening.

Dans cette situation, il a vraiment un œil mort sur ce qui se passe.

To be in the eye of the storm

This candidate is currently in the eye of the storm, everyone is talking about him.

Ce candidat est actuellement dans l'œil du cyclone, tout le monde parle de lui.