squinting

[US]/skwɪnt/
[UK]/skwɪnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. at kigge på noget med det ene eller begge øjne delvist lukket
n. handlingen med at kigge
vt. at få nogen til at kigge med det ene eller begge øjne delvist lukket
adj. med øjne, der kigger i forskellige retninger

Phrases & Collocations

squint at

spitze

Example Sentences

Take a squint at this view.

Kig skævt på dette udsigtspunkt.

I squinted through the keyhole.

Jeg knib øjnene sammen, mens jeg kiggede gennem nødehulspegelen.

her left eye squinted slightly.

hendes venstre øje knibbede let.

A tahr(Hemitragus jemlaicus)pleasantly squinting in the sunlight.

En tahr(Hemitragus jemlaicus) kiggede behageligt i solen.

A squint can sometimes be corrected by an eyepatch.

Skelen kan nogle gange rettes med en øjenlap.

Her eyes squinted against the brightness.

Hendes øjne knibbede mod lyset.

Pulling his rifle to his shoulder he squinted along the barrel.

Mens han hev sin riffel op til skulderen, så han langs løbet.

"Strabismus (or squint or heterotropia):Failure of the eyes to align properly to focus on an object.The affected eye may deviate in any direction, including inward ( cross-eye ) or outward (walleye).

Skelen (eller skelen eller heterotropi): Manglende evne til at justere øjnene korrekt for at fokusere på et objekt. Det berørte øje kan afvige i enhver retning, herunder indad (skelen) eller udad (firben).

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