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Idioms-Oír

Expressions using the verb oír (to hear)

English ExpressionSpanish ExpressionSpanish SentenceEnglish Translation
to hear (it said) that oír decir que Oí decir que van a abrir un nuevo restaurante. I heard that they are going to open a new restaurant.
to hear about, of oír hablar de Nunca he oído hablar de ese libro. I have never heard of that book.
he likes the sound of his own voice le gusta oírse A Juan le gusta oírse cuando habla. Juan likes the sound of his own voice when he talks.
to pay no attention, turn a deaf ear to it lo oír como quien oye llover Siempre lo oigo como quien oye llover. I always turn a deaf ear to it.
Hey! Listen! ¡Oye! ¡Oiga! ¡Oye! ¿Puedes ayudarme? Hey! Can you help me?
just like I’m telling you como lo oyes, lo que oyes Es verdad, como lo oyes. It’s true, just like I’m telling you.
I just hope you’re right! ¡Dios te oiga! ¡Dios te oiga y todo salga bien! I just hope you’re right and everything goes well!
God answered my prayer Dios oyó mi ruego Finalmente, Dios oyó mi ruego. Finally, God answered my prayer.
hearing la oída La oída es uno de los cinco sentidos. Hearing is one of the five senses.
by hearsay de oídas Solo lo sé de oídas. I only know it by hearsay.
by hearsay por oídos Me enteré por oídos. I found out by hearsay.
hearing (the sense), ear el oído Tengo un problema en el oído. I have a problem with my ear.
confidentially al oído Me lo dijo al oído. He told me confidentially.
to listen, lend an ear dar oídos Siempre doy oídos a mis amigos. I always lend an ear to my friends.
by ear (music) de oído Toco la guitarra de oído. I play the guitar by ear.
hard of hearing duro de oído Mi abuelo es duro de oído. My grandfather is hard of hearing.
hard of hearing mal del oído Ella está mal del oído. She is hard of hearing.
to prick up one’s ears aguzar los oídos Agucé los oídos para escuchar mejor. I pricked up my ears to hear better.
I could hardly believe my ears Apenas pude dar crédito a mis oídos Apenas pude dar crédito a mis oídos cuando lo escuché. I could hardly believe my ears when I heard it.
to listen carefully aplicar el oído Aplicó el oído para entender mejor. He listened carefully to understand better.
a catchy song una canción que se pega al oído Esa canción se pega al oído. That song is catchy.
to whisper to someone decir algo al oído de uno Le dijo algo al oído. He whispered something to him.
to ignore, be deaf to desoír Desoyó mis consejos. He ignored my advice.
it goes in one ear and out the other entra por un oído y sale por otro Todo lo que digo le entra por un oído y le sale por otro. Everything I say goes in one ear and out the other.
to pay attention to hacer oídos a Haz oídos a lo que te digo. Pay attention to what I am telling you.
to turn a deaf ear to hacer oídos sordos a Hizo oídos sordos a mis advertencias. He turned a deaf ear to my warnings.
his ears must be burning le estarán zumbando los oídos Le estarán zumbando los oídos porque estamos hablando de él. His ears must be burning because we are talking about him.
Pay attention! ¡Oído a la caja! ¡Oído al parche! ¡Oído a la caja! ¡Vamos a empezar! Pay attention! Let’s start!
to give ear to prestar oído(s) a Prestó oído a mis problemas. He gave ear to my problems.
to be all ears ser todos oídos Estoy todos oídos. I am all ears.
to have a good ear tener buen oído Ella tiene buen oído para la música. She has a good ear for music.
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