eyewink

/ˈaɪwɪŋk/ noun

An instant, a short moment.

Word Origin A straightforward compound: eye + wink, from Old English 'ēage' and 'wincian' (to blink). It's literally an eye-blink, a quick closing of the eye. The same roots give us all the eye-compounds (eyebrow, eyelid) and wink, winking. The PIE root *weng- suggests a movement side to side, which is exactly what a wink does.

noun An instant, a short moment. countable

The entire incident happened in an eyewink, leaving everyone stunned.

(名词) 瞬间;刹那;眨眼间;顷刻

整个事件发生在一瞬间,让所有人都惊呆了。

(sustantivo) Un instante, un momento muy breve.

Todo el incidente ocurrió en un instante, dejando a todos atónitos.

(nom) un instant; un clin d'œil; une seconde; un tournemain; un rien de temps [Instant, bref moment.]

L'incident s'est produit en un eyewink, laissant tout le monde stupéfait.

(Substantiv) Augenblick; Moment [Ein Augenblick, ein sehr kurzer Moment.]

Der gesamte Vorfall passierte in einem **eyewink**, sodass alle sprachlos waren.

(名詞) 一瞬、わずかな瞬間。

事件全体が一瞬のうちに起こり、皆は唖然とした。

(substantivo) instante; momento; piscar de olhos; em um abrir e fechar de olhos [Um instante, um momento breve.]

O incidente inteiro aconteceu num piscar de olhos, deixando todos atônitos.

noun The winking of an eye. countable

Her subtle eyewink signaled that the plan was proceeding as expected.

(名词) 眨眼;使眼色

她轻微的眨眼示意计划正按预期进行。

(sustantivo) El guiño de un ojo.

Su sutil guiño indicó que el plan marchaba como se esperaba.

(nom) clin d'œil; clignement d'œil; clignotement [Clignement ou clin d'œil.]

Son subtil eyewink signalait que le plan se déroulait comme prévu.

(Substantiv) Augenzwinkern; Blinzeln [Das Zwinkern mit einem Auge, oft als Zeichen oder Signal.]

Ihr diskretes **eyewink** signalisierte, dass der Plan wie erwartet verlief.

(名詞) まばたき、目を winked させること。

彼女のさりげない目配せは、計画どおりに進んでいることを合図していた。

(substantivo) piscar; piscadinha; piscar de olhos [O piscar de um olho.]

Sua piscadela sutil sinalizou que o plano estava transcorrendo como esperado.

Synonyms: blink wink nictitation
Word parts: eye + wink

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