What does oko in Polish mean?
What is the meaning of the word oko in Polish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use oko in Polish.
The word oko in Polish means eye, oko, oko, oko, oko za oko, oko za oko, podbite oko, podbite oko, oko w oko, wpadający w oko, rybie oko, szklane oko, dobre oko, mieć oko na coś/kogoś, przepaska na oko, strzał na oko, przymykać oko, przymykać oko na, zmrużyć oko. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word oko
eye
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oko(organ of sight) Miała piękne zielone oczy. She had beautiful green eyes. |
oko(figurative (sight) (przenośny) He has an exceptional eye, and can read the smallest print. |
oko(figurative (storm, hurricane: centre) (przenośny) The eye of the hurricane was clearly defined. |
oko za oko(figurative (revenge) He destroyed his rival's creation, saying it was an eye for an eye. |
oko za oko(figurative (justice) For murder I believe an eye for an eye is fair punishment. |
podbite oko(bruising around the eye) He had a black eye after the fight. |
podbite oko(figurative (bad reputation) The company suffered a black eye when the police charged its chairman with fraud. |
oko w oko(on the same level) |
wpadający w oko(attractive, grabbing the attention) That shirt's a very eye-catching colour. His sports car is very eye-catching. |
rybie oko(convex, very wide-angle lens) (przenośny) Using a fisheye lens makes mediocre skateboarders look great. |
szklane oko(false eyeball) Every night before I go to bed I take out my glass eye and put it in a bowl of water by the bed. |
dobre oko(informal (sb skilled at aiming a gun) He is a good shot and always hits the target. |
mieć oko na coś/kogoś(informal (monitor) (potoczny, przenośny) I'm keeping a check on his work to ensure that he's doing it right. |
przepaska na oko(eye covering) The pirate wore a patch over one eye. |
strzał na oko(uneducated estimate) I'd say the town's population is 75,000 - but that's just a rough guess. |
przymykać oko(figurative (pretend not to see sth) (przenośny) For some of my kid's activities I simply turn a blind eye. |
przymykać oko na(figurative (pretend not to see) (przenośny) The corrupt inspector agreed to turn a blind eye to the safety violations. |
zmrużyć oko(figurative, informal (small amount of sleep) "Dobrze spałeś?" - "Nie zmrużyłem oka". Ostatniej nocy nie zmrużyłem oka z powodu hałaśliwej imprezy u sąsiadów. "Did you sleep last night?" - "Not a wink." I didn't get a wink of sleep last night, because of the noisy party next door. |
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Polish (polszczyzna) is the official language of Poland. This language is spoken by 38 million Polish people. There are also native speakers of this language in western Belarus and Ukraine. Because Poles emigrated to other countries in many stages, there are millions of people who speak Polish in many countries such as Germany, France, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Brazil, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, etc. .. An estimated 10 million Poles live outside of Poland but it is not clear how many of them can actually speak Polish, estimates put it between 3.5 and 10 million. As a result, the number of Polish-speaking people globally ranges from 40-43 million.