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To deliberately turn one's eyes upwards, usually to indicate disapproval, indifference or frustration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
As definition 1, but indicating flirtation or desire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
أَدَارَ عَيْنَيْهِ
(ʔadāra ʕaynayhi)
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Arabic:
بَرَمَ عَيْنَيْهِ
(barama ʕaynayhi)
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Chinese Mandarin:
眼珠一轉 /眼珠一转
(yǎnzhū yīzhuàn)
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Chinese Mandarin:
翻白眼
(fānbáiyǎn)
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Finnish:
pyörittää silmiään
— turn one's eyes upwards
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French:
lever les yeux au ciel
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Galician:
poñer os ollos en branco
— turn one's eyes upwards
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German:
die Augen rollen
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Icelandic:
ranghvolfa í sér augunum
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Italian:
alzare gli occhi al cielo
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Japanese:
ぐりぐりする
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Japanese:
グリグリする
(guriguri suru)
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Japanese:
白目を向く
(shirome o muku)
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Korean:
눈을 굴리다
(nun-eul gullida)
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Māori:
whakatīkorokoro
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Polish:
przewracać oczami
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Polish:
przewrócić oczami
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Portuguese:
revirar os olhos
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Russian:
зака́тывать глаза́
(zakátyvatʹ glazá)
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Russian:
закати́ть глаза́
(zakatítʹ glazá)
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Spanish:
voltear los ojos
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Spanish:
poner los ojos en blanco
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Swedish:
himla med ögonen
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Tagalog:
tumaray
— turn one's eyes upwards
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Turkish:
göz devirmek
— turn one's eyes upwards