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Translation for 'to strain one's eyes' from English to Spanish

	esforzar demasiado la vista	to strain one's eyes
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	enjugarse los ojos	to dry one's eyes
	entornar los ojos	to half-close one's eyes
	llorar a moco tendido `[col.]` `[fig.]`	to cry one's eyes out `[coll.]` `[fig.]`
	aguzar la vista `[locución]`	to keep one's eyes peeled `[coll.]` `[idiom]`
	llorar como una Magdalena `[col.]` `[locución]`	to cry one's eyes out `[coll.]` `[idiom]`
	pelar el ojo `[fig.]` `[col.]`	to keep one's eyes peeled `[fig.]` `[coll.]`
	con los ojos arrasados en lágrimas `{adv}` `[locución]`	with one's eyes brimming with tears `[idiom]`
	mirar a-algn/algo con los ojos desorbitados `[col.]` `[locución]`	to look at sb./sth. with one's eyes bulging out of one's head `[coll.]` `[idiom]`
	hinchar a algn los ojos	to make sb.'s eyes swell up
	agarrarse del chongo `[col.]` `[mex.]` `[pelearse fuertemente con algn]`	to scratch each other's eyes out `[coll.]`
	jugarse todo a una sola carta `[locución]`	to put all one's eggs in one basket `[idiom]`
	prof. ejercer su oficio	to ply one's trade
	saciar su sed	to quench one's thirst
	med. hacerse un esguince en el tobillo	to sprain one's ankle
	chasquear los dedos	to snap one's fingers
	contonearse	to wiggle one's hips
	encogerse de hombros	to shrug one's shoulders
	tardar lo suyo	to take one's time
	med. torcerse el tobillo	to wrench one's ankle
	bajar el tono	to lower one's voice

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Translation for 'to strain one's eyes' from English to Spanish

to strain one's eyes: esforzar demasiado la vista
to dry one's eyes: enjugarse los ojos
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to half-close one's eyes: entornar los ojos
to cry one's eyes out [coll.] [fig.]: llorar a moco tendido [col.] [fig.]
to keep one's eyes peeled [coll.] [idiom]: aguzar la vista [locución]
to cry one's eyes out [coll.] [idiom]: llorar como una Magdalena [col.] [locución]
to keep one's eyes peeled [fig.] [coll.]: pelar el ojo [fig.] [col.]
with one's eyes brimming with tears [idiom]: con los ojos arrasados en lágrimas {adv} [locución]
to look at sb./sth. with one's eyes bulging out of one's head [coll.] [idiom]: mirar a-algn/algo con los ojos desorbitados [col.] [locución]
to make sb.'s eyes swell up: hinchar a algn los ojos
to scratch each other's eyes out [coll.]: agarrarse del chongo [col.] [mex.] [pelearse fuertemente con algn]
to put all one's eggs in one basket [idiom]: jugarse todo a una sola carta [locución]
to ply one's trade: ejercer su oficioprof.
to quench one's thirst: saciar su sed
to sprain one's ankle: hacerse un esguince en el tobillomed.
to snap one's fingers: chasquear los dedos
to wiggle one's hips: contonearse
to shrug one's shoulders: encogerse de hombros
to take one's time: tardar lo suyo
to wrench one's ankle: torcerse el tobillomed.
to lower one's voice: bajar el tono

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