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hacer la vista gorda



Definitions

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hacer la vista gorda
     1. v. to turn a blind eye, to shut one's eyes, to look the other way
Analysis
hacer
     1. v. to do
           ¿Qué haces? - What are you doing?
           No sé que hago. - I don't know what I'm doing.
           Prefiero no hacerlo - I prefer not to do it.
     2. v. to make (something)
la
     1. art. the
     2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
     3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this
           La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all)
           ¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this!
vista
     1. n-f. sight, vision, eyesight (the ability to see)
     2. n-f. sight (the act of seeing or witnessing)
     3. n-f. appearance, look (the way something looks)
     4. n-f. view (the range of vision)
           a la vista - in view
     vestir
          1. v. to dress, to clothe, to attire
          2. v. to wear
          3. v. to adorn, to bedeck, to embellish
          4. v. to disguise, to cover up
          5. v. to make clothes for, to dress
     visto
          1. adj. seen
          2. adj. obvious, clear
          3. adj. exposed, bare
          4. adj. known about, talked about, seen around
          5. Participle. past participle of ver
gorda
     1. n-f. female equivalent of gordo
     2. adj. feminine singular of gordo
     gordo
          1. adj. fat
                Los jóvenes son gordos. - The children are fat.
          2. adj. coarse
          3. n-m. fat man
          4. n-m. the grand prize in a lottery



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