eagle-eyed

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eagle eye

1. Keen eyesight.

2. The ability or tendency to observe closely or pay attention to detail: monitors expenses with an eagle eye.

3. One that observes with close attention.

ea·gle-eyed (-īd′) adj.

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eagle-eyed

adj

having keen or piercing eyesight

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Adj.

eagle-eyed - capable of seeing to a great distance

farseeing, longsighted, keen-sighted

farsighted, presbyopic - able to see distant objects clearly

Translations

eagle-eyed

[ˈiːglˈaɪd] ADJ [person] to be eagle-eyed → tener ojos de lince

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

eagle-eyed

adj the eagle-eyed detective → der Detektiv mit seinen Adleraugen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

eagle-eyed

[ˈiːglˈaɪd] adj (person) → dagli occhi di lince

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