œil/œj/
noun · A2
nounmasculine
Meanings
eye, organ that is sensitive to light, helping organisms to see
Refers to the visual organ of living beings
glyph, rendering of a single character
Refers to the shape of a single character or symbol
eye (of a needle)
Refers to the small hole in a needle
Examples
Son œil gauche est irrité depuis ce matin.
His left eye has been irritated since this morning.
L'œil de cette lettre est trop petit pour être lisible.
The glyph of this letter is too small to be legible.
Le fil passe facilement dans l'œil de cette aiguille.
The thread passes easily through the eye of this needle.
Collocations
- à l’œil nuto the naked eye
Common mistakes
Il regarde avec son oeil.
Il regarde avec son œil.
Omission of the ligature leads to misspelling; 'œ' in 'œil' must not be written as plain 'o' or 'oe', otherwise it becomes the homograph 'oil' (meaning 'oil').
Related words
synonymregardlook, gaze
synonymœil-de-bœufsmall round window
antonymcécitéblindness
nounmasculine
Meanings
eye, organ that is sensitive to light, helping organisms to see
Refers to the visual organ of living beings
glyph, rendering of a single character
Refers to the shape of a single character or symbol
eye (of a needle)
Refers to the small hole in a needle
Examples
Le médecin a examiné son oeil après l'accident.
The doctor examined his eye after the accident.
Dans cette police, l'oeil de la lettre est particulièrement étroit.
In this typeface, the glyph of the letter is particularly narrow.
Le fil passe difficilement dans l'oeil de cette aiguille.
The thread passes through the eye of this needle with difficulty.
nounmasculine
Meanings
eye, organ that is sensitive to light, helping organisms to see
Refers to the visual organ of living beings
glyph, rendering of a single character
Refers to the shape of a single character or symbol
eye (of a needle)
Refers to the small hole in a needle
Examples
Ses yeux se sont habitués à la lumière après quelques minutes.
His eyes became accustomed to the light after a few minutes.
Dans cette police, les yeux des lettres sont particulièrement larges.
In this typeface, the glyphs of the letters are particularly wide.
Les yeux de ces aiguilles sont assez larges pour laisser passer le fil épais.
The eyes of these needles are wide enough to let the thick thread through.