1.4. Verbs with ears

Question 1

Oír

Answer 1

To hear

Question 2

Escuchar

Answer 2

To listen

Question 3

Percibir

Answer 3

To perceive (a sound)

Question 4

Aguzar el oído

Answer 4

To sharpen one’s hearing / To listen carefully

Question 5

Atender

Answer 5

To pay attention / To listen attentively

Question 6

Desoír

Answer 6

To ignore / To not listen

Question 7

Ignorar

Answer 7

To ignore

Question 8

Silenciar

Answer 8

To silence / To mute

Question 9

Sussurrar

Answer 9

To whisper

Question 10

Murmurar

Answer 10

To murmur

Question 11

Chasquear

Answer 11

To click (tongue or fingers)

Question 12

Tararear

Answer 12

To hum

Question 13

Silbar

Answer 13

To whistle

Question 14

Resonar

Answer 14

To resonate / To echo

Question 15

Crujir

Answer 15

To creak / To crunch

Question 16

Zumbar

Answer 16

To buzz / To hum (like an insect or background noise)

Question 17

Zumbear

Answer 17

To ring (ears buzzing)

Question 18

Taparse los oídos

Answer 18

To cover one’s ears

Question 19

Destapar los oídos

Answer 19

To unclog one’s ears

Question 20

Frotarse la oreja

Answer 20

To rub one’s ear

Question 21

Parar la oreja

Answer 21

To eavesdrop / To pay close attention

Question 22

Hacer oídos sordos

Answer 22

To turn a deaf ear / To ignore deliberately

Question 23

Tener buen oído

Answer 23

To have a good ear (for music, languages, etc.)

Question 24

Tirar de la oreja

Answer 24

To scold (literally “pull someone’s ear”)

Question 25

Poner la oreja

Answer 25

To listen carefully or eavesdrop

Question 26

CONCENTRADO

Answer 26

Aquí tienes un vocabulario de verbos relacionados con la oreja y la audición, en español e inglés, junto con sus significados:

1. Verbos básicos de la audición
   • Oír – To hear
   • Escuchar – To listen
   • Percibir – To perceive (a sound)
2. Verbos relacionados con la acción de escuchar
   • Aguzar el oído – To sharpen one’s hearing / To listen carefully
   • Atender – To pay attention / To listen attentively
   • Desoír – To ignore / To not listen
   • Ignorar – To ignore
   • Silenciar – To silence / To mute
3. Verbos relacionados con sonidos y ruidos
   • Sussurrar – To whisper
   • Murmurar – To murmur
   • Chasquear – To click (tongue or fingers)
   • Tararear – To hum
   • Silbar – To whistle
   • Resonar – To resonate / To echo
   • Crujir – To creak / To crunch
   • Zumbar – To buzz / To hum (like an insect or background noise)
4. Verbos relacionados con molestias o sensaciones en la oreja
   • Zumbear – To ring (ears buzzing)
   • Taparse los oídos – To cover one’s ears
   • Destapar los oídos – To unclog one’s ears
   • Frotarse la oreja – To rub one’s ear
5. Verbos figurativos con la oreja
   • Parar la oreja – To eavesdrop / To pay close attention
   • Hacer oídos sordos – To turn a deaf ear / To ignore deliberately
   • Tener buen oído – To have a good ear (for music, languages, etc.)
   • Tirar de la oreja – To scold (literally “pull someone’s ear”)
   • Poner la oreja – To listen carefully or eavesdrop