eye contact en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(uncountable) The condition or action of looking at another human or animal in the eye.
to make eye contact with someone
Even the blithely unselfconscious Homer is more than a little freaked out by West’s private reverie, and encourages his spawn to move slowly away without making eye contact with the crazy man.
2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):If you make the animal angry, walk slowly backwards and avoid making eye contact.
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Translations (28)
pt contato visual (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · cy cyswllt llygad (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · af oogkontak (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · nl oogcontact (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · fi katsekontakti (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · nb øyekontakt (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · de Blickkontakt (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · it contatto visivo (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · sv ögonkontakt (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · ja アイコンタクト (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · ko 아이 콘택트 (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · he קשר עין (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · es contacto visual (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · pl kontakt wzrokowy (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · ru зри́тельный конта́кт (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · nn augekontakt (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · da øjenkontakt (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · nn augnekontakt (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · vi giao tiếp bằng mắt (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · cmn 目光接觸 /目光接触 (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · ko 눈맞춤 (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · ca contacte visual (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · ar اِتِّصَالٌ بَصَرِيّ (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · cmn 眼神接觸 /眼神接触 (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · cs oční kontakt (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · cmn 眼神交流 (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · fr contact visuel (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) · de Augenkontakt (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye)