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hacer la vista gorda — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • overlook verb To fail to notice something, or to miss it despite it being there.

Senses

hacer la vista gorda is used for these senses in English:

  • look the other way (idiomatic) To ignore something wrong; to turn a blind eye to something; to connive at something.
  • overlook To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.
  • turn a blind eye (intransitive, idiomatic) To deliberately or knowingly ignore, overlook, or refuse to acknowledge something, especially when improper or unpleasant; to look the other way. [with to]

overlook — full definition

  1. verb To fail to notice something, or to miss it despite it being there.
  2. verb To choose not to hold something against someone; to let a mistake pass without punishing it.
  3. verb To have a view down over something from a higher position.
  4. noun A point or spot that gives a wide view down over an area.

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