noun · common

evil eye

evil eye · evil eyes

пристріт, зурочення, вроки, навроки

дурной глаз, сглаз

böser Blick

A wicked look conveying dislike or envy that in many cultures is believed to be able…A wicked look conveying dislike or envy that in many cultures is believed to be able to cause bad luck or injury; also, the ability to cause bad luck or injury through such a look, supposed to be possessed by some people.

UK/ˌiːvl̩‿ˈaɪ/US/ˌiv(ə)l̩‿ˈaɪ/

» An experienced healer can lift curses and dispel evil eyes.

Опытная целительница снимет порчу и сглаз.

Досвідчена цілительниця зніме причину та вроки.

Meaning

3 senses

A wicked look conveying dislike or envy that in many cultures is believed to be able to cause bad luck or injury; also, the ability to cause bad luck or injury through such a look, supposed to be possessed by some people.
an amulet to protect children from the evil eye.
böser Blick
дурно́й глазdurnój glaz, сглазsglaz
пристрітprystrit, врокиvroky, наврокиnavroky
The charm used to ward off the evil eye; a nazar.
(humorous, often)A look conveying disapproval, envy, hostility, etc.
Near-synonym: side-eye

More definitions

a look that is believed to have the power of inflicting harm

Examples

17 sentences

An experienced healer can lift curses and dispel evil eyes.
Досвідчена цілительниця зніме причину та вроки.
ruОпытная целительница снимет порчу и сглаз.
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She gave me the evil eye.
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Who gave me the evil eye?
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Do you believe in the Evil Eye?
Ти віриш у пристріт?
ruВы верите в сглаз?
deGlauben Sie an den bösen Blick?
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So, you believe in the evil eye?
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

wicked look conveying dislike or envy believed to be able to cause bad luck or injury; the ability to cause bad luck or injury through such a look:

Русский

By meaning 1

wicked look conveying dislike or envy believed to be able to cause bad luck or injury; the ability to cause bad luck or injury through such a look:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

wicked look conveying dislike or envy believed to be able to cause bad luck or injury; the ability to cause bad luck or injury through such a look:

Origin

From Middle English ivel eie (“evil eye; envy”), from Old English eage yfel, a calque of L

From Middle English ivel eie (“evil eye; envy”), from Old English eage yfel, a calque of Latin oculus malus, from oculus (“eye”) + malus (“bad, evil, wicked; destructive, hurtful, injurious; unfavourable, unlucky”).

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