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Phrases Using "Oído

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As an organ for one of our primary senses, the ear ? el oído in Spanish ? provides us with an wealth of information about what is going around us. So, as you might expect, Spanish has numerous phrases and idioms using the word oído. Following are some of the most common:

(In the following examples, alguien can be substituted by the name of or reference to a person, le can usually be substituted by another indirect-object pronoun, and algo can be substituted by the name of a thing.)

aguzar el oído ? to begin paying attention, to prick up one's ears. Agucé el oído para estar más atento. I pricked up my ears in order to be more alert.

duro de oído ? hard of hearing. Sé que soy un poco dura de oío. I know I'm a little bit hard of hearing.

llegar a oídos de alguien ? to come to someone's attention. Hace unos 15 días, llegó a oídos de los policías un dato anónimo. About two weeks ago, an anonymous piece of information came to the attention of the police.

por un oído le entra y por el otro le sale ? It goes in one ear and out the other. Hablé, hablo y hablaré con ella, pero es en vano ? por un oído le entra y por el otro le sale. I spoke, I speak and I will speak with her, but it's in vain ? it goes in one ear and out the other.

prestar oídos a algo ? to pay attention to something. Las masas no prestaban oídos a estos argumentos. The masses didn't pay heed to these arguments.

regalarle el oído a alguien ? to flatter someone. Me regalaban el oído con lo que quería escuchar. They flattered me with what I wanted to hear.

ser todo oídos ? to be all ears, to listen attentively. Habla, soy todo oídos. Speak, I'm all ears.

taparse los oídos ? to plug one's ears, to refuse to listen. Cierro los ojos con fuerza y me tapo los oídos: no quiero ver, no quiero escuchar. I firmly shut my eyes and I plug my ears: I don't want to see, I don't want to hear.

tener oído ? to have a natural ability, especially for music or language. Ni tengo oído musical, ni talento como letrista. I have neither the ear for music nor the talent to write lyrics.

tocar de oído ? to play by ear. A pesar de ser una pianista extremadamente talentosa que puede tocar de oído, no puede leer la música. Despite being an extremely talented pianist who can play by ear, she can't read music.
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