a ojos vistas

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Apparently, short for "a ojos [las cosas] vistas", hence the disagreement between "ojos" (masculine plural) and "vistas" (feminine plural)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a ˌoxos ˈbistas/ [a ˌo.xoz ˈβ̞is.t̪as]
  • Syllabification: a o‧jos vis‧tas

Adverb

a ojos vistas

  1. (idiomatic) visibly; for all the world to see.
    • 1902, Emilia Pardo Bazán, Misterio, chapter 39:
      La enfermedad se ha acentuado. Su Majestad decae a ojos vistas.
      The disease has accentuated. His Majesty is withering away before our eyes.
    • 1940, Reforma medica […] :
      Mas la época actual tiende, a ojos vistas, a despreciar la obra pacífica de la inteligencia
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1926, Leopoldo Lugones, “chapter XXIX”, in El Angel de la Sombra:
      —Para la señorita —acertó a decir, confuso, hasta malograr a ojos vistas el cumplimiento que traía preparado.
      "For you, ma'am", he managed to say, all confused, until he visibly ruined the compliment he had prepared.

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