English Translation of “orecchio”

masculine noun

1. (anatomy)
   Word forms:   feminine plural orecchie
   ear

   farsi fare i buchi nelle orecchie to have one's ears pierced

   mi sono fatta fare i buchi nelle orecchie I've had my ears pierced

   mi fa male un orecchio I've got earache

   mi fischiano le orecchie (literal) my ears are singing (figurative) my ears are burning

   essere tutto orecchi to be all ears

   venire all'orecchio di qn to come to sb's attention

   te lo dico in un orecchio this is for your ears only

   tapparsi (or it) turarsi le orecchie to put one's fingers in one's ears

   fare orecchie da mercante (a) to turn a deaf ear (to)

   tirare le orecchie a qn to tweak sb's ears (figurative) to tell sb off, give sb an earful

2. (udito) hearing

   essere debole d'orecchio to be hard of hearing

   avere orecchio to have a good ear (for music)

   ha orecchio he's got a good ear

   a orecchio by ear

   cantare/suonare a orecchio to sing/play by ear