menina dos olhos

apple of one's eye

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apple of one's eye An affectionate expression for someone or something especially cherished or favored. It is often used with a possessive, such as “a menina dos olhos do pai” (the apple of her father's eye).

PO: Meu filho é a menina dos olhos do pai.

EN: My son is the apple of his father's eye.

A menina dos olhos do pai, brilhando como sempre.

The apple of her father's eye, shining as always.

— Terror em Silent Hill: Regresso Para o Inferno (2026)

Sami era a menina dos olhos de sua mãe.

Sami was the apple of her mother’s eye.

A Zona passou a ser protegida como a menina dos olhos.

The Zone became the apple of everyone's eye, treated like a prized possession.

— Stalker (1979)