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de ouvido

by ear

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phrase Uncommon #20,116
by ear When describing music, it means playing by listening rather than reading sheet music. In phrases such as “dor de ouvido,” ouvido means “ear.”
PO: Ela aprendeu a tocar essa música de ouvido.
EN: She learned to play this song by ear.

Tom toca piano de ouvido.

Tom plays the piano by ear.

Tom está com dor de ouvido.

Tom has an earache.

Tom está com infecção de ouvido.

Tom has an ear infection.

Estou com dor de ouvido.

I have an earache.

Ele sabia tocar violão de ouvido, sem partitura.

He knew how to play the guitar by ear, without sheet music.

Tom toca gaita de ouvido.

Tom plays the harmonica by ear.

Eu estou com uma infecção de ouvido.

I have an ear infection.

Ela toca piano de ouvido.

She plays the piano by ear.

Escute o som, dirija de ouvido.

Listen to the sound, drive by ear.

— Diva: Paixão Perigosa (1981)

Uma testemunha ocular vale mais que dez testemunhas de ouvido.

An eyewitness is worth ten people who only heard about it.