cerrar los ojos

to close one's eyes

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phrase Common #7,233

to close one's eyes Usually refers to physically closing one's eyes. It can also be used figuratively to mean ignoring something or refusing to face reality.

SP: Es importante cerrar los ojos antes de dormir.

EN: It is important to close your eyes before sleeping.

Y un momento antes de cerrar los ojos, dijo a tu madre que no debía avisarte.

And just before closing his eyes, he told your mother that she shouldn’t tell you.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Van a cerrar los ojos y contaré hasta tres.

They're going to close their eyes and I'll count to three.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Solo tienes que cerrar los ojos.

You just have to close your eyes.

— La gran belleza (2013)

No te atrevas a cerrar los ojos.

Don't you dare close your eyes.

— Gangs of Wasseypur. Parte 1 (2012)

Deberías cerrar los ojos.

You should close your eyes.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

Sólo tienes que cerrar los ojos.

You just have to close your eyes.

No podemos cerrar los ojos.

We cannot close our eyes.

— Lazzaro feliz (2018)