de olho

Portuguese

Etymology

de (“of”) + olho (“eye”)

Adverb

de olho (not comparable)

1. paying attention, keeping an eye out//on, having one's eye on

   ficar de olho

   to keep an eye out/on

   estar de olho

   to have one's eye on

   A professora tem que ficar de olho nas crianças para elas não aprontarem.

   The teacher has to keep paying attention to the children so that they don't misbehave.