бельмо́

rare #21716

nouninanimatecountable

1.
eyesore, thorn in one's side
Э́тот ста́рый сара́й — как бельмо́ на гла́зу.
That old shed is a real eyesore.
Almost always in the set phrase «как бельмо на глазу (в глазу)» - like an eyesore to someone.
2.
leukoma, walleye, cataractmedicine
У старика́ на левом гла́зу бельмо́.
The old man has a leukoma on his left eye.
Popular name for a whitish spot on the eye; loosely also used for a cataract.

Examples

Э́то бельмо́ на гла́зу.
It's an eyesore.
Мой со́бственный дом был бельмо́м на гла́зу, но ма́леньким бельмо́м, а потому его не заме́тили.
My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked.
Мой со́бственный дом был бельмо́м на гла́зу, но ма́леньким бельмо́м, а потому его не заме́тили.
My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked.
У старика на глазу было бельмо.
The old man had a cataract in one eye.

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