What is the Russian equivalent of the phrase "To make eye contact"?
How would you say the following:
They made eye contact.
He doesn't like to make eye contact.
To clarify I'm talking about eye contact during everyday conversation without any romantic context.
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''eye contact'' can be translated as ''зрительный контакт'', so, theoretically, you can say "устанавливать зрительный контакт", but that would be too technical expression.
The common way to say it:
They made eye contact -- Они посмотрели друг другу в глаза / Они встретились глазами / Их глаза встретились.
He doesn't like to make eye contact -- Ему не нравится смотреть в глаза, or in come contexts ''он избегает смотреть в глаза''
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I don't think there is a direct equivalent of this expression in Russian, it depends on the sentence.
"They made eye contact."
could be "Они встретились взглядом."
"He doesn't like to make eye contact."
– Он не любит смотреть в глаза.
We would use a word-for-word translation in a more professional setting:
"He made good eye contact with the audience."
– Он установил хороший зрительный контакт с аудиторией.
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They made eye contact. - Они встретились взглядом.
He doesn't like to make eye contact. - Он не любит смотреть в глаза.
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