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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I. look [ingl. am. lʊk, ingl. brit. lʊk] SUST.

1. look (glance):

look
mirada f
he shot me a look full of hatred
me lanzó una mirada llena de odio
if looks could kill …
si las miradas mataran …
she got some odd looks
la miraron como a un bicho raro coloq.
she gave him such a look
¡lo miró de una manera …!
to have or take a look at sth/sb
echarle un vistazo a algo/alguien
I bought this — let's have a look
compré esto — ¿a ver?
let's have a look at you
déjame que te vea (bien)
take a look and see if he's back yet
mira a ver si ha vuelto ya
I want the doctor to take a look at you
quiero que te vea el médico
have or take a good look at the picture
fíjate bien en el cuadro
have or take a good look at the picture
mira bien el cuadro
I had a quick look at the newspaper
le eché una ojeada al periódico
we'll be taking a good look at our housing policy
revisaremos detenidamente nuestra política de vivienda
I got a good look at the thief
pude ver muy bien al ladrón
I'll have to take a long, hard look at the figures
tendré que estudiar detenidamente las cifras
let's take a look around the cathedral
vamos a echarle un vistazo a la catedral
a look back over the week's events
un vistazo a los acontecimientos de la semana

2. look (search, examination):

have a look for my pipe, will you?
mira a ver si me encuentras la pipa, por favor
I'll have a look under the bed
miraré debajo de la cama
do you mind if I take a look around?
¿le importa si echo un vistazo?

3.1. look (expression):

look
cara f
with a look of despair
con cara de desesperación or de desesperado
there was a look of absolute bewilderment on his face
tenía cara de estar totalmente confundido

3.2. look (appearance):

look
aire m
the house had a familiar/strange look about it
la casa tenía un aire familiar/extraño
she has the look of her mother when she smiles
se parece a su madre cuando sonríe
I don't like the look of his friend
no me gusta el aspecto de su amigo
I don't like the look of his friend
no me gusta la pinta de su amigo coloq.
I don't like the look of the weather
no me gusta cómo se está poniendo el tiempo
by the look(s) of things
según parece
he's down on his luck by the look(s) of him
a juzgar por su aspecto, está pasando una mala racha

3.3. look MODA:

look
moda f
look
look m
the sporty look
la moda deportiva
the sporty look
el look deportivo
I need a new look
tengo que cambiar de imagen

3.4. look <looks, pl > (beauty):

look
belleza f
she was attracted by his good looks
la atrajo lo guapo que era
she was attracted by his good looks
la atrajo lo buen mozo que era amer.
she hasn't lost her looks
sigue tan guapa como siempre
she hasn't lost her looks
no ha perdido su belleza

II. look [ingl. am. lʊk, ingl. brit. lʊk] V. intr.

1.1. look (see, glance):

look
mirar
I didn't know where or which way to look
no sabía para dónde mirar
I looked around and saw him advancing toward me
me volví a mirar or miré hacia atrás y vi que se me acercaba
you only have to look around (you)
no tienes más que mirar a tu alrededor
to look away
apartar la vista
to look away
mirar para otro lado
from the tower you can look down over the whole city
desde la torre se ve toda la ciudad
she looked down/up the street
miró calle abajo/arriba
she looked down in embarrassment
bajó la vista or los ojos avergonzada
look into my eyes
mírame a los ojos
people are always looking in through the windows
la gente siempre está mirando (hacia adentro) por las ventanas
look out (of) the window
mira por la ventana
she looked over the fence
miró por encima de la valla
she looked across at me
miró hacia donde yo estaba
I waved but he just looked straight past me
le hice adiós, pero no me vio
I waved but he just looked straight past me (deliberately)
le hice adiós, pero ni me miró
he looked straight or right through me
me miró sin verme
she looked up from her book
levantó la vista del libro
to look on the bright side of sth
ver el lado bueno or positivo de algo
look on the bright side, nobody was hurt
hay que ver el lado bueno de las cosas: por lo menos nadie se hizo daño
to look the other way (ignore)
hacer la vista gorda
to look the other way literal
apartar la vista
to look the other way literal
mirar para otro lado

1.2. look as interj.:

look! a squirrel!
¡mira! ¡una ardilla!
look, we can't go on arguing like this
mira, no podemos seguir discutiendo de esta manera
(now) look here
¡oye tú!
(now) look here
¡escucha un momento!

1.3. look (face):

our window looks north
nuestra ventana da al norte or está orientada al norte
to look onto sth
dar a algo

1.4. look (search, investigate):

look
mirar
look
buscar
have you looked under the bed?
¿has mirado debajo de la cama?
look and see if there's any mail
fíjate a ver si hay correo
you need look no further
no necesita buscar más
look before you leap
mira lo que haces
look before you leap
mira dónde te metes

1.5. look (aim, hope):

to look to + infin we were looking to finish by Friday
queríamos or esperábamos terminar antes del viernes

2. look (seem, appear):

he looks well/ill
tiene buena/mala cara
she looks unhappy
parece (que está) triste
she looks unhappy
se la ve triste amer.
don't look so shocked/miserable
no pongas esa cara de asombro/pena
she was bustling around trying to look important
andaba de acá para allá haciéndose la importante
the two sisters look very similar
las dos hermanas se parecen mucho
he looks like his father
se parece a su padre
it looks like a camel
parece un camello
he's 60, but looks 20 years younger
tiene 60 años, pero aparenta or representa 20 menos
he looks younger than he is
parece más joven de lo que es
you made me look a fool
me hiciste quedar en ridículo
I wanted to look my best
quería estar lo mejor posible
she's 40 and she looks it
no puede negar que tiene 40 años
she's 40 and she looks it
tiene 40 años y se le notan
how does it look to you?
¿a ti qué te parece?
Congress looks certain to reject the motion
parece que el Congreso rechazará la moción
it looks like rain
parece que va a llover
he makes Tarzan look like a wimp hum.
a su lado Tarzán parece un alfeñique hum.
will they stay? — it looks like it
¿se quedarán? — parece que sí or eso parece
to look as if or as though, it looks as though it's healing nicely
parece que está cicatrizando bien
you look as though you could use a drink
me da la impresión de que no te vendría mal un trago
you look as though you've just seen a ghost
¡ni que hubieras visto un fantasma!
it looks as if we're going to be on our own
parece (ser) que vamos a estar solos
to look alive or lively or ingl. brit. also sharp coloq.
espabilar coloq.

III. look [ingl. am. lʊk, ingl. brit. lʊk] V. trans.

look
mirar
he looked me straight in the eye/face
me miró a los ojos/a la cara
to look sb up and down
mirar a alguien de arriba (a) abajo
now look what you've made me do!
¡mira lo que me has hecho hacer!
look where you're going!
¡mira por dónde vas!
look who's here!
¡mira quién está aquí!

look after V. [ingl. am. lʊk -, ingl. brit. lʊk -] (v + prep + o)

1. look after (care for, protect):

look after invalid/child/animal
cuidar
look after invalid/child/animal
cuidar de
look after guest/tourist
atender
look after toy/car
cuidar
he's old enough to look after himself
ya es grandecito y puede arreglárselas solo
he doesn't look after himself
no se cuida
he's just looking after his own interests
solo mira por or protege sus propios intereses
look after yourself!
¡cuídate!

2. look after (keep watch on):

look after
cuidar
look after
vigilar
will you look after Tommy for a minute?
¿me cuidas or me vigilas a Tommy un momento?

3. look after (be responsible for):

look after
encargarse de
look after
ocuparse de
he looks after the shop while we're away
se encarga or se ocupa de la tienda mientras no estamos

look back V. [ingl. am. lʊk -, ingl. brit. lʊk -] (v + adv)

1. look back (in space):

look back
mirar (hacia) atrás
he walked away without looking back
se alejó sin mirar (hacia) atrás

2. look back (into the past):

looking back, it seems foolish
mirándolo ahora, parece una locura
we can look back on ten years of successful partnership
ya llevamos diez años asociados con éxito
the program looks back over the last 20 years of television
el programa es una retrospectiva de los últimos veinte años en televisión
they married five weeks later and they've never looked back
se casaron cinco semanas después y desde entonces todo ha marchado sobre ruedas

look at V. [ingl. am. lʊk -, ingl. brit. lʊk -] (v + prep + o)

1. look at person/picture/diagram:

look at
mirar
my husband has never looked at another woman
mi marido no ha mirado nunca a otra mujer
he's not much to look at
muy atractivo no es
to look at her, you'd think she was really weak
tiene todo el aspecto de una persona débil
look at the time!
¡mira qué hora es!
look at me for instance
mírame a mí, por ejemplo
he said he'd never marry, and look at him now!
¡decía que no se casaría nunca y ahí lo tienes!
there's $50 missing — well, don't look at me!
faltan 50 dólares — bueno, a mí no me mires

2.1. look at (consider):

look at possibilities
considerar
look at possibilities
estudiar
we're looking at ways of increasing productivity
estamos considerando or estudiando cómo podemos aumentar la productividad
look at it from my point of view
míralo or considéralo desde mi punto de vista
it depends on how you look at it
depende de cómo lo mires
they wouldn't even look at my proposal
ni siquiera consideraron mi propuesta
the program looks at university life
el programa enfoca la vida universitaria

2.2. look at (contemplate) coloq.:

you're looking at $6, 000 at least to get the roof fixed
hay que pensar en or calcular 6.000 dólares como mínimo para hacer arreglar el techo
I'd say you were looking at 5 months
yo diría que hay que calcular unos cinco meses

3. look at (examine, check):

look at patient/arm/graze
examinar
look at patient/arm/graze
checar Méx.
look at car/valve/pump
revisar
look at car/valve/pump
chequear
look at car/valve/pump
checar Méx.

look ahead V. [ingl. am. lʊk -, ingl. brit. lʊk -] (v + adv)

1. look ahead (in space):

look ahead
mirar hacia adelante

2. look ahead (into the future):

look ahead
mirar hacia el futuro
looking ahead to next year …
de cara al año que viene …

I. look around V. [ingl. am. lʊk -, ingl. brit. lʊk -] (v + adv, v + prep + o) (survey, investigate)

look around
mirar
I want to look around a little longer before deciding on a car
quiero mirar un poco más antes de decidirme por un coche
could we look around the house?
¿podríamos ver la casa?

II. look around V. [ingl. am. lʊk -, ingl. brit. lʊk -] (v + adv) (seek)

to look around for sth
buscar algo
we're looking around for somebody to replace Smith
estamos buscando a alguien para sustituir a Smith

I. look [ingl. am. lʊk, ingl. brit. lʊk] SUST.

1. look (glance):

look
mirada f
he shot me a look full of hatred
me lanzó una mirada llena de odio
if looks could kill …
si las miradas mataran …
she got some odd looks
la miraron como a un bicho raro coloq.
she gave him such a look
¡lo miró de una manera …!
to have or take a look at sth/sb
echarle un vistazo a algo/alguien
I bought this — let's have a look
compré esto — ¿a ver?
let's have a look at you
déjame que te vea (bien)
take a look and see if he's back yet
mira a ver si ha vuelto ya
I want the doctor to take a look at you
quiero que te vea el médico
have or take a good look at the picture
fíjate bien en el cuadro
have or take a good look at the picture
mira bien el cuadro
I had a quick look at the newspaper
le eché una ojeada al periódico
we'll be taking a good look at our housing policy
revisaremos detenidamente nuestra política de vivienda
I got a good look at the thief
pude ver muy bien al ladrón
I'll have to take a long, hard look at the figures
tendré que estudiar detenidamente las cifras
let's take a look around the cathedral
vamos a echarle un vistazo a la catedral
a look back over the week's events
un vistazo a los acontecimientos de la semana

2. look (search, examination):

have a look for my pipe, will you?
mira a ver si me encuentras la pipa, por favor
I'll have a look under the bed
miraré debajo de la cama
do you mind if I take a look around?
¿le importa si echo un vistazo?

3.1. look (expression):

look
cara f
with a look of despair
con cara de desesperación or de desesperado
there was a look of absolute bewilderment on his face
tenía cara de estar totalmente confundido

3.2. look (appearance):

look
aire m
the house had a familiar/strange look about it
la casa tenía un aire familiar/extraño
she has the look of her mother when she smiles
se parece a su madre cuando sonríe
I don't like the look of his friend
no me gusta el aspecto de su amigo
I don't like the look of his friend
no me gusta la pinta de su amigo coloq.
I don't like the look of the weather
no me gusta cómo se está poniendo el tiempo
by the look(s) of things
según parece
he's down on his luck by the look(s) of him
a juzgar por su aspecto, está pasando una mala racha

3.3. look MODA:

look
moda f
look
look m
the sporty look
la moda deportiva
the sporty look
el look deportivo
I need a new look
tengo que cambiar de imagen

3.4. look <looks, pl > (beauty):

look
belleza f
she was attracted by his good looks
la atrajo lo guapo que era
she was attracted by his good looks
la atrajo lo buen mozo que era amer.
she hasn't lost her looks
sigue tan guapa como siempre
she hasn't lost her looks
no ha perdido su belleza

II. look [ingl. am. lʊk, ingl. brit. lʊk] V. intr.

1.1. look (see, glance):

look
mirar
I didn't know where or which way to look
no sabía para dónde mirar
I looked around and saw him advancing toward me
me volví a mirar or miré hacia atrás y vi que se me acercaba
you only have to look around (you)
no tienes más que mirar a tu alrededor
to look away
apartar la vista
to look away
mirar para otro lado
from the tower you can look down over the whole city
desde la torre se ve toda la ciudad
she looked down/up the street
miró calle abajo/arriba
she looked down in embarrassment
bajó la vista or los ojos avergonzada
look into my eyes
mírame a los ojos
people are always looking in through the windows
la gente siempre está mirando (hacia adentro) por las ventanas
look out (of) the window
mira por la ventana
she looked over the fence
miró por encima de la valla
she looked across at me
miró hacia donde yo estaba
I waved but he just looked straight past me
le hice adiós, pero no me vio
I waved but he just looked straight past me (deliberately)
le hice adiós, pero ni me miró
he looked straight or right through me
me miró sin verme
she looked up from her book
levantó la vista del libro
to look on the bright side of sth
ver el lado bueno or positivo de algo
look on the bright side, nobody was hurt
hay que ver el lado bueno de las cosas: por lo menos nadie se hizo daño
to look the other way (ignore)
hacer la vista gorda
to look the other way literal
apartar la vista
to look the other way literal
mirar para otro lado

1.2. look as interj.:

look! a squirrel!
¡mira! ¡una ardilla!
look, we can't go on arguing like this
mira, no podemos seguir discutiendo de esta manera
(now) look here
¡oye tú!
(now) look here
¡escucha un momento!

1.3. look (face):

our window looks north
nuestra ventana da al norte or está orientada al norte
to look onto sth
dar a algo

1.4. look (search, investigate):

look
mirar
look
buscar
have you looked under the bed?
¿has mirado debajo de la cama?
look and see if there's any mail
fíjate a ver si hay correo
you need look no further
no necesita buscar más
look before you leap
mira lo que haces
look before you leap
mira dónde te metes

1.5. look (aim, hope):

to look to + infin we were looking to finish by Friday
queríamos or esperábamos terminar antes del viernes

2. look (seem, appear):

he looks well/ill
tiene buena/mala cara
she looks unhappy
parece (que está) triste
she looks unhappy
se la ve triste amer.
don't look so shocked/miserable
no pongas esa cara de asombro/pena
she was bustling around trying to look important
andaba de acá para allá haciéndose la importante
the two sisters look very similar
las dos hermanas se parecen mucho
he looks like his father
se parece a su padre
it looks like a camel
parece un camello
he's 60, but looks 20 years younger
tiene 60 años, pero aparenta or representa 20 menos
he looks younger than he is
parece más joven de lo que es
you made me look a fool
me hiciste quedar en ridículo
I wanted to look my best
quería estar lo mejor posible
she's 40 and she looks it
no puede negar que tiene 40 años
she's 40 and she looks it
tiene 40 años y se le notan
how does it look to you?
¿a ti qué te parece?
Congress looks certain to reject the motion
parece que el Congreso rechazará la moción
it looks like rain
parece que va a llover
he makes Tarzan look like a wimp hum.
a su lado Tarzán parece un alfeñique hum.
will they stay? — it looks like it
¿se quedarán? — parece que sí or eso parece
to look as if or as though, it looks as though it's healing nicely
parece que está cicatrizando bien
you look as though you could use a drink
me da la impresión de que no te vendría mal un trago
you look as though you've just seen a ghost
¡ni que hubieras visto un fantasma!
it looks as if we're going to be on our own
parece (ser) que vamos a estar solos
to look alive or lively or ingl. brit. also sharp coloq.
espabilar coloq.

III. look [ingl. am. lʊk, ingl. brit. lʊk] V. trans.

look
mirar
he looked me straight in the eye/face
me miró a los ojos/a la cara
to look sb up and down
mirar a alguien de arriba (a) abajo
now look what you've made me do!
¡mira lo que me has hecho hacer!
look where you're going!
¡mira por dónde vas!
look who's here!
¡mira quién está aquí!

I. look on V. [ingl. am. lʊk -, ingl. brit. lʊk -] (v + adv) (watch passively)

look on
mirar
we looked on helplessly as the flames took hold
mirábamos impotentes mientras las llamas se afianzaban

II. look on V. [ingl. am. lʊk -, ingl. brit. lʊk -] (v + prep + o) (regard)

look on
considerar
they look on us as cheap labor
nos consideran mano de obra barata

I. look out V. [ingl. am. lʊk -, ingl. brit. lʊk -] (v + adv)

1. look out (be careful):

look out
tener cuidado
look out!
¡cuidado!
if she doesn't look out, she'll get fired
como no tenga cuidado, la van a echar

2. look out (overlook):

to look out on or over sth window/room:
dar a algo

II. look out V. [ingl. am. lʊk -, ingl. brit. lʊk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (search for)

look out ingl. brit.
buscar

look in V. [ingl. am. lʊk -, ingl. brit. lʊk -] (v + adv) (pay visit)

I just looked in to say hello
solo pasé a saludar
I looked in at the library
pasé por la biblioteca
to look in on sb
ir a ver a alguien
I look in on her from time to time
de vez en cuando la voy a ver or paso por su casa
español
español
inglés
inglés
buenmozura
looks pl.
buenmozura
good looks pl.

en el diccionario PONS

inglés
inglés
español
español

good looks SUST. sin pl.

good looks
buen parecer m

I. look [lʊk] SUST.

1. look:

look (act of looking) at person, thing
mirada f
look (examination) of book, face
ojeada f
to take [or to have] a look at sth
echar un vistazo a algo
to have a look for sth/sb
buscar algo/a alguien

2. look (appearance):

look
aspecto m
good look
guapura f
to have the look of sb/sth
parecerse a alguien/algo
by the look of things
según parece

3. look (style):

look
look m

II. look [lʊk] V. intr.

1. look (use sight):

look
mirar
to look at sth/sb
mirar algo/a alguien
to look at a book
echar una ojeada a un libro
to look out (of) the window
mirar por la ventana
oh, look!
¡mira!
look here
¡oye tú!

2. look (search):

look
buscar
to look for sth/sb
buscar algo/a alguien

3. look (appear, seem):

look
parecer
to look like sb/sth
parecerse a alguien/algo
to look bad/good
tener mala/buena cara
to look tired
parecer cansado
to look as if ...
parecer como si... +subj
look alive!
¡espabila!

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

look before you leap provb.
antes de que te cases, mira lo que haces provb.

III. look [lʊk] V. trans.

1. look (examine):

look
mirar
to look the other way fig.
hacer la vista gorda

2. look (seem):

look
parecer
to look one's age
aparentar su edad
to look the part TEAT.
encajar muy bien en el papel

3. look (face):

look
mirar a
to look north
mirar al norte

look on V. intr., look upon V. intr.

1. look on (watch):

look on
mirar

2. look on (view):

look on
ver

look down V. intr.

1. look down:

look down (from above)
mirar hacia abajo
look down (lower eyes)
bajar la vista

2. look down (feel superior):

to look down on sth/sb
menospreciar algo/a alguien

look in V. intr.

to look in on sb
ir a ver a alguien
to look in at the office
pasar por la oficina

look to V. intr.

1. look to (attend to):

look to
mirar por

2. look to (depend on):

look to
depender de

3. look to (count on):

look to
contar con

look over V. trans.

look over report
revisar
look over house
inspeccionar

look about V. intr.

look about
mirar alrededor

look-over [ˈlʊkəʊvəʳ] SUST.

look-over
vistazo m
to give sth a look-over
echar un vistazo a algo
español
español
inglés
inglés
catadura
look(s)
en el diccionario PONS

good looks SUST.

good looks
atractivo m

I. look [lʊk] SUST.

1. look:

look (act of looking) at person, thing
mirada f
look (examination) of book, face
ojeada f
to take [or have] a look at sth
echar un vistazo a algo
to take a look for sth/sb
buscar algo/a alguien

2. look (appearance):

look
aspecto m
good looks
guapura f
to have the look of sb/sth
parecerse a alguien/algo
by the look of things
según parece

3. look (style):

look
look m

II. look [lʊk] V. intr.

1. look (use sight):

look
mirar
to look at sth/sb
mirar algo/a alguien
to look at a book
echar una ojeada a un libro
to look out (of) the window
mirar por la ventana
oh, look!
¡mira!
look here
¡oye, tú!

2. look (search):

look
buscar
to look for sth/sb
buscar algo/a alguien

3. look (appear, seem):

look
parecer
to look like sb/sth
parecerse a alguien/algo
to look bad/good
tener mala/buena cara
to look tired
parecer cansado
to look as if...
parecer como si... +subj
look alive!
¡espabila!

4. look:

to look on (face)
dar a
to look north
mirar [o dar] al norte

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

look before you leap provb.
mira lo que haces provb.

III. look [lʊk] V. trans.

1. look (examine):

look
mirar
to look sb in the eye
mirar a alguien a los ojos [o a la cara]

2. look (seem):

look
parecer
to look one's age
aparentar su edad
to look the part TEAT.
encajar muy bien en el papel

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to look the other way
hacer la vista gorda

look after V. intr.

1. look after (take care of):

look after
cuidar

2. look after (take responsibility for):

look after
encargarse de

look about V. intr.

look about
mirar alrededor

look forward V. intr.

to look forward to sth
tener muchas ganas de algo
I look forward to hearing from you
espero tener pronto noticias suyas

I. look around V. intr.

1. look around (look behind oneself):

look around
girarse

2. look around (look in all directions):

look around
mirar alrededor

3. look around (search):

to look around for
buscar

II. look around V. trans. (inspect)

look around
inspeccionar

look for V. trans.

1. look for (search for):

look for
buscar

2. look for (expect):

look for
esperar

look away V. intr.

look away
apartar la mirada

look ahead V. intr.

look ahead
mirar hacia adelante
looking ahead to...
de cara a...

look down V. intr.

1. look down:

look down (from above)
mirar hacia abajo
look down (lower eyes)
bajar la vista

2. look down (feel superior):

to look down on sth/sb
menospreciar algo/a alguien
Present
Ilook
youlook
he/she/itlooks
welook
youlook
theylook
Past
Ilooked
youlooked
he/she/itlooked
welooked
youlooked
theylooked
Present Perfect
Ihavelooked
youhavelooked
he/she/ithaslooked
wehavelooked
youhavelooked
theyhavelooked
Past Perfect
Ihadlooked
youhadlooked
he/she/ithadlooked
wehadlooked
youhadlooked
theyhadlooked
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