Look in spanish
pronunciation: miɹ̩ɑ part of speech: verb, noun
look1 = mirada.
Example: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.more:
» an insider's look = visión de una persona de adentro, visión contada por una persona de adentro.
Example: The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.» blank look = mirada vacía, mirada inexpresiva, expresión en blanco.
Example: The women will either look uncomfortable and make a hasty exit or will stand there with blank looks on their faces pretending not to have heard.» close look = mirada de cerca, examen, análisis.
Example: The article has the title 'A close look at Dewey 18: alive and well and living in Albany'.» closer look = mirada más de cerca, observar con más detalle.
Example: People are more used to going up for a closer look at an interesting feature on an object rather than selecting a close up photograph from some high-tech display unit.» cold look = mirada fría.
Example: But I did consider him a friend and recieving such a cold look from him blew me to bits.» get + a look in = tener la oportunidad.
Example: Horsa, as usual, managed to hog the camera for much of the time although the rest of the group got an occasional look in.» get + some funny looks = ser mirado de forma extraña.
Example: You might get some funny looks if you turn up looking like the wreck of the Hesperus, but other than that, you're grand as far as I know.» give + an inside look at = ofrecer una visión muy releveladora de.
Example: A self-proclaimed 'shopaholic', Nancy Strohmeyer, gives the reader an inside look at some of her many collections, including books, figurines, and stuffed animals.» give + Nombre + a dirty look = echar el mal de ojo, matar con la mirada.
Example: He kept staring so I stared back and then gave him a dirty look and didn't look back.» give + Nombre + a look (of) = lanzar una mirada (de).
Example: I gave him a look of scorn and disgust, but he merely laughed at me.» have + a funny look on + Posesivo + face = tener una cara extraña.
Example: He had a funny look on his face -- a bit like the look people get when they're busting for the toilet, but someone else is using it and they have to wait.» have + a look = echar un vistazo, echar una ojeada, consultar, dar un vistazo, echar una mirada, echar un ojo.
Example: I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow.» if looks could kill... = si las miradas mataran..., hay miradas que matan.
Example: The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.» look-up [lookup] = búsqueda, consulta.
Example: With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.» on the lookout for = a la expectativa de, al tanto de, pendiente de.
Example: The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.» outlook = punto de vista, orientación, enfoque, planteamiento, perspectiva, expectativa, futuro.
Example: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.» outlook = vista, panorámica.
Example: This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.» probing look = indagación, exploración.
Example: From Ancient Egypt to the lodges that dot America today, this is a probing look at the world's most famous secret brotherhoods.» quick look = ojeada, vistazo, miradita, ojeadita.
Example: A quick look at different types of saddles will reveal the history of their development and use.» shoot + a look at = mirar rápidamente.
Example: Washington shot a timid momentary look at her.» steal + a look at = mirar de soslayo a, echar una mirada furtiva a, mirar de reojo a, mirar con el rabillo del ojo a.
Example: You can tell a lot about one's lifestyle and thoughts by stealing a look at his or her bookshelf.» take + a close look = examinar más detenidamente.
Example: Libraries must now take a close look at the nature of their service provision.» take + a closer look at = examinar más detenidamente.
Example: Further economies could perhaps be made by taking a closer look at the way in which our university libraries are used.» take + a cool look at = analizar de un modo imparcial.
Example: In recent years some of the more outspoken librarians have been taking a very cool look at their colleagues.» take + a hard look at = estudiar detenidamente.
Example: Data base producers should take a hard look at the compact disc (DC) market before introducing information products based on optical storage technology.» take + a long hard look at = estudiar detenidamente.
Example: It is little wonder that all players in the serials information chain -- publishers, subscriptions agents and librarians alike -- are taking a long hard look at what they are doing and attempting to forecast what the future might hold for them.» take + a look at = echar un vistazo, echar una mirada, analizar brevemente, dar un vistazo, echar una ojeada.
Example: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.» take + a look back at = volver la vista atrás, recordar.
Example: In this edition we want to take a look back at some of the breakups that set the tongues wagging.» take + a quick look at = echar una miradita a, echar una ojeadita a.
Example: Take a quick look at what cigars cost over here in Australia and think yourselves lucky!!.» with a glazed-over look in + Posesivo + eye = con la mirada vidriosa.
Example: Though he has some attentive and interested students, the majority of students look bored in his class, with that glazed-over look in their eye, and a surprising number skip class altogether.look2 = aspecto, apariencia, pinta, facha.
Example: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.more:
» by the looks of it = al parecer, según parece, parece que, aparentemente.
Example: This has happened twice and, by the looks of it, it seems be a fairly idiopathic occurrence.» get by on + looks alone = vivir de + Posesivo + cara bonita, vivir de + Posesivo + aspecto físico.
Example: Women can get by on looks alone -- the better she looks the more opportunities.» give + Nombre + a + Adjetivo + look = dar un aspecto + Adjetivo.
Example: A golf-ball typewriter is very useful as a variety of typefaces can be used, thus giving a very professional look to home-produced reports and booklists.» good looks = belleza, buen parecer.
Example: He is well known for his debonair style, raffish good looks and often mischievous joie de vivre.» have + a + Adjetivo + look = tener una apariencia + Adjetivo, tener un aspecto + Adjetivo.
Example: It has a time-worn and frayed look.» look and feel = aspecto, presentación.
Example: Paperback publishers know how strong an influence the look and feel of a book can have in attracting or repelling buyers.» rough look = aspecto tosco, aspecto descuidado.
Example: Damaged hair cuticles can cause split ends and give your hair a rough look.» wear + a look of = presentar un aspecto de.
Example: His face wore a look of studious concentration.look3 = estudiar, mirar.
Example: This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.more:
» be gorgeous to look at = ser un primor, tener un aspecto primoroso, ser una monada, ser una preciosidad.
Example: This filly is gorgeous to look at and is as sweet as they come.» go looking for + trouble = buscar pelea, buscar camorra.
Example: The quotation, 'I don't go looking for trouble; trouble usually finds me,' was used by J.K. Rowling in the book, 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'.» if you know where to look = si sabes donde mirar, si sabes qué hay que hacer, si sabes lo que hay que hacer, si sabes lo que hacer.
Example: You can get rid of uric acid in your body quite naturally if you know where to look.» look about = mirar por.
Example: A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.» look after = cuidar de, atender a, velar por.
Example: A consumer ombudsman's department looks after consumer complaints and, in addition, many municipalities now have a consumer guidance office.» look after + number one = cuidar de Uno mismo, mirar por Uno mismo, pensar en + Posesivo + interés, pensar ante todo en Uno mismo, barrer para casa, buscarse la vida.
Example: The article is entitled 'Looking after number one'.» look after + Reflexivo = cuidarse, cuidar de Uno mismo, mirar por Uno mismo, pensar en + Posesivo + interés.
Example: Other types of conditions might affect a person's ability to cook, get dressed or look after oneself.» look ahead = prever, pronosticar, anticipar, mirar hacia el futuro.
Example: The author gives a brief description of the library and information scene in 1974 and looks ahead to what it will be like in 2014.» look ahead to + the future = mirar hacia el futuro.
Example: In looking ahead to the future, and thinking about future job prospects, it is useful to understand where we were and how we got to be where we are today.» look + (a little) closer = mirar con más detalle, mirar con más detenimiento, mirar más detenidamente, mirar más de cerca, examinar más detenidamente, examinar con más detenimiento, examinar en/con más detalle, examinar más de cerca.
Example: After a glance at the 10 titles, the searcher decides to look closer at item 5.» look + (a little) deeper = mirar con más detalle, mirar con más detenimiento, mirar más detenidamente, mirar más de cerca, examinar más detenidamente, examinar con más detenimiento, examinar en/con más detalle, examinar más de cerca.
Example: Had they looked a little deeper they would have uncovered that he was a cunt-chaser too.» look (a)round = mirar, buscar, pasear mirando por.
Example: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.» look + askance at = mirar de reojo, mirar con recelo, mirar con desconfianza, mirar con malos ojos.
Example: They hate Asians, look askance at Africans and despise all Americans.» look at = considerar, estudiar, examinar, analizar, consultar.
Example: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.» look at = mirar a.
Example: In this example the searcher has chosen to look at the titles of the most recent 10 articles from set 4.» look at + Alguien + in the eye = mirar a los ojos, mirar fijamente a los ojos.
Example: The first step to stop people putting you down is to always look at the person in the eye, keeping your head held high.» look at + Nombre + again = repasar, revisar, mirar de nuevo.
Example: Print and save a copy so you can look at it again before the interview.» look at + Nombre + out of the corner of + Posesivo + eye = mirar de reojo, mirar de soslayo, mirar de refilón, mirar con el rabillo del ojo a.
Example: The horse snuffled indignantly and turned its head to look at him out of the corner of his eye.» look (at) + Nombre + straight in the eye = mirar fijo a los ojos.
Example: Her knees knocked and her feet trembled in her boots, but she looked him straight in the eye.» look at + Nombre + through + Posesivo + eyes = ver Algo a través de los ojos de Alguien.
Example: The author considers fiction that looks at war through children's eyes, examining personal and moral issues raised by war this century.» look at + Nombre + through rose-coloured glasses = ver Algo de color (de) rosa, ver con buenos ojos, mirar con buenos ojos.
Example: Having said that, I try not to look at things through rose coloured glasses to the point where I'm out of touch with reality.» look at + Nombre + through rose-coloured spectacles = ver Algo de color (de) rosa, ver con buenos ojos, mirar con buenos ojos.
Example: I was young in those days, and perhaps apt to look at things through rose-coloured spectacles, especially where the fair sex was concerned.» look at + Nombre + through rose-tinted glasses = ver Algo de color (de) rosa, ver con buenos ojos, mirar con buenos ojos.
Example: This is not about looking at life through rose-tinted glasses -- we make sure our clients understand and work with their reality, warts and all!.» look at + Nombre + through rose-tinted spectacles = ver Algo de color (de) rosa, ver con buenos ojos, mirar con buenos ojos.
Example: Elderly people are able to look at the world through rose-tinted spectacles because negative memories fade more quickly as we age.» look at + Reflexivo + in the mirror = mirarse al espejo, mirarse en el espejo.
Example: All she does is swan about, look at herself in the mirror and primp, and go to parties, smile and have a nice time.» look at + the prospects for = analizar las posibilidades de.
Example: The author looks at the prospects for this version being accepted as an official standard.» look at + ways in which = examinar cómo.
Example: This article looks at ways in which names and titles may be used in on-line searching.» look back = volver la mirada, volver la vista atrás, mirar hacia atrás, mirar para atrás, pensar en el pasado.
Example: In the long run, electronic uinformation technology will very likely have important effects, but many of the changes will be so gradual as to be unnoticeable to those experiencing them until they look back.» look back at + Posesivo + life = reflexionar sobre + Posesivo + vida, reflexionar sobre + Posesivo + pasado, recordar + Posesivo + vida, recordar + Posesivo + pasado.
Example: As she looks back at her life, Parker realizes that she is one up on many of her peers because the roots of the challenges she faced were never hidden.» look before you leap = ten cuidado con lo que haces; mira bien lo que haces; antes que te cases, mira lo que haces.
Example: If you are ready to tackle this task, then go for it, but look before you leap!.» look behind + the scene = analizar los pormenores de una situación.
Example: This article looks behind the scenes at how InfoNet developed.» look + both ways = mirar hacia ambos lados.
Example: The mother and children should have looked both ways and they should have used a crosswalk instead of jaywalking.» look + daggers at = mirar con odio, matar con la mirada, casi matar con la mirada, echar una mirada mortal, fulminar con la mirada.
Example: We stood in our driveway looking daggers at each other -- the tension was like the air before lightning, even the cat ran for her life.» look + danger (squarely) in the face = no amedrentarse ante el peligro, no acobardarse ante el peligro.
Example: Television reporters must be able to look danger squarely in the face, be willing to work long hours, forego weekends, holidays, and special occasions, and be ready to be on the road at a moment's notice.» look down = mirar hacia abajo, agachar la mirada, agachar la vista, bajar la vista, bajar la mirada.
Example: You can wander around with your head in the clouds or you can look down and see where you're walking.» look down at = bajar la cabeza para mirar a, bajar la vista para mirar a.
Example: 'It's funny,' she said, looking down at the table, 'when I met you on the train you didn't impress me as being that sort of person'.» look down on/upon = mirar con desprecio, menospreciar, desdeñar, despreciar, mirar por encima del hombro.
Example: The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.» look down on/upon = otear, observar, ver, mirar desde arriba.
Example: The characters stand inside a mysterious domed structure looking down on the Earth watching the 19th century take shape.» look down over = otear, observar, ver, mirar desde arriba.
Example: There was one ram that was content to stay up in the cliffs and look down over his domain.» look down + Posesivo + nose at people = mirar por encima del hombro a la gente, menospreciar a la gente, mirar a la gente con desprecio.
Example: Well, the point is that we cannot exist looking down our noses at people and saying, 'You should like Trollope instead of Tarzan'.» look down + Posesivo + nose at = mirar con desprecio, menospreciar, desdeñar, despreciar, mirar por encima del hombro, ningunear.
Example: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.» look down + the road = meditar sobre el futuro, pensar en el futuro, mirar al futuro.
Example: Today, as he looks down the road for new challenges, he only half-mockingly suggests he might become a death row lawyer.» look for = buscar.
Example: A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.» look for + an opportunity = buscar una oportunidad.
Example: And all of them are looking for an opportunity to betray their spouses.» look forward = mirar hacia el futuro.
Example: So, at the beginning of the 21st century, libraries in the UK are looking forward again, with confidence and pride in the vital role they play.» look forward = mirar hacia delante, mirar al frente, mirar adelante.
Example: Port and larboard are the same thing and they mean the left side when looking forward from the stern of the boat while starboard means the right side.» look forward to (+ Gerundio) = esperar con ansiedad (+ Infinitivo), esperar impacientemente (+ Infinitivo), esperar con interés (+ Infinitivo), hacer mucha ilusión, hacer ilusión, estar deseando que, esperar conseguir.
Example: We may look forward to more complete fulfilment of this objective in the near future.» look forward to + hearing from you = esperamos sus noticias, esperamos su repuesta. [Formula de despedida utilizada en cartas y mensajes]
Example: We look forward to hearing from you.» look for + ways to = buscar la forma de.
Example: The librarians must look for ways to help since needs are often unexpressed.» look + hard = buscar con ahínco, buscar detenidamente.
Example: One has to look hard to find mention of Brief, let alone her ideas.» look + hard = mirar fijamente.
Example: She stopped and looked hard into his eyes, as it were, appealing for approval.» look + high and low = remover Roma con Santiago, remover (el) cielo y (la) tierra, buscar por todas partes.
Example: They went backstage and looked high and low for Andre, but he was gone.» look into = examinar, analizar, estudiar.
Example: The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.» look into + Posesivo + eyes = mirar a los ojos.
Example: I turned and looked into her eyes and knew instantly what I should have known before, that she was as mad as a March hare.» look into + space = mirar al vacío.
Example: People just sit and look into space.» look into + the abyss of = asomarse al abismo de.
Example: Following the failure of David Cameron's flying visit to Belfast last week, Northern Ireland is once again looking into the abyss of a political crisis.» look into + the distance = mirar al infinito.
Example: She looked into the distance, and the old terror flamed up for an instant, then sank again.» look no further = no busques más, deja de buscar.
Example: If you've been dying to find out what the best camisoles are, look no further.» look + Nombre + up = hacer una búsqueda, buscar.
Example: If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.» look + Nombre + up = visitar a Alguien.
Example: I'll spare you all the details, but the short story is that he looked her up last year when he was travelling in Scandinavia, and was delighted to find her.» look + Nombre + up and down = mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo.
Example: Donald stood there and looked her up and down with a menacing grin.» look on + the bright side = mirar el lado positivo, ver el lado positivo, ver las cosas positivas, ser optimista.
Example: Looking on the bright side, this crisis has shown us that some people just shouldn't be homeowners.» look on + the bright side of life = ver las cosas positivas de la vida, ser optimista.
Example: A genetically-driven tendency to look on the bright side of life is a core mechanism underlying resilience to general life stress.» look onto = mirar a, dar a.
Example: The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard.» look out = buscar.
Example: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.» Look out! = ¡Cuidado!.
Example: The article has the tile 'Look out bosses! Union power's going to get your employees a raise!'.» look out = mirar por.
Example: Drew Pope put down his pencil, pushed back in his chair, stretched his arms overhead, and swung in a half-circle so he could look out the window.» look out for = buscar, prestar atención, tener cuidado con, mirar por, velar por.
Example: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.» look out for + number one = cuidar de Uno mismo, mirar por Uno mismo, pensar en + Posesivo + interés, pensar ante todo en Uno mismo, barrer para casa.
Example: Never allow anything to have a higher priority than looking out for number one -- you are all you have.» look out for + Reflexivo = cuidar de Uno mismo, mirar por Uno mismo, pensar en + Posesivo + interés.
Example: In other words, our culture is a culture of narcissism, a culture of looking out for oneself, seeking after what is going to benefit me and my family.» look out + the window = mirar por la ventana, asomarse a la ventana.
Example: Stu looked out the window about eleven and saw that it was snowing = Stu se asomó por la ventanta alrededor de las once y vio que estaba nevando.» look over = leer, examinar.
Example: It would be of enormous help to us if you could put a few things together for us to look over.» look over + Posesivo + shoulder = mirar de reojo, mirar con el rabillo del ojo.
Example: The way in which users are using the CD-ROM service was investigated by talking to them and looking over their shoulders during searches.» Look, pal, ... = Oye, tío, ....
Example: He then said: 'Look, pal, your budget will probably be one of the first to be cut in these budget-slashing times'.» look + straight ahead = mirar al frente, mirar adelante, mirar hacia delante.
Example: The soldier, with his slinky walk, looked straight ahead while sipping vodka to burn the pain.» look + the other way = mirar al otro lado, mirar en otra dirección, apartar la vista, hacer la vista gorda, apartar la mirada, mirar hacia otro lado.
Example: 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.» look through = echar una ojeada, ojear, mirar, dar un vistazo, echar un vistazo, echar una mirada.
Example: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.» look to = esperar, confiar en, pretender.
Example: Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.» look to = considerar, pensar en.
Example: If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.» look to as = considerar.
Example: From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.» look to + continue = esperar continuar.
Example: Milan have struck a rich vein of form of late, and will look to continue the same in this match.» look toward(s) = considerar, estudiar, barajar, dirigir la mirada hacia.
Example: Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.» look under = buscar.
Example: In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.» look under + the hood = analizar técnicamente, analizar minuciosamente, analizar pormenorizadamente.
Example: If we look under the hood of this policy, we find the philosophy that as an employee, it's important for you to have a life outside of work.» look up = mejorar, levantar cabeza.
Example: Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.» look up = levantar la vista, alzar la vista, mirar hacia arriba, levantar la mirada, alzar la mirada.
Example: She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.» look up at = levantar la cabeza para mirar a, levantar la vista para mirar a.
Example: When she looked up at him, it was suddenly easy for her to imagine that her fears were pointless.» look (up)on = considerar.
Example: Ticknor, we are told, was a liberal and democrat who welcomed change and looked upon human nature with great optimism.» look (up)on + Nombre + favourably = ver con buenos ojos, mirar con buenos ojos.
Example: She is a simple-minded young girl afflicted with skin so badly pockmarked that no man will look upon her favourably, nor treat her respectably.» look (up)on + Nombre + kindly = ver con buenos ojos, mirar con buenos ojos.
Example: After what she'd done to him this day, she doubted if any man, friend or foe, would look upon her kindly.» look up to = admirar, estimar, apreciar.
Example: No mattter how high I get, I'll still be looking up to you.» look up to + the sky = mirar al cielo.
Example: Not too long ago, when the work week came to an end, a large segment of the population who worked hard all week looked up to the sky, exclaimed 'Thank God It's Friday', and promptly headed for the neighborhood bar.» look what the cat (has) dragged in! = mala hierba nunca muere, bicho malo nunca muere, estar hasta en la sopa, encontrar hasta en la sopa.
Example: When I said hello he turned to his gaggle of friends and said 'look what the cat dragged in!' or something lame like that.» look who's talking! = ¡mira quién fue a hablar!, ¡mira quién va a hablar!, ¡mira quién habla! .
Example: The article is entitled 'Look who's talking: a comparison of lecture and group discussion teaching strategies in developing critical thinking skills'.» never look a gift horse in the mouth = a caballo regalado no le mires el diente.
Example: There's an old saying, 'never look a gift horse in the mouth,' but in the world of freebie hunting this is not always a good policy.» never + look back = no arrepentirse, no añorar el pasado, no volver la vista atrás.
Example: As banks collapse and thousands are laid off, former finance industry whizz-kids say they have never looked back after quitting their jobs.» never looked back ever since = irle muy bien, irle a las mil maravillas, no arrepentirse.
Example: Mick started his musical career as a singer and songwriter twenty years ago and has never looked back ever since.» not have to look far = no tener que ir muy lejos.
Example: If you're interested in purchasing a pair of wedge shoes worn by the stars, you won't have to look far.» not look back = no arrepentirse.
Example: On the other hand, a few weeks later I decided to splurge on Adobe Acrobat 6.0, and I have not looked back.» overlook = pasar por alto, no tener en cuenta, no prestar atención, ignorar, soslayar, olvidarse de mencionar, no mencionar.
Example: This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.» overlook = tener vistas a, mirar hacia, con vistas a, dominar, dar a.
Example: In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.» overlook = supervisar.
Example: Her work essentially involves overlooking the operations of the group a and some of its subsidiaries.» what do you look like? = ¿qué aspecto tienes?, ¿cuál es tu aspecto?.
Example: What do you look like when you get up in the morning?.» what do you look like! = ¡qué pinta tienes!, ¡qué aspecto tienes!.
Example: What do you look like in that hat!!!.» whatever way you look at it = no importa cómo se mire, se mire como se mire, se mire por donde se mire, no importa cómo lo mires, no importa cómo se vea, se vea como se vea, no importa cómo lo veas, no importa cómo se interprete, se interprete como se interprete, no importa cómo lo interpretes.
Example: Whatever way you look at it, it was a shitty thing to do.» whichever way you look at it = no importa cómo se mire, se mire como se mire, se mire por donde se mire, no importa cómo lo mires, no importa cómo se vea, se vea como se vea, no importa cómo lo veas, no importa cómo se interprete, se interprete como se interprete, no importa cómo lo interpretes.
Example: Filmmaking is a very complex business, whichever way you look at it.look4 = tener aspecto, parecer, tener cara de.
Example: An architectural rendering is a pictorial representation of a building intended to show, before it has been built, how the building will look when completed.more:
» clouds + look + menacing = nubes + amenazar + lluvia, haber amenaza de lluvia, amenazar lluvia.
Example: The clouds look menacing and last night's heavy downpour makes me hesitant about attending the outdoor event.» If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck = si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es un pato.
Example: You know what they say, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck, or in this case, a lying, stealing, cheating fraud.» look + alike = parecerse, asemejarse.
Example: No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.» look + all innocent = tener cara de niño bueno, poner cara de niño bueno.
Example: I might look all innocent but the embers are burning inside of me.» look + amazed = tener mirada de asombro, tener cara de asombro.
Example: He suddenly opens his eyes very wide, freezes for a moment looking amazed, then he slams his hands over his eyes in reaction to the sudden bright daylight.» look and feel = tener un aspecto.
Example: Tomorrow's libraries will look and feel very different 'places' from yesterday's buildings = Las bibliotecas del futuro tendrán un aspecto muy diferente de los edificios del pasado.» look as if + butter wouldn't melt in + Posesivo + mouth = parecer un mosquita muerta.
Example: Everytime I mention him though people say things like 'he is a naughty boy' but I don't know why I remember him as the butter wouldn't melt in his mouth type like the rest of us = Cada vez que le menciono, la gente dice cosas como que "es un chico travieso", pero no sé por qué le recuerdo como una mosquita muerta como el resto de nosotros.*.» look + astonished = tener mirada de asombro, tener cara de asombro.
Example: He stood in the doorway, blinking his eyes at the light, looking astonished but eager to do whatever was required of him.» look + attractive = ser atractivo, parecer atractivo.
Example: Library buildings are now planned to be aesthetic as well as functional; in addition, books are designed to look attractive.» look + bad = dar mala impresión.
Example: To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.» look + blank = tener una mirada vacía, mirar con una expresión vacía.
Example: She lacks energy and her eyes lack soul which makes her look blank and confused half of the time.» look + bored = tener cara de (estar) aburrido.
Example: Though he has some attentive and interested students, the majority of students look bored in his class, with that glazed-over look in their eye, and a surprising number skip class altogether.» look + cool = estar chulo, ser chulo.
Example: The fact is that a beat-up guitar looks cooler than a pristine one, and getting it to look beat up just by playing it takes a really long time.» look + debatable = parecer debatible.
Example: The growth of information technology is accelerating at the expense of the book's future and the continued existence of libraries and librarians thefore looks debatable.» look + delicious = tener un aspecto delicioso, tener buena pinta, parecer delicioso, estar para comérselo.
Example: Have you ever bought anything that looked delicious and were disappointed when you tasted it?.» look + good = presentar un buen aspecto, tener un buen aspecto.
Example: Older people are afraid of failure and of not looking good.» look + good = parecer bueno, tener buena pinta, tener buena cara.
Example: Whilst there was still a budget deficit, the situation was an improvement on last year and indications for the future look good = Aunque el déficit presupuestario seguía existiendo, la situación había mejorado con respecto al año anterior y las pespectivas para el futuro parecían buenas.» look + good on + Nombre = sentar bien a Alguien.
Example: She did not expect to see me with a crewcut but then she said, 'I like it, it looks good on you'.» look + gorgeous = ser un primor, tener un aspecto primoroso, ser una monada, ser una preciosidad.
Example: I've never seen her out of a uniform and by gosh she does look gorgeous.» look like = parecer(se) a, tener aspecto de, tener pinta de.
Example: After several saves, the saved document summary screen might look like that shown in Figure 32 on page 38.» look (like) + a million bucks = estar para comérselo, estar despampanante, estar maravilloso.
Example: She looked like a million bucks when she walked the red carpet for the opening ceremony of the Film Festival last night.» look (like) + a million dollars = estar para comérselo, estar despampanante, estar maravilloso.
Example: So follow the example of the Hollywood elite this year and enjoy feeling fabulous and looking like a million dollars.» look like + a rubbish tip = parecer una pocilga, estar hecho una pocilga, parecer un basurero, parecer un vertedero.
Example: It has changed so much in recent years, when I visit my parents their neighbourhood looks like a rubbish tip.» look like + a wreck = estar hecho un desastre.
Example: Showing up looking like a wreck when the other waitresses can manage to look presentable isn't the smartest form of rebellion against the dress code.» look like + death warmed (over/up) = tener la cara descompuesta, tener muy mala cara, tener cara de muerto. [En inglés británico se usa warmed up y en americano warmed over]
Example: She looked like death warmed over and had tubes and machines hooked up all over her.» look like + Pronombre + have + been dragged through a hedge backwards = estar hecho un desastre, ir hecho un desastre.
Example: We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw.» look like + the wreck of the Hesperus = estar hecho un desastre, ir hecho un desastre.
Example: You might get some funny looks if you turn up looking like the wreck of the Hesperus, but other than that, you're grand as far as I know.» look + nice = tener buen aspecto, tener buena cara, tener buena pinta.
Example: Even though the shoes looked nice and felt comfortable initially, at the end I had to discard them because of the blisters that resulted from them being too narrow.» look + odd = tener un aspecto raro, tener un aspecto extraño.
Example: I'm no great-looker myself so I don't mind living somewhere where people look odd.» look + off-colour = tener mal aspecto, tener mala cara.
Example: They'll take any shot they can of a celeb looking off colour or worse for wear, anything to sell their papers.» look + Posesivo + best = tener el mejor aspecto posible, arreglarse lo mejor posible.
Example: Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best.» look + promising = parecer prometedor, tener buena pinta.
Example: Here we may find a reference to another active researcher in the field of superconductivity that looks promising.» look + puzzled = poner cara de pez, poner cara de extrañado, mostrar perplejidad.
Example: Aladyn looked puzzled for a moment, and then he replied: 'All parties desire universal suffrage -- naturally that includes women'.» look + scared = parecer asustado.
Example: For a passing moment after resting her eyes on the tattoo on his arm, Lily had merely looked scared.» look + set to = parecer estar dispuesto a, parecer estar listo a, parecer estar preparado a.
Example: But there's nothing crazy about his latest idea which looks set to take the sporting world by storm.» look + sharp = vestir bien, ir bien vestido, tener un aspecto presentable.
Example: If you want to make the right impression with potential new employers you need to look sharp.» look + sharp = darse prisa, apresurarse.
Example: They'll have to look sharp to arrive at the rendezvous on time.» look + shit = tener un aspecto horrible.
Example: Someone had asked Max why he didn't shave off his sideboards as they looked shit.» look + slippy = darse prisa, apresurarse.
Example: They'll have to look slippy if they want the fair to be ready by the morning.» look + snappy = darse prisa, apresurarse.
Example: Our five-day sale, with savings of up to $300 per person, ends tomorrow, so look snappy if you want to bag a bargain.» look + stern = tener cara de juez, poner cara de juez.
Example: His jet black eyes looked stern, and his jaw muscles tightened as he gripped his sword in his strong, sinewy hand.» look + stylish = ir a la moda, estar a la moda.
Example: Winter fashion is all about looking stylish while staying warm.» look + superb = tener un aspecto magnífico.
Example: Curvy women can look superb in bathing suits, just make sure it's appropriate for your body -- pregnant or not.» look + tasty = parecer sabroso, parecer apetecible, tener buena pinta.
Example: We let them out in the garden at the weekend and they enjoy exploring all the nooks and crannies and eating anything that looks tasty!.» look + the part = dar la imagen, dar la apariencia, aparentar, dar el pego, hacer el papel, asumir el papel.
Example: If I am to win the high ground in this battle then I absolutely must look the part.» look + the worse for wear = tener mal aspecto, estar raído, estar borracho, estar bebido.
Example: Most women look the worse for wear after having a baby.» look + uncomfortable = sentirse incómodo, sentirse molesto, sentirse violento.
Example: The women will either look uncomfortable and make a hasty exit or will stand there with blank looks on their faces pretending not to have heard.» look + yummy = tener buena pinta, estar para comérselo.
Example: They say I look yummy and they want a taste, but I'm a human not a sandwhich.» make + Nombre + look bad = dejar en ridículo, dejar en evidencia, poner en evidencia, dejar mal.
Example: She says that she felt she had really worked hard and improved, but some of her opponents would go out of their way to make her look bad.» make + Nombre + look good = mejorar de aspecto, estar guapo.
Example: She said to me if I can make her look good in a photo then I can make anyone look good.» sky + look + menacing = cielo + amenazar + lluvia, haber amenaza de lluvia, amenazar lluvia.
Example: The sky looks menacing, as it gets ready to dump another layer of snow to blanket the ground.» worry about what + Pronombre + look like = preocuparse de + Posesivo + apariencia, preocuparse de + Posesivo + aspecto, ser un presumido.
Example: My grandmother is still a woman who worries about what she looks like when she goes outside.