look at
∗look at [luk]
mirar a; considerar; atender.
look at
verb:intransitive:plus_preposition
1 (observe) mirar
to look hard at [+person] observar detenidamente; [+idea] estudiar cuidadosamente
just look at this mess! ¡mira qué desorden!; to look at him you would never think that ... por la apariencia nunca pensarías que ...
it isn't much to look at it's nothing to look at no es muy bonito
look at how she does it fíjate cómo lo hace
2 (consider) [+alternatives] considerar; examinar; [+problem] estudiar
it depends (on) how you look at it depende de cómo se enfoca la cuestión; depende del punto de vista de uno; whichever way you look at it se mire por donde se mire
3 (check) [+patient, wound, heart] examinar; [+engine, spelling] revisar
will you look at the engine? ¿podría revisar el motor?; I'll look at it tomorrow lo miraré mañana
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