1 (contemplate) contemplar; mirar he surveyed the desolate scene miró detenidamente la triste escena; he was master of all he surveyed era dueño de todo cuanto alcanzaba a dominar con la vista
they stood back and surveyed their handiwork he sighed, turning away and surveying the sea Shirley Anne wept as \she surveyed the damage to her house for a moment Hugh stared down at the table, surveying the mess Wolfe appeared at the door, surveyed the scene, then strode in he stood there for a moment, pretending to survey the names on the list Prue beamed, surveying her guests
2 (study) estudiar; hacer un estudio de the report surveys housing in Glasgow el informe estudia la situación de la vivienda en Glasgow
you've been in Kuwait since March surveying the situation. How bad is it? Clarke concludes, after surveying the literature on early experience, that children are far more resilient than has been supposed
3 (poll) [+person, group] encuestar; [+town] hacer una encuesta en; pulsar la opinión de; [+reactions] sondear 95% of those surveyed believed that ... el 95% de los encuestados creía que ...
companies incessantly survey their customers' reactions to the services they provide in five of the villages that were surveyed, non-farm work provided one quarter of their income
4 (inspect) [+building] inspeccionar the people who surveyed the house for the mortgage
[+land] hacer un reconocimiento de; (in topography) medir; (map) [+town] levantar el plano de the council commissioned geological experts to survey the cliffs he had had the land surveyed from a helicopter Shell has spent about $80m surveying the sea near Sakhalin Island
5 (take general view of) pasar revista a the book surveys events up to 1972 el libro pasa revista a los sucesos acaecidos hasta 1972