La Palabra del Día : mirar
mirar (transitive verb) to look at; to watch; to stare at
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Míralo. ¿No es atractivo?
Look at him. Isn't he handsome?
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Tenemos que mirar hacia el futuro con optimismo y sin mirar atrás;¿De qué vale enfocarse en los errores pasados?
We have to look toward the future with optimism and without looking back; What's the point of dwelling on past mistakes?
Me gusta mucho mirar fotos de la Alhambra
I love looking at photos of Alhambra
Look up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... no it's just a bird.
¡Mira hacia el cielo! Es un pájaro, es un avión, es ... No, es simplemente un pájaro.
Un hombre sólo tiene derecho a mirar por encima del hombro a otro hombre cuando ha de ayudarle a levantarse.
A man only has the right to look down on another man when it is to help him to stand up.
Gabriel García Márquez
Qué es esta vida tan llena de preocupación si no tenemos tiempo para sentarnos y mirar.
What is this life so full of care ,if we have no time to sit and stare.
¡Mírame y te sentirás muy feliz!
Look at me and you will feel very happy.
Es divertido mirar a tus hijos crecer.
It's fun to watch your children grow up.
¿Qué estás mirando?
What are you staring at?
To sit and watch eagles fly, is a privilege . Sentarse y el mirar de las águilas volar, es un privilegio.
I look at this picture, and I think of my old home in Oregon.
Miro a esta foto, y pienso en mi viejo casa de Oregón.
¡Mírame! Te estoy hablando!
Look at me! I'm talking to you!
Cuando era niño, mis padres me decían que era de mala educación quedarse mirando.
When I was a boy, my parents told me it was impolite to stare.
El chico es t?mido. Nunca mira a los estudiantes cuando pronuncia un discurso.
The boy is shy. He never looks at the students when giving a speech.
Los gatos miran a los pescadores.
The cats stare at the fishermen.
Santa, ¡Mire aquí! ¡Los hombres son todos iguales! (Como uno de ellos, yo sé de lo que hablo)
Santa, look here! Men are all alike! (As one, I know of what I speak).
