look [lʊk]
sustantivo
1 (glance) mirada (f); vistazo (m)
to have a look at sth echar un vistazo a algo
let me have a look déjame ver; have a look at this! ¡mira esto!; ¡échale un vistazo a esto!; shall we have a look round the town? ¿damos una vuelta por la ciudad?; to have a look round a house inspeccionar una casa
to take a look at sth echar un vistazo a algo
take a look at this! ¡míra esto!; ¡échale un vistazo a esto!; to take a good look at sth mirar algo detenidamente; to take a long hard look at o.s. examinarse a sí mismo detenidamente
take a long hard look before deciding antes de decidir conviene pensar muchísimo
do you want a look? ¿quieres verlo?
2 (expression) mirada (f)
she gave me a dirty look me echó una mirada de odio; he gave me a furious look me miró furioso; me lanzó una mirada furiosa; a look of despair una cara de desesperación; we got some very odd looks la gente nos miró extrañada; if looks could kill*... si las miradas mataran ...
3 (search)
to have a look for sth buscar algo; I've had a good look for it already lo he buscado ya en todas partes; have another look! ¡vuelve a buscar!
4 (air, appearance) aire (m); aspecto (m); pinta (informal) (f)
there's a mischievous look about that child ese niño tiene pinta de pillo (informal); he had a sad look tenía un aspecto or aire triste; he had the look of a sailor tenía aire de marinero
by the look(s) of it or things a juzgar por las apariencias
by the look(s) of him ... viéndole, se diría que ...
you can't go by looks alone es arriesgado juzgar por las apariencias nada más
to like the look of sb/sth
I don't like the look of him me cae mal; no me fío de él; I don't like the look of it no me gusta nada
verbo intransitivo
1 (see, glance) mirar
look! ¡mira!
look here! ¡oye!; just look! ¡mira!; ¡fíjate!; I'll look and see voy a ver; look how she does it fíjate cómo lo hace; look who's here! ¡mira quién está aquí!
to look into sb's eyes mirarle a los ojos a algn
to look the other way mirar para el otro lado; hacer como que no se da cuenta
to be looking over sb's shoulder estar siempre vigilando a algn
to look down one's nose at sth/sb menospreciar algo/a algn
look before you leap mira bien lo que haces
2 (search)
look again! ¡vuelve a buscar!; you can't have looked far no has mirado mucho; you should have looked more carefully tendrías que haber mirado mejor
3 (seem, appear) parecer; verse; (LAm)
he looks about 60 (years old) aparenta tener alrededor de los 60 años
to look one's age aparentar or representar su edad
she doesn't look her age no aparenta or representa la edad que tiene
it looks all right to me me parece que está bien
it will look bad quedará mal
he wanted to look his best for the interview quería estar lo mejor (arreglado) posible para la entrevista
I don't look my best first thing in the morning cuando me levanto por la mañana no estoy muy guapa que digamos
he just does it to look big lo hace solo para impresionar
they made me look a fool me hicieron quedar como un idiota
they made me look foolish me hicieron quedar en ridículo
he looks good in a uniform está muy guapo en uniforme
Manchester United are looking good for the championship el Manchester United tiene muchas posibilidades de ganar el campeonato; it looks good on you te sienta bien
he looks happy parece contento
she wasn't looking herself parecía otra; no parecía la misma
how does it look to you? ¿qué te parece?
how do I look? ¿cómo estoy?
she's 70 but doesn't look it tiene 70 años pero no los aparenta or representa
look lively! ¡muévete! (informal)
that cake looks nice ese pastel tiene buena pinta (informal)
that hairstyle makes her look old ese peinado la hace parece mayor
to look the part parecerlo
she looked prettier than ever estaba más guapa que nunca
how pretty you look! ¡qué guapa estás!
it looks promising parece prometedor
to make sb look small rebajar a algn
he looked surprised hizo un gesto de extrañeza
he looks tired parece cansado
to look well [+person] tener buena cara
it looks well parece muy bien; tiene buena apariencia
4
to look like
(be in appearance) what does she look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?
to look like sb (resemble) parecerse a algn; he looks like his brother se parece a su hermano; this photo doesn't look like him la foto no se le parece; en esta foto no parece él
(seem) it looks like cheese to me a mí me parece (que es) queso; the festival looks like being lively la fiesta se anuncia animada; it looks like rain parece que va a llover
it certainly looks like it parece que sí
verbo transitivo
Don't translate the article "a" in sentences like I'm looking for a flat, when the number of such things is not significant since people normally only look for one at a time:
I'm looking for a flat Estoy buscando piso
He's looking for a secretary Busca secretaria
The personal a is not used before people when the article is omitted as above.
Do translate the article when the thing or person is qualified:
He's looking for a little flat Busca un piso pequeño
When translating examples like I'm looking for someone to ... translate the English to-infinitive using que + subjunctive:
I'm looking for someone to help with the children Busco a alguien que me ayude con los niños
I'm looking for a mechanic to repair my car Busco a un mecánico que me arregle el coche