look at

mirar

look at(look aht)

transitive verb phrase

1. (to observe)

a. mirar

Look at the moon. It's so beautiful tonight.

Mira la luna. Es tan hermosa esta noche.

2. (to consider)

a. considerar

We plan to look at three options before making a decision.

Planeamos considerar tres opciones antes de tomar una decisión.

b. estudiar

You'll need to look at the problem from different points of view in order to come up with the best solution.

Tendrás que estudiar el problema desde diferentes puntos de vista con el fin de llegar a la mejor solución.

c. enfocar

Did you do well in the contest? - That depends on how you look at it.

¿Tuviste éxito en el concurso? - Eso depende de cómo lo enfocas.

d. mirar

You should look at the problem from her point of view.

Deberías mirar el problema desde su perspectiva.

3. (to check)

a. examinar

The nurse went to look at Dr. Sergio's patient.

La enfermera fue a revisar el paciente del Dr. Sergio.

b. revisar

My mechanic looked at my car, but couldn't find anything wrong with it.

Mi mecánico revisó el coche, pero no pudo encontrar nada malo.

4. (to contemplate)

a. calcular

How much does it cost to study here? - You're looking at close to $10,000 pesos per month on average.

¿Cuánto cuesta estudiar aquí? - Calculo que será cerca de $10,000 pesos por mes en promedio.

look at

intransitive verb

1 (observe) mirar

to look hard at [+person] observar detenidamente; [+idea] estudiar cuidadosamente

Ollie turned his head to look hard at me

You need to look hard at your priorities, young man

just look at this mess! ¡mira qué desorden!; to look at him you would never think that ... por la apariencia nunca pensarías que ...

To look at him you'd never think he used to be a professional footballer

it isn't much to look at it's nothing to look at no es muy bonito

The house isn't much to look at but it's in a lovely location

look at how she does it fíjate cómo lo hace

2 (consider) [+alternatives] considerar; examinar; [+problem] estudiar

let's look at the facts

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

4 (accept)

I wouldn't even look at the job no aceptaría el puesto por nada del mundo; the landlady won't look at students la patrona no aguanta los estudiantes

5 (have in prospect)

you're looking at a minimum of £200 calcula 200 libras como mínimo

It won't be cheap to repair — you're looking at a minimum of 200 pounds