look back
look back(
look
bahk
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g. Everybody please stand up.).
1. (to glance behind)
b. mirar hacia atrás
I ran as fast as I could and didn't look back till I'd locked the garden gate behind me.Corrí tan rápido como pude y no miré hacia atrás hasta que hube cerrado con llave la puerta del jardín.
2. (to return someone's gaze; often used with "at")
a. devolver la mirada
I opened the door of the shed, looked in and was surprised to see two brown eyes looking back at me.Abrí la puerta del cobertizo, eché una mirada adentro y me quedé sorprendida al ver dos ojos marrones que me devolvían la mirada.
3. (to think back to the past)
b. mirar atrás
When I look back, I realize how naive I was.Cuando miro atrás, me doy cuenta de lo ingenuo que era.
c. mirar hacia atrás
There's no point looking back; you can't change what's happened.De nada sirve mirar hacia atrás; es imposible cambiar lo ocurrido.
d. volver al pasado
It's pointless looking back; what's done is done.No vale la pena volver al pasado; lo hecho hecho está.
e. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Looking back, I wish I'd realized how lucky I was to be married to Martin.Pensándolo ahora, ojalá me hubiera dado cuenta de lo afortunada que era de estar casada con Martin.
When I look back, I wonder how I never realized what Richard meant.Cuando pienso en aquellos días, me pregunto cómo puede ser que no entendiera lo que insinuaba Richard.
4. (to recall; used with "on" or "at")
a. recordar
I look back on that time at the farm with great affection.Recuerdo aquel tiempo en la granja con mucho cariño.
5. (to suffer a change of fortune)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Ten years ago, Daisy got a job designing fabrics, and she's never looked back since.Hace diez años, Daisy encontró un trabajo diseñando telas, y desde ese día las cosas le han ido muy bien.
When Emily came out of prison, she enrolled on a horticultural course and hasn't looked back.Cuando salió de la cárcel, Emily se matriculó en un curso de horticultura y desde entonces todo le ha ido sobre ruedas.
look backintransitive verb
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (in space)
a. mirar atrás, volver la vista atrás
2. (in time)
a.
to l back on somethingrecordar algo
he has never looked back since that daydesde ese día no ha hecho más que progresar
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