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look1 /lʊk/ sustantivo

(glance) mirada f;
to have o take a ~ at sth/sb echarle un vistazo a algo/algn

(search, examination): have a ~ for my pipe, will you? mira a ver si me encuentras la pipa, por favor;
do you mind if I take a ~ around? ¿le importa si echo un vistazo?

1. (expression) cara f
1. (appearance) aire m;
  I don't like the ~ of his friend no me gusta el aspecto or (fam) la pinta de su amigo
1. (Clothing) moda f, look m
1. looks pl (beauty) belleza f;
  she was attracted by his good ~s la atrajo lo guapo or (AmL tb) lo buen mozo que era

look2 verbo intransitivo

1. (see, glance) mirar;
  I ~ed around (behind) me volví a mirar or miré hacia atrás;
  (all around) miré a mi alrededor;
  to ~ away apartar la vista;
  to ~ down (lower eyes) bajar la vista;
  (from tower, clifftop) mirar hacia abajo;
  ~ out (of) the window mira por la ventana;
  to ~ up (raise eyes) levantar la vista;
  (toward ceiling, sky) mirar hacia arriba;
  to ~ on the bright side of sth ver^(conj.⇒) el lado bueno or positivo de algo
1. (search, investigate) mirar, buscar^(conj.⇒)

(seem, appear): he ~s well tiene buena cara;
he ~s like his father se parece a su padre;
I wanted to ~ my best quería estar lo mejor posible

verbo transitivo
mirar;
to ~ sb up and down mirar a algn de arriba (a) abajo;
~ where you're going! ¡mira por dónde vas!

Phrasal Verbs
look after v + prep + o

(care for) ‹invalid/child/animal› cuidar (de);
‹guest› atender^(conj.⇒)

(keep watch on) cuidar

(be responsible for) encargarse^(conj.⇒) de

look ahead v + adv (in space) mirar hacia adelante;
(into the future) mirar hacia el futuro look at v + prep + o

‹person/picture› mirar

(consider) considerar;
~ at it from my point of view míralo desde mi punto de vista;
the program ~s at university life el programa enfoca la vida universitaria

(check) ‹patient/arm› examinar;
‹car/pump› revisar

look back v + adv

(in space) mirar (hacia) atrás

(into the past): ~ing back, it seems foolish mirándolo ahora, parece una locura;
the program ~s back over the last 20 years el programa es una retrospectiva de los últimos veinte años

look down on v + adv + prep + o mirar por encima del hombro a look for v + prep + o buscar^(conj.⇒) look forward to v + adv + prep + o: I'm ~ing forward to my birthday estoy deseando que llegue mi cumpleaños;
I'm really ~ing forward to the trip tengo muchas ganas de hacer el viaje;
I ~ forward to hearing from you soon (Corresp) esperando tener pronto noticias suyas look into v + prep + o ‹matter/case› investigar^(conj.⇒);
‹possibility› estudiar look on v + adv mirar look out v + adv

(be careful) tener^(conj.⇒) cuidado;
~ out! ¡cuidado!

(overlook) to ~ out on o over sth dar^(conj.⇒) a algo

look out for v + adv + prep + o: ~ out for her at the station fíjate a ver si la ves en la estación;
we were warned to ~ out for thieves nos advirtieron que tuviéramos cuidado con los ladrones look over v + o + adv, v + adv + o ‹work/contract› revisar;
‹building› inspeccionar look to v + prep + o (rely on): they are ~ing to you for guidance esperan que tú los guíes look up

v + o + adv, v + adv + o
1. ‹word› buscar^(conj.⇒) (en el diccionario)
1. ‹person› ir^(conj.⇒) a ver

v + adv (improve) mejorar

look up to v + adv + prep + o admirar

look:look-alike /'lʊkəˌlaɪk/ sustantivo (colloq) (person) doble mf

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look [lʊk]

I	nombre 1 mirada, vistazo to have a look, echar un vistazo [at, a] 2 aspecto, apariencia 3 moda 4 búsqueda to have a look for sthg, buscar algo 5 looks pl, belleza
II	verbo intransitivo 1 mirar 2 parecer: she looks happy, parece contenta he looks like a schoolboy, tiene pinta de colegial I look like my mother, me parezco a mi madre ➣ Ver nota en parecer 3 buscar
III	verbo transitivo 1 aparentar: he looks his age, aparenta su edad 2 mirar: look where you're going, mira por dónde vas ➣ Ver nota en ver

Compound Forms:
be on the look-out			ir a la caza
be on the look-out for			ir a la caza de
dirty look			mirada sucia nf
have a close look around			examinar v
have a look at			echar una mirada a v
have the look of	vtr	(look like, look as though)	tener toda la pinta de vtr
You have the look of a woman in love!
Mi ahijada tiene toda la pinta de estar enamorada. Horror.
			tener el aspecto de vtr
Tenés todo el aspecto de alguien que acaba de volver de sus vacaciones.
look after of somebody			tener al cuidado a alguien v
look after of somebody			encargarse de alguien v
look after sb/sth			mirar por vi
look after sb/sth			velar por vi
look ahead			mirar adelante v
look around		(look about)	mirar alrededor de uno mismo v
look around for			buscar alrededor de uno mismo v
look askance		(oblique glance)	mirar por el rabillo del ojo v
look askance		(suspicion )	mirar con desconfianza v
look askance		(oblique glance)	mirar de lado v
look at			tomar a algo o alguien como ejemplo v
look at			mirar v
look at it			mirar con atención v
look at it			examinar v
look away			apartar la mirada v
look back			mirar atrás v
look back on sth			recordar algo v
look bad sth			presentarse mal un asunto v
look beautiful (sb)			estar guapo v
look beautiful (sth)			estar muy bonito v
look before you leap		figurative (think twice)	pensar antes de actuar v
look before you leap		figurative (think twice)	pensárselo dos veces v
look beyond			mirar más allá v
look big			parecer grande v
look black		(threatening aspect)	tener aspecto amenazador v
look black		(frown)	fruncir el ceño v
look carefully at			examinar con atención v
look carefully at			mirar con atención v
look closely at sb sth			examinar de cerca de algo o a algn v
look closely at sth			seguir de cerca un asunto v
look down			mirar hacia abajo v
look down on		(look down upon)	mirar con suficiencia v
look down on		(look down upon)	mirar con desprecio v
look down upon		(look down on)	mirar con suficiencia v
look down upon		(look down on)	mirar con desprecio v
look everywhere			mirar en todas partes v
look foolish			quedar como un tonto v
look for			buscar v
look forward to			tener ganas de v
look forward to			esperar v
look in			mirar dentro v
look in			mirar en v
look in on			visitar v
look into sth			examinar algo v
look into the future			mirar hacia el futuro v
look like sb sth			parecerse a algo algn v
look of disapproval			mirada desaprobatoria v
look on		(spectator)	mirar simplemente v
look on		(consider)	considerar v
look on			estimar v
look on the bright side of sth			mirar el lado bueno de algo v
look out			tener cuidado vi
look out for			estar pendiente de vt
look out for			estar atento a vt
look out!			¡atento! vi
look over			examinar v
look round			mirar alrededor v
look sharp			mirar con dureza v
look silly			quedar como un tonto v
look the other way			mirar para otro lado v
look through			revisar v
look through			hojear v
look to		(expect)	esperar v
look to be		(aspire to)	aspirar a ser v
look up		(in a list, book) en una lista, libro	buscar vt
look up			mirar hacia arriba vi
look up to sb		(admire)	admirar a alguien vt
look upon			considerar vt
look you in the eye			mirarte directamente a los ojos v
look-in	n	usado en negativo	oportunidad nf
look-in	n		chance nm
look-in	n		posibilidad nf
look-out	n		alerta nf
look-out	n		vigía nm
look-out	n		vigilante nm
look-up	n		búsqueda nf
look!			¡mira! interj
make look skinny			hacer que parezca delgado
make oneself look ugly			afearse
new look			nuevo aspecto n
not look back			no mirar atrás v
not look for			no buscar v
not look like			no parecer v
not much too look at		colloquial	poco atractivo adj
quick look			vistazo
second look			segundo vistazo nm
take a careful look			mirar con cuidado v
take a close look			inspeccionar v
take a close look			mirar bien v
take a second look			mirar de nuevo v
take another look			mirar de nuevo v
take another look			volver a mirar v
wet look		(clothes, hair gel etc) ropa, gomina	efecto mojado nm

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about - ahead - alike - around - at - away - be - black - bombed-out - bright - cat - dirty look - distant - do - doleful - dour - female - feminine - fond - forbidding - forlorn - frosty - frumpy - gift - good - hard - horse - ill - innards - intense - like - look after - look at - look away - look back - look down - look down on - look for - look forward to - look into - look on - look onto - look out - look out for - look over - look round - look through - look up - look up to - look upon

Spanish:

afear - alrededor - aparentar - apartar - arrimar - asemejarse - aspecto - atrás - aturullarse - avejentarse - barrer - blandir - botija - buscar - caballo - cara - cariño - cariz - chaval - chavala - ciega - ciego - comer - como quiera - comoquiera - condición - consultar - cuidar - cuidada - cuidado - cuidarse - dar - denotar - desmejorada - desmejorado - desojarse - despelucada - despelucado - despreciar - desprenderse - diccionario - dura - duro - echar - encargarse - espejo - espina - estampa - esteroide - facha

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