look after in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for look after in the English»French Dictionary

I.look after VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look after [sb/sth])

1. look after (care for):

look after patient, sick animal

soigner

look after child

garder

look after customer, guest

s'occuper de

look after animal, plant

s'occuper de

look after car, equipment

entretenir

look after belongings, toys

prendre soin de

he's being looked after by his grand-parents

ce sont ses grand-parents qui le gardent

these books have been well looked after

on a pris soin de ces livres

to look after sb's needs

satisfaire les besoins de qn

2. look after (be responsible for):

look after administration, finances, business, shop

s'occuper de

look after class, schoolchildren

surveiller

to look after sb's interests

veiller aux intérêts de qn

look after my luggage, I'll be back in a minute!

surveille mes bagages, je reviens tout de suite!

II.look after VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look after oneself)

1. look after (cope):

she's too frail to look after herself

elle est trop fragile pour se débrouiller toute seule

I'm old enough to look after myself

je suis assez grand pour me débrouiller tout seul

2. look after (be careful):

safe journey, and look after yourself

bon voyage, sois prudent!

Translations for look after in the French»English Dictionary

je me soigne

I look after myself

soigner mains

to look after

Translations for look after in the English»French Dictionary

I.after [Brit ˈɑːftə, Am ˈæftər] ADV As both adverb and preposition, after is translated in most contexts by après: after the meal = après le repas; H comes after G = H vient après G; day after day = jour après jour; just after 3 pm = juste après 15 heures; three weeks after = trois semaines après.
When after is used as a conjunction it is translated by après avoir (or être) + past participle where the two verbs have the same subject: after I've finished my book, I'll cook dinner = après avoir fini mon livre je vais préparer le dîner; after he had consulted Bill ou after consulting Bill, he decided to accept the offer = après avoir consulté Bill, il a décidé d'accepter l'offre.
When the two verbs have different subjects the translation is après que + indicative: I'll lend you the book after Fred has read it = je te prêterai le livre après que Fred l'aura lu.
For more examples and particular usages see the entry below.
See also the usage note on time units .

1. after (following time or event):

after

après

before and after

avant et après

soon or shortly or not long after

peu après

for weeks after

pendant des semaines après

straight after Brit, right after Am

tout de suite après

2. after (following specific time):

the week/year after

la semaine/l'année suivante or d'après

the day after

le lendemain

II.after [Brit ˈɑːftə, Am ˈæftər] PREP

1. after (later in time than):

after

après

after the film

après le film

immediately after the strike

aussitôt après la grève

after that date (in future)

au-delà de cette date

after that date (in past)

après cette date

shortly after 10 pm

peu après 22 h

it was after six o'clock

il était six heures passées, il était plus de six heures

after that

après (cela)

the day after tomorrow

après-demain

a ceremony after which there was a banquet

une cérémonie après laquelle il y a eu un banquet

he had breakfast as usual, after which he left

il a pris son petit déjeuner comme d'habitude, après quoi il est parti

2. after (given):

after

après

after my attempt at milking, I was nervous

après ma tentative de traire les vaches je n'étais pas très sûr de moi

after the way he behaved

après la façon dont il s'est conduit

after all we did for you!

après tout ce que nous avons fait pour toi!

3. after (in spite of):

after

malgré, après

after all the trouble I took labelling the package, it got lost

malgré tout le mal que je me suis donné à étiqueter le paquet, il s'est perdu

after what she's been through, she's still interested?

malgré or après ce qu'elle a subi, ça l'intéresse toujours?

4. after (expressing contrast):

after

après

the film was disappointing after all the hype inf

après tout le battage le film était décevant inf

it's boring here after Paris

après Paris, on s'ennuie ici

5. after (behind):

to run or chase after sb/sth

courir après qn/qc

please shut the gate after you

refermez la grille derrière vous s'il vous plaît

6. after (following in sequence):

after

après

your name comes after mine on the list

ton nom vient après le mien sur la liste

the adjective comes after the noun

l'adjectif vient après le nom

7. after (following in rank, precedence):

after

après

she's next in line after Bob for promotion

elle sera la prochaine après Bob à avoir une promotion

he was placed third after Smith and Jones

il est arrivé troisième après Smith et Jones

after you! (letting someone pass ahead)

après vous!

8. after (in the direction of):

to stare after sb

regarder qn s'éloigner

‘don't forget!’ Mimi called after her

‘n'oublie pas!’ lui a crié Mimi

9. after (in the wake of):

after

derrière

I'm not tidying up after you!

je n'ai pas l'intention de ranger derrière toi!

10. after (in pursuit of):

to be after sth

chercher qc

that's the house they're after

c'est la maison qu'ils veulent acheter

the police are after him

il est recherché par la police

to come or go after sb

poursuivre qn

he'll come after me

il va essayer de me retrouver

it's me he's after (to settle score)

c'est à moi qu'il en veut

I wonder what she's after?

je me demande ce qu'elle veut?

I think he's after my job

je pense qu'il veut (me) prendre ma place

to be after sb (sexually) inf

s'intéresser à qn

11. after (beyond):

after

après

about 400 metres after the crossroads

environ 400 mètres après le carrefour

12. after (stressing continuity, repetitiveness):

day after day

jour après jour

generation after generation

génération après génération

time after time

maintes et maintes fois

mile after mile of bush

des kilomètres et des kilomètres de brousse

it was one disaster after another

on a eu catastrophe sur catastrophe

13. after (about):

to ask after sb

demander des nouvelles de qn

14. after (in honour or memory of):

to name a child after sb

donner à un enfant le nom de qn

named after James Joyce monument, street, institution, pub

portant le nom de James Joyce

we called her Kate after my mother

nous l'avons appelée Kate comme ma mère

15. after (in the manner of):

‘after Millet’

‘d'après Millet’

it's a painting after Klee

c'est un tableau fait à la manière de Klee

16. after Am (past):

it's twenty after eleven

il est onze heures vingt

III.after [Brit ˈɑːftə, Am ˈæftər] CONJ

1. after (in sequence of events):

after

après avoir or être

after + pp

après que + indic

don't go for a swim too soon after eating

ne va pas nager trop tôt après avoir mangé

after we had left we realized that …

après être partis nous nous sommes rendu compte que …

after she had confessed to the murder, he was released

après qu'elle a avoué le meurtre, il a été relâché

we return the bottles after they have been washed

nous retournons les bouteilles après qu'elles ont été lavées

2. after (given that):

after hearing all about him we want to meet him

après tout ce que nous avons entendu sur lui nous voulons le rencontrer

after you explained the situation they didn't call the police

une fois que tu leur as expliqué la situation ils n'ont pas appelé la police

3. after (in spite of the fact that):

why did he do that after we'd warned him of the consequences?

pourquoi a-t-il fait ça alors que nous l'avions prévenu des conséquences?

IV.afters N

afters npl Brit inf:

afters

dessert m

what's for afters?

qu'est-ce qu'il y a comme dessert?

V.after all ADV

1. after all (when reinforcing point):

after all

après tout

after all, nobody forced you to leave

après tout personne ne t'a obligé à partir

2. after all (when reassessing stance, opinion):

after all

après tout, finalement

it wasn't such a bad idea after all

après tout or finalement ce n'était pas une si mauvaise idée

he decided not to stay after all

finalement il a décidé de ne pas rester

See also fashion

I.fashion [Brit ˈfaʃ(ə)n, Am ˈfæʃən] N

1. fashion (manner):

fashion

façon f

fashion

manière f

in my own fashion

à ma manière

in the Chinese/French fashion

à la chinoise/française

I can swim/cook after a fashion

je nage/cuisine plus ou moins bien

2. fashion (vogue, trend):

fashion

mode f

in fashion

à la mode

out of fashion

démodé

to come into fashion

devenir à la mode

to go out of fashion

se démoder, passer de mode

the fashion for mini-skirts

la mode or la vogue des mini-jupes

the latest fashion

la dernière mode

the fashion is for long coats this winter

les manteaux longs sont à la mode or sont en vogue cet hiver

to be a slave to fashion

être l'esclave de la mode

to start a fashion

lancer une mode

to be all the fashion

faire fureur

to set the fashion

donner le ton

to set the fashion attr accessory

de mode

to set the fashion jewellery, tights

fantaisie

inv to make a fashion statement

essayer de lancer une mode

II.fashions N

fashions npl:

ladies' fashions

vêtements mpl pour femmes

Paris/1930s fashions

la mode parisienne/des années 30

III.fashion [Brit ˈfaʃ(ə)n, Am ˈfæʃən] VB trans

1. fashion (mould):

fashion clay, wood

façonner (into en)

2. fashion (make):

fashion artefact

fabriquer (out of, from de)

I.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] N

1. look (glance):

look

coup m d'œil

to have or take a look at sth (briefly)

jeter un coup d'œil à or sur qc

to have or take a look at sth (closely)

examiner qc

to have or take a good look at car, contract, patient

examiner [qc] soigneusement

to have or take a good look at suspect, photo

regarder [qc] de près

I didn't get a good look at the thief

je n'ai pas bien vu le voleur

to have a look inside/behind sth

regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière qc

to have a look round house, town

faire un tour de

I had a quick look round (in town)

j'ai fait un petit tour

I had a quick look round (in shop)

j'ai jeté un coup d'œil

to have a look round the shops

faire le tour des magasins

to have a look through (peer) telescope

regarder dans

to have a look through crack, window

regarder par

to have a look through (scan) archives, files

chercher dans

to have a look through essay, report

parcourir

she took one look at him and screamed

elle l'a regardé et s'est mise à crier

I took one look at him and knew that he was ill

j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade

let's have a look at that grazed knee

voyons ce genou écorché

to take a long hard look at sth fig

étudier sérieusement qc

2. look (search):

to have a look

chercher

to have a look for sth

chercher qc

I've had several looks

j'ai regardé or cherché plusieurs fois

I had a good look in the attic

j'ai bien cherché dans le grenier

3. look (expression):

look

regard m

a look of fear/anger

un regard rempli de terreur/de colère

a look of sadness

un regard triste

to give sb a kind/pitying look

regarder qn avec bonté/pitié

he gave me a look of sheer hatred

il m'a lancé or jeté un regard de pure haine

did you see the look he gave me?

tu as vu le regard qu'il m'a jeté?

she gave me such a look!

elle m'a jeté un de ces regards!

he got some odd or funny looks

on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air

I don't like the look on his face or in his eye

je n'aime pas son air

you could tell from the look on his face that …

à son expression on voyait que …

to give sb a dirty/evil look

regarder qn d'un sale œil/d'un air méchant

4. look (appearance):

look (of person)

air m

look (of building, car, design, scenery)

aspect m

to have a look of weariness/sadness about one

avoir l'air abattu/triste

the car has a dated look

la voiture ne fait pas très moderne

she has a look of her father about her

elle a quelque chose de son père

to have the look of a military man/seasoned traveller

avoir l'allure d'un militaire/d'un voyageur expérimenté

I like the look of it

ça a l'air bien

I like the look of the new computer/car

j'aime bien la ligne du nouvel ordinateur/de la nouvelle voiture

I like the look of him

il a l'air sympa inf

I like the look of him

il a une bonne tête inf

I don't like the look of him

il ne m'inspire pas confiance

I don't like the look of the weather

le ciel n'annonce rien de bon

I don't like the look of that rash

ces rougeurs m'inquiètent

by the look(s) of him he must be about 40

à le voir on lui donnerait la quarantaine

by the look(s) of the barometer

à en juger par le baromètre

5. look (style):

look

look m inf

look

style m

the look for the 90's

le look des années 90

II.looks N

looks npl:

he's got the looks, but can he act?

il a le physique, mais sait-il jouer?

looks aren't everything

il n'y a pas que la beauté qui compte

to keep one's looks

rester beau/belle

he's losing his looks

il n'est pas aussi beau qu'autrefois

you can't go or judge by looks alone

il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences

III.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] VB trans

1. look (gaze, stare):

look

regarder

look what he's done!

regarde ce qu'il a fait!

look how/where…

regarde comment/où…

to look sb in the eye/in the face

regarder qn dans les yeux/en face

to look sb up and down (appraisingly)

regarder qn de haut en bas

to look sb up and down (critically)

toiser qn des pieds à la tête

to look one's last on house, view

jeter un dernier regard sur

look what arrived this morning

regarde ce qui est arrivé ce matin

look who it is!

regarde qui voilà!

look who's just walked in!

regarde qui vient d'arriver!

now look what you've done!

regarde ce que tu as fait!

look what time it starts!

tu as vu à quelle heure ça commence!

2. look (appear):

to look one's age

faire son âge

to look one's best

être à son avantage

she still looks the same

elle n'a pas changé

to look an idiot or a fool

avoir l'air ridicule

it won't look good if you refuse

ça sera mal vu si tu refuses

he doesn't look himself today

il n'a pas l'air dans son assiette aujourd'hui

IV.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] VB intr

1. look:

look

regarder (into dans, over par-dessus)

to look and see who's at the door

regarder qui est à la porte

to look and see what's on TV

regarder ce qu'il y a à la télé

to look at sb/sth

regarder qn/qc

to look away

détourner le regard or les yeux

to look in at the window

regarder (à l'intérieur) par la fenêtre

to look out of or through the window

regarder par la fenêtre

to look the other way lit

regarder ailleurs

to look the other way fig

fermer les yeux

to look up and down the street

regarder partout dans la rue

I didn't know where to look fig

je ne savais plus où me mettre

(in shop) I'm just looking

je ne fais que regarder

2. look (search):

look

chercher, regarder

to look down list

parcourir

to look for sth

chercher qc

a group of youths looking for trouble

une bande de jeunes qui cherchent la bagarre

are you looking for a smack in the mouth inf?

tu veux mon poing sur la figuremi? inf

3. look (appear, seem):

look

avoir l'air, paraître

he looks happy

il a l'air heureux, il paraît heureux

it's nice to see you looking happy

ça fait plaisir de te voir heureux

you look hot/cold

tu as l'air d'avoir chaud/froid

he doesn't look French

il n'a pas l'air français , il ne fait pas français

he looks young for his age

il fait or il paraît jeune pour son âge

she's 40 but she doesn't look it

elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas

he looks about 50

il doit avoir la cinquantaine

that dress makes you look younger

cette robe te rajeunit

how do I look?

comment me trouves-tu?

you look well

tu as bonne mine

you don't look well

tu as mauvaise mine

you look good in that hat

ce chapeau te va bien

you look good enough to eat!

tu es mignon à croquer! inf

that cake looks good

ce gâteau a l'air bon

the picture will look good in the study

le tableau ira bien dans le bureau

how does my tie look?

comment est ma cravate?

it doesn't look straight

il n'est pas droit, il est de travers

it doesn't look right

ça ne va pas

how does it look to you?

qu'est-ce que tu en penses?

it looks OK to me

ça m'a l'air d'aller

does the meat look cooked to you?

est-ce que tu crois que la viande est cuite?

things are looking good

les choses se présentent bien

things aren't looking too good

ça ne se présente pas très bien

it looks to me as if or though

j'ai l'impression que

this looks to me like the right street

j'ai l'impression que c'est la bonne rue

it looks as if or though it will rain/snow

on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger

it looks likely that …

il semble probable que …

+ subj it looks certain that …

il semble certain que …

+ indic he looks to be the strongest

il semble être le plus fort

it looks to be a question of time/money

ça a l'air d'être une question de temps/d'argent

4. look:

to look like (in appearance)

ressembler à qn/qc

it doesn't look anything like a Picasso!

ça ne ressemble absolument pas à un Picasso!

that photograph doesn't look like you or looks nothing like you

on ne te reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo

what does she look like?

comment est-elle?

what does the house look like?

comment est la maison?

5. look:

to look like (show likelihood of) it looks like being funny/interesting

cela promet d'être amusant/intéressant

you look like being the only man there

il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent

she looks like being the first to finish

il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle soit la première à finir

it looks like he's dying

tout porte à croire qu'il est mourant

it looks like rain/snow

on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger

it certainly looks like it

ça en a tout l'air

‘are you having trouble?’ ‘what does it look like?’ iron

‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron

what does it look like to you? murder?

qu'en pensez-vous? c'est un meurtre?

it looks like cancer to me

je pense que c'est un cancer

you look like you could do with a drink/bath

j'ai l'impression qu'un verre d'alcool/un bain ne te ferait pas de mal

6. look:

look, a. look here

écoute

look, this is ridiculous

écoute, c'est ridicule

look, it wasn't my fault

écoute, ce n'était pas ma faute

look here, I'm in no mood for jokes

écoute-moi bien, je ne suis pas d'humeur à plaisanter

7. look (be oriented):

to look north/south house, room:

être orienté au nord/sud

V.-looking COMP

serious/distinguished-looking person

à l'air sérieux/distingué

dubious/sinister-looking place, object

à l'aspect douteux/sinistre

he's not bad-looking

il n'est pas mal

VI.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk]

if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now

il/elle/etc m'a fusillé du regard

look after in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for look after in the English»French Dictionary

look after VB trans

look after

s'occuper de

to look after oneself

prendre soin de soi

to look after one's interests

veiller sur ses propres intérêts

to look after number one pej

ne penser qu'à ses propres intérêts

Translations for look after in the French»English Dictionary

soigner animal, plante, personne

to look after

savoir soigner ses invités

to look after one's guests

soigner infirmier

to look after

se soigner tout seul

to look after oneself

préserver intérêts

to look after

entretenir beauté, vêtement

to look after

garder maison, enfant, animal

to look after

Translations for look after in the English»French Dictionary

I.after [ˈɑ:ftəʳ, Am ˈæftɚ] PREP

1. after:

after

après

after two days

deux jours plus tard

after meals

après manger

(a) quarter after six Am

six heures et quart

the day after tomorrow

après-demain

after 6 May since then

depuis le 6 mai

after 6 May as from then

à partir du 6 mai

2. after (behind):

to run after sb

courir après qn

to go after one's goal

poursuivre son but

to slam the door after one

claquer la porte derrière soi

3. after (following):

D comes after C

le D suit le C

to have quarrel after quarrel

avoir dispute sur dispute

hour after hour

pendant des heures

4. after (trying to get):

to be after sb/sth

chercher qn/qc

the police are after him

la police le recherche

what are you after?

qu'est-ce que vous voulez?

5. after (about):

to ask after sb

demander des nouvelles de qn

6. after (despite):

after all

après tout

after all this work

après tout ce travail

7. after (similar to):

drawing after Picasso

dessin m d'après Picasso

to name sth/sb after sb

donner à qc/qn le nom de qn

II.after [ˈɑ:ftəʳ, Am ˈæftɚ] ADV

after

après

soon after

peu après

the day after

le lendemain

III.after [ˈɑ:ftəʳ, Am ˈæftɚ] CONJ

after

après (que)

he spoke after she went out

il parla après qu'elle fut sortie

I'll call him after I've taken a shower

je l'appellerai quand j'aurai pris une douche

I.look [lʊk] N

1. look (act of looking, examining):

look

regard m

to give sb a look

jeter un regard à qn

to have a look at sth

jeter un coup d'œil à qc

to take a (good) hard look at sb/sth

regarder qn/qc de près

2. look (appearance, expression):

look

air m

to have the look of sb/sth

avoir l'air de qn/qc

by the look of things

selon toute apparence

sb's looks

l'allure f de qn

sb's good looks

le physique de qn

3. look (act of searching):

to have a look for sb/sth

chercher qn/qc

4. look (specified style):

look

look m

Phrases:

if looks could kill

si les yeux pouvaient tuer

II.look [lʊk] INTERJ

look

regarde(z)!

III.look [lʊk] VB intr

1. look (use one's sight):

to look at sb/sth

regarder qn/qc

to look sb up and down

regarder qn de haut en bas

to look out (of) the window

regarder par la fenêtre

to be not much to look at

ne pas en valoir la peine

to look the other way

regarder dans l'autre direction

to look askance at sb

regarder qn d'un air soupçonneux

2. look + adj or n (appear, seem, resemble):

look

avoir l'air

to look one's age

faire son âge

to look one's best

être à son avantage

it looks as if sb is doing sth

qn a l'air de faire qc

to look like sb/sth

ressembler à qn/qc

3. look (hope):

to look to do sth

espérer faire qc

to look ahead

se tourner vers l'avenir

4. look (pay attention):

look

faire attention

5. look (regard, consider):

to look at sth

considérer qc

6. look (examine, study, evaluate):

to look at sth

examiner qc

7. look (face a particular direction):

to look north

faire face au nord

Phrases:

to look daggers at sb

foudroyer du regard

don't look a gift-horse in the mouth prov

à cheval donné on ne regarde pas à la bride prov

to make sb look small

remettre qn à sa place

look before you leap prov

il ne faut pas sauter les yeux fermés

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At a tender age she began to look after the house during her parents' frequent absences.

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No one wants to excuse spouses from their obligation to look after each other for richer or for poorer.

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He is an airforce pilot with an equally painful past - his wife died leaving him with a young child to look after.

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Many people were shocked by this event however they continued to look after him as he was at this house.

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She however said that she would continue to look after the people she and her husband had been looking after so far.

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Usually men do the agricultural work and women look after children and cook for the family.

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Being qadi of the city, he was supposed to look after all the administrative and managerial affairs of the city.

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Extremely poor patients who are denied admissions to hospitals or who have no one to look after them are taken to this hospital.

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After her grandmother's death, she inherits a surprisingly large amount of money and is able to look after herself and her brother properly.

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They believe it is their duty to look after the land and take only what is needed.

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