look in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for look in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] N

1. look (glance):

look

occhiata f

look

sguardo m

to have or take a look at sth (briefly)

dare un'occhiata a qc

to have or take a look at sth (closely)

esaminare or guardare qc

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

esaminare con cura

to have or take a good look at suspect, photo

osservare con cura or da vicino

I didn't get a good look at the thief

non ho visto bene il ladro

to have a look inside, behind sth

dare un'occhiata dentro, dietro qc

to have a look round house, town

fare un giro di

I had a quick look round (in town)

fare un rapido giro di

I had a quick look round (in shop)

dare un'occhiata attorno

to have a look round the shops

dare un'occhiata ai negozi

to have a look through (peer) telescope

guardare in

to have a look through crack

sbirciare attraverso

to have a look through window

guardare da

to have a look through (scan) archives, files

cercare in

to have a look through essay, report

dare una scorsa a or scorrere

she took one look at him and screamed

lo guardò e urlò

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

mi è bastata una sola occhiata per capire che era malato

let's have a look at that grazed knee

diamo un'occhiata a questo ginocchio sbucciato

to take a long hard look at sth fig

esaminare attentamente qc

2. look (search):

to have a look

guardare

to have a look for sth

cercare qc

I've had several looks

ho guardato più volte

I had a good look in the attic

ho guardato bene in soffitta

3. look (expression):

look

sguardo m

look

espressione f

a look of fear, anger

uno sguardo impaurito, arrabbiato or un'espressione impaurita, arrabbiata

a look of sadness

uno sguardo triste

to give sb a kind, pitying look

guardare qn con gentilezza, con commiserazione

he gave me a look of sheer hatred

mi ha lanciato uno sguardo di puro odio

did you see the look he gave me?

hai visto lo sguardo che mi ha lanciato?

she gave me such a look!

mi ha guardato in un tale modo!

he got some odd or funny looks

l'hanno guardato in modo strano

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

non mi piace il suo sguardo

you could tell from the look on his face that …

dalla sua espressione si vedeva che …

to give sb a dirty, evil look

lanciare un'occhiataccia a qn

4. look (appearance):

look (of person)

aspetto m

look (of person)

aria f

look (of building, car, design, scenery)

aspetto m

to have a look of weariness, sadness about one

avere l'aria affaticata, triste

the car has a dated look

la macchina ha una linea un po' datata

she has a look of her father about her

ha qualcosa di suo padre or ricorda suo padre

to have the look of a military man, seasoned traveller

avere l'aspetto di un militare, di un viaggiatore esperto

I like the look of it

mi piace il suo aspetto

I like the look of the new computer, car

mi piace la linea del nuovo computer, della nuova auto

I like the look of him

mi piace il suo aspetto

I don't like the look of him

non mi piace il suo aspetto or non mi ispira fiducia

I don't like the look of the weather

il tempo sembra mettersi al peggio

I don't like the look of that rash

queste eruzioni cutanee mi piacciono poco

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

all'apparenza or a giudicare dal suo aspetto dovrebbe avere 40 anni

by the look(s) of the barometer

a giudicare dal barometro

5. look (style):

look

look m

look

stile m

the look for the 90's

il look degli anni 90

II.looks N

looks npl:

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

è bello, ma sa recitare?

looks aren't everything

la bellezza non è tutto

to keep one's looks

mantenersi bello

he's losing his looks

non è più bello come una volta

you can't go or judge by looks alone

non si può giudicare solo dalle apparenze

III.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] VB trans

1. look (gaze, stare):

look

guardare

look what he's done!

guarda cosa ha fatto!

look how, where…

guarda come, dove…

to look sb in the eye, in the face

guardare qn negli occhi, in faccia

to look sb up and down (appraisingly)

guardare qn dalla testa ai piedi

to look sb up and down (critically)

squadrare qn dalla testa ai piedi

to look one's last on house, view

lanciare un ultimo sguardo a

look what arrived this morning

guarda che cosa è arrivato questa mattina

look who it is!

guarda chi c'è!

look who's just walked in!

(ma) guarda chi è entrato! guarda un po' chi è entrato!

now look what you've done!

guarda che cosa hai fatto!

look what time it starts!

ma guarda un po' a che ora comincia!

2. look (appear):

to look one's age

dimostrare gli anni che si hanno

she's 40 but she doesn't look it

ha 40 anni ma non li dimostra

to look one's best

stare benissimo

she still looks the same

non è cambiata

to look an idiot or a fool

sembrare uno sciocco

it won't look good if you refuse

sembra brutto se rifiuti

he doesn't look himself today

oggi non sembra lui

IV.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] VB intr

1. look:

look

guardare (into in; over sopra)

to look and see who's at the door

guardare chi è alla porta

to look and see what's on TV

guardare cosa c'è in TV

to look at sb, sth

guardare qn, qc

to look away

distogliere lo sguardo or guardare da un'altra parte

to look in at the window

guardare dentro dalla finestra

to look out of or through the window

guardare dalla finestra

to look the other way

guardare dall'altra parte or girare la testa

to look the other way fig

fingere di non vedere

to look up and down the street

guardare in tutta la strada

I didn't know where to look fig

non sapevo dove mettermi

(in shop) I'm just looking

guardo soltanto

2. look (search):

look

cercare

look

guardare

to look down list

scorrere

to look for sth

cercare qc

a group of youths looking for trouble

una banda di giovani in cerca di guai

are you looking for a smack in the mouth? inf

vuoi un pugno sul muso?

3. look (appear, seem):

look

sembrare

he looks happy

sembra felice

it's nice to see you looking happy

è bello vederti felice

you look hot, cold

sembra che tu abbia caldo, freddo

he doesn't look French

non sembra francese

he looks young for his age

per uno della sua età ha un aspetto giovanile

he looks about 50

dimostra una cinquantina d'anni

that dress makes you look younger

quel vestito ti fa sembrare più giovane

how do I look?

come sto? che aspetto ho?

you look well

hai un bell'aspetto

you don't look well

non hai un bell'aspetto or non ti vedo bene

you look good in that hat

ti sta bene quel cappello

you look good enough to eat!

mi vien voglia di mangiarti con gli occhi!

that cake looks good

il dolce ha un bell'aspetto

the picture will look good in the study

il quadro starà bene nello studio

how does my tie look?

come sta la mia cravatta?

it doesn't look straight

non sembra dritto

it doesn't look right

non mi sembra giusto

how does it look to you?

che te ne sembra? cosa ne pensi?

it looks OK to me

per me può andare

does the meat look cooked to you?

ti sembra cotta la carne?

things are looking good

sembra che le cose vadano bene

things aren't looking too good

non sembra che le cose vadano troppo bene

it looks to me as if or though

mi sembra che or ho l'impressione che

this looks to me like the right street

mi sembra la strada giusta

it looks as if or though it will rain, snow

sembra che voglia piovere, nevicare

it looks likely that …

sembra probabile che …

it looks certain that …

sembra certo che …

he looks to be the strongest

sembra che sia il più forte

it looks to be a question of time, money

sembra che sia una questione di tempo, di denaro

4. look:

to look like sb, sth

assomigliare a qn, qc

it doesn't look anything like a Picasso!

non assomiglia per niente a un Picasso!

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

non sembri (assolutamente) tu in quella fotografia

what does she look like?

com'è? che aspetto ha?

what does the house look like?

com'è la casa?

it looks like being funny, interesting

sembra (che sia) divertente, interessante

you look like being the only man there

sembra che tu sarai l'unico uomo lì

she looks like being the first to finish

sembra che sarà la prima a finire

it looks like he's dying

sembra che morirà

it looks like rain, snow

sembra che voglia piovere, nevicare

it certainly looks like it

ne ha tutta l'aria

“are you having trouble?” “what does it look like?” iron

“sei nei guai?” “secondo te?”

what does it look like to you? murder?

che cosa ne pensate? (è un) omicidio?

it looks like cancer to me

penso che sia cancro

you look like you could do with a drink, bath

ho l'impressione che un drink, un bagno ti farà bene

5. look:

look, also look here

guarda

look, also look here

ascolta

look, this is ridiculous

guarda, è ridicolo

look, it wasn't my fault

ascolta, non è stata colpa mia

look here, I'm in no mood for jokes

guarda, non sono in vena di scherzi

6. look (be oriented):

to look north, south house, room:

dare a nord, a sud

V.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk]

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

= mi ha fulminato con lo sguardo

look at VB [lʊk -] (look at [sth])

1. look at:

look at

guardare

look at (briefly)

dare un'occhiata a

look at the state of you!

guarda in che stato sei!

just look at the state of this room!

guarda in che stato è questa stanza!

look at this coat, book!

guarda questo cappotto, questo libro!

just look at this!

guarda un po' questo!

you'd never guess, to look at her

a guardarla non indovineresti mai

he's, it's not much to look at

non è granché (d'aspetto)

2. look at (examine):

look at equipment

esaminare, verificare

look at doctor: patient, wound

esaminare, guardare

look at workman: car, plumbing

guardare, dare un'occhiata a

look at problem, implications, effects, ways, offer, options

esaminare, studiare

you should get that wound looked at

dovresti farti vedere quella ferita

3. look at (see, view):

look at life, events, situation

guardare, considerare

look at problem

considerare, esaminare

try and look at it my way

cerca di vedere le cose dal mio punto di vista

his way of looking at things

il suo modo di vedere le cose

look at it this way, if he offers, I won't refuse

mettiamola così, se mi farà un'offerta, non rifiuterò

that's how I look at it

è così che la vedo

the problem needs to be looked at from all angles

il problema va analizzato da tutti i punti di vista

you can't be too careful, look at Tom!

non si è mai troppo attenti, guarda (cosa è successo a) Tom!

4. look at (face):

to be looking at firm: bankruptcy, collapse

essere sull'orlo di

to be looking at criminal: life sentence, fine

rischiare

you're looking at major repairs here

si tratta di fare delle grosse riparazioni qui

you're looking at a bill for about 3, 000 dollars

ti puoi aspettare un conto di circa 3.000 dollari

look beyond VB [lʊk -]

look beyond immediate results, situation:

look beyond

guardare oltre

look back VB [lʊk -] (look back)

1. look back (turn around):

look back

girarsi indietro (per guardare), guardare indietro

to look back at sb, sth

girarsi per guardare qn, qc

2. look back (reflect, reminisce):

let's look back to the year 1964

torniamo (col pensiero) all'anno 1964

if we look back to the 19th century

se consideriamo il XIX secolo

since then she's never looked back

da allora, non ci ha più ripensato

to look back on past

ricordare

to look back on experience

ricordare or ripensare a

to look back on career, marriage

fare il bilancio di

looking back on it, I think I made the right decision

a ripensarci, credo di avere preso la decisione giusta

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

1. look after (care for):

look after patient, sick animal

prendersi cura di

look after child

badare a, prendersi cura di

look after customer, guest

occuparsi di, prendersi cura di

look after animal, plant

occuparsi di

look after car, equipment

provvedere alla manutenzione di

look after belongings, toys

occuparsi di, prendersi cura di

he's being looked after by his grandparents

sono i suoi nonni che si prendono cura di lui

these books have been well looked after

questi libri sono stati trattati con cura

to look after sb's needs

prendersi cura or occuparsi dei bisogni di qn

2. look after (be responsible for):

look after administration, finances, business, shop

occuparsi di

look after class, schoolchildren

badare a

to look after sb's interests

occuparsi degli interessi di qn

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

fai attenzione ai miei bagagli, torno subito!

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

1. look after (cope):

she's too frail to look after herself

è troppo fragile per cavarsela da sola

I'm old enough to look after myself

sono abbastanza grande per cavarmela da solo

2. look after (be careful):

safe journey, and look after yourself!

buon viaggio, e sii prudente!

look about VB [lʊk -]

look about → look around

See also look around

I.look around VB [lʊk -] (look around)

1. look around (turn around):

look around

voltarsi (a guardare)

2. look around (glance around):

look around

guardare in giro, guardarsi intorno

to look around at one's friends, colleagues fig

vagliare i propri amici, colleghi

3. look around (search):

look around

cercare

to look around for sb, sth

cercare qn, qc

4. look around (visit, examine):

look around (in building, town)

fare un giro

look around (in room)

dare un'occhiata

II.look around VB [lʊk -] (look around [sth])

look around church, town

visitare, fare un giro in

look around room

guardare in giro per, fare il giro di

they spent the morning looking around London, the shops

hanno passato il mattino in giro per Londra, per negozi

look towards VB [lʊk -]

look towards room, building sea, park:

look towards

dare su, guardare verso

I.look around VB [lʊk -] (look around)

1. look around (turn around):

look around

voltarsi (a guardare)

2. look around (glance around):

look around

guardare in giro, guardarsi intorno

to look around at one's friends, colleagues fig

vagliare i propri amici, colleghi

3. look around (search):

look around

cercare

to look around for sb, sth

cercare qn, qc

4. look around (visit, examine):

look around (in building, town)

fare un giro

look around (in room)

dare un'occhiata

II.look around VB [lʊk -] (look around [sth])

look around church, town

visitare, fare un giro in

look around room

guardare in giro per, fare il giro di

they spent the morning looking around London, the shops

hanno passato il mattino in giro per Londra, per negozi

I.look out VB [lʊk -] (look out)

look out (take care)

fare attenzione, badare (for a)

look out (be wary)

non fidarsi, essere diffidente (for di)

you must look out for snakes

faccia attenzione ai serpenti

look out for motorists turning out of side roads

fate attenzione ai veicoli che sbucano dalle strade secondarie

look out!

attenzione!

II.look out VB [lʊk -] (look out for [sb, sth])

look out person

fare la posta a

look out new recruits, talent

essere alla ricerca di, a caccia di

look out apartment, book

cercare, essere in cerca di

look out signs, symptoms

stare attento alla comparsa di

look out cases, examples

reperire, cercare

look out bargain, special offer

essere a caccia di

III.look out VB [lʊk -] (look out for [oneself])

look out

cavarsela da solo

IV.look out VB [lʊk -] (look out over [sth])

look out window, balcony sea, park:

look out

dare su, guardare

look in VB [lʊk -]

1. look in (pay a visit):

look in

fare un salto, passare

I'll look in again tomorrow

ripasserò domani

to look in on person, class, rehearsals

passare a vedere or fare un salto a vedere

look in on the baby and check she's still asleep

va' a vedere se la bambina dorme ancora

2. look in (watch TV):

if there are any viewers looking in who want more details, please contact us

i telespettatori che desiderano maggiori informazioni possono contattarci

look in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for look in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.look [lʊk] N

1. look (act of looking, examination):

look

sguardo m

look

occhiata f

to take [or have] a look at sth

dare un'occhiata a qc

to take a look for sth/sb

cercare qc/qu

2. look (appearance):

look

aspetto m

good looks

bellezza f

to have the look of sb/sth

assomigliare a qu/qc

by the look of things

a quanto pare

3. look (style):

look

look m inv

II.look [lʊk] VB intr

1. look (use sight):

look

guardare

to look at sth/sb

guardare qc/qu

to look at a book

dare un'occhiata a un libro

to look out (of) the window

guardare dalla finestra

oh, look!

guarda!

look here

ehi tu!

2. look (search):

look

cercare

to look for sth/sb

cercare qc/qu

3. look (appear, seem):

look

sembrare

to look like sb/sth

sembrare qu/qc

to look bad/good

avere/non avere un bell'aspetto

to look tired

avere l'aria stanca

to look as if …

sembrare che … +subj

4. look (face):

look

dare

to look north

essere esposto a nord

III.look [lʊk] VB trans

1. look (examine):

look

guardare

to look sb in the eye

guardare qc negli occhi

2. look (seem):

look

sembrare

to look one's age

dimostrare la propria età

to look the part THEAT

calarsi nel personaggio

Phrases:

to look the other way

voltarsi dall'altra parte

look about VB intr

look about

guardarsi intorno

look down VB intr

1. look down:

look down (from above)

guardare verso il basso

look down (lower eyes)

abbassare lo sguardo

2. look down (feel superior):

to look down on sth/sb

disprezzare qc/qu

look-alike [ˈlʊk·ə·ˌlɑɪk] N

look-alike person

sosia m

look-alike thing

imitazione f

look upon VB intr

look upon PHRVB look on

See also look on

look on VB intr (watch)

look on

guardare

look back VB intr

1. look back (look behind oneself):

look back

guardarsi indietro

2. look back (remember):

look back

ricordare

look into VB intr

look into

esaminare

I.look around VB intr

1. look around (look behind oneself):

look around

voltarsi

2. look around (look in all directions):

look around

guardarsi intorno

3. look around (search):

to look around for

cercare

II.look around VB trans (inspect)

look around

ispezionare

look for VB trans

1. look for (search for):

look for

cercare

2. look for (expect):

look for

sperare

look over VB trans

look over report

rivedere

look over house

ispezionare

look Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

you look like nothing (else) on earth

hai un aspetto terribile

to look for a way to do sth

cercare il modo di fare qc

I look forward to hearing from you

spero di ricevere presto tue notizie

to take a (good) hard look at sth

guardare bene qc

to look/lean out of the window

guardare/sporgersi dalla finestra

to look on the bright side of sth

cogliere il lato buono di qc [o ver]

which ever way you look at it

gira e rigira

not to look/to look one's age

portare bene/male gli anni

I don't like the look of things

non tira aria buona qui fig

to look at oneself in a mirror

specchiarsi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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It's not fair that she made us look like hooligans.

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