look about in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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

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

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I.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADV About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English (information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc.); for translations, consult the appropriate entry (book, information, curious, worry etc.). - About often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.); for translations, consult the relevant entries (move, rummage, lie etc.) - Please note that circa, the Italian translation of about meaning approximately, can either precede or follow the expression it modifies: at about 6 pm = alle 18 circa/circa alle 18; about 25 students = 25 studenti circa/circa 25 studenti.

II.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] PREP

III.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADJ

IV.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] VB trans

V.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt]

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

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

III.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] VB trans

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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!

IV.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] VB intr

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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
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I therefore like to look about me in foreign nations, and advise everyone to do the same.
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The stadium has an unbalanced look about it, with one large stand contrasting with three smaller stands.
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There are 56 three- and four-bedroom semi-detached and detached houses in the development, which has a smart, modern look about it.
www.independent.ie
We need to take a long, hard look about what is genuinely on and off balance sheet.
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Already these geese have young that look about a week old.
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Although his works at first glance have a cheery or boyish look about them, there is a more sensitive idea at their basis.
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Those words have a made-to-mean look about them.
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She is normally seen with messy, long brown hair, red slim-framed glasses, a skirt, striped shirt with jacket over top and has a messy look about her.
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It was revealed in the report that women can look about 3 years younger than what they are, by simply smiling.
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Why in this building does everyone look about 25?
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