good looks [ˌɡʊdˈlʊks] N npl
- good looks
- bellezza f
- good looks
- avvenenza f
- good looks
- bell'aspetto m
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
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
good looks N
- good looks
- bellezza f
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
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
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