looking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for looking in the English»Serbian Dictionary

good-'look·ing <more good-looking, most good-looking [or better-looking, best-looking]> ADJ

good-looking

zgodan

good-looking

lep

'look·ing glass N old

looking glass

ogledalo nt

'for·ward-look·ing ADJ

forward-looking

napredan

nice-'look·ing ADJ

nice-looking (person)

privlačan

nice-looking (person)

zgodan

nice-looking (thing, woman also)

lep

'in·ward-look·ing ADJ

inward-looking

okrenut sebi

inward-looking

samoživ

I.look [lʊk] N

1. look usu sing (glance):

look

pogled m

to get a good look at sb/sth

dobro pogledati nekoga/nešto

to give sb a look

pogledati nekoga

to give sb a look (glimpse)

baciti pogled na nekoga

to give sb a look of disbelief

gledati nekoga u neverici

to have a look round

pogledati unaokolo

2. look (facial expression):

look

izraz m lica

3. look no pl (examination):

may I have a look?

mogu li da pogledam?

to have a look at sth

dobro pogledati nešto

to take a [good,] hard look at sb/sth

pažljivo proučiti nekoga/nešto

4. look no pl (search):

to have a look for sb/sth

potražiti nekoga/nešto

5. look no pl (appearance):

look

izgled m

I don't like the look of it

ne sviđa mi se kako to izgleda

by the look[s] of things

izgleda da

by the look[s] of things

kako izgleda

6. look (person's appearance):

looks pl

izgled

good looks

dobar [or lep] izgled

good looks

lepota

7. look FASHION:

look

stil m

II.look [lʊk] INTERJ (explanatory, protesting)

look

slušaj inf

look

vidi inf

III.look [lʊk] VB intr

1. look (glance):

look

pogledati / gledati

to look away [or the other way]

skrenuti pogled

2. look (search):

look

potražiti // tražiti

to keep looking

nastavi da tražiš

3. look (appear):

she doesn't look her age

ne izgleda kao da ima toliko godina

to look bad/good/tired

izgledati loše/dobro/umorno

it looks very unlikely that ...

malo je verovatno da...

to look like sb/sth (resemble)

ličiti na nekoga/nešto

he looked like a friendly sort of person

izgledao je kao druželjubiva osoba

it looks like rain

izgleda da će pasti kiša

4. look (pay attention):

look where you're going!

pazi kuda ideš!

look what you're doing!

pazi šta radiš!

5. look (face):

to look north/east room, window also

biti okrenut ka severu/istoku

to look north/east room, window also

gledati na sever/istok

to look onto sth room, window

gledati na nešto

IV.look [lʊk] VB trans

1. look:

to look sb in the eye/face

pogledati nekoga u oči

Phrases:

to look daggers at sb

besno gledati

to look daggers at sb

pogledom streljati nekoga

'look-over N

look-over

pregled

look around VB intr

look around PHRVB look round

See also look round

look round VB intr Brit, Aus

1. look round (glance):

look round

osvrnuti se // osvrtati se

2. look round (search):

to look round for sb/sth

potražiti nekoga/nešto

3. look round (examine):

to look round sth

ispitati nešto

to look round sth house

razgledati kuću

look through VB intr

1. look through (glance):

to look through sth

gledati kroz nešto

to look through a window

gledati kroz prozor

2. look through (understand):

to look through sb/sth

prozreti nekoga/nešto

3. look through (ignore):

to look through [straight] through sb

gledati kroz nekoga

4. look through (peruse):

to look through sth

pregledati nešto

to look through sth article

baciti pogled

to look through sth magazine

prelistati

look round VB intr Brit, Aus

1. look round (glance):

look round

osvrnuti se // osvrtati se

2. look round (search):

to look round for sb/sth

potražiti nekoga/nešto

3. look round (examine):

to look round sth

ispitati nešto

to look round sth house

razgledati kuću

looking Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

things were looking grim

stvari su izgledale rđavo

there's that book you are looking for

eno knjige koju tražiš

what are you looking so pleased about?

što si tako veseo?

police raided the bar looking for drugs

policija je izvršila raciju u baru tražeći drogu

I'm looking for a place to live

tražim stan/kuću

he's not bad-looking

ne izgleda loše

why are you looking at me?

zašto me gledaš?

she is much better-looking now

sada izgleda mnogo bolje

from looking at the clouds ...

sudeći po oblacima ...

what are you looking for?

šta tražiš?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Naturally, the signaller will attempt to signal when his governor is looking and his opponents are not.

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The one exception to that was the resources sector, which was attracting increased interest from investors who were looking beyond near terms earnings performance.

www.afr.com

As the children leave the stables to begin looking for Sagitta, a one-legged beggar says he knows exactly where to find the horse.

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Adjustable focus eyeglasses have one focal length, but it is variable without having to change where one is looking.

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But while convention cautions against looking a gift horse in the mouth, it hasn't stopped commentators arguing and speculating about what the sculpture means.

www.theweek.co.uk

If a customer is looking to buy a smart handbag, suggest a matching wallet or a fun key ring.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

You were looking for the cloven hoof, to be honest.

www.irishexaminer.com

If you look at bond fund managers, they've got analysts and lawyers looking at all the caveats.

www.ft.com

If you're looking for the perfect snack to bring to a party, this fizzy, carbonated fruit will be a real crowd-pleaser.

www.lifehacker.com.au

Having been looking around town for a victim all night without success, they decided to lie-in-wait for whoever might happen to step outside.

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