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todas las habitaciones dan a un patio: all the rooms look onto o give onto a courtyard

las ventanas dan al patio/a la calle: the windows look out onto the courtyard/the street

onto [Am ˈɑnˌtu, Brit ˈɒntuː] PREP

1. onto (on):

it fell onto the table: cayó sobre la mesa

he climbed onto the cart: se subió al carro

2. onto (aware of) inf:

to be onto sb/sth, the police are onto her: la policía anda tras ella or le está siguiendo la pista

they were already onto his drug-smuggling operation: ya tenían información sobre su operación de contrabando de drogas

I think we're onto something big: creo que hemos dado con algo importante

I think we're onto something big: creo que hemos dado con algo gordo inf

get Brown to check it out — he's already onto it: que Brown lo investigue — ya lo está haciendo

3.1. onto (in contact with):

I've just been onto them: acabo de hablar con ellos

3.2. onto (nagging):

I've been onto them all week to send it to us: llevo toda la semana dándoles la lata para que nos lo manden inf

4. onto (indicating progress):

I'm onto the last chapter now: voy por el último capítulo

I. get onto VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + prep + o)

1. get onto (contact):

get onto person/department: ponerse en contacto con

2. get onto (start work on):

get onto esp Brit: ocuparse de

get onto esp Brit: encargarse de

3. get onto (become aware of, begin to suspect):

get onto racket/fraud: descubrir

we didn't get onto her until …: no empezamos a sospechar de ella hasta que …

I only got onto that idea when …: solo se me ocurrió esa idea cuando …

4. get onto (begin discussing):

get onto subject: empezar a hablar de

5. get onto (mount, board):

get onto table/bus/train: subirse a

get onto horse/bicycle: montarse en

get onto horse/bicycle: subirse a

6. get onto (be appointed, elected to):

get onto board/committee: pasar a formar parte de

II. get onto VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + o + prep + o)

1. get onto (send to deal with):

I'll get some more people onto this job: pondré or mandaré más gente a trabajar en esto

2. get onto (cause to start discussing):

don't get him onto morality!: ¡no le des pie para que empiece a hablar de moral!

3. get onto (send to threaten, hit) Brit inf:

I'll get my big brother onto you: le voy a decir a mi hermano mayor que te ajuste las cuentas

4. get onto (place, fix on):

get onto lid/top: poner

5. get onto (cause to be appointed, elected):

she got him onto the committee: consiguió que pasara a ser miembro del comité

I. look [Am lʊk, Brit lʊk] N

1. look (glance):

look: mirada f

he shot me a look full of hatred: me lanzó una mirada llena de odio

if looks could kill …: si las miradas mataran …

she got some odd looks: la miraron como a un bicho raro inf

she gave him such a look: ¡lo miró de una manera …!

to have or take a look at sth/sb: echarle un vistazo a algo/alguien

I bought this — let's have a look: compré esto — ¿a ver?

let's have a look at you: déjame que te vea (bien)

take a look and see if he's back yet: mira a ver si ha vuelto ya

I want the doctor to take a look at you: quiero que te vea el médico

have or take a good look at the picture: fíjate bien en el cuadro

have or take a good look at the picture: mira bien el cuadro

I had a quick look at the newspaper: le eché una ojeada al periódico

we'll be taking a good look at our housing policy: revisaremos detenidamente nuestra política de vivienda

I got a good look at the thief: pude ver muy bien al ladrón

I'll have to take a long, hard look at the figures: tendré que estudiar detenidamente las cifras

let's take a look around the cathedral: vamos a echarle un vistazo a la catedral

a look back over the week's events: un vistazo a los acontecimientos de la semana

2. look (search, examination):

have a look for my pipe, will you?: mira a ver si me encuentras la pipa, por favor

I'll have a look under the bed: miraré debajo de la cama

do you mind if I take a look around?: ¿le importa si echo un vistazo?

3.1. look (expression):

look: cara f

with a look of despair: con cara de desesperación or de desesperado

there was a look of absolute bewilderment on his face: tenía cara de estar totalmente confundido

3.2. look (appearance):

look: aire m

the house had a familiar/strange look about it: la casa tenía un aire familiar/extraño

she has the look of her mother when she smiles: se parece a su madre cuando sonríe

I don't like the look of his friend: no me gusta el aspecto de su amigo

I don't like the look of his friend: no me gusta la pinta de su amigo inf

I don't like the look of the weather: no me gusta cómo se está poniendo el tiempo

by the look(s) of things: según parece

he's down on his luck by the look(s) of him: a juzgar por su aspecto, está pasando una mala racha

3.3. look FASHION:

look: moda f

look: look m

the sporty look: la moda deportiva

the sporty look: el look deportivo

I need a new look: tengo que cambiar de imagen

3.4. look <looks, pl > (beauty):

look: belleza f

she was attracted by his good looks: la atrajo lo guapo que era

she was attracted by his good looks: la atrajo lo buen mozo que era LatAm

she hasn't lost her looks: sigue tan guapa como siempre

she hasn't lost her looks: no ha perdido su belleza

II. look [Am lʊk, Brit lʊk] VB intr

1.1. look (see, glance):

look: mirar

I didn't know where or which way to look: no sabía para dónde mirar

I looked around and saw him advancing toward me: me volví a mirar or miré hacia atrás y vi que se me acercaba

you only have to look around (you): no tienes más que mirar a tu alrededor

to look away: apartar la vista

to look away: mirar para otro lado

from the tower you can look down over the whole city: desde la torre se ve toda la ciudad

she looked down/up the street: miró calle abajo/arriba

she looked down in embarrassment: bajó la vista or los ojos avergonzada

look into my eyes: mírame a los ojos

people are always looking in through the windows: la gente siempre está mirando (hacia adentro) por las ventanas

look out (of) the window: mira por la ventana

she looked over the fence: miró por encima de la valla

she looked across at me: miró hacia donde yo estaba

I waved but he just looked straight past me: le hice adiós, pero no me vio

I waved but he just looked straight past me (deliberately): le hice adiós, pero ni me miró

he looked straight or right through me: me miró sin verme

she looked up from her book: levantó la vista del libro

to look on the bright side of sth: ver el lado bueno or positivo de algo

look on the bright side, nobody was hurt: hay que ver el lado bueno de las cosas: por lo menos nadie se hizo daño

to look the other way (ignore): hacer la vista gorda

to look the other way lit: apartar la vista

to look the other way lit: mirar para otro lado

1.2. look as interj:

look! a squirrel!: ¡mira! ¡una ardilla!

look, we can't go on arguing like this: mira, no podemos seguir discutiendo de esta manera

(now) look here: ¡oye tú!

(now) look here: ¡escucha un momento!

1.3. look (face):

our window looks north: nuestra ventana da al norte or está orientada al norte

to look onto sth: dar a algo

1.4. look (search, investigate):

look: mirar

look: buscar

have you looked under the bed?: ¿has mirado debajo de la cama?

look and see if there's any mail: fíjate a ver si hay correo

you need look no further: no necesita buscar más

look before you leap: mira lo que haces

look before you leap: mira dónde te metes

1.5. look (aim, hope):

to look to + infin we were looking to finish by Friday: queríamos or esperábamos terminar antes del viernes

2. look (seem, appear):

he looks well/ill: tiene buena/mala cara

she looks unhappy: parece (que está) triste

she looks unhappy: se la ve triste LatAm

don't look so shocked/miserable: no pongas esa cara de asombro/pena

she was bustling around trying to look important: andaba de acá para allá haciéndose la importante

the two sisters look very similar: las dos hermanas se parecen mucho

he looks like his father: se parece a su padre

it looks like a camel: parece un camello

he's 60, but looks 20 years younger: tiene 60 años, pero aparenta or representa 20 menos

he looks younger than he is: parece más joven de lo que es

you made me look a fool: me hiciste quedar en ridículo

I wanted to look my best: quería estar lo mejor posible

she's 40 and she looks it: no puede negar que tiene 40 años

she's 40 and she looks it: tiene 40 años y se le notan

how does it look to you?: ¿a ti qué te parece?

Congress looks certain to reject the motion: parece que el Congreso rechazará la moción

it looks like rain: parece que va a llover

he makes Tarzan look like a wimp hum: a su lado Tarzán parece un alfeñique hum

will they stay? — it looks like it: ¿se quedarán? — parece que sí or eso parece

to look as if or as though, it looks as though it's healing nicely: parece que está cicatrizando bien

you look as though you could use a drink: me da la impresión de que no te vendría mal un trago

you look as though you've just seen a ghost: ¡ni que hubieras visto un fantasma!

it looks as if we're going to be on our own: parece (ser) que vamos a estar solos

to look alive or lively or Brit also sharp inf: espabilar inf

III. look [Am lʊk, Brit lʊk] VB trans

look: mirar

he looked me straight in the eye/face: me miró a los ojos/a la cara

to look sb up and down: mirar a alguien de arriba (a) abajo

now look what you've made me do!: ¡mira lo que me has hecho hacer!

look where you're going!: ¡mira por dónde vas!

look who's here!: ¡mira quién está aquí!

look onto VB intr

look onto: dar a

onto [ˈɒntu:, Am ˈɑ:ntu:] PREP, on to PREP

1. onto (in direction of):

onto: sobre

to put sth onto the chair: poner algo sobre la silla

to step onto the road: pisar la calzada

to come onto a subject: llegar a un tema

2. onto (connected to):

to hold onto sb's arm: aferrarse al brazo de alguien

to be onto sb: ver a alguien su juego

I. look [lʊk] N

1. look:

look (act of looking) at person, thing: mirada f

look (examination) of book, face: ojeada f

to take [or to have] a look at sth: echar un vistazo a algo

to have a look for sth/sb: buscar algo/a alguien

2. look (appearance):

look: aspecto m

good look: guapura f

to have the look of sb/sth: parecerse a alguien/algo

by the look of things: según parece

3. look (style):

look: look m

II. look [lʊk] VB intr

1. look (use sight):

look: mirar

to look at sth/sb: mirar algo/a alguien

to look at a book: echar una ojeada a un libro

to look out (of) the window: mirar por la ventana

oh, look!: ¡mira!

look here: ¡oye tú!

2. look (search):

look: buscar

to look for sth/sb: buscar algo/a alguien

3. look (appear, seem):

look: parecer

to look like sb/sth: parecerse a alguien/algo

to look bad/good: tener mala/buena cara

to look tired: parecer cansado

to look as if ...: parecer como si... +subj

look alive!: ¡espabila!

Phrases:

look before you leap prov: antes de que te cases, mira lo que haces prov

III. look [lʊk] VB trans

1. look (examine):

look: mirar

to look the other way fig: hacer la vista gorda

2. look (seem):

look: parecer

to look one's age: aparentar su edad

to look the part THEAT: encajar muy bien en el papel

3. look (face):

look: mirar a

to look north: mirar al norte

look onto VB intr

look onto: dar a

onto [ˈan·tu] PREP, on to PREP

1. onto (in direction of):

onto: sobre

to put sth onto the chair: poner algo sobre la silla

to step onto the road: pisar la calzada

to come onto a subject: tocar un tema

2. onto (connected to):

to hold onto sb's arm: aferrarse al brazo de alguien

to be onto sb: ver a alguien su juego

I. look [lʊk] N

1. look:

look (act of looking) at person, thing: mirada f

look (examination) of book, face: ojeada f

to take [or have] a look at sth: echar un vistazo a algo

to take a look for sth/sb: buscar algo/a alguien

2. look (appearance):

look: aspecto m

good looks: guapura f

to have the look of sb/sth: parecerse a alguien/algo

by the look of things: según parece

3. look (style):

look: look m

II. look [lʊk] VB intr

1. look (use sight):

look: mirar

to look at sth/sb: mirar algo/a alguien

to look at a book: echar una ojeada a un libro

to look out (of) the window: mirar por la ventana

oh, look!: ¡mira!

look here: ¡oye, tú!

2. look (search):

look: buscar

to look for sth/sb: buscar algo/a alguien

3. look (appear, seem):

look: parecer

to look like sb/sth: parecerse a alguien/algo

to look bad/good: tener mala/buena cara

to look tired: parecer cansado

to look as if...: parecer como si... +subj

look alive!: ¡espabila!

4. look:

to look on (face): dar a

to look north: mirar [o dar] al norte

Phrases:

look before you leap prov: mira lo que haces prov

III. look [lʊk] VB trans

1. look (examine):

look: mirar

to look sb in the eye: mirar a alguien a los ojos [o a la cara]

2. look (seem):

look: parecer

to look one's age: aparentar su edad

to look the part THEAT: encajar muy bien en el papel

Phrases:

to look the other way: hacer la vista gorda

Present
I	look
you	look
he/she/it	looks
we	look
you	look
they	look

Past
I	looked
you	looked
he/she/it	looked
we	looked
you	looked
they	looked

Present Perfect
I	have	looked
you	have	looked
he/she/it	has	looked
we	have	looked
you	have	looked
they	have	looked

Past Perfect
I	had	looked
you	had	looked
he/she/it	had	looked
we	had	looked
you	had	looked
they	had	looked

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