look out in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.look out VB [Am lʊk -, Brit lʊk -] (v + adv)

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II.look out VB [Am lʊk -, Brit lʊk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (search for)

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look out for VB [Am lʊk -, Brit lʊk -] (v + adv + prep + o)

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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

II.look [Am lʊk, Brit lʊk] VB intr

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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

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

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I.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] ADV out often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (come out, keep out, knock out, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (come, keep, knock, etc).

1.2. out (not at home, work):

she's out; can I take a message?
no está ¿quiere dejar un recado?
he's out to or at lunch
ha salido a comer
tell him I'm out
dile que no estoy
I was out most of the day
estuve (a)fuera casi todo el día
we haven't had a night out for months
hace meses que no salimos de noche
they had a day out in York
pasaron un día en York
to eat or form dine out
comer fuera
to eat or form dine out
comer afuera esp LatAm
out and about I don't like sitting in an office, I prefer to be out and about
no me gusta estar metido en una oficina, prefiero andar por ahí
you must get out and about more
tienes que salir más
it was some weeks before he was out and about again
pasaron semanas antes de que pudiera reanudar sus actividades

II.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] ADJ

III.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] PREP

IV.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] N

V.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] VB trans

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See also speak out, out of, go out, cry out, call out

speak out VB [Am spik -, Brit spiːk -] (v + adv)

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go out VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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cry out VB [Am kraɪ -, Brit krʌɪ -] (v + adv)

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call out VB [Am kɔl -, Brit kɔːl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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Look out for him, he s a good song-writer and performer.
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You look out over the city from a ledge high above it, and glimpses of colour peek out from beneath the sand.
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Only up at the top was anyone able to look out from the building.
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Most of the single-family residential homes look out over golf course holes, ponds, or natural areas.
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Or they might warn a person to look out for that big ant just north of your foot.
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I had to look out the porthole and have a weep.
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We'll definitely be in your city, so look out for that.
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Rock music will always look out for me.
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At first, she appears only to look out for her own interests, caring little for anything but her goal.
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You look out the window and there's that hill and there's that gumtree.
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