-looking [ˈlʊkɪŋ] SUFFIX (indicating appearance)
- tasty-looking
- con buena pinta inf
- tasty-looking
- de aspecto apetitoso
- a funny-looking character
- un individuo de aspecto extraño
- a young-looking politician
- un político de aspecto joven
forward-looking [Am ˈfɔrwərd ˌlʊkɪŋ, Brit ˌfɔːwədˈlʊkɪŋ] ADJ
- forward-looking
- progresista
- forward-looking
- de amplias miras
good-looking [Am ˈɡʊd ˈˌlʊkɪŋ, Brit ˌɡʊdˈlʊkɪŋ] ADJ
1. good-looking (of looks, appearance):
- good-looking man
- buen mozo esp LatAm
- good-looking man
- guapo esp Spain
- good-looking man
- apuesto liter
- a good-looking woman
- una mujer bonita
- a good-looking woman
- una mujer guapa esp Spain
2. good-looking (appealing):
- good-looking opportunity/offer
- atractivo
looking glass N dated
- looking glass
- espejo m
odd-looking [Am ˈɑdlʊkɪŋ, Brit ˈɒdˌlʊkɪŋ] ADJ
- odd-looking person/animal
- de aspecto raro
- odd-looking person/animal
- de aspecto peculiar
- odd-looking object
- raro
- odd-looking object
- peculiar
inward-looking [Am ˈɪnwərdˌlʊkɪŋ, Brit ˈɪnwədlʊkɪŋ] ADJ
inward-looking person/personality:
- inward-looking
- encerrado en sí mismo
- inward-looking
- introvertido
- we should try to become less inward-looking
- deberíamos mirarnos menos el ombligo
backward-looking [Am ˈbækwərdˌlʊkɪŋ, Brit] ADJ
- backward-looking
- retrógrado
nice-looking [Am ˌnaɪsˈlʊkɪŋ, Brit nʌɪsˈlʊkɪŋ] ADJ
- nice-looking person
- atractivo
- nice-looking person
- guapo
- nice-looking place
- bonito
- nice-looking place
- lindo esp LatAm
outward-looking [ˈaʊtwədˌlʊkɪŋ] ADJ
outward-looking person:
- outward-looking
- de actitud abierta
- outward-looking
- sin prejuicios
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!
English
Spanish
nice-looking ADJ
- nice-looking
- atractivo, -a
looking glass <-es> N form
- looking glass
- espejo m
forward-looking ADJ
- forward-looking
- con miras al futuro
good-looking <better-looking, best-looking> [ˌgʊdˈlʊkɪŋ] ADJ
- good-looking
- guapo, -a
look ahead VB intr
- look ahead
- mirar hacia adelante
- looking ahead to ...
- de cara a...
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 on VB intr, look upon VB intr
1. look on (watch):
- look on
- mirar
2. look on (view):
- look on
- ver
Spanish
English
- catadura
- look(s)
- sujeto de mala catadura
- nasty-looking character
English
Spanish
looking glass <-es> N
- looking glass
- espejo m
nice-looking ADJ
- nice-looking
- atractivo, -a
forward-looking ADJ
- forward-looking
- con miras al futuro
good-looking <better-looking, best-looking> [ˌgʊd·ˈlʊk·ɪŋ] ADJ
- good-looking
- guapo, -a
look ahead VB intr
- look ahead
- mirar hacia adelante
- looking ahead to...
- de cara a...
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
I. look up VB trans
1. look up (consult):
- look up
- buscar
2. look up (visit):
- look up
- ir a ver
II. look up VB intr
1. look up (raise one's eyes upward):
- look up
- mirar hacia arriba
- to look up to sb fig
- tener a alguien de [o como] ejemplo
2. look up (improve):
- look up
- mejorar
- things are looking up!
- ¡las cosas van mejorando!
look after VB intr
1. look after (take care of):
- look after
- cuidar
2. look after (take responsibility for):
- look after
- encargarse de
Spanish
English
- bien plantado
- good-looking
- aindiado (-a)
- Indian-looking
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Every young male is named after their cattle, which they are ruled to look after.
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