miraba in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.mirar VB trans

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1.1. mirar (contemplar):

mirar dibujo/persona
to look at
se me quedó mirando con la boca abierta
he just stared at me open-mouthed
se me quedó mirando con la boca abierta
he just gaped at me
miró el reloj con disimulo
she glanced furtively at her watch
miraba distraída por la ventana
he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window
no me mires así
don't look at me like that
nunca te mira a los ojos cuando te habla
he never looks you in the eye when he's talking to you
la miró de arriba (a) abajo
he eyed o looked her up and down
estaba mirando una revista
he was looking o leafing through a magazine
se quedó mirando cómo lo hacía
he stood watching how she did it
¿has leído el informe? — lo he mirado muy por encima
have you read the report — I've only had a quick look at it o I've only given it a cursory glance
salieron a mirar escaparates o LatAm vidrieras
they went (out) window shopping
mírame y no me toques esta cristalería es de las de mírame y no me toques
you've only to look at this glassware and it breaks
el encaje es muy antiguo y está que mírame y no me toques
the lace is very old and it's very fragile o delicate

3. mirar (considerar) problema/cuestión:

míralo desde otro punto de vista
look at it from another point of view
mira bien lo que haces
think hard o carefully about what you're doing
bien mirado o mirándolo bien, no es una mala idea
thinking about it o all things considered, it's not a bad idea
bien mirado o mirándolo bien, había algo extraño en él
thinking about it o now that I come to think about it, there was something strange about him
mirándolo bien creo que prefiero quedarme en casa
on second thoughts, I think I'd prefer to stay at home
lo mires por donde lo mires
whatever o whichever way you look at it
mirar algo/a alg. en menos me miró en menos el regalo y me costó tan caro
the present I gave her cost the earth and she looked down her nose at it
yo que lo miré en menos y es un rico heredero
I turned my nose up at him and it turns out he's the the heir to a fortune!
los miran en menos porque son pobres
people look down on them because they're poor
mirar mal o no mirar bien a alg. en el trabajo no lo miran bien
he's not very highly thought of at work
mirar mal o no mirar bien a alg. en el trabajo no lo miran bien
they don't have a very high opinion of him at work
lo miran mal porque lleva el pelo largo
they disapprove of him because he has long hair
los miran mal porque no están casados
they're frowned upon because they're not married
los miran mal porque no están casados
people disapprove of them because they're not married

II.mirar VB intr

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2. mirar (fijarse):

mirar
to look
mire usted, la cosa es muy sencilla
well, it's very simple
sacó el primer premio — ¡mira tú!
he won first prize — well, well!
sacó el primer premio — ¡mira tú!
he won first prize — well I never! o you're kidding! inf
sacó el primer premio — ¡mira tú!
he won first prize — get away! Brit inf
mire, le quería hacer una pregunta
look, there's something I wanted to ask you
no, mira, yo tampoco me lo creo
no, to be honest o to tell you the truth, I don't believe it either
mira, no me vengas ahora con excusas
look, I don't want to listen to your excuses
mira, hazlo como te dé la gana
well o look, just go ahead and do it however you like!
mira por dónde Spain inf yo no quería participar y, mira por dónde, me llevé el trofeo
I didn't even want to take part and yet, would you believe it? I won the trophy o and guess what? I won the trophy
y mira por dónde, tenía yo razón
and, you know what? I was right inf

III.mirarse VB vpr

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la miraba embelesado
he watched her, spellbound
no miraba la relación de su hija con complacencia
she did not look upon her daughter's relationship with any pleasure
no miraba la relación de su hija con complacencia
she wasn't happy about her daughter's relationship

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miraba in the PONS Dictionary

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I.mirar [mi·ˈrar] VB trans

II.mirar [mi·ˈrar] VB intr

III.mirar [mi·ˈrar] VB refl

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miraba alucinado a la chica
he looked at the girl in amazement
mirar de reojo (con hostilidad)
to look askance at
mirar de reojo (con disimulo)
to look out of the corner of one's eye at
mirar con lupa fig
to examine meticulously

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