crocodile-look in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for crocodile-look in the English»French Dictionary

crocodile [Brit ˈkrɒkədʌɪl, Am ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl] N

1. crocodile (animal, leather):

crocodile

crocodile m

crocodile attr shoes, bag

en crocodile, en croco inf

2. crocodile Brit (line):

crocodile

rang m par deux

to shed crocodile tears

verser des larmes de crocodile

crocodile clip N

crocodile clip

pince f crocodile

I.look up VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look up)

1. look up (raise one's eyes):

look up

lever les yeux (from de)

2. look up (raise one's head):

look up

lever la tête

to look up at the clouds/tree-tops

regarder les nuages/le sommet des arbres

3. look up (improve):

look up business, prospects:

aller mieux

look up conditions, situation:

s'améliorer

look up property market:

reprendre

things are looking up for us

les choses s'arrangent pour nous

II.look up VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look up [sth])

look up chimney:

look up

regarder à l'intérieur de

to look up sb's skirt

regarder sous la jupe de qn

III.look up VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look [sb/sth] up, look up [sb/sth])

1. look up (check in book):

look up address, phone number, price, word

chercher (in dans)

look his number up in the phone book

cherche son numéro de téléphone dans l'annuaire

2. look up (visit):

look up acquaintance, friend

passer voir

look me up if you're ever in New York

passez me voir or faites-moi signe si jamais vous vous trouvez à New York

IV.look up VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look up to [sb])

look up person:

look up

admirer

I.look after VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look after [sb/sth])

1. look after (care for):

look after patient, sick animal

soigner

look after child

garder

look after customer, guest

s'occuper de

look after animal, plant

s'occuper de

look after car, equipment

entretenir

look after belongings, toys

prendre soin de

he's being looked after by his grand-parents

ce sont ses grand-parents qui le gardent

these books have been well looked after

on a pris soin de ces livres

to look after sb's needs

satisfaire les besoins de qn

2. look after (be responsible for):

look after administration, finances, business, shop

s'occuper de

look after class, schoolchildren

surveiller

to look after sb's interests

veiller aux intérêts de qn

look after my luggage, I'll be back in a minute!

surveille mes bagages, je reviens tout de suite!

II.look after VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look after oneself)

1. look after (cope):

she's too frail to look after herself

elle est trop fragile pour se débrouiller toute seule

I'm old enough to look after myself

je suis assez grand pour me débrouiller tout seul

2. look after (be careful):

safe journey, and look after yourself

bon voyage, sois prudent!

I.look around VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look around)

1. look around (turn around):

look around

se retourner

2. look around (glance around):

look around

regarder autour de soi

to look around at one's friends/ colleagues fig

passer en revue ses amis/collègues

3. look around (search):

look around

chercher

to look around for sb/sth

chercher qn/qc

4. look around (visit, examine):

look around (in building, town)

faire un tour

look around (in room)

jeter un coup d'œil

II.look around VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look around [sth])

look around church, town

visiter

look around room

faire le tour de

they spent the morning looking around London/the shops

ils ont passé la matinée à visiter Londres/à faire les magasins

I.look through VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look through [sth])

1. look through:

look through (read) archive, material, files

consulter

look through essay, list, script, report, notes

parcourir

look through (scan idly) book, magazine

feuilleter

2. look through (search):

look through belongings, drawers, briefcase

fouiller dans

I caught him looking through my diary

je l'ai trouvé en train de lire mon journal intime

try looking through that pile of papers

regarde dans cette pile de papiers

II.look through VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look through [sb])

look through person:

look through

faire semblant de ne pas voir

I.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] N

1. look (glance):

look

coup m d'œil

to have or take a look at sth (briefly)

jeter un coup d'œil à or sur qc

to have or take a look at sth (closely)

examiner qc

to have or take a good look at car, contract, patient

examiner [qc] soigneusement

to have or take a good look at suspect, photo

regarder [qc] de près

I didn't get a good look at the thief

je n'ai pas bien vu le voleur

to have a look inside/behind sth

regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière qc

to have a look round house, town

faire un tour de

I had a quick look round (in town)

j'ai fait un petit tour

I had a quick look round (in shop)

j'ai jeté un coup d'œil

to have a look round the shops

faire le tour des magasins

to have a look through (peer) telescope

regarder dans

to have a look through crack, window

regarder par

to have a look through (scan) archives, files

chercher dans

to have a look through essay, report

parcourir

she took one look at him and screamed

elle l'a regardé et s'est mise à crier

I took one look at him and knew that he was ill

j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade

let's have a look at that grazed knee

voyons ce genou écorché

to take a long hard look at sth fig

étudier sérieusement qc

2. look (search):

to have a look

chercher

to have a look for sth

chercher qc

I've had several looks

j'ai regardé or cherché plusieurs fois

I had a good look in the attic

j'ai bien cherché dans le grenier

3. look (expression):

look

regard m

a look of fear/anger

un regard rempli de terreur/de colère

a look of sadness

un regard triste

to give sb a kind/pitying look

regarder qn avec bonté/pitié

he gave me a look of sheer hatred

il m'a lancé or jeté un regard de pure haine

did you see the look he gave me?

tu as vu le regard qu'il m'a jeté?

she gave me such a look!

elle m'a jeté un de ces regards!

he got some odd or funny looks

on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air

I don't like the look on his face or in his eye

je n'aime pas son air

you could tell from the look on his face that …

à son expression on voyait que …

to give sb a dirty/evil look

regarder qn d'un sale œil/d'un air méchant

4. look (appearance):

look (of person)

air m

look (of building, car, design, scenery)

aspect m

to have a look of weariness/sadness about one

avoir l'air abattu/triste

the car has a dated look

la voiture ne fait pas très moderne

she has a look of her father about her

elle a quelque chose de son père

to have the look of a military man/seasoned traveller

avoir l'allure d'un militaire/d'un voyageur expérimenté

I like the look of it

ça a l'air bien

I like the look of the new computer/car

j'aime bien la ligne du nouvel ordinateur/de la nouvelle voiture

I like the look of him

il a l'air sympa inf

I like the look of him

il a une bonne tête inf

I don't like the look of him

il ne m'inspire pas confiance

I don't like the look of the weather

le ciel n'annonce rien de bon

I don't like the look of that rash

ces rougeurs m'inquiètent

by the look(s) of him he must be about 40

à le voir on lui donnerait la quarantaine

by the look(s) of the barometer

à en juger par le baromètre

5. look (style):

look

look m inf

look

style m

the look for the 90's

le look des années 90

II.looks N

looks npl:

he's got the looks, but can he act?

il a le physique, mais sait-il jouer?

looks aren't everything

il n'y a pas que la beauté qui compte

to keep one's looks

rester beau/belle

he's losing his looks

il n'est pas aussi beau qu'autrefois

you can't go or judge by looks alone

il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences

III.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] VB trans

1. look (gaze, stare):

look

regarder

look what he's done!

regarde ce qu'il a fait!

look how/where…

regarde comment/où…

to look sb in the eye/in the face

regarder qn dans les yeux/en face

to look sb up and down (appraisingly)

regarder qn de haut en bas

to look sb up and down (critically)

toiser qn des pieds à la tête

to look one's last on house, view

jeter un dernier regard sur

look what arrived this morning

regarde ce qui est arrivé ce matin

look who it is!

regarde qui voilà!

look who's just walked in!

regarde qui vient d'arriver!

now look what you've done!

regarde ce que tu as fait!

look what time it starts!

tu as vu à quelle heure ça commence!

2. look (appear):

to look one's age

faire son âge

to look one's best

être à son avantage

she still looks the same

elle n'a pas changé

to look an idiot or a fool

avoir l'air ridicule

it won't look good if you refuse

ça sera mal vu si tu refuses

he doesn't look himself today

il n'a pas l'air dans son assiette aujourd'hui

IV.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] VB intr

1. look:

look

regarder (into dans, over par-dessus)

to look and see who's at the door

regarder qui est à la porte

to look and see what's on TV

regarder ce qu'il y a à la télé

to look at sb/sth

regarder qn/qc

to look away

détourner le regard or les yeux

to look in at the window

regarder (à l'intérieur) par la fenêtre

to look out of or through the window

regarder par la fenêtre

to look the other way lit

regarder ailleurs

to look the other way fig

fermer les yeux

to look up and down the street

regarder partout dans la rue

I didn't know where to look fig

je ne savais plus où me mettre

(in shop) I'm just looking

je ne fais que regarder

2. look (search):

look

chercher, regarder

to look down list

parcourir

to look for sth

chercher qc

a group of youths looking for trouble

une bande de jeunes qui cherchent la bagarre

are you looking for a smack in the mouth inf?

tu veux mon poing sur la figuremi? inf

3. look (appear, seem):

look

avoir l'air, paraître

he looks happy

il a l'air heureux, il paraît heureux

it's nice to see you looking happy

ça fait plaisir de te voir heureux

you look hot/cold

tu as l'air d'avoir chaud/froid

he doesn't look French

il n'a pas l'air français , il ne fait pas français

he looks young for his age

il fait or il paraît jeune pour son âge

she's 40 but she doesn't look it

elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas

he looks about 50

il doit avoir la cinquantaine

that dress makes you look younger

cette robe te rajeunit

how do I look?

comment me trouves-tu?

you look well

tu as bonne mine

you don't look well

tu as mauvaise mine

you look good in that hat

ce chapeau te va bien

you look good enough to eat!

tu es mignon à croquer! inf

that cake looks good

ce gâteau a l'air bon

the picture will look good in the study

le tableau ira bien dans le bureau

how does my tie look?

comment est ma cravate?

it doesn't look straight

il n'est pas droit, il est de travers

it doesn't look right

ça ne va pas

how does it look to you?

qu'est-ce que tu en penses?

it looks OK to me

ça m'a l'air d'aller

does the meat look cooked to you?

est-ce que tu crois que la viande est cuite?

things are looking good

les choses se présentent bien

things aren't looking too good

ça ne se présente pas très bien

it looks to me as if or though

j'ai l'impression que

this looks to me like the right street

j'ai l'impression que c'est la bonne rue

it looks as if or though it will rain/snow

on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger

it looks likely that …

il semble probable que …

+ subj it looks certain that …

il semble certain que …

+ indic he looks to be the strongest

il semble être le plus fort

it looks to be a question of time/money

ça a l'air d'être une question de temps/d'argent

4. look:

to look like (in appearance)

ressembler à qn/qc

it doesn't look anything like a Picasso!

ça ne ressemble absolument pas à un Picasso!

that photograph doesn't look like you or looks nothing like you

on ne te reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo

what does she look like?

comment est-elle?

what does the house look like?

comment est la maison?

5. look:

to look like (show likelihood of) it looks like being funny/interesting

cela promet d'être amusant/intéressant

you look like being the only man there

il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent

she looks like being the first to finish

il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle soit la première à finir

it looks like he's dying

tout porte à croire qu'il est mourant

it looks like rain/snow

on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger

it certainly looks like it

ça en a tout l'air

‘are you having trouble?’ ‘what does it look like?’ iron

‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron

what does it look like to you? murder?

qu'en pensez-vous? c'est un meurtre?

it looks like cancer to me

je pense que c'est un cancer

you look like you could do with a drink/bath

j'ai l'impression qu'un verre d'alcool/un bain ne te ferait pas de mal

6. look:

look, a. look here

écoute

look, this is ridiculous

écoute, c'est ridicule

look, it wasn't my fault

écoute, ce n'était pas ma faute

look here, I'm in no mood for jokes

écoute-moi bien, je ne suis pas d'humeur à plaisanter

7. look (be oriented):

to look north/south house, room:

être orienté au nord/sud

V.-looking COMP

serious/distinguished-looking person

à l'air sérieux/distingué

dubious/sinister-looking place, object

à l'aspect douteux/sinistre

he's not bad-looking

il n'est pas mal

VI.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk]

if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now

il/elle/etc m'a fusillé du regard

I.look on VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look on)

look on crowd, spectators:

look on

regarder

we looked on admiringly as she danced

nous l'avons regardée danser avec admiration

I was forced to look on as the house was ransacked

j'ai été forcé d'assister au pillage de la maison

II.look on VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look on [sb/sth])

look on person, event etc:

look on

considérer (as comme, with avec)

we look on him as a son

nous le considérons comme notre fils

I look on it as a privilege

je considère que c'est un privilège

I.look to VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look to [sb/sth])

1. look to (rely on):

look to

compter sur qn/qc (for pour, to do pour faire)

they look to him for leadership

ils comptent sur lui pour les diriger

2. look to (turn to):

look to future

se tourner vers

he looked to his friends for support

il s'est tourné vers ses amis pour qu'ils le soutiennent

II.look to VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look to [sth]) (pay attention)

look to defences, interests

veiller à

III.look to VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look to do) (expect)

look to

espérer faire

we're looking to break even/make a profit

nous espérons rentrer dans nos frais/faire des bénéfices

I.look for VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look for [sb/sth]) (search for)

look for

chercher qn/qc

II.look for VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look for [sth]) (expect)

look for commitment, co-operation, result, reward

attendre (from de)

what I'm looking for from you is a guarantee

ce que j'attends de vous c'est une garantie

what do you look for in a new recruit?

qu'est-ce que vous attendez d'une nouvelle recrue?

crocodile-look in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crocodile-look in the English»French Dictionary

crocodile tears N pl

to shed crocodile tears

verser des larmes de crocodile

crocodile <-(s)> [ˈkra·kə·daɪl] N

crocodile

crocodile m

I.look [lʊk] N

1. look (act of looking, examining):

look

regard m

to give sb a look

jeter un regard à qn

to have a look at sth

jeter un coup d'œil à qc

to take a (good) hard look at sb/sth

regarder qn/qc de près

2. look (appearance, expression):

look

air m

to have the look of sb/sth

avoir l'air de qn/qc

by the look of things

selon toute apparence

sb's looks

l'allure f de qn

sb's good looks

le physique de qn

3. look (act of searching):

to have a look for sb/sth

chercher qn/qc

4. look (specified style):

look

look m

Phrases:

if looks could kill

si les yeux pouvaient tuer

II.look [lʊk] INTERJ

look

regarde(z)!

III.look [lʊk] VB intr

1. look (use one's sight):

to look at sb/sth

regarder qn/qc

to look sb up and down

regarder qn des pieds à la tête

to look out (of) the window

regarder par la fenêtre

to be not much to look at

ne pas en valoir la peine

to look the other way

regarder dans l'autre direction

2. look + adj or n (appear, seem, resemble):

look

avoir l'air

to look one's age

faire son âge

to look one's best

être à son avantage

it looks as if sb is doing sth

qn a l'air de faire qc

to look like sb/sth

ressembler à qn/qc

3. look (hope):

to look to do sth

espérer faire qc

to look ahead

se tourner vers l'avenir

4. look (pay attention):

look

faire attention

5. look (regard, consider):

to look at sth

considérer qc

6. look (examine, study, evaluate):

to look at sth

examiner qc

7. look (face a particular direction):

to look north

faire face au nord

Phrases:

don't look a gift horse in the mouth prov

à cheval donné on ne regarde pas à la bride prov

to make sb look small

remettre qn à sa place

look before you leap prov

il ne faut pas sauter les yeux fermés

I.look up VB trans

1. look up (consult a reference work):

look up

chercher

2. look up (look for and visit):

look up

aller voir

II.look up VB intr

1. look up a. fig (raise one's eyes upward):

to look up from sth

lever les yeux de qc

to look up at sb/sth

lever les yeux vers qn/qc

2. look up (improve):

look up

s'améliorer

3. look up (see as role model):

to look up to sb

avoir de l'admiration pour qn

I.look around VB intr

1. look around (turn around to look):

look around

se retourner

2. look around (look in all directions):

look around

regarder autour de soi

3. look around (search):

to look around for sb/sth

chercher qn/qc

II.look around VB trans (inspect)

look around

faire le tour de

look around house

visiter

look after VB trans

look after

s'occuper de

to look after oneself

prendre soin de soi

to look after one's interests

veiller sur ses propres intérêts

look ahead VB intr

look ahead

regarder devant soi

look through VB trans

1. look through (look):

look through

regarder

to look through the window

regarder par la fenêtre

2. look through (examine):

look through

examiner

3. look through (peruse):

look through

parcourir

4. look through (not acknowledge sb):

to look (straight) through sb

ne pas reconnaître qn

look to VB trans

1. look to (take care):

look to

faire attention à

to look to it that ...

faire en sorte que ...

2. look to (expect):

to look to sb/sth for sth

se tourner vers qn/qc pour qc

3. look to (count on):

look to

compter sur

look on VB trans

look on

considérer