look down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for look down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

look down on

mirar por encima del hombro a

look down on

menospreciar

Translations for look down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

don't look down!

¡no mires (hacia or para) abajo!

to look run-down

tener mala cara

Translations for look down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

otear valle (desde lo alto)

to look down on

ningunear

to look down on

sobrar

to look down on

despreciar persona

to look down on

mirar a alg. por encima del hombro

to look down on sb

mirar a huevo Chil inf

to look down on

Translations for look down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

1.1. down (in downward direction):

I ran all the way down to the bottom

corrí hasta abajo

the path that goes down into the valley

el sendero que baja hasta el valle

to help sb down

ayudar a alguien a bajar

don't look down!

¡no mires (hacia or para) abajo!

from the waist/neck down

desde la cintura/el cuello para abajo

jump down!

¡salta!

he flopped down exhausted

se dejó caer agotado

down, boy!

¡abajo!

wind the window down

baja la ventanilla

down with Smith/tyranny!

¡abajo Smith/la tiranía!

1.2. down (downstairs):

can you come down?

¿puedes bajar?

run down and fetch the hammer

baja rápido a buscarme el martillo

we can walk down

podemos bajar andando

2.1. down (of position):

down

abajo

down in the basement/valley

abajo en el sótano/el valle

500m/two floors down

500m/dos pisos más abajo

further down on the same page

más abajo en la misma página

down here/there

aquí/allí (abajo)

it was down at the bottom of the rucksack

estaba en el fondo de la mochila

the sun/moon is down

el sol/la luna se ha puesto

2.2. down (downstairs):

I'll be down right away

enseguida bajo

2.3. down (lowered, pointing downward):

down

bajado

with the blinds down

con las persianas bajadas

face/head down

boca abajo

I had my foot down on the accelerator

tenía el pie en or estaba pisando el acelerador

2.4. down (in position):

the carpet isn't down yet

aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

I had newspaper down

había puesto periódicos (en el suelo)

2.5. down (prostrate):

the champ is down!

¡el campeón ha caído en la lona!

I was down with flu all last week

estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3.1. down (of numbers, volume, intensity):

with the volume down low

con el volumen al mínimo

my temperature is down to 38°C

la fiebre me ha bajado a 38°C

attendance/circulation is down

la asistencia/circulación ha bajado

sterling closed half a cent down

al cierre la libra había bajado medio centavo

they were two goals down

iban perdiendo por dos goles

3.2. down (in league, table, hierarchy):

still down at the bottom of the league

todavía en el último lugar de la clasificación

from the president down

desde el presidente para abajo

4.1. down (in, toward the south):

to go/come down south/to London

ir/venir al sur/a Londres

people down south/in Mexico

la gente del sur/de México

4.2. down (at, to another place) esp Brit :

down on the farm

en la granja

he's down at the bar

está en el bar

I'm going down to Anne's/the library

voy a casa de Anne/a la biblioteca

4.3. down (away from university, major city) esp Brit :

they're sending a detective down from Scotland Yard

van a enviar un detective de Scotland Yard

he went down from Oxford in 1967

terminó sus estudios en Oxford en 1967

he went down from Oxford in 1967

egresó de Oxford en 1967 LatAm

5.1. down (dismantled, removed):

the Christmas decorations should be down by now

ya deberían haber quitado las decoraciones de Navidad

the room looks bare with the pictures down

la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros

once this wall is down

una vez que hayan derribado esta pared

5.2. down (out of action):

the telephone lines are down

las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down again COMPUT

otra vez el sistema no funciona

5.3. down (deflated):

one of your tires is down

tienes un neumático desinflado

6. down (in writing):

did you get down what she said?

¿tomaste nota de lo que dijo?

did you get down what she said?

¿apuntaste or anotaste lo que dijo?

he's down for tomorrow at ten

está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez

she's down as unemployed

consta or figura como desempleada

7. down (in cash):

he's demanding $150 down

exige un depósito de $150

8. down (hostile):

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra me tiene ojeriza

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo LatAm inf

9.1. down (as far as):

down

hasta

from the roof down to the foundations

desde el tejado hasta los cimientos

right down to the present day

hasta nuestros días

9.2. down (reduced to):

when the liquid is down to half its volume

cuando el líquido se haya reducido a la mitad de su volumen

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes

nos queda solo una lata de tomates

9.3. down (dependent on) Brit:

it's all down to luck

todo es cuestión de suerte

9.4. down (to be done by):

the rest is down to you

el resto depende de ti

it's down to the owner to take precautions

es responsabilidad del propietario tomar precauciones

II.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

1.1. down (in downward direction):

we ran down the slope

corrimos cuesta abajo

to come down the stairs

bajar por la escalera

it fell down a hole

se cayó por un agujero

to tip sth down the sink

tirar algo por el fregadero

you've spilled wine down your shirt

te has manchado la camisa de vino

she looked down the list

recorrió la lista con la mirada

1.2. down (at lower level):

halfway down the hill

a mitad de camino ladera abajo

line 26, halfway down the page

línea 26, hacia la mitad de la página

2.1. down (along):

we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi

seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí

as I strolled down the street

cuando paseaba por la calle

2.2. down (further along):

the library is just down the street

la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante

15 miles down the road

a 15 millas siguiendo la carretera

there's a butcher's 100 yards down the road

hay una carnicería unas 100 yardas más adelante

2.3. down (to, in) Brit inf:

I've got to go down the shops

tengo que ir de compras

I saw her down the pub yesterday

ayer la vi en el bar

3. down (through):

down the ages/centuries

a través de los tiempos/los siglos

III.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

1.1. down attr (going downward):

the down escalator

la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

1.2. down attr Brit (from London):

the down train

el tren de Londres

2. down (depressed) inf:

down pred

deprimido

to feel down

andar deprimido or inf con un bajón

to feel down

estar con la depre inf

IV.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

1. down (dislike):

to have a down on sb Brit inf

tenerle ojeriza a alguien

2. down (in US football):

down

down m

down

oportunidad f

V.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] VB trans

1.1. down (drink down):

down drink

beberse rápidamente

down drink

tomarse rápidamente

he downed it in one

se lo bebió or se lo tomó de un trago

1.2. down (knock down):

down person/opponent

tumbar

down person/opponent

derribar

1.3. down (shoot down):

down aircraft

derribar

down aircraft

abatir

1.4. down (put down):

to down tools

dejar de trabajar

2. down (defeat) Am:

down inf

derrotar

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

1. fall down (to the ground):

fall down person/tree/picture:

caerse

fall down house/wall:

venirse abajo

fall down house/wall:

derrumbarse

I fell down the stairs

me caí por la escalera

he fell down on his knees and prayed

se arrodilló y se puso a rezar

2. fall down (fail):

fall down plan:

fracasar

fall down plan:

fallar

where the book falls down is in …

donde el libro falla es en …

to fall down on sth Brit

fallar en algo

I tend to fall down on my biology

donde suelo fallar or donde no estoy muy fuerte es en biología

I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. cut down (fell):

cut down tree

cortar

cut down tree

talar

2. cut down (kill):

cut down

matar

he was cut down in his prime liter

su vida fue segada en flor liter

3. cut down (reduce):

cut down expenditure

reducir

cut down expenditure

recortar

cut down consumption

reducir

cut down consumption

disminuir

cut down article

acortar

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

cigarette? — no, thanks, I'm trying to cut down

¿un cigarrillo? — no, gracias, estoy tratando de fumar menos

to cut down on sth you should cut down on carbohydrates

debería reducir el consumo de hidratos de carbono

I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

burn down

incendiar

II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

burn down

incendiarse

burn down

quedar reducido a cenizas

down² [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

1. down (on bird):

down

plumón m

2. down:

down (on face, body)

vello m

down (on face, body)

pelusilla f

down (on upper lip)

bozo m

down (on upper lip)

pelusilla f

3. down (on plant, fruit):

down

pelusa f

down³ <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

down

colinas fpl

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 down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for look down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

look down VB intr

1. look down:

look down (from above)

mirar hacia abajo

look down (lower eyes)

bajar la vista

2. look down (feel superior):

to look down on sth/sb

menospreciar algo/a alguien

Translations for look down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

otear (desde un alto)

to look down on

ningunear a alguien (menospreciar)

to look down on sb

mirar a alguien por encima del hombro

to look down one's nose at sb

alzar/bajar la vista

to look up/down

relojear a alguien de arriba abajo

to look sb up and down

Translations for look down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

plumón m

down (hairs)

pelusa f

down on body

vello m

down on face

bozo m

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

abajo

to fall down

caerse

to lie down

acostarse

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Brighton/the sea

bajar a Brighton/al mar

down South

hacia el sur

3. down (less volume or intensity):

to be worn down

estar gastado

the wind died down

el viento se calmó

the sun is down

se ha puesto el sol

the fire is burning down

el fuego se está consumiendo

the tyres are down

los neumáticos están desinflados

the price is down

el precio ha bajado

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

desde 1900 hasta el presente

down through the ages

a través de la historia

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

escribir/anotar algo

Phrases:

to be down on sb

tener manía a alguien

down with the dictator!

¡abajo el dictador!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

bajar las escaleras

to run down the slope

correr cuesta abajo

2. down (along):

to go down the street

ir por la calle

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The intent is to force riders to look down and see how high they are.

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When they see people who love, who have something to lose, they look down on them.

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Going further, the sailors look down into a trench in the shape of a hull.

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Clicking on the right analog stick causes the game to switch to a first-person camera, which lets the player look down the iron sights.

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They look down to the bottom of the cliff and see a tangled mass of wreckage.

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Very gentlemanly in behavior but seems to look down on people.

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Even at the best of times both men were inclined to look down on each other subtly.

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The in crowd are those who have the stars, and they look down on those who do not have it.

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In mid-heaven it is highest, where to look down on earth and sea often alarms even me, and makes my heart tremble with awesome fear.

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As a disabled man, he is quite optimistic and never look down himself or rely entirely on others.

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