look at

look at
look at
v.
mirar v.
ver v.
(§pres: veo, ves...) imp. ve-•)
v + prep + o
1) \<\<person/picture/diagram\>\> mirar

he's not much to look at — muy atractivo no es

to look at her, you'd think she was really weak — tiene todo el aspecto de una persona débil

look at the time! — mira qué hora es!

look at me for instance — mírame a mí, por ejemplo

he said he'd never marry, and look at him now! — decía que no se casaría nunca y ahí lo tienes!

2) (consider) \<\<possibilities\>\> considerar, estudiar

look at it from my point of view — míralo or considéralo desde mi punto de vista

the program looks at university life — el programa enfoca la vida universitaria

3) (examine, check) \<\<patient/arm/graze\>\> examinar; \<\<car/valve/pump\>\> revisar, chequear
VI + PREP
1) (=observe) mirar

to look hard at — [+ person] observar detenidamente; [+ idea] estudiar cuidadosamente

just look at this mess! — ¡mira qué desorden!

to look at him you would never think that ... — por la apariencia nunca pensarías que ...

it isn't much to look at, it's nothing to look at — no es muy bonito

look at how she does it — fíjate cómo lo hace

2) (=consider) [+ alternatives] considerar, examinar; [+ problem] estudiar

it depends (on) how you look at it — depende de cómo se enfoca la cuestión, depende del punto de vista de uno

whichever way you look at it — se mire por donde se mire

3) (=check) [+ patient, wound, heart] examinar; [+ engine, spelling] revisar

will you look at the engine? — ¿podría revisar el motor?

I'll look at it tomorrow — lo miraré mañana

4) (=accept)

I wouldn't even look at the job — no aceptaría el puesto por nada del mundo

the landlady won't look at students — la patrona no aguanta los estudiantes

5) * (=have in prospect)

you're looking at a minimum of £200 — calcula 200 libras como mínimo

* * *
v + prep + o
1) \<\<person/picture/diagram\>\> mirar

he's not much to look at — muy atractivo no es

to look at her, you'd think she was really weak — tiene todo el aspecto de una persona débil

look at the time! — mira qué hora es!

look at me for instance — mírame a mí, por ejemplo

he said he'd never marry, and look at him now! — decía que no se casaría nunca y ahí lo tienes!

2) (consider) \<\<possibilities\>\> considerar, estudiar

look at it from my point of view — míralo or considéralo desde mi punto de vista

the program looks at university life — el programa enfoca la vida universitaria

3) (examine, check) \<\<patient/arm/graze\>\> examinar; \<\<car/valve/pump\>\> revisar, chequear

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