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mirar (conjugate mirar) verbo transitivo 1a) (observar, contemplar) to look at;◊ mirar un cuadro to look at a picture;no me mires así don't look at me like that; mirar a algn a los ojos to look sb in the eye; se me quedó mirando he just stared at me; miraba distraída por la ventana he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window; miraba cómo lo hacía he was watching how she did it; ir a mirar escaparates or (AmL) vidrieras to go window shoppingb) ‹programa/partido/televisión› to watch2 (fijarse) to look;◊ ¡mira lo que has hecho! look what you've done!;mira bien que esté apagado make sure o check it's off; miré a ver si estaba listo I had a look to see if he was ready 3 (considerar):◊ míralo desde otro punto de vista look at it from another point of view;lo mires por donde lo mires whatever o whichever way you look at it; mirándolo bien (pensándolo detenidamente) all things considered; (pensándolo mejor) on second thoughts;◊ mirar a algn en menos to look down on sb;mirar mal a algn to disapprove of sb 4 (expresando incredulidad, irritación, etc):◊ ¡mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno …! honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven …! (colloq);¡mira que eres tacaño! boy, you're mean! (colloq); ¡mira las veces que te lo habré dicho …! the times I've told you! verbo intransitivo 1 (en general) to look;◊ he mirado por todas partes I've looked everywhere;mirar por la ventana to look out of the window; ¿miraste bien? did you have a good look?, did you look properly?; mirar atrás to look back 2 (estar orientado) mirar A/HACIA algo [fachada] to face sth; [terraza/habitación] to look out over sth, overlook sth;◊ ponte mirando hacia la ventana stand (o sit etc) facing the window3◊ mirar pora) (preocuparse por) to think ofb) (Col) (cuidar) to look aftermirarse verbo pronominala) (refl) to look at oneself;◊ mirarse en el espejo to look at oneself in the mirrorb) (recípr) to look at each other
mirar
I verbo transitivo
1 to look at: me miró con preocupación, he looked at me with concern
mirar una palabra en el diccionario, to look up a word in the dictionary
2 (examinar) to watch: miraba la película atentamente, she was watching the film carefully
míralo con atención, look at it carefully
3 (tener cuidado) mira bien con quién andas, be careful of the company you keep
II verbo intransitivo
1 (buscar) miraré en ese rincón, I'll have a look in that corner
2 (cuidar) to look after sb/sthg: mira por tus intereses, she is looking after your interests
3 (estar orientado) to face: la fachada mira al norte, the façade faces north ➣ Ver nota en ver
'mirar' also found in these entries: Spanish: alrededor - atrás - dar - directoria I - directorio - fijamente - hito - hombro - lupa - manía - mirada - observar - ojo - trasluz - ver - vista - volver - aguaitar - atentamente - bien - caer - cerca - checar - desesperación - escudriñar - huevo - infinito - microscopio - mirado - reojo - soslayo - vacío - valer - vidriera English: about - around - at - browse - clock - comb - contemplate - dig around - disdain - even - eye - face - gape - gaze - glance - glance up - glare - glower - hard - intently - leer - look - look at - look back - look down - look out - look round - nose - peek - regard - scowl - sideways - sneak - space - square - squint - stare - steadily - steal - survey - take - tear away - view - watch - window-shopping - askance - bright - double - down - fine
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.