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1 look
look [lʊk]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun2. plural noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = glance) do you want a look? tu veux jeter un coup d'œil ?• and now for a quick look at the papers et maintenant, les grands titres de vos journaux► to have/take a look• take a look at this! regarde !• take a good look! regarde bien !• to take a long hard look at o.s. (psychologically) faire son autocritique• I just want to have a look round (in town) je veux simplement faire un tour ; (in a shop) je ne fais que regarderb. ( = expression) regard m• I told her what I thought and if looks could kill, I'd be dead (inf) je lui ai dit ce que je pensais et elle m'a fusillé du regardc. ( = search) to have a look for sth chercher qch• have another look! cherche bien !d. ( = appearance) air m• you can't go by looks(PROV) il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences2. plural nouna. ( = see, glance) regarder• look over there! regarde là-bas !• look! regarde !• look what a mess you've made! regarde le gâchis que tu as fait !• look who's here! (inf) regarde qui est là !• to look the other way ( = avert one's eyes) détourner le regard ; (figurative) fermer les yeux (fig) (PROV) look before you leap il faut réfléchir avant d'agir► to look + adverb/preposition• look here, we must discuss it first (inf) écoutez, il faut d'abord en discuter• look here, that isn't what I said! (inf) dites donc, ce n'est pas (du tout) ce que j'ai dit !• she looked into his eyes elle l'a regardé droit dans les yeux ; (romantically) elle a plongé son regard dans le sien• to look over sb's shoulder regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn ; (figurative) être constamment sur le dos de qnb. ( = face) [building] donnerc. ( = search) chercherd. ( = seem) avoir l'air• how do I look? comment me trouves-tu ?• how does it look to you? qu'en pensez-vous ?• try to look as if you're glad to see them! essaie d'avoir l'air content de les voir !• it doesn't look as if he's coming on dirait qu'il ne va pas venir► to look + adjective/noun• how are you getting on with your autobiography? -- it's looking good comment avance ton autobiographie ? -- elle avance bien• it makes him look ten years older/younger ça le vieillit/rajeunit de dix ans• how pretty you look! comme vous êtes jolie !• what does he look like? comment est-il ?• it looks like salt ( = seems) on dirait du sel• look where you're going! regarde où tu vas !• look what you've done now! regarde ce que tu as fait !5. compounds• our team didn't have or get a look-in notre équipe n'a jamais eu la moindre chance de gagner[+ invalid, child, animal, plant] s'occuper de ; [+ one's possessions] prendre soin de ; [+ finances] gérer• look after yourself! (inf) prends soin de toi !• she's quite old enough to look after herself elle est assez grande pour se débrouiller (inf) toute seule• will you look after my bag for me? tu peux surveiller mon sac ?• I'm looking ahead at what might happen j'essaie d'imaginer ce qui pourrait se passer► look around intransitive verb regarder autour de soia. ( = observe) [+ person, object] regarder• just look at this mess! regarde un peu ce fouillis !• just look at you! (inf) regarde de quoi tu as l'air !• to look at him you would never think that... à le voir, on n'imaginerait pas que...b. ( = consider) [+ situation, problem] examinerc. ( = check) vérifier ; ( = see to) s'occuper de• will you look at the carburettor? pourriez-vous vérifier le carburateur ?d. ( = have in prospect) (inf) you're looking at a minimum of £65 ça va vous coûter 65 livres au minimum• they are looking at savings of $3 million les économies pourraient atteindre 3 millions de dollars► look away intransitive verb détourner les yeux ( from de ) ; (figurative) fermer les yeux• looking back, I'm surprised I didn't suspect anything avec le recul, je suis étonné de n'avoir rien soupçonné• to look back on sth ( = remember, evaluate) repenser à qch• when they look back on this match... lorsqu'ils repenseront à ce match...• we can look back over 20 years of happy marriage nous avons derrière nous 20 ans de bonheur conjugal► look behind intransitive verb regarder en arrière• don't look down or you'll fall ne regarde pas en bas, sinon tu vas tomber► look down on inseparable transitive verba. ( = despise) mépriserb. ( = overlook) dominer• the castle looks down on the valley le château domine la vallée► look for inseparable transitive verba. ( = seek) [+ object, work] chercher[+ event, meal, trip, holiday] attendre avec impatience• I look forward to the day when... j'attends avec impatience le jour où...• are you looking forward to your birthday? tu te réjouis pour ton anniversaire ?• I'm really looking forward to it je m'en réjouis à l'avance► look in intransitive verb regarder à l'intérieur• the doctor will look in again tomorrow le docteur repassera demain► look into inseparable transitive verb( = examine) examiner• there's obviously been a mistake. I'll look into it il y a dû y avoir une erreur. Je vais m'en occuper► look on• they just looked on while the raiders escaped ils ont regardé les bandits s'enfuir sans intervenira. ( = look outside) regarder dehorsb. ( = take care) faire attention• I told you to look out! je t'avais bien dit de faire attention !• look out! attention !• I've looked out the minutes of the meeting j'ai trouvé le procès-verbal de la réunion► look out for inseparable transitive verba. ( = look for) chercher ; ( = watch out for) [+ sth good] essayer de repérer ; [+ danger] se méfier deb. ( = look after) (inf) [+ person] s'occuper de[+ document, list] parcourir ; [+ goods, produce] inspecter ; [+ town, building] visiter ; [+ person] (quickly) jeter un coup d'œil à ; (slowly) regarder de la tête aux piedsa. ( = glance about) regarder (autour de soi)b. ( = search) chercherc. ( = look back) se retourner• don't look round! ne vous retournez pas !a. ( = scan) [+ mail] regarder ; (thoroughly) [+ papers, book] examiner ; (briefly) [+ papers, book] parcourirb. ( = revise) [+ lesson] réviser ; ( = re-read) [+ notes] relirec. ( = ignore) he just looked right through me (inf) il a fait comme s'il ne me voyait pas► look to inseparable transitive verba. ( = seek help from) se tourner vers• many sufferers look to alternative therapies de nombreux malades se tournent vers les médecines parallèlesb. ( = think of) penser àc. ( = seek to) chercher àa. ( = seek out) (inf) [+ person] passer voir• look me up the next time you are in London passez me voir la prochaine fois que vous serez à Londresb. (in reference book) [+ name, word] chercher[+ reference book] consulter( = admire) admirer* * *[lʊk] 1.1) ( glance) coup m d'œilto have ou take a look at something — jeter un coup d'œil à or sur quelque chose
to have ou take a good look at — fig examiner [quelque chose] soigneusement; lit regarder [quelque chose] de près
to have a look inside/behind something — regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière quelque chose
to have a look round — faire un tour de [house, town]
to have a look through — ( scan) chercher dans [archives, files]; parcourir [essay, report]
to take a long hard look at something — fig étudier sérieusement quelque chose
2) ( search)3) ( expression) regard ma look of sadness/anger — un regard triste/rempli de colère
he got some odd ou funny looks — on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air
from the look on his face... — à son expression...
4) ( appearance) ( of person) air m; (of building, scenery) aspect mI like the look of him — il a l'air sympa (colloq)
by the look of him... — à le voir...
5) ( style) look (colloq) m2.looks plural noun3.to keep one's looks — rester beau/belle
transitive verb1) (gaze, stare) regarderto look somebody in the eye/in the face — regarder quelqu'un dans les yeux/en face
to look somebody up and down — ( appraisingly) regarder quelqu'un de haut en bas
2) ( appear)4.1) regarder ( into dans; over par-dessus)to look away — détourner le regard or les yeux
to look the other way — lit regarder ailleurs; fig fermer les yeux
I didn't know where to look — fig je ne savais plus où me mettre; ( in shop)
2) ( search) chercher, regarderto look down — parcourir [list]
3) (appear, seem) avoir l'air, paraîtreyou look good enough to eat! — tu es mignon/-onne à croquer! (colloq)
it looks to me as if ou like... (colloq) — j'ai l'impression que...
it looks likely that — il semble probable que (+ subj)
it looks certain that — il semble certain que (+ indic)
to look like somebody/something — ressembler à quelqu'un/quelque chose
you look like being the only man there — il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent
4) ( listen) écoute5) ( be oriented)5.to look north — [house, room] être orienté au nord
- looking combining formdistinguished-looking — [person] à l'air distingué
sinister-looking — [place] à l'aspect sinistre
Phrasal Verbs:- look at- look for- look in- look on- look out- look to- look up••if looks could kill... — il/elle etc m'a fusillé du regard
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2 look
A n1 ( glance) coup m d'œil ; to have ou take a look at sth ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil à or sur qch ; ( closely) examiner qch ; to have ou take a good look at examiner [qch] soigneusement [car, contract, patient] ; regarder [qch] de près [suspect, photo] ; 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 qch ; to have a look round faire un tour de [house, town] ; I had a quick look round ( in town) j'ai fait un petit tour ; ( 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) regarder dans [telescope] ; regarder par [crack, window] ; ( scan) chercher dans [archives, files] ; parcourir [essay, report] ; 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 qch ;2 ( search) to have a look chercher ; to have a look for sth chercher qch ; 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 ( expression) 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 ou funny looks on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air ; I don't like the look on his face ou in his eye je n'aime pas son air ; you could tell from the look on his face that à sa tête ○ on voyait que ; to give sb a dirty/evil look regarder qn d'un sale œil/d'un air méchant ;4 ( appearance) ( of person) air m ; (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 ○, il a une bonne tête ○ ; 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 ;B 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 ou judge by looks alone il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences.C vtr1 (gaze, stare) 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 ; ( critically) toiser qn des pieds à la tête ; to look one's last on jeter un dernier regard sur [house, view] ; 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 ( 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 ou 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.D vi1 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/qch ; 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 ou through the window regarder par la fenêtre ; to look the other way lit regarder ailleurs ; 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 ( search) chercher, regarder ; to look down parcourir [list] ; to look for sth chercher qch ; a group of youths looking for trouble une bande de jeunes qui cherchent la bagarre ; are you looking for a smack in the mouth ○ ? tu veux mon poing sur la figure ○ ? ;3 (appear, seem) 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 ○ ! ; 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 va pas très bien ; it looks to me as if ou 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 ou 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 to look like sb/sth ressembler à qn/qch ; it doesn't look anything like a Picasso! ça ne ressemble absolument pas à un Picasso! ; that photograph doesn't look like you ou 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? ; 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 ;5 ( also 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 ;E - looking (dans composés) 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.if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now il/elle/etc m'a fusillé du regard.■ look about = look around.■ look after:▶ look after [sb/sth]1 ( care for) soigner [patient, sick animal] ; garder [child] ; s'occuper de [customer, guest] ; s'occuper de [animal, plant] ; entretenir [car, equipment] ; prendre soin de [belongings, toys] ; 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 ( be responsible for) s'occuper de [administration, finances, business, shop] ; surveiller [class, schoolchildren] ; 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! ;1 ( 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 ( be careful) safe journey, and look after yourself bon voyage, sois prudent!■ look ahead lit regarder devant soi ; fig regarder vers l'avenir ; we must look ahead to the future now nous devons penser à l'avenir maintenant ; she's looking ahead to the next Olympics elle se prépare pour les prochains jeux Olympiques ; and now, looking ahead to tomorrow's programmes Radio, TV et maintenant, un aperçu des émissions de demain.■ look around:1 ( turn around) se retourner ;2 ( glance around) regarder autour de soi ; to look around at one's friends/ colleagues fig passer en revue ses amis/collègues ;3 ( search) chercher ; to look around for sb/sth chercher qn/qch ;▶ look around [sth] visiter [church, town] ; faire le tour de [room] ; they spent the morning looking around London/the shops ils ont passé la matinée à visiter Londres/à faire les magasins.■ look at:▶ look at [sth]1 gen regarder ; ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil sur ; look at the state of you! regarde un peu de quoi tu as l'air! ; just look at the state of this room! regarde un peu l'état de cette pièce! ; look at this coat/book! regarde-moi ○ ce manteau/ce livre! ; just look at this! regarde-moi ça ○ ! ; you'd never guess, to look at her à la voir on ne devinerait jamais ; he's/it's not much to look at il/ça ne paie pas de mine ;2 ( examine) vérifier [equipment] ; [doctor] examiner [patient, wound] ; [workman] jeter un coup d'œil à [car, plumbing] ; étudier [problem, implications, effects, ways, offer, options] ; you should get that wound looked at tu devrais faire examiner cette blessure (par le médecin) ;3 (see, view) voir [life, events, situation] ; envisager [problem] ; try and look at it my way essaie de voir les choses de mon point de vue ; his way of looking at things sa façon de voir les choses ; look at it this way, if he offers, I won't refuse écoute, s'il me fait une proposition, je ne la refuserai pas ; that's how I look at it c'est comme ça que je vois les choses ; the problem needs to be looked at from all angles il faut envisager ce problème sous tous ses aspects ; you can't be too careful, look at Tom! il faut être très prudent, regarde ce qui est arrivé à Tom! ;4 ( face) to be looking at [firm] être au bord de [bankruptcy, collapse] ; [criminal] risquer [life sentence, fine] ; you're looking at major repairs here dites-vous bien qu'il s'agit ici de réparations importantes ; you're looking at a bill for about 3,000 dollars ça va vous coûter aux alentours de 3 000 dollars.■ look back:1 ( turn around) se retourner ; to look back at sb/sth se retourner pour regarder qn/qch ;2 (reflect, reminisce) let's look back to the year 1964 revenons à l'année 1964 ; if we look back to the 19th century si l'on considère le dix-neuvième siècle ; since then she's never looked back depuis tout s'est très bien passé pour elle ; to look back on se tourner sur [past] ; repenser à [experience] ; faire le bilan de [career, marriage] ; looking back on it, I think I made the right decision rétrospectivement, je pense que j'ai pris la bonne décision.■ look down:▶ look down (with modesty, shame) baisser les yeux ; ( from a height) regarder en bas ; from the hilltop she looked down on the city elle regardait la ville du haut de la colline ;▶ look down on [sb/sth]1 ( despise) mépriser [person, lifestyle] ;■ look for:▶ look for [sb/sth] ( search for) chercher qn/qch ;▶ look for [sth] ( expect) attendre [commitment, co-operation, result, reward] (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?■ look forward: to look forward to [sth] attendre [qch] avec impatience ; I was so looking forward to it j'attendais ça avec tant d'impatience, je m'en faisais une telle joie ; she's looking forward to going on holiday elle a hâte de partir en vacances ; I'm not looking forward to the interview/party la perspective de l'entretien/la fête ne me réjouit pas ; I look forward to hearing from you ( writing to a friend) j'espère avoir bientôt de tes nouvelles ; ( in formal correspondence) dans l'attente de votre réponse.■ look in1 ( pay a visit) passer ; I'll look in again tomorrow je repasserai demain ; to look in on passer voir [person, class, rehearsals] ; look in on the baby and check she's still asleep va voir si le bébé dort ;2 ( watch TV) if there are any viewers looking in who want more details, please contact us les téléspectateurs qui désirent obtenir plus de renseignements peuvent nous contacter.■ look into:▶ look into [sth] examiner, étudier [matter, possibility, problem] ; examiner [accounts, background] ; enquêter sur [death, disappearance, theft].■ look on:▶ look on [crowd, spectators] 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 ;▶ look on [sb/sth] considérer [person, event etc] (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.■ look onto:▶ look onto [sth] [house, room] donner sur [sea, garden, street].■ look out:▶ look out ( take care) faire attention (for à) ; ( be wary) se méfier (for de) ; you must look out for snakes faites attention aux serpents ; look out for motorists turning out of side roads méfiez-vous des automobilistes qui débouchent des petites routes ; look out! attention! ;▶ look out for [sb/sth] guetter [person] ; être à l'affût de [new recruits, talent] ; être à la recherche de [apartment, book] ; guetter l'apparition de [signs, symptoms] ; repérer [cases, examples] ; être à l'affût de [bargain, special offer] ;▶ look out for [oneself] se débrouiller tout seul, s'occuper de soi ;▶ look out over [sth] [window, balcony] donner sur [sea, park].■ look over:▶ look [sb] over passer [qn] en revue [new recruits, troops] ;▶ look [sth] over examiner [car, equipment] ; [vet] examiner [animal] ; get an expert to look the car over before you buy it fais examiner la voiture par un spécialiste avant de l'acheter ;▶ look over [sth]1 ( read) ( in detail) examiner [document, contract] ; ( rapidly) parcourir [essay, lines, notes] ; jeter un coup d'œil sur, parcourir [document, report] ; I'll get Rose to look it over quickly je demanderai à Rose d'y jeter un petit coup d'œil ;2 ( visit) visiter [factory, gardens, house].1 ( look behind one) se retourner ; she looked round to see who it was elle s'est retournée pour voir qui c'était ;2 ( look about) regarder autour de soi ; I'm just looking round ( in shop) je ne fais que regarder ; we're looking round for a new house nous cherchons une nouvelle maison ;▶ look round [sth] visiter [town, building].■ look through:▶ look through [sth]1 ( read) consulter [archive, material, files] ; parcourir [essay, list, script, report, notes] ; ( scan idly) feuilleter [book, magazine] ;2 ( search) fouiller dans [belongings, drawers, briefcase] ; 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 ;▶ look through [sb] faire semblant de ne pas voir [person].■ look to:▶ look to [sb/sth]1 ( rely on) compter sur qn/qch (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; they look to him for leadership ils comptent sur lui pour les diriger ;2 ( turn to) se tourner vers [future] ; he looked to his friends for support il s'est tourné vers ses amis pour qu'ils le soutiennent ;▶ look to do ( expect) espérer faire ; we're looking to break even/make a profit nous espérons rentrer dans nos frais/faire des bénéfices.■ look up:▶ look up1 ( raise one's eyes) lever les yeux (from de) ;2 ( raise one's head) lever la tête ; to look up at the clouds/tree-tops regarder les nuages/le sommet des arbres ;3 ( improve) [business, prospects] aller mieux ; [conditions, situation] s'améliorer ; [property market] reprendre ; things are looking up for us les choses s'arrangent pour nous ;▶ look up [sth] regarder à l'intérieur de [chimney] ; to look up sb's skirt regarder sous la jupe de qn ;▶ look [sb/sth] up, look up [sb/sth]1 ( check in book) chercher [address, phone number, price, word] (in dans) ; look his number up in the phone book cherche son numéro de téléphone dans l'annuaire ;2 ( visit) passer voir [acquaintance, friend] ; 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 ;▶ look up to [sb] admirer [person]. -
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transitive verb1)2) (inspect) durchsehen [Papiere]; prüfen [Antrag, Vorschlag, Aussage]3) (glance through) sich (Dat.) ansehen [Buch, Notizen]4)look straight through somebody — (fig.) durch jemanden hindurchsehen
* * *(to look at or study briefly: I've looked through your notes.) durchsehen* * *vi1. (glance)to \look through through a window aus einem Fenster sehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ schauen▪ to \look through through sth/sb etw/jdn durchschauento \look through through a pretence/pretender einen Vorwand/Heuchler durchschauen▪ to \look through [straight] through sb [einfach] durch jdn hindurchschauen, jdn [geflissentlich] übersehen4. (peruse)▪ to \look through through sth etw durchsehenwould you quickly \look through through these figures for me? würden Sie eben mal diese Zahlen für mich durchgehen?let me \look through through the timetable lassen Sie mich kurz mal einen Blick auf den Fahrplan werfento \look through through an article einen Artikel [kurz] überfliegento \look through through a magazine eine Illustrierte durchblättern* * *1. vidurchsehen or -schauen (dial) or -gucken (inf) (prep obj durch)he stopped at the window and looked through — er blieb am Fenster stehen und sah etc hinein/herein
he looked through the window — er sah etc zum Fenster hinein/herein/hinaus/heraus
2. vt sep(= examine) durchsehen; (= read) durchlesen* * *A v/i1. blicken durch2. (hin)durchsehen oder (-)durchschauen durch3. fig jemanden oder etwas durchschauen4. fig jemanden ignorieren, wie Luft behandeln* * *transitive verb1)look through something — durch etwas [hindurch] sehen
2) (inspect) durchsehen [Papiere]; prüfen [Antrag, Vorschlag, Aussage]3) (glance through) sich (Dat.) ansehen [Buch, Notizen]4)look straight through somebody — (fig.) durch jemanden hindurchsehen
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vi1) ( peruse)to \look through through sth etw durchsehen;would you quickly \look through through these figures for me? würden Sie eben mal diese Zahlen für mich durchgehen?;let me \look through through the timetable lassen Sie mich kurz mal einen Blick auf den Fahrplan werfen;to \look through through an article einen Artikel [kurz] überfliegen;to \look through through a magazine eine Illustrierte durchblättern2) ( understand)to \look through through sth etw durchschauen;to \look through through a pretence/ pretender einen Vorwand/Heuchler durchschauen3) ( ignore)to \look through [straight] through sb durch jdn hindurchsehen, jdn ignorieren -
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vt fuspatrzeć (popatrzeć perf) na +acc; ( read quickly) przeglądać (przejrzeć perf) +acc; (study, consider) przyglądać się (przyjrzeć się perf) +dat -
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8 puzzled look turned quickly to one of understanding
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > puzzled look turned quickly to one of understanding
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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the puzzled look turned quickly to one of understanding
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1. pi:p verb1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.) espiar2) (to look quickly and in secret: He peeped at the answers at the back of the book.) echar una ojeada
2. noun(a quick look (usually in secret): She took a peep at the visitor.) ojeada, vistazo
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1. pi:p verb(to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.)
2. noun(such a sound: the peep of a car horn.) pío, silbidopeep1 n vistazo / ojeadapeep2 vb mirar / echar una miraditaI peeped into the bedroom to see if the baby was asleep eché una miradita en la habitación para ver si el bebé estaba dormido peep expresa la idea de mirar rápidamente o sin que nadie te veatr[piːp]1 (look) ojeada, vistazo1 espiar, atisbar, mirar a hurtadillas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a peep at / take a peep at echar una ojeada a, echar un vistazo a————————tr[piːp]1 (noise) pío■ I don't want to hear another peep out of you! ¡que no te oiga decir ni pío!peep ['pi:p] vi1) peek: espiar, mirar furtivamente2) cheep: piar3)to peep out show: asomarsepeep n1) cheep: pío m (de un pajarito)2) glance: vistazo m, ojeada fn.• mirada furtiva s.f.• pío s.m.v.• asomar v.• piar v.• pipiar v.
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1. piːp1)a) ( watch) espiar*, vichar (RPl fam); ( look quickly) mirar ( a hurtadillas), echar un vistazo, vichar (RPl fam)to peep AT somebody/something — espiar* or atisbar a alguien/algo
b) (show, stick out) peep (out) asomar2) ( make high-pitched sound) \<\<bird\>\> piar*; \<\<horn/whistle\>\> sonar*he peeped at them as he drove by — les tocó la bocina or les pitó al pasar
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vt (colloq)I peeped the horn — toqué la bocina or el claxon
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1) ( quick or furtive look) vistazo mcan I have a peep? — ¿puedo ver?, ¿a ver?, ¿puedo vichar? (RPl fam)
2) ( sound)the peep, peep of the canary — el pío, pío del canario
we didn't hear another peep from her all evening — no volvió a decir ni pío or ni mu en toda la noche (fam)
I [piːp]1.N ojeada f, miradita fto take or have a peep (at sth) — echar una ojeada or miradita (a algo)
2. VI1) (=look) mirar rápidamente; (furtively) mirar furtivamente or a hurtadillasto peep at — echar una ojeada or miradita a
2) (=stick out) asomar(se)
II [piːp]1. N1) [of bird] pío m ; [of whistle] silbido m2) *I don't want to hear peep out of you! — ¡tú ni chistar!, ¡tú ni pío! *
2.VI piar* * *
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1. [piːp]1)a) ( watch) espiar*, vichar (RPl fam); ( look quickly) mirar ( a hurtadillas), echar un vistazo, vichar (RPl fam)to peep AT somebody/something — espiar* or atisbar a alguien/algo
b) (show, stick out) peep (out) asomar2) ( make high-pitched sound) \<\<bird\>\> piar*; \<\<horn/whistle\>\> sonar*he peeped at them as he drove by — les tocó la bocina or les pitó al pasar
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vt (colloq)I peeped the horn — toqué la bocina or el claxon
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1) ( quick or furtive look) vistazo mcan I have a peep? — ¿puedo ver?, ¿a ver?, ¿puedo vichar? (RPl fam)
2) ( sound)the peep, peep of the canary — el pío, pío del canario
we didn't hear another peep from her all evening — no volvió a decir ni pío or ni mu en toda la noche (fam)
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I 1. [pi:p] verb1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.) kigge2) (to look quickly and in secret: He peeped at the answers at the back of the book.) skæve; kaste et hurtigt blik på2. noun(a quick look (usually in secret): She took a peep at the visitor.) blikII 1. [pi:p] verb(to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.) tude2. noun(such a sound: the peep of a car horn.) tuden* * *I 1. [pi:p] verb1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.) kigge2) (to look quickly and in secret: He peeped at the answers at the back of the book.) skæve; kaste et hurtigt blik på2. noun(a quick look (usually in secret): She took a peep at the visitor.) blikII 1. [pi:p] verb(to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.) tude2. noun(such a sound: the peep of a car horn.) tuden -
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I 1. intransitive verb[Maus, Vogel:] piep[s]en; (squeal) quieken2. nounII 1. intransitive verbone peep out of you and... — ein Pieps [von dir], und...
1) (look through narrow aperture) gucken (ugs.)2) (look furtively) verstohlen guckenno peeping! — nicht gucken!
3) (come into view)2. nountake a peep through the curtain — durch die Gardine spähen
* * *I 1. [pi:p] verb1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.) gucken2) (to look quickly and in secret: He peeped at the answers at the back of the book.) verstohlen schauen2. noun- academic.ru/117857/peep-hole">peep-holeII 1. [pi:p] verb(to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.) piepen2. noun(such a sound: the peep of a car horn.) das Piepen* * *peep1[pi:p]one more \peep out of you and there'll be no television tomorrow einen Ton noch und du darfst morgen nicht fernsehento not give [or make] a \peep keinen Laut von sich dat geben, keinen Mucks machento not hear [so much as] a \peep from sb keinen Mucks von jdm hörento not make [or raise] a \peep about sth keinen Ton über etw akk verlierento make a \peep piepsenII. vt▪ to \peep sth etw flüsternIII. vi piepsento \peep at sth/sb etw/jdn anpiepsenpeep2[pi:p]I. n1. (look) [verstohlener] Blick2. (first coming)at the [first] \peep of day bei Tagesanbruchthe first \peep of spring die ersten Anzeichen des FrühlingsII. vi1. (look)▪ to \peep at sth/sb verstohlen auf etw/jdn blicken2. (appear) hervorkommena few early flowers had \peeped up through the snow die ersten Frühlingsboten lugten durch die Schneedecke* * *I [piːp]1. n(= sound) (of bird etc) Piep m; (of horn, whistle, inf, of person) Ton mto give a peep (bird) — einen Piep von sich geben; (horn, whistle)
one peep out of you and... (inf) — noch einen Mucks (inf) or Pieps (inf) und...
peep! peep! (of horn) — tut! tut!; (of whistle) tüt! tüt!
2. vi(bird etc) piepen; (horn, car) tuten; (whistle) pfeifen; (person on horn) tuten; (on whistle) pfeifen3. vtIII peeped my horn at him, I peeped him (inf) — ich habe ihn angehupt (inf)
1. n(= look) kurzer Blick; (furtive, when forbidden etc) verstohlener Blickto take or have a peep (at sth) — kurz/verstohlen (nach etw) gucken
2. vt3. vigucken (at nach)to peep from behind sth — hinter etw (dat) hervorschauen
to peep over sth — über etw (acc) gucken
no peeping!, don't peep! — (aber) nicht gucken!
* * *peep1 [piːp]A v/i piep(s)en (Vogel, auch Kind etc):he never dared peep again er wagte nie wieder „piep“ zu sagenB s1. Piep(s)en n2. umg Piepser m (Ton)peep2 [piːp]A v/iinto in akk)B s1. neugieriger oder verstohlener Blick:2. Blick m (of in akk), (Durch)Sicht f* * *I 1. intransitive verb[Maus, Vogel:] piep[s]en; (squeal) quieken2. nounII 1. intransitive verbone peep out of you and... — ein Pieps [von dir], und...
1) (look through narrow aperture) gucken (ugs.)2) (look furtively) verstohlen gucken2. nounpeep out — [he]rausgucken; (fig.): (show itself) zum Vorschein kommen
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I [piːp]II [piːp]to have a peep at — dare un'occhiata a; (furtively) dare una sbirciatina a
to peep at sth., sb. — lanciare uno sguardo o dare un'occhiata a qcs., qcn.; (furtively) sbirciare, spiare qcs., qcn
- peep outIII [piːp]IV [piːp]one more peep out of you and... — prova a dire un'altra parola e
* * *I 1. [pi:p] verb1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.)2) (to look quickly and in secret: He peeped at the answers at the back of the book.)2. noun(a quick look (usually in secret): She took a peep at the visitor.)II 1. [pi:p] verb(to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.)2. noun(such a sound: the peep of a car horn.)* * *I [piːp]1. n2. viII [piːp]1. n(Brit: look) sbirciata, sguardo furtivoto take or have a peep (at sth) — dare una sbirciata (a qc)
2. vi•- peep out* * *peep (1) /pi:p/n.1 pigolio2 squittio3 (infant.) suono di clacson; tutù (infant.)4 (fam.) suono; parola.peep (2) /pi:p/n.1 sguardo furtivo; occhiata; sbirciata: to take a peep at st., dare un'occhiata a qc.; to get a peep of st., intravedere qc.2 veduta parziale; scorcio; vista fugace● peep-show, apparecchio nel quale si vedono foto o diapositive ( anche erotiche) attraverso un foro provvisto di lente; ( slang USA) spettacolo di spogliarello □ peep sight, diottra ( d'arma da fuoco) □ (mil.) peep slot, feritoia □ at peep of dawn (o of day), allo spuntar del giorno; all'alba.(to) peep (1) /pi:p/v. i.3 (fam.) parlare; emettere un suono(to) peep (2) /pi:p/v. i.1 guardare furtivamente; sbirciare; spiare: to peep behind the scenes [under the bed], spiare dietro le quinte [sbirciare sotto il letto]; to peep into a room, sbirciare dentro una stanza; to peep at sb., spiare q.2 ( spesso to peep out) apparire a poco a poco; far capolino; spuntare: The sun peeped out, è spuntato il sole● peeping Tom, guardone; voyeur.* * *I [piːp]II [piːp]to have a peep at — dare un'occhiata a; (furtively) dare una sbirciatina a
to peep at sth., sb. — lanciare uno sguardo o dare un'occhiata a qcs., qcn.; (furtively) sbirciare, spiare qcs., qcn
- peep outIII [piːp]IV [piːp]one more peep out of you and... — prova a dire un'altra parola e
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[piːp] 1. n 2. vito have/take a peep (at) — zerkać (zerknąć perf) (na +acc)
Phrasal Verbs:- peep out* * *I 1. [pi:p] verb1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.) zerkać2) (to look quickly and in secret: He peeped at the answers at the back of the book.) podglądać2. noun(a quick look (usually in secret): She took a peep at the visitor.) zerknięcieII 1. [pi:p] verb(to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.) piszczeć, trąbić2. noun(such a sound: the peep of a car horn.) pisk, trąbienie -
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БРОСАТЬ/БРОСИТЬ (КИДАТЬ/КИНУТЬ) ВЗГЛЯД VP subj: human fixed WO1. \В-95 на кого-что to look quickly, briefly at s.o. or sth.: X бросил взгляд на Y-a = X cast a glance at YX gave Y a look X glanced at Y.Временами он (Харлампо) бросал взгляд на свою невесту и тётушку Хрисулу, стараясь внушить им своим взглядом, что вот он здесь сидит с дедушкой Хабугом, что он в сущности в этом доме не какой-нибудь там нанятый пастух, а почти член семьи (Искандер 5). From time to time he (Harlampo) would cast a glance at his bride and Auntie Chrysoula, trying to impress on them that here he was, sitting with Grandpa Khabug, he wasn't actually just a hired shepherd in this house, he was practically a member of the family (5a).Грушницкий бросил на меня недовольный взгляд (Лермонтов 1). Grushnitsky gave me a look of displeasure (lc).Они деловито проезжают мимо вас, безусловно разговаривая между собой и именно о вас, да-да, они кидают на вас взгляды, когда проезжают мимо (Олеша 3). They ride by you in a businesslike way, undoubtedly talking among themselves and certainly about you, indeed they glance at you as they go by (3a).2. \В-95 на что to think briefly about sth., return to sth. in one's thoughtsX бросил взгляд на Y - X went back in his mind to YX looked (glanced) back on Y X cast a (swift (quick etc)) glance at Y X took a look at Y.He стану час за часом следить за своими воспоминаниями, но брошу быстрый взгляд на главнейшие из них... (Толстой 2). I shall not trace my recollections hour by hour, but shall cast a swift glance at the most important ones... (2b). -
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• БРОСАТЬ/БРОСИТЬ <КИДАТЬ/КИНУТЬ> ВЗГЛЯД[VP; subj: human; fixed WO]=====- X glanced at Y.♦ Временами он [Харлампо] бросал взгляд на свою невесту и тётушку Хрисулу, стараясь внушить им своим взглядом, что вот он здесь сидит с дедушкой Хабугом, что он в сущности в этом доме не какой-нибудь там нанятый пастух, а почти член семьи (Искандер 5). From time to time he [Harlampo] would cast a glance at his bride and Auntie Chrysoula, trying to impress on them that here he was, sitting with Grandpa Khabug, he wasn't actually just a hired shepherd in this house, he was practically a member of the family (5a).♦ Грушницкий бросил на меня недовольный взгляд (Лермонтов 1). Grushnitsky gave me a look of displeasure (lc).♦ Они деловито проезжают мимо вас, безусловно разговаривая между собой и именно о вас, да-да, они кидают на вас взгляды, когда проезжают мимо (Олеша 3). They ride by you in a businesslike way, undoubtedly talking among themselves and certainly about you; indeed they glance at you as they go by (3a).- X cast a (swift <quick etc>) glance at Y;- X took a look at Y.♦ Не стану час за часом следить за своими воспоминаниями, но брошу быстрый взгляд на главнейшие из них... (Толстой 2). I shall not trace my recollections hour by hour, but shall cast a swift glance at the most important ones... (2b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > бросать взгляд
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17 бросить взгляд
• БРОСАТЬ/БРОСИТЬ <КИДАТЬ/КИНУТЬ> ВЗГЛЯД[VP; subj: human; fixed WO]=====- X glanced at Y.♦ Временами он [Харлампо] бросал взгляд на свою невесту и тётушку Хрисулу, стараясь внушить им своим взглядом, что вот он здесь сидит с дедушкой Хабугом, что он в сущности в этом доме не какой-нибудь там нанятый пастух, а почти член семьи (Искандер 5). From time to time he [Harlampo] would cast a glance at his bride and Auntie Chrysoula, trying to impress on them that here he was, sitting with Grandpa Khabug, he wasn't actually just a hired shepherd in this house, he was practically a member of the family (5a).♦ Грушницкий бросил на меня недовольный взгляд (Лермонтов 1). Grushnitsky gave me a look of displeasure (lc).♦ Они деловито проезжают мимо вас, безусловно разговаривая между собой и именно о вас, да-да, они кидают на вас взгляды, когда проезжают мимо (Олеша 3). They ride by you in a businesslike way, undoubtedly talking among themselves and certainly about you; indeed they glance at you as they go by (3a).- X cast a (swift <quick etc>) glance at Y;- X took a look at Y.♦ Не стану час за часом следить за своими воспоминаниями, но брошу быстрый взгляд на главнейшие из них... (Толстой 2). I shall not trace my recollections hour by hour, but shall cast a swift glance at the most important ones... (2b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > бросить взгляд
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18 кидать взгляд
• БРОСАТЬ/БРОСИТЬ <КИДАТЬ/КИНУТЬ> ВЗГЛЯД[VP; subj: human; fixed WO]=====- X glanced at Y.♦ Временами он [Харлампо] бросал взгляд на свою невесту и тётушку Хрисулу, стараясь внушить им своим взглядом, что вот он здесь сидит с дедушкой Хабугом, что он в сущности в этом доме не какой-нибудь там нанятый пастух, а почти член семьи (Искандер 5). From time to time he [Harlampo] would cast a glance at his bride and Auntie Chrysoula, trying to impress on them that here he was, sitting with Grandpa Khabug, he wasn't actually just a hired shepherd in this house, he was practically a member of the family (5a).♦ Грушницкий бросил на меня недовольный взгляд (Лермонтов 1). Grushnitsky gave me a look of displeasure (lc).♦ Они деловито проезжают мимо вас, безусловно разговаривая между собой и именно о вас, да-да, они кидают на вас взгляды, когда проезжают мимо (Олеша 3). They ride by you in a businesslike way, undoubtedly talking among themselves and certainly about you; indeed they glance at you as they go by (3a).- X cast a (swift <quick etc>) glance at Y;- X took a look at Y.♦ Не стану час за часом следить за своими воспоминаниями, но брошу быстрый взгляд на главнейшие из них... (Толстой 2). I shall not trace my recollections hour by hour, but shall cast a swift glance at the most important ones... (2b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > кидать взгляд
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19 кинуть взгляд
• БРОСАТЬ/БРОСИТЬ <КИДАТЬ/КИНУТЬ> ВЗГЛЯД[VP; subj: human; fixed WO]=====- X glanced at Y.♦ Временами он [Харлампо] бросал взгляд на свою невесту и тётушку Хрисулу, стараясь внушить им своим взглядом, что вот он здесь сидит с дедушкой Хабугом, что он в сущности в этом доме не какой-нибудь там нанятый пастух, а почти член семьи (Искандер 5). From time to time he [Harlampo] would cast a glance at his bride and Auntie Chrysoula, trying to impress on them that here he was, sitting with Grandpa Khabug, he wasn't actually just a hired shepherd in this house, he was practically a member of the family (5a).♦ Грушницкий бросил на меня недовольный взгляд (Лермонтов 1). Grushnitsky gave me a look of displeasure (lc).♦ Они деловито проезжают мимо вас, безусловно разговаривая между собой и именно о вас, да-да, они кидают на вас взгляды, когда проезжают мимо (Олеша 3). They ride by you in a businesslike way, undoubtedly talking among themselves and certainly about you; indeed they glance at you as they go by (3a).- X cast a (swift <quick etc>) glance at Y;- X took a look at Y.♦ Не стану час за часом следить за своими воспоминаниями, но брошу быстрый взгляд на главнейшие из них... (Толстой 2). I shall not trace my recollections hour by hour, but shall cast a swift glance at the most important ones... (2b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > кинуть взгляд
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20 peep
I 1. pi:p verb1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.) kikke, titte2) (to look quickly and in secret: He peeped at the answers at the back of the book.) kikke (på)2. noun(a quick look (usually in secret): She took a peep at the visitor.) kikk, tittII 1. pi:p verb(to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.) pipe, tute2. noun(such a sound: the peep of a car horn.) piping, tutingkikke--------titteIsubst. \/piːp\/1) piping, kvitring2) pip• don't let me hear another peep out of you!IIsubst. \/piːp\/1) titt, (stjålent) blikk2) første glimt3) kikkhull4) ( på gevær) siktethe peep of dawn den første morgengryIIIverb \/piːp\/1) pipe, kvitre2) si et pipIVverb \/piːp\/1) kikke, titte2) ( også peep out) begynne å bli synlig, titte frem, skinne gjennompeep at kikke påpeep into kikke inn i
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