she looked doubtful

le dirigió una mirada de sospecha — he gave her a suspicious look o glance, he looked o glanced at her suspiciously

era capaz de aguantarle o resistirle la mirada a cualquiera — he could outstare anybody, he could stare anybody out

• echar una mirada de reojo o de soslayo a algo/algn — to look out of the corner of one's eye at sth/sb, cast a sidelong glance at sth/sb

• apartar la mirada (de algn/algo) — to look away (from sb/sth)

• bajar la mirada — to look down

• clavar la mirada en algo/algn — to fix one's eyes on sth/sb

• desviar la mirada (de algn/algo) — (lit) to look away (from sb/sth), avert one's eyes (from sb/sth); (fig) to turn one's back (on sb/sth)

• dirigir la mirada a o hacia algn/algo — (lit) to look at sb/sth; (fig) to turn one's attention to sb/sth

• echar una mirada a algn/algo — [varias veces] to keep an eye on sb/sth, check on sb/sth; [una sola vez] to have a look at sb/sth

échale una miradita al arroz de vez en cuando — keep an eye o check on the rice every now and then

antes de irse a dormir les echó una mirada a los niños — before going to bed he had a look in on the children o he had a quick look at the children

le echó una última mirada a la casa antes de irse — she had a o one last look at the house before leaving

• levantar la mirada — to look up, raise one's eyes

al vernos entrar levantó la mirada — on seeing us enter, he looked up o raised his eyes

• tener la mirada puesta en algo — (lit) to have one's gaze fixed on sth; (fig) to be looking towards sth, have one's sights set on sth

• seguir algo/a algn con la mirada — to follow sth/sb with one's eyes

• volver la mirada — to look back

volvió su mirada a Amelia — she looked round at Amelia o turned her eyes towards Amelia

le dirigió or lanzó una mirada reprobatoria — he looked at her disapprovingly

su mirada se posó en ella — (liter) his gaze settled on her (liter)

le dirigió or lanzó una mirada reprobatoria — he looked at her disapprovingly

su mirada se posó en ella — (liter) his gaze settled on her (liter)

Ex: A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.

I'm dubious about accepting the invitation — ich weiß nicht recht, ob ich die Einladung annehmen soll

it seems dubious that... — es erscheint fragwürdig, dass...

it sounds dubious to me — ich habe da meine Zweifel

or distinction/pleasure of doing sth (usu iro) — die zweifelhafte Ehre/das zweifelhafte Vergnügen haben, etw zu tun

he's dubious whether he should come — er weiß nicht or ist im Zweifel, ob er kommen soll

I'm very dubious about it — ich habe da doch starke Zweifel

he sounded dubious — er klang zweifelnd or skeptisch

he gave me a dubious look — er sah mich zweifelnd an

to be unsure ABOUT something: I'm unsure about that no estoy seguro de eso; I'm unsure about asking her no sé si pedírselo o no; to be unsure OF something: I'm unsure of my own feelings me siento inseguro de mis sentimientos; to be unsure of oneself — estar* or sentirse* inseguro de sí mismo

• to be unsure about/of sth — no estar seguro de algo

• I was unsure what to expect — no estaba segura de qué esperar

• he was unsure whether he would be able to do it — no estaba seguro de si sería capaz de hacerlo

• to be unsure of o.s. — no estar seguro de uno mismo, no tener confianza en sí mismo

to be unsure ABOUT something: I'm unsure about that no estoy seguro de eso; I'm unsure about asking her no sé si pedírselo o no; to be unsure OF something: I'm unsure of my own feelings me siento inseguro de mis sentimientos; to be unsure of oneself — estar* or sentirse* inseguro de sí mismo

de origen dudoso — of doubtful o uncertain origin

el empleo de tácticas dudosas — the use of suspect o dubious tactics

Ex: The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.

regarder rapidement — to have a quick look at, to glance at [bâtiment, paysage]; to glance through [document, livre]

regarder quelqu'un en face — lit, fig to look somebody in the face

regarder la réalité or les choses en face — to face facts

regarder quelqu'un de haut — fig to look down one's nose at somebody

regarder quelqu'un de travers — fig to look askance at somebody

regarder dans — to look up, to consult [dictionnaire, annuaire]

ça ne vous regarde pas — that doesn't concern you; ( moins poli) it's none of your business

mêle-toi de ce qui te regarde! — mind your own business! (colloq)

regarde autour de toi — lit, fig look around

regarde où tu mets les pieds — look ou watch where you put your feet

regarder l'avenir avec confiance — to view the future with confidence, (= considérer) [son intérêt] to be concerned with

• to be uncertain about/of sth — no estar seguro de algo

• I am uncertain as to whether she was involved in the accident — no estoy seguro si ella estuvo implicada en el accidente

• I am uncertain whether to accept — no estoy seguro si aceptar

the fate of the refugees remains uncertain — la suerte de los refugiados sigue siendo incierta or sigue sin conocerse