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peep

1. peep [pi:p] n

usu sing

1) (answer, statement) Laut m;

one more \peep out of you and there'll be no television tomorrow einen Ton noch und du darfst morgen nicht fernsehen;

to not give [or make] a \peep keinen Laut von sich dat geben, keinen Mucks machen;

to not hear [so much as] a \peep from sb keinen Mucks von jdm hören;

to not make [or raise] a \peep about sth keinen Ton über etw akk verlieren

2) ( bird sound) Piep m, Piepser m;

to make a \peep piepsen vt

to \peep sth etw flüstern vi piepsen;

to \peep at sth/sb etw/jdn anpiepsen

2. peep [pi:p] n

1) ( look) [verstohlener] Blick;

sth allows a \peep at sth etw gibt [o gewährt] Einblick in etw akk;

to have [or take] a \peep at sth auf etw akk einen kurzen Blick werfen

2) ( first coming)

at the [first] \peep of day bei Tagesanbruch;

the first \peep of spring die ersten Anzeichen ntpl des Frühlings vi

1) ( look)

to \peep at sth/sb verstohlen auf etw/jdn blicken;

to \peep into sth einen Blick in etw akk werfen;

to \peep through sth durch etw akk spähen

2) ( appear) hervorkommen;

a few early flowers had \peeped up through the snow die ersten Frühlingsboten lugten durch die Schneedecke

English-German students dictionary > peep
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peep

A n

1 ( look) ( quick) coup m d'œil ; to have a peep at sth jeter un coup d'œil à qch ; ( furtively) regarder qch à la dérobée ; can I have a peep? puis-je jeter un coup d'œil? ;

2 ( noise) ( of chick) pépiement m ; ( of mouse) couinement m ; ( of car horn) coup m de klaxon® ; there wasn't a peep out of him il n'a pas pipé mot ; one more peep out of you and… je ne veux plus entendre un mot, sinon…

B vi

1 ( look) jeter un coup d'œil (over par-dessus ; through par) ; to peep at sth/sb gen jeter un coup d'œil à qch/qn ; ( furtively) regarder qch/qn furtivement ; no peeping! défense de regarder! ; to peep round the door passer la tête dans l'entrebâillement de la porte ;

2 littér daylight was peeping through the curtains le jour filtrait à travers les rideaux ;

3 ( make noise) [chick] pépier ; [mouse] couiner ; [car horn] klaxonner.

Idiom

at the peep of day aux premiers feux du jour.

Phrasal verb

■ peep out [person, animal] se montrer, apparaître ; [gun, hanky] dépasser ; she peeped out from behind the curtains elle épiait de derrière les rideaux ; the sun peeped out from behind the clouds le soleil est apparu derrière les nuages ; to peep out of [gun, hanky, pencil] dépasser de [bag, pocket].

Big English-French dictionary > peep
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peep [pi:p]

1

(a) (glance) coup m d'œil;

∎ to have a peep at sth jeter un coup d'œil à qch;

∎ I got a peep at the file before he came in j'ai réussi à jeter un coup d'œil sur le dossier avant qu'il arrive

(b) (of bird) pépiement m;

∎ familiar figurative any news from him? - not a peep! tu as eu de ses nouvelles? - pas un mot ou que dalle!;

∎ familiar one more peep out of you and you've had it! encore un mot et ton compte est bon!

2 intransitive verb

(a) (glance) jeter un coup d'œil;

∎ to peep at/over/under sth jeter un coup d'œil (furtif) à/par-dessus/sous qch;

∎ the children were peeping through the keyhole les enfants épiaient à travers le trou de la serrure;

∎ someone was peeping at her from behind the curtains quelqu'un l'observait, caché derrière les rideaux;

∎ shut your eyes and don't peep! ferme les yeux et n'essaie pas de voir ce que je fais!;

∎ no peeping! on ne regarde pas!

(b) (emerge) se montrer;

∎ snowdrops were beginning to peep through des perce-neiges commençaient à pointer

(c) (bird) pépier; (of mouse) couiner

➲ peep out intransitive verb

(be visible) se laisser entrevoir, se montrer; (flower) percer, pointer;

∎ the moon peeped out through the clouds la lune a percé ou est apparue à travers les nuages;

∎ his feet were peeping out from beneath the curtains ses pieds dépassaient de derrière les rideaux;

∎ his big toe was peeping out through a hole in his sock son gros doigt de pied pointait par un trou de sa chaussette;

∎ a handkerchief peeped out from his pocket la pointe d'un mouchoir dépassait de sa poche;

∎ her nose peeped out over her scarf le bout de son nez pointait ou apparaissait par-dessus son écharpe

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peep [pi:p]

1. noun

   a. coup m d'œil

• to have a peep at sth jeter un coup d'œil sur qch

   b. [of bird] pépiement m

• there wasn't a peep of protest about this il n'y a pas eu la moindre protestation à ce sujet

2. intransitive verb

   a. jeter un coup d'œil sur

• she peeped into the box elle a jeté un coup d'œil à l'intérieur de la boîte

   b. [bird] pépier

3. compounds

► peep-bo (inf) exclamation coucou !

► Peeping Tom noun voyeur m

► peep out intransitive verb

• the sun peeped out from behind the clouds le soleil s'est montré entre les nuages

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[piːp] 1.
noun

1) ( look) ( quick) coup m d'œil

to have a peep at something — jeter un coup d'œil à quelque chose; ( furtively) regarder quelque chose à la dérobée

2) ( noise) ( of chick) pépiement m

there wasn't a peep out of him — il n'a pas pipé mot
2.
intransitive verb

1) ( look) jeter un coup d'œil ( over par-dessus; through par)

to peep at something/somebody — gen jeter un coup d'œil à quelque chose/quelqu'un; ( furtively) regarder quelque chose/quelqu'un furtivement

2) ( make noise) [chick] pépier

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Phrasal Verbs:

- peep out

English-French dictionary > peep
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I 1. intransitive verb
[Maus, Vogel:] piep[s]en; (squeal) quieken
2. noun
(shrill sound) Piepsen, das; (coll.): (slight utterance) Piep[s], der (ugs.)

one peep out of you and... — ein Pieps [von dir], und...
II 1. intransitive verb
1) (look through narrow aperture) gucken (ugs.)

2) (look furtively) verstohlen gucken

peep round — sich umgucken

no peeping! — nicht gucken!

3) (come into view)

peep out — [he]rausgucken; (fig.): (show itself) zum Vorschein kommen
2. noun
kurzer Blick

take a peep through the curtain — durch die Gardine spähen

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I 1. [pi:p] verb
1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.) gucken

2) (to look quickly and in secret: He peeped at the answers at the back of the book.) verstohlen schauen
2. noun
(a quick look (usually in secret): She took a peep at the visitor.) verstohlener Blick

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II 1. [pi:p] verb
(to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.) piepen
2. noun
(such a sound: the peep of a car horn.) das Piepen

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peep¹

[pi:p]

I. n usu sing

1. (answer, statement) Laut m

one more \peep out of you and there'll be no television tomorrow einen Ton noch und du darfst morgen nicht fernsehen

to not give [or make] a \peep keinen Laut von sich dat geben, keinen Mucks machen

to not hear [so much as] a \peep from sb keinen Mucks von jdm hören

to not make [or raise] a \peep about sth keinen Ton über etw akk verlieren

2. (bird sound) Piep m, Piepser m

to make a \peep piepsen

II. vt

▪ to \peep sth etw flüstern

III. vi piepsen

to \peep at sth/sb etw/jdn anpiepsen

peep²

[pi:p]

I. n

1. (look) [verstohlener] Blick

sth allows a \peep at sth etw gibt [o gewährt] Einblick in etw akk

to have [or take] a \peep at sth auf etw akk einen kurzen Blick werfen

2. (first coming)

at the [first] \peep of day bei Tagesanbruch

the first \peep of spring die ersten Anzeichen des Frühlings

II. vi

1. (look)

▪ to \peep at sth/sb verstohlen auf etw/jdn blicken

▪ to \peep into sth einen Blick in etw akk werfen

▪ to \peep through sth durch etw akk spähen

2. (appear) hervorkommen

a few early flowers had \peeped up through the snow die ersten Frühlingsboten lugten durch die Schneedecke

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I [piːp]
1. n
(= sound) (of bird etc) Piep m; (of horn, whistle, inf, of person) Ton m
to give a peep (bird) — einen Piep von sich geben; (horn, whistle)

not to give a peep — keinen Pieps von sich geben (inf)

we haven't heard a peep out of him — wir haben keinen Pieps von ihm gehört (inf)

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) pfeifen
3. vt

I peeped my horn at him, I peeped him (inf) — ich habe ihn angehupt (inf)
II
1. n
(= look) kurzer Blick; (furtive, when forbidden etc) verstohlener Blick
to get a peep at sth — etw kurz zu sehen bekommen

to take or have a peep (at sth) — kurz/verstohlen (nach etw) gucken

2. vt

she peeped her head out — sie streckte ihren Kopf hervor

3. vi
gucken (at nach)
to peep from behind sth — hinter etw (dat) hervorschauen

to peep over sth — über etw (acc) gucken

to peep through sth — durch etw gucken or lugen

no peeping!, don't peep! — (aber) nicht gucken!

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peep¹ [piːp]

A v/i piep(s)en (Vogel, auch Kind etc):

he never dared peep again er wagte nie wieder „piep“ zu sagen

B s

1. Piep(s)en n

2. umg Piepser m (Ton)

peep² [piːp]

A v/i

1. gucken, lugen, neugierig oder verstohlen blicken ( alle:

into in akk)

2. oft peep out hervorgucken, -schauen, -lugen (alle a. fig)

3. peep at einen neugierigen oder verstohlenen Blick werfen auf (akk)

B s

1. neugieriger oder verstohlener Blick:

have ( oder take) a peep at → A 3

2. Blick m (of in akk), (Durch)Sicht f

3. at peep of day poet bei Tagesanbruch

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I 1. intransitive verb
[Maus, Vogel:] piep[s]en; (squeal) quieken
2. noun
(shrill sound) Piepsen, das; (coll.): (slight utterance) Piep[s], der (ugs.)

one peep out of you and... — ein Pieps [von dir], und...
II 1. intransitive verb
1) (look through narrow aperture) gucken (ugs.)

2) (look furtively) verstohlen gucken

peep round — sich umgucken

no peeping! — nicht gucken!

3) (come into view)

peep out — [he]rausgucken; (fig.): (show itself) zum Vorschein kommen
2. noun
kurzer Blick

take a peep through the curtain — durch die Gardine spähen

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v.

heimlich gucken ausdr.

piepsen v.

English-german dictionary > peep
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I [piːp]
nome (look)

to have a peep at — dare un'occhiata a; (furtively) dare una sbirciatina a
II [piːp]
verbo intransitivo (look)

to peep at sth., sb. — lanciare uno sguardo o dare un'occhiata a qcs., qcn.; (furtively) sbirciare, spiare qcs., qcn

- peep out
III [piːp]
nome (of chick) pigolio m.; (of mouse) squittio m.; (of car horn) colpo m. di clacson

there wasn't a peep out of him — non l'abbiamo sentito fiatare

one more peep out of you and... — prova a dire un'altra parola e
IV [piːp]
verbo intransitivo [ chick] pigolare; [ mouse] squittire; [ car horn] suonare

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I 1. [pi:p] verb
1) (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.)

- peep-hole
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.)

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I [piːp]
1. n

(of bird) squittio, (of chick) pigolio, (of whistle) trillo

we haven't heard a peep out of them fam — non hanno aperto bocca

2. vi

(bird) squittire, (whistle) trillare
II [piːp]
1. n

(Brit: look) sbirciata, sguardo furtivo

to take or have a peep (at sth) — dare una sbirciata (a qc)

he took a peep at his watch — ha dato un'occhiata all'orologio

2. vi

to peep at sth — sbirciare qc

she peeped to see what he was doing — ha dato un'occhiata per vedere cosa stava facendo

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- peep out

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peep (1) /pi:p/
n.

1 pigolio

2 squittio

3 (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

3 primo apparire ( dell'alba, della luce, ecc.)

● 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.

1 ( d'uccelli) pigolare ( anche fig.)

2 ( di topi) squittire

3 (fam.) parlare; emettere un suono

4 ( slang) cantare (fig.); soffiare, fare una soffiata; spifferare.
(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

3 (fig.: di qualità, ecc.) rivelarsi spontaneamente; scoprirsi

● peeping Tom, guardone; voyeur.

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I [piːp]
nome (look)

to have a peep at — dare un'occhiata a; (furtively) dare una sbirciatina a
II [piːp]
verbo intransitivo (look)

to peep at sth., sb. — lanciare uno sguardo o dare un'occhiata a qcs., qcn.; (furtively) sbirciare, spiare qcs., qcn

- peep out
III [piːp]
nome (of chick) pigolio m.; (of mouse) squittio m.; (of car horn) colpo m. di clacson

there wasn't a peep out of him — non l'abbiamo sentito fiatare

one more peep out of you and... — prova a dire un'altra parola e
IV [piːp]
verbo intransitivo [ chick] pigolare; [ mouse] squittire; [ car horn] suonare

English-Italian dictionary > peep
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I
1. pi:p verb
1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.) espiar

2) (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

- peep-hole

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.) pío, silbido

peep¹ n vistazo / ojeada

have a peep and see if the baby's asleep echa un vistazo a ver si el bebé está durmiendo

peep² vb mirar / echar una miradita

I 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 vea

peep

tr[piːp]

noun

1 (look) ojeada, vistazo

intransitive verb

1 espiar, atisbar, mirar a hurtadillas

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to have a peep at / take a peep at echar una ojeada a, echar un vistazo a

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peep

tr[piːp]

noun

1 (noise) pío

■ I don't want to hear another peep out of you! ¡que no te oiga decir ni pío!

peep ['pi:p] vi

1) peek: espiar, mirar furtivamente

2) cheep: piar

3)

to peep out show: asomarse

peep n

1) cheep: pío m (de un pajarito)

2) glance: vistazo m, ojeada f

peep

n.

• mirada furtiva s.f.

• pío s.m.

v.

• asomar v.

• piar v.

• pipiar v.

I
1. piːp
intransitive verb

1)

a) ( watch) espiar*, vichar (RPl fam); ( look quickly) mirar ( a hurtadillas), echar un vistazo, vichar (RPl fam)

she peeped out of the window — se acercó a la ventana y se asomó a mirar

to peep AT somebody/something — espiar* or atisbar a alguien/algo

b) (show, stick out) peep (out) asomar

2) ( 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

2.

vt (colloq)

I peeped the horn — toqué la bocina or el claxon

II

noun

1) ( quick or furtive look) vistazo m

can I have a peep? — ¿puedo ver?, ¿a ver?, ¿puedo vichar? (RPl fam)

to have a peep at something — echarle un vistazo a algo

2) ( sound)

the peep, peep of the canary — el pío, pío del canario

the peep of a car horn — el pitido de un claxon

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 f

to get a peep at sth — lograr ver algo brevemente

to take or have a peep (at sth) — echar una ojeada or miradita (a algo)

2. VI

1) (=look) mirar rápidamente; (furtively) mirar furtivamente or a hurtadillas

to peep at — echar una ojeada or miradita a

I lifted the lid and peeped inside — levanté la tapa y eché una miradita

he peeped through the curtains — se asomó a ver por detrás de las cortinas

to peep through the window — asomarse a la ventana para mirar

2) (=stick out) asomar(se)

a head peeped out — se asomó una cabeza

the sun peeped out from behind the clouds — el sol se asomó tras las nubes

her shoes peeped from beneath her skirt — los zapatos se le asomaban por debajo de la falda

II [piːp]
1. N

1) [of bird] pío m ; [of whistle] silbido m

2) *

there hasn't been a peep out of them — no han dicho ni pío *

we can't get a peep out of them — no les podemos sacar nada

I don't want to hear peep out of you! — ¡tú ni chistar!, ¡tú ni pío! *

2.

VI piar

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I
1. [piːp]
intransitive verb

1)

a) ( watch) espiar*, vichar (RPl fam); ( look quickly) mirar ( a hurtadillas), echar un vistazo, vichar (RPl fam)

she peeped out of the window — se acercó a la ventana y se asomó a mirar

to peep AT somebody/something — espiar* or atisbar a alguien/algo

b) (show, stick out) peep (out) asomar

2) ( 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

2.

vt (colloq)

I peeped the horn — toqué la bocina or el claxon

II

noun

1) ( quick or furtive look) vistazo m

can I have a peep? — ¿puedo ver?, ¿a ver?, ¿puedo vichar? (RPl fam)

to have a peep at something — echarle un vistazo a algo

2) ( sound)

the peep, peep of the canary — el pío, pío del canario

the peep of a car horn — el pitido de un claxon

we didn't hear another peep from her all evening — no volvió a decir ni pío or ni mu en toda la noche (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > peep
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n. 1. \peep (at sth) нүхээр сэм шагайх, сэм харах. 2. (гэрэл) юмны цоорхойгоор/ завсраар тусах. 3. цухуйх. 4. жив жив хийх. n. 1. жив жив хийх. 2. сигналын дуу.

English-Mongolian dictionary > peep
9 sbirciata

sbirciata s.f. (sidelong) glance; peep: dare una sbirciata a qlco., to glance at sthg.

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[zbir'tʃata]
sostantivo femminile

dare una sbirciata a qcs. — to take a peep at sth

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sbirciata

/zbir't∫ata/

sostantivo f.

dare una sbirciata a qcs. to take a peep at sth.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sbirciata
10 dare una sbirciata a qcs.

dare una sbirciata a qcs.

to take a peep at sth.

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→ sbirciata

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > dare una sbirciata a qcs.
11 spähen

v/i peer; bes. durch Loch etc.: peep; MIL. reconnoit|re (Am. -er), make a reconnaissance; spähen nach look out for, keep an eye out for umg.

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to peer; to peek

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spä|hen ['ʃpɛːən]
vi
to peer; (durch Löcher etc auch) to peep; (vorsichtig auch) to peek; (old MIL) to reconnoitre (Brit), to reconnoiter (US), to scout
nach jdm/etw spä́hen — to look out for sb/sth

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spä·hen

[ˈʃpɛ:ən]

vi

1. (suchend blicken)

aus dem Fenster \spähen to peer out of the window

▪ aus etw dat \spähen to peer out of sth; (schnell) to [quickly] peep out of sth

▪ durch etw akk [auf etw akk/in etw akk] \spähen to peep [or peek] [at/in[to] sth] through sth; (schnell) to take a quick peep [or peek] [at/in sth] through sth

2. (Ausschau halten)

▪ nach jdm/etw \spähen to look out [or keep a lookout] for sb/sth

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intransitives Verb peer; (durch eine Ritze usw.) peep

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spähen v/i peer; besonders durch Loch etc: peep; MIL reconnoitre (US -er), make a reconnaissance;

spähen nach look out for, keep an eye out for umg

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intransitives Verb peer; (durch eine Ritze usw.) peep

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > spähen
12 mirada

f.

look.

apartar la mirada to look away

dirigir o lanzar la mirada a to glance at

echar una mirada (a algo) to glance o to have a quick look (at something)

fulminar con la mirada a alguien to look daggers at somebody

levantar la mirada to look up

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: mirar.

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mirada

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) look; (vistazo) glance

■ una mirada de odio a look of hate

■ échale una mirada a esto have a glance at this

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FRASEOLOGÍA

aguantar la mirada a alguien to stare somebody out

apartar la mirada to look away

clavar la mirada en algo/alguien to stare at something/somebody, fix one's eye on something/somebody

devorar con la mirada to leer at

echar una mirada a algo/alguien to take a look at something/somebody

fulminar a alguien con la mirada to look daggers at somebody

levantar la mirada to look up

mirada asesina evil look

mirada fija gaze

mirada perdida/vaga far-away look

mirada de soslayo sideways glance

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noun f.

look, glance, glare, gaze

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SF

1) (=forma de mirar) look

tiene una mirada melancólica — he has a sad look about him

con una mirada triste — with a sad look in his eyes

tenía la mirada penetrante — she had a penetrating gaze

no podía resistir su mirada — I couldn't resist those eyes

con la mirada fija en el infinito — staring into space

- hay miradas que matan

2) (=acto) [rápida] glance; [detenida] gaze

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

le echó una mirada por encima del hombro — she gave him a condescending look, she looked at him condescendingly

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

nos dirigimos una mirada de complicidad — we glanced at each other knowingly

tuvo que aguantar las miradas compasivas de toda la familia — he had to suffer the pitying looks of the whole family

• 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

mirada perdida, tenía la mirada perdida en el horizonte — she was gazing into the distance

tenían la mirada perdida de quienes están próximos a la locura — they had the empty look of people on the verge of madness

3) (=vista)

recorrió la habitación con la mirada — he looked around the room

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

sin apartar la mirada de ella — without looking away from her

• 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)

es solo una excusa para desviar su mirada de los verdaderos problemas — it's just an excuse to turn their backs on the real problems

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

dirigió la mirada a Rosa — he looked at Rosa

ahora están dirigiendo su mirada hacia los más necesitados — they are now turning their attention to those most in need

• 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

echa una mirada a ver si te has dejado la luz encendida — have a look to see if you've left the light on

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

le deberíais echar una última mirada al examen — you should give your exam paper a final read through

• 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

no levantó la mirada del libro — he didn't take his eyes off the book

• 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

salió de la casa sin volver la mirada — she left the house without looking back

si volvemos la mirada hacia atrás, nos daremos cuenta de nuestros errores — if we look back we will realize our mistakes

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

volvió la mirada a su izquierda — he looked round to his left, he turned his eyes to the left
devorar 1)
4) pl miradas (=atención)

todas las miradas estarán puestas en el jugador brasileño — all eyes will be on the Brazilian player

me fui, huyendo de las miradas de todo el pueblo — I left, fleeing from the prying eyes of the whole village

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femenino

a) ( modo de mirar) look

su mirada era triste — he had a sad look in his eyes

tiene una mirada penetrante — he has a penetrating gaze

hay miradas que matan — if looks could kill...

b) ( acción de mirar) look

lo fulminó con la mirada — she looked daggers at him

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

sólo le eché una miradita por encima — I just had a quick glance at it

échale una miradita al arroz — have a quick look at the rice

c) ( vista)

tenía la mirada fija en el suelo — she had her eyes fixed on the ground

recorrió la habitación con la mirada — she cast her eyes over the room/she looked around the room

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

bajar/levantar la mirada — to look down/up

d) ( mira) sights (pl)

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= gaze, glance, look, glimpse, peek, peep.

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

Ex. After a glance at the 10 titles, the searcher decides to look closer at item 5.

Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.

Ex. The article is entitled 'A glimpse into the crystal ball: academic libraries in the year 2000'.

Ex. The article 'Fifty years of silent service: a peek inside the CIA Library' describes the library of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Ex. A peep into her mind would have revealed that she was quite apprehensive about the immensity of the assignment.

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* agachar la mirada = look down.

* cambio de mirada = gaze-shift.

* con la mirada en = with an eye toward(s).

* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.

* con la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.

* con la mirada puesta en = with an eye on, in + Posesivo + sights.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.

* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.

* dirigir la mirada hacia = look toward(s).

* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada = turn + Posesivo + thoughts.

* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.

* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.

* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.

* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.

* fulminar a Alguien con la mirada = look + daggers at.

* fulminar con la mirada = glower, scowl (at).

* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....

* la mirada en = eye(s) on.

* lanzar una mirada de = give + a look of.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.

* mirada a escondidas = sneak peek.

* mirada a hurtadillas = sneak peek.

* mirada con el ceño fruncido = scowl, glower.

* mirada de cerca = close look.

* mirada de disgusto = scowl.

* mirada de enfado = scowl.

* mirada fija = stare.

* mirada fría = icy glare.

* mirada inexpresiva = blank look, blank expression.

* mirada más de cerca = closer look.

* miradas curiosas = prying eyes.

* miradas indiscretas = prying eyes.

* mirada vacía = blank look, blank expression.

* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.

* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....

* tener la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.

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femenino

a) ( modo de mirar) look

su mirada era triste — he had a sad look in his eyes

tiene una mirada penetrante — he has a penetrating gaze

hay miradas que matan — if looks could kill...

b) ( acción de mirar) look

lo fulminó con la mirada — she looked daggers at him

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

sólo le eché una miradita por encima — I just had a quick glance at it

échale una miradita al arroz — have a quick look at the rice

c) ( vista)

tenía la mirada fija en el suelo — she had her eyes fixed on the ground

recorrió la habitación con la mirada — she cast her eyes over the room/she looked around the room

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

bajar/levantar la mirada — to look down/up

d) ( mira) sights (pl)

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= gaze, glance, look, glimpse, peek, peep.

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

Ex: After a glance at the 10 titles, the searcher decides to look closer at item 5.

Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.

Ex: The article is entitled 'A glimpse into the crystal ball: academic libraries in the year 2000'.

Ex: The article 'Fifty years of silent service: a peek inside the CIA Library' describes the library of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Ex: A peep into her mind would have revealed that she was quite apprehensive about the immensity of the assignment.

* agachar la mirada = look down.

* cambio de mirada = gaze-shift.

* con la mirada en = with an eye toward(s).

* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.

* con la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.

* con la mirada puesta en = with an eye on, in + Posesivo + sights.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.

* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.

* dirigir la mirada hacia = look toward(s).

* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada = turn + Posesivo + thoughts.

* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.

* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.

* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.

* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.

* fulminar a Alguien con la mirada = look + daggers at.

* fulminar con la mirada = glower, scowl (at).

* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....

* la mirada en = eye(s) on.

* lanzar una mirada de = give + a look of.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.

* mirada a escondidas = sneak peek.

* mirada a hurtadillas = sneak peek.

* mirada con el ceño fruncido = scowl, glower.

* mirada de cerca = close look.

* mirada de disgusto = scowl.

* mirada de enfado = scowl.

* mirada fija = stare.

* mirada fría = icy glare.

* mirada inexpresiva = blank look, blank expression.

* mirada más de cerca = closer look.

* miradas curiosas = prying eyes.

* miradas indiscretas = prying eyes.

* mirada vacía = blank look, blank expression.

* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.

* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....

* tener la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.

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mirada

feminine

1 (modo de mirar) look

su mirada era triste/dulce he had a sad/tender look in his eyes

tiene una mirada penetrante he has a penetrating gaze

hay miradas que matan if looks could kill …

2 (acción de mirar) look

los vi intercambiar una mirada de soslayo I saw them exchange a sidelong glance

lo fulminó con la mirada she looked daggers at him, she gave him a withering look

le dirigió or lanzó una mirada reprobatoria he looked at her disapprovingly, he gave o threw her a disapproving look

quería huir de las miradas curiosas de los vecinos he wanted to get away from the neighbors' prying eyes

echa una mirada a ver si no nos dejamos nada take o have a quick look to make sure we haven't left anything behind

sólo le eché una miradita por encima I just had a quick glance at it

le voy a echar una mirada a tu trabajo I'm going to cast an eye over o take a look at your essay

échale una miradita al arroz have a little o quick look at the rice

voy a echarle una mirada a Gabriela a ver si sigue dormida I'm going to look in on Gabriela to see if she's still asleep

3

(vista): tenía la mirada fija en el suelo she was staring at the ground, she had her eyes fixed on the ground

con la mirada perdida en el horizonte (with) his eyes o gaze fixed on the horizon

recorrió la habitación con la mirada she cast her eyes over o she looked around the room

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

ni siquiera se molestó en levantar la mirada cuando le hablé he didn't even bother to look up when I spoke to him

seguía con la mirada los movimientos de la madre she followed her mother's movements with her eyes

4 (mira) sights (pl)

trabajar con la mirada puesta en el porvenir to work with one's sights set on the future

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mirada sustantivo femenino
a) ( modo de mirar) look;

◊ una mirada reprobatoria a disapproving look;

su mirada era triste he had a sad look in his eyes;
lo fulminó con la mirada she looked daggers at him
b) (vistazo, ojeada) glance;

◊ echarle una mirada por encima a algo to take a quick glance at sth;

échales una mirada a los niños have a look at the children
c) ( vista):

◊ tenía la mirada fija en el suelo she had her eyes fixed on the ground;

recorrió la habitación con la mirada she cast her eyes over the room;
bajar/levantar la mirada to look down/up
mirada sustantivo femenino
1 (efecto de mirar) glance: lo abarcas con la mirada, you can take it in at a glance
2 (modo de mirar) look: tiene una mirada cruel, he has a cruel look
3 (vistazo) look, glance: déjame echar una mirada, let me have a look
♦ Locuciones: sostener la mirada, to stare
' mirada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apagada
- apagado
- concentrar
- desnudar
- desprenderse
- desviar
- dirigir
- dura
- duro
- fiel
- fulminar
- glacial
- gustillo
- hielo
- inexpresiva
- inexpresivo
- lanzar
- ojo
- penetrante
- realzar
- seductor
- seductora
- seguir
- significativa
- significativo
- tierna
- tierno
- torva
- torvo
- volver
- ablandar
- acusador
- alzar
- angustioso
- anhelante
- arrebatador
- ausente
- codicioso
- coqueto
- delator
- devorar
- errante
- feroz
- fijar
- franco
- frialdad
- fulminante
- furtivo
- hipnotizador
- huidizo
English:
angry
- approving
- backward
- cast
- cursory
- direct
- dirty look
- distant
- doubtful
- dour
- downward
- feminine
- fix
- fond
- forlorn
- frosty
- furtive
- gaze
- glance
- glance up
- glare
- glassy
- glazed
- glower
- grave
- indignant
- intense
- look
- look away
- magnetic
- murderous
- pained
- passing
- penetrating
- piercing
- searching
- shifty
- shoot
- sidelong
- sideways
- stare
- steady
- stony
- telling
- vacant
- vacantly
- venomous
- wander
- wild
- withering

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mirada nf

1. [acción de mirar] look;

fue el blanco de todas las miradas all eyes were on her;

apartar la mirada to look away;

dirigir o [m5] lanzar la mirada a to glance at;

fulminar con la mirada a alguien to look daggers at sb;

levantar la mirada to look up;

siguió con la mirada todos sus movimientos his eyes followed her every movement;

sostener la mirada de alguien to hold sb's gaze;

Comp

si las miradas mataran if looks could kill

2. [manera de mirar] [con cariño, placer, admiración] gaze;

mirada asesina glare;

me dirigió una mirada asesina she looked daggers at me;

mirada fija stare;

caminaba con la mirada fija en el suelo he walked along staring at the ground;

mirada furtiva peek;

le lanzó una mirada furtiva he looked at her out of the corner of his eye;

le dirigió una mirada lasciva he leered at her;

mirada perdida distant look;

tenía la mirada perdida she was staring into space

3. [vistazo, ojeada] look;

echar una mirada (a algo) to glance o to have a quick look (at sth);

¿le podrías echar una mirada a esta carta que he escrito? could you have a look at this letter I've written?;

echa una mirada a ver si está lloviendo have a look and see if it's raining

4. [intención, propósito]
tener puestas las miradas en algo to have one's sights set on sth

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mirada

f look;

echar una mirada take a look (a at);

ser el centro de todas las miradas be the center o Br centre of attention

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mirada nf

1) : look, glance, gaze

2) expresión: look, expression

una mirada de sorpresa: a look of surprise

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mirada n

1. (en general) look

le dirigió una mirada de ternura he looked at her tenderly

2. (vistazo) glance

echó una mirada rápida al reloj he glanced at the clock

Spanish-English dictionary > mirada
13 mirar

v.

1 to look at (dirigir la vista a).

mirar algo de cerca/lejos to look at something closely/from a distance

¡míralos! look at them!

mirar algo por encima to glance over something, to have a quick look at something

mirar a alguien bien/mal to think highly/poorly of somebody

mirar a alguien de arriba abajo to look somebody up and down

mirar a alguien por encima del hombro (figurative) to look down on somebody

de mírame y no me toques (informal) very fragile

Ella mira la luna She looks at the moon.

Ella mira She looks.

2 to look (dirigir la vista).

¡mira! look (at that!)

mira, yo creo que… look, I think (that)…

mira que te avisé I told you so

mira por dónde… guess what?, would you believe it? (peninsular Spanish)

¡mira que eres pesado/tonto! you're being really tedious/silly!

3 to check, to look through.

le miraron todas las maletas they searched all her luggage

Ella mira la revista She looks through=leafs through the magazine.

4 to check, to look.

he mirado en todas partes I've looked everywhere

5 to watch.

Ella mira el partido She watches the game.

6 to consider, to think about, to think over.

Ella mira la posibilidad She considers the possibility.

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mirar

► verbo transitivo

1 (observar) to look at; (con atención) to watch

■ mira lo que dice este letrero look at this sign

■ mírame a los ojos look me in the eye

■ pasa todo el día mirándose en el espejo he spends all day looking at himself in the mirror

■ se miraron sorprendidos they looked at each other in surprise

2 (buscar) to look; (registrar) to search

■ ya he mirado por todas partes y no lo encuentro I've looked everywhere and I can't find it

■ me miraron todo al pasar por la aduana they went through everything at customs

3 (tener cuidado con) to watch

■ mira bien lo que haces watch what you do

4 (averiguar) to see, find out

■ mira (a ver) si lo han vendido ya see whether they have sold it yet

5 (dar) to face

■ el dormitorio mira a poniente the bedroom faces west

6 (tener cuidado con) to watch, mind, be careful

■ mira bien lo que dices watch what you say

7 (tener en cuenta) to consider

■ cuando le apetece algo no mira nada when he wants something he just goes for it

■ los jóvenes de hoy no miran nada young people today have no consideration

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to look; (con atención) to stare

2 (buscar) to look

■ mira debajo de la cama look under the bed

3 (tener cuidado) to mind, watch, be careful

■ mira que no te engañen mind they don't cheat you

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de mírame y no me toques very fragile, delicate

mira que si... what if...

¡mira! (gen) look! 2 (con asombro) well I never!, fancy that! 3 (como aviso) look here!

mira que te lo dije I did tell you, didn't I?

mira quién habla look who's talking

mira, yo no digo nada look, I'm not saying a thing

mirándolo bien... thinking about it...

mirar a alguien por encima del hombro to look down one's nose at somebody

mirar algo/a alguien con buenos/malos ojos to have a good/bad opinion of something/somebody

mirar algo por encima to have a quick look at something

mirar atrás to look back

mirar de arriba a abajo a alguien to look somebody up and down

mirar por alguien to think of somebody

mirarse en alguien to look up to somebody

¡mira por donde! would you believe it!

¡mira que!

■ ¡mira que es tonto! he's so stupid!

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verb

1) to look, look at

2) watch

3) consider

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- mirarse

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1. VT

1) (=ver) to look at

estaba mirando la foto — she was looking at the photo

me miró con tristeza — she looked at me sadly

miraban boquiabiertos el nuevo aparato — they stared open-mouthed at the new machine

• mirar a algn de arriba abajo — to look sb up and down

• mirar algo/a algn de reojo o de través — to look at sth/sb out of the corner of one's eye

• mirar fijamente algo/a algn — to gaze o stare at sth/sb

• mirar algo por encima — to glance over sth

- mirar bien o con buenos ojos a algn

- mirar mal o con malos ojos a algn

- de mírame y no me toques
hombro
2) (=observar) to watch

se quedó mirando cómo jugaban los niños — she stood watching the children play

miraba los barcos — she was watching the boats

estuvo mirando la tele todo el día — he spent all day watching TV

3) (=comprobar)

le miraron la maleta en la aduana — they searched his suitcase at customs

mira que no hierva el agua — make sure the water doesn't boil

mira a ver lo que hace el niño — go and see o check what the boy's up to

mira a ver si ha venido el taxi — (look and) see if the taxi has come

míralo en el diccionario — look it up in the dictionary

4) (=pensar en)

no mira las dificultades — he doesn't think of the difficulties

lo hago mirando el porvenir — I'm doing it with the future in mind

¡no gastes más, mira que no tenemos dinero! — don't spend any more, remember we've no money!

• mirándolo bien, bien mirado o si bien se mira o mirándolo bien, la situación no es tan grave — all in all, the situation isn't that bad, if you really think about it, the situation isn't all that bad

bien mirado o mirándolo bien, creo que lo haré más tarde — on second thoughts, I think I'll do it later

5) (=ser cuidadoso con)

mira mucho el dinero — he's very careful with money

deberías mirar lo que gastas — you should watch what you spend

mira mucho todos los detalles — she pays great attention to detail

6) [uso exclamativo]

a) [en imperativo]

¡mira qué cuadro tan bonito! — look, what a pretty painting!

¡mira cómo me has puesto de agua! — look, you've covered me in water!

¡mira lo que has hecho! — (just) look what you've done!

¡mira quién fue a hablar! — look who's talking!

¡mira (bien) lo que haces! — watch what you do!

¡mira con quién hablas! — just remember who you're talking to!

b) [indicando sorpresa, disgusto]

• mira que, ¡mira que es tonto! — he's so stupid!

¡mira que te avisé! — didn't I warn you?

¡mira que ponerse a llover ahora! — it would have to start raining right now!

c) [indicando esperanza, temor]

• mira que si, ¡mira que si ganas! — imagine if you win!

¡mira que si no viene! — just suppose he doesn't come!

¡mira que si es mentira! — just suppose it isn't true!, what if it isn't true?

7) LAm (=ver) to see

¿lo miras? — can you see it?

2. VI

1) [con la vista] to look

me vio pero miró hacia otro lado — she saw me, but she looked the other way

estaba mirando por la ventana — he was looking out of the window

miré por el agujero — I looked through the hole

miró alrededor para ver si veía a alguien — she looked around to see if she could see anyone

mirar de reojo o de través — to look out of the corner of one's eye

2) (=comprobar) to look

¿has mirado en el cajón? — have you looked in the drawer?

3) (=estar orientado hacia) to face

la casa mira al sur — the house faces south

el balcón mira al jardín — the balcony looks out onto the garden

4) (=cuidar)

• mirar por algn — to look after sb, take care of sb

debes de mirar por tus hermanos — you should look after o take care of your brothers

mira mucho por su ropa — she takes great care of her clothes

solo mira por sus intereses — he only looks after his own interests

tienes que mirar por ti mismo — you have to look out for yourself

5) [uso exclamativo]

a) [en imperativo]

¡mira! un ratón — look, a mouse!

mira, yo creo que... — look, I think that...

mira, déjame en paz ahora — look, just leave me alone now

mire usted, yo no tengo por qué aguantar esto — look here, I don't have to put up with this

b) [indicando sorpresa, admiración]

• mira si, ¡mira si estaría buena la sopa que todos repitieron! — the soup was so good that everyone had seconds!

¡mira si es listo el niño! — what a clever boy he is!

- ¡pues mira por dónde...!

6)

• mirar a — (=proponerse) to aim at

este proyecto mira a mejorar la calidad del agua — this project is aimed at improving water quality

7) frm

por lo que mira a — as for, as regards

3.

See:

mirarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (observar, contemplar) to look at

no me mires así — don't look at me like that

se me quedó mirando — he just stared at me, he just gaped at me

miró el reloj con disimulo — she glanced furtively at her watch

miraba distraída por la ventana — he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window

mirar a alguien a los ojos — to look somebody in the eye

miraba cómo lo hacía — he was watching how she did it

he mirado el informe muy por encima — I've only had a quick look at the report

ir a mirar escaparates or (AmL) vidrieras — to go window shopping

ser de mírame y no me toques — to be very fragile o delicate

b) <programa/partido> to watch

mirar televisión — to watch television

2) ( fijarse) to look

a ver si mira por dónde va — why don't you look where you're going?

mira lo que has hecho! — look what you've done!

mira bien que esté apagado — make sure o check it's off

mira a ver si está listo — have a look to see if he's ready

mira a ver si lo puedes abrir tú — see if you can open it

3) ( considerar)

míralo desde otro punto de vista — look at it from another point of view

mira bien lo que haces — think hard about what you're doing

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, no es una mala idea — thinking about it o all things considered, it's not a bad idea

mirándolo bien creo que prefiero no ir — on second thoughts, I think I'd prefer to stay

lo mires por donde lo mires — whatever o whichever way you look at it

mirar algo en menos — < regalo> to turn one's nose up at something; <trabajo/idea> to look down one's nose at something

mirar a alguien en menos — to look down on somebody

mirar mal or no mirar bien a alguien: lo miran mal porque lleva el pelo largo they disapprove of him because he has long hair; en el trabajo no lo miran bien — he's not very highly thought of at work

4) ( ser cuidadoso con)

mira mucho el dinero — she's very careful with her money

mira hasta el último céntimo — he watches every penny

5)

a) (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!

mira quién habla! — look who's talking!

mira si será egoísta! — talk about (being) selfish!

b) ( en advertencias)

mira que mi paciencia tiene un límite — I'm warning you, I'm running out of patience

mira que ya son las nueve — you realize o you (do) know it's already nine
2.
mirar vi

1) (observar, contemplar) to look

no mires — don't look

se mira y no se toca — look but don't touch

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) ( fijarse) to look

mire usted, la cosa es muy sencilla — well, it's very simple

sacó el primer premio - mira tú! — he won first prize - well, well! o well I never!

no, mira, yo tampoco me lo creo — no, to be honest, I don't believe it either

mira, no me vengas con excusas — look, I don't want to listen to your excuses

mira por dónde — (Esp fam)

y mira por dónde, me llevé el trofeo — and would you believe it? I won the trophy, and guess what? I won the trophy

3) ( estar orientado)

mirar A/HACIA algo — fachada/frente to face something; terraza/habitación to look out over something, overlook something

ponte mirando hacia la ventana — stand (o sit etc) facing the window

4) mirar por

a) ( preocuparse por) to think of

b) (Col) ( cuidar) to look after
3.
mirarse v pron

a) (refl) to look at oneself

b) (recípr) to look at each other

* * *

= look, look through, behold, check out, peek, look (a)round, roam over, catch + sight of, eye.

Nota: Participio pasado eyeing (UK) o eying (USA).

Ex. This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.

Ex. If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.

Ex. As Confucius said ' behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.

Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex. The article ' Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.

Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex. According to Tim Berners-Lee's vision of the semantic web, intelligent agent software will have the ability to understand the meaning (semantics) of the information they are roaming over in order to make the users' searches more inherently meaningful and efficient.

Ex. 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.

Ex. The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.

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* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* aficionado a mirar las estrellas = stargazer.

* bien mirado = all things considered.

* deleitarse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* hay que mirar hacia el futuro = the show must go on.

* haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.

* mirando al sur = south facing.

* mirando hacia atrás = in retrospect.

* mirándolo bien = all things considered.

* ¡mira por donde! = lo and behold!, lo!.

* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.

* mirar a = look at, peer at, look onto.

* mirar a Alguien con odio = look + daggers at.

* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.

* mirar adelante = look + straight ahead.

* mirar a hurtadillas = peep.

* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar al frente = look + straight ahead.

* mirar a los ojos = make + eye contact, look + Nombre + in the eyes.

* mirar al otro lado = look + the other way.

* mirar al vacío = stare into + space, look into + space, gaze into + space.

* mirar con desdén = scowl (at).

* mirar con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

* mirar con el ceño fruncido = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar con ira = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar cuidadosamente = comb trough.

* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.

* mirar dentro de = peer into.

* mirar de reojo a = steal + a glance at.

* mirar desde arriba = look down on/upon, look down over.

* mirar de soslayo a = steal + a glance at.

* mirar detenidamente = go through, eye.

* mirar en otra dirección = look + the other way.

* mirar fijamente = stare at, look + hard, gaze.

* mirar fijamente a los ojos = eyeball.

* mirar furtivamente = peep.

* mirar hacia = overlook.

* mirar hacia abajo = look down.

* mirar hacia arriba = look up.

* mirar hacia atrás = look back.

* mirar hacia el futuro = look forward, look + ahead.

* mirar la bola de cristal = gaze into + crystal ball.

* mirar las estrellas = stargaze.

* mirar ligeramente = glance at.

* mirar para atrás = look back.

* mirar por = look about, peer out, look out.

* mirar por encima = eyeball.

* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar rápidamente = shoot + a look at.

* mirar rápidamente buscando algo = scan.

* mirar rápida y brevemente = catch + sight of.

* mirarse el ombligo = contemplate + navel, gaze at + Posesivo + navel.

* que mira al sur = south facing.

* recrearse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* si bien se mira = all things considered.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (observar, contemplar) to look at

no me mires así — don't look at me like that

se me quedó mirando — he just stared at me, he just gaped at me

miró el reloj con disimulo — she glanced furtively at her watch

miraba distraída por la ventana — he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window

mirar a alguien a los ojos — to look somebody in the eye

miraba cómo lo hacía — he was watching how she did it

he mirado el informe muy por encima — I've only had a quick look at the report

ir a mirar escaparates or (AmL) vidrieras — to go window shopping

ser de mírame y no me toques — to be very fragile o delicate

b) <programa/partido> to watch

mirar televisión — to watch television

2) ( fijarse) to look

a ver si mira por dónde va — why don't you look where you're going?

mira lo que has hecho! — look what you've done!

mira bien que esté apagado — make sure o check it's off

mira a ver si está listo — have a look to see if he's ready

mira a ver si lo puedes abrir tú — see if you can open it

3) ( considerar)

míralo desde otro punto de vista — look at it from another point of view

mira bien lo que haces — think hard about what you're doing

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, no es una mala idea — thinking about it o all things considered, it's not a bad idea

mirándolo bien creo que prefiero no ir — on second thoughts, I think I'd prefer to stay

lo mires por donde lo mires — whatever o whichever way you look at it

mirar algo en menos — < regalo> to turn one's nose up at something; <trabajo/idea> to look down one's nose at something

mirar a alguien en menos — to look down on somebody

mirar mal or no mirar bien a alguien: lo miran mal porque lleva el pelo largo they disapprove of him because he has long hair; en el trabajo no lo miran bien — he's not very highly thought of at work

4) ( ser cuidadoso con)

mira mucho el dinero — she's very careful with her money

mira hasta el último céntimo — he watches every penny

5)

a) (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!

mira quién habla! — look who's talking!

mira si será egoísta! — talk about (being) selfish!

b) ( en advertencias)

mira que mi paciencia tiene un límite — I'm warning you, I'm running out of patience

mira que ya son las nueve — you realize o you (do) know it's already nine
2.
mirar vi

1) (observar, contemplar) to look

no mires — don't look

se mira y no se toca — look but don't touch

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) ( fijarse) to look

mire usted, la cosa es muy sencilla — well, it's very simple

sacó el primer premio - mira tú! — he won first prize - well, well! o well I never!

no, mira, yo tampoco me lo creo — no, to be honest, I don't believe it either

mira, no me vengas con excusas — look, I don't want to listen to your excuses

mira por dónde — (Esp fam)

y mira por dónde, me llevé el trofeo — and would you believe it? I won the trophy, and guess what? I won the trophy

3) ( estar orientado)

mirar A/HACIA algo — fachada/frente to face something; terraza/habitación to look out over something, overlook something

ponte mirando hacia la ventana — stand (o sit etc) facing the window

4) mirar por

a) ( preocuparse por) to think of

b) (Col) ( cuidar) to look after
3.
mirarse v pron

a) (refl) to look at oneself

b) (recípr) to look at each other

* * *

= look, look through, behold, check out, peek, look (a)round, roam over, catch + sight of, eye.

Nota: Participio pasado eyeing (UK) o eying (USA).

Ex: This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.

Ex: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.

Ex: As Confucius said ' behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.

Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex: The article ' Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.

Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex: According to Tim Berners-Lee's vision of the semantic web, intelligent agent software will have the ability to understand the meaning (semantics) of the information they are roaming over in order to make the users' searches more inherently meaningful and efficient.

Ex: 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.

Ex: The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.

* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* aficionado a mirar las estrellas = stargazer.

* bien mirado = all things considered.

* deleitarse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* hay que mirar hacia el futuro = the show must go on.

* haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.

* mirando al sur = south facing.

* mirando hacia atrás = in retrospect.

* mirándolo bien = all things considered.

* ¡mira por donde! = lo and behold!, lo!.

* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.

* mirar a = look at, peer at, look onto.

* mirar a Alguien con odio = look + daggers at.

* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.

* mirar adelante = look + straight ahead.

* mirar a hurtadillas = peep.

* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar al frente = look + straight ahead.

* mirar a los ojos = make + eye contact, look + Nombre + in the eyes.

* mirar al otro lado = look + the other way.

* mirar al vacío = stare into + space, look into + space, gaze into + space.

* mirar con desdén = scowl (at).

* mirar con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

* mirar con el ceño fruncido = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar con ira = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar cuidadosamente = comb trough.

* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.

* mirar dentro de = peer into.

* mirar de reojo a = steal + a glance at.

* mirar desde arriba = look down on/upon, look down over.

* mirar de soslayo a = steal + a glance at.

* mirar detenidamente = go through, eye.

* mirar en otra dirección = look + the other way.

* mirar fijamente = stare at, look + hard, gaze.

* mirar fijamente a los ojos = eyeball.

* mirar furtivamente = peep.

* mirar hacia = overlook.

* mirar hacia abajo = look down.

* mirar hacia arriba = look up.

* mirar hacia atrás = look back.

* mirar hacia el futuro = look forward, look + ahead.

* mirar la bola de cristal = gaze into + crystal ball.

* mirar las estrellas = stargaze.

* mirar ligeramente = glance at.

* mirar para atrás = look back.

* mirar por = look about, peer out, look out.

* mirar por encima = eyeball.

* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar rápidamente = shoot + a look at.

* mirar rápidamente buscando algo = scan.

* mirar rápida y brevemente = catch + sight of.

* mirarse el ombligo = contemplate + navel, gaze at + Posesivo + navel.

* que mira al sur = south facing.

* recrearse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* si bien se mira = all things considered.

* * *

mirar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ mirar (verbo transitivo)

A

1 contemplar: dibujo, etc

2 mirar: programa, partido

B fijarse

C considerar: problema, cuestión

D ser cuidadoso con

E

1 expresando incredulidad etc

2 en advertencias

■ mirar (verbo intransitivo)

A observar, contemplar

B fijarse

C estar orientado hacia algo

D

1 preocuparse por

2 cuidar

■ mirarse (verbo pronominal)

1 cuidarse

2 contemplarse

vt

A

1 (contemplar) ‹dibujo/persona› to look at

se me quedó mirando con la boca abierta he just stared at me open-mouthed, he just gaped at me

miró el reloj con disimulo she glanced furtively at her watch

miraba distraída por la ventana he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window

no me mires así don't look at me like that

nunca te mira a los ojos cuando te habla he never looks you in the eye when he's talking to you

la miró de arriba (a) abajo he eyed o looked her up and down

estaba mirando una revista he was looking o leafing through a magazine

se quedó mirando cómo lo hacía he stood watching how she did it

¿has leído el informe? — lo he mirado muy por encima have you read the report — I've only had a quick look at it o I've only given it a cursory glance

salieron a mirar escaparates or ( AmL) vidrieras they went (out) window shopping

mírame y no me toques: esta cristalería es de las de mírame y no me toques you've only to look at this glassware and it breaks

el encaje es muy antiguo y está que mírame y no me toques the lace is very old and it's very fragile o delicate

2 ‹programa/partido› to watch

mirar televisión to watch television

B (fijarse) to look

mira qué vestido más bonito what a lovely dress!, that's a lovely dress, isn't it?

a ver si mira por dónde va why don't you look where you're going?

mira cómo se divierten look what fun they're having!

¡mira lo que has hecho! look what you've done!

antes de salir mira bien que no quede ninguna luz encendida make sure o check there are no lights left on before you go out

mira a ver si el pollo está listo look o have a look at the chicken to see if it's done

mira a ver si lo puedes abrir tú see if you can open it

C (considerar) ‹problema/cuestión›

míralo desde otro punto de vista look at it from another point of view

mira bien lo que haces think hard o carefully about what you're doing

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, no es una mala idea thinking about it o all things considered, it's not a bad idea

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, había algo extraño en él thinking about it o now that I come to think about it, there was something strange about him

mirándolo bien creo que prefiero quedarme en casa on second thoughts, I think I'd prefer to stay at home

lo mires por donde lo mires whatever o whichever way you look at it

mirar algo/a algn en menos: me miró en menos el regalo y me costó tan caro the present I gave her cost the earth and she looked down her nose at it

yo que lo miré en menos y es un rico heredero I turned my nose up at him and it turns out he's the the heir to a fortune!

los miran en menos porque son pobres people look down on them because they're poor

mirar mal or no mirar bien a algn: en el trabajo no lo miran bien he's not very highly thought of at work, they don't have a very high opinion of him at work

lo miran mal porque lleva el pelo largo they disapprove of him because he has long hair

los miran mal porque no están casados they're frowned upon because they're not married, people disapprove of them because they're not married

D

(ser cuidadoso con): mira mucho el dinero she's very careful with her money

mira hasta el último céntimo he watches every penny

E

1

(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 tú también te metes en cada lío …! you're a fine one to talk, with all the scrapes you get into! ( colloq)

¡mira que no saber dónde está Helsinki …! imagine o ( BrE) fancy not knowing where Helsinki is!

¡mira que eres tacaño! you're so mean! boy, you're mean! ( colloq)

¡mira que te lo he dicho de veces …! the times I've told you!, how many times do I have to tell you?

¡mira quién habla! look o hark who's talking!

mira si será egoísta, que no me lo quiso prestar talk about (being) selfish! he wouldn't lend it to me

2

(en advertencias): mira que mañana hay huelga de trenes remember that there's a train strike tomorrow

mira que mi paciencia tiene un límite I'm warning you, I'm running out of patience

¿todavía estás aquí? mira que ya son las nueve are you still here? you realize o you (do) know it's already gone nine …

■ mirar

vi

A (observar, contemplar) to look

no mires, que es una sorpresa don't look, it's a surprise

cuando hay alguna escena violenta yo no miro when there's a violent scene I don't look

se mira y no se toca look but don't touch

he mirado por todas partes y no lo encuentro I've looked everywhere but I can't find it

se pasa el día mirando por la ventana he spends the whole day looking out of the window

¿estás seguro de que no está? ¿miraste bien? are you sure it's not there? did you have a good look? o did you look properly?

tienes que mirar por aquí/por este agujero you have to look through here/through this hole

mirar atrás to look back

B (fijarse) to look

mire usted, la cosa es muy sencilla well, it's very simple

sacó el primer premio — ¡mira tú! he won first prize — well, well! o well I never! o you're kidding! o ( BrE) get away! ( colloq)

mire, le quería hacer una pregunta look, there's something I wanted to ask you

no, mira, yo tampoco me lo creo no, to be honest o to tell you the truth, I don't believe it either

mira, no me vengas ahora con excusas look, I don't want to listen to your excuses

mira, hazlo como te dé la gana well o look, just go ahead and do it however you like!

mira por dónde ( Esp fam): yo no quería participar y, mira por dónde, me llevé el trofeo I didn't even want to take part and yet, would you believe it? I won the trophy o and guess what? I won the trophy

¿no decías que era tan difícil conseguir una entrada? pues mira por dónde, no había ni cola didn't you say it was really difficult to get a ticket? well, can you believe it? there wasn't even a line ( AmE) o ( BrE) queue ( colloq)

y mira por dónde, tenía yo razón and, you know what? I was right ( colloq)

C (estar orientado) mirar A/ HACIA algo; to face sth

la fachada mira al sur the front of the building faces south o is south-facing

esa habitación mira al mar that room overlooks the sea

el balcón mira a las montañas the balcony looks out onto the mountains

ponte mirando hacia la ventana stand ( o sit etc) facing the window

D mirar por

1 (preocuparse por) to think of

no mira más que por sus intereses he only thinks of his own interests

mira por ti misma, los demás que se las arreglen just worry about yourself o just think of o about yourself, and let others sort out their own problems

2 ( Col) (cuidar) to look after

¿quién mira por los niños? who's looking after o taking care of the children?

■ mirarse

v pron

1 ( refl) to look at oneself

se miró en el or al espejo she looked at herself in the mirror

2 ( recípr) to look at each other

se miraron extrañados they looked at each other in surprise

* * *

mirar ( conjugate mirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (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 shopping
b) ‹programa/partido/televisión› to watch

2 ( 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 window

3
◊ mirar por

a) ( preocuparse por) to think of

b) (Col) ( cuidar) to look after

mirarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) to look at oneself;

◊ mirarse en el espejo to look at oneself in the mirror

b) ( 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

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mirar

♦ vt

1. [dirigir la vista a] to look at;
[detenidamente, con atención] to watch; [fijamente] to stare at;
mirar algo de cerca/lejos to look at sth closely/from a distance;

¡míralos! look at them!;

mira lo que pone en ese cartel look (at) what that sign says;

mirar a la gente pasar to watch people go by;

no paraba de mirarme he kept staring at me;

pasaba horas mirando las estrellas I would spend hours gazing at the stars;

mirar algo/a alguien con disimulo to glance furtively at sth/sb;

mirar algo por encima to glance over sth, to have a quick look at sth;

mirar a alguien con ira to look angrily at sb, to glare at sb;

mirar a alguien de arriba abajo to look sb up and down;

Comp

mirar a alguien por encima del hombro to look down on sb;

Comp
Fam
ser de mírame y no me toques to be very fragile

2. [fijarse en]
primero mira cómo lo hago yo first, watch o see how I do it;

mira que no falte nada en las maletas check to see nothing's missing from the suitcases;

míralos bien y dime cuál te gusta más have a good look at them and tell me which you like best

3. [examinar] to check, to look through;

he mirado todo el periódico I've looked through the whole newspaper;

miraremos tu expediente con mucha atención we'll look at your file very carefully;

le miraron todas las maletas they searched all her luggage;

eso te lo tiene que mirar un médico you should have that looked at by a doctor

4. [considerar]
mira bien lo que haces be careful about what you do;

míralo desde este ángulo… look at it this way…;

bien mirado…, mirándolo bien… if you think about it…;

aunque bien mirado, podemos ir los dos on second thoughts, we could both go;

lo mires por donde lo mires whichever way you look at it;

mirar a alguien bien/mal to approve/disapprove of sb;

en este país miran mucho la puntualidad punctuality is very important to people in this country;

mirar mucho el dinero to be very careful with money

♦ vi

1. [dirigir la vista] to look;
[detenidamente, con atención] to watch; [fijamente] to stare;
mira bien antes de cruzar look carefully before crossing the road;

miraban por la ventana they were looking out of the window;

¡mira! look (at that)!;

mira, yo creo que… look, I think (that)…;
Esp
mira por dónde guess what?, would you believe it?;
también Irónico
¡mira qué bien! isn't that great!;

mira que te avisé I told you so;

¡mira que eres pesado/tonto! you're so annoying/silly!;

¡mira que salir sin paraguas con la que está cayendo! fancy going out without an umbrella in this rain!;

¡mira si haría calor que no pude dormir! it was so hot I couldn't sleep!;

Comp

¡mira quién fue a hablar! look who's talking!;

Comp
Am Fam
mirar feo: siempre miraba feo a mis amigos she always looked down her nose at my friends

2. [buscar] to check, to look;

he mirado en todas partes I've looked everywhere

3.
mirar a [orientarse hacia] [casa, fachada] to face;
[habitación, terraza] to look out onto;
la mezquita mira al este the mosque faces east;

la habitación mira al mar the room looks out onto the sea

4.
mirar por [cuidar de] to look after;

mirar por los demás to look out for other people;

sólo mira por sus intereses she only looks after her own interests

5. Fam [averiguar, comprobar]
mirar a ver si to see if o whether;

mira a ver si ha llegado la carta (go and) see if the letter has arrived;

mira a ver si tienes algo de cambio para dejarme (have a look and) see if you've got any change you could lend me

♦ See also the pronominal verb mirarse

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mirar

I v/t

1 look at

2 ( observar) watch;

3 fig ( considerar) look at, consider;

no mirar el precio not worry about the cost;

mira bien lo que haces think carefully about what you’re doing

4 L.Am. ( ver) see;

¿qué miras desde aquí? what can you see from here?

II v/i look;

mirar a/hacia algo face sth;

mirar al norte de una ventana etc face north;

mirar por look through; ( cuidar) look after;

mirar por la ventana look out of the window;

¡mira! look!;

¡mira por dónde! would you believe it?;

mirándolo bien thinking about it, now that I etc come to think about it

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mirar vt

1) : to look at

2) observar: to watch

3) reflexionar: to consider, to think over

mirar vi

1) : to look

2) : to face, to overlook

3)

mirar por : to look after, to look out for

♦ See also the reflexive verb mirarse

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mirar vb

1. (en general) to look / to look at

mira en el armario look in the wardrobe

he mirado por todas partes I've looked everywhere

se miró en el espejo she looked at herself in the mirror

2. (observar) to watch

estaba mirando cómo llegaban los barcos he was watching the boats arrive

3. (considerar) to think about [pt. & pp. thought]

mira bien lo que haces think carefully about what you're doing

4. (consultar) to look up

míralo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

mirar fijamente to stare at

Spanish-English dictionary > mirar
14 guardare

1. v/t look at

(osservare, stare a vedere) watch

( custodire) watch, look after

( esaminare) check

2. v/i look

( controllare) check

di finestra overlook (su something)

di porta lead (su to)

guardare a sud face south

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guardare v.tr.

1 (anche intr.) to look at (s.o., sthg.); (osservare) to watch, to look, to observe: guarda!, look!; guardatemi, look at me; guardate a destra, look to the right; guardate quella casa, quel bambino, look at that house, at that child; molti guardavano il paesaggio, many people were looking at the view; guarda che luna!, look at the moon!; guardare l'orologio, to look at the time (o at one's watch); guardare la televisione, un film, to watch television, a film; guardate come faccio io, watch how I do it; invece di stare a guardare, aiutami, instead of standing and looking (o watching), come and give me a hand; hai guardato se abbiamo preso tutto?, have you looked to see if we've taken everything? // guardare avanti, to look ahead // guardare dentro, to look in; guardare dentro a qlco., to look into sthg.; guardare fuori, to look out; guardava (fuori) dalla finestra, he was looking out of the window; guardare in un telescopio, to look through a telescope // guardare qlcu. con diffidenza, to look at s.o. with distrust // guardare qlcu. dall'alto in basso, to look s.o. up and down, (disprezzare) to look down on s.o. // guardare qlcu. di buon occhio, di mal occhio, to look favourably, unfavourably on s.o. // guardare qlcu. di traverso, to scowl (o frown) at s.o. // guardare qlcu. in faccia, to look s.o. in the face: guardò la morte in faccia, he looked death in the face // non guardare in faccia a nessuno, not to worry about other people: quando si tratta di denaro, non guarda in faccia a nessuno, when it's a question of money, he doesn't have any regard for anyone // tutti per strada guardavano come era vestita, everybody in the street looked at the way she was dressed; nessuno lo guarda, nobody takes any notice to him; farsi guardare, to attract attention (o notice) // guardare e non toccare è una cosa da imparare, (prov.) children must learn to look and not to touch

2 (fissamente) to gaze at, (up)on (s.o., sthg.); to stare: la madre guardava il suo bimbo con grande tenerezza, the mother was gazing on her child with great tenderness; smettila di guardarmi così, stop staring at me like that

3 (di sfuggita) to glance at (s.o., sthg.); to send* a glance (at sthg.)

4 (furtivamente) to peep; to peep at; (dall'interno) to peep out; (dall'esterno) to peep in: lo vidi guardare dal buco della serratura, I saw him peeping through the keyhole

5 (con bramosia) to ogle

6 (scrutare) to eye: mi guardarono sospettosamente, they eyed me with suspicion

7 (cercare) to search, to look: ho guardato dappertutto, per tutta la casa, I looked (o searched) everywhere, all over the house; guarda nella borsa, take a look in the bag

8 (custodire, sorvegliare) to watch over (s.o., sthg.), to look after (s.o., sthg.), to mind: chi guarderà il bambino mentre sarò fuori?, who will look after (o mind) the baby while I am out?; guardare qlcu. a vista, to keep a close watch on s.o.; guarda il latte, keep an eye on the milk

9 (proteggere) to protect; (difendere) to defend, to guard: i soldati guardavano il ponte, the soldiers defended the bridge // guardare le spalle a qlcu., to watch (o protect) s.o.'s rear // guardare qlcu. da un pericolo, to protect s.o. against a danger // dagli amici mi guardi Iddio che dai nemici mi guardo io, (prov.) God defend me from my friends and I'll look after my enemies

10 (considerare) to consider, to view, to look at (s.o., sthg.): cercate di guardare la questione dal nostro punto di vista, try to consider (o to look at) the question from our point of view

11 (esaminare) to look over (sthg.), to have a look at (sthg.): l'insegnante guardò la traduzione, the teacher looked over the translation // guardare qlco. per il sottile, to be particular about sthg.

◆ v. intr.

1 → v.tr. 1

2 (essere orientato) to face; (aprirsi) to look out on (sthg.): guarda a sud, it faces south; la casa guarda a mezzogiorno, the house faces (to the) south; la mia finestra guarda sul cortile, my window looks out on the courtyard

3 (considerare) to look (up)on (s.o., sthg.); to regard (s.o., sthg.): non guardiamo a ciò come all'unica via d'uscita, don't let us look upon it as the only way out; tutti guardavano a lui come al nuovo presidente, everyone looked on him as the next president

4 (cercare) to try: guarda di accontentarlo, try to please him; guarda di studiare, try to study

5 (badare) to see* to (sthg.), to look to (sthg.), to take* care, to mind; (fare attenzione) to be careful: guarda bene che ciò non accada più, take care (o mind) that this does not happen any more; non guardare a spese, to spare no expense; guarda di non farti male, be careful not to hurt yourself; ma perché non guardi dove vai?, why don't you look where you are going?; guarda che il tavolo è bagnato!, mind, the table is wet! // guarda anche al tuo interesse, oltre che al suo!, look after your own interests, as well as his! // guarda solo ai risultati, he's only interested in results // a guardare bene, on second thoughts.

◘ guardarsi v.rifl.

1 to look at oneself: egli continuava a guardare intorno, he kept looking about him; si guardò allo specchio, she looked at herself in the mirror

2 (stare in guardia) to beware (of s.o., sthg.); (fare attenzione) to mind (sthg.): guardatevi bene dal perderlo!, mind you don't lose it!; guardatevi dai borsaioli, beware of pickpockets; guardati dai cattivi compagni, beware of bad company; guardati dall'offenderlo!, be careful not to offend him! // me ne guardo bene!, I shall do no such thing! (o I wouldn't dream of it!)

3 (astenersi) to forbear*; (da cibo o bevande) to abstain: guardatevi dal fare troppe domande, forbear from asking too many questions; guardare dalle parole inutili, to refrain from useless words

◆ v.rifl.rec. to look at each other (one another); to gaze at each other (one another): si guardavano negli occhi, they looked each other in the eyes // non si guardano più!, (fig.) they cut each other dead!

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[ɡwar'dare]
1. vt

1) (oggetto, paesaggio) to look at, (persona, cosa in movimento) to watch

guardare la televisione — to watch television

hai guardato la partita ieri sera? — did you watch the match last night?

guarda chi c'è o chi si vede! — look who's here!

guarda cos'hai combinato! — look what you've done!

e guarda caso... — as if by coincidence...

2) (rapidamente) to glance at, (a lungo) to gaze at

guardare di sfuggita — to steal a glance at

guardare con diffidenza — to look warily at

guardare di traverso — to scowl o frown at

guardare fisso — to stare at

guardare qc di buon/mal occhio — to look on o view sth favourably Brit o favorably Am /unfavourably Brit o unfavorably Am

cos'hai da guardare? — what are you looking at?

guardare qn dall'alto in basso — to look down on sb

guardare qn in faccia — to look sb in the face

non guardare in faccia a nessuno fig — to have no regard for anybody

3) (esaminare) to (have a) look at, check

guardare una parola sul dizionario — to look sth up o check a word in the dictionary

4) (custodire) to look after, take care of, (proteggere) to guard

guardare a vista qn — (prigioniero) to keep a close watch on sb

chi guarda i bambini? — who is looking after the children?

Dio me ne guardi! — God forbid!

2. vi (aus avere)

1)

guardare di — to try to

guarda di non arrivare in ritardo — try not to be late

2)

(badare) guardare a — to mind, be careful about, pay attention to

comprare qc senza guardare a spese — to buy sth without worrying about the expense

per il matrimonio di sua figlia non ha guardato a spese — he spared no expense when his daughter got married

3)

(essere rivolto) guardare a — to face

guardare su — to give o look onto

4)

(fraseologia) guardare dalla finestra — to look out of the window

guarda un po' lì — (cerca) take a look over there

ma guarda un po'! — good heavens!

3. vr (guardarsi)

1) (uso reciproco) to look at each other

si guardavano negli occhi — they were looking into each other's eyes

2) (in vetrina, specchio) to look at o.s.

guardarsi allo specchio — to look at o.s. in the mirror

3)

guardarsi da — (astenersi) to refrain from, (stare in guardia) to be wary of, beware of

guardarsi dal fare qc — to take care o be careful not to do sth
PAROLA CHIAVE: guardare non si traduce mai con la parola inglese guard
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[gwar'dare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (volgere lo sguardo su)

guardare qcn., qcs. — to look at sb., sth.

guardare qcs. dalla finestra — to look out of the window at sth.

guarda chi arriva! — look who's coming!

guardare male qcn. — to frown at sb.

guarda che disordine! — look at this mess!

2) (osservare con attenzione) to watch, to look at [persona, scena]; to look at [quadro, diapositive, paesaggio]; to watch [film, televisione]; (fisso) to stare at; (a lungo) to gaze at

guardare qcn. fare — to watch sb. doing

cos'hai da guardare? — what are you staring at?

guardare qcn. negli occhi — to look sb. in the eye

3) (sorvegliare) to look after, to take* care of; (proteggere) [soldati, guardie] to keep* watch on [confine, edificio]

4) (esaminare, considerare) to take* a (close) look at [statistiche, situazione]

guarda Sara, non si lamenta mai — take Sara, she never complains

le ragazze non lo guardano — girls take no notice of him

5) (fare attenzione a)

guarda dove metti i piedi — look where you're walking
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (dirigere lo sguardo) to look

guardare dalla finestra — to look out of o through the window

guarda dietro di te — look behind you

guardare al futuro con ottimismo — to look to o to view the future with optimism

guardare al passato — to look back

stare a guardare — to look on

2) (cercare) to look; (in libro, dizionario) to look up

3) (considerare)

tutti guardano a lui come a un eroe — everyone looks on him as a hero

4) (badare) to mind, to look to; (fare attenzione)

guarda di non farti male — mind you don't get hurt

5) (essere rivolto)

guardare su — [casa, stanza] to look onto, to overlook, to face (towards) [mare, strada]

guardare a — [ finestra] to face [ nord]
3.
verbo pronominale guardarsi

1) (se stesso)

- rsi allo specchio — to look at oneself in the mirror

- rsi le mani — to look at one's hands

guardare attorno — to look around

2) (reciprocamente) to look at each other, one another

- rsi dritto negli occhi — to look into each other's eyes

3) (stare in guardia)

- rsi da — to beware of

4) (astenersi)

me ne guardo bene! — Heaven forbid!

mi guarderò bene dal farlo — I'll be careful o I'll take good care not to do it

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ma guarda (un po')! — fancy that!

guarda, guarda! — well, well, well!

guarda,... — look here,...

guarda caso, quel giorno il tempo era brutto — strangely enough, the weather that day was bad
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Note:

v. la nota della voce 1. vedere

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guardare

/gwar'dare/ [1]

v. la nota della voce 1. vedere.

I verbo transitivo

1 (volgere lo sguardo su) guardare qcn., qcs. to look at sb., sth.; guardare qcs. dalla finestra to look out of the window at sth.; guarda chi arriva! look who's coming! guardare male qcn. to frown at sb.; guarda che disordine! look at this mess!

2 (osservare con attenzione) to watch, to look at [persona, scena]; to look at [quadro, diapositive, paesaggio]; to watch [film, televisione]; (fisso) to stare at; (a lungo) to gaze at; guardare qcn. fare to watch sb. doing; cos'hai da guardare? what are you staring at? guardare qcn. negli occhi to look sb. in the eye

3 (sorvegliare) to look after, to take* care of; (proteggere) [soldati, guardie] to keep* watch on [confine, edificio]

4 (esaminare, considerare) to take* a (close) look at [statistiche, situazione]; guarda Sara, non si lamenta mai take Sara, she never complains; le ragazze non lo guardano girls take no notice of him

5 (fare attenzione a) guarda dove metti i piedi look where you're walking

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

1 (dirigere lo sguardo) to look; guardare dalla finestra to look out of o through the window; guarda dietro di te look behind you; guardare al futuro con ottimismo to look to o to view the future with optimism; guardare al passato to look back; stare a guardare to look on

2 (cercare) to look; (in libro, dizionario) to look up

3 (considerare) tutti guardano a lui come a un eroe everyone looks on him as a hero

4 (badare) to mind, to look to; (fare attenzione) guarda di non farti male mind you don't get hurt

5 (essere rivolto) guardare su [ casa, stanza] to look onto, to overlook, to face (towards) [ mare, strada]; guardare a [ finestra] to face [ nord]

III guardarsi verbo pronominale

1 (se stesso) - rsi allo specchio to look at oneself in the mirror; - rsi le mani to look at one's hands; guardare attorno to look around

2 (reciprocamente) to look at each other, one another; - rsi dritto negli occhi to look into each other's eyes

3 (stare in guardia) - rsi da to beware of

4 (astenersi) me ne guardo bene! Heaven forbid! mi guarderò bene dal farlo I'll be careful o I'll take good care not to do it

IDIOMS

ma guarda (un po')! fancy that! guarda, guarda! well, well, well! guarda,... look here,...; guarda caso, quel giorno il tempo era brutto strangely enough, the weather that day was bad.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > guardare
15 gucken

umg.

I v/i

1. look; heimlich: auch peep; (starren) stare; guck mal! look!; guck mal, der Wagen da! look at that car; nicht gucken! no looking, no peeping; lass mich mal gucken! let me ( oder let’s) have a look; guck nicht so skeptisch don’t look so sceptical (Am. skeptical); guck nicht so dumm! stop staring!; da hat er aber dumm geguckt! he just stood there goggling at me etc.; (war überrascht) Brit. auch he was absolutely gobsmacked!; (hat nichts verstanden) he looked completely blank; Glas1 2, Mond 1, Röhre 2

2. (sichtbar sein) show; peep ( oder stick, oder bzw. hang) ( aus out of)

II v/t: Fernsehen gucken watch (the) television ( oder TV, Brit. auch telly)

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to peek; to look

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gu|cken ['gʊkn]
1. vi
(= sehen) to look (zu at); (heimlich auch) to peep, to peek; (= hervorschauen) to peep (aus out of)
lass mal gucken! — let's have a look, give us a look (inf)

jdm in die Karten gucken — to look or have a look at sb's cards

2. vt (inf)

Fernsehen gucken — to watch telly (Brit inf) or television

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1) (to look, especially quickly and in secret: He opened the door slightly and peeked out; Cover your eyes and don't peek.) peek

2) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.) peep

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gu·cken

[ˈgʊkn̩]

vi

1. (sehen)

▪ [in etw akk/durch etw akk/aus etw dat] \gucken to look [in/through/out of sth]

was guckst du so dumm! take that silly look off your face!

ich habe schon Weihnachtsgeschenke gekauft, aber nicht \gucken! I've already bought the Christmas presents, so no peeping!

2. (ragen)

▪ aus etw dat \gucken to stick out of sth

was guckt denn da aus der Tasche? what's that sticking out of your pocket?

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1.
intransitives Verb (ugs.)

1) look; (heimlich) peep

jemandem über die Schulter gucken — look or peer over somebody's shoulder

lass [mich] mal gucken! — let's have a look! (coll.)

2) (hervorsehen) stick out

3) (dreinschauen) look

finster/freundlich gucken — look grim/affable
2.
transitives Verb (ugs.)

Fernsehen gucken — watch TV or (coll.) telly or (coll.) the box

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gucken umg

A. v/i

1. look; heimlich: auch peep; (starren) stare;

guck mal! look!;

guck mal, der Wagen da! look at that car;

nicht gucken! no looking, no peeping;

lass mich mal gucken! let me ( oder let’s) have a look;

guck nicht so skeptisch don’t look so sceptical (US skeptical);

guck nicht so dumm! stop staring!;

da hat er aber dumm geguckt! he just stood there goggling at me etc; (war überrascht) Br auch he was absolutely gobsmacked!; (hat nichts verstanden) he looked completely blank; → Glas¹ 2, Mond 1, Röhre 2

2. (sichtbar sein) show; peep ( oder stick, oder bzw hang) (

aus out of)

B. v/t:

Fernsehen gucken watch (the) television ( oder TV, Br auch telly)

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1.
intransitives Verb (ugs.)

1) look; (heimlich) peep

jemandem über die Schulter gucken — look or peer over somebody's shoulder

lass [mich] mal gucken! — let's have a look! (coll.)

2) (hervorsehen) stick out

3) (dreinschauen) look

finster/freundlich gucken — look grim/affable
2.
transitives Verb (ugs.)

Fernsehen gucken — watch TV or (coll.) telly or (coll.) the box

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v.

to look v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > gucken
16 durchgucken

v/i (trennb., hat -ge-) umg.: durchgucken (durch etw.) peep ( oder look) through (s.th.)

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dụrch|gu|cken
vi sep

1) (durch etw sth) (Mensch) to look through, to peep through; (= durchscheinen) to show through

2) (fig inf = verstehen) to understand (durch etw sth)

guckst du da durch? — do you get it? (inf)

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durch|gu·cken

[ˈdʊrçgʊkn̩]

vi (fam) s. durchblicken 1, 2

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intransitives Verb (ugs.)

[durch etwas] durchgucken — peep or look through [something]

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durchgucken v/i (trennb, hat -ge-) umg:

durchgucken (durch etwas) peep ( oder look) through (sth)

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intransitives Verb (ugs.)

[durch etwas] durchgucken — peep or look through [something]

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > durchgucken
17 spähen

spä·hen [ʼʃpɛ:ən]

vi

1) ( suchend blicken)

aus dem Fenster \spähen to peer out of the window;

aus etw dat \spähen to peer out of sth; ( schnell) to [quickly] peep out of sth;

durch etw akk [auf/ in etw akk] \spähen to peep [or peek] [at/in[to] sth] through sth; ( schnell) to take a quick peep [or peek] [at/in sth] through sth

2) ( Ausschau halten)

nach jdm/etw \spähen to look out [or keep a lookout] for sb/sth

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > spähen
18 Auge

n

1. ANAT. eye; sie hat blaue Augen she has (got) blue eyes; gute / schlechte Augen haben have good / bad eyesight ( oder eyes); vae auf einem Auge blind sein be blind in one eye; auf dem rechten Auge habe ich nur 30% Sehstärke I have only 30% vision in my right eye; mit bloßem Auge with the naked eye; mit geschlossenen oder verbundenen Augen blindfold(ed); mit nassen Augen with tears in one’s eyes; jemandem in die Augen sehen look into s.o.’s eyes; ihr fallen die Augen zu her eyelids are drooping; ganz kleine Augen haben fig. be all sleepy; sich (Dat) die Augen verderben ruin one’s eyes ( oder eyesight); Augen haben wie ein Adler oder Luchs be sharp-eyed ( oder eagle-eyed) auch fig.

2. in Wendungen, oft fig.: mit eigenen Augen with one’s own eyes; ich hab’s mit eigenen Augen gesehen auch it happened before my very eyes ( oder right under my nose); unter jemandes Augen before s.o.’s very eyes; vor aller Augen in front of everyone, in full view (of everyone); es geschah vor meinen etc. Augen right in front of me etc.; wo hast du denn deine Augen? oder hast du keine Augen im Kopf? are you blind?; wo hast du nur deine Augen gehabt? nach Unfall etc.: haven’t you got eyes in your head?, why weren’t you looking (where you were going)?; ich hab doch hinten keine Augen! I haven’t got eyes in the back of my head; ich habe schließlich Augen im Kopf! (ich hab’s wirklich gesehen!) I’m not blind you know!; etwas fürs Auge a feast for the eyes; etwas fürs Auge sein have visual appeal; nur fürs Auge just for show; so weit das Auge reicht as far as the eye can see; sieh mir mal in die Augen (und sage die Wahrheit etc.) look at me; er konnte mir nicht in die Augen sehen he couldn’t look me in the eye; Auge in Auge face to face ( mit with); vier Augen sehen mehr als zwei Sprichw. two pairs of eyes are better than one; die Augen aufmachen open one’s eyes; fig. keep one’s eyes open; im Auge behalten / haben keep / have an eye on; fig. bear / have in mind; (Ziel) auch keep sight of; ein Auge haben auf (+ Akk) have one’s eye on; aus den Augen verlieren lose sight of; fig. lose touch with; nicht aus den Augen lassen not let s.o. (oder s.th.) out of one’s sight; kein Auge lassen von not let s.o. (oder s.th.) out of one’s sight; geh mir aus den Augen! get out of my sight!; jemandem unter die Augen treten können be able to look s.o. in the face; komm mir nicht wieder unter die Augen! I don’t ever want to see you again!, don’t darken my doorstep again!; ein Auge voll Schlaf nehmen fig. have forty winks, take a nap; unter vier Augen in private; Gespräch unter vier Augen private conversation; sie hat ihre Augen überall she’s got eyes like a hawk; ich kann meine Augen nicht überall haben I can’t keep track of everything; die Augen offen halten ( nach) keep one’s eyes open (for), keep a look-out (for); mit offenen Augen durch die Welt gehen walk about with one’s eyes open; ein Auge riskieren steal a glance; sie haben sich die Augen aus dem Kopf geschaut umg. they goggled, their eyes were popping out of their heads; ein Ziel, eine Erinnerung etc. vor Augen haben have s.th. in mind; sich (Dat) etw. vor Augen halten keep ( oder bear) s.th. in mind; jemandem etw. vor Augen führen make s.th. clear to s.o.; einer Gefahr / den Tatsachen ins Auge sehen face (up to) (a) danger / the facts, look danger / the facts in the face; sehenden Auges (ins Verderben rennen etc.) with one’s eyes wide open; vor etw. die Augen verschließen refuse to see s.th.; jemandem die Augen öffnen Person: enlighten s.o., open s.o.’s eyes to the truth; etw.: be an eye-opener for s.o.; mir gingen plötzlich die Augen auf suddenly I saw the light; ein Auge oder beide Augen zudrücken turn a blind eye ( bei to); kein Auge zutun not sleep a wink (all night); nicht mehr oder kaum noch aus den Augen sehen können not be able to see straight any more; mit offenen Augen schlafen daydream, be daydreaming; seinen Augen nicht oder kaum trauen not be able to believe ( oder trust) one’s eyes; ins Auge fassen consider, contemplate (doing s.th.); ins Auge gefasst haben be considering; (planen) be planning; vor meinem geistigen Auge in my mind’s eye; in meinen Augen as I see it; sie hat kein(e) Auge(n) dafür she hasn’t got an eye for that; etw. mit anderen Augen ansehen see s.th. in a different light; ( einem) ins Auge fallen oder springen catch one’s eye, stick out a mile; (überdeutlich sein) hit one in the eye; einem in die Augen stechen (gefallen) take one’s fancy; Fehler etc.: glare at one; das Auge beleidigen offend the eye; die Dummheit / der Neid etc. schaut jemandem aus den Augen you can see the stupidity / jealousy etc. in s.o.’s eyes, stupidity / jealousy etc. is written all over s.o.’s face; da blieb kein Auge trocken auch iro. there wasn’t a dry eye in the place; mit einem lachenden und einem weinenden Auge with mixed feelings; sich (Dat) die Augen ausweinen oder aus dem Kopf weinen cry one’s eyes out; jemandem gehen die Augen über s.o. is overwhelmed; geh. (jemand weint) s.o. is moved to tears; jemanden mit den Augen verschlingen devour s.o. with one’s eyes; lüstern: ogle s.o.; er wird große Augen machen! he’s in for a surprise; er hat große Augen gemacht! you should have seen his face; seine Augen sind größer als sein Magen his eyes are bigger than his stomach; er hat ein Auge auf sie geworfen (findet sie sympathisch) he has his eye on her; jemandem ( schöne) Augen machen make eyes at s.o.; er macht es doch nicht um i-r schönen Augen willen he isn’t doing it (for her) out of the goodness of his heart, you know; jemandem jemanden / etw. aufs Auge drücken foist ( oder fob) s.o. / s.th. off on s.o.; jemanden / etw. aufs Auge gedrückt bekommen have s.o. / s.th. foisted ( oder fobbed off) on one; das hätte leicht ins Auge gehen können that was close ( oder a close one umg.), it could easily have backfired; jemandem die Augen auskratzen ( wollen) (want to) scratch s.o.’s eyes out; ihre Augen brachen geh. (sie starb) she passed away; das Auge des Gesetzes the (sharp) eye of the law; aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn Sprichw. out of sight, out of mind; Auge um Auge(, Zahn um Zahn) BIBL. an eye for an eye(, a tooth for a tooth); ( da hilft nur) Augen zu und durch! we’ve (just) got to get through it somehow, we’ve got to ride this one out; blau 1, Dorn1, Faust, schwarz

3. auf Domino, Würfel: pip; beim Kartenspiel: point

4. (Keim, Knospe) einer Kartoffel: eye; eines Zweiges: bud, axil; die Rosen auf zwei Augen zurückschneiden cut the roses back to two buds

5. eines Sturms: eye

6. (Fettauge) globule of fat

7. NAUT. eye

8. magisches Auge magic eye

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das Auge

eye

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Au|ge
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das

(the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) eye

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Au·ge

<-s, -n>

[ˈaugə]

nt

1. (Sehorgan) eye

er hat eng stehende \Augen his eyes are too close together

mir wurde schwarz vor \Augen everything went black, I blacked out

der würde ich am liebsten die \Augen auskratzen! (fam) I'd like to scratch her eyes out! fam

die \Augen aufmachen [o aufsperren] [o auftun] (a. fig fam) to open one's eyes a. fig

auf einem \Auge blind sein/schielen to be blind/to have a squint in one eye

mit den \Augen blinzeln [o zwinkern] to blink [or wink]

mit bloßem [o nacktem] \Auge with the naked eye

etw im \Auge haben to have [got] sth in one's eye

sich dat die \Augen reiben to rub one's eyes; (nach dem Schlaf a.) to rub the sleep from one's eyes

mit den \Augen rollen to roll one's eyes

die \Augen schließen to close one's eyes; (geh: einschlafen) to fall asleep

für immer die \Augen schließen (euph geh) to pass away [or on] euph

jdm schwimmt alles vor den \Augen sb feels giddy [or dizzy]

jdm in die \Augen sehen [o schauen] to look into sb's eyes

etw mit [seinen] eigenen \Augen gesehen haben to have seen sth with one's own eyes

[sich dat] die [o seine] \Augen untersuchen lassen to have one's eyes tested

jds \Augen tränen, jdm tränen die \Augen sb's eyes are watering

mit verbundenen \Augen blindfolded; (fig) blindfold

jdm jeden Wunsch an [o von] den \Augen ablesen to anticipate sb's every wish

2. (Blick) eye

geh mir aus den \Augen! get out of my sight [or fam face]!

man muss seine \Augen überall haben you need eyes in the back of your head

ich kann meine \Augen nicht überall haben (fam) I can't look [or be] everywhere at once

[die] \Augen links/rechts! MIL eyes left/right!

vor aller \Augen in front of everybody

jdn/etw im \Auge behalten to keep an eye on sb/sth; (fig: sich vormerken) to keep [or bear] sb/sth in mind

was fürs \Auge sein (fam) to look good; (unerwartet) to be a sight for sore eyes fam

nur [was] fürs \Auge sein (fam) to be good to look at but not much else

jdn/etw im \Auge haben (a. fig) to have one's eye on sb/sth a. fig

ein \Auge auf jdn/etw haben to keep an eye on sb/sth

nur \Augen für jdn haben to only have eyes for sb

jdn nicht aus den \Augen lassen to not let sb out of one's sight, to keep one's eyes riveted on sb

ein \Auge riskieren (fam) to risk a glance [or peep], to have [or take] a peep

ins/jdm ins \Auge springen [o fallen] [o stechen] to catch the/sb's eye

es springt [o fällt] [einem gleich] ins \Auge, wie/dass... it is glaringly obvious how/that...

etw/jdn aus den \Augen verlieren to lose sight of sth/sb

etw aus den \Augen verlieren (fig) to loose track of sth

jdn aus den \Auge verlieren (fig) to lose contact [or touch] with sb

nach dem Studium haben wir uns leider aus den \Augen verloren after university we sadly lost touch with each other [or lost contact]

unter jds dat \Augen before sb's very eyes, under sb's very nose

3. (Bewusstsein, Vorstellung)

etw noch deutlich [o genau] [o lebhaft] vor \Augen haben to remember sth clearly [or vividly]

jdm etw vor \Augen führen to make sb aware of sth

keiner von euch führt sich vor \Augen, warum/wie/dass... none of you is aware of why/of how/of the fact that...

sich dat etw vor \Augen führen to become aware of sth

das muss man sich mal vor \Augen führen! just imagine it!

vor jds geistigem [o innerem] \Auge in sb's mind's eye

etw schwebt [o steht] jdm vor \Augen sb can picture sth vividly

sehenden \Auges (geh) with open eyes, with one's eyes open

4. (Sehvermögen) eye

ich habe doch \Augen im Kopf! (fam) I know what I saw!

hast du/haben Sie keine \Augen im Kopf? (fam) haven't you got any eyes in you head? fam, use your eyes!

ich hab doch hinten keine \Augen! (fam) I don't have eyes in the back of my head! fam

ich traute meinen \Augen nicht! I couldn't believe my eyes [or what I was seeing]!

ihren scharfen \Augen war nichts entgangen her sharp eyes had missed nothing

als Chirurg braucht er ein sicheres \Auge und eine ruhige Hand as a surgeon he needs a good eye and a steady hand

gute/schlechte \Augen [haben] [to have] good/poor eyes

\Augen wie ein Luchs haben to have eyes like a hawk, to be eagle-eyed; (alles merken a.) to not miss a thing

ein sicheres \Auge für etw akk haben to have a good eye for sth

so weit das \Auge reicht as far as the eye can see

5. (Sichtweise) eye

jdn/etw mit anderen \Augen [an]sehen to see sb/sth in a different [or in another] light

etw mit fachmännischem \Auge besehen to examine sth with the eye of an expert

etw mit kritischem \Auge betrachten to view sth with a critical eye

jdm die \Augen [über etw akk] öffnen to open sb's eyes [to sth]

in jds dat \Augen in sb's eyes view

in den \Augen der Leute/Öffentlichkeit in the eyes of most people/the public

in meinen \Augen kann er nichts falsch machen he can do no wrong in my eyes, as I see it, he can do no wrong

in den \Augen seiner Kollegen ist er ein Exzentriker in the eyes of his colleagues he is an eccentric

6. (Würfelpunkt) pip

vier \Augen werfen to throw a four

wie viele \Augen hat er geworfen? what has he thrown?

7. BOT bud; der Kartoffel eye

8. (Fett) drop [or globule] of fat

in diese Suppe schauen mehr \Augen hinein als heraus (hum fam) this soup is rather thin

9. (Zentrum) eye

das \Auge des Wirbelsturms the eye of the hurricane

10. NAUT (Schlinge) eye

11. ELEK, RADIO

magisches \Auge magic eye

12.

▶ jdm gehen die \Augen auf sb opens their eyes fig

jetzt gehen mir die \Augen auf! now I'm beginning to see the light!

dir werden die \Augen schon noch aufgehen! you are in for a rude awakening!

▶ sich dat die \Augen nach jdm/etw ausgucken (fam) to look everywhere for sb/sth, to hunt high and low for sth

▶ mit einem blauen \Auge davonkommen (fam) to get off lightly

▶ etw nicht nur blauer [o schöner] \Augen willen tun to not just do sth for the sake of sb's pretty face fam

▶ da blieb kein \Auge trocken (hum fam) there wasn't a dry eye in the place fam

▶ jdm jdn/etw aufs \Auge drücken (fam) to force [or impose] sb/sth on sb

▶ etw ins \Auge fassen to contemplate sth

[es] ins \Auge fassen, etw zu tun to contemplate doing sth

▶ jdm gehen die \Augen über sb's eyes are popping out of their head

▶ jd guckt sich dat die \Augen aus dem Kopf (fam) sb's eyes are popping out of their head [or are coming out on stalks] fam

▶ das \Auge des Gesetzes (hum) the [arm of the] law + sing/pl vb

▶ jds [o die] \Augen sind größer als der Mund sb's eyes are bigger than her/his stomach

▶ jdn mit [o aus] großen \Augen ansehen [o anschauen] to look at sb wide-eyed

▶ \Auge in \Auge face to face

▶ [große] \Augen machen to be wide-eyed [or BRIT a. fam gobsmacked]

da machst du \Augen, was? that's got you, hasn't it? fam

▶ die \Augen offen haben [o halten] to keep one's eyes open [or fam skinned] [or fam peeled]

▶ mit offenen \Augen schlafen to daydream

▶ jdm sieht die Dummheit aus den \Augen sb's stupidity is plain to see

▶ jdm sieht der Schalk aus den \Augen sb [always] has a roguish [or mischievous] look on their face

▶ aus den \Augen, aus dem Sinn (prov) out of sight, out of mind prov

▶ die \Augen vor etw dat verschließen to close [or shut] one's eyes to sth

▶ unter vier \Augen in private; (unter uns a.) between ourselves

ein Gespräch unter vier \Augen a private conversation

▶ der Wahrheit ins \Auge sehen to face up to the truth

▶ ein \Auge auf jdn/etw geworfen haben to have one's eye on sb/sth

▶ \Auge um \Auge, Zahn um Zahn an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

▶ \Augen zu und durch (fam) take a deep breath [or grit your teeth] and get to it fam

▶ [bei etw dat] ein \Auge [o beide \Augen] zudrücken to turn a blind eye [to sth]

▶ kein \Auge zutun (fam) to not sleep a wink [or get a wink of sleep]

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das; Auges, Augen

1) eye

gute/schlechte Augen haben — have good/poor eyesight

auf einem Auge blind sein — be blind in one eye; (fig.) have a one-sided view

mit bloßem Auge — with the naked eye

ihm fallen die Augen zu — his eyelids are drooping

ganz kleine Augen haben — (fig.) be all sleepy

mit verbundenen Augen — blindfold[ed]

etwas im Auge haben — have something in one's eye; (fig.): (haben wollen) have one's eye on something

das Auge des Gesetzes — (fig.): (Polizist) the law (coll.)

ihm/ihr usw. werden die Augen noch aufgehen — (fig.) he/she etc. is in for a rude awakening

[große] Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) be wide-eyed

da wird er Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) his eyes will pop out of his head

ihnen fielen fast die Augen aus dem Kopf — their eyes nearly popped out of their heads

da blieb kein Auge trocken — (fig. ugs.) everyone laughed till they cried; (es blieb niemand verschont) no one was safe

ich traute meinen Augen nicht — (ugs.) I couldn't believe my eyes

ich habe doch hinten keine Augen — (ugs.) I haven't got eyes in the back of my head

ich kann doch meine Augen nicht überall haben! — I can't be looking everywhere at once

sie hat ihre Augen überall — she doesn't miss a thing

ein Auge od. beide Augen zudrücken — (fig.) turn a blind eye

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas geworfen haben — (fig.) have taken a liking to somebody/have one's eye on something

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas haben — (achtgeben) keep an eye on somebody/something

ein Auge/ein sicheres Auge für etwas haben — have an eye/a sure eye for something

ich habe ja schließlich Augen im Kopf — (ugs.) I'm not blind, you know

jemandem die Augen öffnen — (fig.) open somebody's eyes

jemanden/etwas nicht aus den Augen lassen — not take one's eyes off somebody/something; not let somebody/something out of one's sight

jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something; (fig.) lose contact or touch with somebody/lose touch with something

aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn! — (Spr.) out of sight, out of mind

jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten — (fig.) keep an eye on somebody/bear or keep something in mind

in jemandes Augen — (Dat.) (fig.) to somebody's mind; in somebody's opinion

jemandem ins Auge od. in die Augen fallen od. springen — (fig.) hit somebody in the eye

etwas ins Auge fassen — (fig.) consider something; think about something

einer Sache (Dat.) ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face something

der Wahrheit/Gefahr ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face up to the truth/danger

ins Auge gehen — (fig. ugs.) end in disaster; end in failure

Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn — an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

unter vier Augen — (fig.) in private

unter jemandes Augen — (Dat.) right in front of somebody; right under somebody's nose

vor aller Augen — in front of everybody

jemandem etwas vor Augen führen od. halten — (fig.) bring something home to somebody

wenn man sich (Dat.) das mal vor Augen führt — (fig.) when you stop and think about it

2) (auf Würfeln, Dominosteinen usw.) pip

drei Augen werfen — throw a three

wie viele Augen hat er geworfen? — how many has he thrown?

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Auge n

1. ANAT eye;

sie hat blaue Augen she has (got) blue eyes;

gute/schlechte Augen haben have good/bad eyesight ( oder eyes);

vae

auf einem Auge blind sein be blind in one eye;

auf dem rechten Auge habe ich nur 30% Sehstärke I have only 30% vision in my right eye;

mit bloßem Auge with the naked eye;

mit geschlossenen oder

verbundenen Augen blindfold(ed);

mit nassen Augen with tears in one’s eyes;

jemandem in die Augen sehen look into sb’s eyes;

ihr fallen die Augen zu her eyelids are drooping;

ganz kleine Augen haben fig be all sleepy;

sich (dat)

die Augen verderben ruin one’s eyes ( oder eyesight);

Augen haben wie ein Adler oder

Luchs be sharp-eyed ( oder eagle-eyed) auch fig

2. in Wendungen, oft fig:

mit eigenen Augen with one’s own eyes;

ich hab’s mit eigenen Augen gesehen auch it happened before my very eyes ( oder right under my nose);

unter jemandes Augen before sb’s very eyes;

vor aller Augen in front of everyone, in full view (of everyone);

es geschah

vor meinen etc

Augen right in front of me etc;

wo hast du denn deine Augen? oder

hast du keine Augen im Kopf? are you blind?;

wo hast du nur deine Augen gehabt? nach Unfall etc: haven’t you got eyes in your head?, why weren’t you looking (where you were going)?;

ich hab doch hinten keine Augen! I haven’t got eyes in the back of my head;

ich habe schließlich Augen im Kopf! (ich hab’s wirklich gesehen!) I’m not blind you know!;

etwas fürs Auge a feast for the eyes;

etwas fürs Auge sein have visual appeal;

nur fürs Auge just for show;

so weit das Auge reicht as far as the eye can see;

sieh mir mal in die Augen (und sage die Wahrheit etc) look at me;

er konnte mir nicht in die Augen sehen he couldn’t look me in the eye;

Auge in Auge face to face (

mit with);

vier Augen sehen mehr als zwei sprichw two pairs of eyes are better than one;

die Augen aufmachen open one’s eyes; fig keep one’s eyes open;

im Auge behalten/haben keep/have an eye on; fig bear/have in mind; (Ziel) auch keep sight of;

ein Auge haben auf (+akk) have one’s eye on;

aus den Augen verlieren lose sight of; fig lose touch with;

nicht aus den Augen lassen not let sb (oder sth) out of one’s sight;

kein Auge lassen von not let sb (oder sth) out of one’s sight;

geh mir aus den Augen! get out of my sight!;

jemandem unter die Augen treten können be able to look sb in the face;

komm mir nicht wieder unter die Augen! I don’t ever want to see you again!, don’t darken my doorstep again!;

ein Auge voll Schlaf nehmen fig have forty winks, take a nap;

unter vier Augen in private;

Gespräch unter vier Augen private conversation;

sie hat ihre Augen überall she’s got eyes like a hawk;

ich kann meine Augen nicht überall haben I can’t keep track of everything;

die Augen offen halten (nach) keep one’s eyes open (for), keep a look-out (for);

mit offenen Augen durch die Welt gehen walk about with one’s eyes open;

ein Auge riskieren steal a glance;

sie haben sich die Augen aus dem Kopf geschaut umg they goggled, their eyes were popping out of their heads;

ein Ziel, eine Erinnerung etc

vor Augen haben have sth in mind;

sich (dat)

etwas vor Augen halten keep ( oder bear) sth in mind;

jemandem etwas vor Augen führen make sth clear to sb;

einer Gefahr/den Tatsachen ins Auge sehen face (up to) (a) danger/the facts, look danger/the facts in the face;

sehenden Auges (ins Verderben rennen etc) with one’s eyes wide open;

vor etwas die Augen verschließen refuse to see sth;

jemandem die Augen öffnen Person: enlighten sb, open sb’s eyes to the truth; etwas: be an eye-opener for sb;

mir gingen plötzlich die Augen auf suddenly I saw the light;

ein Auge oder

beide Augen zudrücken turn a blind eye (

bei to);

kein Auge zutun not sleep a wink (all night);

nicht mehr oder

kaum noch aus den Augen sehen können not be able to see straight any more;

mit offenen Augen schlafen daydream, be daydreaming;

seinen Augen nicht oder

kaum trauen not be able to believe ( oder trust) one’s eyes;

ins Auge fassen consider, contemplate (doing sth);

ins Auge gefasst haben be considering; (planen) be planning;

vor meinem geistigen Auge in my mind’s eye;

in meinen Augen as I see it;

sie hat kein(e) Auge(n) dafür she hasn’t got an eye for that;

etwas mit anderen Augen ansehen see sth in a different light;

(einem) ins Auge fallen oder

springen catch one’s eye, stick out a mile; (überdeutlich sein) hit one in the eye;

einem in die Augen stechen (gefallen) take one’s fancy; Fehler etc: glare at one;

das Auge beleidigen offend the eye;

die Dummheit/der Neid etc

schaut jemandem aus den Augen you can see the stupidity/jealousy etc in sb’s eyes, stupidity/jealousy etc is written all over sb’s face;

da blieb kein Auge trocken auch iron there wasn’t a dry eye in the place;

mit einem lachenden und einem weinenden Auge with mixed feelings;

sich (dat)

die Augen ausweinen oder

aus dem Kopf weinen cry one’s eyes out;

jemandem gehen die Augen über sb is overwhelmed; geh (jemand weint) sb is moved to tears;

jemanden mit den Augen verschlingen devour sb with one’s eyes; lüstern: ogle sb;

er wird große Augen machen! he’s in for a surprise;

er hat große Augen gemacht! you should have seen his face;

seine Augen sind größer als sein Magen his eyes are bigger than his stomach;

er hat ein Auge auf sie geworfen (findet sie sympathisch) he has his eye on her;

jemandem (schöne) Augen machen make eyes at sb;

er macht es doch nicht um i-r schönen Augen willen he isn’t doing it (for her) out of the goodness of his heart, you know;

jemandem jemanden/etwas aufs Auge drücken foist ( oder fob) sb/sth off on sb;

jemanden/etwas aufs Auge gedrückt bekommen have sb/sth foisted ( oder fobbed off) on one;

das hätte leicht ins Auge gehen können that was close ( oder a close one umg), it could easily have backfired;

jemandem die Augen auskratzen (wollen) (want to) scratch sb’s eyes out;

ihre Augen brachen geh (sie starb) she passed away;

das Auge des Gesetzes the (sharp) eye of the law;

aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn sprichw out of sight, out of mind;

Auge um Auge(, Zahn um Zahn) BIBEL an eye for an eye(, a tooth for a tooth);

(da hilft nur) Augen zu und durch! we’ve (just) got to get through it somehow, we’ve got to ride this one out; → blau 1, Dorn¹, Faust, schwarz

3. auf Domino, Würfel: pip; beim Kartenspiel: point

4. (Keim, Knospe) einer Kartoffel: eye; eines Zweiges: bud, axil;

die Rosen auf zwei Augen zurückschneiden cut the roses back to two buds

5. eines Sturms: eye

6. (Fettauge) globule of fat

7. SCHIFF eye

8.

magisches Auge magic eye

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das; Auges, Augen

1) eye

gute/schlechte Augen haben — have good/poor eyesight

auf einem Auge blind sein — be blind in one eye; (fig.) have a one-sided view

mit bloßem Auge — with the naked eye

ihm fallen die Augen zu — his eyelids are drooping

ganz kleine Augen haben — (fig.) be all sleepy

mit verbundenen Augen — blindfold[ed]

etwas im Auge haben — have something in one's eye; (fig.): (haben wollen) have one's eye on something

das Auge des Gesetzes — (fig.): (Polizist) the law (coll.)

ihm/ihr usw. werden die Augen noch aufgehen — (fig.) he/she etc. is in for a rude awakening

[große] Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) be wide-eyed

da wird er Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) his eyes will pop out of his head

ihnen fielen fast die Augen aus dem Kopf — their eyes nearly popped out of their heads

da blieb kein Auge trocken — (fig. ugs.) everyone laughed till they cried; (es blieb niemand verschont) no one was safe

ich traute meinen Augen nicht — (ugs.) I couldn't believe my eyes

ich habe doch hinten keine Augen — (ugs.) I haven't got eyes in the back of my head

ich kann doch meine Augen nicht überall haben! — I can't be looking everywhere at once

sie hat ihre Augen überall — she doesn't miss a thing

ein Auge od. beide Augen zudrücken — (fig.) turn a blind eye

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas geworfen haben — (fig.) have taken a liking to somebody/have one's eye on something

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas haben — (achtgeben) keep an eye on somebody/something

ein Auge/ein sicheres Auge für etwas haben — have an eye/a sure eye for something

ich habe ja schließlich Augen im Kopf — (ugs.) I'm not blind, you know

jemandem die Augen öffnen — (fig.) open somebody's eyes

jemanden/etwas nicht aus den Augen lassen — not take one's eyes off somebody/something; not let somebody/something out of one's sight

jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something; (fig.) lose contact or touch with somebody/lose touch with something

aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn! — (Spr.) out of sight, out of mind

jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten — (fig.) keep an eye on somebody/bear or keep something in mind

in jemandes Augen — (Dat.) (fig.) to somebody's mind; in somebody's opinion

jemandem ins Auge od. in die Augen fallen od. springen — (fig.) hit somebody in the eye

etwas ins Auge fassen — (fig.) consider something; think about something

einer Sache (Dat.) ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face something

der Wahrheit/Gefahr ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face up to the truth/danger

ins Auge gehen — (fig. ugs.) end in disaster; end in failure

Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn — an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

unter vier Augen — (fig.) in private

unter jemandes Augen — (Dat.) right in front of somebody; right under somebody's nose

vor aller Augen — in front of everybody

jemandem etwas vor Augen führen od. halten — (fig.) bring something home to somebody

wenn man sich (Dat.) das mal vor Augen führt — (fig.) when you stop and think about it

2) (auf Würfeln, Dominosteinen usw.) pip

drei Augen werfen — throw a three

wie viele Augen hat er geworfen? — how many has he thrown?

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-n n.

eye n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Auge
19 Auge

Au·ge <-s, -n> [ʼaugə] nt

1) ( Sehorgan) eye;

es tränen ihr die \Augen her eyes are watering;

er hat eng stehende \Augen his eyes are too close together;

das linke/rechte \Auge one's left/right eye;

[sich dat] die [o seine] \Augen untersuchen lassen to have one's eyes tested;

mit bloßem [o nacktem] \Auge with the naked eye;

etw mit [seinen] eigenen \Augen gesehen haben to have seen sth with one's own eyes, to have witnessed sth in person;

gute/schlechte \Augen [haben] [to have] good/poor eyesight sing [or pl eyes];

\Augen wie ein Luchs haben ( sehr gut sehen) to have eyes like a hawk, to be eagle-eyed;

(alles merken a.) to not miss a thing;

[die] \Augen links/rechts! mil eyes left/right!;

mit den \Augen blinzeln [o zwinkern] to blink [or wink];

etw im \Auge haben to have [got] sth in one's eye;

sich dat die \Augen reiben to rub one's eyes; (nach dem Schlaf a.) to rub the sleep from one's eyes;

mit den \Augen rollen to roll one's eyes;

auf einem \Auge schielen/ blind sein to have a squint/to be blind in one eye;

ich habe doch \Augen im Kopf! ( fam) I know what I saw!;

hast du/haben Sie keine \Augen im Kopf? ( fam) haven't you got any eyes in you head?, use your eyes!;

die \Augen offen haben [o halten] to keep one's eyes open [or ( fam) skinned] [or ( fam) peeled];

mit offenen \Augen schlafen to daydream;

mir wurde schwarz vor \Augen everything went black, I blacked out;

sehenden \Auges ( geh) with open eyes, with one's eyes open;

ein sicheres \Auge für etw haben to have a good eye for sth;

da blieb kein \Auge trocken ( hum) ( fam) there wasn't a dry eye in the place;

man muss seine \Augen überall/ hinten und vorn haben ( fam) you need eyes in the back of your head;

ich kann meine \Augen nicht überall haben ( fam) I can't look [or be] everywhere at once;

mit verbundenen \Augen blindfolded;

( mit absoluter Sicherheit) blindfold;

so weit das \Auge reicht as far as the eye can see;

jdn/etw im \Auge behalten ( beobachten) to keep an eye on sb/sth;

( sich vormerken) to keep [or bear] sb/sth in mind;

etw ins \Auge fassen to contemplate sth;

ins \Auge fassen, etw zu tun to contemplate doing sth;

das muss man sich mal vor \Augen führen/führen, was...! just imagine it/imagine what...!;

jdm etw vor \Augen führen to make sb aware of sth;

geh mir aus den \Augen! get out of my sight [or (fam!) face] !;

die \Augen aufmachen [o aufsperren] [o auftun] ( fam) to open one's eyes;

jetzt gehen mir die \Augen auf! now I'm beginning to see the light;

sich dat die \Augen nach jdm/ etw ausgucken ( fam) to look everywhere for sb/sth, to hunt high and low for sth;

jdm gehen die \Augen über sb's eyes are popping out of her/his head;

ein \Auge auf jdn/ etw geworfen haben to have one's eye on sb/sth;

jdn/etw im \Auge haben to have one's eye on sb/sth, to keep tabs on sth;

ein \Auge auf jdn/ etw haben to keep an eye on sb/sth;

etw noch deutlich [o genau] [o lebhaft] vor \Augen haben to remember sth clearly [or vividly];

nur \Augen für jdn haben to only have eyes for sb;

jdn nicht aus den \Augen lassen to not let sb out of one's sight, to keep one's eyes riveted on sb;

ein \Auge riskieren ( fam) to risk a glance [or peep], to have [or take] a peep;

die \Augen schließen ( geh) to fall asleep;

für immer die \Augen schließen ( euph) ( geh) to pass away [or on] ( euph)

jdm schwimmt alles vor den \Augen sb feels giddy [or dizzy], sb's head is spinning;

etwas fürs \Auge sein to be a treat to look at; Ding a. to have visual appeal; ( unerwartet) to be a sight for sore eyes ( fam)

nur fürs \Auge sein ( fam) to be good to look at but not much else ( fam)

jdm in die \Augen sehen [o schauen] to look into sb's eyes; ( trotzig) to look sb in the eye[s] [or straight in the face];

ins \Auge springen [o fallen] [o stechen] to catch the eye;

ins \Auge springen [o fallen] , wie... to be glaringly obvious that...;

etw steht [o schwebt] jdm vor \Augen sb can picture sth vividly, sb envisages [or envisions] sth ( form)

ich traute meinen \Augen nicht! I couldn't believe my eyes [or what I was seeing];

etw aus den \Augen verlieren to lose track of sth;

sich aus den \Augen verlieren to lose contact, to lose touch with each other [or one another];

in jds \Augen dat in the opinion [or view] of sb, in sb's opinion [or view], as sb sees it;

in den Augen der Leute/ Öffentlichkeit in the eyes of most people/the public;

\Auge in \Auge face to face;

unter jds \Augen dat before sb's very eyes, under sb's very nose;

vor aller \Augen in front of everybody

2) ( Punkt beim Würfeln) point

3) ( Keimansatz) eye

4) (Fett\Auge) drop [or globule] of fat

5) ( Zentrum) eye

WENDUNGEN:

jdm sieht die Dummheit aus den \Augen sb's stupidity is plain to see;

das \Auge des Gesetzes ( hum) the [arm of the] law + sing/ pl verb;

jd guckt sich die \Augen aus dem Kopf ( fam) sb's eyes are popping out of her/his head [or coming out on stalks];

die/jds \Augen sind größer als der Mund ( fam) sb's eyes are bigger than her/his stomach;

jdm sieht der Schalk aus den \Augen sb [always] has a roguish [or mischievous] look on his/her face;

aus den \Augen, aus dem Sinn ( prov) out of sight, out of mind ( prov)

„\Auge um \Auge, Zahn um Zahn“ ‘an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth’;

[um] jds blauer \Augen willen for the sake of sb's pretty face (a. iron)

mit einem blauen \Auge davonkommen ( fam) to get off lightly;

vor jds geistigem [o innerem] \Auge in sb's mind's eye;

jdn mit [o aus] großen \Augen ansehen [o anschauen] to look at sb wide-eyed;

mit einem lachenden und einem weinenden \Auge with mixed feelings;

jdm schöne [o verliebte] \Augen machen to make eyes at sb;

unter vier \Augen in private; (unter uns etc. a.) between ourselves etc.;

ein Gespräch unter vier \Augen a private conversation;

ich hab' doch hinten keine \Augen! ( fam) I don't have eyes in the back of my head;

jdm jeden Wunsch an [o von] den \Augen ablesen to anticipate sb's every wish;

der würde ich am liebsten die \Augen auskratzen! ( fam) I'd like to scratch her eyes out;

jdm jdn/etw aufs \Auge drücken ( fam) to force [or impose] sb/sth on sb;

ins \Auge gehen ( fam) to backfire, to go wrong;

[große] \Augen machen ( fam) to be wide-eyed [or (Brit a.) ( fam) gobsmacked];

da machst du \Augen, was? that's got you, hasn't it?;

jdm die \Augen [über etw akk] °öffnen to open sb's eyes [to sth];

die \Augen vor etw dat verschließen to close [or shut] one's eyes to sth;

ein \Auge/beide \Augen zudrücken ( fam) to turn a blind eye;

kein \Auge zutun ( fam) to not sleep a wink [or get a wink of sleep];

\Augen zu und durch ( fam) take a deep breath [or grit your teeth] and get to it;

jdn/etw mit anderen \Augen [an]sehen to see sb/sth in a different [or in another] light

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Auge
20 melden

I v/t

1. (berichten) report; wie soeben gemeldet wird as has just been reported; vorangestellt: according to reports just received,...

2. (ankündigen, bekannt geben) announce; würden Sie mich bei ihm melden? would you tell him I’m here?; wen darf ich melden? who shall I say is here?

3. amtlich etc.: notify the authorities of; (Geburt etc.) register; (Unfall, Vergehen etc.) report ( der Polizei etc. to the police etc.); jemanden als vermisst melden report s.o. (as) missing; jemandem etw. melden notify s.o. of s.th.; nichts zu melden haben umg., fig. have no say (in the matter); du hast hier nichts zu melden! umg., fig. this is none of your business

II v/refl

1. dienstlich: report ( bei to; zur Arbeit / zum Dienst for work / duty)

2. polizeilich: register with the police

3. TELEF. answer (the [tele]phone); es meldet sich keiner there’s no answer

4. freiwillig: volunteer (zu etw. for s.th.); sich zum Militär melden join the armed forces (bes. Am. enlist) as a volunteer

5. Leiden etc.: make its presence felt; mein Weisheitszahn meldet sich wieder my wisdom tooth is sending messages again

6. in der Schule: put one’s hand up

7. zum Lehrgang etc.: enrol(l), sign up (zu for); zum Examen, Wettbewerb: enter (zu for)

8. sich auf ein Inserat melden answer an advertisement

9. er wird sich schon melden (von sich hören lassen) he’ll be in touch; (sich bemerkbar machen) he’ll make noises; er hat sich ewig oder lange nicht gemeldet I haven’t heard from him (oder umg. had a peep out of him) for ages; wenn du mich brauchst, melde dich just let me know (oder umg. just give me a shout) if you need me; anmelden, krank

III v/i

1. Hund: give tongue

2. SPORT (sich anmelden) enter; sie hat für den Hürdenlauf / für Wimbledon gemeldet she has entered for the hurdles / for Wimbledon

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to notify; to advertise; to report; to announce; to give notice; to let know;

sich melden

to report

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mẹl|den ['mɛldn]
1. vt

1) (= anzeigen) Unfall, Verlust, ansteckende Erkrankungen to report; (= berichten) to report; (= registrieren lassen) to register; (= denunzieren) to report

melden — to notify the authorities of a birth/changes

wie soeben gemeldet wird (Rad, TV) — according to reports just coming in

das wird gemeldet! (Sch) — I'll tell on you (Sch inf)

(bei jdm) nichts zu melden haben (inf) — to have no say

er hat hier nichts zu melden (inf) —

melde gehorsamst (old Mil) — beg to report

(als) arbeitslos gemeldet sein — to be registered unemployed

2) (= ankündigen) to announce

ich ging zur Sekretärin und ließ mich beim Direktor melden — I went to the secretary and asked her to tell the director that I was there

wen darf ich melden? — who(m) shall I say (is here)?, who(m) shall I announce?

2. vr

1) (= antreten) to report (zu for)

sich zum Dienst melden — to report for work

sich freiwillig melden — to volunteer

sich zu or für etw melden (esp Mil) — to sign up for sth, to volunteer for sth; (für Arbeitsplatz) to apply for sth; (für Lehrgang) to enrol (Brit) or enroll (US) for sth, to sign on for sth

sich auf eine Anzeige melden — to answer an advertisement

sich polizeilich or bei der Polizei melden — to register with the police

sich arbeitslos melden — to register as unemployed, to sign on

See:

→ krankmelden

2) (fig = sich ankündigen) to announce one's presence; (Alter, Hunger) to make itself or its presence felt; (Winter, Dunkelheit) to draw or set in; (SPORT, zur Prüfung) to enter (one's name) (zu for); (durch Handaufheben) to put one's hand up, to hold up one's hand; (RAD, TV) to come on the air

See:

→ Wort

3) (ESP TELEC = antworten) to answer

bitte melden! (Telec) — come in, please

es meldet sich niemand — there's no answer

4) (= von sich hören lassen) to get in touch (bei with)

melde dich wieder — keep in touch

seitdem hat er sich nicht mehr gemeldet — he hasn't been heard of since

wenn du was brauchst, melde dich — if you need anything give (me) a shout (inf)

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1) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) report

2) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) report

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mel·den

[ˈmɛldn̩]

I. vt

1. (anzeigen)

▪ [jdm] etw \melden to report sth [to sb]

▪ jdn [bei jdm] \melden to report sb [to sb]

der Behörde eine Adressänderung \melden to notify the authorities of a change of address

eine Geburt/einen Todesfall \melden to register a birth/a death

etw im Personalbüro \melden to report sth to the personnel office

jdn bei der Polizei \melden (anzeigen) to report sb to the police; (anmelden) to register sb with the police

etw bei der Polizei \melden to report sth to the police

etw schriftlich \melden to notify sth in writing

einen Unfall/den Verlust \melden to report an accident/the loss

einen Zug \melden to signal a train

2. (öffentlich berichten)

▪ etw [über etw akk] \melden RADIO, TV to report sth [about sth]

für morgen ist Schnellfall gemeldet snow is forecast for tomorrow

das Wahlergebnis wurde soeben gemeldet the results of the election have just been announced

wie [soeben/gerade] gemeldet wird according to reports [just [coming] in]

3. (anmelden)

▪ jdn [bei jdm] \melden to announce sb [to sb]

wen darf ich \melden? who
shall I say [is here]?, what name shall I say?

\melden Sie mich bitte bei Ihrem Chef! please tell your boss [that] I'm here!

4. SPORT to enter

jdn/eine Mannschaft für einen Wettbewerb \melden to enter sb/a team for a competition

5.

▶ [bei jdm/irgendwo] nichts zu \melden haben (fam) to have no say [with sb/somewhere]

II. vr

1. (anmelden)

▪ sich akk melden to register

sich akk zum Dienst \melden to report for work

sich akk polizeilich \melden (nach Umzug) to register with the police; (wegen eines Delikts) to report to the police

2. (sich zur Verfügung stellen)

▪ sich akk zu etw dat \melden to report for sth

sich akk auf eine Anzeige \melden to answer an advertisement

sich akk zu etw dat freiwillig \melden to volunteer for sth

wer meldet sich freiwillig? any volunteers?

sich akk zur Nachtschicht \melden to sign up [or volunteer] for the night shift

sich akk für eine Stelle [im Ausland] \melden to apply for the job [abroad]

3. TELEK (antworten)

▪ sich akk [unter etw dat] \melden to answer [on/with sth]

▪ sich akk bei jdm melden to call sb

es meldet sich keiner [unter dieser Nummer] there's no answer [or reply] [on this number]

sie meldet sich nie unter ihrem wahren Namen she never answers with her real name

4. (sich wenden an)

▪ sich akk [bei jdm] \melden to get in touch [with sb]

wenn ich Sie brauchen sollte, melde ich mich [bei Ihnen] if I need you, I'll let you know

ich melde mich wieder I'll be in touch

Herr Müller bitte bei der Information \melden will Mr Müller please come to the information desk

5. (mitteilen)

sich akk krank \melden to call in [or report] sick

6. (um Zulassung bitten)

▪ sich akk für etw akk \melden to enter for sth

sich akk für einen Wettbewerb \melden to enter for a competition

7. (sich bemerkbar machen)

▪ sich akk \melden to ask to speak [or address the meeting]; Hund to bark; Kleinkind to make itself heard; SCH to put one's hand up; (fig) Schmerzen, Alter, etc. to make itself felt, to set in

Durst/Hunger meldet sich bei jdm sb begins to feel thirsty/hungry

bei jdm meldet sich das Gewissen sb's conscience begins to trouble sb

bei jdm meldet sich Reue sb begins to feel remorse

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1.
transitives Verb

1) report; (registrieren lassen) register <birth, death, etc.> (Dat. with)

wie soeben gemeldet wird — (Fernseh., Rundf.) according to reports just coming in

jemanden als vermisst melden — report somebody missing

nichts/nicht viel zu melden haben — (ugs.) have no/little say

2) (ankündigen) announce

3) (Schülerspr.)

jemanden melden — tell on somebody
2.
reflexives Verb

1) report

sich freiwillig melden — volunteer (zu for)

sich auf eine Anzeige melden — reply to or answer an advertisement

sich zu einer Prüfung melden — enter for an examination

polizeilich gemeldet sein — be registered with the police

2) (am Telefon) answer

es meldet sich niemand — there is no answer or reply

3) (ums Wort bitten) put one's hand up

4) (von sich hören lassen) get in touch ( bei with)

wenn du etwas brauchst, melde dich — if you need anything let me/us know

Otto 2, bitte melden! — Otto 2, come in please!

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melden

A. v/t

1. (berichten) report;

wie soeben gemeldet wird as has just been reported; vorangestellt: according to reports just received, …

2. (ankündigen, bekannt geben) announce;

würden Sie mich bei ihm melden? would you tell him I’m here?;

wen darf ich melden? who shall I say is here?

3. amtlich etc: notify the authorities of; (Geburt etc) register; (Unfall, Vergehen etc) report (

der Polizei etc to the police etc);

jemanden als vermisst melden report sb (as) missing;

jemandem etwas melden notify sb of sth;

nichts zu melden haben umg, fig have no say (in the matter);

du hast hier nichts zu melden! umg, fig this is none of your business

B. v/r

1. dienstlich: report (

bei to;

zur Arbeit/zum Dienst for work/duty)

2. polizeilich: register with the police

3. TEL answer (the [tele]phone);

es meldet sich keiner there’s no answer

4. freiwillig: volunteer (

zu etwas for sth);

sich zum Militär melden join the armed forces (besonders US enlist) as a volunteer

5. Leiden etc: make its presence felt;

mein Weisheitszahn meldet sich wieder my wisdom tooth is sending messages again

6. in der Schule: put one’s hand up

7. zum Lehrgang etc: enrol(l), sign up (

zu for); zum Examen, Wettbewerb: enter (

zu for)

8.

sich auf ein Inserat melden answer an advertisement

9.

er wird sich schon melden (von sich hören lassen) he’ll be in touch; (sich bemerkbar machen) he’ll make noises;

er hat sich ewig oder

lange nicht gemeldet I haven’t heard from him (oder umg had a peep out of him) for ages;

wenn du mich brauchst, melde dich just let me know (oder umg just give me a shout) if you need me; → anmelden, krank

C. v/i

1. Hund: give tongue

2. SPORT (sich anmelden) enter;

sie hat für den Hürdenlauf/für Wimbledon gemeldet she has entered for the hurdles/for Wimbledon

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1.
transitives Verb

1) report; (registrieren lassen) register <birth, death, etc.> (Dat. with)

wie soeben gemeldet wird — (Fernseh., Rundf.) according to reports just coming in

jemanden als vermisst melden — report somebody missing

nichts/nicht viel zu melden haben — (ugs.) have no/little say

2) (ankündigen) announce

3) (Schülerspr.)

jemanden melden — tell on somebody
2.
reflexives Verb

1) report

sich freiwillig melden — volunteer (zu for)

sich auf eine Anzeige melden — reply to or answer an advertisement

sich zu einer Prüfung melden — enter for an examination

polizeilich gemeldet sein — be registered with the police

2) (am Telefon) answer

es meldet sich niemand — there is no answer or reply

3) (ums Wort bitten) put one's hand up

4) (von sich hören lassen) get in touch ( bei with)

wenn du etwas brauchst, melde dich — if you need anything let me/us know

Otto 2, bitte melden! — Otto 2, come in please!

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v.

to announce v.

to message v.

to notify v.

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turn — turn1 W1S1 [tə:n US tə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(your body)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(direction)¦ 4¦(move around central point)¦ 5¦(change)¦ 6¦(attention/thoughts)¦ 7 turn your back (on somebody/something) 8¦(age/time)¦ 9 turn something inside out … Dictionary of contemporary English
show — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on TV, radio, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ live, recorded ▪ family ▪ cable (AmE), network (esp. AmE), radio, television … Collocations dictionary
hear — verb 1 be aware of sounds ADVERB ▪ clearly, well ▪ He s getting old and he can t hear very well. ▪ barely, just ▪ I could just hear the music in the distance … Collocations dictionary
Jagannath Barooah College — Jagannath Barooah College, briefly J. B. College is a premier institute of higher education located in Jorhat, a city cultural heritage and glorious historical background in the upper part of the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam. Since its inception… … Wikipedia
Abkürzungen in der Medizin — Dies ist eine Liste der Abkürzungen und Akronyme, wie sie in der Medizin verwendet werden. Die Abkürzungen kommen neben der Klinik mit ihren vielfältigen Fachdisziplinen aus den Bereichen Biochemie, Physiologie und Laboratoriumsmedizin. Auch die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Liste der Medizinische Abkürzungen — Dies ist eine Liste der Abkürzungen und Akronyme, wie sie in der Medizin verwendet werden. Die Abkürzungen kommen neben der Klinik mit ihren vielfältigen Fachdisziplinen aus den Bereichen Biochemie, Physiologie und Laboratoriumsmedizin. Auch die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Liste der medizinischen Abkürzungen — Dies ist eine Liste der Abkürzungen und Akronyme, wie sie in der Medizin verwendet werden. Die Abkürzungen kommen neben der Klinik mit ihren vielfältigen Fachdisziplinen aus den Bereichen Biochemie, Physiologie und Laboratoriumsmedizin. Auch die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Liste medizinischer Abkürzungen — Dies ist eine Liste der Abkürzungen und Akronyme, wie sie in der Medizin verwendet werden. Die Abkürzungen kommen neben der Klinik mit ihren vielfältigen Fachdisziplinen aus den Bereichen Biochemie, Physiologie und Laboratoriumsmedizin. Auch die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Medizinabkürzung — Dies ist eine Liste der Abkürzungen und Akronyme, wie sie in der Medizin verwendet werden. Die Abkürzungen kommen neben der Klinik mit ihren vielfältigen Fachdisziplinen aus den Bereichen Biochemie, Physiologie und Laboratoriumsmedizin. Auch die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Medizinabkürzungen — Dies ist eine Liste der Abkürzungen und Akronyme, wie sie in der Medizin verwendet werden. Die Abkürzungen kommen neben der Klinik mit ihren vielfältigen Fachdisziplinen aus den Bereichen Biochemie, Physiologie und Laboratoriumsmedizin. Auch die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Medizinische Abkürzung — Dies ist eine Liste der Abkürzungen und Akronyme, wie sie in der Medizin verwendet werden. Die Abkürzungen kommen neben der Klinik mit ihren vielfältigen Fachdisziplinen aus den Bereichen Biochemie, Physiologie und Laboratoriumsmedizin. Auch die… … Deutsch Wikipedia

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