we now investigate

she got some odd looks — la miraron como a un bicho raro (fam)

to have o take a look at something/somebody — echarle un vistazo a algo/alguien

have o take a good look at the picture — fíjate bien en el cuadro, mira bien el cuadro

I don't like the look of his friend — no me gusta el aspecto or (fam) la pinta de su amigo

she was attracted by his good looks — la atrajo lo guapo or (AmL tb) lo buen mozo que era

I looked around — ( behind) me volví a mirar or miré hacia atrás; ( all around) miré a mi alrededor

to look down — ( lower eyes) bajar la vista; (from tower, clifftop) mirar hacia abajo

he looked straight o right through me — me miró sin verme

to look up — ( raise eyes) levantar la vista; (toward ceiling, sky) mirar hacia arriba

to look on the bright side of something — ver* el lado bueno or positivo de algo

to look the other way — ( ignore) hacer* la vista gorda; ( lit) mirar para otro lado, apartar la vista

our window looks north — nuestra ventana da al norte or está orientada al norte

she looks unhappy — parece (que está) triste, se la ve triste (AmL)

will they stay? - it looks like it — ¿se quedarán? - parece que sí or eso parece

to look as if o as though: it looks as though it's healing nicely parece que está cicatrizando bien; you look as though you could use a drink me da la impresión de que no te vendría mal un trago; to look alive o lively o (BrE also) sharp — (colloq) espabilar (fam)

• to have a look at sth — echar un vistazo a algo

• to take a look at sth — echar un vistazo a algo

to take a long hard look at o.s. — (fig) examinarse a sí mismo detenidamente

• do you want a look? — ¿quieres verlo?

there's a mischievous look about that child — ese niño tiene pinta de pillo *

he had a sad look — tenía un aspecto or aire triste

• by the look(s) of it or things — a juzgar por las apariencias

• you can't go by looks alone — es arriesgado juzgar por las apariencias nada más

• to like the look of sb/sth, I don't like the look of him — me cae mal, no me fío de él

• good looks — belleza fsing

• she has kept her looks — sigue tan guapa como siempre

• she's losing her looks — no es tan guapa como antes

• the new look — la nueva moda

• to look into sb's eyes — mirarle a los ojos a algn

• to look the other way — (lit) mirar para el otro lado; (fig) hacer como que no se da cuenta

• to be looking over sb's shoulder — (fig) estar siempre vigilando a algn

• to look one's age — aparentar or representar su edad

she doesn't look her age — no aparenta or representa la edad que tiene

• it looks all right to me — me parece que está bien

• it will look bad — (fig) quedará mal

• he wanted to look his best for the interview — quería estar lo mejor (arreglado) posible para la entrevista

• he just does it to look big * — lo hace solo para impresionar

• they made me look a fool — me hicieron quedar como un idiota

• they made me look foolish — me hicieron quedar en ridículo

• he looks good in a uniform — está muy guapo en uniforme

• he looks happy — parece contento

• she wasn't looking herself — parecía otra, no parecía la misma

• how does it look to you? — ¿qué te parece?

• she's 70 but doesn't look it — tiene 70 años pero no los aparenta or representa

• look lively! * — ¡muévete! *

• that cake looks nice — ese pastel tiene buena pinta *

• that hairstyle makes her look old — ese peinado la hace parece mayor

• to look the part — (fig) parecerlo

• she looked prettier than ever — estaba más guapa que nunca

• how pretty you look! — ¡qué guapa estás!

• it looks promising — parece prometedor

• to make sb look small — (fig) rebajar a algn

• he looked surprised — hizo un gesto de extrañeza

• he looks tired — parece cansado

• to look well — [person] tener buena cara

• to look like —

try to look as if or as though you're glad to see me — haz como que te alegras de verme

it doesn't look as if or as though he's coming — parece que no va a venir

• it looks south — [house] mira hacia el sur, está orientada hacia el sur

• they are looking to make a profit — quieren sacar ganancias

to look sb (straight) in the eye(s) or in the face — mirar directamente a los ojos de algn

I would never be able to look her in the eye(s) or face again — no podría resistir su mirada, siempre me avergonzaría al verla

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

• look where you're going! — ¡fíjate por donde vas!

she got some odd looks — la miraron como a un bicho raro (fam)

to have o take a look at something/somebody — echarle un vistazo a algo/alguien

have o take a good look at the picture — fíjate bien en el cuadro, mira bien el cuadro

I don't like the look of his friend — no me gusta el aspecto or (fam) la pinta de su amigo

she was attracted by his good looks — la atrajo lo guapo or (AmL tb) lo buen mozo que era

I looked around — ( behind) me volví a mirar or miré hacia atrás; ( all around) miré a mi alrededor

to look down — ( lower eyes) bajar la vista; (from tower, clifftop) mirar hacia abajo

he looked straight o right through me — me miró sin verme

to look up — ( raise eyes) levantar la vista; (toward ceiling, sky) mirar hacia arriba

to look on the bright side of something — ver* el lado bueno or positivo de algo

to look the other way — ( ignore) hacer* la vista gorda; ( lit) mirar para otro lado, apartar la vista

our window looks north — nuestra ventana da al norte or está orientada al norte

she looks unhappy — parece (que está) triste, se la ve triste (AmL)

will they stay? - it looks like it — ¿se quedarán? - parece que sí or eso parece

to look as if o as though: it looks as though it's healing nicely parece que está cicatrizando bien; you look as though you could use a drink me da la impresión de que no te vendría mal un trago; to look alive o lively o (BrE also) sharp — (colloq) espabilar (fam)

la bajada hasta el río — (=sendero) the path down to the river; (=carretera) the road down to the river

en la bajada alcanzamos los 150km/h — on the way down o descent we got up to 150km/h

una drástica bajada de las temperaturas — a dramatic fall o drop in temperature

sufrió una bajada de azúcar — his sugar level fell o dropped

bajada de tensión — fall o drop in blood pressure

la bajada a la playa es muy empinada — the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep

la bajada a la playa es muy empinada — the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep

Ex: When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.

• sufrir una caída — to have a fall, take a tumble

durante un campeonato regional, sufrió una grave caída del caballo — during a regional championship, he had a bad fall o tumble off his horse

caída de cabeza, sufrir una caída de cabeza — to fall headfirst, take a header *

la caída del Muro de Berlín — the collapse o fall of the Berlin Wall

la espectacular caída de precios afectó con gran dureza a numerosas economías — many economies were hard hit by the dramatic fall o drop in prices

caída de tensión — (Med) drop in blood pressure; (Elec) drop in voltage

• caída en picado — sharp fall

el banco intervino para evitar la caída en picado del dólar — the bank intervened to stop the dollar taking a nose-dive o plummeting

sufrir una caída — persona to have a fall

la caída del Imperio Romano — the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire

sufrir una caída — persona to have a fall

la caída del Imperio Romano — the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire

Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.

un descenso de la producción — a fall o drop in production

un descenso en el número de escolares — a fall o drop in the number of pupils

descenso térmico — fall o drop in temperature

la prueba de descenso — (Dep) the downhill event

el descenso en el número de accidentes — the fall o decrease in the number of accidents

la carrera or prueba de descenso — the downhill

el descenso en el número de accidentes — the fall o decrease in the number of accidents

la carrera or prueba de descenso — the downhill

Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.

Ex: Standardization in such areas as thesaurus use, subject coding, multilingualism, and duplicate elimination can provide added user benefits.

hemos propuesto la creación de un centro de acogida — we have suggested o proposed the setting up of a reception centre

el plan propuesto por el sindicato — the plan put forward o suggested o proposed by the union

te voy a proponer un trato — I'll make you a deal o a proposition

• proponer a algn hacer algo — to suggest to sb that they should do sth

• proponer que — to suggest o propose that

propongo que la reunión se aplace hasta mañana — I suggest o propose that the meeting be postponed till tomorrow, I suggest we put the meeting off till tomorrow

• proponer a algn para — [+ cargo] to nominate sb for, propose sb as; [+ premio] to nominate sb for

he sido propuesta para la beca de investigación — I've been nominated o proposed for the research scholarship

se proponen alcanzar la cima — their aim o goal is to reach the summit

me propuse decírselo — I made up my mind o I decided to tell her

se proponen alcanzar la cima — their aim o goal is to reach the summit

me propuse decírselo — I made up my mind o I decided to tell her

Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.

he went into fits of laughter — le entró or le dio un ataque de risa