con una mirada triste

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

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

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

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

• bajar la mirada — to look down

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• volver la mirada — to look back

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

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

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

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

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

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

es triste no poder ir — it's a pity o shame we can't go

se puso muy triste cuando se lo dije — he was very sad o unhappy when I told him

se puso muy triste cuando se lo dije — he was very sad o unhappy when I told him

Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.

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)

¿qué te han echado los Reyes? — ≈ what did you get for Christmas?

• tengo que echar [gasolina] — I need to fill up (with petrol)

• tengo que echar de [comer] a los animales — I have to feed the animals

¡qué peste echan tus zapatos! — * your shoes stink to high heaven! *

la echaron del trabajo — she's been fired {o} sacked *

• ¡echa [para] adelante! — lead on!

es un olor que echa para atrás — * it's a smell that really knocks you back *

• echar [por] una calle — to go down a street

lo eché a la basura — I threw it out o away

lo echó para atrás — she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)

estás echando barriga — (fam) you're getting a bit of a tummy (colloq)

échale valor y díselo — (fam) just pluck up your courage and tell him

me echó un sermón — (fam) he gave me a real talking-to (colloq)

me echaron dos años — I got two years (colloq)

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora — it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house

echarle la culpa a alguien — to put o lay the blame on somebody

echar a + inf — to start o begin to + inf, start o begin -ing

echó a correr — he started to run o started running

echarse a perder — comida to go bad, go off (BrE); cosecha/proyecto/plan to be ruined

echárselas — (Chi fam)

se las echó — he upped and left (colloq)

echárselas de algo — (fam)

se ha echado novia — he's found o got himself a girlfriend

echarse un pedo — to fart (colloq)

echarse a alguien — (Méx fam) to bump somebody off (colloq)

lo eché a la basura — I threw it out o away

lo echó para atrás — she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)

estás echando barriga — (fam) you're getting a bit of a tummy (colloq)

échale valor y díselo — (fam) just pluck up your courage and tell him

me echó un sermón — (fam) he gave me a real talking-to (colloq)

me echaron dos años — I got two years (colloq)

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora — it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house

echarle la culpa a alguien — to put o lay the blame on somebody

echar a + inf — to start o begin to + inf, start o begin -ing

echó a correr — he started to run o started running

echarse a perder — comida to go bad, go off (BrE); cosecha/proyecto/plan to be ruined

echárselas — (Chi fam)

se las echó — he upped and left (colloq)

echárselas de algo — (fam)