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101 look after
look after а) следить глазами, взглядом; Sadly we looked after the last busas it disappeared round the corner. б) присматривать за, заботиться о; Whowill look after the children while you go out to work? в) coll. убивать; He'lltell stories about us to the police, leave him to me, I'll look after him. -
102 look round
look round а) оглядываться кругом; Don't look round now, but I think we'rebeing followed. б) взвесить все (прежде чем действовать); Can I help you? No,thanks, I'm just looking round. в) посещать; You've expressed a great deal ofinterest in the new buildings; would you like to look round? г) искать; I'vebeen looking about for a better job since Christmas. -
103 look sharp
look/be sharp (about it)! [lu:k/bi: sha:p (ë'baut it)] luaj vendit!, tundu!look sharp! [lu:k sha:p] hap sytë! -
104 look
I 1. [lʊk]1) (glance) occhiata f., sguardo m.to have o take a look at sth. dare un'occhiata a o guardare qcs.; to have o take a good look at esaminare o osservare attentamente; to have a look inside sth. dare un'occhiata dentro qcs.; to have a look round the shops dare un'occhiata ai negozi; to have a look through guardare in [ telescope]; guardare da [ window]; cercare in [ archives]; dare una scorsa a, scorrere [essay, report]; I took one look at him and knew that he was ill mi è bastata una sola occhiata per capire che era malato; to take a long hard look at sth. — fig. esaminare attentamente qcs
2) (search)3) (expression) sguardo m., espressione f.to give sb. a kind look — guardare qcn. con gentilezza
to give sb. a dirty o evil look lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.; you could tell from the look on his face that — dalla sua espressione si vedeva che
4) (appearance) (of person) aspetto m., aria f.; (of building, car) aspetto m., linea f.she has a look of her father — ha qualcosa di o ricorda suo padre
I don't like the look of him — non mi piace il suo aspetto, non mi ispira fiducia
by the look(s) of him — all'apparenza, a giudicare dal suo aspetto
5) (style) look m., stile m.2.he's got the looks, but can he act? — è bello, ma sa recitare?
••II 1. [lʊk]if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now — = mi ha fulminato con lo sguardo
1) (gaze, stare) guardareto look sb. in the eye, in the face — guardare qcn. negli occhi, in faccia
to look sb. up and down — guardare o squadrare qcn. dalla testa ai piedi
2) (appear)2.1) guardare ( into in; over sopra)to look at sb., sth. — guardare qcn., qcs.
to look away — distogliere lo sguardo, guardare da un'altra parte
to look out of o through the window guardare dalla finestra; I'm just looking — (in shop) sto solo guardando
2) (search) cercare, guardareto look down — scorrere [ list]
3) (appear, seem) sembrarehe looks happy, hot — sembra felice, sembra che abbia caldo
it looks as if o though it will rain sembra che voglia piovere; it looks likely, certain that — sembra probabile, certo che
4)to look like sb., sth. — assomigliare a qcn., qcs.
that photograph doesn't look like you o looks nothing like you non sembri (assolutamente) tu in quella fotografia; what does the house look like? com'è la casa? it looks like being funny sembra (che sia) divertente; it looks like rain sembra che voglia piovere; it certainly looks like it — ne ha tutta l'aria
look here, I'm in no mood for jokes — guarda, non sono in vena di scherzi
to look south — [house, room] dare a sud
•- look at- look for- look in- look on- look out- look to- look up* * *[luk] 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) guardare2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) sembrare, apparire3) (to face: The house looks west.) guardare a, dare su2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) occhiata2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) sguardo3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) aspetto, aria•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to* * *I 1. [lʊk]1) (glance) occhiata f., sguardo m.to have o take a look at sth. dare un'occhiata a o guardare qcs.; to have o take a good look at esaminare o osservare attentamente; to have a look inside sth. dare un'occhiata dentro qcs.; to have a look round the shops dare un'occhiata ai negozi; to have a look through guardare in [ telescope]; guardare da [ window]; cercare in [ archives]; dare una scorsa a, scorrere [essay, report]; I took one look at him and knew that he was ill mi è bastata una sola occhiata per capire che era malato; to take a long hard look at sth. — fig. esaminare attentamente qcs
2) (search)3) (expression) sguardo m., espressione f.to give sb. a kind look — guardare qcn. con gentilezza
to give sb. a dirty o evil look lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.; you could tell from the look on his face that — dalla sua espressione si vedeva che
4) (appearance) (of person) aspetto m., aria f.; (of building, car) aspetto m., linea f.she has a look of her father — ha qualcosa di o ricorda suo padre
I don't like the look of him — non mi piace il suo aspetto, non mi ispira fiducia
by the look(s) of him — all'apparenza, a giudicare dal suo aspetto
5) (style) look m., stile m.2.he's got the looks, but can he act? — è bello, ma sa recitare?
••II 1. [lʊk]if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now — = mi ha fulminato con lo sguardo
1) (gaze, stare) guardareto look sb. in the eye, in the face — guardare qcn. negli occhi, in faccia
to look sb. up and down — guardare o squadrare qcn. dalla testa ai piedi
2) (appear)2.1) guardare ( into in; over sopra)to look at sb., sth. — guardare qcn., qcs.
to look away — distogliere lo sguardo, guardare da un'altra parte
to look out of o through the window guardare dalla finestra; I'm just looking — (in shop) sto solo guardando
2) (search) cercare, guardareto look down — scorrere [ list]
3) (appear, seem) sembrarehe looks happy, hot — sembra felice, sembra che abbia caldo
it looks as if o though it will rain sembra che voglia piovere; it looks likely, certain that — sembra probabile, certo che
4)to look like sb., sth. — assomigliare a qcn., qcs.
that photograph doesn't look like you o looks nothing like you non sembri (assolutamente) tu in quella fotografia; what does the house look like? com'è la casa? it looks like being funny sembra (che sia) divertente; it looks like rain sembra che voglia piovere; it certainly looks like it — ne ha tutta l'aria
look here, I'm in no mood for jokes — guarda, non sono in vena di scherzi
to look south — [house, room] dare a sud
•- look at- look for- look in- look on- look out- look to- look up -
105 look to
transitive verb1) (rely on, count upon)look to somebody/something for something — etwas von jemandem/etwas erwarten
look to somebody/something to do something — von jemandem/etwas erwarten, dass er/es etwas tut
2) (be careful about) sorgen für; (keep watch upon) aufpassen auf (+ Akk.)* * *◆ look tovi1. (consider)to \look to to one's laurels sich akk behauptento \look to to one's motives seine Motive [genau] prüfen2. (rely on)▪ to \look to to sb auf jdn bauen [o setzen]we're \look toing to Jim for guidance on this matter wir erhoffen uns von Jim Rat in dieser Angelegenheitthe school is \look toing to its new head to improve its image die Schule erhofft sich vom neuen Direktor eine Aufbesserung ihres Image3. (expect)▪ to \look to to do sth erwarten [o damit rechnen], etw zu tun4. (regard with anticipation)to \look to to the future in die Zukunft blicken [o schauen]* * *vi +prep obj1) (= rely on) sich verlassen auf (+acc)they looked to him to solve the problem — sie verließen sich darauf, dass er das Problem lösen würde
we look to you for support —
we look to you to lead the country — wir rechnen damit or zählen darauf, dass Sie das Land führen
there's no point in looking to him for help — es ist sinnlos, von ihm Hilfe zu erwarten
we look to you for guidance — wir wenden uns an Sie um Rat
2)to look to the future — in die Zukunft sehen or blicken
3) (= look after) sich kümmern umlook to it that... — sieh zu, dass...
* * *look to v/i1. hinsehen oder hinschauen zulook to it that … achte darauf, dass …; sorge dafür, dass …; sieh zu, dass …; → academic.ru/41984/laurel">laurel 5I look to you to help me ( oder for help) ich erwarte Hilfe von dir; ich verlasse mich darauf, dass du mir hilfst7. hindeuten auf (akk), erwarten lassen:* * *transitive verb1) (rely on, count upon)look to somebody/something for something — etwas von jemandem/etwas erwarten
look to somebody/something to do something — von jemandem/etwas erwarten, dass er/es etwas tut
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106 look
[luk] 1. vito look south/(out) onto the sea — building etc wychodzić na południe/na morze
to look like sb/sth — wyglądać jak ktoś/coś
it looks like/as if he's not coming — wygląda na to, że nie przyjdzie
to look ahead — patrzeć (popatrzeć perf) przed siebie ( fig) patrzeć (popatrzeć perf) w przyszłość
Phrasal Verbs:- look at- look for- look in- look on- look out- look to- look up2. n( glance) spojrzenie nt; (appearance, expression) wygląd mlet's have a look — spójrzmy, popatrzmy
to have a look for sth — szukać (poszukać perf) czegoś
- looks* * *[luk] 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) patrzeć2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) wyglądać (na to że)3) (to face: The house looks west.) wychodzić na2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) spojrzenie, rzut okiem2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) spojrzenie3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) wygląd•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
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107 look to
рассчитывать на глагол:стремиться к (look to, go for, look toward, strain after, have a hankering for, have a hankering after)иметь склонность к (look to, look toward)быть направленным к (look to, look toward)быть направленным на (look to, look toward) -
108 look after
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109 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) sobre, acerca de
2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cerca de, alrededor de2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) por todas partes3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) por4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) alrededor (de)
3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) media vueltaabout1 adv1. más o menos / aproximadamenteabout five years ago hace aproximadamente cinco años / hace unos cinco años2. alrededor / a eso de / sobreat about eight o'clock a eso de las ocho / sobre las ocho3. por ahí / alrededorabout2 prep1. sobre / acerca dewhat's the book about? ¿de qué va el libro?2. porhow about? / what about? ¿qué tal? / ¿qué te parece?how about an ice cream? ¿qué tal un helado?what about? ¿y? / ¿qué pasa con?what about Susie? ¿y Susie?tr[ə'baʊt]1 (concerning) sobre, acerca de■ to speak about... hablar de...■ what is the book about? ¿de qué trata el libro?■ what did you do about...? ¿qué hiciste con...?2 (showing where) por, en; (around) alrededor de■ when I looked about me I saw that... al mirar a mi alrededor vi que...1 (approximately) alrededor de■ it cost about £500 costó unas quinientas libras3 (near) por aquí, por ahí■ where's Jean? --she's somewhere about ¿dónde está Jean? --andará por aquí4 (out of bed) levantado,-a5 (in all directions) de un lado a otro1 (around) por ahí, en existencia\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be about to... estar a punto de...how about «+ noun» ¿qué te parece + sustantivo?■ how about a pizza? ¿qué te parece una pizza?how about «+ -ing» ¿y si + subj?■ how about going to Paris ¿y si fuéramos a París?it's about time (that) « + past tense» ya va siendo hora de que + subjand about time too! familiar ¡ya era hora!about [ə'baʊt] adv1) approximately: aproximadamente, casi, más o menos2) around: por todas partes, alrededorthe children are running about: los niños están corriendo por todas partes3)to be about to : estar a punto de4)to be up and about : estar levantadoabout prep1) around: alrededor de2) concerning: de, acerca de, sobrehe always talks about politics: siempre habla de políticaadv.prep.• a eso de prep.adv.• acerca de adv.• como adv.prep.• acerca de prep.• alrededor de prep.• cerca de prep.• de prep.• por prep.• respecto a prep.• sobre prep.
I ə'baʊt1) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamenteshe must be about 60 — debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años, debe (de) andar por los 60 (fam)
at about six o'clock — alrededor de or a eso de las seis, sobre las seis (Esp)
there were about 12 of us — éramos unos 12, éramos como 12
about a month ago — hace cosa de un mes, hará un mes
2)to be about to + inf: I was about to say something iba a decir algo; we were just about to start estábamos a punto de empezar; I'm not about to mention it to her — no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo
3) ( movement)4) (in the vicinity, in circulation) (esp BrE)is Teresa about? — ¿Teresa anda por aquí?
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1)a) ( concerning) sobre, acerca dewhat's the play about? — ¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you about something — quiere verte acerca de or por algo
about tonight: are you coming? — (con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what's so unusual about that? — ¿qué tiene eso de raro?
what was all that shouting about? — ¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming? — ¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
I don't know what to buy her - what about a record? — no sé qué comprarle - ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won - how about that! — ganó - pues qué te parece! or pues mira tú!
b) ( pertaining to)there's something about him that I don't like — tiene un no sé qué or algo que no me gusta
2) ( engaged in)while you're about it, could you fetch my book? — ¿ya que estás me traes el libro?
why did you take so long about it? — ¿por qué tardaste or (esp AmL) demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)?
3)a) (in, on, through) (esp BrE)do you have a pencil about you? — ¿tienes un lápiz?
b) ( encircling) (liter) alrededor de[ǝ'baʊt] When about is an element in a phrasal verb, eg bring about, come about, turn about, wander about, look up the verb.1. ADV1) (=approximately) más o menos, aproximadamente, alrededor deabout £20 — unas 20 libras, 20 libras más o menos
there were about 25 guests — había unos 25 invitados, había como 25 invitados (esp LAm)
at about two o'clock — a eso de las dos, sobre las dos
it's about two o'clock — son las dos, más o menos
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that's about all I could find — eso es más o menos todo lo que podía encontrar•
that's about it — eso es(, más o menos)•
it's just about finished — está casi terminado•
that's about right — eso es(, más o menos)•
it's about time you stopped — ya es hora de que lo dejes2) (place)is anyone about? — ¿hay alguien?
is Mr Brown about? — ¿está por aquí el Sr. Brown?
to be about again — (after illness) estar levantado
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there's a lot of measles about — hay mucho sarampión, está dando el sarampión•
there isn't much money about — hay poco dinero, la gente tiene poco dinero•
to run about — correr por todas partes•
there's a thief about — por aquí anda un ladrón•
to walk about — pasearse3)to be about to do sth — estar a punto de or (LAm) por hacer algo
2. PREP1) (=relating to) de, acerca de, sobrea book about gardening — un libro de jardinería, un libro sobre la jardinería
about the other night, I didn't mean what I said — respecto a la otra noche, no iba en serio cuando dije esas cosas
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do something about it! — ¡haz algo!he was chosen out of 200, how or what about that! — entre 200 lo eligieron a él, ¡quién lo diría! or ¡fíjate!
how or what about coming with us? — ¿por qué no vienes con nosotros?
how or what about a drink? — ¿vamos a tomar una copa?
how or what about a song? — ¿por qué no nos cantas algo?
how or what about it? — (=what do you say?) ¿qué te parece?; (=what of it?) ¿y qué?
how or what about me? — y yo, ¿qué?
what's that book about? — ¿de qué trata ese libro?
what did she talk about? — ¿de qué habló?
what's all this noise about? — ¿a qué se debe todo este ruido?
"I want to talk to you" - "what about?" — -quiero hablar contigo -¿acerca de qué?
2) (=particular to)3) (=doing)go about•
while you're about it can you get me a beer? — ya que estás en ello ¿me traes una cerveza?4) (=intending)5) (=around)to do jobs about the house — (=repairs) hacer arreglos en la casa
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he looked about him — miró a su alrededor•
somewhere about here — por aquí cerca•
to wander about the town — deambular por la ciudad* * *
I [ə'baʊt]1) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamenteshe must be about 60 — debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años, debe (de) andar por los 60 (fam)
at about six o'clock — alrededor de or a eso de las seis, sobre las seis (Esp)
there were about 12 of us — éramos unos 12, éramos como 12
about a month ago — hace cosa de un mes, hará un mes
2)to be about to + inf: I was about to say something iba a decir algo; we were just about to start estábamos a punto de empezar; I'm not about to mention it to her — no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo
3) ( movement)4) (in the vicinity, in circulation) (esp BrE)is Teresa about? — ¿Teresa anda por aquí?
II
1)a) ( concerning) sobre, acerca dewhat's the play about? — ¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you about something — quiere verte acerca de or por algo
about tonight: are you coming? — (con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what's so unusual about that? — ¿qué tiene eso de raro?
what was all that shouting about? — ¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming? — ¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
I don't know what to buy her - what about a record? — no sé qué comprarle - ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won - how about that! — ganó - pues qué te parece! or pues mira tú!
b) ( pertaining to)there's something about him that I don't like — tiene un no sé qué or algo que no me gusta
2) ( engaged in)while you're about it, could you fetch my book? — ¿ya que estás me traes el libro?
why did you take so long about it? — ¿por qué tardaste or (esp AmL) demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)?
3)a) (in, on, through) (esp BrE)do you have a pencil about you? — ¿tienes un lápiz?
b) ( encircling) (liter) alrededor de -
110 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) sobre2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cerca de2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) por+art.3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) por (aí)4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) em torno de3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) volver!* * *a.bout[əb'aut] adv 1 quase, aproximadamente, cerca de. I am about ready / estou quase pronto. it is about your size / é quase do seu tamanho. we walked about forty miles / caminhamos cerca de quarenta milhas. 2 em redor, em volta, por todos os lados. the fields about Cambridge / os campos ao redor de Cambridge. all the children were about their sick father / todas as crianças ficaram em redor de seu pai doente. 3 aqui e ali, para cá e para lá. they were walking about / eles estavam andando de lá para cá. 4 em direção contrária, em sentido oposto. the ship turned about and left / o navio mudou de rumo e partiu. • prep 1 acerca de, a respeito de, sobre, relativo a. his opinion about this topic is... / a sua opinião acerca deste assunto é... what is she talking about? / sobre o que ela está falando? 2 perto de, nas imediações de, junto a. I lost my wallet about here / perdi minha carteira nas imediações deste lugar. 3 em redor de, em volta de. she had her sweater about her shoulder / ela tinha a blusa em volta dos ombros. 4 prestes a, disposto a, a ponto de. he is about to go / ele está prestes a partir. 5 ocupado com, interessado em. while you are about the cooking, you can look after the baby / enquanto você está ocupado com a cozinha, pode tomar conta do bebê. about as high quase tão alto. all about em toda parte. do you know what you are about? você sabe o que pretende fazer? você conhece as dificuldades a enfrentar? go about your own business não se importe com as coisas alheias. how about a glass of wine? que tal um copo de vinho? I am about sick of it coll já estou farto disto! it is somewhere about the place está por aí. left about! meia-volta à esquerda! much noise about nothing muita gritaria por nada. right about! meia-volta à direita! she had no money about her ela não tinha dinheiro consigo. she is about the garden ela está em qualquer lugar do jardim. to be about something tratar de alguma coisa, fazer alguma coisa. to come about acontecer, realizar-se. to go about andar para lá e para cá, vaguear. to go about something ter a intenção de fazer alguma coisa. to hang about ficar à toa. to lie about estar espalhado, estar em desordem. to take turns about fazer alguma coisa por turno. -
111 about
околу, во близина, наоколу, секадеadj готовprep околу, покрај, во поглед на, заскоро, прилично* * *(prep) покрај, за, во поглед на, околу; (adj) готов; секаде, околу, во близина, наоколу1.прилично, скоро; adv. приближно, околу;2. во близина, блиску, недалеку;3. скоро;4. околу, во; околу; наоколу, во близина, околу, секаде, околу, за, приближно; прилично, скоро; готов; околу, за, во поглед на, покрај; adv1. околу, отприлика, приближно; about five miles околу пет милји; he is about as old as I am тој е отприлика на мои години; he is about my height тој е приближно на моја висина (see also around I ;1) ;2. (with various verbs) to bring about остварување; (есп. Br.) to look (order, walk) about see around I ;2; to set about doing smt. фаќање на некаква работа how did it come about? како се случило? ;3. скоро, готов, безмалку; the river was just about frozen реката скоро се замрзна; dinner was about ready ручекот беше скоро готов; the work has just about come to a halt работата готово да замре ;4. сега, веднаш, баш, таман, за момент; спремен; само што; it is about to strike six сега ќе чукни шест часот; the film is about to begin филмот само што не -
112 look after
1) следить глазами, взглядом Sadly we looked after the last bus as it disappeared round the corner. ≈ Мы с грустью посмотрели вслед последнему уехавшему автобусу.
2) присматривать, ухаживать за( кем-л., чем-л.), заботиться о( ком-л., чем-л.) Who will look after the children while you go out to work? ≈ Кто будет смотреть за детьми, пока ты будешь на работе? Syn: care for
2), see after
3) разг. убивать He'll tell stories about us to the police, leave him to me, I'll look after him. ≈ Он донесет на нас полиции, оставьте его мне, я "позабочусь" о нем. присматривать заБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > look after
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113 look like
1. быть похожим наto fit like a glove — быть как раз ; полностью подходить
there is none like her — нет никого, похожего на неё
2. выглядеть какto follow like sheep — идти как баран; слепо повиноваться
Синонимический ряд:seem (verb) appear; be evident; be plain; look as if; look as though; seem -
114 look round
1) оглядываться кругом Don't look round now, but I think we're being followed. ≈ Не оглядывайся, но мне кажется, что за нами кто-то идет.
2) взвесить все (прежде чем действовать) Can I help you? No, thanks, I'm just looking round. ≈ Могу я вам чем-нибудь помочь? Да нет, я так, смотрю.
3) посещать
4) искать I've been looking about for a better job since Christmas. ≈ Я искал работу получше с Рождества. оглядываться кругом - when I looked round for her she was leaving the hall когда я нашел ее взглядом, она уже выходила из зала осматриваться;
обдумывать, взвешивать возможности - don't make a hurried decision, * well first не принимай поспешных решений, сначала все взвесь хорошенькоБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > look round
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115 look after
phrvi AmE infmlWe can't let him live to tell stories about us to the police. Leave him to me, I'll look after him — Мы не можем позволить, чтобы он рассказал про нас полиции. Предоставьте это дело мне, я его уберу
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116 look to one's laurels
ревниво оберегать свои лавры, стремиться сохранить первенствоQuite right, Mother. What a queen of detectives you'd make! The famous Hercule Poirot would have to look to his laurels if you were about. (A. Christie, ‘Death on the Nile’, ch. 1) — Совершенно верно, мама. Из тебя вышел бы отличный детектив. Сам знаменитый Эркюль Пуаро не мог бы с тобой тягаться.
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117 look to one's laurels
peвнивo oбepeгaть cвoи лaвpы, cтpeмитьcя coxpaнить пepвeнcтвo Quite right, Mother. What a queen of detectives you'd make! The famous Hercule Polrot would have to look to his laurels If you were about (A. Christie) -
118 look green about (or around) the gills
Concise English-Russian phrasebook > look green about (or around) the gills
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119 look white about (or around) the gills
см. be white about the gillsConcise English-Russian phrasebook > look white about (or around) the gills
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120 look babies in smb.'s eyes
редк.заглядывать в глаза любимого, любимой, ища любви в его (её) взгляде [baby амур, бог любви]She clung about his neck, gave him ten kisses, Toyed with his locks, looked babies in his eyes. (Th. Heywood, ‘Love's Mistress’, DPF) — Она к нему приникла вновь И долго, нежно целовала; Ища в очах его любовь. Кудрями легкими играла.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > look babies in smb.'s eyes
См. также в других словарях:
look about for — index canvass Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
look about one — index beware Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
look about — (BE) see look around * * * [ lʊkə baʊt] (BE) see look around … Combinatory dictionary
look about — stare around, look around intently … English contemporary dictionary
To look about — Look Look (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Looked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looking}.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To look about one — Look Look (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Looked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looking}.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Look — (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Looked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looking}.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
about, around, round — About is a commonly used word with several meanings and shades of meaning, most of which develop the idea of circling, on every side, or here and there (walk about, look about). It has also the meanings of nearly or approximately (about 100… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
about — [ə bout′] adv. [ME aboute(n) < OE onbūtan, around < on, ON + be, BY + ūtan, outside < ūt, OUT: all senses develop from the sense of “around”] 1. on every side; all around [look about] 2. here and there; in all directions [travel abou … English World dictionary
About — A*bout , adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Tis time to look about. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across. [1913 Webster] 3. Here and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
About — A*bout , prep. [OE. aboute, abouten, abuten; AS. [=a]butan, onbutan; on + butan, which is from be by + utan outward, from ut out. See {But}, {Out}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Around; all round; on every side of. Look about you. Shak. Bind them about thy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English