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1 askance
tr[əs'kæns]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto look askance at mirar con receloaskance [ə'skænts] adv1) sidelong: de reojo, de soslayo2) suspiciously: con recelo, con desconfianzaadv.• con desdén adv.• de reojo adv.• de soslayo adv.• oblicuamente adv.ə'skænsto look askance at something/somebody — mirar algo/a alguien con recelo
[ǝ'skɑːns]ADVto look askance at sb — mirar a algn con recelo or desconfianza
to look askance at sth — ver algo con recelo or desconfianza
* * *[ə'skæns]to look askance at something/somebody — mirar algo/a alguien con recelo
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2 mirar
mirar ( conjugate mirar) verbo transitivo 1 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 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): 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 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; 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; 3 mirarse verbo pronominal
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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look askance (at something) — look askance (at someone/something) phrase to show that you do not approve of someone or something or that you do not feel certain about them They looked askance at the old fashioned ways of their fathers. Thesaurus: to make a particular facial… … Useful english dictionary
look askance (at somebody) — look askance (at sb/sth) | look (at sb/sth) askance idiom to look at or react to sb/sth with suspicion or doubt, or in a critical way • The opposition party looked askance at most of the government s proposed policies. • She looked askance at him … Useful english dictionary
look (at somebody) askance — look askance (at sb/sth) | look (at sb/sth) askance idiom to look at or react to sb/sth with suspicion or doubt, or in a critical way • The opposition party looked askance at most of the government s proposed policies. • She looked askance at him … Useful english dictionary
look (at something) askance — look askance (at sb/sth) | look (at sb/sth) askance idiom to look at or react to sb/sth with suspicion or doubt, or in a critical way • The opposition party looked askance at most of the government s proposed policies. • She looked askance at him … Useful english dictionary
askance — a|skance [əˈskæns, əˈska:ns US əˈskæns] adv [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Italian a scancio across ] look askance (at sb/sth) if you look askance at something, you do not approve of it or think it is good ▪ A waiter looked askance at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
