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1 look askance
v.mirar de medio lado, mirar a otro lado, mirar al soslayo, apartar la mirada. -
2 to look askance at
mirar con recelo -
3 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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4 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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