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Traduzioni di look nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.look [ingl brit lʊk, ingl am lʊk] SOST

1. look (glance):

look

coup m d'œil

to have or take a look at sth (briefly)

jeter un coup d'œil à or sur qc

to have or take a look at sth (closely)

examiner qc

to have or take a good look at car, contract, patient

examiner [qc] soigneusement

to have or take a good look at suspect, photo

regarder [qc] de près

I didn't get a good look at the thief

je n'ai pas bien vu le voleur

to have a look inside/behind sth

regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière qc

to have a look round house, town

faire un tour de

I had a quick look round (in town)

j'ai fait un petit tour

I had a quick look round (in shop)

j'ai jeté un coup d'œil

to have a look round the shops

faire le tour des magasins

to have a look through (peer) telescope

regarder dans

to have a look through crack, window

regarder par

to have a look through (scan) archives, files

chercher dans

to have a look through essay, report

parcourir

she took one look at him and screamed

elle l'a regardé et s'est mise à crier

I took one look at him and knew that he was ill

j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade

let's have a look at that grazed knee

voyons ce genou écorché

to take a long hard look at sth fig

étudier sérieusement qc

2. look (search):

to have a look

chercher

to have a look for sth

chercher qc

I've had several looks

j'ai regardé or cherché plusieurs fois

I had a good look in the attic

j'ai bien cherché dans le grenier

3. look (expression):

look

regard m

a look of fear/anger

un regard rempli de terreur/de colère

a look of sadness

un regard triste

to give sb a kind/pitying look

regarder qn avec bonté/pitié

he gave me a look of sheer hatred

il m'a lancé or jeté un regard de pure haine

did you see the look he gave me?

tu as vu le regard qu'il m'a jeté?

she gave me such a look!

elle m'a jeté un de ces regards!

he got some odd or funny looks

on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air

I don't like the look on his face or in his eye

je n'aime pas son air

you could tell from the look on his face that …

à son expression on voyait que …

to give sb a dirty/evil look

regarder qn d'un sale œil/d'un air méchant

4. look (appearance):

look (of person)

air m

look (of building, car, design, scenery)

aspect m

to have a look of weariness/sadness about one

avoir l'air abattu/triste

the car has a dated look

la voiture ne fait pas très moderne

she has a look of her father about her

elle a quelque chose de son père

to have the look of a military man/seasoned traveller

avoir l'allure d'un militaire/d'un voyageur expérimenté

I like the look of it

ça a l'air bien

I like the look of the new computer/car

j'aime bien la ligne du nouvel ordinateur/de la nouvelle voiture

I like the look of him

il a l'air sympa colloq

I like the look of him

il a une bonne tête colloq

I don't like the look of him

il ne m'inspire pas confiance

I don't like the look of the weather

le ciel n'annonce rien de bon

I don't like the look of that rash

ces rougeurs m'inquiètent

by the look(s) of him he must be about 40

à le voir on lui donnerait la quarantaine

by the look(s) of the barometer

à en juger par le baromètre

5. look (style):

look

look m colloq

look

style m

the look for the 90's

le look des années 90

II.looks SOST

looks sost pl:

he's got the looks, but can he act?

il a le physique, mais sait-il jouer?

looks aren't everything

il n'y a pas que la beauté qui compte

to keep one's looks

rester beau/belle

he's losing his looks

il n'est pas aussi beau qu'autrefois

you can't go or judge by looks alone

il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences

III.look [ingl brit lʊk, ingl am lʊk] VB vb trans

1. look (gaze, stare):

look

regarder

look what he's done!

regarde ce qu'il a fait!

look how/where…

regarde comment/où…

to look sb in the eye/in the face

regarder qn dans les yeux/en face

to look sb up and down (appraisingly)

regarder qn de haut en bas

to look sb up and down (critically)

toiser qn des pieds à la tête

to look one's last on house, view

jeter un dernier regard sur

look what arrived this morning

regarde ce qui est arrivé ce matin

look who it is!

regarde qui voilà!

look who's just walked in!

regarde qui vient d'arriver!

now look what you've done!

regarde ce que tu as fait!

look what time it starts!

tu as vu à quelle heure ça commence!

2. look (appear):

to look one's age

faire son âge

to look one's best

être à son avantage

she still looks the same

elle n'a pas changé

to look an idiot or a fool

avoir l'air ridicule

it won't look good if you refuse

ça sera mal vu si tu refuses

he doesn't look himself today

il n'a pas l'air dans son assiette aujourd'hui

IV.look [ingl brit lʊk, ingl am lʊk] VB vb intr

1. look:

look

regarder (into dans, over par-dessus)

to look and see who's at the door

regarder qui est à la porte

to look and see what's on TV

regarder ce qu'il y a à la télé

to look at sb/sth

regarder qn/qc

to look away

détourner le regard or les yeux

to look in at the window

regarder (à l'intérieur) par la fenêtre

to look out of or through the window

regarder par la fenêtre

to look the other way lett

regarder ailleurs

to look the other way fig

fermer les yeux

to look up and down the street

regarder partout dans la rue

I didn't know where to look fig

je ne savais plus où me mettre

(in shop) I'm just looking

je ne fais que regarder

2. look (search):

look

chercher, regarder

to look down list

parcourir

to look for sth

chercher qc

a group of youths looking for trouble

une bande de jeunes qui cherchent la bagarre

are you looking for a smack in the mouth colloq?

tu veux mon poing sur la figuremi? colloq

3. look (appear, seem):

look

avoir l'air, paraître

he looks happy

il a l'air heureux, il paraît heureux

it's nice to see you looking happy

ça fait plaisir de te voir heureux

you look hot/cold

tu as l'air d'avoir chaud/froid

he doesn't look French

il n'a pas l'air français , il ne fait pas français

he looks young for his age

il fait or il paraît jeune pour son âge

she's 40 but she doesn't look it

elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas

he looks about 50

il doit avoir la cinquantaine

that dress makes you look younger

cette robe te rajeunit

how do I look?

comment me trouves-tu?

you look well

tu as bonne mine

you don't look well

tu as mauvaise mine

you look good in that hat

ce chapeau te va bien

you look good enough to eat!

tu es mignon à croquer! colloq

that cake looks good

ce gâteau a l'air bon

the picture will look good in the study

le tableau ira bien dans le bureau

how does my tie look?

comment est ma cravate?

it doesn't look straight

il n'est pas droit, il est de travers

it doesn't look right

ça ne va pas

how does it look to you?

qu'est-ce que tu en penses?

it looks OK to me

ça m'a l'air d'aller

does the meat look cooked to you?

est-ce que tu crois que la viande est cuite?

things are looking good

les choses se présentent bien

things aren't looking too good

ça ne se présente pas très bien

it looks to me as if or though

j'ai l'impression que

this looks to me like the right street

j'ai l'impression que c'est la bonne rue

it looks as if or though it will rain/snow

on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger

it looks likely that …

il semble probable que …

+ congt it looks certain that …

il semble certain que …

+ indic he looks to be the strongest

il semble être le plus fort

it looks to be a question of time/money

ça a l'air d'être une question de temps/d'argent

4. look:

to look like (in appearance)

ressembler à qn/qc

it doesn't look anything like a Picasso!

ça ne ressemble absolument pas à un Picasso!

that photograph doesn't look like you or looks nothing like you

on ne te reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo

what does she look like?

comment est-elle?

what does the house look like?

comment est la maison?

5. look:

to look like (show likelihood of) it looks like being funny/interesting

cela promet d'être amusant/intéressant

you look like being the only man there

il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent

she looks like being the first to finish

il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle soit la première à finir

it looks like he's dying

tout porte à croire qu'il est mourant

it looks like rain/snow

on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger

it certainly looks like it

ça en a tout l'air

‘are you having trouble?’ ‘what does it look like?’ iron

‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron

what does it look like to you? murder?

qu'en pensez-vous? c'est un meurtre?

it looks like cancer to me

je pense que c'est un cancer

you look like you could do with a drink/bath

j'ai l'impression qu'un verre d'alcool/un bain ne te ferait pas de mal

6. look:

look, a. look here

écoute

look, this is ridiculous

écoute, c'est ridicule

look, it wasn't my fault

écoute, ce n'était pas ma faute

look here, I'm in no mood for jokes

écoute-moi bien, je ne suis pas d'humeur à plaisanter

7. look (be oriented):

to look north/south house, room:

être orienté au nord/sud

V.-looking COMP

serious/distinguished-looking person

à l'air sérieux/distingué

dubious/sinister-looking place, object

à l'aspect douteux/sinistre

he's not bad-looking

il n'est pas mal

VI.look [ingl brit lʊk, ingl am lʊk]

if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now

il/elle/etc m'a fusillé du regard

wet-look [ingl brit ˈwɛtlʊk] AGG

wet-look plastic, leather

luisant

wet-look hair gel

à effet mouillé

look-in [ingl brit ˈlʊkɪn, ingl am ˈlʊk ˌɪn] SOST ingl brit

he monopolized the debate, nobody else got a look-in

il a monopolisé la parole et n'a donné à personne d'autre la chance de s'exprimer

we don't intend to give our competitors a look-in

nous n'avons pas l'intention de laisser la moindre chance à la concurrence

her brother was adored by her parents, but she never got a look-in

son frère a été adoré par ses parents, mais ils n'ont jamais prêté attention à elle

I.look up VB [ingl brit lʊk -, ingl am lʊk -] (look up)

1. look up (raise one's eyes):

look up

lever les yeux (from de)

2. look up (raise one's head):

look up

lever la tête

to look up at the clouds/tree-tops

regarder les nuages/le sommet des arbres

3. look up (improve):

look up business, prospects:

aller mieux

look up conditions, situation:

s'améliorer

look up property market:

reprendre

things are looking up for us

les choses s'arrangent pour nous

II.look up VB [ingl brit lʊk -, ingl am lʊk -] (look up [sth])

look up chimney:

look up

regarder à l'intérieur de

to look up sb's skirt

regarder sous la jupe de qn

III.look up VB [ingl brit lʊk -, ingl am lʊk -] (look [sb/sth] up, look up [sb/sth])

1. look up (check in book):

look up address, phone number, price, word

chercher (in dans)

look his number up in the phone book

cherche son numéro de téléphone dans l'annuaire

2. look up (visit):

look up acquaintance, friend

passer voir

look me up if you're ever in New York

passez me voir or faites-moi signe si jamais vous vous trouvez à New York

IV.look up VB [ingl brit lʊk -, ingl am lʊk -] (look up to [sb])

look up person:

look up

admirer

I.new look SOST (image)

new look (for person, car, house)

nouveau style m

II.new-look AGG

new-look product

nouvelle version

new-look inv car, team

nouveau/-elle

new-look attr edition, show

remanié

I.look after VB [ingl brit lʊk -, ingl am lʊk -] (look after [sb/sth])

1. look after (care for):

look after patient, sick animal

soigner

look after child

garder

look after customer, guest

s'occuper de

look after animal, plant

s'occuper de

look after car, equipment

entretenir

look after belongings, toys

prendre soin de

he's being looked after by his grand-parents

ce sont ses grand-parents qui le gardent

these books have been well looked after

on a pris soin de ces livres

to look after sb's needs

satisfaire les besoins de qn

2. look after (be responsible for):

look after administration, finances, business, shop

s'occuper de

look after class, schoolchildren

surveiller

to look after sb's interests

veiller aux intérêts de qn

look after my luggage, I'll be back in a minute!

surveille mes bagages, je reviens tout de suite!

II.look after VB [ingl brit lʊk -, ingl am lʊk -] (look after oneself)

1. look after (cope):

she's too frail to look after herself

elle est trop fragile pour se débrouiller toute seule

I'm old enough to look after myself

je suis assez grand pour me débrouiller tout seul

2. look after (be careful):

safe journey, and look after yourself

bon voyage, sois prudent!

I.look around VB [ingl brit lʊk -, ingl am lʊk -] (look around)

1. look around (turn around):

look around

se retourner

2. look around (glance around):

look around

regarder autour de soi

to look around at one's friends/ colleagues fig

passer en revue ses amis/collègues

3. look around (search):

look around

chercher

to look around for sb/sth

chercher qn/qc

4. look around (visit, examine):

look around (in building, town)

faire un tour

look around (in room)

jeter un coup d'œil

II.look around VB [ingl brit lʊk -, ingl am lʊk -] (look around [sth])

look around church, town

visiter

look around room

faire le tour de

they spent the morning looking around London/the shops

ils ont passé la matinée à visiter Londres/à faire les magasins

I.look back VB [ingl brit lʊk -, ingl am lʊk -] (look back)

1. look back (turn around):

look back

se retourner

to look back at sb/sth

se retourner pour regarder qn/qc

2. look back (reflect, reminisce):

let's look back to the year 1964

revenons à l'année 1964

if we look back to the 19th century

si l'on considère le dix-neuvième siècle

since then she's never looked back

depuis tout s'est très bien passé pour elle

to look back on past

se tourner sur

to look back on experience

repenser à

to look back on career, marriage

faire le bilan de

looking back on it, I think I made the right decision

rétrospectivement, je pense que j'ai pris la bonne décision

look round VB [ingl brit lʊk -, ingl am lʊk -] (look round [sth])

1. look round (look behind one):

look round

se retourner

she looked round to see who it was

elle s'est retournée pour voir qui c'était

2. look round (look about):

look round

regarder autour de soi

I'm just looking round (in shop)

je ne fais que regarder

we're looking round for a new house

nous cherchons une nouvelle maison

look round town, building

visiter

look-over [ˈlʊkəʊvə(r)] SOST

look-over

coup m d'œil

to give sth a look-over

jeter un coup d'œil sur or à qc

look nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di look nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.look [lʊk] SOST

1. look (act of looking, examining):

look

regard m

to give sb a look

jeter un regard à qn

to have a look at sth

jeter un coup d'œil à qc

to take a (good) hard look at sb/sth

regarder qn/qc de près

2. look (appearance, expression):

look

air m

to have the look of sb/sth

avoir l'air de qn/qc

by the look of things

selon toute apparence

sb's looks

l'allure f de qn

sb's good looks

le physique de qn

3. look (act of searching):

to have a look for sb/sth

chercher qn/qc

4. look (specified style):

look

look m

locuzioni:

if looks could kill

si les yeux pouvaient tuer

II.look [lʊk] INTER

look

regarde(z)!

III.look [lʊk] VB vb intr

1. look (use one's sight):

to look at sb/sth

regarder qn/qc

to look sb up and down

regarder qn de haut en bas

to look out (of) the window

regarder par la fenêtre

to be not much to look at

ne pas en valoir la peine

to look the other way

regarder dans l'autre direction

to look askance at sb

regarder qn d'un air soupçonneux

2. look + agg or sost (appear, seem, resemble):

look

avoir l'air

to look one's age

faire son âge

to look one's best

être à son avantage

it looks as if sb is doing sth

qn a l'air de faire qc

to look like sb/sth

ressembler à qn/qc

3. look (hope):

to look to do sth

espérer faire qc

to look ahead

se tourner vers l'avenir

4. look (pay attention):

look

faire attention

5. look (regard, consider):

to look at sth

considérer qc

6. look (examine, study, evaluate):

to look at sth

examiner qc

7. look (face a particular direction):

to look north

faire face au nord

locuzioni:

to look daggers at sb

foudroyer du regard

don't look a gift-horse in the mouth prov

à cheval donné on ne regarde pas à la bride prov

to make sb look small

remettre qn à sa place

look before you leap prov

il ne faut pas sauter les yeux fermés

look on VB vb trans, look upon VB vb trans

look on

considérer

look forward VB vb intr

1. look forward (anticipate pleasurably):

to look forward to sth

attendre qc avec impatience

to look forward to seeing sb

être impatient de revoir qn

2. look forward form (anticipate with specified feelings):

to look forward to sth

espérer qc

looking forward to hearing from you

en attendant une réponse de votre part

look back VB vb intr

look back

regarder derrière soi

to look back on sth

revenir sur qc

to never look back

ne jamais regarder en arrière

I.look round VB vb intr

1. look round (turn around to look):

look round

se retourner

2. look round (look in all directions):

look round

regarder autour de soi

3. look round (search):

to look round for sb/sth

chercher qn/qc

II.look round VB vb trans (inspect)

look round

faire le tour de

look round house

visiter

look away VB vb intr

look away

regarder ailleurs

to look away from sth

détourner les yeux de qc

look-over SOST

look-over

coup m d'œil

look after VB vb trans

look after

s'occuper de

to look after oneself

prendre soin de soi

to look after one's interests

veiller sur ses propres intérêts

to look after number one pegg

ne penser qu'à ses propres intérêts

look about VB vb intr

look about

regarder

look ahead VB vb intr

look ahead

regarder devant soi

look Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

to take a (good) hard look at sb/sth

regarder qn/qc de près

to be not much to look at

ne pas en valoir la peine

don't look a gift-horse in the mouth prov

à cheval donné on ne regarde pas à la bride prov

to examine/look at sth under a microscope

examiner/regarder qc à la loupe

I don't like the look of him

il a une tête qui ne me revient pas colloq

to look each other up and down

se toiser

look at that girl! ― which one?

regarde cette fille! ― laquelle?

not to look up from one's book

ne pas lever le nez de son livre

not to take too close a look

ne pas y regarder de trop près colloq

to make a murder look like suicide

maquiller un meurtre en suicide

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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Dogs which show excitement and interest in birds are described as being birdy, and trainers look for puppies that show this particular trait.

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Look out too for the imaginative use of shower gel.

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So that's your wedding guest look sorted, then!

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A player may turn and look back at the last trick until he (or his partner) has led (or played to the next player).

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Originally, the drumheads were white and opaque to help mimic the look of calfskin.

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They decide to look over the personnel files again.

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What remains to be seen is whether he can convert his jackdaw versatility house, breaks and dubstep all get a look-in here into a coherent style of his own.

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Extensive program options enable the system to be customized to look and operate in a way that best fits the needs of the institution.

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When exiting, a motorist must look ahead to avoid colliding with another vehicle or with pedestrians on a crosswalk.

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It's not fair that she made us look like hooligans.

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