look up nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di look up nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.look up VB [ingl am lʊk -, ingl brit lʊk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. look up (try to find):

look up word

buscar (en el diccionario)

2. look up (visit):

look up person

ir a ver

look me up next time you're in Houston

ven a verme la próxima vez que estés en Houston

II.look up VB [ingl am lʊk -, ingl brit lʊk -] (v + adv) (improve)

look up

mejorar

things are/business is looking up

las cosas/los negocios van mejorando

look up to VB [ingl am lʊk -, ingl brit lʊk -] (v + adv + prep + o)

look up to

admirar

look up to

respetar

I've always looked up to my uncle

siempre he admirado or respetado a mi tío

Traduzioni di look up nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

to look sb up and down

mirar a alguien de arriba abajo

to look sb up and down

mirar a alguien de arriba (a) abajo

Traduzioni di look up nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

busca el número en la guía

look up the number in the directory

buscar (en un libro, una lista)

to look up

consultar

to look up

Traduzioni di look up nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.up [ingl am əp, ingl brit ʌp] AVV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

up a bit … left a bit

un poco más arriba … un poco a la izquierda

to go up and up

subir más y más

we went all the way up to the top

subimos hasta la cima

it looks a long way up

parece una subida larga

is there an easier way up?

¿hay algún modo más fácil de subir?

we saw them on the way up

los vimos cuando subíamos

the climb/distance/path up to the hilltop

el ascenso/la distancia/el camino hasta la cima de la colina

I'll give you a lift up

te llevo hasta arriba

from the waist/neck up

desde la cintura/el cuello para arriba

face up

boca arriba

put it right side up

ponlo con el derecho para arriba

up United! ingl brit

¡arriba el United!

1.2. up (upstairs):

I dashed back up to fetch my jacket

volví a subir corriendo a buscar mi chaqueta

shall we take the escalator up?

¿subimos por la escalera mecánica?

2.1. up (of position):

up

arriba

your book is up in my room

tu libro está arriba en mi habitación

up here/there

aquí/allí arriba

1, 000ft up

a una altura de 1.000 pies

before the sun was up

antes de que saliera el sol

2.2. up (upstairs, on upper floor):

I'll be up in a minute

subiré en un minuto

2.3. up (raised, pointing upward):

with the lid/blinds up

con la tapa levantada/las persianas levantadas or subidas

2.4. up (removed):

I had the carpet up

había quitado or levantado la alfombra

the road is up ingl brit

han levantado la calle

the road is up ingl brit

la calle está levantada

3.1. up (upright):

help me up!

¡ayúdame a levantarme!

she's up again and running well

ya está otra vez en pie y corriendo bien

3.2. up (out of bed):

they're not up yet

todavía no se han levantado

don't let me keep you up

no te quedes levantado por mí

we were up all night

pasamos la noche en vela

I'm glad to see her up and about again

me alegra verla recuperada

I've been up and about since five thirty

estoy en pie desde las cinco y media

I can't lie in bed, I have to be up and doing colloq

no me puedo quedar en la cama, tengo que levantarme y ponerme en movimiento

4.1. up (of numbers, volume, intensity):

she had the volume up high

tenía el volumen muy alto

with the volume right up

con el volumen al máximo

his blood pressure is up again

le ha vuelto a subir la tensión

prices are 5% up or up (by) 5% on last month

los precios han aumentado un 5% con respecto al mes pasado

from $25/the age of 11 up

a partir de 25 dólares/de los 11 años

4.2. up (in league, table, hierarchy):

up ten places from last year

diez puestos más arriba que el año pasado

it's a step up for me

para mí es un paso adelante

from the rank of lieutenant up

desde el rango de teniente para arriba

5.1. up (in or toward north):

in the cities up north

en las ciudades del norte

the journey up from Munich

el viaje desde Munich hacia el norte

the climate up in the north/in Alberta

el clima en el norte/en Alberta

5.2. up (at or to another place):

the path up to the house

el sendero hasta la casa

I'm going up to John's for the weekend

voy a casa de John a pasar el fin de semana

5.3. up (in or toward major center) esp ingl brit :

to go up to town

ir a la ciudad (or a Londres etc.)

I met her up in town yesterday

me la encontré ayer en la ciudad (or en Londres etc.)

5.4. up (at or to university) esp ingl brit :

to go up to/be up at Oxford

ir a estudiar/estar estudiando en Oxford

6.1. up (in position, erected):

there's a barrier up

hay una barrera

there's a barrier up

han puesto una barrera

is the tent up?

¿ya han armado la tienda?

is the tent up?

¿ya han armado la carpa? AmLat

the pictures/shelves are up

los cuadros/estantes están colocados or puestos

6.2. up (inflated):

up

inflado

7. up (going on) colloq:

what's up with you?

¿a ti qué te pasa?

there's something up with the engine

al motor le pasa algo

what's up? (what's the matter?)

¿qué pasa?

what's up? (as greeting) ingl am

¿qué hay? colloq

what's up? (as greeting) ingl am

¿qué onda? AmLat sl

what's up? (as greeting) ingl am

¿qué hubo? Ande Mess Ven colloq

what's up? (as greeting) ingl am

¿quiubo? Cile Mess colloq

8. up (finished):

your time is up

se te ha acabado el tiempo

it's all up with him/us, if this leaks out, it'll be all up with him

como esto trascienda, está arreglado colloq

9.1. up SPORT (ahead in competition):

they're three goals up on the home team

le van ganando por tres goles al equipo local

to be one up on sb

tener una ventaja sobre alguien

this put him one up on his rivals

esto le dio una ventaja sobre sus rivales

9.2. up SPORT ingl am (for each side):

the game was tied 15 up

empataron 15 a 15

10. up (under consideration):

she will be up before the board/judge

comparecerá ante la junta/el juez

her case will be up before the board/judge

su caso se verá en la junta/lo verá el juez

11. up (in cards):

two pairs, aces up

doble pareja: de ases y jotas (or reyes etc.)

12.1. up (next to):

up

contra

12.2. up (confronted by):

to come up against a powerful enemy

enfrentarse a un enemigo poderoso

you don't know what you're up against

no sabes a lo que te enfrentas

to be up against it

estar contra las cuerdas

13.1. up (vertically):

to jump up and down

dar saltos

the piston travels up and down 15 times a second

el pistón sube y baja 15 veces por segundo

to look sb up and down

mirar a alguien de arriba abajo

to swear up and down ingl am colloq

jurar por lo más sagrado

13.2. up (back and forth):

up

de arriba abajo

13.3. up (of mood):

she's been rather up and down

ha tenido bastantes altibajos de humor

14. up:

up for (subject to), to be up for sth (to be due for), the motion up for debate today

la moción que sale hoy a debate or se debate hoy

there are five nominees up for treasurer

hay cinco candidatos a tesorero

she is up for trial next month

será procesada el mes que viene

she is up for trial next month colloq (to be ready for)

apuntarse

I'm up for just about anything

me apunto a casi todo

I'm up for just about anything

soy pierna para casi todo RíoPl colloq

I'm up for just about anything

voy a casi todas las paradas Cile colloq

15. up:

up on/in (knowledgeable) pred, how well up are you on what's been happening?

¿cuánto sabes or qué tan enterado estás de lo que ha estado sucediendo?

she used to be up on current affairs

antes estaba al tanto or al corriente de los temas de actualidad

we want to see how well up he is in company law

queremos ver cuánto sabe de derecho empresarial

16. up:

up till or until

hasta

up until 12 o'clock/the 20th century

hasta las 12/el siglo xx

17.1. up (as far as):

up

hasta

up to the ceiling/edge

hasta el techo/el borde

the water was already up to his chest

el agua ya le llegaba al pecho

up to here/now/a certain point

hasta aquí/ahora/cierto punto

up to and including page 37

hasta la página 37 inclusive

17.2. up (as many as, as much as):

up

hasta

up to 20 days/twice as big

hasta 20 días/el doble de grande

17.3. up (equal to):

it isn't up to the standard we have come to expect of you

no es del alto nivel al que nos tienes acostumbrados

17.4. up (capable of):

she's not up to the job

no tiene las condiciones necesarias para el trabajo

she's not up to the job

no puede con el trabajo colloq

I don't feel I'm up to taking over the business

no me siento capaz de hacerme cargo del negocio

do you feel up to going out?

¿te sientes con fuerzas/ánimos (como) para salir?

I'm not up to much nowadays

ya no estoy para muchos trotes colloq

his performance/my spelling is not up to much ingl brit

su actuación/mi ortografía deja bastante que desear

his performance/my spelling is not up to much ingl brit

su actuación/mi ortografía no es gran cosa colloq

17.5. up (depending on):

that's entirely up to you

eso, como tú quieras

if it were up to me, they'd all be fired

si dependiera de mí or si por mí fuera, los echaba a todos

how you go about it is up to you

cómo lo hagas es cosa tuya or asunto tuyo

it's up to them to make the next move

les corresponde or les toca a ellos dar el próximo paso

it's not up to me to decide

no me corresponde a mí decidir

it's not up to me to decide

no soy yo quien tiene que decidir

the choice of color was left up to me

la elección del color quedó a mi criterio or a criterio mío

the choice of color was left up to me

dejaron que yo eligiera el color

locuzioni:

to be up to sth colloq, I wonder what she's up to in there

me pregunto qué estará haciendo allí metida

they're up to their usual tricks

están haciendo de las suyas

I'm sure they're up to something (planning)

estoy segura de que algo están tramando or algo se traen entre manos

I'm sure they're up to something (doing)

estoy segura de que algo (or alguna travesura etc.) están haciendo

she's up to no good

no anda en nada bueno

what have you been up to lately?

¿en qué has andado últimamente?

the things we used to get up to when we were kids

las travesuras que hacíamos cuando éramos chicos

the things we used to get up to when we were kids

las travesuras que hacíamos cuando éramos pequeños Spagna

II.up [ingl am əp, ingl brit ʌp] PREP

1.1. up (in upward direction):

to go up the stairs/hill

subir la escalera/colina

he hid the money up the chimney

escondió el dinero en la chimenea

he kept running up and down the stairs

subía y bajaba la escalera corriendo

up yours! volg sl

¡vete a la mierda! volg sl

up yours! volg sl

¡ándate a la mierda! Cile Col volg sl

up yours! volg sl

¡andá a la mierda! RíoPl volg sl

1.2. up (at higher level):

she stopped halfway up the stairs

se detuvo en la mitad de la escalera

50m up the cliff

a 50m del pie del acantilado

1.3. up (on scale):

to move up the league

subir en la liga

to move up the ranks

ascender

further up the salary scale

más arriba en el escalafón

2.1. up (along):

to go/come up the river

ir/venir por el río

the journey up the coast

el viaje a lo largo de la costa

he travels up and down the country

viaja por todo el país

she walked up and down the room

iba de un lado a otro de la habitación

2.2. up (further along):

the farm is just up the road

la granja queda un poco más allá or adelante

20 miles up the road

a 20 millas siguiendo la carretera

we put in up the coast for supplies

hicimos escala más adelante para aprovisionarnos

2.3. up (to, in) ingl brit region:

he's gone up the shop

ha ido a la tienda

III.up [ingl am əp, ingl brit ʌp] AGG

1.1. up attr (going upward):

the up escalator

la escalera mecánica para subir

1.2. up attr (to London) ingl brit:

the up train

el tren para Londres

2. up (elated) ingl am colloq pred:

I feel really up at the moment

me siento como en las nubes

IV.up <part pres upping; pass, part perf upped> [ingl am əp, ingl brit ʌp] VB vb trans colloq

up price/costs

aumentar

up price/costs

subir

up bid/offer

aumentar

up bid/offer

superar

up pace/output

acelerar

to up stakes or ingl brit sticks

liar el petate colloq

they upped stakes and moved to the city

liaron el petate y se mudaron a la ciudad colloq

V.up <part pres upping; pass, part perf upped> [ingl am əp, ingl brit ʌp] VB vb intr

to up and go/and run

agarrar e irse/y echar(se) a correr

to up and go/and run

coger e irse/y echar(se) a correr esp Spagna

VI.up [ingl am əp, ingl brit ʌp] SOST

on the up ingl brit

en aumento

gun-related violence is on the up ingl brit

la violencia relacionada con armas de fuego está en aumento

to be on the up and up ingl am colloq (honest) businessman/salesperson:

ser de buena ley

to be on the up and up ingl am colloq (honest) businessman/salesperson:

ser de fiar

to be on the up and up ingl brit (succeeding) business/company:

estar en alza

to be on the up and up ingl brit (succeeding) business/company:

marchar or ir cada vez mejor

ups and downs

vicisitudes fpl

life's little ups and downs

las vicisitudes de la vida

their business/marriage has had its ups and downs

su negocio/matrimonio ha tenido sus altibajos

Vedi anche: come up to

come up to VB [ingl am kəm -, ingl brit kʌm -] (v + adv + prep + o)

1. come up to (reach as far as):

come up to

llegar a

come up to

llegar hasta

the water came up to my chest

el agua me llegaba al pecho

2. come up to (attain):

come up to standard

alcanzar

come up to standard

llegar a

her performance didn't come up to expectations

su actuación no estuvo a la altura de lo que se esperaba

3. come up to (be nearly):

it's coming up to four o'clock

son cerca de las cuatro

in the weeks coming up to Christmas

en las semanas previas a la Navidad

we're coming up to the end of this stage

nos estamos acercando al final de esta etapa

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

1. look (glance):

look

mirada f

he shot me a look full of hatred

me lanzó una mirada llena de odio

if looks could kill …

si las miradas mataran …

she got some odd looks

la miraron como a un bicho raro colloq

she gave him such a look

¡lo miró de una manera …!

to have or take a look at sth/sb

echarle un vistazo a algo/alguien

I bought this — let's have a look

compré esto — ¿a ver?

let's have a look at you

déjame que te vea (bien)

take a look and see if he's back yet

mira a ver si ha vuelto ya

I want the doctor to take a look at you

quiero que te vea el médico

have or take a good look at the picture

fíjate bien en el cuadro

have or take a good look at the picture

mira bien el cuadro

I had a quick look at the newspaper

le eché una ojeada al periódico

we'll be taking a good look at our housing policy

revisaremos detenidamente nuestra política de vivienda

I got a good look at the thief

pude ver muy bien al ladrón

I'll have to take a long, hard look at the figures

tendré que estudiar detenidamente las cifras

let's take a look around the cathedral

vamos a echarle un vistazo a la catedral

a look back over the week's events

un vistazo a los acontecimientos de la semana

2. look (search, examination):

have a look for my pipe, will you?

mira a ver si me encuentras la pipa, por favor

I'll have a look under the bed

miraré debajo de la cama

do you mind if I take a look around?

¿le importa si echo un vistazo?

3.1. look (expression):

look

cara f

with a look of despair

con cara de desesperación or de desesperado

there was a look of absolute bewilderment on his face

tenía cara de estar totalmente confundido

3.2. look (appearance):

look

aire m

the house had a familiar/strange look about it

la casa tenía un aire familiar/extraño

she has the look of her mother when she smiles

se parece a su madre cuando sonríe

I don't like the look of his friend

no me gusta el aspecto de su amigo

I don't like the look of his friend

no me gusta la pinta de su amigo colloq

I don't like the look of the weather

no me gusta cómo se está poniendo el tiempo

by the look(s) of things

según parece

he's down on his luck by the look(s) of him

a juzgar por su aspecto, está pasando una mala racha

3.3. look MODA:

look

moda f

look

look m

the sporty look

la moda deportiva

the sporty look

el look deportivo

I need a new look

tengo que cambiar de imagen

3.4. look <looks, pl > (beauty):

look

belleza f

she was attracted by his good looks

la atrajo lo guapo que era

she was attracted by his good looks

la atrajo lo buen mozo que era AmLat

she hasn't lost her looks

sigue tan guapa como siempre

she hasn't lost her looks

no ha perdido su belleza

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

1.1. look (see, glance):

look

mirar

I didn't know where or which way to look

no sabía para dónde mirar

I looked around and saw him advancing toward me

me volví a mirar or miré hacia atrás y vi que se me acercaba

you only have to look around (you)

no tienes más que mirar a tu alrededor

to look away

apartar la vista

to look away

mirar para otro lado

from the tower you can look down over the whole city

desde la torre se ve toda la ciudad

she looked down/up the street

miró calle abajo/arriba

she looked down in embarrassment

bajó la vista or los ojos avergonzada

look into my eyes

mírame a los ojos

people are always looking in through the windows

la gente siempre está mirando (hacia adentro) por las ventanas

look out (of) the window

mira por la ventana

she looked over the fence

miró por encima de la valla

she looked across at me

miró hacia donde yo estaba

I waved but he just looked straight past me

le hice adiós, pero no me vio

I waved but he just looked straight past me (deliberately)

le hice adiós, pero ni me miró

he looked straight or right through me

me miró sin verme

she looked up from her book

levantó la vista del libro

to look on the bright side of sth

ver el lado bueno or positivo de algo

look on the bright side, nobody was hurt

hay que ver el lado bueno de las cosas: por lo menos nadie se hizo daño

to look the other way (ignore)

hacer la vista gorda

to look the other way lett

apartar la vista

to look the other way lett

mirar para otro lado

1.2. look as inter:

look! a squirrel!

¡mira! ¡una ardilla!

look, we can't go on arguing like this

mira, no podemos seguir discutiendo de esta manera

(now) look here

¡oye tú!

(now) look here

¡escucha un momento!

1.3. look (face):

our window looks north

nuestra ventana da al norte or está orientada al norte

to look onto sth

dar a algo

1.4. look (search, investigate):

look

mirar

look

buscar

have you looked under the bed?

¿has mirado debajo de la cama?

look and see if there's any mail

fíjate a ver si hay correo

you need look no further

no necesita buscar más

look before you leap

mira lo que haces

look before you leap

mira dónde te metes

1.5. look (aim, hope):

to look to + infin we were looking to finish by Friday

queríamos or esperábamos terminar antes del viernes

2. look (seem, appear):

he looks well/ill

tiene buena/mala cara

she looks unhappy

parece (que está) triste

she looks unhappy

se la ve triste AmLat

don't look so shocked/miserable

no pongas esa cara de asombro/pena

she was bustling around trying to look important

andaba de acá para allá haciéndose la importante

the two sisters look very similar

las dos hermanas se parecen mucho

he looks like his father

se parece a su padre

it looks like a camel

parece un camello

he's 60, but looks 20 years younger

tiene 60 años, pero aparenta or representa 20 menos

he looks younger than he is

parece más joven de lo que es

you made me look a fool

me hiciste quedar en ridículo

I wanted to look my best

quería estar lo mejor posible

she's 40 and she looks it

no puede negar que tiene 40 años

she's 40 and she looks it

tiene 40 años y se le notan

how does it look to you?

¿a ti qué te parece?

Congress looks certain to reject the motion

parece que el Congreso rechazará la moción

it looks like rain

parece que va a llover

he makes Tarzan look like a wimp scherz

a su lado Tarzán parece un alfeñique scherz

will they stay? — it looks like it

¿se quedarán? — parece que sí or eso parece

to look as if or 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

you look as though you've just seen a ghost

¡ni que hubieras visto un fantasma!

it looks as if we're going to be on our own

parece (ser) que vamos a estar solos

to look alive or lively or ingl brit also sharp colloq

espabilar colloq

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

look

mirar

he looked me straight in the eye/face

me miró a los ojos/a la cara

to look sb up and down

mirar a alguien de arriba (a) abajo

now look what you've made me do!

¡mira lo que me has hecho hacer!

look where you're going!

¡mira por dónde vas!

look who's here!

¡mira quién está aquí!

look up nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di look up nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.look up VB vb trans

1. look up (consult):

look up

buscar

2. look up (visit):

look up

ir a ver

II.look up VB vb intr

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

look up

mirar hacia arriba

to look up to sb fig

tener a alguien de [o como] ejemplo

2. look up (improve):

look up

mejorar

Traduzioni di look up nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

to look up

mirar (hacia) arriba

Traduzioni di look up nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

levantar la mirada

to look up

alzar/bajar la vista

to look up/down

usar algo (libro)

to look up

relojear a alguien de arriba abajo

to look sb up and down

Traduzioni di look up nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- AVV

1. up (movement):

up

(hacia) arriba

up here/there

aquí/allí arriba

to look up

mirar (hacia) arriba

to stand/get up

ponerse de pie/levantarse

to go up

ir hacia arriba

to throw sth up

lanzar algo hacia arriba

to jump up

saltar hacia arriba

(stand) up!

¡levántate!

on the way up

de subida

2. up (to another point):

up in Dublin

allá en Dublín

to go up to Scotland

irse a Escocia

3. up (more volume or intensity):

apples are up

han subido las manzanas

the river is up

ha subido el río

the tide is up

la marea está alta

to come up

subir

4. up (position):

to be up all night

no dormir en toda la noche

to jump up on sth

saltar sobre algo

with one's head up

con la cabeza en alto

5. up fig (state):

to be well up in sth

estar fuerte en algo

to be up at the top of sth

estar en lo más alto de algo

to feel up to sth

sentirse capaz de algo

this isn't up to much

esto no vale gran cosa

6. up (limit):

up to

hasta

up to here

hasta aquí

up to now

hasta ahora

up to £100

hasta £100

time's up

se acabó el tiempo

when 5 hours were up

cuando pasaron 5 horas

from the age of 18 up

a partir de los 18 años (de edad)

to have it up to one's ears (with sth) fig

estar hasta la coronilla (de algo)

7. up (responsibility of):

it's up to you

tú decides

it's up to me to decide

me toca a mí decidir

8. up SPORT:

to be 2 goals up

ir ganando por 2 goles

9. up INFORM, TECN:

up

en función

locuzioni:

to be up against sth/sb

habérselas con algo/alguien

up and down

arriba y abajo

to walk up and down

caminar de arriba a abajo

what's up?

¿qué hay de nuevo?

what's up with him?

¿qué le pasa?

up with the king!

¡viva el rey!

II.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- PREP

1. up (at top of):

up

encima de

to climb up a tree

subir arriba de un árbol

2. up (higher):

to go up the stairs

subir las escaleras

to run up the slope

correr cuesta arriba

to row up the river

remar río arriba

to go up and down sth

ir de arriba a abajo de algo

3. up (along):

to go up the street

ir por la calle

III.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- SOST

ups and downs

altibajos m pl

to be on the up and up ingl brit

estar cada vez mejor

IV.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- VB vb intr colloq

to up and +infin

ponerse de repente a +infin

V.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- VB vb trans

up

subir

VI.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- AGG

1. up (position):

up building

levantado, -a

up tent

montado, -a

up flag

izado, -a

up curtains, picture

colgado, -a

up hand

alzado, -a

up blinds

subido, -a

up person

levantado, -a

up person

a pie

2. up (under repair):

up road

abierto, -a

3. up (healthy):

up

bien

to be up and about [or around]

estar en buena forma

4. up (ready):

to be up for (doing) sth

estar listo para (hacer) algo

up for sale/discussion/trial

a la venta/a discusión/en juicio

I.look [lʊk] SOST

1. look:

look (act of looking) at person, thing

mirada f

look (examination) of book, face

ojeada f

to take [or to have] a look at sth

echar un vistazo a algo

to have a look for sth/sb

buscar algo/a alguien

2. look (appearance):

look

aspecto m

good look

guapura f

to have the look of sb/sth

parecerse a alguien/algo

by the look of things

según parece

3. look (style):

look

look m

II.look [lʊk] VB vb intr

1. look (use sight):

look

mirar

to look at sth/sb

mirar algo/a alguien

to look at a book

echar una ojeada a un libro

to look out (of) the window

mirar por la ventana

oh, look!

¡mira!

look here

¡oye tú!

2. look (search):

look

buscar

to look for sth/sb

buscar algo/a alguien

3. look (appear, seem):

look

parecer

to look like sb/sth

parecerse a alguien/algo

to look bad/good

tener mala/buena cara

to look tired

parecer cansado

to look as if ...

parecer como si... +subj

look alive!

¡espabila!

locuzioni:

look before you leap prov

antes de que te cases, mira lo que haces prov

III.look [lʊk] VB vb trans

1. look (examine):

look

mirar

to look the other way fig

hacer la vista gorda

2. look (seem):

look

parecer

to look one's age

aparentar su edad

to look the part TEATR

encajar muy bien en el papel

3. look (face):

look

mirar a

to look north

mirar al norte

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

I was feeling sick and giddy and couldn't look up.

en.wikipedia.org

The company website allows consumers to look up the fair market cash price for thousands of medical procedures, diagnostic tests, medications and other services.

en.wikipedia.org

What happens when you bend forward or look up to the ceiling?

www.kelownacapnews.com

She looked blank and did not look up as she passed fans who gathered by the stage door before the show.

en.wikipedia.org

Then things start to look up with the fuzzy leopard-print Filofax/diary ($49.90).

www.thestar.com

Cooky is the figurehead in the dressing room, the one people look up to, and he's in charge.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The bank would ask for the account number, the name on the check, the amount and the check number and just look up the account.

en.wikipedia.org

I don't really look up to anybody or idolise anybody as an ideal human being.

www.dnaindia.com

If we look up, and wise up, we'll have good reasons to cheer up too.

www.labnews.co.uk

The average teenager (the key to this series) will barely look up from their ipad to watch this drivel.

blogs.crikey.com.au