look

look
I 1. [lʊk]
nome
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)

to have a (good) look — guardare (bene)

3) (expression) sguardo m., espressione f.

a look of sadness — uno sguardo triste

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.

to have a look of sadness about one — avere l'aria triste

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

I don't like the look of the weather — il tempo sembra mettersi al peggio

I don't like the look of that rash — queste eruzioni cutanee mi piacciono poco

by the look(s) of him — all'apparenza, a giudicare dal suo aspetto

5) (style) look m., stile m.

the look for the 90's — il look degli anni '90

2.
nome plurale looks

he's got the looks, but can he act? — è bello, ma sa recitare?

looks aren't everything — la bellezza non è tutto

he's losing his looks — non è più bello come una volta

you can't go o judge by looks alone — non si può giudicare solo dalle apparenze

••

if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now — = mi ha fulminato con lo sguardo

II 1. [lʊk]
verbo transitivo
1) (gaze, stare) guardare

to 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

look who it is! — guarda chi c'è!

now look what you've done! — guarda che cosa hai fatto!

2) (appear)

to look one's age — dimostrare gli anni che si hanno

he's 40 but he doesn't look it — ha 40 anni ma non li dimostra

to look one's best — stare benissimo

he still looks the same — non è cambiato

to look a fool — sembrare uno sciocco

it won't look good if you refuse — sembra brutto se rifiuti

he doesn't look himself today — oggi non sembra lui

2.
verbo intransitivo
1) guardare (into in; over sopra)

to look and see what's on TV — guardare cosa c'è in TV

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, guardare

to look down — scorrere [list]

3) (appear, seem) sembrare

he looks happy, hot — sembra felice, sembra che abbia caldo

he looks young for his age — per uno della sua età ha un aspetto giovanile

he looks about 50 — dimostra una cinquantina d'anni

you look good in that hat — ti sta bene quel cappello

how do I look? — come sto? che aspetto ho?

you look well — hai un bell'aspetto

the picture will look good in the study — il quadro starà bene nello studio

how does it look to you? — che te ne sembra? cosa ne pensi?

it looks OK to me — per me può andare

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

5) (anche look here) guarda, ascolta

look here, I'm in no mood for jokes — guarda, non sono in vena di scherzi

6) (be oriented)

to look south — [house, room] dare a sud

* * *
[luk] 1. verb
1) (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).) guardare
2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) sembrare, apparire
3) (to face: The house looks west.) guardare a, dare su
2. noun
1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) occhiata
2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) sguardo
3) (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]
nome
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)

to have a (good) look — guardare (bene)

3) (expression) sguardo m., espressione f.

a look of sadness — uno sguardo triste

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.

to have a look of sadness about one — avere l'aria triste

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

I don't like the look of the weather — il tempo sembra mettersi al peggio

I don't like the look of that rash — queste eruzioni cutanee mi piacciono poco

by the look(s) of him — all'apparenza, a giudicare dal suo aspetto

5) (style) look m., stile m.

the look for the 90's — il look degli anni '90

2.
nome plurale looks

he's got the looks, but can he act? — è bello, ma sa recitare?

looks aren't everything — la bellezza non è tutto

he's losing his looks — non è più bello come una volta

you can't go o judge by looks alone — non si può giudicare solo dalle apparenze

••

if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now — = mi ha fulminato con lo sguardo

II 1. [lʊk]
verbo transitivo
1) (gaze, stare) guardare

to 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

look who it is! — guarda chi c'è!

now look what you've done! — guarda che cosa hai fatto!

2) (appear)

to look one's age — dimostrare gli anni che si hanno

he's 40 but he doesn't look it — ha 40 anni ma non li dimostra

to look one's best — stare benissimo

he still looks the same — non è cambiato

to look a fool — sembrare uno sciocco

it won't look good if you refuse — sembra brutto se rifiuti

he doesn't look himself today — oggi non sembra lui

2.
verbo intransitivo
1) guardare (into in; over sopra)

to look and see what's on TV — guardare cosa c'è in TV

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, guardare

to look down — scorrere [list]

3) (appear, seem) sembrare

he looks happy, hot — sembra felice, sembra che abbia caldo

he looks young for his age — per uno della sua età ha un aspetto giovanile

he looks about 50 — dimostra una cinquantina d'anni

you look good in that hat — ti sta bene quel cappello

how do I look? — come sto? che aspetto ho?

you look well — hai un bell'aspetto

the picture will look good in the study — il quadro starà bene nello studio

how does it look to you? — che te ne sembra? cosa ne pensi?

it looks OK to me — per me può andare

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

5) (anche look here) guarda, ascolta

look here, I'm in no mood for jokes — guarda, non sono in vena di scherzi

6) (be oriented)

to look south — [house, room] dare a sud


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