Phrasal Significado Traduccin Ejemplo

verb

look to take care of cuidar She looked after his

after younger brother
yesterday.

look for to search for; to seek; to buscar, esperar I am looking for my

expect notebook.

look into to inquire into; to investigar The police looked into

investigate the disturbance.

look to regard in a certain way considerar We looked on them as

on/upon incompetents.

look out to be watchful or careful; to tener cuidado, prestar If you don't look out,
take care atencin you may fall on the ice.

look to examine or inspect, examinar, inspeccionar I looked over the

over often in hasty fashion con atencin proposal before the
meeting.

look to to expect or hope to esperar, desear que He looked to hear from

her within a week.

look up to visit visitar a alguien I looked up an old

friend.

look up to become better; improve mejorar Things are at last

looking up.

look to set aside, to keep apart apartar la mirada Julian looked away from
away his book when he heard
Lillian coming.

look to remember recordar The old man was

back on looking back on his
days as a waiter.

look to misprize, to sniff at despreciar The kid looked down on

down on the food his mother had
prepared.

look to examine or review mirar, hojear, examinar I look through as many

through books as I can when I'm
in a book shop.
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Look at
Significado: Mirar algo o a alguien.

Ejemplos:
Look at them.
She didnt want to look at it.
We are looking at ways to improve our knowledge.
Look at the time!
You should stop looking at them

Look for
Significado: Buscar algo o alguien.
Ejemplos:
Look for the keys.
You have to look for the pencil in the
kitchen.
I told her to look for you.
Look for us in the restaurant.
Are you going to look for the glasses?

Look out
Significado: Estar atento de algo que pueda
ocurrir. En ocasiones despus de la
preposicin out puede acompaarle la
preposicin for. En ambos casos es
un phrasal verb inseparable. Tambin puede
sustituirse por el verbo watch.
Ejemplos:
Look out!
Look out before you cross the street.
I always look out for myself.
You have to watch out.
Ill be watching out for you.

Look over
Significado: Revisar/repasar algo.

Ejemplos:
Look it over before sending him.
Lets look over the information.
You have to look them over first.
Look over his notes.
Look it over and call me back.

Look up
Significado: Consultar/buscar algo en una
referencia (o libro/diccionario).
Significado 2: Mirar hacia arriba.
Ejemplos:
Look it up.
Im going to look up some restaurants
in that area.
Look up the word in the dictionary.
Look it up in the guide.
Its boring to look up every word.

Look after
Significado: Cuidar
Peter can look after the kids.
He can look after the horses while I'm
at work.
We like to look after people.
I know how to look after her.
I trusted you to look after her.
And he can look after the business
after me.

Look around
Significado: Mirar alrededor/obeservar
I'd rather just look around and stare at
people.
Guys, let? s look around while Jirka
dries off.
You look around at all these museums
here.
Maybe I'll just look around.
Then look around how everything works.
 Look at
Significado: Mirar algo o a alguien.
Look at them. (Mralos)
She didnt want to look at it. (Ella no quera mirarlo.)
We are looking at ways to improve our knowledge. (Estamos buscando maneras
de mejorar nuestro conocimiento.)
Look at the time! (Mira la hora!)
You should stop looking at them (Debe dejar de mirarlos)
Look for
Significado: Buscar algo o alguien.
Look for the keys.
You have to look for the pencil in the kitchen.
I told her to look for you.
Look for us in the restaurant.
Are you going to look for the glasses?

Busque las llaves. Usted tiene que buscar el lpiz en la cocina. Le dije que te buscara. Busque en
el restaurante. Vas a buscar las gafas?

Look out
Significado: Estar atento de algo que pueda ocurrir.
Look out!
Look out before you cross the street.
I always look out for myself.
You have to watch out.
Ill be watching out for you.
Estar atento!
Mira antes de cruzar la calle.
Siempre me cuido.
Tienes que tener cuidado.
Estar cuidando de ti.
 Look over
Significado: Revisar/repasar
Look it over before sending him.
Lets look over the information.
You have to look them over first.
Look over his notes.
Look it over and call me back.

Mira antes de enviarlo. Revisemos la informacin. Tienes que mirarlos primero. Revise sus notas.
Mralo y llmame de vuelta.

Look up
Significado: Consultar/buscar
Look it up.
Im going to look up some restaurants in that area.
Look up the word in the dictionary.
Look it up in the guide.
Its boring to look up every word.

Busque. Voy a buscar algunos restaurantes en esa rea. Busque la palabra en el diccionario.
Busque en la gua. Es aburrido buscar cada palabra.
Look after
Significado: Cuidar
Peter can look after the kids. (Peter puede cuidar de los nios.)
He can look after the horses while I'm at work. (Puede cuidar los caballos mientras trabajo.)
We like to look after people. (Nos gusta cuidar de las personas.)
I know how to look after her. (Yo s cmo cuidar de ella.)
I trusted you to look after her. (Yo confiaba en ti para cuidar de ella.)
And he can look after the business after me. (Y l puede cuidar a la empresa
despus de m.)
Look around
Significado: Mirar alrededor/obeservar
I'd rather just look around and stare at people. (Prefiero mirar alrededor y contemplar a la
gente.)
Guys, let? s look around while Jirka dries off. (Muchachos, vamos a mirar alrededor, mientras
Jirka se seca.)
You look around at all these museums here. (Miren alrededor todos los museos que hay.)
Maybe I'll just look around. (Tal vez, voy a mirar alrededor.)
Then look around how everything works. (A continuacin, mire a su alrededor para ver cmo
funciona todo.)