Se suele usar "LOOK" “cuando miras a algo con intención o por alguna razón”
Si
estás mirando a alguien o algo se usa con la preposición "AT"
Ejemplos
-What are you looking at? = ¿Que estás mirando?
-I´m looking at that man
crossing the street = Estoy mirando a ese hombre cruzando la calle
-Look
at me when I´m talking to you = Mirame cuando te
hablo
-Look
at the sea. It´s so blue =
Mira el mar. Es tan azul
-Everybody´s looking at me = Todo
el mundo me está mirando
-Look
at that guy dance = Mira a ese tío como baile
"LOOK" también se usa como sustantivo
Examples:
-Take a look at this
o Have a look
at this = Echa
una vistazo a esto
-I didn´t
have time to have a look = No tuve tiempo
de echar un vistazo
-We didn´t
get a good look at the thief = No pudimos ver muy
bien el ladrón
-Let´s have a look around the nice village =
Echamos un vistazo por el pueblo
-I need a new look =
Necesito un cambio de
imagen
-Take a
long hard look and tell me what you see = Mira
bien y dime
lo que ves
-By the look of things, the company has problems = Según parece, la
empresa tiene problemas
-Can you have a look at my ankle doctor =¿Puedes echar un vistazo
a mi tobillo,
doctor
"LOOK" también significa "PARECE" + adjetivo
Examples:
-You look happy today =
Pareces feliz hoy
-He looks angry = Parece
enfadado
-She´s
fifty, but she looks much younger = Tiene
cincuenta años pero parece mas joven
-You look tired. Why don´t you go home? = Pareces cansado. Porque no te vas a casa?
-Your
shoes look comfortable = Tus
zapatos parecen cómodos
-It looks easy = Parece fácil
-The
cake looks really good
= La tarta / pastel tiene
buena pinta
También
se usa "LOOK + LIKE"
= PARECER / ASPECTO
-He looks like his father = Se parece a su padre
-Looks
like it´s going to rain =
Parece que va a
llover
-What does
he look like ?
= ¿Que aspecto tiene?
-You look like a friend
of mine = Te pareces a un amigo mío
-You look like you´ve
had a rough night = Parece que has tenido una mala noche
-Who do
you look like? I look like my mother = ¿A quien te pareces?
Parezco a mi madre
También hay verbos compuestos (PHRASAL VERBS) que usan "LOOK" + PREPOSICIÓN
Unos
ejemplos importantes:
Look for = Buscar
-I´m looking for my keys = Estoy buscando mis llaves
Look up = Busar (en diccionario)
-Look
up the word in the dictionary
= Busca la palabra en el diccionario
Look forward to = Desear algo
-I´m looking forward to
going on vacation = Estoy deseando irme de vacaciones
Look up to = Admirar
-Ismael looks up to his
father = Ismael admira a
su padre
Look into = Investigar
-I´ll look into the matter and call you later = Investigaré el asunto y te llamo mas tarde
Look after = Cuidar
-Susan
will look after the
children tonight = Susan cuidará a los niños esta noche
Look over = Repasar
-I need to look over my notes before the test = Necesito repasar mis apuntes antes
del examen
Look away = apartar la vista
-She looked away when I
saw her = Apartó la
vista cunado la vi
Look out for = cuidado / ojo
-When
you´re at the concert, look
out for pickpockets = Cuando estés en el concierto, ojo con los carteristas
Look in on = hacer una
visita
-I´ll look in on you
later after work = Te haré
una visita mas tarde después
del trabajo
Look
down on = Menospreciar
-It looks
like your boss look down on all
the women in the office = Parece que tu jefe menosprecia a todas las mujeres en la oficina
Expresiones con "LOOK"
Ejemplos:
-Look
on the bright side of things = Ver el lado positivo de las cosas
-Some
people look the other way = Algunas personas hacen
la vista gorda
-Looks aren´t everything = La belleza no es todo
-You
look good =
Tienes buen aspecto
-He´s looking
for trouble = Está buscando
bronca
-Look
who´s talking! = Mira quien habla!
-Looks
really good = Tiene muy
buena pinta
-Things
are looking good = Las cosas pintan bien
Translation exercise (see solution below)
1. Estoy buscando las llaves del coche por todas las partes.
2. Me
gusta mirar a la gente andando por la calle.
3. Tienes buen aspecto aunque no has dormido en toda la noche.
4. Te pareces a un amigo mio que vive en Italia.
5. Pareces
cansado. Deberías acostarte.
6. La
paella tiene buena pinta. Me está entrando mucha hambre.
7. Hay que
ver el lado positivo de las cosas.
8. Estamos deseando irnos de vacaciones la semana que
viene.
10. Si no
sabes el significado de la palabra, búscala en el diccionario.
11. Parece que va a llover.
12. Según parece, van a cambiar nuestro departamento.
14.
Llamaré a Susan si puede venir a cuidar los niños esta noche.
15. Linda está un poco gorda. Mira quien habla! Tú,eres el que está gordo.
16. No me mires de esa manera.
15. Linda está un poco gorda. Mira quien habla! Tú,eres el que está gordo.
16. No me mires de esa manera.
Here´s a Rockabilly song by The Stray Cats called "Look at that Cadillac" = Mira a ese Caldillac
Lyrics Translated into Spanish by alan.m
Well, wake
up in the morning,
Bueno, me despierto por la mañana,
brush my teeth and
comb my hair lavo mis
dientes y me peino
Well, I wake up in the morning, Bueno, me despierto por la mañana,
Well, I wake up in the morning, Bueno, me despierto por la mañana,
I brush my teeth and comb my hair
Lavo mis dientes y me peino
There's a big black cadillac Hay un gran Cadillac negro
There's a big black cadillac Hay un gran Cadillac negro
parked on the street over there
aparcado allí en la
called
Well it's the finest looking car, Es el coche mas bonito,
Well it's the finest looking car, Es el coche mas bonito,
that ever rolled of the line
que jamás salió de la cadena de montaje
Any other car would just Y cualquier otro coche sería
Any other car would just Y cualquier otro coche sería
be wasting
your time
perder tu tiempo
Ooh one fine day Ay un día de estos
Ooh one fine day Ay un día de estos
I'm gonna make a cadillac mine
Un Cadillac será
mío
I gotta get a cadillac Tengo que conseguir un cadillac
Look at that cadillac, look at that Mira a ese cadillac, mira a ese
Look at that cadillac, look at that Mira a ese cadilac, mira a ese
Rolling down the avenue, Yendo por la avenida
I gotta get a cadillac Tengo que conseguir un cadillac
Look at that cadillac, look at that Mira a ese cadillac, mira a ese
Look at that cadillac, look at that Mira a ese cadilac, mira a ese
Rolling down the avenue, Yendo por la avenida
I'm gonna get me one of them cadillac too
Voy a comprarme uno de esos cadilac también
If it's the last thing I do Si es la última cosa que hago
Well I got a job, Tengo un trabajo
If it's the last thing I do Si es la última cosa que hago
Well I got a job, Tengo un trabajo
down at the liquor store
en la tienda de licores
Well I got me a job Tengo un trabajo
Well I got me a job Tengo un trabajo
down at the liquor store
en la tienda de licores
Oooh I ain't lazy Oooh no soy perezoso
Oooh I ain't lazy Oooh no soy perezoso
but I don't wanna work no more
pero ya no quiero
trabajar
When I get my paycheck Cuando tenga mi nomina
When I get my paycheck Cuando tenga mi nomina
I put it right in the bank
lo metí al banco
I'm putting all my money Estoy metiendo todo mi dinero
I'm putting all my money Estoy metiendo todo mi dinero
straight right in the bank
directamente al banco
Well I'm halfway to get Estoy por la mitad para comprarme
Well I'm halfway to get Estoy por la mitad para comprarme
my big black cadillac tank
mi gran negro cadillac tanque
I gotta get a cadillac Tengo que comprarme un cadillac
Look at that cadillac, look at that Mira a ese cadillac, mira a ese
Look at that cadillac, look at that Mira a ese cadillac, mira a ese
Rolling down the avenue, Yendo por la avenida
I gotta get a cadillac Tengo que comprarme un cadillac
Look at that cadillac, look at that Mira a ese cadillac, mira a ese
Look at that cadillac, look at that Mira a ese cadillac, mira a ese
Rolling down the avenue, Yendo por la avenida
I'm gonna get me a cadillac too
Voy a
comprarme un cadillac también
If it's the last thing I do Si es la última cosa que hago
Sitting in a bar knocking them back Sentado en un bar bebiendo
Up pulls up a big long black 57 cadillac Se detiene un gran largo negro cadillac del año 57
Out steps a kitten, stand back cats Sale una gatita, atrás chicos
Away I go in that cadillac Me voy en ese cadillac
Look at that cadillac, look at that Mira a ese cadillac, mira a ese
Look at that cadillac, look at that Mira a ese cadillac, mira a ese
Rolling down the avenue, Llendo por la avenida
If it's the last thing I do Si es la última cosa que hago
Sitting in a bar knocking them back Sentado en un bar bebiendo
Up pulls up a big long black 57 cadillac Se detiene un gran largo negro cadillac del año 57
Out steps a kitten, stand back cats Sale una gatita, atrás chicos
Away I go in that cadillac Me voy en ese cadillac
Look at that cadillac, look at that Mira a ese cadillac, mira a ese
Look at that cadillac, look at that Mira a ese cadillac, mira a ese
Rolling down the avenue, Llendo por la avenida
I'm gonna get me a cadillac too
Voy
a comprarme un cadillac también
If it's the last thing I do Si es la última cosa que hago
I gotta get a cadillac Tengo que conseguir un cadillac
Look at that cadillac, look at that Mira a ese cadillac, mira a ese
Look at that cadillac, look at that Mira a ese cadillac, mira a ese
Rock and rolling down the avenue, Yendo por la avenida
If it's the last thing I do Si es la última cosa que hago
I gotta get a cadillac Tengo que conseguir un cadillac
Look at that cadillac, look at that Mira a ese cadillac, mira a ese
Look at that cadillac, look at that Mira a ese cadillac, mira a ese
Rock and rolling down the avenue, Yendo por la avenida
I'm gonna get me a cadillac too
Voy a
comprarme un cadillac también
If it's the last thing I do Si es la última cosa que hago
If it's the last thing I do Si es la última cosa que hago
Translation solution
1. I´m looking everywhere for my car keys.
2. I like looking at people walking along the street.
3. You look good although you haven´t slept all night.
4. You look like a friend of mine who lives in Italy.
5. You look tired. You should go to bed.
6. The paella look really good. I´m really getting hungry.
7. You have to look at the bright side of things.
8. We´re looking forward to going on vacation next week.
9. Who are you looking at? At that blind man crossing the street.
10. If you don´t know the meaning of the wrod, look it up in the dictionary.
11. It looks like it´s going to rain.
12. By the look of things, they´re going to change our department.
13. Who do you look like? I look like my grandmother.
14. I´ll call Susan to see if she can look after the children tonight.
15. Linda is a little fat. Look who´s talking! You´re the one who´s fat.
16. Don´t look at me that way.
15. Linda is a little fat. Look who´s talking! You´re the one who´s fat.
16. Don´t look at me that way.
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