| Traduções complementares |
| look n | (expression directed at [sb]) | olhar sm |
| | She silenced him with an angry look. |
| | Ela o silenciou com um olhar zangado. |
| look n | (visual examination) (análise visual) | olhada sf |
| | Zara had no chance of a look at the text before the exam. |
| | Zara não teve oportunidade de dar uma olhada no texto antes do teste. |
| look n | uncountable (appearance) | aspecto sm |
| | | aparência sf |
| | The children's toy had the look of a real phone. |
| | O brinquedo das crianças tinha o aspecto de um telefone de verdade. |
| | O brinquedo das crianças tinha a aparência de um telefone de verdade. |
| look n | (long: gaze, stare) | olhada sf |
| | | encarada sf |
| | The child's look was starting to make Josh feel very uncomfortable. |
| | A olhada da criança estava começando a deixar Josh muito desconfortável. |
| | A encarada da criança estava começando a deixar Josh muito desconfortável. |
| look n | (fashion: style) (moda) | estilo sm |
| | (moda: estilo) | look sm |
| | I like her look; it is part urban, part punk. |
| | Gosto do estilo dela; é parte urbano, parte punk. |
| looks npl | informal (physical attractiveness) | visual sm |
| | Joe is a handsome guy, but he uses his looks to get what he wants. |
| | João é um cara bonito, mas ele usa o visual para conseguir o que quer. |
| look to do [sth] v expr | (seek, intend) | procurar vp |
| | Richard was looking to find a job at the local factory. |
| | Richard estava procurando por um emprego na fábrica local. |
| look vi | (to front on) | ter vista para expres v |
| | This house has five windows that look to the street. |
| | Esta casa tem cinco janelas que têm vista para a rua. |
| look at [sth] vi + prep | figurative (analyze) | olhar v int |
| | The detective tried to look at all the facts. |
| | O detetive tentou olhar todos os fatos. |
| look at [sth] vi + prep | figurative (examine, deal with) | tratar de vt + prep |
| | | examinar, estudar vt |
| | | analisar vt |
| | This article looks at similarities in the work of these two philosophers. |
| | Este artigo trata das similaridades na obra destes dois filósofos. |
| look to [sth] vi + prep | figurative (pay attention to) | olhar vt |
| | Ben decided that the past was behind him and that it was time to look to the future. |
| | Benito decidiu deixar o passado para trás e olhar para o futuro. |
look in [sth],
look into [sth] vi + prep | (see inside [sth]) | olhar vt |
| | | ver vt |
| | Frank looked in the fridge to see if there was any milk. |
| | Frank olhou na geladeira para ver se tinha leite. |
Locuções verbais
look | looking |
| look after [sb] vtr phrasal insep | UK (child: be guardian) | tomar conta de expres v |
| | | cuidar de vt + prep |
| | Who will look after the children while we're away? |
| | Quem vai tomar conta das crianças quando nós estivermos fora? |
| look after [sth] vtr phrasal insep | UK (pet, plant: tend) | cuidar de vt + prep |
| | | tratar de vt + prep |
| | Will you look after my fish while I'm away? |
| | Você vai cuidar do meu peixe enquanto estou fora? |
| look after [sth] vtr phrasal insep | UK (concern yourself) | cuidar de loc v |
| | | tratar de loc v |
| | He's looking after his own interests, as usual. |
| | Ele está cuidando de seus próprios interesses, como sempre. |
| look after [sth] vtr phrasal insep | UK (manage, run) | cuidar de loc v |
| | | tratar de loc v |
| | Could you look after the shop for ten minutes while I run a few errands? |
| | Você poderia cuidar da loja por dez minutos enquanto eu realizo algumas tarefas? |
| look ahead vi phrasal | (see what is in front) | olhar para a frente expres v |
| | When you are the driver, it's best to look ahead on the road. |
| | Quando você é o motorista, é melhor olhar para a frente na estrada. |
| look ahead vi phrasal | figurative (think of the future) | pensar no futuro expres v |
| | The company is looking ahead to the future and hopes to expand its business. |
| | A empresa está pensando no futuro e espera expandir seus negócios. |
look around for [sb/sth],
also UK: look round for [sb/sth],
look about for [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (seek in surrounding area) | procurar por |
| | I misplaced my keys, so I'll have to look around for them. |
| look away vi phrasal | (avert one's eyes) | desviar o olhar loc v |
| | The little boy knew he was in trouble and when the teacher looked at him he had to look away. It was a horror movie and I had to look away much of the time! |
| | O garotinho sobe que estava em apuros e quando a professora olhou para ele, ele desviou o olhar. Era um filme de terror e eu tinha de desviar o olhar a maior parte do tempo. |
| look back vi phrasal | figurative (reminisce) (figurativo) | relembrar, rememorar v int |
| | When I look back, I wish I could live the days of my youth again. |
| | Quando relembro, desejo poder viver os dias da minha juventude novamente. |
| look back vi phrasal | figurative (dwell on the past) (figurativo) | olhar para trás expres |
| | Rather than look back, I must remind myself to look towards the future to better days. |
| | Em vez de olhar para trás, devo me lembrar de olhar para o futuro para dias melhores. |
| look back on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (recall, reminisce about) | lembrar de v int + prep |
| | I look back on my years in school and smile. |
| look beyond [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (consider more than) | olhar além |
| | Look beyond his looks; consider his personality. |
| look down vi phrasal | (lower one's gaze) (de vergonha) | baixar os olhos expres v |
| | Gary looked down in shame as the teacher told him off. |
| | Gary baixou os olhos de vergonha enquanto a professora ralhava com ele. |
look down on [sb],
look down upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (feel superior to) (figurado, considerar-se superior) | olhar de cima expres v |
| | | desprezar vt |
| | It is wrong to look down on people less fortunate than yourself. |
| | É errado olhar de cima as pessoas menos afortunadas que nós. |
look down on [sth],
look down upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (consider inferior) (figurado, considerar inferior) | olhar de cima expres v |
| | | desprezar vt |
| | These were rich girls who looked down on cheap clothes. |
| | Essas eram garotas ricas que olhavam de cima as roupas baratas. |
| look for [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (search for, seek) | procurar vt |
| | Some people look for love on the internet. I looked for you, but I couldn't find you. |
| | Algumas pessoas procuram por amor na internet. Eu procurei por você, mas não consegui encontrar. |
| look forward vi phrasal | figurative (think about the future) (figurado, pensar no futuro) | olhar para frente expres v |
| | On New Year's Day, many of us like to look forward and think about the positive changes we can make over the coming year. |
| | No dia de ano novo, muitos de nós gostam de olhar para frente e pensar sobre as mudanças positivas que podemos fazer no ano seguinte. |
| look forward to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (await [sth] with excitement) | esperar ansiosamente vt + adv |
| | We look forward to our summer holiday every year. |
| | Esperamos ansiosamente nossas férias de verão todos os anos. |
| look forward to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (long for [sth]) | esperar ansiosamente vt + adv |
| | | ansiar |
| | I look forward to the day when I can afford to retire. |
| | Eu espero ansiosamente pelo dia em que poderei me dar ao luxo de me aposentar. |
| look in vi phrasal | informal (visit for short time) | dar uma passada expres v |
| | Fiona said she would look in to see if everything was OK. |
| | Fiona disse que iria dar uma passada para ver se estava tudo bem. |
| look in on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (visit or check in passing) | fazer uma visita rápida |
| | While I'm in town I should look in on my parents. |
| | Please look in on the baby and make sure she's tucked in. |
| look into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (try to find) | procurar expres v |
| | We are looking into ways of increasing our effectiveness. |
| | Estamos procurando formas de aumentar nossa efetividade. |
| look into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (investigate) | investigar vt |
| | The detective looked into the murder. |
| | We have received your complaint, and we will look into it. |
| | O detetive investigou o assassinato. Recebemos sua reclamação e investigaremos. |
| look off vi phrasal | (gaze into the distance) | olhar a distância expres v |
| | The fisherman looked off towards the horizon. |
| look on vi phrasal | (watch) | observar, vigiar vt |
| | While my father taught me to swim, my mother looked on from the shore. |
| | Enquanto meu pai me ensinava a nadar, minha mãe observava da costa. |
look on [sb] as [sth],
look upon [sb] as [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (regard, consider: as) | considerar vt |
| | I always looked upon him as a brother. |
| look out vi phrasal | (observe from indoors) | olhar para fora expres v |
| | If you look out from the window, you can see the ocean. |
| | Se você olhar para fora da janela, pode ver o oceano. |
| look out for [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (stay vigilant) | estar alerta expres v |
| | You must look out for snakes when walking in these hills. |
| | Você deve estar alerta com as cobras ao andar por esses morros. |
| look out for [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (person: take care of) | zelar |
| | Jimmy's brothers have looked out for him since their parents died. |
| look past [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (disregard, not be distracted by) | tirar os olhos expres v |
| | It was difficult to look past the unsightly mole on his face. |
| look through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (observe via: [sth] transparent) | olhar por, olhar através de loc v |
| | You can see the individual cells if you look through the microscope. Look through the window and tell me what you see. |
| | Você pode ver as células individuais se olhar pelo (or: através do) microscópio. |
| look through [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (appear not to see, be oblivious to) | nem sequer ver expres v |
| | I said hello but he looked right through me. |
| | Eu disse "olá", mas ele nem sequer viu. |
| look through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (search through, survey) (informal) | dar uma olhada em loc v |
| | | examinar vt |
| | Can I look through those old clothes before you throw them out in case there is something I like? My boss looked through the papers before signing them. |
| | Posso dar uma olhada nessas roupas velhas antes de você jogá-las fora, caso tenha alguma de que eu goste? |
| | Meu chefe examinou os papéis antes de assiná-los. |
| look up vi phrasal | (lift your gaze) | olhar para cima expres v |
| | If you want to feel tiny, look up and see the stars at night. |
| | Se você quiser se sentir minúsculo, olhe para cima e veja as estrelas à noite. |
Formas compostas:
looking | look |
average-looking,
average looking adj | (not ugly, not beautiful) | de aparência comum loc adj |
| Nota: hyphen omitted when adj comes after the noun it modifies |
| backward-looking adj | figurative (retrograde) | retrógrado adj |
| | Some people consider the government's proposal to be a backward-looking move. |
| | Algumas pessoas consideram a proposta do governo uma ação retrógrada. |
| evil-looking adj | (ugly, unpleasant to look at) (feio, desagradável) | cão chupando manga expres |
| | | feio como o demônio expres |
fine-looking,
fine looking adj | (splendid) | de aspecto agradável loc adj |
| Nota: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | That champion purebred Collie is a fine-looking dog. |
fine-looking,
fine looking adj | (man: handsome) | atraente adj |
| Nota: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | My my! What a fine-looking young man you've grown up to be. |
| forward-looking adj | (progressive, modern) (moderno) | com visão de futuro loc adj |
| | We see ourselves as a forward-looking organization. |
| good-looking adj | ([sb]: attractive) | atraente adj |
| | Eugene is a good-looking guy. |
| | Eugene é um cara atraente. |
| inward-looking adj | (group, country: focused on self) (grupo, país: focado em si próprio) | voltado para dentro adj |
| inward-looking adj | (reflecting on self) (refletindo sobre si mesmo) | introspectivo adj |
| looking after n | UK, informal (care) | cuidado sm |
| looking back adv | informal, figurative (in hindsight) | pensando bem loc conj |
| | Looking back, I've no idea why I did it now. |
looking glass,
looking-glass n | obsolete (mirror) | espelho sm |
| | The princess peered at her reflection in the looking glass. |
| | A princesa espreitou seu reflexo no espelho. |
| looking up adj | informal, figurative (starting to improve) | melhorando ger |
| nice-looking adj | (attractive) | bonito, belo adj |
| | | de aparência boa loc adj |
| | I met a nice-looking man at work today. |
| odd-looking adj | (appearance: strange) | esquisito adj |
| | Alice wasn't sure whether she should eat the odd-looking mushroom. |
| old-looking adj | (appear older than age) | com aparência de velho loc adj |
| | | com aparência envelhecida loc adj |
outward-looking,
outward looking adj | (looking beyond: self, organization, country) | olhando para fora expres v |
| Nota: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| plain-looking adj | (unattractive) | de aparência simples loc adj |
| shabby-looking adj | (unkempt, messy) | com aparência de desleixado loc adj |
| | | com aparência de gasto loc adj |
| | | com aparência de esfarrapado loc adj |
| | | com aparência de surrado loc adj |
strange-looking,
funny-looking adj | (odd in appearance) (aparência, aspecto) | estranho adj |
| way of looking at things n | (perspective, perception) (perspectiva, percepção) | perspectiva sf |
| | | percepção sf |
| | (informal) | visão sf |
| | I can't understand your way of looking at things. |
| without looking back adv | (with no regrets) (figurado) | sem olhar para trás loc adv |
| | | sem arrependimentos loc sm |
| | Rob left the job without looking back and says it was the best decision he's ever made. |
| young-looking adj | (having a youthful appearance) | de aparência jovem loc adj |