Message de rosminet posté le 2004-05-29 08:53:37 (S | E | F | I)
To look about = to look around.

To look after [sb/sth]
1 (care for) soigner [patient, sick animal]; garder [child]; s'occuper de [customer, guest]; s'occuper de [animal, plant]; entretenir [car, equipment]; prendre soin de [belongings, toys]
2 (be responsible for) s'occuper de [administration, finances, business, shop]; surveiller [class, schoolchildren]
To look after oneself
1 (cope) she's too frail to look after herself = elle est trop fragile pour se débrouiller toute seule; I'm old enough to look after myself = je suis assez grand pour me débrouiller tout seul;
2 (be careful) safe journey, and look after yourself = bon voyage, sois prudent!

To look ahead
(literal) regarder devant soi
(figurative) regarder vers l'avenir

To look around
1 (turn around) se retourner;
2 (glance around) regarder autour de soi; to look around at one's friends/ colleagues = (figurative) passer en revue ses amis/collègues;
3 (search) chercher; to look around for sb/sth = chercher qn/qch;
4 (visit, examine) (in building, town) faire un tour; (in room) jeter un coup d'œil;

To look around [sth] = visiter [church, town]; faire le tour de [room]

To look at [sth]
1 (general) regarder; (briefly) jeter un coup d'œil sur
2 (examine) vérifier [equipment]; [doctor] examiner [patient, wound]; [workman] jeter un coup d'œil à [car, plumbing]; étudier [problem, implications, effects, ways, offer, options]
3 (see, view) voir [life, events, situation]; envisager [problem]
4 (face) to be looking at [firm] être au bord de [bankruptcy, collapse]; [criminal] risquer [life sentence, fine]

To look back
1 (turn around) se retourner
2 (reflect, reminisce) let's look back to the year 1964 = revenons à l'année 1964

to look back on = se tourner sur [past]; repenser à [experience]; faire le bilan de [career, marriage]

To look down = (with modesty, shame) baisser les yeux; (from a height) regarder en bas

To look down on [sb/sth]
1 (despise) mépriser [person, lifestyle];
2 (dominate) [fortress, tower] dominer [town, valley].

To look for [sb/sth] = (search for) chercher qn/qch;

To look for [sth] = (expect) attendre [commitment, co-operation, result, reward] (from de)

To look forward to [sth] = attendre [qch] avec impatience
I look forward to hearing from you = (writing to a friend) j'espère avoir bientôt de tes nouvelles; (in formal correspondence) dans l'attente de votre réponse.

To look in
1 (pay a visit) passer;
2 (watch TV) if there are any viewers looking in who want more details, please contact us = les téléspectateurs qui désirent obtenir plus de renseignements peuvent nous contacter.

To look in on = passer voir [person, class, rehearsals]

To look into [sth] = examiner, étudier [matter, possibility, problem]; examiner [accounts, background]; enquêter sur [death, disappearance, theft].

To look on = [crowd, spectators] regarder

To look on [sb/sth] = considérer [person, event etc] (as comme; with avec)

To look onto [sth] = [house, room] donner sur [sea, garden, street].

To look out = (take care) faire attention (for à); (be wary) se méfier (for de)

To look out for [sb/sth] = guetter [person]; être à l'affût de [new recruits, talent]; être à la recherche de [apartment, book]; guetter l'apparition de [signs , symptoms]; repérer [cases, examples]; être à l'affût de [bargain, special offer];

To look out for [oneself] = se débrouiller tout seul, s'occuper de soi;

To look out over [sth] = [window, balcony] donner sur [sea, park].

To look [sb] over = passer [qn] en revue [new recruits, troops];

To look [sth] over = examiner [car, equipment]; [vet] examiner [animal]

To look over [sth]
1 (read) (in detail) examiner [document, contract]; (rapidly) parcourir [essay, lines, notes]; jeter un coup d'œil sur, parcourir [document, report]
2 (visit) visiter [factory, gardens, house].

To look round
1 (look behind one) se retourner
2 (look about) regarder autour de soi

To look round [sth] = visiter [town, building].

To look through [sth]
1 (read) consulter [archive, material, files]; parcourir [essay, list, script, report, notes]; (scan idly) feuilleter [book,magazine];
2 (search) fouiller dans [belongings, drawers, briefcase]

To look through [sb] = faire semblant de ne pas voir [person].

To look to [sb/sth]
1 (rely on) compter sur qn/qch (for pour; to do pour faire)
2 (turn to) se tourner vers [future]

To look to [sth] = (pay attention) veiller à [defences, interests];

To look to do = (expect) espérer faire

To look up
1 (raise one's eyes) lever les yeux (from de);
2 (raise one's head) lever la tête
3 (improve) [business, prospects] aller mieux; [conditions, situation] s'améliorer; [property market] reprendre;
To look up [sth] = regarder à l'intérieur de [chimney]; to look up sb's skirt = regarder sous la jupe de qn;

To look [sb/sth] up, look up [sb/sth]
1 (check in book) chercher [address, phone number, price, word] (in dans)
2 (visit) passer voir [acquaintance, friend]

To look up to [sb] = admirer [person].