look
verb
1 verb direct eyes towards INTRANSITIVEféach verb breathnaigh verb amharc verb they looked around the room d'fhéach siad timpeall an tseomra, d'amharc siad thart ar an seomrahe looked at the picture d'fhéach sé ar an bpictiúr, bhreathnaigh sé ar an bpictiúrthey stopped to look at the view stop siad le breathnú ar an radharche looked away from her d'iompaigh sé a shúile uaithi, thiontaigh sé a shúile uaithithe referee looked the other way d'fhéach an réiteoir an treo eile, bhreathnaigh an réiteoir an taobh eile, d'amharc an réiteoir an bealach eileshe looked up at him bhreathnaigh sí suas air, d'amharc sí suas airlook carefully féach go grinn, breathnaigh go cúramach, amharc go cúramachhe looked hard d'amharc sé go géar
2 verb search INTRANSITIVEcuardaigh verb lorg verb they didn't look under the bed níor fhéach siad faoin leaba, níor bhreathnaigh siad faoin leabaI've looked everywhere d'amharc mé gach aon áit, tá gach áit cuardaithe agamlook no further ná téigh níos faide, ní gá a thuilleadh cuardaigh a dhéanamhShow full entry
3 verb hope to find INTRANSITIVEcuardaigh verb lorg verb she was looking for information bhí sí ag cuardach eolais, bhí sí ar lorg eolais, bhí sí ag iarraidh eolaiswhat are you looking for in this essay? céard atá á lorg agat san aiste seo?, cad é atá tú a iarraidh san aiste seo? 4 verb appear, seem INTRANSITIVEhow do I look? cén chuma atá orm?, cén chaoi a mbreathnaím?, conas a fhéachaim?, cad é mar atá mé ag amharc?
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he looks a capable sort of man tá cuma air gur fear ábalta éyou don't look your age tá cuma níos óige ort ná mar atá tú, ní fhéachann tú d'aoishe looked his best bhí cuma mhaith air, bhí sé ag breathnú go maith, bhí sé ag amharc go maith, bhí sé ag féachaint go maithit looks an interesting place tá cuma shuimiúil ar an áit, breathnaíonn sé gur áit shuimiúil é, dealraíonn sé gur áit shuimiúil éyou still look the same níor athraigh tú a dhath► (with adjective)
this might look bad b'fhéidir go mbeidh droch-chuma air seoit looks interesting tá cuma spéisiúil airshe looks pale tá sí bán san aghaidh, tá cuma mhílítheach uirthi► ('look like')
he looks like he's asleep tá an chuma air go bhfuil sé ina chodladhmy flat looks like a dump tá m'árasán mar a bheadh dumpa ann, tá m'árasán cosúil le dumpa, tá m'árasán ina phraiseachhe looked like a fool bhí cuma an amadáin air, rinneadh amadán deshe looks like her mother tá sí cosúil lena máthair 5 verb expressing likelihood INTRANSITIVEthings are not looking good níl cuma mhaith ar chúrsaíit looks set to be a good year tá an chuma air gur bliain mhaith a bheidh ann, dealraíonn sé gur bliain mhaith a bheidh annit looks like things got out of control (also it looks as if things got out of control, it looks as though things got out of control) is cosúil go ndeachaigh rudaí ó smacht, tá an chuma air go ndeachaigh rudaí ó smacht 6 verb telling sb to look TRANSITIVEféach verb breathnaigh verb amharc verb look who it is (also look who's here) féach cé atá ann, breathnaigh cé atá ann, amharc cé atá annlook where you're going! féach an áit a bhfuil tú ag dul!look what you've done! amharc an rud atá déanta agat! 7 verb telling sb to listen INTRANSITIVEféach verb breathnaigh verb amharc verb éist verb now look here! anois breathnaigh anseo!, féach anseo anois!, éist anois!, faire ort anois! 8 verb introducing suggestion INTRANSITIVEféach verb breathnaigh verb amharc verb éist verb look, just go home féach, imigh leat abhaile; amharc, díreach gabh chun an bhaile 9 verb when proving point TRANSITIVEféach verb breathnaigh verb amharc verb It's hard to win. Look what happened in the last match. Is deacair buachan. Féach ar tharla sa chluiche deireanach.
INTRANSITIVEThat was a disaster. Look at the country now. B'in tubaiste. Amharc ar an riocht ina bhfuil an tír anois.
10 verb face INTRANSITIVEthe room looks west tá aghaidh an tseomra siarthe windows looked towards the church bhí aghaidh na bhfuinneog ar an eaglaisthe garden looked down on the bay bhí radharc ar an gcuan ón ngairdín 11 verb plan TRANSITIVEhe's looking to get a new car tá sé ag smaoineamh ar charr nua a fháil, tá sé ag cuimhneamh ar charr nua a fháil, tá sé ag brath gluaisteán nua a fháilnoun
12 noun act of lookingféachaint fem3 amharc masc1 breathnú masc spléachadh masc1 he had a quick look at the paper chaith sé súil thapa ar an bpáipéar, thug sé spléachadh gasta ar an bpáipéarshe had a good look at the dress d'fhéach sí go géar ar an ngúna, bhreathnaigh sí go géar ar an ngúna, d'amharc sí go géar ar an ngúnato have a look at sth spléachadh a thabhairt ar rud, súil a chaitheamh ar rud, l breathnú ar rud, féachaint ar rud, amharc ar rudto take a look at sth súil a chaitheamh ar rud, breathnú ar rud, féachaint ar rud, amharc ar rudthey exchanged looks d'fhéach siad ar a chéile, bhreathnaigh siad ar a chéile, d'amharc siad ar a chéile 13 noun facial expressionféachaint fem3 amharc masc1 we were getting strange looks bhí daoine ag breathnú go haisteach orainn, bhí daoine ag amharc go hait orainnhe had a serious look on his face bhí cuma dháiríre air, bhí féachaint dháiríre ina ghnúisshe saw the look in their eyes chonaic sí an fhéachaint ina súilehe had a look of concern bhí cuma imníoch air, bhí cuma na himní airshe had a look of surprise bhí cuma uirthi go raibh iontas uirthito give sb a look féachaint a thabhairt ar dhuine, amharc a thabhairt ar dhuineshe gave him a dirty look thug sí amharc fiata air, chaith sí drochshúil air 14 noun searchto have a look cuardach masc1, breathnú masc, amharcto have a look for sb/sth duine/rud a chuardachdid he have a good look for it? ar chuardaigh sé go maith é? 15 noun appearance, stylecuma fem4 dreach masc3 cosúlacht fem3 he had a worried look bhí cuma bhuartha airit has a clean look about it (also it has a clean look to it) tá cuma ghlan airshe has the look of her father tá sí cosúil lena hathair, tá dealramh aici lena hathairhe has a modern look tá cuma nua-aimseartha air, tá stíl nua-aimseartha aigeby the looks of things we'll be late breathnaíonn sé go mbeimid deireanach, tá an chuma ar an scéal go mbeimid déanachI don't like the look of it ní maith liom an chuma atá air 16 noun act of examiningscrúdú masc staidéar masc1 it was a way to take a look at her work bealach a bhí ann le scrúdú a dhéanamh ar a cuid oibrehe had a look at his career rinne sé machnamh ar a shlí bheathatake a look at ways to improve it féach ar shlite chun feabhas a chur air, scrúdaigh bealaí chun é a fheabhsú