New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: look round · fool around · goof around · lark around · loaf around · moon around · root around · work around · clown around · float around

look around

(also

look round

) 1 (v + adv) turn to see INTRANSITIVEbreathnaigh thart c m uamharc thart c m uféach timpeall PhrV c m ubreathnaigh timpeall PhrV c m u 2 (v + prep) visit, inspect sth TRANSITIVEbreathnaigh thart aramharc thart arféach timpeall arbreathnaigh timpeall arsúil a chaitheamh ar c m u 3 (v + adv) visit, inspect INTRANSITIVEbreathnaigh thart c m uamharc thart c m uféach timpeall PhrV c m ubreathnaigh timpeall PhrV c m u → see look

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he drove around looking for the hotel thiomáin sé thart ag cuardach an óstáin
around »

he looked around d'fhéach sé ina thimpeall, d'amharc sé thart
around »

she took a look around the place chaith sí súil timpeall na háite, chaith sí súil thart timpeall na háite
around »

we had a close look around the house rinneamar mionscrúdú ar an teach
dazed »

she looked around with a dazed expression d'fhéach sí thart agus cuma uirthi go raibh mearbhall uirthi
edgily »

he was looking around edgily bhí sé ag amharc thart go neirbhíseach, bhí sé ag breathnú timpeall agus é ar bior
frayed »

he was looking frayed around the edges bhí cuma chráite air
free »

I drove around looking for a free parking space thiomáin mé timpeall ag cuardach spás páirceála a bhí folamh
have »

you only have to look around you ní gá duit ach breathnú timpeall ort, níl ort ach féachaint i do thimpeall, níl le déanamh agat ach amharc thart ort
look »

they looked around the room d'fhéach siad timpeall an tseomra, d'amharc siad thart ar an seomra
only »

you only have to look around níl agat ach féachaint thart, níl ort ach breathnú timpeall, níl le déanamh agat ach amharc thart
take »

he took a look around the room chaith sé súil thart ar an seomra, thug sé sracfhéachaint thart ar an seomra
worriedly »

he was looking around worriedly bhí sé ag féachaint timpeall go himníoch, bhí sé ag amharc thart agus imní air

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