New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: look into · look for · look at · look in · look on · look up · work to · look up to · hook into · look out

look to

1 (v + prep) depend on TRANSITIVEbheith ag brath ar c m ueverybody is looking to him tá gach duine ag brath airthey looked to other countries for support bhí siad ag brath ar thíortha eile le haghaidh tacaíochta 2 (v + prep) think ahead TRANSITIVEsmaoinigh chun cinn arthe students were looking to life after university bhí na mic léinn ag smaoineamh chun cinn ar an saol tar éis na hollscoile → see look

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across »

they went across to Scotland looking for work chuaigh siad anonn go hAlbain ar thóir oibre
age »

to look your age cuma na haoise a bheith ortshe looks her age tá cuma na haoise uirthihe doesn't look his age tá cuma óigeanta air, in aois na hóige atá sé ag dul
ahead »

they need to start looking ahead ní mór dóibh tosú ag breathnú chun cinn, caithfidh siad tosú ag amharc chun tosaigh
antique »

there was an antique look to the building bhí cuma sheanaimseartha ar an bhfoirgneamh
as »

it looks as if they're going to lose tá an chuma air go bhfuil siad ag dul a chailleadh, is cosúil go bhfuil siad ag dul ag cailleadh
as »

she looked at me as if to say ... d'amharc sí orm amhail is dá mbeadh sí ag rá ...
askance »

to look askance at sb/sth1 amharc as eireaball do shúl ar dhuine/rud, breathnú i leataobh ar dhuine/rud, breathnú i ndiaidh do ghéill ar dhuine/rudshe looked askance at me d'amharc sí orm as eireaball a súl2 breathnú go míchéadfach ar dhuine/rud, amharc go hamhrasach ar dhuine/rudthey'll look askance at this ní bheidh siad sásta leis seo, beidh siad ina éadan seo
at »

to look at sth breathnú ar rud
awful »

to look awful1 look ill or sad droch-chuma a bheith ort, drochshnua a bheith ort, cuma mhillteanach a bheith ort, bheith ag breathnú go dona2 look ugly cuma ghránna a bheith ort, droch-chuma a bheith ort, cuma mhillteanach a bheith ort
bomb »

to look like a bomb has hit itthe kitchen looked like a bomb had hit it bhí an chistin ina cíor thuathail, bhí an chistin bunoscionn
bright side »

to look on the bright side of sth an taobh is fearr de scéal a fheiceáil, an ghné is dearfaí de scéal a fheiceáil
bring »

if I could bring myself to look at it dá bhféadfainn breathnú air, dá mbeinn ábalta féachaint air, dá dtiocfadh liom amharc air
butter »

to look as if butter wouldn't melt in your mouth informalshe looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth shílfeá nach leáfadh an t-im ina béal, shílfeá nach mbeadh baint an uain ón gcaora inti
carry off »

it's hard to carry off that look tá sé deacair an stíl sin a chaitheamh
cat »

to look like something the cat dragged in informal bheith cosúil le rud a tharraingeodh an cat isteach lá fliuch, bheith cosúil le rud a thiocfadh isteach faoi thír, bheith cosúil le rud nach gcuirfeá amach ar shluasaid
clever »

to not look too clever informal1 not look goodthe weather doesn't look too clever níl an aimsir thar mholadh beirte2 look unwellhe doesn't look too clever níl cuma rómhaith air, tá droch-chuma air
close² »

to take a close look at sth iniúchadh géar a dhéanamh ar rud, féachaint go grinn ar rud
come over »

they all came over to look at it tháinig siad ar fad anall chun féachaint air
contrive »

they contrived to look happy d'éirigh leo cuma shásta a chur orthu féin
crystal ball »

to look into your crystal ball fáistine a dhéanamh

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