New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: book on · lock on · look in · clock on · look for · look out · book in · goof on · hook in · log on

look on

1 (v + adv) observe INTRANSITIVEféach uait c m ubreathnaigh uait c m uamharc uait c m uI'm just looking on nílim ach ag breathnú uaimthey looked on with delight bhí siad ag faire go sásta 2 (also

upon

) (v + prep) consider in particular way TRANSITIVEthey look on us as their enemies measann siad gur naimhde leo muid, dar leo gur naimhde leo muidthey've never been looked on favourably ní raibh meas riamh orthu, ní raibh glacadh riamh leo → see look

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anxious »

he had an anxious look on his face bhí cuma bhuartha air, bhí an imní le feiceáil ar a éadan
baffled »

she had a baffled look on her face bhí an mearbhall le feiceáil ar a héadan, bhí cuma chaillte uirthi
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
crushed »

she had a crushed look on her face bhí dreach cráite uirthi
enquiring »

she had an enquiring look on her face bhí cuma fhiosrach ar a haghaidh
face »

on the face of it, it looks fine tá sé go breá, de réir cosúlachta; tá gach uile chuma air go bhfuil sé togha
favour »

she didn't look with favour on the proposal níor thaitin an moladh léi, ní raibh sí fabhrach don mholadh
glazed »

his eyes had taken on a glazed look bhí a dhá shúil marbh ina cheann
gouge »

we look for gouges on the road cuardaímid mantanna atá bainte as an mbóthar
helplessly »

we looked on helplessly as the fire engulfed the house ní rabhamar in ann faic a dhéanamh ach breathnú ar an tine ag slogadh an tí
incomprehension »

she had a look of total incomprehension on her face ba léir ar a dreach nár thuig sí ó thalamh an domhain
kindly »

to look kindly on sth/sb (also to look kindly upon sb/sth)they won't look kindly on his mistakes ní chuirfidh siad mórán fáilte roimh na botúin sin, beidh siad míshásta faoi na meancóga sin
look »

the garden looked down on the bay bhí radharc ar an gcuan ón ngairdín
look »

he had a serious look on his face bhí cuma dháiríre air, bhí féachaint dháiríre ina ghnúis
look back »

the article is looking back on his work tá an t-alt ag breathnú siar ar a chuid oibre, súil siar ar a chuid oibre atá san alt
look down on »

they look down on him níl meas madra acu air, tá siad drochmheasúil faoi, tá siad sotalach leis
look in »

to look in on sb bualadh isteach chuig duine, cuairt a thabhairt ar dhuine, dul ar cuairt chuig duine
lovely »

that suit looks lovely on you tá an chulaith sin galánta ort, feileann an chulaith sin thar cionn duit, is mór an spórt an chulaith sin ort
nostalgia »

they look back with nostalgia on their youth bíonn cumha orthu i ndiaidh a n-óige, bíonn caitheamh i ndiaidh a n-óige acu
odds-on »

Ireland are looking odds-on for victory tá gach cosúlacht air go mbuafaidh Éire, tá gach seans go mbuafaidh Éire, chuirfinn geall go mbuafaidh Éire

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