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The Spanish word

mirar

means
to watch, see, to look at
Examples:
Ese hombre me miró.
The man looked at me.
Él miró hacia atrás.
He looked back.
Miró por la ventana.
He looked out of the window.
Mire qué pasa afuera.
See what's going on outside.
Ella me miró con tristeza.
She looked sadly at me.
No gracias. Estoy mirando.
No, thank you. I am just looking. | No, thank you. I'm just looking.
Todos la miramos fijamente.
All of us stared at her.
Mira aquel palo en la plaza.
Look at that pole in the square.
Mira aquella estrella fugaz.
Look at that shooting star.
Papá miró a mamá con timidez.
Dad looked at Mom shyly.
He mirado la tele esta mañana.
I watched TV this morning.
Porque están mirando televisión.
Because they're watching television.
Mira el lado positivo de las cosas.
Look at the sunny side of things. | Look on the bright side of things.
¡Eh, mira! ¡Un mono de tres cabezas!
Hey, look, a three-headed monkey!
Mi hermano menor está mirando la tele.
My little brother is watching TV.
La belleza está en los ojos del que mira.
Beauty lies in the eyes of the one who sees.
Él miró a su alrededor, pero no había nadie.
He looked around, but he saw no one.
Mira el plano: está al lado de la biblioteca.
Look at the plan: it's next to the library.
"No puedo pensar con ese ruido," dijo ella, mirando fijamente su máquina de escribir.
"I can't think with that noise," she said, as she stared at the typewriter.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org