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mirar |
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| to watch, see, to look at | |
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Ese hombre me miró.
The man looked at me. |
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Él miró hacia atrás.
He looked back. |
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Miró por la ventana.
He looked out of the window. |
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Mire qué pasa afuera.
See what's going on outside. |
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Ella me miró con tristeza.
She looked sadly at me. |
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No gracias. Estoy mirando.
No, thank you. I am just looking. | No, thank you. I'm just looking. |
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Todos la miramos fijamente.
All of us stared at her. |
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Mira aquel palo en la plaza.
Look at that pole in the square. |
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Mira aquella estrella fugaz.
Look at that shooting star. |
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Papá miró a mamá con timidez.
Dad looked at Mom shyly. |
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He mirado la tele esta mañana.
I watched TV this morning. |
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Porque están mirando televisión.
Because they're watching television. |
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Mira el lado positivo de las cosas.
Look at the sunny side of things. | Look on the bright side of things. |
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¡Eh, mira! ¡Un mono de tres cabezas!
Hey, look, a three-headed monkey! |
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Mi hermano menor está mirando la tele.
My little brother is watching TV. |
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La belleza está en los ojos del que mira.
Beauty lies in the eyes of the one who sees. |
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Él miró a su alrededor, pero no había nadie.
He looked around, but he saw no one. |
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Mira el plano: está al lado de la biblioteca.
Look at the plan: it's next to the library. |
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"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. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

