| Traduções principais |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| looking n | (act: watching) | olhada sf |
| | | olhar sm |
| | His looking at flowers and bugs made her think he was eccentric. |
| | A olhada dele para as flores e insetos fez ela achá-lo excêntrico. |
| gaze n | (stare, look) (fixo) | olhar sm |
| | John looked at his father with a steady gaze. |
| | John olhou para seu pai com um olhar fixo. |
| take a look v expr | informal (look casually at sth/sb) (informal) | dar uma olhada expres v |
| | | olhar vt |
| | | dar uma vista de olhos express |
| | There's a sale on at this gallery; shall we take a look? |
| | Não entendo muito de motores, mas vou dar uma olhada. |
| look vi | (cast eyes in a direction) | olhar v int |
| | He looked to his right. |
| | Ele olhou à sua direita. |
| watch sth/sb vtr | (observe) | olhar, observar vt |
| | He watched the fight in the park. |
| | Ele olhou a luta no parque. |
| look vi | (examine visually) | olhar vt |
| | Let me look to see if there is a water leak. |
| | Deixe-me olhar se há algum vazamento de água. |
| face sb/sth vtr | (look towards) | olhar vt |
| | Face the teacher when you're talking to her. |
| | Olhe para a professora quando você estiver falando com ela. |
| watch sth/sb vtr | (keep under observation) | olhar vt |
| | The nurses are watching the children. |
| | As enfermeiras estão olhando as crianças. |
| look upon sth/sb vtr phrasal sep | literary (gaze at, take in) | mirar vt |
| | | olhar vt |
| | The sculptor looked upon his latest creation with pride. |
| | O escultor mirou sua última criação com orgulho. |
look around,
also UK: look round vi + prep | (browse) | procurar, olhar expres |
| | Sarah spent the afternoon looking around the local shops. |
| | Sarah passou a tarde olhando as lojas locais. |
| watch vi | (observe) | olhar v int |
| | Frank prefers to watch, not participate. |
| | Frank prefere olhar, não participar. |
| goggle at sth/sb vi + prep | (stare stupidly) | olhar vt |
| | | espiar vt |
| | Traffic was terrible because drivers kept slowing to goggle at an accident at the side of the road. |
| view sth vtr | (inspect, survey) | olhar, inspecionar vt |
| | The politicians viewed the disaster area. |
| | Os políticos olharam (or: inspecionaram) a área do desastre. |
| the glare of sth n | figurative (of publicity) (figurado) | olhar sm |
| | All politicians must learn to accept the glare of public scrutiny. |
| Traduções complementares |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| look n | (expression directed at sb) | olhar sm |
| | She silenced him with an angry look. |
| | Ela o silenciou com um olhar zangado. |
| look at sth vi + prep | figurative (analyze) | olhar v int |
| | The detective tried to look at all the facts. |
| | O detetive tentou olhar todos os fatos. |
| look to sth vi + prep | figurative (pay attention to) | olhar vt |
| | Ben decided that the past was behind him and that it was time to look to the future. |
| | Benito decidiu deixar o passado para trás e olhar para o futuro. |
look in sth,
look into sth vi + prep | (see inside sth) | olhar vt |
| | | ver vt |
| | Frank looked in the fridge to see if there was any milk. |
| | Frank olhou na geladeira para ver se tinha leite. |
| watch sth/sb vtr | (contemplate) (contemplar) | olhar vt |
| | Janet is sitting in the park, watching the clouds. |
| | Janet está sentada no parque, olhando as nuvens. |
| watch sth/sb vtr | (oversee) (supervisionar) | olhar vt |
| | The supervisor is watching our progress. |
| | O supervisor está olhando nosso progresso. |
| eye sb/sth vtr | (look at) | olhar vt |
| | He eyed her across the room, making her nervous. |
| | Ele a olhou através da sala, deixando-a nervosa. |
| Formas compostas: |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| angry look n | (facial expression of anger) | olhar raivoso loc sm |
| | Olivia gave her husband an angry look. |
| dirty look n | informal (face: resentful expression) | olhar ressentido loc sm |
| | He gave her a dirty look when she testified against him. |
| eyesore n | (ugly thing) | monstruosidade, fealdade sf |
| | | feio de olhar loc sm |
| | | coisa desagradável loc sf |
| | (edifício, pejorativo) | mamarracho sm |
| | The office block has been considered an eyesore from the beginning. |
| | O bloco de escritórios tem sido considerado uma monstruosidade desde o início. |
| gawk vi | (stare, gawp) (olhar fixamente) | pasmar v int |
| | | olhar estupidamente loc v |
| | The comedian expected the audience to laugh, but they just gawked, offended by his joke. |
| glance vi | (look) | olhar de relance loc v |
| | | dar uma olhadinha loc v |
| | She couldn't help glancing towards the clock every five minutes. |
| | Ela não conseguia parar de olhar de relance para o relógio a cada cinco minutos. |
| | Ela não conseguia parar de dar uma olhadinha no relógio a cada cinco minutos |
| glance over vi + adv | (look quickly) | dar uma olhada expres v |
| | | olhar de relance expres v |
| | I barely dared to look at Megan, but when I did glance over, she was smiling. |
| gloat vi | (show self-satisfaction) | vangloriar-se, regozijar-se vp |
| | | olhar perversamente expres v |
| | | regozijar-se com desgraça alheia expres v |
| | You shouldn't gloat till you see how well the others have done. |
| glower at sb/sth vi + prep | (stare moodily at) | carranquear v int |
| | | olhar furiosamente vt + adv |
| | Jason glowered at his math teacher, feeling that algebra was torture. |
| glowering adj | (glaring) | de olhar furioso loc adj |
| | (olhar) | fulminante adj |
| | In the audience, Adam's glowering face was noticeable to the actors. |
| hindsight n | (understanding afterwards) (entender depois) | olhar a distância expres |
| | Hindsight is always a lot clearer than your problems right now. |
| into prep | (to the heart of) | analisar vt |
| | | olhar com detalhe expres v |
| | Police are probing into the theft of several computers from an office building. |
| | A polícia está analisando o roubo de vários computadores de um prédio comercial. |
| leer at sb vi + prep | (look lustfully) | olhar lascivamente vt + adv |
| | The teenage boys leered at the girls' volleyball team. |
| | Os adolescentes olharam lascivamente para as garotas do time de vôlei. |
| leer at sb vi + prep | (look maliciously) | olhar maliciosamente vt + adv |
| | The bully leered at him across the classroom. |
| leer n | (lustful look) | olhar lascivo loc sm |
| | "Fancy an early night," Tom's wife asked him with a leer. |
| leer n | (malicious look) | olhar malicioso loc sm |
| | 'I know your secret,' the girl told Sara with a leer. |
| look ahead vi phrasal | (see what is in front) | olhar para a frente expres v |
| | When you are the driver, it's best to look ahead on the road. |
| | Quando você é o motorista, é melhor olhar para a frente na estrada. |
| look beyond sth vtr phrasal insep | figurative (consider more than) | olhar além |
| | Look beyond his looks; consider his personality. |
| look of disapproval n | (frown, scowl) | olhar de desaprovação |
| | His attempts to make the audience laugh at his crude jokes were met with looks of disapproval. |
look on the bright side,
look on the bright side of things v expr | informal (consider positive aspects) | olhar o lado bom expres v |
| | | ver o lado positivo expres v |
| | If you always look on the bright side, you will be a much happier person. |
| look sb up and down v expr | (examine, scrutinize sb) (examinar, escrutinar) | olhar de cima a baixo expres |
| ogle sb/sth vtr | (stare at lustfully) | olhar cobiçosamente vt + adv |
| | The teenage boys ogled the women in the magazine. |
| ogle n | (lustful stare) | olhar de cobiça loc sm |
| | My coworker quickly turned away when I noticed his ogle. |
| peek n | (quick look) | olhar rápido sm |
| | | olhadela sf |
| | I just had a quick peek, but I don't think Julie was there. |
| | Dei somente um olhar rápido, mas não acho que Julie estivesse lá. |
| peer vi | (look) | olhar atentamente vi + adv |
| | If you peer closely, you can see the wind blowing the grass about. |
| | Se você olhar atentamente, você pode ver o vento soprando a grama. |
| scan sth vtr | (text, etc.: look over rapidly) | olhar rapidamente vt + adv |
| | | dar uma vista de olhos a vt |
| | | passar os olhos por vt |
| | | percorrer com os olhos vt |
| | Jane scanned the document, checking for errors. |
| | Jane olhou rapidamente o documento, buscando erros. |
| scan sth vtr | (examine visually) | olhar rapidamente vt + adv |
| | | perscrutar vt |
| | Alison scanned the auditorium, trying to see if her friend was there. Paul scanned Daniel's face, trying to determine if he was serious or not. |
| | Alison olhou rapidamente o auditório, tentando ver se seu amigo estava lá. Paul olhou o rosto de Daniel rapidamente, tentando determinar se ele estava falando sério ou não. |
| sift through sth vi + prep | figurative (sort through: papers) (figurado) | examinar vt |
| | | revirar vt |
| | | revisar vt |
| | | olhar com atenção expres |
| | I was sifting through papers when I found your letter. |
| stare vi | (gaze fixedly) | encarar v int |
| | | olhar fixamente v int + adv |
| | It's rude to stare. |
| | É rude encarar. |
| stare n | (fixed gaze) | olhar fixo sm + adj |
| | | encarada sf |
| | The little boy's stare was starting to make Brian uncomfortable. |
| | O olhar fixo do garotinho estava começando a deixar Brian desconfortável. |