Hoy os traemos de nuevo un post de phrasal verbs. En este caso veremos phrasal verbs de uso muy común con look. Recuerda que aunque pueden resultarnos un poco complicadillos, lo mejor es ir aprendiendolos poco a poco y comenzar a utilizar algunos de ellos una vez tienes claro su significado. Para eso, hoy te proponemos estos 15 phrasal verbs con look con su significado y ejemplos.
To look for / to search – buscar.
E.g.
She’s looking for a new job.
I didn’t find what I was looking for.
To look after / to take care of – cuidar.
E.g.
I need a babysitter to look after my children.
Do you mind looking after my dog next weekend?
To look up / to try to find information – buscar información (en un diccionario, libro, en internet).
E.g.
I’ll look it up on Wikipedia.
They looked the words up in a dictionary.
To look forward to / to be waiting and excited about a future event – esperar ansioso, entusiasmado.
E.g.
I look forward to meeting you again.
He is looking forward to your visit.
To look over / to quickly examine something – echar un vistazo.
E.g.
Could you look over my notes and tell me what you think?
I like to look over the newspaper before going to work.
To look up to / to respect and admire someone – admirar a alguien.
E.g.
I look up to my father, I hope I will be like him some day.
He has always looked up to his boss.
To look down on / to feel better than other people – creerse mejor, menospreciar a alguien.
E.g.
Rich people look down on others.
Many companies look down on their employees.
To look into / to investigate, examine – investigar, examinar con detalle.
E.g.
You’ll have to look into the pros and cons of moving to another country.
The doctor looked into the injury and prescribed some antibiotics.
To look in on / to visit someone for a short time – visitar a alguien, pasarse a ver.
E.g.
Could you look in on your grandma and see if she’s all right?
Ok, I’ll look in on her on my way home.
To look back on / to think about something in the past – recordar, pensar sobre el pasado.
E.g.
I feel proud when I look back on the things I’ve done in my life.
If you look back on your childhood you will remember happy times.
To look out / to watch and be careful – tener cuidado.
E.g.
Look out! There is broken glass on the floor.
Look out with that dog, it seems dangerous.
To look at / to consider or examine something – considerar, examinar.
E.g.
We will look at all the proposal before making a decision.
Management are looking at ways of cutting costs.
To look around / to visit, to search – buscar, visitar, mirar alrededor.
E.g.
We started looking around for a house on the beach.
They looked around the city but they didn’t find the gallery.
To look through / to examine or read something briefly – hojear, revisar.
E.g.
Have you look through the report I sent you?
I was looking through some books on the subject.
To look to / to rely on someone for help – esperar que alguien haga algo por ti.
E.g.
We look to our manager to give us the instructions.
I look to Kim to help me with my exam.
Seguro que algunos ya te sonaban y los puedes tachar de la lista 😉
Y como sabemos que los phrasal verbs son un tema recurrente a la hora de aprender inglés y ampliar vocabulario aquí tenéis más phrasal verbs con take y con get, look through them!
La palabra «mind» es muy versátil en inglés y se utiliza en bastantes expresiones idiomáticas, muchas de ellas tienen un equivalente parecido en español. En el post de hoy os traemos una lista con algunas de ellas para que puedas lucirte con tu speaking. Os dejamos las que creemos que son las mejores expresiones con mind.
Make up your mind / to make a decision – decidirse, tomar una decisión.
There are many options. I can’t make up my mind.
Be in two minds / to be undecisive – estar dividido, no decidirse.
I’m in two minds about what to do.
Change your mind / to change your opinion – cambiar de opinión.
He wasn’t coming but he changed his mind and joined us.
Keep / bear in mind / to remember, to consider – tener en cuenta.
We need to keep in mind the cost of this initiative.
Cross your mind / to come into your thought – venir a la mente.
A strange idea crossed my mind last night.
Come / bring to mind / to make you remember – venir a la mente, recordar.
A question that comes to mind is…
Old photographs bring to mind good memories of childhood.
Lose your mind / to go crazy – perder la cabeza.
I lost my mind when I forgot my mobile at home.
Go out of your mind / to go crazy – perder la cabeza, volverse loco.
Have you gone out of your mind?
Take your mind off something / to get distracted – distraerse.
Going to the gym helps me take my mind off work problems.
Put your mind at ease / to reassure – tranquilizar.
Let me put your mind at ease, your insurance covers all the expenses.
Peace of mind / be calm, with no worries – paz mental, tranquilidad.
I’ll have peace of mind when I finish paying my debts.
Out of sight, out of mind – «corazón que no ve, corazón que no siente»
You know what they say «out of sight, out of mind».
A piece of your mind / give your opinion – dar tu opinión (sobre todo sobre un tema serio o que te enfada/molesta).
I gave my neighbours a piece of my mind about the noise they were making.
To speak your mind / to say frankly what you think – decir lo que piensas honestamente.
He often speaks his mind but he’s not always diplomatic.
Have something in mind / to be considering something – tener algo en mente.
We haven’t decided where to go but we have a place in mind.
Have a lot on your mind / to have a lot of worries – estar preocupado, tener muchas cosas en la cabeza.
I have a lot on my mind right now and I can’t think clearly.
Have an open mind / to be open-minded – tener la mente abierta.
She has an open mind considering she’s 70 years old.
Have a mind of your own / to make your own decisions – tomar tus propias decisiones.
Eva doesn’t need advice, she has a mind of her own.
You mind goes blank / to forget something momentarily – quedarse en blanco.
They asked me but my mind went blank and I didn’t know what to say.
Slip your mind / to forget something – olvidarse de algo.
I’m sorry, it slipped my mind.
Read someone’s mind / to have the same idea – leer la mente.
You read my mind! We should order some food.
Esperamos que os hayan gustado estas expresiones con mind y las tengáis en cuenta (keep them in mind) pero por si se os olvidan (it slips your mind) o de repente os quedais en blanco, (your mind goes blank) podeis utilizar este post para recordarlas 😉
Si os gustan los idioms, aquí podeis encontrar un ebook con más expresiones idiomáticas.
