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The Portuguese word for to look is
olhar





to look

Portuguese Definition


look
     1. Substantivo. aparência.
     2. Verbo. (transitivo) olhar.
     3. Verbo. (intransitivo) procurar
     4. Verbo. === Regência ===
     5. Verbo. * (de 2) for.



Translations for look and their definitions

olhada
     1. n-f. look, glance
     2. Participle. feminine singular of olhado


resguardar
     1. v. to shelter or protect something
     2. v. to observe (to follow or obey the custom, practice or rules)
     3. v. to face (to have the front in a certain direction)


esperar
     1. v. to wait
     2. v.          (indtr, por, intr=1, direct=1) to wait (for); to await
                   Eu espero por sua resposta. - I await your response.
                   Fiquei esperando no carro. - I waited in the car.
     3. v.          to wait for (not to do anything until)
                   Espere o João chegar. - Wait for John to arrive.
     4. v. to hope
     5. v.          (indtr, por) to hope for (to really want something)
                   Eles esperam pelo fim da guerra. - They hope for the end of the war.
     6. v.          (indtr, que, ditr=1, aux=present subjunctive) to hope (that) someone does something
                   Eu espero que gostes do presente. - I hope you like the gift.
     7. v.          (auxiliary) to hope something can be done
                   Esperávamos comer alguma coisa hoje. - We were hoping to eat something today.
     8. v. (indtr, por, intr=1, direct=1) to expect; to anticipate (to know or think that something will happen)
           É melhor do que eu esperava. - It is better than I expected.
           Eu já esperava por isso mesmo. - I was expecting this anyway.


aspecto
     1. n-m. appearance, look
     2. n-m. aspect


olhar
     1. v. to look
           Olha isso! - Look at this!
     2. n-m. gaze; stare; look
     3. n-m. glance


parecer
     1. v. (copulative, or auxiliary) to seem
           O Jorge parece estar feliz. - George seems to be happy.
     2. v. (indtr, com, .takes a reflexive pronoun) to resemble
     3. n-m. expert opinion, advice, assessment, evaluation


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