look at

[/lʊk æt/]

verb (phrasal verb)

olhar para

1. to direct one's gaze toward something or someone

Look at that beautiful sunset.

Olhe para aquele pôr do sol lindo.

2. to examine or inspect something carefully

The doctor looked at the X-ray.

O médico olhou para o raio-X.

3. to consider or think about something

Let's look at the problem from a different angle.

Vamos olhar para o problema de um ângulo diferente.

4. to regard or view in a particular way

How do you look at this situation?

Como você vê essa situação?

NYC Slang

check it out / peep

Synonyms

Antonyms

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

olhar para

most common usage throughout Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

olhar para / dar uma olhada em

informal alternative with 'dar uma olhada'

São Paulo

olhar para / ver

'ver' used informally in some contexts

Portugal

olhar para / ver

similar usage to Brazilian Portuguese

look at the bright side - ver o lado positivo

look at the time - ver as horas

look at me - olhe para mim / me dê atenção

look at it this way - vendo desse jeito

don't look at me - não me culpe

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