The German word for to look is
schauen
German Definition
look | |
[1] schauen, sehen | |
[2] anschauen, betrachten | |
[3] suchen | |
[4] aussehen | |
[1] "At the window a face looks back out and for a moment is caught in the moonlight, then its ducks back inside to carry on with its business." | |
[2] Don't look at me! | |
Schau mich nicht an! | |
[3] We're looking for the station. | |
Wir suchen den Bahnhof. | |
[4] Your new dress looks beautyful. | |
Dein neues Kleid sieht wunderbar aus. |
Translations for look and their definitions
Schauen | ||
n. plural of Schau | ||
v. to look (at something, at a certain location, in a certain direction) | ||
v. to watch, to view | ||
Ich schaue gern Fußball. - I like to watch football/soccer. |
Blick | © | ||
n. glance, look | |||
auf den ersten Blick - at first glance | |||
n. view | |||
v. singular imperative of blicken |
Fratze | ||
n-f. sneer; grimace; evil smile |
erwarten | ||
v. to expect, to consider likely | ||
Keine Sorge, ich erwarte, dass bald Hilfe kommt. - Don't worry, I'm expecting help to arrive soon. | ||
Was erwartest du von mir? - What do you expect from me? | ||
v. to await, to expect (someone to arrive) | ||
Kommen Sie rein, wir haben Sie erwartet. - Come in, we've been expecting you. |
Scheinen | ||
n. gerund of scheinen | ||
n. dative plural of Schein | ||
v. to shine; to gleam | ||
v. (copulative) to seem; to appear; to look | ||
Es scheint mir, dass … - It seems to me that … | ||
Du scheinst erschöpft. - You seem exhausted. |
Aussehen | ||
n. look, appearance | ||
v. (copulative) to look, seem (wie/nach like) | ||
Du siehst müde aus. - You look tired. | ||
v. to look good or bad; depending on intonation | ||
Das sieht aus! — Ich find schon, dass das aussieht. - That looks terrible! — I actually think it looks nice. | ||
v. to look for; to watch out for | ||
Er saß am Ufer und sah nach den Booten aus. - He sat at the shore and watched out for the boats. | ||
v. to look for and find; to pick; to select | ||
Sieh dir den Besten aus! - Find yourself the best! |
schaut | ||
v. third-person singular present of schauen | ||
v. second-person plural present of schauen | ||
v. plural imperative of schauen |
Aussehen | ||
n. look, appearance | ||
v. (copulative) to look, seem (wie/nach like) | ||
Du siehst müde aus. - You look tired. | ||
v. to look good or bad; depending on intonation | ||
Das sieht aus! — Ich find schon, dass das aussieht. - That looks terrible! — I actually think it looks nice. | ||
v. to look for; to watch out for | ||
Er saß am Ufer und sah nach den Booten aus. - He sat at the shore and watched out for the boats. | ||
v. to look for and find; to pick; to select | ||
Sieh dir den Besten aus! - Find yourself the best! |
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