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The Swedish word for to look is
titta





to look



Translations for to look and their definitions

titta ©
     1. v. (without any particle) to look; keep one's eyes open as to be able to see
           Titta inte! Blunda!
             Don't look! Close your eyes!
     2. v. (with an unstressed "på") to look (to try to see something)
           Att titta på tv.
             To watch TV.
     3. v. (with a stressed "på") to watch something happen; to be a spectator
           Jag fick inte hjälpa honom, utan bara titta på när han försökte.
             I wasn't allowed to help him, only watch him try.


blick
     1. n-c. look (action of looking)
     2. n-c. glance
     3. n-c. gaze


se ©
     1. v. to see (not be blind)
           Han sa att han var blind, men han kan se - He said he was blind, but he can see
     2. v. to look
           Han såg på igelkotten - He looked at the hedgehog
     3. v. to see; to understand
           Jag ser inte hur det skulle kunna vara möjligt. - I don't see how that could be possible.
     4. v. to see, to visualize; to form a mental picture of


kika
     1. v. to look


kolla
     1. v. to look, to watch
           De kollade på den stora älgen - They looked at the large moose
           Vi kollade på en film - We watched a movie
     2. v. (colloquial with in) to check out (look at)
           Kolla in hyllan på bruden där borta - Check out the rack on the chick over there
     3. v. to check (examine, inspect)
           Kolla om mjölken är slut! - Check/see if we're out of milk!


spana
     1. v. spy, scout


se ut
     1. v. to look, to appear, to seem
           Du ser ledsen ut. Går det bra? - You seem sad. Are you alright?
           Du ser ut som Michael Jackson - You look like Michael Jackson
           Han ser ut att inte gilla det - He looks like he doesn't like it
     2. v. to pick, to choose for future acquiring; to decide upon an item to buy later
           Vi har sett ut ett hus som vi vill köpa, om vi har råd. - We have decided on a house that we'd like to buy, if we can afford it.


utseende
     1. Participle. present participle of se ut
     2. Participle. present participle of utse
     3. n-n. a look (physical appearance)


verka
     1. v. to work, to act
           Den speciella ortogonala gruppen verkar på Rn genom rotationer - The special orthogonal group acts on Rn by rotations
     2. v. to seem as, appear, to have an appearance as of
           Det verkar som om att han är arg. - It seems as if he is angry.
     3. v. to pare or trim the hoof of a horse


synas
     1. v. to be visible
           Den är osynlig, så den syns inte - It's invisible, so it's not visible
     2. v. have as appearance; to appear, to seem
     3. v. to meet each other (by happenstance)
     4. v. passive infinitive of syna
     5. v. present passive of syna


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