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EXACT MATCHES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
look on, v.i. 1 a =LOOK-UPON. b (Of building, etc.) It looks on (to) the garden, tá a aghaidh ar an ngairdín; tá sé ar dheisiúr an ghairdín. 2 Fairim (rud); breathnaím ar, féachaim ar. Suppose you helped me instead of looking on, dá mb'áil leat cabhrú liom in áit a bheith ansin ag féachaint orm.
PHRASES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To look on sth. with a critical eye, rud a bhreithniú go grinn.
He always looks on the dark side of things, bíonn an taobh gruama den scéal i gcónaí aige, bíonn an drochscéal i gcónaí aige.
To look on s.o. with a favourable eye, bheith claonta i leith duine.
He put on a knowing look, chuir sé cuma an eolais air féin.
To look one's last on sth., féachaint den uair dhéanach ar rud.
To look one's last on sth., breathnú ar rud den uair dheireanach.
Standing here you look down on the whole plain, i do sheasamh anseo dhuit tá radharc síos uait ar an machaire uile.
F: He looks down on me, tá cor ina shróin aige chugam; tá drochmheas aige orm.
Room that looks out on the yard, seomra a bhfuil radharc ar an gclós uaidh.
To be on the look-out, (i) súil a choimeád in airde(for s.o., le duine); (ii) Nau: faire a sheasamh; (iii) bheith ar d'aire, ar do choimeád.
Room that looks on (to) the street, seomra a bhfuil a aghaidh ar an tsráid.
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