stare

starren, anstarren

Jemanden oder etwas lange ansehen, ohne den Blick abzuwenden.

In einfachem Englisch: To look at someone or something for a long time without looking away.

• Please do not stare at me.
• She stared at the empty chair.
• Why are you staring out of the window?

So benutzt man es: stare at someone/something (He stared at the strange picture.); stare into something (She stared into the darkness.)

Synonyme: gaze

Häufige Wendungen: stare at someone, stare into space, stare out, stare at something

mit Blicken einschüchtern

Jemanden durch einen festen, eindringlichen Blick dazu bringen, sein Verhalten zu ändern.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone behave differently by looking at them steadily and strongly.

• She stared him down.
• He stared the noisy boys into silence.
• Neither player could stare the other down.

So benutzt man es: stare someone down (The guard stared the visitor down.); stare someone into something (She stared him into silence.)

Synonyme: outstare

Häufige Wendungen: stare someone down, stare someone into silence

starrer Blick

Langer, unbewegter Blick auf jemanden oder etwas.

In einfachem Englisch: A long, steady look at someone or something.

• He gave me a cold stare.
• Her stare made me uncomfortable.
• We received curious stares from the other passengers.

Synonyme: gaze

Häufige Wendungen: a cold stare, a blank stare, give someone a stare