look over

revisar, repasar

Leer un texto rápidamente, a menudo para buscar errores.

En inglés sencillo: To read something quickly, often to find mistakes.

• Please look over my email.
• I looked the report over for mistakes.
• She is looking over her notes before the exam.

Cómo se usa: look something over (Could you look my essay over before I submit it?)

Sinónimos: review, check, scan

Expresiones frecuentes: look over something, look over notes

revisar, inspeccionar

Examinar brevemente a alguien o algo para comprobar si hay algún problema.

En inglés sencillo: To check someone or something briefly to see whether anything is wrong.

• Please look over the car.
• The doctor looked me over after the fall.
• Have you looked over the house for damage?

Cómo se usa: look someone/something over (The mechanic looked the car over before I bought it.)

Sinónimos: check, inspect

Expresiones frecuentes: look over something, look over someone

mirar de arriba abajo, recorrer con la mirada

Recorrer con la mirada a una persona o una cosa para observar su aspecto.

En inglés sencillo: To move your eyes across a person or thing, taking in their appearance.

• She looked him over slowly.
• He looked over the room before entering.
• The guard looked the visitors over from head to foot.

Cómo se usa: look someone/something over (She looked the stranger over from head to foot.)

Sinónimos: survey, look at

Expresiones frecuentes: look over someone, look over something