look around

visiter, faire le tour de

Parcourir un endroit pour voir ce qui s'y trouve.

En anglais simple : To walk through a place and see what is there.

• Can we look around the house?
• We looked around the town after lunch.
• Have you had time to look around?

Comment l'utiliser : look around + place (We looked around the museum before lunch.)

Synonymes : explore, inspect, tour

Expressions courantes : look around somewhere, look around a house

chercher, fouiller

Chercher dans différentes parties d'un endroit pour trouver quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To search different parts of a place to find something.

• Look around for your keys.
• We looked around the kitchen but found nothing.
• Have you looked around for your phone?

Comment l'utiliser : look around for something (I looked around for my missing keys.)

Synonymes : search, hunt around

Expressions courantes : look around for something, look around somewhere

regarder autour de soi

Regarder dans plusieurs directions pour voir ce qui nous entoure.

En anglais simple : To direct your eyes in different directions to see what surrounds you.

• She looked around the room.
• I sat on the bench and looked around.
• He looked around at the faces in the crowd.

Synonymes : look about, scan

Expressions courantes : look around the room, look around slowly

se retourner, regarder derrière soi

Tourner la tête pour voir ce qui se trouve derrière soi.

En anglais simple : To turn your head to see what is behind you.

• I heard footsteps and looked around.
• She looked around when someone called her name.
• He looked around and saw a dog following him.

Comment l'utiliser : look around to + verb (She looked around to see who had called her.)

Synonymes : look back, turn around

Expressions courantes : look around suddenly, look around at someone

observer la situation, prendre conscience

Remarquer ce qui se passe autour de soi et comprendre la situation.

En anglais simple : To notice what is happening around you and understand the situation.

• Look around; many people need help.
• She looked around and realized how much the town had changed.
• If you look around, you can see why people are worried.

Synonymes : take stock, take notice

Expressions courantes : look around yourself, look around today