look over

relire, parcourir

Lire rapidement un texte, souvent pour y repérer des erreurs.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : look something over (Could you look my essay over before I submit it?)

Synonymes : review, check, scan

Expressions courantes : look over something, look over notes

examiner, inspecter

Examiner rapidement quelqu’un ou quelque chose pour voir s’il y a un problème.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : look someone/something over (The mechanic looked the car over before I bought it.)

Synonymes : check, inspect

Expressions courantes : look over something, look over someone

regarder de haut en bas, parcourir du regard

Promener son regard sur une personne ou une chose pour en observer l’apparence.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : look someone/something over (She looked the stranger over from head to foot.)

Synonymes : survey, look at

Expressions courantes : look over someone, look over something