lookwhich is a combination of words Eye (Eye) with noun forming suffix -atamay not be the most profound word in Italian, but it is used very frequently in everyday conversation.
look
Scan/Quick Browse
it translates as glance, glance, quick view or peep Depending on the context, as you might have guessed from the ending, it's a feminine noun.
- Exterior = glance
- Quick View = glance
- look = look
- some looks = some looks
What you'll hear look Many at the same time shopping for clothes, especially if you don’t want to be bothered by salespeople.Here is a very common communication you will hear in stores, using the expression Go and have a look (Literally means “quick glance”):
can I help you? – No, thank you, I was just taking a look.
can I help you? – No, thank you, I was just taking a look.
Go and have a look Also a popular expression for looking at something quickly or checking something quickly, e.g. take a look at the email (checking emails) or read the newspaper (Take a quick look at the newspaper, or Quickly browse the newspaper).
Synonyms for Go and have a look yes take a lookand gaze significance gaze, look or glance Depends on context.
Another variation is take a look.Both Go and have a look and take a look can be translated into Closely / take care of something or someone
- look at the dog = Keep an eye on dogs/take care of dogs (temporarily)
- Can you look at the children for five minutes? = Can you babysit for five minutes?
except verbs dare (give), you will also hear take a lookwhich means more or less the same thing, and exchange looksmeaning is exchange glances.
look Can be used with many adjectives to describe the way a person sees something, or to describe the emotion behind someone's expression. Here are some common examples in everyday Italian:
- Take a quick look = Take a quick look
- a fleeting glance = Quick View
- cold eyes = cold eyes
- fiery look = a fiery glance
- knowing eyes = knowing eyes
- questioning look = questioning look
- Looking murderous = evil look
If you really want to emphasize the quick and casual nature of your gaze, you can use a small look down upon (“a small glimpse”).
I want to see that bag. Are you waiting for me outside?
I want to take a quick look at that bag. Will you wait for me outside?
Heather Broster is a graduate with honors in linguistics from the University of Western Ontario. She is an aspiring polyglot, fluent in English and Italian, as well as varying degrees of fluency in Japanese, Welsh and French. Originally from Toronto, Heather has lived in several countries, notably Italy for six years. Her main research areas are language acquisition, education and bilingual teaching.
