English translation of 'regarder'
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1. [photos, paysage, document] to look at
Il regardait ses photos de vacances. He was looking at his holiday photos.
Tu as regardé le rapport de Martin ? Have you looked at Martin’s report?
regarder qch dans le dictionnaire to look sth up in the dictionary
2. [film, télévision, match] to watch
Je regarde la télévision. I’m watching television.
Regarde où tu mets les pieds ! Watch where you put your feet!
3. (= concerner) to concern
Ça ne nous regarde pas. It’s none of our business. ⧫ It doesn’t concern us.
cela me regarde it’s my business ⧫ it concerns me
4. (= envisager) [situation, avenir] to view
regarder l’avenir avec confiance to view the future with confidence; (= considérer) [son intérêt] to be concerned with
regarder qn/qch comme to regard sb/sth as
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se regarder1. (pour voir) to look
Regarde ! J’ai presque fini. Look! I’ve nearly finished.
regarder par la fenêtre to look out of the window
2. (consulter) to look
Regarde dans le dictionnaire. Look in the dictionary. ⧫ Look it up in the dictionary.
3. (= prendre garde)
regarder à la dépense to be careful about how much one spends
ne pas regarder à la dépense to spare no expense
4. (autres locutions)
y regarder à deux fois to think twice about
y regarder à deux fois avant de faire qch to think twice before doing sth
Verb conjugations for regarder
Presentje regardetu regardesil/elle regardenous regardonsvous regardezils/elles regardentFutureje regarderaitu regarderasil/elle regarderanous regarderonsvous regarderezils/elles regarderontImperfectje regardaistu regardaisil/elle regardaitnous regardionsvous regardiezils/elles regardaientPresent Perfectj'ai regardétu as regardéil/elle a regardénous avons regardévous avez regardéils/elles ont regardé
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A cet égard, ozone rime avec Amazone, l'autre menace écologique lointaine qui dispense de regarder à ses pieds.Tous verts ! La surenchère écologique
Il évite cette fois de me regarder et s'intéresse a la moquette.Le baptême du boiteux
Je restai dans la chambre, sans manger et sans me regarder, pendant trois jours.Marie Claire
Pour l'heure, tout le monde dans cette affaire a tendance à se regarder en chien de faïence.Le Nouvel Observateur (2003)
Pour la majorité, ils ne font que regarder mais certains se sont joints a l'animation.Le baptême du boiteux
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British English: look
/lʊk/ VERB
regard When you look at something, you turn your eyes so that you can see it.
I looked at the clock and yawned.
- American English: look
- Arabic: يَنْظُرُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: olhar
- Chinese: 看
- Croatian: gledati
- Czech: dívat se
- Danish: se
- Dutch: kijken
- European Spanish: mirar
- Finnish: katsoa
- French: regarder
- German: schauen
- Greek: μοιάζω
- Italian: guardare
- Japanese: 見る
- Korean: 보다
- Norwegian: se
- Polish: popatrzeć
- European Portuguese: olhar
- Romanian: a se uita
- Russian: смотреть
- Latin American Spanish: mirar
- Swedish: titta
- Thai: มองดู
- Turkish: bakmak
- Ukrainian: дивитися
- Vietnamese: nhìn
British English: look at
/lʊk æt/ VERB
If you look at a book, newspaper, or magazine, you read it fairly quickly or read part of it.
You've just got to look at the last bit of Act Three.
- American English: look at
- Arabic: يَنْظُرُ إِلَىَ
- Brazilian Portuguese: olhar para
- Chinese: 考虑 consider
- Croatian: prolistati
- Czech: prolétnout rychle přečíst
- Danish: se på
- Dutch: kijken naar
- European Spanish: mirar
- Finnish: katsoa
- French: regarder
- German: ansehen
- Greek: κοιτάζω
- Italian: guardare
- Japanese: ･･･をよく見る
- Korean: 고찰하다
- Norwegian: se på
- Polish: popatrzeć na
- European Portuguese: olhar
- Romanian: a se uita la
- Russian: взглянуть на
- Latin American Spanish: mirar
- Swedish: se på
- Thai: ดูที่
- Turkish: bakmak
- Ukrainian: переглядати
- Vietnamese: đọc sơ
British English: watch
/wɒtʃ/ VERB
If you watch something, you look at it for a period of time.
They were sitting watching television.
Two girls stood watching.
- American English: watch
- Arabic: يُرَاقِبُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: ver
- Chinese: 观看
- Croatian: gledati
- Czech: pozorovat
- Danish: se
- Dutch: bekijken
- European Spanish: mirar
- Finnish: katsella
- French: regarder
- German: beobachten
- Greek: παρακολουθώ
- Italian: guardare
- Japanese: じっと見る
- Korean: (...을) 지켜보다
- Norwegian: iaktta
- Polish: obejrzeć
- European Portuguese: ver
- Romanian: a se uita la
- Russian: смотреть
- Latin American Spanish: mirar
- Swedish: betrakta
- Thai: เฝ้าดู
- Turkish: gözetlemek
- Ukrainian: дивитися
- Vietnamese: theo dõi
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