spectare

to look at

Usages of spectare

• Senex saepe in silva ambulat et caelum spectat.: (An old man often walks in the forest and looks at the sky.)
• Discipulus caelum spectat.: The student looks at the sky.
• Senex in provincia ambulat et caelum spectat.: The old man walks in the province and looks at the sky.
• Discipulus dicit: "Caelum specto, nam interdum est pulchrum.": The student says: "I look at the sky, for sometimes it is beautiful."
• Avia, quae puellam amat, capillos pueri spectat et oculos eius laudat.: The grandmother, who loves the girl, looks at the boy's hair and praises his eyes.
• Puella parva aviam audit, quae cantat, et lucernam obscuram spectat.: The little girl listens to her grandmother, who is singing, and looks at the dim lamp.
• Puer manus et pedes lavat, et mater caput eius spectat.: The boy washes his hands and feet, and mother looks at his head.
• Dominus et servus sine verbo sedent; dominus pedes fessos spectat, servus autem silentium amat.: The master and the servant sit without a word; the master looks at his tired feet, but the servant loves the silence.
• Postea dominus numerum pecuniae spectat et dicit pretium tunicae veteris esse nimium.: Afterwards the master looks at the amount of money and says that the price of the old tunic is too much.
• Puella per fenestram nubes spectat et pluviam clare audit.: The girl looks at the clouds through the window and clearly hears the rain.
• Puer et puella per silvam ambulant et flumen clarum spectant.: The boy and the girl walk through the forest and look at the clear river.
• Inter flumen et viam parvus pons est, et pueri de ponte flumen spectant.: Between the river and the road there is a small bridge, and the boys look at the river from the bridge.
• Puer in alto ponte stat et flumen spectat.: The boy stands on the high bridge and looks at the river.
• In foro statua imperatoris alta est, et multi eam spectant.: In the forum there is a tall statue of the emperor, and many people look at it.
• Cum cives statuam spectarent, puer parvus sub ea ridebat.: While the citizens were looking at the statue, a little boy was laughing under it.
• Puer canem prope murum videt, et puella tectum altum spectat.: The boy sees a dog near the wall, and the girl looks at the high roof.
• Puella in speculo vultum suum et os parvum spectat.: The girl looks at her face and small mouth in the mirror.
• Puer os aperit, et medica dentes eius spectat.: The boy opens his mouth, and the doctor looks at his teeth.
• Maritus quoque in speculo se spectat et tunicam puram induit.: The husband also looks at himself in the mirror and puts on a clean tunic.
• Post pluviam campus tam viridis est ut avus diu eum spectet.: After the rain the field is so green that grandfather looks at it for a long time.
• Avus in speculo vultum suum spectat et dicit se hodie laetiorem esse.: Grandfather looks at his face in the mirror and says that he is happier today.
• In atrio imago regis prope ianuam est, et omnes venientes eam spectant.: In the atrium an image of the king is near the door, and all who come in look at it.
• Cum convivium finitum erit, puellae mensam ornatam spectabunt et cantabunt.: When the feast has ended, the girls will look at the decorated table and sing.

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