Usages of mirar
Ellos miran unos zapatos en la tienda.
They look at some shoes in the store.
Ustedes miran las flores y los árboles.
You look at the flowers and the trees.
El estudiante mira el mapa.
The student looks at the map.
El doctor mira las manos.
The doctor looks at the hands.
El niño mira la puerta negra.
The boy looks at the black door.
La niña mira el pájaro atentamente.
The girl looks at the bird attentively.
Miramos al sospechoso que intenta escapar.
We are looking at the suspect who is trying to escape.
El guardia mira el tatuaje que tiene el sospechoso.
The guard looks at the tattoo that the suspect has.
Mirabas la rama cuando de repente apareció una serpiente.
You were looking at the branch when suddenly a snake appeared.
Hace veinte minutos que miro el eclipse con el telescopio.
I have been watching the eclipse with the telescope for twenty minutes.
Yo miraba las huellas, pero no vi a nadie.
I was looking at the footprints, but I didn't see anyone.
Aunque el terreno sea fácil, tenemos que mirar la brújula.
Even if the terrain is easy, we have to look at the compass.
Yo miraba la calle y se me cayó algo valioso.
I was looking at the street and I dropped something valuable.
Era importante que repararan el bache que estamos mirando.
It was important that they repair the pothole that we are looking at.
Él debe dejar de mirar el celular porque arruina la película.
He must stop looking at the cell phone because it ruins the movie.
El millonario mira el naipe y se queda paralizado.
The millionaire looks at the card and ends up paralyzed.
Ustedes están mirando cómo cambia la superficie.
You all are looking at how the surface changes.
Como no miraron el indicador, no notaron el fallo crítico.
Since they didn't look at the indicator, they didn't notice the critical failure.
Yo acababa de mirar la margarita; ¡cuántos pétalos perdió!
I had just looked at the daisy; how many petals it lost!
Ella anda mirando las baratijas del puesto.
She is walking around looking at the stall's trinkets.
El depredador y la presa se miran el uno al otro en el ecosistema.
The predator and the prey look at each other in the ecosystem.
Él está intrigado y mira la rosa sin tocarla.
He is intrigued and looks at the rose without touching it.
El niño mira hacia atrás.
The boy looks back.
Ella nos miró con desprecio, como si no hubiéramos nacido en la élite.
She looked at us with disdain, as if we had not been born into the elite.
Aun mirando el navegador, sigo sin entender esta calle.
Even looking at the GPS, I still don't understand this street.
Él avanza por ese carril sin mirar.
He moves down that lane without looking.
Aun mirando el mapa, es dificilísimo ubicarse aquí.
Even looking at the map, it is extremely difficult to get oriented here.
El mirador desde el que miramos el valle era hermoso.
The viewpoint from which we looked at the valley was beautiful.
El monstruo te mira como si fuera una bestia feroz.
The monster looks at you as if it were a fierce beast.
Habremos mirado el forro, pero no el dobladillo del vestido.
We must have looked at the lining, but not the hem of the dress.
Ojalá el evaluador no hubiera mirado el retrovisor.
I wish the evaluator had not looked in the rearview mirror.
Yo en tu lugar, miraría el retrovisor.
In your place, I would look in the rearview mirror.
Al sacar el atún del agua, lo miramos.
Upon taking the tuna out of the water, we looked at it.
El caballo se echa a galopar y el jinete mira el cronómetro.
The horse starts to gallop and the jockey looks at the stopwatch.
Míralo; no es el lienzo original, que me conste.
Look at it; it is not the original canvas, as far as I know for certain.
Ahorita él está mirando el dominó tembloroso.
Right now he is looking at the trembling domino.
¡Míralo! Es torpe y encima baila mal.
Look at him! He is clumsy and on top of that he dances badly.
Antes de mirar la radiografía, enjuáguese otra vez nomás.
Before looking at the x-ray, go ahead and rinse out again.
Los jueces se miraron boquiabiertos y les dieron una calificación perfecta por el atuendo.
The judges looked at each other open-mouthed and gave them a perfect score for the attire.
Uno mira la inmensidad y empieza a llorar.
One looks at the immensity and starts to cry.
Hacía cinco días que yo miraba la inmensidad del mar.
I had been looking at the immensity of the sea for five days.
Tienes que mirar el logotipo de cerquita.
You have to look at the logo very closely.
El cliente meticuloso revisa la puntada y la mira de cerquita.
The meticulous client checks the stitch and looks at it very closely.
Lo miro de cerquita y brilla sospechosamente.
I look at it very closely and it shines suspiciously.
Miro la fecha en el calendario.
I look at the date on the calendar.
Al partir, ella miró la casa.
Upon leaving, she looked at the house.
La niña mira a su gato.
The girl looks at her cat.
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