mirar

Aragonese

Etymology

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Verb

mirar

1. (transitive) to watch

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “mirar”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

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Asturian

Alternative forms

• amirar

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mīrāre, from Latin mīrārī, present active infinitive of mīror (“to be amazed”).

Verb

mirar (first-person singular indicative present miro, past participle miráu)

1. to look (to try to see)

Conjugation

Conjugation of mirar

infinitive		mirar
gerund		mirando
past participle		m miráu, f mirada, n mirao, m pl miraos, f pl miraes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	miro	mires	mira	miramos	miráis	miren
	imperfect	miraba	mirabes	miraba	mirábemos, mirábamos	mirabeis, mirabais	miraben
	preterite	miré	mirasti, miresti	miró	miremos	mirastis, mirestis	miraron
	pluperfect	mirare, mirara	mirares, miraras	mirare, mirara	miráremos, miráramos	mirareis, mirarais	miraren, miraran
	future	miraré	mirarás	mirará	miraremos	miraréis	mirarán
	conditional	miraría	miraríes	miraría	miraríemos, miraríamos	miraríeis, miraríais	miraríen
subjunctive	present	mire	mires, miras	mire	miremos	miréis	miren, miran
	imperfect	mirare, mirara	mirares, miraras	mirare, mirara	miráremos, miráramos	mirareis, mirarais	miraren, miraran
imperative		—	mira	—	—	mirái	—

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Catalan

Etymology

From , from Vulgar Latin *mīrāre, from Latin mīrārī, present active infinitive of mīror (“admire, marvel at”).

Verb

mirar (first-person singular present miro, first-person singular preterite mirí, past participle mirat)

1. to look, to look at, to watch
2. (mirar de) to try

Derived terms

• mirada f

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese mirar, from Vulgar Latin *mīrāre, from Latin mīrārī, present active infinitive of mīror (“admire, marvel at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈɾaɾ/

Verb

1. to look

   Synonyms: ollar, ver

2. to watch, to observe

   Synonym: ollar

3. (regional) to see

   Synonym: ver

4. Template:indtr to look after; to watch out

   Mira polos cativos! ― Look after the kids!

   Synonym: coidar

5. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of mirar
6. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of mirar

Related terms

• admirar
• mirada
• miradoiro
• miramento
• miraxe

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mirar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “mirar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Kurdish

Noun

1. carcass (dead animal)

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Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish mirar, from Vulgar Latin *mīrāre, from the deponent Latin mīrārī, present active infinitive of mīror (“admire, marvel at”). Compare Spanish mirar, Portuguese mirar (“to aim”), dated French mirer (“to stare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈrar/

Verb

1. (transitive) to look at; to watch
   • 1979, Kamelia Shahar, “La verdadera felisidad”, in Aki Yerushalayim, number 1:

     Eliau Anavi ke lo estava mirando d'enfrente se aserko de el i le disho: Dime ombre, deke estas de negra umor ?

     The prophet Elijah, who was watching him from across, approached him and said: Tell me, man, why are you in a bad mood?

2. (intransitive) to look

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mirar, from Vulgar Latin *mīrāre, from Latin mīrārī, present active infinitive of mīror (“admire, marvel at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ˈɾa(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /mi.ˈɾa(ɻ)/
• IPA^(key): /mi.ˈɾaɾ/

Verb

1. (poetic) to see; to observe
2. to sight; to aim (to point a weapon towards the target)

Synonyms

• (observe): contemplar, enxergar, espreitar, observar, olhar, ver
• (aim): apontar

Derived terms

• mira-olho
• mira-sol

Related terms

• mira
• mirado
• miradouro
• mirante

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish mirar, from Vulgar Latin *mīrāre, from the deponent Latin mīrārī, present active infinitive of mīror (“admire, marvel at”). Compare Ladino mirar, Portuguese mirar (“to aim”), dated French mirer (“to stare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈɾaɾ/ [miˈɾaɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)
2. (transitive) to watch (to look at, view, or observe for a period of time)

   Estábamos mirando la televisión.

   We were watching TV.

3. (transitive) to watch (to mind, attend, or guard)
4. (transitive) to consider, think over (to think about seriously)
5. (transitive, usually in the imperative) used for emphasis; look

   ¡Mira qué linda! ― How pretty!

6. (transitive) to seek, look for (to try to find)
7. (intransitive) to look (to try to see something, to pay attention with one’s eyes)
8. (intransitive, of a structure) to face, overlook (to be oriented towards a certain direction or thing)

Derived terms

• a caballo regalado no le mires el diente
• bien mirado
• de mírame y no me toques
• mira por dónde
• mirada (“look, glance”)
• mirador
• mirar de hito en hito
• mirar por el rabillo del ojo
• mirar por encima del hombro
• mirón

 

See also

• ver (“to see”)