Significado de stare en inglés
starestare1 /steə $ ster/ verb [intransitive]
Ver todas las traducciones1to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes, for example because you are surprised, angry, or boredmirar fijamente algo o a alguien durante mucho tiempo sin mover los ojos, por ejemplo porque uno está sorprendido, enojado o aburridostare at
What are you staring at?¿Qué estás mirando fijamente?stare (at somebody) in disbelief/amazement/horror etc
She stared at me in disbelief.Ella me miró fijamente con incredulidad.
She sat there staring into space (=looking for a long time at nothing).Ella se quedó ahí sentada mirando al vacío (=mirando fijamente la nada durante mucho tiempo).► see thesaurus at look2be staring somebody in the face a)informalinformal if something is staring you in the face, it is very clear or easy to notice but you have not noticed itsi algo te está mirando a la cara, es muy claro o fácil de notar pero no lo has notado:
The solution was staring me right in the face all along.La solución estuvo frente a mis narices todo el tiempo. b)to seem impossible to avoidparecer imposible de evitar:
Defeat was staring us in the face.La derrota parecía inevitable. → stark staring mad at stark2(2)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadverbsadverbiosstare hard/intently (=very steadily, with a lot of attention)· She stared hard at him for a moment.· Ella lo miró fijamente con intensidad durante un momento.stare fixedly (=without moving your head or eyes)· Harry stared fixedly out of the window.· Harry miraba fijamente por la ventana.stare blankly (=without emotion, understanding, or interest)· Lucy stared blankly at the teacher.· Lucy miraba al profesor con expresión inexpresiva.stare unseeingly/blindly literaryliterario (=not noticing anything, although your eyes are open)· She sat down on the bed and stared unseeingly at the wall.· Ella se sentó en la cama y miró la pared sin ver nada.stare vacantly (=seeming not to notice or be thinking anything)· Mum was staring vacantly at the fire.· Mamá miraba el fuego con la vista perdida.stare moodily (=rather unhappily)· He was staring moodily into his glass.· Él miraba su vaso con aire sombrío.phrasesfrasesstare in disbelief/horror/amazement etc· Hilary stared in disbelief at the kitchen clock.· Hilary miró el reloj de la cocina con incredulidad.stare into space (=look for a long time at nothing)· Jo's always lying on the sofa staring into space.· Jo siempre está tumbado en el sofá mirando al vacío.stare somebody out British English, stare somebody down American English phrasal verb to look at someone for so long that they start to feel uncomfortable and look awaymirar a alguien fijamente durante tanto tiempo que empieza a sentirse incómodo y aparta la vista
Ver todas las traducciones1to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes, for example because you are surprised, angry, or boredmirar fijamente algo o a alguien durante mucho tiempo sin mover los ojos, por ejemplo porque uno está sorprendido, enojado o aburridostare at
What are you staring at?¿Qué estás mirando fijamente?stare (at somebody) in disbelief/amazement/horror etc
She stared at me in disbelief.Ella me miró fijamente con incredulidad.
She sat there staring into space (=looking for a long time at nothing).Ella se quedó ahí sentada mirando al vacío (=mirando fijamente la nada durante mucho tiempo).► see thesaurus at look2be staring somebody in the face a)informalinformal if something is staring you in the face, it is very clear or easy to notice but you have not noticed itsi algo te está mirando a la cara, es muy claro o fácil de notar pero no lo has notado:
The solution was staring me right in the face all along.La solución estuvo frente a mis narices todo el tiempo. b)to seem impossible to avoidparecer imposible de evitar:
Defeat was staring us in the face.La derrota parecía inevitable. → stark staring mad at stark2(2)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadverbsadverbiosstare hard/intently (=very steadily, with a lot of attention)· She stared hard at him for a moment.· Ella lo miró fijamente con intensidad durante un momento.stare fixedly (=without moving your head or eyes)· Harry stared fixedly out of the window.· Harry miraba fijamente por la ventana.stare blankly (=without emotion, understanding, or interest)· Lucy stared blankly at the teacher.· Lucy miraba al profesor con expresión inexpresiva.stare unseeingly/blindly literaryliterario (=not noticing anything, although your eyes are open)· She sat down on the bed and stared unseeingly at the wall.· Ella se sentó en la cama y miró la pared sin ver nada.stare vacantly (=seeming not to notice or be thinking anything)· Mum was staring vacantly at the fire.· Mamá miraba el fuego con la vista perdida.stare moodily (=rather unhappily)· He was staring moodily into his glass.· Él miraba su vaso con aire sombrío.phrasesfrasesstare in disbelief/horror/amazement etc· Hilary stared in disbelief at the kitchen clock.· Hilary miró el reloj de la cocina con incredulidad.stare into space (=look for a long time at nothing)· Jo's always lying on the sofa staring into space.· Jo siempre está tumbado en el sofá mirando al vacío.stare somebody out British English, stare somebody down American English phrasal verb to look at someone for so long that they start to feel uncomfortable and look awaymirar a alguien fijamente durante tanto tiempo que empieza a sentirse incómodo y aparta la vistastarestare2 noun [countable]
when you look at something or someone for a long time in a steady waycuando se mira algo o a alguien durante mucho tiempo de manera sostenida:
She gave him a long hard stare.Ella le lanzó una mirada larga e intensa.
She laughed, ignoring the stares of everyone around her.Ella se rió, ignorando las miradas de todos los que la rodeaban.
His pleas were met by a blank stare (=a stare with no expression, understanding, or interest).Sus súplicas fueron recibidas con una mirada en blanco (=una mirada sin expresión, comprensión ni interés).COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosgive somebody a stare· Doyle gave her a long stare.· Doyle la miró fijamente durante un buen rato.fix somebody with a stare literaryliterario (=stare at someone)· He fixed her with a cool stare.· Él la miró fijamente con una mirada fría.return somebody’s stare (=stare back at them)· I returned his stare and he looked away.· Le devolví la mirada y él apartó los ojos.meet somebody’s stare (=look back at them)· Alan met Susan’s outraged stare calmly.· Alan se mantuvo tranquilo ante la mirada indignada de Susan.adjectivesadjetivosa hard stare (=very steady, with a lot of attention)· As he passed, he gave us a hard stare.· Al pasar, nos lanzó una mirada severa.a long stare· The man fixed him with a long, deliberate stare.· El hombre lo miró fijamente durante un buen rato, de manera deliberada.a blank stare (=showing no emotion, understanding, or interest)· Mention his name, and you get mostly blank stares.· Menciona su nombre y lo que obtendrás son miradas en blanco.a vacant stare (=seeming not to notice or be thinking anything)· She was gazing out of the window with a vacant stare.· Ella miraba por la ventana con una mirada perdida.a fixed/unwavering/unblinking stare (=with your eyes not moving at all)· His unwavering stare was making me feel pretty uneasy.· Su mirada imperturbable me hacía sentir bastante incómodo.a cold/stony stare (=unfriendly)· I smiled and said "hello" but only got a cold stare.· Sonreí y dije "hello" pero solo obtuve una mirada fría.a cool stare (=calm)· When I expressed surprise, he responded with a cool stare.· Cuando expresé mi sorpresa, él respondió con una mirada fría.curious stares· They ignored the curious stares directed at them.· Ellos ignoraron las miradas curiosas que se les dirigían.
when you look at something or someone for a long time in a steady waycuando se mira algo o a alguien durante mucho tiempo de manera sostenida:
She gave him a long hard stare.Ella le lanzó una mirada larga e intensa.
She laughed, ignoring the stares of everyone around her.Ella se rió, ignorando las miradas de todos los que la rodeaban.
His pleas were met by a blank stare (=a stare with no expression, understanding, or interest).Sus súplicas fueron recibidas con una mirada en blanco (=una mirada sin expresión, comprensión ni interés).COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosgive somebody a stare· Doyle gave her a long stare.· Doyle la miró fijamente durante un buen rato.fix somebody with a stare literaryliterario (=stare at someone)· He fixed her with a cool stare.· Él la miró fijamente con una mirada fría.return somebody’s stare (=stare back at them)· I returned his stare and he looked away.· Le devolví la mirada y él apartó los ojos.meet somebody’s stare (=look back at them)· Alan met Susan’s outraged stare calmly.· Alan se mantuvo tranquilo ante la mirada indignada de Susan.adjectivesadjetivosa hard stare (=very steady, with a lot of attention)· As he passed, he gave us a hard stare.· Al pasar, nos lanzó una mirada severa.a long stare· The man fixed him with a long, deliberate stare.· El hombre lo miró fijamente durante un buen rato, de manera deliberada.a blank stare (=showing no emotion, understanding, or interest)· Mention his name, and you get mostly blank stares.· Menciona su nombre y lo que obtendrás son miradas en blanco.a vacant stare (=seeming not to notice or be thinking anything)· She was gazing out of the window with a vacant stare.· Ella miraba por la ventana con una mirada perdida.a fixed/unwavering/unblinking stare (=with your eyes not moving at all)· His unwavering stare was making me feel pretty uneasy.· Su mirada imperturbable me hacía sentir bastante incómodo.a cold/stony stare (=unfriendly)· I smiled and said "hello" but only got a cold stare.· Sonreí y dije "hello" pero solo obtuve una mirada fría.a cool stare (=calm)· When I expressed surprise, he responded with a cool stare.· Cuando expresé mi sorpresa, él respondió con una mirada fría.curious stares· They ignored the curious stares directed at them.· Ellos ignoraron las miradas curiosas que se les dirigían.