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la

feminine

/miˈɾaða/

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Translation

look, gaze

Word origin

From the verb mirar ('to look'), from Latin mirari ('to wonder at, gaze at'). The same root gives English admire and mirror.

Origin
Latin
Root
mirari
English cognates
admire, mirror

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralmiradas

Examples

.

Her gaze was sad and very serious that night.

lanzó .

He shot me a look that I didn't quite understand.

bastó enfadada.

One look was enough to know she was angry.

.

The child's gaze was full of fear.

.

He lowered his gaze to the floor and said nothing.

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This word is part of lesson 26.