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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