- escrutar
- v.1 to scrutinize, to examine.La policía escrutó los hechos The police scrutinized the facts.2 to count (votos).3 to poll.La prensa escrutó al público The press polled the public.* * *escrutar► verbo transitivo1 (examinar) to scrutinize, examine carefully2 (votos) to count* * *VT1) (=examinar) to scrutinize, examine
parecía que me estaba escrutando con la mirada — he seemed to be scrutinizing o examining me with his eyes
2) [+ votos] to count* * *verbo transitivo1) (liter) (mirar) <horizonte> to scan; <persona> to scrutinize, examine2) <votos> to count* * *verbo transitivo1) (liter) (mirar) <horizonte> to scan; <persona> to scrutinize, examine2) <votos> to count* * *escrutar [A1 ]vtA (liter)(mirar): seguía escrutando el horizonte she continued to scan the horizonme escrutaba con sus ojos grandes y redondos he examined o scrutinized me with his big, round eyesB ‹votos› to count* * *
escrutar verbo transitivo
1 (escudriñar) to scrutinize
2 (contabilizar votos, apuestas) to count
* * *escrutar vt1. [con la mirada] to scrutinize, to examine;desde el balcón escrutaba el horizonte from the balcony he surveyed o scanned the horizon2. [votos] to count* * *escrutarv/t1 scrutinize2 votos count* * *escrutar vtescudriñar: to scrutinize, to examine closely
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.