echar un vistazo

echar un vistazo
(v.) = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through, browse, peruse, take + a gander
Ex. It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.
Ex. He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
Ex. The article 'Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.
Ex. I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow.
Ex. Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks.
Ex. In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994.
Ex. If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.
Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
Ex. The gates opened in the early evening during the 10-day period and the crowds flocked in to peruse the 150-plus craft stands.
Ex. I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
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(v.) = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through, browse, peruse, take + a gander

Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.

Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
Ex: The article 'Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.
Ex: I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow.
Ex: Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks.
Ex: In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994.
Ex: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.
Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
Ex: The gates opened in the early evening during the 10-day period and the crowds flocked in to peruse the 150-plus craft stands.
Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.


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  • echar un vistazo — vistazo, echar (dar) un vistazo expr. mirar, inspeccionar. ❙ «Pero te aconsejo que le eches un vistazo [...] al Antiguo Testamento...» Marisa López Soria, Alegría de nadadoras. ❙ «Échale un vistazo a la nueva secretaria. Está como un tren.… …   Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"

  • dar o echar un vistazo a algo — ► locución coloquial Observarlo de forma superficial: ■ daré un vistazo a tus deberes; eché un vistazo en la sala, pero no la vi …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • vistazo — ► sustantivo masculino 1 Mirada rápida o superficial: ■ bastó un vistazo al escrito para detectar varias faltas ortográficas. SINÓNIMO ojeada FRASEOLOGÍA dar o echar un vistazo a algo coloquial Observarlo de forma superficial: ■ d …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • echar — v tr (Se conjuga como amar) 1 Dar impulso a algo o a alguien para que vaya de un lugar a otro o para que caiga: Le echó la pelota , Se echó en sus brazos , Echan piedras al agua , Echaban bombas a la ciudad 2 Hacer que algo entre o caiga en el… …   Español en México

  • vistazo — {{＃}}{{LM SynV41087}}{{〓}} {{CLAVE V40090}}{{＼}}{{CLAVE}}{{／}}{{＼}}SINÓNIMOS Y ANTÓNIMOS:{{／}} {{［}}vistazo{{］}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} ＝ mirada • ojeada • ojo (col.) {{＃}}{{LM V40090}}{{〓}} {{SynV41087}}{{＼}}SINÓNIMOS Y ANTÓNIMOS{{／}}… …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • echar — verbo transitivo,prnl. 1. Arrojar (una persona) [a otra persona o una cosa] a [un lugar] dándole impulso: Echa la pelota a la calle. Se echaron a l agua …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • vistazo — vistazo, echar (dar) un vistazo expr. mirar, inspeccionar. ❙ «Pero te aconsejo que le eches un vistazo [...] al Antiguo Testamento...» Marisa López Soria, Alegría de nadadoras. ❙ «Échale un vistazo a la nueva secretaria. Está como un tren.… …   Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"

  • vistazo — m. Mirada superficial o ligera. dar, o echar, alguien un vistazo a algo. frs. Examinarlo, reconocerlo superficialmente y a bulto …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • echar — I (Del lat. jactare, arrojar, lanzar.) ► verbo transitivo 1 Impulsar una cosa hacia un lugar: ■ échame el balón, echar papeles a la basura. SINÓNIMO lanzar tirar 2 Meter, introducir una cosa en un sitio: ■ tengo que echar una carta en el buzón.… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • dar un vistazo — vistazo, echar (dar) un vistazo expr. mirar, inspeccionar. ❙ «Pero te aconsejo que le eches un vistazo [...] al Antiguo Testamento...» Marisa López Soria, Alegría de nadadoras. ❙ «Échale un vistazo a la nueva secretaria. Está como un tren.… …   Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"

  • vista — ► sustantivo femenino 1 Sentido corporal localizado en los ojos que permite percibir los objetos mediante la acción de la luz: ■ perdió la vista en un accidente . 2 Acción y resultado de ver: ■ no me alcanza la vista para leer las letras de aquel …   Enciclopedia Universal

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