echar una ojeada

echar una ojeada

(mirar) to take a quick look (a, at) 2 (vigilar) to keep an eye (a, on)

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(v.) = look through, glance at, peek, take + a peek, take + a look at, take + a gander

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. 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. The article 'Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.

Ex. Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks.

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

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.) = look through, glance at, peek, take + a peek, take + a look at, take + a gander

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: 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: The article 'Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.

Ex: Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks.

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

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.