otear

v.

1 to survey, to scan.

2 to look into, to examine, to pry into, to scan.

3 to observe from above, to look over, to look from above.

Oteamos el horizonte We observed the horizon from above.

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otear

► verbo transitivo

1 (horizonte) to scan

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VT

1) [+ horizonte] to scan

2) [+ objeto lejano] [desde arriba] to look down on, look down over; [de forma poco clara] to make out, glimpse

3) (=espiar) to watch (from above), spy on

4) (=examinar) to examine, look into

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verbo transitivo

a) <horizonte/cielo> to scan

b) (desde lo alto) to look down on o over

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= look down over, look down on/upon.

Ex. There was one ram that was content to stay up in the cliffs and look down over his domain.

Ex. The characters stand inside a mysterious domed structure looking down on the Earth watching the 19th century take shape.

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* otear en la distancia = loom + far in the distance.

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verbo transitivo

a) <horizonte/cielo> to scan

b) (desde lo alto) to look down on o over

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= look down over, look down on/upon.

Ex: There was one ram that was content to stay up in the cliffs and look down over his domain.

Ex: The characters stand inside a mysterious domed structure looking down on the Earth watching the 19th century take shape.

* otear en la distancia = loom + far in the distance.

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otear [A1 ]

vt

(escudriñar) ‹horizonte/cielo› to scan ‹valle› (desde lo alto) to look down on o over

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otear vt

[horizonte] to survey, to scan;

oteó las casas del pueblo desde la torre from the tower he surveyed o scanned the houses in the village

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otear

v/t horizonte scan

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otear vt

: to scan, to survey, to look over