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a mirar

to look

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phrase Common #9,929
to look The preposition “a” links the preceding verb to “mirar,” often expressing an action someone goes or sits to do.
SP: Voy a mirar el menú.
EN: I’m going to look at the menu.

Acércate a mirar.

Come over and take a look.

No, solo vine acá a mirar.

No, I just came here to look.

— Pinocho (2019)

Se inclinó a mirar.

He leaned over to look.

— Мой друг Иван Лапшин (1985)

He llegado a mirar a las parejas de otro modo.

I've come to see couples in a different light.

— Ángeles caídos (1995)

Ella ha salido a mirar para comprar zapatos.

She went out to look for shoes to buy.

Iba yo solo a mirar las estrellas.

I was just going to look at the stars by myself.

— El tigre y el dragón (2000)

Ayudarte a mirar hacia el futuro.

Helping you look toward the future.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Cuando volví a mirar para abajo, vi algo parecido a un jardín.

When I looked down again, I saw something that looked like a garden.

— Solaris (1972)

A mirar.

Let's take a look.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Me detuve a mirar las telas.

I stopped to look at the fabrics.

¿Tu madre te enseñó a mirar mal a la gente?

Did your mother teach you to give people dirty looks?

— El Hombre De Ninguna Parte (2010)

Tranquila, llamo a Goñi, que vive cerca, para que se pase a mirar.

Don’t worry, I’ll call Goñi, who lives nearby, and ask him to stop by and take a look.

— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)

Cuando volví a mirar, se había ido.

When I looked again, he was gone.

— Río Místico (2003)

¿Viniste a mirar?

Did you come to have a look?

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Viene un amigo a mirar.

A friend is coming to take a look.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Tom ha salido a mirar para comprar zapatos.

Tom has gone out to look for shoes to buy.

Cómo me atrevería después a mirar a la gente?

How could I ever dare look people in the eye afterward?

— Andrei Rublev (1966)