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estaba mirando

was looking

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phrase Uncommon #11,671
was looking Can also mean “was watching,” especially when referring to television or a show.
SP: Estaba mirando por la ventana cuando empezó a llover.
EN: I was looking out the window when it started to rain.

Tom estaba mirando la CNN.

Tom was watching CNN.

Ocurrió cuando no estaba mirando.

It happened when I wasn't looking.

Me estaba mirando en el espejo.

I was looking at myself in the mirror.

Cuando papá regresó, yo estaba mirando televisión.

When Dad came back, I was watching television.

Estaba mirando.

I was looking.

Había estado allí tres veces, pero sentí como que alguien me estaba mirando.

I had been there three times, but I felt like someone was watching me.

— Хрусталёв, машину! (1999)

Sólo lo estaba mirando.

I was just looking at him.

Sólo estaba mirando.

I was just looking.

Estaba mirando abajo hacia el fondo del valle.

I was looking down towards the bottom of the valley.

Oye, es bueno verte--No, estaba mirando una película fantástica en la TV.

Hey, it's good to see you-- No, I was watching a fantastic movie on TV.

— Estallido mortal (1981)

Tom notó que Mary estaba mirando a John.

Tom noticed that Mary was looking at John.

Tom nos estaba mirando.

Tom was watching us.

Y Dios estaba mirando.

And God was watching.

— Cuestión De Honor (1992)

Yo-yo-yo te estaba mirando en--en Free-Vee!

I-I-I was looking at you in-- in Free-Vee!

— El sobreviviente (2025)

Lo siento, estaba mirando este mapa.

Sorry, I was looking at this map.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Tom se dio cuenta de que Mary lo estaba mirando.

Tom realized that Mary was looking at him.

Comprendí lo que estaba mirando.

I understood what I was looking at.

— Summertime (1955)

Pero, Maestro, estaba mirando.

But, Maestro, I was looking.

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

Prácticamente cada sujeto en el bar estaba mirando a María.

Virtually every guy in the bar was looking at Maria.

Me estaba mirando.

He was looking at me.

— Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970)

Ni siquiera estaba mirando.

I wasn't even looking.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Estaba mirando este retrato de la familia.

I was looking at this family portrait.

Te estaba mirando.

I was looking at you.

Fue Ivan, estaba mirando a Ivan en el agujero.

It was Ivan, I was looking at Ivan in the hole.

— El Maquinista (2004)

No estaba mirando.

I wasn't looking.

No, yo--Él estaba mirando la montaña.

No, I— He was looking at the mountain.

— Il postino (1994)

Yo estaba mirando a su amigo.

I was looking at his friend.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

Nadie estaba mirando.

Nobody was watching.

Él estaba mirando a través de un microscopio.

He was looking through a microscope.

Ella estaba mirando la televisión cuando llegué a casa.

She was watching television when I got home.

Sami estaba mirando a Layla.

Sami was looking at Layla.

La estaba mirando.

I was looking at her.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Estaba mirando televisión cuando Yumi llegó.

I was watching television when Yumi arrived.

¡El hermano sólo estaba mirando!

The brother was only watching!

— Malcolm X (1992)

Bueno, perdoname, loco, te estaba mirando.

Well, sorry, man, I was looking at you.

— El hijo de la novia (2001)

Te dije que no me toques, solo estaba mirando.

I told you not to touch me; I was just looking.

— Broker (2022)