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overlook vb [ˌəʊvəˈlʊk] (tr) 1. to fail to notice or take into account 2. to disregard deliberately or indulgently 3. to look at or over from above the garden is overlooked by the prison 4. to afford a view of from above the house overlooks the bay 5. to rise above 6. to look after 7. to look at carefully 8. to bewitch or cast the evil eye upon (someone) n [ˈəʊvəˌlʊk] US
1. a high place affording a view 2. an act of overlooking ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
overlook verb 1. look over or out on, have a view of, command a view of, front on to, give upon, afford a view of The rooms overlooked the garden. 2. miss, forget, neglect, omit, disregard, pass over, fail to notice, leave undone, slip up on, leave out of consideration We overlook all sorts of warning signals about our health. miss note, spot, notice, observe, mark, perceive, heed, discern 3. ignore, excuse, forgive, pardon, disregard, condone, turn a blind eye to, wink at, blink at, make allowances for, let someone off with, let pass, let ride, discount, pass over, take no notice of, be oblivious to, pay no attention to, turn a deaf ear to, shut your eyes to satisfying relationships that enable them to overlook each other's faults Translations overlook [ˌəʊvəˈlʊk] VT 1. [building] → tener vista a, dar a the house overlooks the park → la casa tiene vistas al parque the garden is not overlooked → el jardín no tiene ningún edificio al lado que lo domine 2. (= leave out) → pasar por alto; (= not notice) → pasar por alto, no darse cuenta de; (= tolerate) → pasar por alto, dejar pasar; (= turn a blind eye to) → hacer la vista gorda a we'll overlook it this time → por esta vez lo pasaremos por alto or lo dejaremos pasar the plant is easily overlooked → es fácil pasar por alto or no ver la planta 3. (= watch over) → vigilar; (= inspect) → inspeccionar, examinar overlook [ˌəʊvərˈlʊk] vt (= fail to see) [+ fact, problem, risk] → négliger He had overlooked one important problem → Il avait négligé un problème important. (= forgive) → fermer les yeux sur overlook vt (= have view onto) → überblicken; we had a room overlooking the park → wir hatten ein Zimmer mit Blick auf den Park; the castle overlooks the whole town → vom Schloss aus hat man Aussicht auf die ganze Stadt; the garden is not overlooked → niemand kann in den Garten hineinsehen (= fail to notice) detail → übersehen, nicht bemerken; it is easy to overlook → man übersieht es leicht (= ignore) mistake → hinwegsehen über (+acc), → durchgehen lassen; I am prepared to overlook it this time → diesmal will ich noch ein Auge zudrücken overlook [ˌəʊvəˈlʊk] vt a. (subj, building) → dare su our garden is not overlooked → nel nostro giardino nessuno ci può vedere b. (not notice) → lasciarsi sfuggire, trascurare; (tolerate) → chiudere un occhio su, passare sopra a overlook [ˌəʊvəˈlʊk] vt a. (subj, building) → dare su our garden is not overlooked → nel nostro giardino nessuno ci può vedere b. (not notice) → lasciarsi sfuggire, trascurare; (tolerate) → chiudere un occhio su, passare sopra a v overlook [əuvəˈluk] 1 to look down on The house overlooked the river. uitkyk op/oor يُطِلُّ على، يُشْرِفُ издигам се mít vyhlídku na have udsigt over Aussicht gewähren auf έχω θέα προς, βλέπω προς tener vistas a, dar a ülalt vaatama مشرف و مسلط بودن olla jnk yllä avoir vue sur, dominer לְהַשקִיף אֶל- सामने होना gledati na vmire néz menghadap sjá út yfir; gnæfa yfir dare su 見おろす …이 내려다보이다 langais išeiti į (no mājas) pavērties skatienam dapat melihat uitzien op se ut over, vende ut mot wychodzić na dominar a avea vedere spre; a domina смотреть на mať výhľad na gledati na gledati na ha utsikt över มองไม่เห็น ...-e/a yukarıdan bakmak 俯瞰 дивитися згори بلند جگہ سے ديکھنا trông xuống 俯瞰 2 to take no notice of We shall overlook your lateness this time. oor die hoof sien, miskyk, verskoon يَتَغاضى عَن взимам под внимание přehlédnout overse übersehen παραβλέπω hacer la vista gorda, pasar por alto, no tener en cuenta läbi sõrmede vaatama متوجه نشدن katsoa läpi sormien fermer les yeux sur לא לַשִׂים לֵב नजर अंदाज करना previdjeti, zanemariti elnéz tidak memperhatikan líta fram hjá sorvolare, (chiudere un occhio su) 見落す …을 못 보고 넘어가다 žiūrėti pro pirštus į, nepastebėti neievērot; skatīties caur pirkstiem memaafkan door de vingers zien overse, la passere nie zauważyć fechar os olhos a a trece cu vederea не замечать prehliadnuť spregledati zanemariti överse med, se genom fingrarna med, förbise, inte märka มองลงไปเห็น görmezden gelmek 忽視,寬容 не помічати; не звертати уваги نظر انداز کرنا không chú ý tới 忽视,宽容 overlook → يَطُلْ على přehlédnout overse übersehen παραβλέπω pasar por alto jättää huomiotta négliger previdjeti trascurare 見落とす 못 보고 넘어가다 overzien overse przeoczyć deixar passar просмотреть förbise มองพลาด gözden kaçırmak bỏ sót 忽视 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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My peculiar relation to the writer of the following narratives is such that I must ask the reader to overlook the absence of explanation as to how they came into my possession. The domestic nature of the story makes this audacious proceeding possible; while the lively fancies of my young readers will supply all deficiencies, and overlook all discrepancies. In this way, seeing everything with the utmost vividness, as if he were a spectator of the action, he will discover what is in keeping with it, and be most unlikely to overlook inconsistencies. |
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