stare (redirected from stares down)

stare  (stâr)

v. stared, star·ing, stares

v.intr.

1. To look directly and fixedly, often with a wide-eyed gaze. See Synonyms at gaze.

2. To be conspicuous; stand out.

3. To stand on end; bristle, as hair or feathers.

v.tr.

To look at directly and fixedly: stared him in the eyes.

n.

An intent gaze.

Phrasal Verb:

stare down

To cause to waver or give in by or as if by staring.

Idiom:

stare (one) in the face

1. To be plainly visible or obvious; force itself on (one's) attention: The money on the table was staring her in the face.

2. To be obvious though initially overlooked: The explanation had been staring him in the face all along.

3. To be imminent or unavoidable: Bankruptcy now stares us in the face.

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[Middle English staren, from Old English starian; see ster-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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starer n.

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stare

Verb

[staring, stared]

1. (often foll. by at)to look at for a long time

2. stare one in the face to be glaringly obvious

Noun

a long fixed look [Old English starian]

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Stare of owls.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stare - a fixed look with eyes open wide looking, looking at, look - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" gaze, regard - a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me" glower, glare - an angry stare contemplation - a long and thoughtful observation gape - a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)
Verb	1.	stare - look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement" gaze look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" outface, outstare, stare down - overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; "He simply stared down his opponent" stargaze - observe the stars
	2.	stare - fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly" glare, glower - look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her" look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

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stare

verb gaze, look, goggle, watch, gape, eyeball (slang) ogle, gawp Brit. (slang) gawk, rubberneck (slang)

Translations

stare [stɛəʳ] n → mirada fija

vi to stare at → mirar fijo

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stare [stɛəʳ] n → regard m fixe

vi to stare at → regarder fixement

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stare [stɛəʳ] n → starrer Blick m

vi to stare at → anstarren

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stare [stɛəʳ] n → sguardo fisso

vi to stare at → fissare

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stare

v stare [steə]

(often withat) to look at with a fixed gaze They stared at her clothes in amazement; Don't stare – it's rude! staar يُحَمْلِق гледам втренчено zírat stirre starren κοιτάζω επίμονα üksisilmi vahtima خيره شدن tuijottaa regarder (fixement), dévisager לִנעוֹץ מַבָּט एकटक देखना, टकटकी लगाकर देखना, आश्चर्यचकित होना buljiti, zuriti bámul menatap stara, einblína fissare じっと見る ...을 응시하다, 노려보다 stebeilyti, spoksoti cieši raudzīties tenung staren stirre, glo, glane gapić się fitar a privi fix, a fixa cu privirea пристально смотреть hľadieť buljiti zuriti stirra จ้องมอง gözlerini dikip bakmak 盯 вилупитися; витріщати очі گھورنا nhìn chằm chằm 盯

n

a staring look a bold stare. staar, gluur جَريء втренчен поглед upřený pohled stirren das Starren επίμονο βλέμμα jõllitus نگاه خيره tuijotus regard (fixe) נְעִיצַת מַבָּט टकटकी, ताक buljenje, piljenje merev tekintet, bámulás tatapan starandi augnaráð, stara sguardo (fisso) じっと見ること 응시, 빤히 쳐다보기 spoksojimas ciešs skatiens renung starende blik stirrende blikk, glaning utkwiony wzrok olhar privire fixă пристальный взгляд upretý pohľad buljenje zurenje stirrande blick, gloende การจ้อง; การเพ่งมอง gözlerini dikip bakma 凝視 здивований, пильний погляд ٹکٹکی sự , cái nhìn chằm chằm 凝视

stare in the face

to be easy to see or obvious The answer to the problem was staring me in the face. in die gesig staar واضِح، سَهْل الرُّؤْيَه очевиден bít do očí ligge lige foran næsen in die Augen springen είμαι προφανής, είμαι μπροστά στα μάτια κπ. ilmselge olema آسان و واضح olla silmien edessä crever les yeux (à) גָלוּי לַעַיִן ताकना biti očit, neizbježan majd kiszúrja vmi vkinek a szemét jelas blasa við (saltare agli occhi) 明白である 아주 명백하다 būti aiškiai matomam/aiškiam būt acīmredzamam jelas voor de hand liggen ligge rett for nesen, være snublende nær rzucać się w oczy entrar pelos olhos dentro a sări în ochi быть очевидным biť do očí bosti v oči biti očigledan vara solklar คำตอบอยู่ตรงหน้า gözünün önünde, apaçık meydanda (某物)就在眼前，(某)事迫在眉睫 бути очевидним بہت صاف اور واضح ہونا dễ hiểu （某物）就在眼前，（某）事迫在眉睫