13 different ways of looking

to see: to perceive with eyes	voir	You can see a windmill in the distance.   Vous pouvez voir un moulin à vent au loin.	.
to look (at): to turn your eyes towards   something so that you can see it.	regarder	Look, a falling star!  Regarde, une étoile filante!
to watch: to look attentively,   for a period time, at some activity or event.                (game, television, film...)   bird-watching: observation des oiseaux	regarder (un match,                un film,                la télé...)	At the end of the day, after a long walk,  they sat on a bench and watched the sunset.  A la fin de la journée, après une longue  marche, ils s'assirent sur un banc et  regardèrent le coucher du soleil.
to frown: to make an angry expresion,                    moving  your eyebrows together.	froncer le sourcils	He frowned when I told him I didn't believe  what he had said.  Il fronça les sourcils lorsque je lui dis que   je ne le croyais pas.
to blink: to shut and open your eyes quickly.	cligner des yeux	The young girl blinked as she came out  into the bright sunlight.  La jeune fille cligna des yeux lorsqu'elle  sortit en pleine lumière.
to wink: to shut one eye briefly as          a signal or to show that something          is a joke.	faire un clin d'oeil.	She winked at me and I knew she was joking.  Elle me fit un clin d'oeil et je sus qu'elle  plaisantait.
to glance: to take a quick look at                      someone or something.	jeter un coup d'oeil.	She anxiously glanced around.  Elle jeta un coup d'oeil inquiet autour d'elle.
to glimpse: to see someone or something                     by chance for a very short time.	entrevoir  apercevoir	I glimpsed a figure at the door of the  house.  J'ai entrevu une silhouette à la porte de  la maison.
to gape (at sth. / sb.)                   to look for a long time at                  something with your mouth open.	regarder bouche bée	The baby gaped in amazement at the  illuminated fir tree.  Le bébé stupéfait, regarda bouche bée  le sapin illuminé.
to stare: to look fixely at someone or                   something.	regarder fixement	Don't stare at this old lady like that,  it's not polite. Ne regarde pas fixement cette vieille dame,  ce n'est pas poli.
to peep: to look furtively especially                   through small opening.                   (while trying not to be seen).     a Peeping Tom (un voyeur)	regarder furtivement,          à la dérobée.	Somebody is peeping through the blind! Quelqu'un regarde (furtivement) à travers le store!
to peer: to look at something or   somebody  with difficulty or concentration,   especially when you cannot see it clearly.	regarder attentivement,  scruter du regard,  s'efforcer de voir..	With his night vision binoculars Mark   peered into the darkness.  Avec ses jumelles de vision nocturne  Mark scruta l'obscurité.
to squint:      to look with your eyes partly closed	plisser les yeux	He squinted when he looked towards   the sun. .Il plissa les yeux lorsqu'il regarda vers  le soleil.

young bird-watcher

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Mum is buying some sugar; meanwhile Sonia  in wonder at a large jar of sweets.

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- The black panther is !  - Does that mean that we'd better not stay here?

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These children are playing blind man's buff. The little boy with a blindfold can't  the others but he can hear them.

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Why did she  at me? I should have asked her.

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Freddy doesn't know his alphabet very well. The teacher is  at him.

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Bob, don't sleep!  the blackboard and listen to me please or you will never pass your exam.

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You will never guess what we saw yesterday!  We saw Richard  through the keyhole of the boss's office.

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Ann and Ken are playing hide-and-seek. Ann  over her shoulder to see if Ken is coming.

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- Hello! Is Peter  the football match? - Either that or he is sleeping in front of the television!

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John took a bundle of papers from a drawer and  over his glasses at the small print.