Usage examples of "look up" in English with translation to German

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I wouldn't have thought I would someday look up "Viagra" in Wikipedia. Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass ich eines Tages in Wikipedia "Viagra" nachschlagen würde.

Look up the words in your dictionary. Schlagt die Wörter in eurem Wörterbuch nach.

I meant to look it up. Ich wollte es nachschlagen.

You should look that word up. Du solltest dieses Wort nachschlagen.

When you come across new words, you must look them up in your dictionary. Wenn du unbekannten Wörtern begegnest, musst du sie im Wörterbuch nachschlagen.

I looked up the words in my dictionary. Ich habe die Wörter in meinem Wörterbuch nachgeschlagen.

Tom laid the book aside and looked up. Tom legte das Buch zur Seite und sah auf.

This encyclopaedia is convenient for looking up things. Dieses Lexikon ist praktisch, um Dinge nachzuschlagen.

Look up to the skies. Schau zum Himmel hoch.

All the students look up to him. Alle Schüler sehen zu ihm auf.

They look up to him as their benefactor. Sie schauten zu ihm auf wie zu ihrem Wohltäter.

Since then she couldn't look up to her mother. Seitdem konnte sie nicht mehr nach ihrer Mutter sehen.

Look up the phrase in your dictionary. Schau den Satz in deinem Wörterbuch nach.

Look up the town on the map. Suche die Stadt auf der Karte.

We look up to him because of his politeness. Er wird von uns angesehen wegen seiner Höflichkeit.

A lot of people look up to you. Don't let them down. Viele Menschen sehen zu dir auf. Enttäusche sie nicht.

Does it look cloudy today? Schaut es heute wolkig aus?

Please, take a look at my first post and let me know what you think about it. Bitte seh dir meinen ersten Beitrag an und lass mich wissen, was du darüber denkst.

First I'll look at the prices, and only then I'll decide whether I'll buy the camera or not. Zuerst werde ich die Preise vergleichen und erst dann werde ich entscheiden, ob ich die Kamera kaufe.

Look behind you. Schau hinter dich.

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