Usage examples of "mirar" in Spanish with translation to English

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Tom no sabe a dónde mirar. Tom doesn't know where to look.
No me gusta mirar televisión. I don't feel like watching TV.
Debemos mirar al mundo a la cara. We ought to look the world straight in the face.
Mirar nota al pie en página 5. See the footnote on page 5.
Trata de mirar algunas entrevistas recientes. Try to look at some recent interviews.
A ella le gusta mirar pájaros. She likes bird watching.
¿Puedes mirar al otro lado, por favor? Can you please look the other way?
Mirar pájaros salvajes es muy divertido. Watching wild birds is a lot of fun.
Por favor, no vuelvas a mirar hacia aquí. Please don't look over here again.
Me gusta mirar a niños jugando. I enjoy watching children play.
Oh, puedes teclear sin mirar el teclado. ¡Sorprendente! Oh? You can type without looking at the keyboard. That's cool!
La familia ama mirar misteriosos asesinatos juntos. The family loves to watch murder mysteries together.
Tom no se atrevió a mirar a Mary. Tom didn't dare to look at Mary.
Prefiero leer libros antes que mirar la televisión. I prefer reading books to watching television.
Tom no se atrevía a mirar a Mary. Tom didn't dare to look at Mary.
Ustedes autorizan a sus niños para mirar películas malas. You authorize your children to watch bad movies.
¿Oh? Puedes escribir sin mirar el teclado. ¡Qué guay! Oh? You can type without looking at the keyboard. That's cool!
Pienso que mirar televisión es una pérdida de tiempo. I think watching TV is a waste of time.
Desde aquella no podía ni mirar a su madre. Since then she couldn't look up to her mother.
Creo que mirar televisión es una pérdida de tiempo. I think that watching TV is a waste of time.
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