browse

navegar

Visitar sitios de internet y pasar de una página a otra.

En inglés sencillo: To look at websites and move between pages on the internet.

• I browse the internet every evening.
• She browsed several travel websites before booking a hotel.
• You can browse online while you wait.

Sinónimos: surf

Expresiones frecuentes: browse the web, browse the internet, browse websites

hojear, curiosear

Mirar cosas sin examinarlas a fondo, buscando algo que resulte interesante.

En inglés sencillo: To look through things casually, hoping to find something interesting.

• I like to browse in bookshops.
• She browsed the shelves but bought nothing.
• Can I browse through your old photos?

Cómo se usa: browse through something (She browsed through the magazines while she waited.); browse for something (We browsed for gifts in the market.)

Sinónimos: look through, look around

Expresiones frecuentes: browse the shelves, browse through books, browse a shop

ramonear

Comer hojas y ramitas de árboles o arbustos mientras se va de un lugar a otro.

En inglés sencillo: To eat leaves and small branches from bushes or trees while moving around.

• Deer browse near the trees.
• The giraffes browsed on leaves high above us.
• Goats were browsing among the bushes beside the path.

Cómo se usa: browse on something (The goats browsed on the young shoots.)

Sinónimos: feed

Expresiones frecuentes: deer browse, browse on leaves, browse among trees

ojeada

Un vistazo breve y tranquilo a varias cosas para ver qué te interesa.

En inglés sencillo: A short, relaxed look through things to see what interests you.

• I had a browse in the shop.
• A quick browse through the books helped me choose a gift.
• We stopped for a browse at the weekend market.

Cómo se usa: a browse through something (A browse through the catalogue gave me some ideas.)

Sinónimos: look, look around

Expresiones frecuentes: have a browse, quick browse, browse through something