stare

mirar fijamente

Mirar a alguien o algo durante mucho tiempo sin apartar la vista.

En inglés sencillo: To look at someone or something for a long time without looking away.

• Please do not stare at me.
• She stared at the empty chair.
• Why are you staring out of the window?

Cómo se usa: stare at someone/something (He stared at the strange picture.); stare into something (She stared into the darkness.)

Sinónimos: gaze

Expresiones frecuentes: stare at someone, stare into space, stare out, stare at something

intimidar con la mirada

Hacer que alguien cambie su comportamiento mirándolo de forma fija e intimidante.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone behave differently by looking at them steadily and strongly.

• She stared him down.
• He stared the noisy boys into silence.
• Neither player could stare the other down.

Cómo se usa: stare someone down (The guard stared the visitor down.); stare someone into something (She stared him into silence.)

Sinónimos: outstare

Expresiones frecuentes: stare someone down, stare someone into silence

mirada fija

Mirada larga y sostenida dirigida a alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: A long, steady look at someone or something.

• He gave me a cold stare.
• Her stare made me uncomfortable.
• We received curious stares from the other passengers.

Sinónimos: gaze

Expresiones frecuentes: a cold stare, a blank stare, give someone a stare