stare

S2 W2

BrE /steə/ AmE /ster/

verb en → es

past stared pp stared ing staring

1 LOOK INTENTLY [transitive] B1

to look at someone or something for a long time, often in an unfriendly way

mirar fijamente, mirar con intensidad

  • stare at somebody/something

Collocations stare at a painting · stare at someone angrily

  • She stared at him for several minutes.

    Ella lo miró fijamente durante varios minutos.

2 LOOK BLINDLY [intransitive] B2

to look in a particular direction without seeing anything clearly, because you are very tired or ill

mirar sin ver claramente

  • stare into space

Collocations stare into the distance · stare blankly at something

  • He was staring into space, not really seeing anything.

    Él estaba mirando al vacío sin ver realmente nada.

Phrasal verbs

stare down DOMINATE C1

dominar con la mirada, intimidar a alguien con la mirada

  • He stared the other player down and won.

    Él dominó al otro jugador con la mirada y ganó.

stare off LOOK DISTRACTEDLY C1

mirar distraídamente, perderse en sus pensamientos

  • She stared off into the distance.

    Ella miró distraída hacia el horizonte.

Idioms

stare death in the face C1

mirar a la muerte de frente, estar en peligro mortal

  • He stared death in the face when he was hit by a car.

    Él estuvo al borde de la muerte cuando fue atropellado por un coche.

stare someone in the face C1

estar obvio, ser evidente para alguien

  • The answer was staring him in the face all along.

    La respuesta estaba clara todo el tiempo.