olhar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese aollar, from Vulgar Latin *adoclāre, from oclus, from Latin oculus. Cognate with Galician ollar, Mirandese oulhar, Spanish aojar and Italian adocchiare.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔˈʎaɾ/, /oˈʎaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: o‧lhar

Verb

olhar (first-person singular present indicative olho, past participle olhado)

  1. to look
    Olha isso!
    Look at this!

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:olhar.

Noun

olhar m (plural olhares)

  1. gaze; stare; look
    • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 496:
      Harry respondeu com o olhar mais sujo que conseguiu dar.
      Harry replied by giving the dirtiest look he could.
  2. glance
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