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look-in

(lo͝ok′ĭn′)

1. A short visit.

2. A quick glance.

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look-in

1. a chance to be chosen, participate, etc

2. a short visit

(often foll by: on) to pay a short visit

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

look′-in`

1. a brief glance.

2. a short visit.

[1840–50]

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An act or an instance of going or coming to see another:

call, visit, visitation.

Translations

look-in

[ˈlʊkɪn] N to get a look-in (Brit) → tener una oportunidad, tener chance (LAm)
we never got or had a look-in → no nos dejaron participar; [losers] → nunca tuvimos posibilidades de ganar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

look-in

n (inf) → Chance f; he didn’t get a look-in → er hatte keine Chance

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

look-in

[ˈlʊkˌɪn] n (fam) not to get a look-in → non avere la minima possibilità di (partecipare, vincere )

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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