"To look at"?

Ashley S.A1Kwiziq community member

Would you ever say "regarder à" to mean "look at"? Or is the "at" implied?

Asked 2 weeks ago

CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Ashley,

In French, "regarder" is a transitive verb:

Je regarde un film = I am watching a film

Il regarde la banque de données = He is looking at the database

However, you would use "regarder" + à [gauche/droite]":

Tu regardes à gauche et je regarde à droite = You look left and I look right

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

Like02 weeks ago

Would you ever say "regarder à" to mean "look at"? Or is the "at" implied?

Don't have an account yet? Join today

Find your French level for FREE

Test your French to the CEFR standard