once-over

UK: /ˈwʌnt.səʊ.vər/ US: /-soʊ-/

Translation

› (inform)

⇨ mirada de arriba abajo

to give somebody the once-over

echarle a alguien una mirada de arriba abajo

› (inform)

⇨ vistazo

(Definition of once-over n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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