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gawk

[gɔːk] брит. / амер.

гл.; разг.
смотреть с глупым видом; таращить глаза
сущ.
простофиля, остолоп, разиня

Examples from texts

Crowds of students spilled out of the high school, all of them taking one last look. Jessica was thrilled that everyone was getting another chance to gawk at the new bad girl in town.
Ученики толпами выходили из здания школы, и каждый из них обязательно косился на Джессику самую гадкую девочку в городе.
Westerfeld, Scott / The Secret HourВестерфельд, Скотт / Тайный час
Тайный час
Вестерфельд, Скотт
© 2004 by Alloy Entertainment and Scott David Westerfield
© Перевод.Н. Сосновская, 2005
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009
The Secret Hour
Westerfeld, Scott
© 2004 by Alloy Entertainment and Scott David Westerfield

Of course they had stayed to gawk.
Так что ничего удивительного, что они еще не могли прийти в себя.
Card, Orson Scott / XenocideКард, Орсон Скот / Ксеноцид
Ксеноцид
Кард, Орсон Скот
© copyright 1991 by Orson Scott Card
© Copyright перевод с английского Владимир Марченко
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2000
Xenocide
Card, Orson Scott
© copyright 1991 by Orson Scott Card

Everyone likes to gawk.
И то правда, кому же не охота поглазеть?
Butcher, Jim / Storm FrontБатчер, Джим / Гроза из Преисподней
Гроза из Преисподней
Батчер, Джим
© Jim Butcher, 2000
© Перевод Н.К. Кудряшев, 2006
© Издание на русском языке AST Publishers, 2010
Storm Front
Butcher, Jim
© Jim Butcher, 2000

'Any man in the world listens to a bell that rings for any reason whatsoever,' Talen said, affecting a schoolteacherish tone, 'and no man can possibly avoid gawking at a fire.
— Так вот, — продолжал Телэн, принимая менторский тон, — люди устроены так, что если где-то зазвонит колокол, то они обязательно прислушаются, а если уж что-то загорится, то они, наверняка, побегут посмотреть, что горит.
Eddings, David / Diamond ThroneЭддингс, Дэвид / Алмазный трон
Алмазный трон
Эддингс, Дэвид
Diamond Throne
Eddings, David
© 1989 by David Eddings

But when the thing rushed out, the barbarian still found himself gawking, amazed.
Он был готов к бою, и все‑таки появившееся из‑за занавеса чудовище застало его врасплох.
Salvatore, Robert / The Halfling’s GemСальваторе, Роберт / Проклятие рубина
Проклятие рубина
Сальваторе, Роберт
© 1990 TSR, Inc.
© С. Топоров, перевод, 2007
© ИЦ "Максима", 2007
The Halfling’s Gem
Salvatore, Robert
© 1990 TSR, Inc.

The audience had been gawking at the little blackamoors, clapping and throwing money into a turban made out of a twisted towel, and it was given unstintingly from the heart.
Публика на арапчат пялится, хлопает, бросает деньги в скрученную из полотенца чалму, и щедро бросает, от души.
Akunin, Boris / The Jack of SpadesАкунин, Борис / Пиковый валет
Пиковый валет
Акунин, Борис
© B. Akunin, автор, 1999
© И. Захаров, издатель, 1999
The Jack of Spades
Akunin, Boris
© 2007 by Random House, Inc.
© 1999 by Boris Akunin

Put that down and stop gawking.
Положи рулон и перестань глаза таращить.
Jordan, Robert / The Fires of HeavenДжордан, Роберт / Огни небес
Огни небес
Джордан, Роберт
The Fires of Heaven
Jordan, Robert
© 1993 by The Bandersnatch Group, Inc.

He glanced over to where Jack was gawking at us.
Лорен посмотрел на Джека, во все глаза следившего за нами.
Cast, P.C.,Cast, Kristin / BetrayedКаст, Филис,Каст, Кристин / Обманутая
Обманутая
Каст, Филис,Каст, Кристин
© St. Martin's Griffin Press, LLC, New York, 2007
© ЗАО "ОЛМА Медиа Групп", издание, перевод, 2009
Betrayed
Cast, P.C.,Cast, Kristin
© 2007 by P. С. Cast and Kristin Cast.

That part of his mind which sometimes spoke to him in dry detachment told him that his fears were probably groundless and that his gawking made him appear to be a doltish country bumpkin
Тот знакомый сухой внутренний голос, иногда звучащий в душе, сказал, что все страхи, скорее всего, беспочвенны и нечего глазеть по сторонам с видом простодушного деревенского дурачка...
Eddings, David / Pawn of ProphecyЭддингс, Дэвид / Обретение чуда
Обретение чуда
Эддингс, Дэвид
Pawn of Prophecy
Eddings, David
© 1982 by David Eddings

His eyes swept around the cave, where a few people lingered by the exits, gawking at us.
Несколько человек отирались у входов в туннели, глазея на нас.
Meyer, Stephenie / The HostМайер, Стефани / Гостья
Гостья
Майер, Стефани
© Н. Балашова, 2010
© Издание на русском языке AST Publishers
© Stephenie Meyer, 2008
The Host
Meyer, Stephenie
© 2008 by Stephenie Meyer

They both gawked, open-mouthed, at Drizzt.
Широко раскрыв глаза, друзья изумленно уставились на эльфа.
Salvatore, Robert / The Halfling’s GemСальваторе, Роберт / Проклятие рубина
Проклятие рубина
Сальваторе, Роберт
© 1990 TSR, Inc.
© С. Топоров, перевод, 2007
© ИЦ "Максима", 2007
The Halfling’s Gem
Salvatore, Robert
© 1990 TSR, Inc.

“Middle o’ the night?” Catti-brie gawked after him. She jumped up and followed him into the hall.
– Еще ночь! – вскричала Кэтти‑бри, выскакивая следом за ним в коридор.
Salvatore, Robert / The Halfling’s GemСальваторе, Роберт / Проклятие рубина
Проклятие рубина
Сальваторе, Роберт
© 1990 TSR, Inc.
© С. Топоров, перевод, 2007
© ИЦ "Максима", 2007
The Halfling’s Gem
Salvatore, Robert
© 1990 TSR, Inc.

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gɔːkVerbсмотреть с глупым видом; таращить глазаExamples

In the summer, crowds of tourists come to gawk at our famous old buildings. — Летом толпы туристов приезжают поглазеть на наши знаменитые старинные постройки.
I expect that the Queen does not enjoy being gawked at. — Думаю, королеву не радует, когда на неё таращат глаза.

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Word forms

gawk

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	gawk	gawks
Possessive case	gawk's	gawks'

gawk

verb

Basic forms
Past	gawked
Imperative	gawk
Present Participle (Participle I)	gawking
Past Participle (Participle II)	gawked

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I gawk	we gawk
you gawk	you gawk
he/she/it gawks	they gawk

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am gawking	we are gawking
you are gawking	you are gawking
he/she/it is gawking	they are gawking

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have gawked	we have gawked
you have gawked	you have gawked
he/she/it has gawked	they have gawked

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been gawking	we have been gawking
you have been gawking	you have been gawking
he/she/it has been gawking	they have been gawking

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I gawked	we gawked
you gawked	you gawked
he/she/it gawked	they gawked

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was gawking	we were gawking
you were gawking	you were gawking
he/she/it was gawking	they were gawking

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had gawked	we had gawked
you had gawked	you had gawked
he/she/it had gawked	they had gawked

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been gawking	we had been gawking
you had been gawking	you had been gawking
he/she/it had been gawking	they had been gawking

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will gawk	we shall/will gawk
you will gawk	you will gawk
he/she/it will gawk	they will gawk

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be gawking	we shall/will be gawking
you will be gawking	you will be gawking
he/she/it will be gawking	they will be gawking

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have gawked	we shall/will have gawked
you will have gawked	you will have gawked
he/she/it will have gawked	they will have gawked

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been gawking	we shall/will have been gawking
you will have been gawking	you will have been gawking
he/she/it will have been gawking	they will have been gawking

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would gawk	we should/would gawk
you would gawk	you would gawk
he/she/it would gawk	they would gawk

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be gawking	we should/would be gawking
you would be gawking	you would be gawking
he/she/it would be gawking	they would be gawking

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have gawked	we should/would have gawked
you would have gawked	you would have gawked
he/she/it would have gawked	they would have gawked

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been gawking	we should/would have been gawking
you would have been gawking	you would have been gawking
he/she/it would have been gawking	they would have been gawking

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am gawked	we are gawked
you are gawked	you are gawked
he/she/it is gawked	they are gawked

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being gawked	we are being gawked
you are being gawked	you are being gawked
he/she/it is being gawked	they are being gawked

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been gawked	we have been gawked
you have been gawked	you have been gawked
he/she/it has been gawked	they have been gawked

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was gawked	we were gawked
you were gawked	you were gawked
he/she/it was gawked	they were gawked

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being gawked	we were being gawked
you were being gawked	you were being gawked
he/she/it was being gawked	they were being gawked

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been gawked	we had been gawked
you had been gawked	you had been gawked
he/she/it had been gawked	they had been gawked

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be gawked	we shall/will be gawked
you will be gawked	you will be gawked
he/she/it will be gawked	they will be gawked

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been gawked	we shall/will have been gawked
you will have been gawked	you will have been gawked
he/she/it will have been gawked	they will have been gawked

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