English-Portuguese translations for look after

• cuidar
  Devemos pôr fim a estas negociações e cuidar dos nossos agricultores. We must end these talks and look after our farmers.
  Tem de se desenvolver para cuidar dos seus habitantes pobres. It has got to develop to look after its poor people.
  É dos pescadores locais que é preciso cuidar. It is the local fishermen one needs to look after.
• cuidar de
  É o único que temos e devemos cuidar dele. It is the only soil we have and we must look after it.
  Alimentar três milhões de pessoas e cuidar delas ao longo do Inverno será difícil. To feed and look after three million people over the winter will be difficult.
  Pela minha parte acho que os franceses vão fazer aquilo que fazem sempre que é cuidar de si próprios. For my part I think the French will do as they always do and look after themselves.

Definition of look after

• To follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of .
• To expect, look forward to.
• To care for; to keep safe.
• To have as one's business; to manage, be responsible for.

Examples

• He asked me to look after his daughter while he was away.

Related words

• look after the pence and the pounds will look after themselves
• look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves
• guard look after keep an eye on monitor
• the devil looks after his own
• lookafter