weg|schauen
Translation
to look away, to avert one's gaze
Examples
Sie konnte bei dem Unfall nicht wegschauen.
She couldn't look away from the accident.
Man darf bei Ungerechtigkeit nicht wegschauen.
One must not look away when faced with injustice.
Grammar Patterns
to look away She couldn't look away.
((at/from sth.)) to look away from sth. One must not look away from injustice.
Similar Words
Synonyms: wegsehen, wegblicken; Antonyms: hinschauen, ansehen
Etymology
From 'weg-' (away) and 'schauen' (to look, to see). Literally 'to look away'.
Memory Tips
You 'look' ('schauen') 'away' ('weg') from something unpleasant.