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glance 1
(glăns)v. glanced, glanc·ing, glanc·es
v.intr.
1.
a. To direct the eyes at or toward something briefly: glanced in the rearview mirror.
b. To read quickly or in cursory fashion: glanced at the menu.
2.
a. To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected: A pebble glanced off the windshield.
b. To shine over or through something at an angle: The sun glanced through the leaves.
c. To be reflected, especially in flashes: sunlight glanced off the water.
3. To make a passing reference; touch briefly: a history course that only glanced at the Korean conflict.
v.tr.
1. To strike (a surface) at an angle; graze: The arrow glanced the target but didn't stick. See Synonyms at brush1.
2. To cause to strike a surface at an angle: glanced a stone off the wall.
n.
Idiom: 1. A brief or cursory look: gave the paper a glance before breakfast.
2. A quick flash of light; a gleam.
3. An oblique movement following impact; a deflection: The car struck the barrier and went off at a glance.
at first glance
On initial consideration: At first glance the plan seemed unworkable.
[Middle English glauncen, alteration (influenced by glenten, to shine) of glacen, from Old French glacer, to slide; see glacis.]
glance 2
(glăns)n.
Any of various minerals that have a brilliant luster: silver glance.
[German Glanz, from Middle High German glanz, from Old High German, bright; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]
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glance
(ɡlɑːns)vb
1. (intr) to look hastily or briefly
2. (intr; foll by over, through, etc) to look over briefly: to glance through a report.
3. (intr) to reflect, glint, or gleam: the sun glanced on the water.
4. (usually foll by: off) to depart (from an object struck) at an oblique angle: the arrow glanced off the tree.
5. (tr) to strike at an oblique angle: the arrow glanced the tree.
n
6. a hasty or brief look; peep
7. at a glance from one's first look; immediately
8. a flash or glint of light; gleam
9. the act or an instance of an object glancing or glancing off another
10. a brief allusion or reference
11. (Cricket) cricket a stroke in which the ball is deflected off the bat to the leg side; glide
[C15: modification of glacen to strike obliquely, from Old French glacier to slide (see glacis); compare Middle English glenten to make a rapid sideways movement, glint]
ˈglancing adv
ˈglancingly adv
Usage: Glance is sometimes wrongly used where glimpse is meant: he caught a glimpse (not glance) of her making her way through the crowd
glance
(ɡlɑːns)n
(Minerals) any mineral having a metallic lustre, esp a simple sulphide: copper glance.
[C19: from German Glanz brightness, lustre]
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glance
(glæns, glɑns)v. glanced, glanc•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to look quickly or briefly.
2. to gleam or flash; scintillate.
3. to strike a surface or object obliquely, esp. so as to bounce off at an angle (often fol. by off): The arrow glanced off his shield.
4. to allude briefly to a topic or subject in passing (usu. fol. by at).
v.t. 5. to throw, hit, kick, or shoot (something) so as to cause an oblique bounce off a surface or object.
6. Archaic. to cast or reflect, as a gleam.
7. Archaic. to cast a glance at; catch a glimpse of.
n. 8. a quick or brief look: She memorized the chart at a glance.
9. a gleam or flash, esp. of reflected light.
10. a deflected movement or course; an oblique rebound.
11. a passing reference or allusion.
[1400–50; late Middle English; alter. (perhaps influenced by obsolete glent; see glint) of Middle English glacen to strike a glancing blow < Old French glacier to slip, slide < Latin glaciāre to freeze. See glacé]
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glance
Past participle: glanced
Gerund: glancing
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| Noun | 1. |  glance - a quick look looking, looking at, look - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" eye-beaming - a radiant glance of the eye; "he pretended profundity by eye-beamings at people" side-glance, side-look - a glance sideways; "she shot him an impatient side-glance" |
| Verb | 1. | glance - throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting" look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" |
| 2. | glance - hit at an angle collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" |
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glance
verb
1. peek, look, view, check, clock (Brit. informal), gaze, glimpse, check out (informal), peep, take a dekko at (Brit. slang) He glanced at his watch.
peek study, scrutinize, peruse
peek study, scrutinize, peruse
2. (with over, through, etc.) scan, browse, dip into, leaf through, flip through, thumb through, skim through, riffle through, run over or through I picked up the book and glanced through it.
noun
1. peek, look, glimpse, peep, squint, butcher's (Brit. slang), quick look, gander (informal), brief look, dekko (slang), shufti (Brit. slang) She stole a quick glance at her watch.
peek examination, inspection, good look, perusal
peek examination, inspection, good look, perusal
at first glance on the surface, apparently, seemingly, at first sight, superficially At first glance, everything looked fine.
glance off graze, brush, bounce, rebound, skim, ricochet My fist glanced off his jaw.
Usage: Care should be taken not to confuse glance and glimpse: he caught a glimpse (not glance) of her making her way through the crowd; he gave a quick glance (not glimpse) at his watch. A glance is a deliberate action, while a glimpse seems opportunistic.
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glance
verb2. To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks:
glance at or over
To look through reading matter casually:
browse, dip into, flip through, leaf (through), riffle (through), run through, scan, skim, thumb (through).
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Translations
لـَمْحَةلَمْحَه خاطِفَهيُلَمِّحُ إلَىيَنْظُرُ نَظْرَةً خاطِفَه
letmý pohledpodívat sevrhnout letmý pohled
kaste et blikbladreblikkaste blik på
vilkaistavilkaisupälyillä
coup d'œiljeter un coup d’œiljeter un coup d'œilcoup d’œil
pogledpogledati
pillantpillantást vet
kíkja á, líta sem snöggvast ákíkja á, renna yfir
ちらっと見るちらっと見ること
흘끗 보기흘끗 보다
grybštelėjantisgrybštelėtiperžvelgtitik žvilgtelėjęstrumpai prisiliečiantis
acu uzmetiensātrs skatienspaskatītiesuzmest acis
vrhnúť letmý pohľad
pogled
blicksnegla
การชำเลืองชำเลืองดู
cái liếcliếc
glance
[glɑːns]A. N (at person) → mirada f; (at object) → vistazo m, ojeada f (at a)
at a glance → de un vistazo
without a backward glance → sin volver la vista atrás
we exchanged a glance → intercambiamos una mirada
at first glance → a primera vista
to steal/take a glance at sth/sb → echar un vistazo a algo/algn
at a glance → de un vistazo
without a backward glance → sin volver la vista atrás
we exchanged a glance → intercambiamos una mirada
at first glance → a primera vista
to steal/take a glance at sth/sb → echar un vistazo a algo/algn
B. VI (= look) → mirar
she glanced in my direction → miró hacia donde yo estaba
to glance at [+ person] → lanzar una mirada a; [+ object] → echar un vistazo a, ojear
to glance over or through a report → hojear un informe
she glanced in my direction → miró hacia donde yo estaba
to glance at [+ person] → lanzar una mirada a; [+ object] → echar un vistazo a, ojear
to glance over or through a report → hojear un informe
glance down VI + ADV → echar un vistazo (hacia abajo)
glance off VI + PREP to glance off sth → rebotar de algo
glance round
A. VI + ADV (round about) → echar un vistazo alrededor; (behind) → echar un vistazo atrás
B. VI + PREP he glanced round the room → echó un vistazo por la habitación
glance up VI + ADV (= raise eyes) → levantar la vista; (= look upwards) → mirar hacia arriba
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
glance
[ˈglɑːns] n → coup m d'œil
a quick glance → un rapide coup d'œil
a sideways glance → un regard de côté or oblique
at first glance → au premier abord
at a glance → d'un simple coup d'œil
to tell at a glance that ... → se rendre tout de suite compte que ...
to steal a glance at sb/sth → jeter un coup d'œil furtif sur qn/qch, jeter un coup d'œil furtif à qn/qch
a quick glance → un rapide coup d'œil
a sideways glance → un regard de côté or oblique
at first glance → au premier abord
at a glance → d'un simple coup d'œil
to tell at a glance that ... → se rendre tout de suite compte que ...
to steal a glance at sb/sth → jeter un coup d'œil furtif sur qn/qch, jeter un coup d'œil furtif à qn/qch
vi → jeter un coup d'œil
She glanced from side to side → Elle a jeté un coup d'œil de part et d'autre.
Jacqueline glanced out of the window → Jacqueline jeta un coup d'œil par la fenêtre.
to glance at sb/sth → jeter un coup d'œil à qn/qch
Peter glanced at his watch → Peter a jeté un coup d'œil à sa montre.
to glance up from sth [+ book, newspaper] → lever les yeux de qch
She glanced from side to side → Elle a jeté un coup d'œil de part et d'autre.
Jacqueline glanced out of the window → Jacqueline jeta un coup d'œil par la fenêtre.
to glance at sb/sth → jeter un coup d'œil à qn/qch
Peter glanced at his watch → Peter a jeté un coup d'œil à sa montre.
to glance up from sth [+ book, newspaper] → lever les yeux de qch
glance around
glance round vt → jeter un coup d'œil circulaire à
to glance back at sb/sth → se retourner pour jeter un coup d'œil à qn/qch
glance back
vi → jeter un coup d'œil en arrièreto glance back at sb/sth → se retourner pour jeter un coup d'œil à qn/qch
glance off
vt fus [bullet] → ricocher surCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
glance
n → Blick m; at a glance → auf einen Blick; at first glance → auf den ersten Blick; she gave him a warning/quick glance → sie warf ihm einen warnenden/kurzen Blick zu; to take a quick glance at something → einen kurzen Blick auf etw (acc) → werfen; he cast or had a quick glance round the room → er sah sich kurz im Zimmer um; we exchanged glances → wir sahen uns kurz an
vi → sehen, blicken, schauen (esp S Ger); to glance at somebody/something → jdn/etw kurz ansehen, einen kurzen Blick auf etw (acc) → werfen; to glance at or through a newspaper/report → einen kurzen Blick in eine Zeitung/einen Bericht werfen, eine Zeitung/einen Bericht überfliegen or kurz durchsehen; to glance over something → etw überfliegen; to glance across to somebody → jdm einen Blick zuwerfen; to glance down/in → einen Blick hinunter-/hineinwerfen, kurz hinunter-/hineinsehen; to glance up → aufsehen or -blicken (from von); to glance round → sich umblicken; he glanced round the room → er sah sich im Zimmer um
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
glance
[glɑːns]1. n → sguardo, occhiata
to take or have a glance at → dare un'occhiata a
at a glance → a colpo d'occhio
at first glance → a prima vista
without a backward glance → senza voltarsi indietro (fig) → senza rimpianti
to take or have a glance at → dare un'occhiata a
at a glance → a colpo d'occhio
at first glance → a prima vista
without a backward glance → senza voltarsi indietro (fig) → senza rimpianti
2. vi (look) to glance at (person) → lanciare uno sguardo or un'occhiata a; (headlines) → dare uno sguardo or un'occhiata a
to glance away → distogliere lo sguardo
to glance through a report → dare una scorsa a un rapporto
to glance away → distogliere lo sguardo
to glance through a report → dare una scorsa a un rapporto
glance off vi + prep (bullet) to glance off sth → rimbalzare di striscio su qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
glance
(glaːns) verb to look very quickly. He glanced at the book; He glanced over the accounts.
noun a brief or quick look. I had a glance at the books last night.
ˈglancing adjective which hits and glances off. a glancing blow.
at a glance at once. I could tell at a glance that something was wrong.
glance off to hit and bounce off to one side. The ball glanced off the edge of his bat.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
glance
→ لـَمْحَة, يُلَمِّحُ إلَى letmý pohled, podívat se blik, kaste et blik Blick, blicken βλέμμα, κοιτάζω λοξά echar un vistazo, vistazo vilkaista, vilkaisu coup d’œil, jeter un coup d’œil pogled, pogledati dare uno sguardo, occhiata ちらっと見る, ちらっと見ること 흘끗 보기, 흘끗 보다 vluchtig kijken, vluchtige blik blikk, kikke spojrzeć, spojrzenie olhar de relance, relance, relancear бросить взгляд, быстрый взгляд blick, snegla การชำเลือง, ชำเลืองดู bakış, göz atmak cái liếc, liếc 一瞥, 扫视Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
glance
n. mirada, ojeada, vistazo;
vi. dar un vistazo, dar una ojeada;
at first ___ → a primera vista.
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