glance

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.

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.

Idiom:

at first glance

On initial consideration: At first glance the plan seemed unworkable.

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[Middle English glauncen, alteration (influenced by glenten, to shine) of glacen, from Old French glacer, to slide; see glacis.]

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glance ²

 (glăns)

n.

Any of various minerals that have a brilliant luster: silver glance.

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[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

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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

Imperative

glance

glance

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	glance - a quick look         coup d'oeil, glimpse 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" peek, glint 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

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

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

verb

1. To look briefly and quickly:

glimpse, peek, peep.

2. To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks:

coruscate, flash, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink.

3. To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected:

carom, dap, graze, ricochet, skim, skip.

phrasal verb
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).

noun

1. A quick look:

blush, glimpse, peek, peep.

Informal: gander.

2. A sudden quick light:

blink, coruscation, flash, flicker, gleam, glimmer, glint, spark, twinkle, wink.

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Translations

لـَمْحَةلَمْحَه خاطِفَهيُلَمِّحُ إلَىيَنْظُرُ نَظْرَةً خاطِفَه

letmý pohledpodívat sevrhnout letmý pohled

kaste et blikbladreblikkaste blik på

Blickblickenflüchtiger BlickGlanzStreifblick

βλέμμακοιτάζω λοξάματιά

vistazoechar un vistazomiradaojeadavista

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

occhiatasguardoscorsadare uno sguardodare un'occhiata

ちらっと見るちらっと見ること

흘끗 보기흘끗 보다

grybštelėjantisgrybštelėtiperžvelgtitik žvilgtelėjęstrumpai prisiliečiantis

acu uzmetiensātrs skatienspaskatītiesuzmest acis

vluchtig kijkenvluchtige blik

blikkkikkeøyekastta en titt

spojrzećspojrzenie

relancerelanceardeflexãoolhar de relance

бросить взглядбыстрый взглядглянуть

vrhnúť letmý pohľad

pogled

blicksnegla

การชำเลืองชำเลืองดู

göz atmakbakışgöz atma

cái liếcliếc

一瞥匆匆一瞥扫视

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

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

glance away VI + ADV → apartar los ojos

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

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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

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

glance around

glance round

vi → jeter un coup d'œil autour de soi

vt → jeter un coup d'œil circulaire à

glance back

vi → jeter un coup d'œil en arrière
to glance back at sb/sth → se retourner pour jeter un coup d'œil à qn/qch

glance off

vt fus [bullet] → ricocher sur

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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

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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

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

glance off vi + prep (bullet) to glance off sth → rimbalzare di striscio su qc

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glance

(glaːns) verb

to look very quickly. He glanced at the book; He glanced over the accounts. vinnig kyk na, 'n blik werp na يَنْظُرُ نَظْرَةً خاطِفَه хвърлям поглед dar uma vista de olhos vrhnout letmý pohled einen flüchtigen Blick werfen auf kaste et blik ρίχνω μια ματιά echar un vistazo, dar una mirada pilku heitma نظر اجمالی انداختن vilkaista jeter un coup d'oeil (à/sur) להעיף מבט नजर डालना baciti pogled pillant(ást vet) melirik kíkja á, líta sem snöggvast á gettare uno sguardo, dare un'occhiata ちらりと見る 흘끗 보다 žvilgtelėti, peržvelgti uzmest acis; paskatīties memandang sepintas lalu vluchtig kijkenkaste et blikk på, ta en tittspojrzeć كتل ( په يوه نظر ) اشاره كول، لنډ كتل dar uma vista de olhos a arunca o privire (la/asupra) взглянуть vrhnúť letmý pohľad, prezrieť si (zbežne) preleteti (z očmi) letimično pogledati kasta en blick, ögna ชำเลือง göz atmak 匆匆一瞥 кинути оком, глянути побіжно سرسری نظر ڈالنا liếc nhìn 匆匆一瞥

noun

a brief or quick look. I had a glance at the books last night. vinnig kyk na لَمْحَه خاطِفَه бегъл поглед olhadela letmý pohled flüchtiger Blick bladre; kaste blik på γρήγορη ματιά mirada, vistazo, ojeada pilguheit نظر اجمالی vilkaisu coup d'oeilמבט नजर brz pogled (futó) pillantás lirikan kíkja á, renna yfir occhiata, sguardo 一見 흘끗 보기 žvilgsnis, žvilgtelėjimas ātrs skatiens; acu uzmetiens memandang sepintas lalu vluchtige blikblikk, øyekastspojrzenie لنډ كتل olhadela privire (scurtă) взгляд letmý pohľad bežen pogled letimičan pogled blick, titt การชำเลือง göz atma 一瞥 швидкий погляд; зиркання سرسری cái liếc qua 一瞥

ˈglancing adjective

which hits and glances off. a glancing blow. vlugtige صادمٌ بِسُرعَه отскачащ de relance šikmý, z boku abgleitend skråt πλάγιοςoblicuo riivav وابسته به اصابت به چیزی و کمانه کردن vino oblique לנגוע קלות तिरछा, फिसलता हुआ letimičan lepattanó pukulan meleset sem rétt strÿkst við deviato かすめた 번쩍거리는 trumpai prisiliečiantis, grybštelėjantis viegli skarošs sepintas lalu afschampend som preller av mot/glir av på odbijający się (pod kątem) د ويشتلو نښانه de relance pieziş скользящий šikmý, (zásah) zboku ki se odbije (udarec) koji blješti som snuddar [och studsar bort], halv[träff] ซึ่งแฉลบไป sıyırıp geçen 偏斜的 кинути оком, зиркнути ترچھی ضرب لگانا sướt qua 粗略的，间接的，斜的

at a glance

at once. I could tell at a glance that something was wrong. met een oogopslag حالا، فَوْرا، بِنَظْرَةٍ سَريعَه от пръв поглед à primeira vista na první pohled auf den ersten Blick med det samme αμέσως, με την πρώτη a primera/simple vista ainsa pilguga در یک چشم به هم زدن hetkessä d'un coup d'oeil מבט חטוף एक दृष्टि में na prvi pogled egyetlen pillantásra seketika strax, um leið a colpo d'occhio, al primo sguardo 一目見で 일견하여 tik žvilgtelėjęs, vienu žvilgtelėjimu ar pirmo skatienu sekali pandang met één oogopslag i et glimt, ved første øyekast od razu په يو وار سترګو وهلو سره ä primeira vista dintr-o privire с первого взгляда na prvý pohľad na prvi pogled na bljesak men en enda blick, meddetsamma ทันที derhal, şıp diye 立刻 з першого погляду فورا chỉ thoáng nhìn một cái 立刻

glance off

to hit and bounce off to one side. The ball glanced off the edge of his bat. afskram يَصْطَدِم ويَطير بِسُرْعَه отскачам desviar-se odrazit se abgleiten glide af på εξοστρακίζομαι rebotar, desviar kõrvale põikama به چیزی خوردن و کمانه کردن kimmota sivuun ricocher לנגוע קלות ולסטות टकराना और एक तरु चला जाना odbiti se, prozujati lepattan luncas strjúkast við rimbalzare かすめる 맞고 빗나가다 grybštelėti viegli skart mengenai sipi afschampen op prelle av mot, gli av påodbić się په يو شي لګيدل desviar-se a ri­coşa слегка задеть odraziť sa odbiti se odbiti se snudda och studsa bort, halvträffa กระทบแล้วกระเด้งออกไป çarpıp sekmek 擦過，掠過 зачепити мимохідь ضرب لگا کر دوسری رخ میں چلے جانا đi sượt qua 擦过

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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

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glance

n. mirada, ojeada, vistazo;

vi. dar un vistazo, dar una ojeada;

at first ___ → a primera vista.

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