glance (redirected from glance at)

glance ¹  (glns)

v. glanced, glanc·ing, glanc·es

v.intr.

1.

a. To direct the gaze briefly: glance at the menu; glanced in the rearview mirror.

b. To move rapidly from one thing to another. Used of the eyes.

2. To shine briefly; glint. See Synonyms at flash.

3. To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected: A pebble glanced off the windshield. See Synonyms at brush¹.

4. 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.

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

Noun

a quick look

Verb

[glancing, glanced]

1. to look quickly at something

2. to be deflected off an object at an oblique angle: the ball glanced off a spectator [Middle English glacen to strike obliquely]

glancing adj

USAGE: Glance is sometimes wrongly used where glimpse is meant: he caught a glimpse (not glance) of her making her way through the crowd.

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) << OPPOSITE scrutinize

verb 2. (with over, through, etc) scan, browse, dip into, leaf through, flip through, thumb through, skim through, riffle through, run over or through, surf Computing

noun 3. peek, look, glimpse, peep, squint, butcher's Brit. (slang) quick look, gander (informal) brief look, dekko (slang) shufti Brit. (slang) << OPPOSITE good look

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.

Translations

glance [glɑːns] n → ojeada, mirada

vi to glance at → echar una ojeada a

glance off vt fus [bullet] → rebotar en

glance [glɑːns] n → coup m d'œil

vi to glance at → jeter un coup d'œil à

glance off vt fus [bullet] → ricocher sur

glance [glɑːns] n → Blick m

vi to glance at → einen Blick werfen auf +acc

glance off glance vt fus → abprallen von

glance [glɑːns] n → occhiata, sguardo

vi to glance at → dare un'occhiata a

glance off vt fus [bullet] → rimbalzare su

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glance

v glance [glaːns]

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 vrhnout letmý pohled kaste et blik einen flüchtigen Blick werfen auf ρίχνω μια ματιά echar un vistazo, dar una mirada pilku heitma نظر اجمالی انداختن vilkaista coup d'oeil jeter un (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 힐끗 보다 žvilgtelėti, peržvelgti uzmest acis; paskatīties memandang sepintas lalu vluchtig kijken kaste et blikk på, ta en titt (på) spojrzeć 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 匆匆一看 кинути оком, глянути побіжно سرسری نظر ڈالنا liếc nhìn 匆匆一看

n

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

adj ˈglancing

which hits and glances off a glancing blow. vlugtige صادمٌ بِسُرعَه отскачащ šikmý, z boku skråt abgleitend πλάγιος oblicuo riivav وابسته به اصابت به چیزی و کمانه کردن hipaiseva (en) oblique לנגוע קלות तिरछा, फिसलता हुआ letimičan lepattanó pukulan meleset sem rétt strÿkst við deviato かすめた 빗나가는 trumpai prisiliečiantis, grybštelėjantis viegli skarošs sepintas lalu afschampend som preller av mot/glir av på odbijający się (pod kątem) de relance pieziş скользящий šikmý, (zásah) zboku ki se odbije (udarec) koji blješti som snuddar [], halv[] ซึ่งแฉลบไป sıyırıp geçen 偶爾的 кинути оком, зиркнути ترچھی ضرب لگانا sướt qua 偶尔的

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 na první pohled med det samme auf den ersten Blick αμέσως, με την πρώτη a primera/simple vista ainsa pilguga در یک چشم به هم زدن ensi silmäyksellä coup d'oeil d'un 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 대번에 tik žvilgtelėjęs, vienu žvilgtelėjimu ar pirmo skatienu sekali pandang met a aa an oogopslag i et glimt, ved første øyekast od razu ä primeira vista dintr-o privire с первого взгляда na prvý pohľad na prvi pogled na bljesak men en enda blick, meddetsamma แอบดู 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 odrazit se glide af på abgleiten εξοστρακίζομαι rebotar, desviar kõrvale põikama به چیزی خوردن و کمانه کردن luiskahtaa sivuun ricocher לנגוע קלות ולסטות टकराना और एक तरु चला जाना odbiti se, prozujati lepattan luncas strjúkast við rimbalzare かすめる 비스듬히 맞다 grybštelėti viegli skart mengenai sipi afschampen op prelle av mot, gli av på odbić się desviar-se a ri­coşa слегка задеть odraziť sa odbiti se odbiti se snudda och studsa bort, halvträffa กระทบแล้วกระเด้งออกไป çarpıp sekmek 擦過 зачепити мимохідь ضرب لگا کر دوسری رخ میں چلے جانا đi sượt qua 擦过