glare

glare ¹  (glâr)

v. glared, glar·ing, glares

v.intr.

1. To stare fixedly and angrily. See Synonyms at gaze.

2. To shine intensely and blindingly: A hot sun glared down on the desert.

3. To be conspicuous; stand out obtrusively: The headline glared from the page.

v.tr.

To express by staring angrily: He glared his disapproval.

n.

1. A fierce or angry stare.

2.

a. An intense, blinding light.

b. Garish or showy brilliance; gaudiness.

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[Middle English glaren, to glitter; akin to Middle Low German glaren, to glisten; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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glare ²  (glâr)

n.

A sheet or surface of glassy and very slippery ice.

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[Probably from glare.]

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glare¹

vb

1. (intr) to stare angrily; glower

2. (tr) to express by glowering

3. (intr) (of light, colour, etc.) to be very bright and intense

4. (intr) to be dazzlingly ornamented or garish

n

1. an angry stare

2. a dazzling light or brilliance

3. garish ornamentation or appearance; gaudiness

[probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch glaren to gleam; probably related to Old English glæren glassy; see glass]

glareless  adj

glary  adj

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glare²

adj

Chiefly US and Canadian smooth and glassy glare ice

[special use of glare¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	glare - a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight" brilliance, blaze brightness - the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
	2.	glare - an angry stare                       glower stare - a fixed look with eyes open wide
	3.	glare - a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" limelight, public eye, spotlight prominence - the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
Verb	1.	glare - look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her" glower stare - fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"
	2.	glare - be sharply reflected; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface" shine, reflect - be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
	3.	glare - shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us" beat - glare or strike with great intensity; "The sun was beating down on us" beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"

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glare

verb

1. scowl, frown, glower, look daggers, stare angrily, give a dirty look, lour or lower He glared and muttered something.

2. dazzle, blaze, flare, flame The light was glaring straight into my eyes.

noun

1. scowl, frown, glower, dirty look, black look, angry stare, lour or lower His glasses magnified his irritable glare.

2. dazzle, glow, blaze, flare, flame, brilliance the glare of a car's headlights

Translations

glare [glɛəʳ]

A. N

1. [of light, sun] → luz f deslumbradora; (= dazzle) → deslumbramiento m
because of the glare of the light in Spain → debido a lo resplandeciente que es la luz en España
in the full glare of publicity → bajo los focos de la publicidad

2. (= look) → mirada f feroz

B. VI

1. [light] → deslumbrar

2. (= look) to glare at sb → lanzar una mirada de odio a algn

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glare [ˈglɛə^r]

n

[light] → lumière f éblouissante

the glare of publicity → le feu des projecteurs

(= angry look) → regard m furieux

vi

[light] → briller d'un éclat aveuglant

[person] → lancer un regard furieux
to glare at sb → lancer un regard furieux à qn
He glared at me → Il m'a lancé un regard furieux.

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glare

n

→ greller Schein; (from sun, bulb, lamp) → grelles Licht, greller Schein; the glare of the sun → das grelle Sonnenlicht; to escape the glare of publicity → dem grellen Licht der Öffentlichkeit entkommen

(= stare) → wütender or stechender Blick; a glare of hatred/anger → ein hasserfüllter/zorniger Blick

vi

(light, sun) → grell scheinen; (headlights) → grell leuchten; (bulb) → grell brennen

(= stare) → (zornig) starren; to glare at somebody/something → jdn/etw zornig anstarren

vt to glare defiance/hatred at somebody → jdn trotzig or voller Trotz/hasserfüllt or voll von Hass anstarren

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glare [glɛəʳ]

1. n

a. (of light, sun) → luce f or bagliore m accecante
the glare of publicity (fig) → il chiasso della pubblicità

b. (look) → occhiata fulminante, sguardo furioso

2. vi

a. (light) → sfolgorare

b. (look) to glare at → fulminare con lo sguardo

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glare [glɛəʳ]

1. n

a. (of light, sun) → luce f or bagliore m accecante
the glare of publicity (fig) → il chiasso della pubblicità

b. (look) → occhiata fulminante, sguardo furioso

2. vi

a. (light) → sfolgorare

b. (look) to glare at → fulminare con lo sguardo

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glare

v glare [gleə]

1 to stare fiercely and angrily She glared at the little boy. gluur يُحَدِّقُ بِعَيْنٍ غاضِبَه гледам гневно zlobně hledět se vredt; nidstirre starren αγριοκοιτάζω mirar ferozmente, fulminar con la mirada jõllitama چشم غره رفتن mulkoilla foudroyer du regard להביט בזעם गुस्से से घूरना bijesno zuriti haragosan, mereven néz vkit melotot hvessa augun á guardare di traverso にらみつける 노려보다 dėbsoti, dėbtelėti nikni skatīties menjegil boos kijken glane sint/olmt på piorunować spojrzeniem olhar a privi cu mân­drie/cu supărare свирепо смотреть zazerať, gániť srepo gledati streljati pogledom glo, stirra, blänga ถลึงตา göz kamaştıracak şekilde parlamak 怒目而視 люто дивитися نظریں جما کر دیھکنا nhìn trừng trừng 瞪眼, 怒目而视

2 to shine very brightly, usually to an unpleasant extent The sun glared down on us as we crossed the desert. skitter يَسْطَعُ блестя (oslnivě) planout blænde strahlen λάμπω με υπερβολική ένταση deslumbrar (pimestavalt) paistma بسیار درخشیدن häikäistä aveugler לסנוור चमकना bliještati tűz (nap) menyorot skína mjög bjart abbagliare, risplendere ぎらぎら照る 번쩍이다 plieksti žilbināt bersinar dengan sinaran yang menyilaukan fel sende ut et blendende lys oślepiać dardejar a străluci orbitor палить páliť bleščati blještati lysa med ett bländande sken, lysa skarpt เปล่งแสง parlamak 發出眩目強光 виблискувати چمکنا chiếu sáng 眩目地照射

n

1 a fierce or angry look a glare of displeasure. aanstaring, woeste blik نَظْرَه غاضِبَه кръвнишки поглед zlobný pohled vredt blik wilder Blick άγριο βλέμμα mirada feroz altkulmupilk چشم غره mulkaisu regard furieux מבט בזעם घूरना bijesan, prkosan pogled átható pillantás tatapan, pelototan reiðilegt augnaráð sguardo feroce/irato にらみつけ 노려보기 dėbtelėjimas nikns skatiens jegil woeste blik skulende/skjærende blikk piorunujące spojrzenie fulgor privire furioasă свирепый взгляд zlostný pohľad srep pogled besan pogled genomträngande (stirrande) blick การจ้องเขม็ง öfkeli bakış 瞪眼 лютий погляд تیز نظر cái nhìn trừng trừng 瞪眼

2 unpleasantly bright light the glare of the sun. glans سُطوع الشَّمْس ослепителен oslnivý jas skærende lys; blændende lys grelles Licht εκτυφλωτικό φως deslumbramiento pimestav valgus نور خیره کننده loiste éclat aveuglant מסנוור चमक blistanje vakító fény sinar menyilaukan glampi, skerandi birta bagliore, luce abbagliante ぎらぎらする光 번쩍이는 빛 akinantis spindėjimas, plieskimas žilbinoša gaisma silau verblindend licht blendende/skjærende skarpt lys oślepiający blask brilho strălucire orbitoare ослепительный свет oslnivý jas, prudké svetlo bleščanje bljesak bländande sken แสงจ้า göz kamaştırıcı ışık 眩目強光 сліпучий блиск چندھیا دینے والی روشنی ánh sáng 眩目的光

adj glaring

1 unpleasantly bright; too bright the glaring sun; glaring colours. verblindende ساطِع، صارِخ ослепителен oslňující skærende; skrigende grell εκτυφλωτικός, υπερβολικά έντονος deslumbrante, cegador pimestav دارای نور زننده häikäisevä aveuglant מסנוור चमकीला blistav, napadan vakító menyilaukan ofbjartur, skær accecante, abbagliante ぎらぎら輝く 너무 밝은, 눈부신 plieskiantis žilbinošs; spilgts menyilaukan fel blendende/skjærende lyst, gloret ewidentny, rażący brilhante or­bi­tor ослепительный oslňujúci slepeč drečav bländande, skarp ซึ่งสว่างจ้า göz kamaştırıcı 耀眼的，眩目的 сліпучий ناگوار طور پر چمکیلا sáng chói 耀眼的

2 obvious a glaring error. opvallende واضِح، بارِز، فاضِح явен do očí bijící klar schreiend εξόφθαλμος llamativo, chillón, evidente räige واضح räikeä flagrant प्रत्यक्ष, सुस्पष्ट očit szembeszökő jelas augljós vistoso, evidente 明白な 두드러진 akis badantis uzkrītošs; kliedzošs jelas in het oog springend skrikende, grell, grov rażąco óbvio flagrant грубый vyslovený, do očí bijúci, trápny očiten očigledan flagrant, grov, uppenbar ชัด ๆ aşikâr, apaçık 明顯的 разючий; грубий نمایاں rõ ràng 明显的

adv glaringly

opvallend بِسُطوع، متوهِّجا очевидно oslnivě åbenlyst; skærende; iøjefaldende schreiend εκτυφλωτικά, έντονα llamativamente, deslumbrantemente; evidentemente pimestavalt با نگاه خیره؛ با نور زننده häikäisevästi avec trop d'éclat בעליל प्रत्यक्षता, सुस्पष्टतापूर्वक blistavo, napadno vakítóan secara menyilaukan með of miklum glampa; reiðilega in maniera evidente ぎらぎらと 눈부시게 ryškiai, akinamai žilbinoši; spilgti; uzkrītoši begitu nyata opvallend grelt, blendende szkło obviamente orbitor ослепительно; грубо oslnivo slepeče očigledno skarpt, bländande อย่างสว่างจ้า göz kamaştırırcasına; açıkça 耀眼地，明顯地 сліпуче; грубо گھورتے ہویے sáng chói 耀眼地，明显地

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glare → يُحملِق podívat (se) nasupeně skule wütend starren αγριοκοιτάζω deslumbrar katsoa vihaisesti briller blještati abbagliare にらみつける 노려보다 fel schijnen blende zaświecić afrontar, olhar fixamente пристально или сердито смотреть stirra ส่องแสงเจิดจ้า öfkeyle bakmak nhìn trừng trừng 闪耀