glimpse

glimpse  (glmps)

n.

1. A brief, incomplete view or look.

2. Archaic A brief flash of light.

v. glimpsed, glimps·ing, glimps·es

v.tr.

To obtain a brief, incomplete view of.

v.intr.

To look briefly; glance: glimpsed at the headlines.

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[Middle English glimsen, to glisten, glance; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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glimpser n.

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glimpse [glɪmps]

n

1. a brief or incomplete view to catch a glimpse of the sea

2. a vague indication he had a glimpse of what the lecturer meant

3. Archaic a glimmer of light

vb

1. (tr) to catch sight of briefly or momentarily

2. (intr; usually foll by at) Chiefly US to look (at) briefly or cursorily; glance (at)

3. (intr) Archaic to shine faintly; glimmer

[of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German glimsen to glimmer]

glimpser  n

Usage: Glimpse is sometimes wrongly used where glance is meant: he gave a quick glance (not glimpse) at his watch

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	glimpse - a quick look                         coup d'oeil, glance 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"
	2.	glimpse - a brief or incomplete view; "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake" panorama, vista, view, aspect, scene, prospect - the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
	3.	glimpse - a vague indication; "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning" indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
Verb	1.	glimpse - catch a glimpse of or see briefly; "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine" see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"

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glimpse

noun

look, sighting, sight, glance, peep, peek, squint, butcher's (Brit. slang), quick look, gander (informal), brief view, shufti (Brit. slang) The fans waited outside the hotel to get a glimpse of their heroine.

verb

catch sight of, spot, sight, view, clock (Brit. informal), spy, espy She glimpsed a group of people standing on the bank of a river.

Translations

glimpse [glɪmps]

A. N → vislumbre f, destello m
a glimpse into the future → un destello de cómo va a ser el futuro
to catch a glimpse of → vislumbrar
I only had a fleeting glimpse of him → sólo alcancé a verlo fugazmente

B. VT → vislumbrar

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glimpse [ˈglɪmps]

n (= sight) → aperçu m
a rare glimpse of sth → un aperçu unique de qch
This was her first glimpse of the sea
BUT C'était la première fois qu'elle apercevait la mer.
to catch a glimpse of sb/sth → entrevoir qn/qch

vt → entrevoir, apercevoir

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glimpse

n → Blick m; it was our last glimpse of home → das war der letzte Blick auf unser Zuhause; a glimpse of life in 18th-century London → ein (Ein)blick in das Leben im London des 18. Jahrhunderts; to catch a glimpse of somebody/something → einen flüchtigen Blick auf jdn/etw werfen können or von jdm/etw erhaschen; (fig) → eine Ahnung von etw bekommen; a glimpse into the future → ein Blick m → in die Zukunft

vt → kurz sehen, einen Blick erhaschen von

vi to glimpse at something → einen Blick auf etw (acc) → werfen; to glimpse through a window → einen Blick durch ein Fenster werfen

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glimpse [glɪmps]

1. n to catch a glimpse of → vedere di sfuggita

2. vt → intravedere

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glimpse [glɪmps]

1. n to catch a glimpse of → vedere di sfuggita

2. vt → intravedere

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glimpse

n glimpse [glimps]

a very brief look He caught a glimpse of the burglar. vlugtige blik لَمْحَه، نَظْرَه خاطِفَه бегъл поглед letmý pohled glimt flüchtiger Blick σύντομη ματιά vislumbre, vista momentánea pilguheit نگاه گذرا kurkistus coup d'oeil מַבָּט חָטוּף झलक letimičan pogled futó pillantás pandangan sekilas leiftursÿn occhiata di sfuggita 一見 흘끗 보기 šmėstelėjimas, šmėžavimas acu uzmetiens; paviršs skatiens sekilas pandang glimp glimt, streif, skimt widok relance ochire быстрый взгляд letmý pohľad bežen pogled letimičan pogled skymt เหลือบมอง göze çarpma/ilişme 一瞥 зиркання جھلک cái nhìn thoáng qua 一瞥

v

to get a brief look at. gou sien, skramps sien يَنْظُر نَظْرَه خاطِفَه съзирам přejet očima få et glimt af flüchtig (er)blicken βλέπω φευγαλέα, παίρνει το μάτι μου vislumbrar, entrever pilku heitma نگاه اجمالی کردن nähdä vilaukselta jeter un coup d'oeil לִראוֹת בְחֲטַף जल्दी से एक नजर डालना letimično pogledati megpillant melirik sjá bregða fyrir vedere di sfuggita ちらっと見る 흘끗 보다 prabėgomis pamatyti uz brīdi/pavirši ieraudzīt melihat sekali imbas een glimp opvangen få et glimt av, skimte zauważyć, rzucić okiem ver de relance a arunca o pri­vire увидеть мельком zbadať, zahliadnuť bežno pogledati letimično pogledati se en skymt av เหลือบดู; ชำเลือง göze çarpmak/ilişmek 看一眼 зиркати اچٹتی نظر ڈالنا thoáng thấy 看一眼