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glance

/ɡlɑːns/ /ɡlæns/

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noun

Vistazo, ojeada

A brief or cursory look.

Examples :

"She gave a quick glance at the clock before rushing out the door. "

Ella echó un vistazo rápido al reloj antes de salir corriendo por la puerta.

appearance action essential

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noun

Rozamiento, refilón

Examples :

"The sudden announcement caused a glance in the direction of the principal's office. "

El anuncio repentino causó un refilón en dirección a la oficina del director.

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noun

Golpe

A stroke in which the ball is deflected to one side.

Examples :

"The pool player's glancing shot deflected the cue ball sharply to the right. "

El golpe del jugador de billar desvió la bola blanca bruscamente hacia la derecha.

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noun

Destello, fulgor

A sudden flash of light or splendour.

Examples :

"The sudden glance of sunlight through the clouds illuminated the classroom, momentarily blinding everyone. "

El repentino destello de la luz solar a través de las nubes iluminó el aula, cegando momentáneamente a todos.

appearance nature phenomena essential

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noun

Vistazo, alusión

An incidental or passing thought or allusion.

Examples :

"My glance at the calendar suggested we might be late for dinner. "

Mi vistazo al calendario sugirió que podríamos llegar tarde a la cena.

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noun

Brillo

Any of various sulphides, mostly dark-coloured, which have a brilliant metallic lustre.

Examples :

"copper glance"

Brillo de cobre

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noun

Mirada al carbón

Glance coal.

Examples :

"The miner carefully examined the glance coal sample before deciding if it was suitable for the furnace. "

El minero examinó cuidadosamente la muestra de mirada al carbón antes de decidir si era adecuada para el horno.

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verb

Echar un vistazo, mirar rápidamente

To look briefly (at something).

Examples :

"She glanced at her reflection as she passed the mirror."

Ella echó un vistazo a su reflejo al pasar por el espejo.

action appearance sensation essential

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verb

Rozar

To graze a surface.

Examples :

"The cat glanced at the surface of the table, its paws barely touching the smooth wood. "

El gato rozó la superficie de la mesa, sus patas apenas tocando la madera lisa.

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verb

Brillar, centellear

Examples :

"The spring sunlight was glancing on the water of the pond."

La luz del sol primaveral brillaba sobre el agua del estanque.

appearance nature essential

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verb

Destellar, relampaguear, vislumbrar

To move quickly, appearing and disappearing rapidly; to be visible only for an instant at a time; to move interruptedly; to twinkle.

Examples :

"The fireflies glanced across the meadow, their lights flashing on and off. "

Las luciérnagas destellaban por la pradera, sus luces se encendían y apagaban.

appearance action nature essential

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verb

Rebotar y desviarse

To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.

Examples :

"The angry pigeon glanced at the boy's hand, then darted away. "

La paloma enojada rebotó en la mano del niño y luego se desvió.

action direction physics essential

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verb

Rozar con la cabeza

To hit lightly with the head, make a deft header.

Examples :

"The soccer player glanced the ball skillfully over the goalie's outstretched hands. "

El jugador de fútbol rozó la pelota hábilmente por encima de las manos extendidas del portero.

sport action essential

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verb

Echar un vistazo, vislumbrar

To make an incidental or passing reflection; to allude; to hint; often with at.

Examples :

"During the meeting, the boss glanced at the report, hinting that it needed more detail. "

Durante la reunión, el jefe echó un vistazo al informe, insinuando que necesitaba más detalles.

communication language essential

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verb

Rozar, tocar brevemente

A type of interaction between parent fish and offspring in which juveniles swim toward and rapidly touch the sides of the parent, in most cases feeding on parental mucus. Relatively few species glance, mainly some Cichlidae.

Examples :

"The young fish glanced at their parent, quickly touching its side to feed. "

Los peces jóvenes rozaron a sus padres, tocando rápidamente su costado para alimentarse.

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