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glanced

/ɡlɑːnst/ /ɡlænst/

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verb

Jeter un coup d'œil, regarder brièvement

To look briefly (at something).

Examples :

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

Elle a jeté un coup d'œil à son reflet en passant devant le miroir.

action appearance

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verb

Effleurer

To graze a surface.

Examples :

"The bullet glanced off the soldier's helmet, leaving a dent but causing no serious injury. "

La balle a effleuré le casque du soldat, laissant une marque mais ne causant aucune blessure grave.

action appearance

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verb

Scintiller, briller

Examples :

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

La lumière du soleil printanier scintillait sur l'eau de l'étang.

appearance nature

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verb

Entrevoir, jeter un coup d'œil, scintiller

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

Examples :

"The sunlight glanced off the windshield of the passing car, momentarily blinding me. "

Le soleil a scintillé sur le pare-brise de la voiture qui passait, m'aveuglant momentanément.

appearance action time

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verb

Frapper et s'écarter obliquement, ricocher

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

Examples :

"The ball glanced off the edge of the table and rolled onto the floor. "

La balle a ricoché sur le bord de la table et a roulé sur le sol.

direction physics action

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verb

Donner un coup de tête léger

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

Examples :

"The striker glanced the ball into the net with his head, scoring the winning goal. "

L'attaquant a donné un léger coup de tête au ballon dans le filet avec sa tête, marquant le but de la victoire.

body sport action

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verb

Jeter un coup d'œil, faire allusion à

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

Examples :

"The teacher glanced at the upcoming test without explicitly saying what would be on it. "

Le professeur a fait allusion au prochain test sans dire explicitement ce qui serait dedans.

language communication

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verb

Effleurer, toucher brièvement

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 baby cichlids glanced at their mother, quickly brushing against her side to feed on her nutritious mucus. "

Les bébés cichlidés ont effleuré leur mère, se frottant rapidement contre son côté pour se nourrir de son mucus nutritif.

animal fish biology ecology